Art is reported missing at Boston Public Library

Two works of art worth more than $600,000 went missing last month from the Boston Public Library?s flagship branch in Copley Square, authorities said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_07tsarnaev5_MET.jpg Martha Coakley joins Boston law firm Foley Hoag

She will focus on white collar crime, regulatory and defense work with companies whose industries are scrutinized by governments.

Driver sought in Dorchester crash that killed teenager

The teen was killed when one or both cars involved in an accident at Talbot and New England Avenues crashed into him.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/farragher-8765.jpg Hancock Tower architect now seen as a visionary

It might seem impossible to grasp today, but the graceful tower above the Back Bay was once assailed as a ?monster?? and an ?outrage.?

Police describe wild fray at Bijou Nightclub, 10 arrested

Authorities said the fight erupted after officers arrested two armed gang members while some in an unruly crowd jeered police.

Robert Breest is seeking a new trial for a murder he says he did not commit.

Cheryl Senter for The Boston Globe

Call for retrial in 1971 murder pivots on DNA

Robert Breest?s lawyers say that DNA results support their client?s claims that he didn?t murder a New Hampshire teenager.

Boston?s City Council races are starting to take shape

The field includes all 13 incumbents and a list of perennial and long-shot challengers will little or no money.

John FitzGerald of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (left), asked Robert Hanson of Dorchester (center), to stand down after he tried to ask a follow-up question at a meeting on Boston?s Olympic bid in Dorchester on Tuesday night.

Supporters, foes speak out on Olympic bid in Dorchester

The debate raised questions about how an Olympic village at UMass Boston could affect the neighborhood.

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Police said that they were still not sure how many were killed by officers and that they remained on guard against renewed violence.

Boylston Properties has proposed a $60 million office building dubbed Linx, which features a striking contemporary look that would make it perfectly at home in a trendy downtown square.

Boylston Properties and Spagnolo Gisness & Associates

Watertown could soon see development spike

As development spreads out from Cambridge, residential, shopping and office projects could transform the city.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Robert Kraft surrenders in a battle he couldn?t win

You can see this as a noble gesture by the Patriots owner if you like, but make no mistake, this is an admission of some guilt.

Robert Kraft.

Robert Kraft says Patriots won?t appeal Deflategate punishment

Patriots owner Robert Kraft cited a desire to end ?the rhetoric that?s gone on for the last four months.?

Pitching coach Carl Willis greets Sox starter Wade Miley as he comes into the dugout following seven good innings.

Red Sox 4, Rangers 3

Wade Miley, Red Sox defeat Rangers at Fenway

Miley gave up only two runs in seven innings in Boston?s win.

At tech startups, older workers scramble to fit in

At technology hot spots around Boston, older employees are trying to appear young, or at least younger.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/20/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/903dc742e7ea4cdcbc540e549deec525-5aada2b3820b428d956ca4957f7e417b-0.jpg N.H. voters take lack of access to Clinton personally

Hillary Clinton?s events so far have included forums in which the organizers determined who would attend.

Owners of summer homes on the coast not only are getting hit with higher flood-insurance premiums, but also a $250 annual surcharge. The fee, which took effect last month, affects only owners of second homes in flood-prone areas.

Seacoast vacation homes hit by higher insurance

Owners of summer homes on the coast not only are getting hit with higher flood-insurance premiums, but also a $250 annual surcharge.

The Government Center Garage in Boston and what the future may hold for the site.

$4 billion garage makeover proposed for downtown Boston

Developers want to turn the hulking parking garages of downtown Boston into elegant skyscrapers of homes, offices, stores -- and some parking.

Charred octopus at Serafina in the Financial District.

dining out

So much so-so at Italian restaurant Serafina

The first Boston branch of a New York-based chain brings undistinguished Italian fare to the Financial District.

From the

summer arts preview

Critics? picks for the summer

The best in arts, theater, music, and tv this summer.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg What happens next for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?

This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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Policy makers must grant T management the tools that give it the best chance of transforming the troubled transit agency.

The Big Picture

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Turmoil in Burundi

A coup attempt occurred in the African nation of Burundi last week after President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he was seeking a third term.