If the merger can be completed, it would reshape the state?s health care industry, creating a system of eight hospitals across Eastern Mass.
The ban will bring an end to ballplayers holding wads of chewing tobacco in their cheeks, including at Fenway Park.
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The Boston Civic Design Commission gave its approval to the plans for three 22-story condo and apartment towers.
The five bars allegedly took cash to stock products from a distributor while excluding its competitors.
Police are seeking a man in a pickup truck involved in a ?random shot at a police cruiser.?
Students can now choose ?ze, hir, and hirs? as their preferred gender pronoun, under a new policy.
Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland became the crucial 34th vote needed to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive in Congress.
Ballot initiatives on raising taxes on the wealthy and legalizing marijuana were among those certified by Maura Healey.
Prosecutors say the texts show Michelle Carter brainstorming with Conrad Henri Roy over the best way for him to kill himself.
Warren speaks with Globe reporter Joshua Miller at a Political Happy Hour event.
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Microsoft has come up with a successor to PowerPoint that makes it even easier to create boring corporate presentations.
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Kids aren?t necessarily getting the equivalent of the corner office, but gone are the days of a desk and bookshelf shoved into the corner of the bedroom.
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Miller had played the role of James ?Whitey? Bulger?s girlfriend, Catherine Greig.
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Volunteers are being sought to dress up in colonial garb and share the history of the Milk Row Graveyard near Union Square.
Much of the $7 million expense was covered by insurance, but Natalia Kapourelakos and Anastasia Tsoumbanos said they wanted to make the building bigger.
Campaigning for president in New Hampshire, Kasich said his tenure as Ohio governor has deepened his faith and given him perspective.
Kim Davis, the county clerk waging a moral war over the institution of marriage, also had two children while she wasn?t married.
The British actor responded to the controversy about him as the next James Bond.
Ted Cruz sells himself as antiestablishment candidateThe US senator from Texas stopped in N.H. on Monday to open his campaign office in Manchester.
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Bikes don?t belong on busy city streetsCyclists and traffic don?t mix. It?s not just foolish to pretend otherwise ? it?s deadly.
A look at some of the best images taken by Boston Globe photographers in August.
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Friendly?s co-founder doesn?t let 17-foot fall keep him from TechstarsThe 100-year-old co-founder of Friendly?s was injured when he rolled into a rock quarry about three weeks ago, but has pronounced himself healed.
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A primer on where Pope Francis stands on gays, divorce, abortionPope Francis is expected to raise a range of issues when he visits Cuba and the United States Sept. 19-27.
The righthander?s overall season has been poor, but the last two games have showed the talent is still there.
Aisling Brady McCarthy broke down in tears Wednesday after arriving at Shannon Airport.
Biden is set to march with the leader of the country?s largest union at a Labor Day event in Pennsylvania.
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Self-driving cars are not a reality just yet. But these cars with excellent crash-prevention tech are a step in the right direction.
Six officers are facing charges in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody.
Massachusetts life sciences companies hired at their fastest rate in six years in 2014.
A roster of mostly indie-rock and Americana artists will take over City Hall Plaza from Sept. 25-27.
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Basil at its peak begs to be turned into pesto and that, in turn, suggests summer spaghetti.
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Teens exchanged dark, disturbing texts before one committed suicide
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