stat

Crowdfunded medical devices raise questions

Small companies collect big money for experimental medical devices ? months or years before they?re reviewed by federal regulators.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/HARBOR%20SQ%20SPRING.jpg Developer proposes tax break for waterfront towers

Don Chiofaro wants to replace the Boston Harbor Garage with a hotel, residential, and office complex.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/15097_KDB_OBAMA_0018.jpg On Labor Day visit, Obama praises Boston, US workers

At Boston?s annual Labor Day breakfast, President Obama hailed the state for its worker-friendly policies and announced a new executive order.

President Obama placed an order at Union Oyster House Monday.

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

Obama stops for chowder at Union Oyster House

President Obama made a quick stop for lunch Monday at the country?s oldest restaurant, the Union Oyster House.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/15092_KDB_HPV_0010.jpg Rhode Island mandate for HPV vaccine sparks protests

Seventh-graders in Rhode Island started school this year under a new mandate: Girls and boys must be vaccinated against HPV.

Fenway bar cited after two women shot

Two women allegedly were shot by patrons leaving an event at Who?s On First, a popular Fenway bar, early Sunday.

Boston man struck, killed in wheelchair identified

72-year-old James Conlon was visiting family in Chelmsford. He was struck crossing a road at about 3 p.m. Saturday.

Caution tape lined Constitution Beach as authorities investigated a section of beach where a body had been found.

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Police investigate after man found dead at Constitution Beach

The body of the man, believed to be in his late teens or 20s, was discovered by a walker at about 8 a.m. Monday.

Abby Edelstein, 5, closed the lid on her back yard compost pile in Newton.

Justin Saglio for the Boston Globe

Advocates for composting not always on fertile ground

As composting goes from green edge to mainstream, decomposing material becomes the source of pride, obsession?and tension.

The Ricupero siblings, Dominic, 8, and Lila, 4, enjoyed a treat at Cape Cod Creamery in Yarmouth before going back to Connecticut.

Business booms on the Cape after a winter to forget

Low gas prices, an improved economy, and the occasional shark inspired tourists to cross the bridge and spend more time on the other side of the canal.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/capecod7.jpg End of summer could bring another heat wave to Mass.

Temperatures in Boston are expected to reach into the 90s Tuesday and Wednesday, after peaking at 93 on Monday.

Incoming BU Freshman Michelle Lo, 18, of Hong Kong.

Local colleges closely watching Chinese economy

Many universities in Greater Boston have come to depend heavily on tuition revenue from international students ? primarily from China.

Away from campus, ?I was ?Mr. B.C.,? ? Dr. McIntyre said in his memoir, which is scheduled to be published in the fall.

James McIntyre, 81; ?Mr. B.C.? helped shape school?s transformation

James P. McIntyre, who died Sept. 4, was senior vice president at Boston College, where he spent his entire academic and professional career.

Rickie Fowler reacts after sinking a long birdie putt on the 14th hole in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Monday.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Rickie Fowler livened up the proceedings at Deutsche Bank

With all due respect to the solid, stoic Swede, a Tiger-starved golf world needs more Rickie Fowler, and less Henrik Stenson.

Aug 28, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; New England Patriots running back Dion Lewis (33) tries to elude Carolina Panthers cornerback Melvin White (23) during the second half at Bank of America Stadium. New England wins 17-16 over the Panthers. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

File/Jim Dedmon/USA Today Sports

Ben Volin | On Football

Return to action a long time coming for Patriots? Dion Lewis

The Patriots kept Lewis over Jonas Gray, a fan favorite, and now Lewis is in line to have a fairly significant role for Thursday night?s season opener against Pittsburgh.

RED SOX 11, BLUE JAYS 4

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Sox25-7663--90x90.jpg Red Sox cool off Blue Jays at Fenway

Jackie Bradley Jr. had four of Boston?s 17 hits in an 11-4 victory over Toronto.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/2179ae17-50a6-442c-ba64-fe6a5ebf6a6e.jpg Kentucky clerk appeals jailing over marriage licenses

Attorneys for Kim Davis said Monday they have filed an emergency motion with a federal court that they hope will result in her freedom.

The Big Picture

Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Migrant crisis in Europe

A record number of migrants, most of them refugees fleeing war and crisis in the Mideast and Africa, are seeking asylum in Europe.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/HubSpot-IPO-920x526.png HubSpot memoir incident prompts federal probe

An assistant US attorney in Boston and an FBI cybercrimes agent are working on the case, sources said.

Crux

John L. Allen Jr.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/allenj.png Christian martyrs must not be forgotten

Why don?t Christians tell the stories of their faith?s victimization so the world takes notice?