More on the Baby Doe case

Dorchester mother, boyfriend charged in Baby Doe case

Rachelle Bond, 40, and Michael McCarthy, 35.

Boston Police Department

The mother of Bella Bond, 2½, told investigators that her boyfriend punched her daughter in the stomach until her body went lifeless.

Rachelle Bond, mother of Bella Bond, posted this photo on her Facebook page on Dec. 25, 2014.

Facebook

Glimpses of a happy girl, despite a hard life

Rachelle Bond was attempting to hold things together before tumbling back into chaos and, finally, tragedy, those who knew her said.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

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A desperately dysfunctional household was inexplicably savvy enough to elude one of the biggest dragnets in recent memory.

A drawing from Bulger?s trial that Steve Davis is selling on eBay.

?Whitey? Bulger memorabilia for sale by alleged victim?s kin

The hawking of ?Whitey? Bulger memorabilia has reached fever pitch with the release of ?Black Mass,? as online sellers seek big bucks.

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The Baker administration has granted Everett the authority to seize as many as nine parcels in its Lower Broadway area by eminent domain.

In 2008, before he was pope, Jorge M. Bergoglio (center) rode the Buenos Aires subway.

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crux

On brink of visit, Pope Francis defies easy political labels

Some are convinced he?s a leftist reformer, some see him as a conservative in sheep?s clothing, and many are just a little bit confused.

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When Boston?s first Roman Catholic bishop arrived in Boston in 1796, New England?s scant population had no central place to worship.

Simon Geller

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Hoping to get Voice of Cape Ann back on the air

Twenty years after Simon Geller?s death, Ken Philpot and his son Bob have embarked on a project to bring the voice of Cape Ann back to life.

A rendering of the proposed 405-room hotel at the Boston Marine Industrial Park, adjacent to the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal. View is looking up Summer Street, with the Reserved Channel at bottom.

Cruiseport hotel in South Boston gets plans OK?d

Harbinger Development would take out a long-term lease to build a 13-story building at the city?s Marine Industrial Park.

BPL assessing rare book section after mold outbreak

?This is something that is unfortunately part of life when you are dealing with rare books and rare materials,? said one library official.

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Some doctors and hospitals charge far more than others for the same care, a trend that is pushing spending higher statewide.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/33036678eea1489ba9dab58784e0c9fe-33036678eea1489ba9dab58784e0c9fe-0.jpg A federal ruling has put the Southeastern Mass. casino license in doubt

Mashpee Wampanoag tribe leaders said the decision brings their dream to build a $500 million Taunton casino that much closer to reality.

Customer service is a big selling point for stores like Marathon Sports on Boylston Street, where Lauren Roth helped fit customers trying on running shoes.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

BetaBoston

Startup ShoeKicker causes stir among footwear retailers

Boutique retailers are still defending their turf against online shopping, and specialty running stores are no exception.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/10/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Boghosian_25baker3_MET.jpg Governor Baker rejects requests for texts

The rejection is the latest reminder that Massachusetts has some of the weakest public records laws in the country.

Scores from this week?s high school football games

Check out the final scores from Friday?s high school football games in and around Greater Boston.

PATRIOTS AT BILLS, SUNDAY, 1 P.M., (CBS)

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A close look at Sunday?s AFC East game in Orchard Park, N.Y., focusing on matchups.

Love Letters

Letting an ex know about an engagement

?I hate the idea of posting this to Facebook, and her hearing that I?m engaged through one of our hundreds of mutual friends or her own parents.?

The Big Picture

Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

Fighting Olympic eviction

As sports arenas rise up around them, around 50 families remain in Vila Autodromo, which borders the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro.

BetaBoston

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_Caruso2_biz.jpg A real angel among angel investors

Getting an audience with Joe Caruso requires simply going to a website and signing up for a half-hour block of time.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/18/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Pope-Argentinian.jpg With pope?s Argentine populism, people are more important than ideas

Americans may wonder why this maverick pontiff resists being pinned down, but his fellow Argentinians have a simple explanation.