Prosecutors detail Bella?s short, painful life

Rachelle Bond (left) and Michael McCarthy.

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A prosecutor revealed in court how investigators believe Bella Bond was killed and stuffed in a trash bag that would later be discovered on a Deer Island beach.

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Winthrop?s town manager, told mourners that Bella was ?a child who came to us like a creature in the wind to our shore and touched all of us and made us come together.?

KEVIN CULLEN

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?This is Ducky,? said Megan Fewtrell, godmother of Bella Bond. ?Bella loved Ducky. She needed Ducky to go to sleep.?

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Dorothy Brownsberger, 48, hasn?t been seen or heard from since 9 a.m. Sunday, the Middlesex DA?s office said.

MBTA Red Line trains sat idle outside Broadway Station in South Boston after the third major snow storm in 2015.

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MBTA?s fiscal control board to release first report

The board was tasked with getting the MBTA?s finances and management into good shape following the record-breaking winter snowstorms.

Black, Hispanic students see gains on MCAS scores

Black and Hispanic students made some progress this year in closing a troubling gap with white students in academic achievement.

Nearly a quarter of college women say they were assaulted, survey finds

About 23 percent of undergraduate women said they have been the victim of sexual assault or misconduct since entering college.

The economic recovery has largely been attributed to the state?s strong technology and life sciences sectors.

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Most jobs added in Boston since recession called low-paying

More than 85 percent of the positions added in Boston since 2009 pay less than $38,000 a year, according to a study.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum draws about 200,000 visitors a year.

Amid frictions, JFK Museum remains a draw

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, whose staff has been decimated by internal conflict, is steadily drawing about 200,000 visitors a year.

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The move would offer some semblance of savings for about 1.25 million customers across Mass.

PULSE OF LONGWOOD | STAT

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Also: Musicians flock to Longwood Symphony auditions, and Children?s revises pedestrian bridge plan.

The naming of David Nussbaum as CEO made the future of  Chris Kimball at ?America?s Test Kitchen? unclear.

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Changes at the top as Cook?s Ilustrated gets its first CEO

While Christopher Kimball remains president of ?America?s Test Kitchen,? his future role isn?t clear.

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Tenley Albright, survivor of childhood polio, the first US gold medalist in women?s figure skating, and later surgeon, has been named to the National Women?s Hall of Fame.

State identifies nursing homes cited for misleading ads

State regulators released the names of 51 nursing homes recently cited for advertising dementia care services when they don?t actually offer such care.

Red Sox 8, Rays 7

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The Red Sox opened their season?s final home stand at Fenway Park with a thrilling win.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

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Rex Ryan said he was outcoached by Bill Belichick, but it was far worse than that as several of Ryan?s calls backfired.

JOHN POWERS | ON THE OLYMPICS

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Los Angeles can hold its own vs. four European rivals because most of what it needs it has.

The Big Picture

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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

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GuysVsGals, a new mobile app, allows venues to keep a running tally of the number of people inside ? including a breakdown in gender ? by tapping a ?plus? and ?minus? sign.

Crux

Crux

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Speaking at Holguín, the land where Fidel and Raul Castro were born, Pope Francis celebrated a large outdoor Mass in Revolution Plaza.

Lifestyle

Love Letters

Confusion after a ?sexcapade?

After a ménage à trois, she found that her husband was still in contact with the woman. Now, she feels like she?s opened pandora?s box.