The legislation would permit 12 new or expanded charters per year across the state.
JOANNE RATHE (left) and MATTHEW HEALEY/Globe photos
The owner of a Weston restaurant alleges a trio of dumpling pirates hatched an elaborate scheme to steal her trade secrets.
Year since Long Island?s close finds safety net tatteredMore than 700 men and women who lived on the island were scattered around the city.
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Yvonne Abraham
My phone has gotten smarter, and I?ve gotten dumber.
The nanny allegedly wrote checks from the victims? checkbook to herself and cashed them.
Firefighters battle boat fire at Quincy marinaThe fire has engulfed at least three boats moored at the Captain?s Cove Marina on Cove Way.
McCarthy, GOP rivals make pitch for House speakerToday?s secret-ballot elections were shaping up as merely an early skirmish in the chaotic battle to lead the House.
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Belarusian writer wins Nobel Prize in literatureAlexievich, 67, used the skills of a journalist to create literature chronicling the great tragedies of the Soviet Union and its collapse.
opinion reel
Will these intersections ever be safe for cyclists?
The change would be a radical transformation for the Colonial Theatre and make it a type of front porch for Emerson?s campus.
Boston?s three-deckers in demand, families getting pushed outIn recent years, the desire for the properties has grown, and the population living within them has shifted.
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Perspective
The truth is it can be dangerous, especially for young people.
BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL
Nothing new from ?Roger the Dodger?NFL commissioner Roger Goodell eludes questions like Julian Edelman slips through defenders.
Dan Zevin and the delicate dance of the #HumblebragDo you recognize people you know in ?Little Miss Overshare,? ?Mr. Selfie,? ?Little Miss Basic,? or ?Mr. Humblebrag??
Alex Speier
Playoff teams demonstrate why Red Sox need an aceBaseball is getting yet another reminder of the centrality of the elite starting pitcher in the postseason.
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Rupert Murdoch suggests Obama isn?t a ?real black president???Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide?? Murdoch tweeted.
DraftKings CEO defends ethics, balks at regulationChief executive Jason Robins mounted a spirited defense of his company?s handling of a controversial internal data leak.
editorial
Folding a losing handMayor Walsh has spent more than $1 million fighting the Everett casino, but now it?s time to move on.
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Calm down, Hillary Clinton has not lost New Hampshire. Yet.Clinton is currently losing N.H., but she is very, very, very, very far away from the state being a lost cause.
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Globe photographer Craig F. Walker documented the plight of refugees and migrants looking for a better life in Europe.
Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab
Data privacy? It?s mostly gone, but that can changeJust about everything we do these days is under some form of electronic surveillance.
Analysis
On day one of Synod 2015, conservatives strike firstThe traditionalist camp isn?t going to just counter-punch this time around.
The ?best offensive line in the league? and two returning defensive players make 2-2 Dallas no pushover, the Patriots coach said.
With Norman Knight, 92, departing The Hundred Club of Mass., public safety agencies are looking back on his contributions.
Some supporters of presidential candidates have unique ways of showing their affection.
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On average Boston insurance rates are 60 percent lower than New York City?s rates, according to NerdWallet.
Rivers rose and dams bulged as South Carolina faced another anxious day of waiting for the floodwaters to recede.
The industrial giant still needs to figure out where the new division will be based, and how many people it wants to move here.
Two shows, ?Billy on the Street? and ?Middle of the Night Show,? mine New York for comedy.
New City Brewery in Easthampton is making an alcoholic ginger beer in its Easthampton space, offering the brew now in its new taproom.
Design New England
Deck House ReduxA new floor plan and a fresh palette prove the stalwart post-and-beam, open concept design is still relevant.
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Lawsuit claims rival stole dumpling recipes, cloned menu
Roger Goodell talks about Deflategate appeal but says little
Emerson College considering plans to turn Colonial Theatre into student center
Boston?s three-deckers remain a mainstay, but bigger buildings are on the rise
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