Sex allegations against Dershowitz called ?mistake?

Two plaintiffs? lawyers admitted they made ?a mistake? when they accused Alan Dershowitz of having sex with their client when she was a minor.

Cheating earns blogger a Boston Marathon ban

?It was a temptation, is what it was,? Gia Alvarez said in a phone interview.

Wellesley College told to boil water after E.coli is found

The state issued a boil water advisory for Wellesley College on Friday covering four of the school?s buildings.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/09/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/07254443ef744fb3a6a509c6453aea5f-6076389efa074604adcdb8c94769baf2-0.jpg Hastert sought to hide abuse of 14-year-old, prosecutors say

Prosecutors in a new court filing say that the former House Speaker agreed to pay $3.5 million to a victim for sex abuse.

Man arrested at Bruins game for chucking octopus onto ice

The suspect was wearing a Detroit Red Wings sweatshirt at the time of the incident, police said.

Boston, Ma-April 5, 2016-Globe staff photo by Stan Grossfeld-The new netting which extends from the home dugout to the visiting dugout at Fenway Park.

Stan Grossfeld/Globe staff

Injured fan welcomes new Fenway netting

The Fenway Park netting runs to the edges of both dugouts and protects fans within 70 feet of the plate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/diner.jpg An open letter to our local diner: Thank you for welcoming our autistic son

I never explained what these outings mean for my family, and it is time that I do.

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh?s support of building 40 condominiums at 425 La Grange St. put him at odds with organized labor.

QUINCY

Quincy appoints city councilor, ends dispute

The Quincy City Council has put to rest a protracted dispute over how to fill its vacant Ward 6 council seat.

?We took it upon ourselves to save Waltham watches and make them relevant again,? Vortic cofounder Tyler Wolfe said.

Matt Nager for the Boston Globe

Waltham watches find new life with startup

When two entrepreneurs discovered there wasn?t a 100 percent American-made watch on the market, they saw an opportunity.

Thomas Farragher

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/farragher-10670.jpg Amid the skyscrapers, a new home for the needy

As Boston enjoys a building boom, high costs are chasing the poor out of their neighborhoods.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/519849518.jpg Was Bernie Sanders being sexist?

A recent remark highlights, once again, how the Vermont senator must be especially careful in attacking his female rival.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/chin033016BarroomPolitics_met9.jpg The political barroom loses luster

For centuries, the local barroom has been a place where stiff drinks and tall beers have greased the wheels of democracy.

Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 7

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Brock Holt hit a grand slam in the sixth, David Ortiz and Hanley Ramirez singled in runs in the seventh, and Craig Kimbrel slammed the door in the ninth.

CELTICS 124, BUCKS 109

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Tyler Zeller ties his career-high with 26 points as Boston moves into tie for No. 3 seed with Hawks

Ellen Harasimowicz for The Boston Globe

SUBURBAN HANDOOK: SUMMER CAMPING

Try family camping to get away from it all

Those who live in the Boston suburbs have options nearby to simply explore.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/519456964-10642.jpg Baker touts his GOP gospel of moderation, bipartisanship

Governor Baker said it is a ?good thing? for him to share his moderate, bipartisan brand of Republicanism with others in his party.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Lee_heroin1_met.jpg Spate of opioid deaths hits Mass. county in 3 weeks

Law enforcement officials in Middlesex County made a direct appeal to family and friends of those battling addiction.