The transit agency will pay nearly $1 million to a consulting firm to explore saving money on driving and maintenance costs.
Wall Street hedges its bets on electionThe ugly presidential campaign also is stoking anxiety for investors.
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Hillary Clinton arrives at the final debate like a poker player with a full house. Donald Trump?s playing with a pair of jacks.
Clinton has been unclear on curbing lobbyist influencePresident Obama banned lobbyists from serving in his White House. Hillary Clinton hasn?t been so clear cut.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
Deafening noise from airplanes over Milton is like ?slow torture?In one neighborhood, the noise aloft was like standing directly over a food processor stuck on high.
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The cardinal warned that legalizing marijuana would worsen the opioid epidemic and entice children.
Why is booze business against legal pot in Mass.?The alcohol industry is a big donor in the campaign against the legalization referendum that?s on the ballot.
Revere residents vote against proposed slot parlorThe nearly 2-to-1 vote was not binding, but an endorsement could have helped sway voters in next month?s statewide referendum.
A massive convention center hotel is likely after allThe Massachusetts Port Authority will get its giant hotel after all ? and it doesn?t plan to offer a subsidy.
A New York-based developer said work could start next year on the first phase of a nine-acre complex.
Obituary
A glimpse into her final hours, shared around the worldAfter Laura Levis died, millions caught a glimpse of her last days with her husband, Pete, and her final hours alive.
Curt Schilling says wife has veto power over possible US Senate run?I want to do it,? Schilling said while visiting a Trump campaign office in Nashua. ?I need to see if my family is OK with it.?
What happened to bipartisan support for charter schools?Democrats have turned against Question 2, which would lift the state?s cap on charters.
For proponents of marijuana legalization, the smell of victory is in the air.
Bill Belichick says sideline tablets aren?t #DoingTheirJobThe Patriots coach said he?ll go back to tried-and-true methods of evaluating data in-game.
The undercast fog that took over the HubClouds muddied up the city?s skyline, and flights faced significant delays at Logan Airport.
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These photos show quintessential New England fall foliageThe leaves are a?changin?. Our photographers captured fall?s colors in all their glory.
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DAN SHAUGHNESSY
This week marks the anniversary of Orr?s first game at the Old Garden, a pivotal turning point for what had been a downtrodden franchise.
Dining Out
FiRE + iCE is a crowd-pleasing catastropheThe food is horrible, but somehow everyone is having fun.
Celebs at the Forbes Under 30 summit aren?t here for funNearly all of the VIPs in town have made the transition from whatever made them famous to the marketplace.
MUSIC REVIEW
From shy megastar Sia, an overwhelming showThe Australian hitmaker, on her first arena tour, stopped in Tuesday at TD Garden.
SCOT LEHIGH
Clinton, Trump, and fiscal realities If past is prologue, fiscal affairs will get short shrift during Wednesday?s debate, and that?s a shame.
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The desperate and the dead
The broken covenantBehind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.
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At the edge of diverse neighborhoods, the Theatre District is full of art, entertainment, and history. Many walks of life cross paths on the streets that are home to a bustling nightlife.
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The Milton native allowed just two hits in six innings as the Dodgers forged a 2-1 NLCS lead.
Under the proposal, the money raised from those new rates could be earmarked for community reinvestment.
Others would prefer Obama serve for life or a random lottery for president.
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The government says nearly 1 in 5 drivers in the U.S. is over 65 years old, thanks in part to the aging baby boomer generation and greater longevity overall
After losing territory, the group?s leaders have switched rhetorical gears.
The strike is nearly two weeks old and the two sides seem to be at a standstill. Here are the basics of what is at stake.
?Michael Moore in TrumpLand? will be released Wednesday.
The farm-to-counter restaurant chain is poised to take over Boston.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
ground game
The ?he said, she said? campaignWe have a campaign without ideological questions or public policy matters to be hashed out.
Design New England
?This is home?Keith Leblanc and Kelly Monnahan create a haven for themselves, family, and friends in the piney hills of outer Cape Cod.
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Death of 34-year-old woman reaches far beyond friends and family
Trump?s supporters talk rebellion, assassination at his rallies
FiRE + iCE is a crowd-pleasing catastrophe
The media are misleading the public on Syria
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