For some commuters, the new overhead gantries are quietly siphoning more money from their transponder accounts.
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Boston police said Friday that they were scrapping the controversial plan, at least for the time being.
The biggest threat to Trump?s Mar-a-Lago? Climate changeIn South Florida, scientists are warning public officials to plan for nearly 7 feet or more of sea level rise by the end of the century.
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Optimism is running through the heart of Trump country. People are confident that their guy is going to deliver on his promises.
Top Trump aide in frequent contact with Russia?s ambassadorTrump?s national security adviser and Russia?s ambassador to the United States have been in frequent contact.
Democrats confront FBI chief at closed-door intelligence briefingFor Democrats, James Comey?s answers did not prove very satisfying.
One teen dead, another injured, in Chelsea shootingA 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in the stomach and a 15-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to his foot, police said.
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New York is investing a total of $1.15 billion to boost life sciences, just as Massachusetts? $1 billion initiative begins to wind down.
Should a high-end Taco Bell open in Davis Square?A member of the Somerville Board of Aldermen mentioned the possibility at a meeting earlier this week.
Ortiz officially resigns her post as federal attorneyUS Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz officially resigned from her post effective midnight Friday.
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Baker?s commendable health care cautionsGov. Charlie Baker sent a much needed warning to Capitol Hill regarding the rush to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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The former Celtics big man gets a neck tattoo.
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A vivid time capsule of the North ShoreIn a Cape Ann Museum exhibit, Nathan Benn?s 1978 photographs cover the waterfront from Salem to Salisbury.
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Can you even find this puzzle?In secret communications, as in life, you don?t always get a clear set of instructions.
Ideas | Kovie Biakolo
Brain drain, brain waste ? immigration policy gone wrongImmigrants are welcome only up to a point.
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She loved him, and he died in the Holocaust. Now her son is bringing his music back to life.A tale of young love drove a son on an eye-opening journey. And in the process, a musical legacy that was all but lost has been found, and a life revealed.
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The San Antonio solutionOne Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?
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.
Isaiah Thomas?s jumper with 2.4 seconds left was the difference.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission cited the Plymouth plant for nine safety violations that were considered to have ?very low security significance.?
This week, you can check out Boston-area homes that sold for $6 million, $5 million, $4 million and $3 million.
Jim Davis, founder and chairman of New Balance, sent a $396,500 check to Trump Victory in September, according to records.
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Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. agreed to plead guilty Friday to a single U.S. criminal charge and pay $1 billion in fines and restitution related to its ongoing air bag recall
Muhammadu Buhari led a last-ditch attempt to persuade Gambia?s Yahya Jammeh to allow his rival?s inauguration next week.
You might imagine reduced size would translate into lower sticker prices. Not so here.
Comings and goings of businesses and other organizations in the suburbs west of Boston.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day events, ?Something Rotten!?, a fly fishing show, and more.
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The 12-stage Dakar Rally is traveling through Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina via motorcycle, quad bike, car, or truck over extreme terrain.
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N.E. grapples with legal pot, opioid crisis awkward crossroadsAcross New England, two issues appear to be driving legislatures this year ? and they both have to do with drugs.
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A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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