Could artists revive this fading Maine town?

A window was being renovated at the Monson General Store earlier this month.

Fred J. Field for The Boston Globe

The bitter divorce of a microchip millionaire decades ago may be the best thing that ever happened to Monson.

Who put the M-E-N in selectmen?

It was a seemingly common sense suggestion: Maybe it?s time to rethink what a town calls its top governing body. Then the debate started in Wakefield.

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Organizers of the Istanbul event had vowed to march despite the ban on gay pride observances ordered by the governor?s office.

Eight-year-old girl is injured in Jamaica Plain shooting

An 8-year-old girl was hit in one of two overnight shootings in Boston, police said.

Man arrested in connection with Mattapan slaying

Jakyres McKinney, 25, was arrested Sunday and charged with murder, police said.

The Trump presidency

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?I call her Pocahontas, and that?s an insult to Pocahontas,? the president said of the Massachusetts senator during a Fox interview.

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??I think some of these reporters are more interested in their YouTube clips than they are in factual news,?? the White House press secretary said.

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?I don?t think either party particularly cares about helping poor people,? the Ohio governor said as he discussed the Senate?s health care plan.

Kellyanne Conway, senior White House Advisor, is seen during a listening session conducted by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Washington. Senate Republicans are steering toward a potential showdown vote on their long-awaited health care bill, despite indications that they've yet to solidify the 50 GOP votes they'll need to avert an embarrassing defeat. A draft of the still-secret bill is expected to be unveiled Thursday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House says Obama is to blame for Russia meddling

In a new strategy, White House officials on Sunday said the Obama administration was to blame for not taking action against Russian election hacking.

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The Indian prime minister?s meeting with the diaspora on Sunday in Washington was relatively low key.

Several units in the new apartment building, at 101 S. Huntington Avenue in Jamaica Plain, have been leased to a corporate rental outfit.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Corporate rentals are complicating Boston?s housing market

The growing demand for short-term units is raising concern that every-day renters are getting crowded out.

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One woman accused Michael Sprinsky ? who was present ? of being complicit in the toddler?s death, leading to a shouting match.

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When a pair of Brighton duplexes are listed for sale at just $1 each, they are bound to attract attention.

The well-worn spines of the Harry Potter series.

15 ways Harry Potter has changed culture since the first book was published 20 years ago

On June 26, 1997, Bloomsbury Children?s Books published a book that changed popular culture in a host of unexpected ways.

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A teenage girl escaped serious injury Saturday evening after falling 25 feet from an amusement park ride in upstate New York.

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New England Patriots star Julian Edelman will strip down for ESPN?s annual Body Issue.

Boston, MA - 3/22/2017 - (1st quarter) Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (7) drives past Indiana Pacers guard Monta Ellis (11) during the first quarter. The Boston Celtics host the Indiana Pacers at TD Garden. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Adam Himmelsbach, Topic: 23Celtics-Pacers, LOID: 8.3.1978139473.

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Celtics in a holding pattern with best assets

What?s on the horizon for the Celtics?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_26dalailama-1_metro.jpg In Boston, Dalai Lama preaches compassion

The Dalai Lama spoke in Boston on Sunday, gearing his message toward Tibetans continuing to practice Buddhism regardless of where they are in the world.

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The Democratic contenders are Cindy Friedman, Sean Garballey, and Mary Ann Stewart.

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Judge Johnson was the first African-American to serve as first justice in Malden.

ANGELS 4, RED SOX 2

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/25/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Bedford_170625_RED_SOX_002.jpg Doug Fister solid but Red Sox drop rubber game to Angels

Fister pitched into the seventh inning and gave up three runs in his Sox debut.

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Sportscaster Erin Andrews and former NHL player Jarret Stoll have tied the knot.

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/23/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Off%20the%20Charts.jpg How a text message can mean the difference between sickness and health

I?ve learned firsthand that a simple text message can bridge patient care in and out of the hospital.