Recycling has become a budget buster for cities and towns

The increasing amount of forbidden waste entering processing plants has sparked a backlash in such countries as China that convert the material into useful products.

Saugus High School graduates smoke cigars (WBZ-TV)

WBZ-TV

Saugus High athletes suspended for smoking cigars after graduation

Six members of the boys? lacrosse team and one member of the baseball team were suspended from the state playoffs.

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Stewart Weldon is currently being held on kidnapping charges and has been linked to the bodies of three women discovered on the property last week.

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The 78-year-old billionaire is suffering from deteriorating health, according to a letter from older brother Charles Koch.

A tanker truck rolled onto its side Tuesday morning, spilling thousands of gallons of milk onto a New Hampshire highway.

New Hampshire State Police

Tanker truck spills thousands of gallons of milk on N.H. highway

The crash left one man hospitalized and shut down part of the road after the truck, carrying about 4,000 gallons of milk, crashed and rolled onto its side.

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New Hampshire wildlife officials may change their minds about relocating the female bear from the area surrounding Dartmouth College.

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Special counsel Robert Mueller?s team wants a judge to consider revoking Paul Manafort?s bail.

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The secretary of state?s stunning loss of the party?s endorsement could force the six-term incumbent back to the campaign drawing board.

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Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to rape and criminal sex act charges in New York City.

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Previously untaxed payments to public employees like state troopers have led the state comptroller?s office to conduct an extensive review.

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Katherine Newman, who takes over the job July 1, will face a faculty increasingly critical of the university administration.

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The Boomer Issue | Magazine

Stop giving so much money to your kids, and 8 more ways to afford retirement

Thanks to debt, divorce, needy children, and a host of other money-sucking problems, many boomers need to rethink their spending habits if they ever want to retire.

SEAN P. MURPHY | THE FINE PRINT

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Fidelity said Wendy Dodek missed the deadline to invest in her IRA because the smudged postmark from the post office was illegible.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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What will it take for the House or Senate to change hands? Which polls should you track? Here?s a quick overview.

Ben Volin/Globe Staff

Tom Brady takes the field at minicamp, and Bill Belichick says all is well

?I?ve always had a good relationship with Tom,? Belichick said on Day 1 of the team?s mandatory spring practices.

President Donald Trump welcomed the New England Patriots to the White House in 2017.

White House to play national anthem after Trump cancels Eagles visit

?We will proudly be playing the national anthem and other wonderful music celebrating our country,? President Donald Trump said. ?NFL, no escaping to locker rooms!?

Alex Speier

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Day 2 of the MLB draft is often when teams find players with a path to the big leagues or who can become trade chips.

Contestants competed in the swimsuit portion of the 2015 Miss America pageant.

Miss America eliminating swimsuit competition

Gretchen Carlson, head of the organization?s board of trustees, said the pageant will no longer judge contestants on their appearance.

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Tuxbury Tiny House Village, which straddles the Mass.-N.H. border, features five tiny homes that attract curious onlookers.

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By cutting down on injuries and improving the well-being of its staff, the agency says it has saved millions in taxpayer dollars.

Briana Williams on graduation day with her daughter, Evelyn.

This Harvard Law student took one of her finals while in labor last year. In May, she graduated

Briana Williams, who received her law degree last month, wants people to know that anything is possible if you set your mind to it.

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Allen said that in working with ?hundreds of actresses? over the years, ?not a single one? has accused him of impropriety.

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A Boston Globe event series on how technology and the tech economy are reshaping our world.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Richard North Patterson

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The Republican Party?s transformation is complete. White ethno-nationalism is embedded in its DNA.

Newsletters

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Our new weekly summer newsletter, ?Eat. Drink. Eat some more,? gives you 15 weeks of recipes and restaurant tips. Find out more.

Special reports

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

The face in the waves

Jaimee was beloved. Jaimee was struggling. Then Jaimee was gone. Her family threw everything into solving the first mystery ? who killed her. The second was so much harder. How could they live on without her?

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The FDA?s compassionate use program and the new ?right-to-try? law can?t compel a company to provide an individual with its drug.

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RV maker Winnebago gets into boating with Chris-Craft buy

Recreational vehicle manufacturer Winnebago Industries says it is buying boat maker Chris-Craft to expand beyond motor homes and travel trailers and create a diversified outdoor lifestyle products company