Cambridge, Somerville to launch immigrant legal defense fund

The cities? mayors say the fund is critical to meet an ??urgent and growing need.??

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Firefighters remain at the New England Casket Co., which burned down Friday. Louis Tobia Jr., who is the third generation of his family to run the business, said his first thoughts are with employees and customers.

Senators Cory Booker (left), Kirsten Gillibrand (center), and Elizabeth Warren all held events in New Hampshire on Friday.

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The Democratic primary is so big, N.H. voters might only get to meet each candidate once

For voters who pride themselves on meeting candidates in person multiple times before deciding whom to support, the cornucopia of 2020 contenders is slightly overwhelming.

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Three bridges are set to close in Somerville in the coming months as the next phase of the Green Line Extension swings into gear.

Starts & Stops

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The new service is part of plan to improve transportation in the lower Mystic River area following the opening of the Encore casino.

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The outcome of the lawsuit could depend largely on competing definitions of an antiquated word: emoluments.

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Saturday begins an expected long stretch of sunny days that will probably last through the week, according to the National Weather Service.

Matt Casey, who goes by Casey the Leprechaun, high fived people along the annual St. Patrick's Day parade route in 2018.

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Here?s what you need to know about this year?s St. Patrick?s Day parade

Check out these tips for enjoying one of Boston?s biggest (and greenest) events of the year.

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Two people were shot Friday at a home in Alton, N.H. Officials said Lizette Eckert, 50, was found dead at the scene, and James Eckert, 48, is at a Portsmouth hospital in critical condition.

An exterior view of New England Treatment Access in Brookline.

Brookline recreational marijuana shop to open next Saturday

Greater Boston?s first recreational marijuana shop received approval from the state Friday to open its doors to the public next week.

?I will take experience over status any day of the?week,? said?Chase Andrews, an Endicott College junior?who has had three internships and is applying for others.

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Can you ever hope to find success and happiness if you don?t go to an elite college?

Hint: Yes.

Jeneé Osterheldt | Commentary

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While we are asking ourselves about the access the wealthy have to education, we also have to look at the worth we assign to academic institutions.

Opinion | Aimee Ortiz

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As one of the ?poor kids? who walked Boston University?s campus not too long ago, I can tell you that the wealthy?s gaming of the system does not stop at admissions.

Boston MA 3/16/19 Boston Celtics Kyrie Irving making a layup after beating Atlanta Hawks Trae Young off the dribble during first quarter NBA action at TD Garden. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

Celtics 129, Hawks 120

Thanks to Kyrie Irving, Celtics hold off Hawks in Garden matinee

Irving had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, but the Celtics almost blew a seemingly insurmountable lead.

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Hayward collided with John Collins late in the first quarter and appeared dazed.

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Yvonne Abraham

Leaving Harry Potter behind

Why did nobody prepare me for the heartbreak of my son finishing the books?

Residents pay their respects by placing flowers for the victims of the mosques attacks in Christchurch on March 16, 2019.

Stories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack

Here are the stories of the lives lost and those who were wounded when a white supremacist opened fire at a New Zealand mosque.

Survivors of sex trafficking join hands in support of one another.

Paddy Cashin

Opinion

Dear johns ? an open letter to sex buyers

The real story is all of you who think it is acceptable to buy someone.

Ideas | Amitha Kalaichandran

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Bullied and abused, medical residents are taking their own lives at an astounding rate.

Wake Forest University is among those institutions named in the admissions scandal.

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Renée Graham

America?s real affirmative action program

There?s no greater system of affirmative action in America than the one designed to benefit the wealthy and well-connected, especially if they?re white.

Opinion | Christopher Weyant

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/WeyantTease-5348.jpg When you know your child will need help getting into college

When you know your kid needs help, how early is too early to start the college admissions process?

Opinion | Luke O?Neil

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You can make a lot of money selling the most vile opinions imaginable in America.

Alex Speier

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/c28f67157b024b28b2d84cfc54a83a85-c28f67157b024b28b2d84cfc54a83a85-0.jpg For Dustin Pedroia, playing Opening Day is not a certainty

The Red Sox still have to see the second baseman play in back-to-back games and they want to build Pedroia?s stamina so he can stay on the field.

Newsletters

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Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Munch Madness

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If it?s March, it must be time for the tournament everyone awaits all year: Munch Madness.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Students stage global protest to speak out on climate change inaction

Students worldwide skipped classes Friday to protest their governments? failure to act against global warming as part of the ?Fridays for Future? movement.

Arts

James Gunn was fired from the project last July over tweets from nearly a decade ago in which Gunn joked about subjects like pedophilia and rape.

James Gunn rehired to direct ?Guardians of the Galaxy 3?

Gunn had been fired months ago over old tweets.

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/VASOSTRICT-1024x576.jpg Can compounding make an ICU staple affordable again? It?s up to the courts

The price of vasopressin spiked in 2015. Now federal judges will decide if a cheaper, compounded alternative is worth the risk.

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