?I?m a shell of who I used to be.? A female prison guard?s tale of torment

Marycatherin DeFazio takes comfort being close to water. She often sits on the benches at Salmon Falls in Shelburne Falls.

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First she was assaulted by her husband, then bullied by colleagues at work. A female prison guard found that the system put her on trial, not her tormentors.

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Ten people, including four from Massachusetts, have died this winter in snowmobile crashes, matching Maine's highest fatality total in 16 years.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-22268.jpg Leaving Harry Potter behind

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

ST PATRICK?S DAY

Revelers out in green force for St. Patrick?s Day Parade

Revelers started filling South Boston early Sunday for the annual St Patrick?s Day Parade. The parade kickoff is at 1 p.m.

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

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.

New host, new venue, familiar jokes at annual St. Patrick?s Day Breakfast

The event?s first-time host, state Senator Nick Collins, took a genial approach to his duties, with gentle jabs at his colleagues? ambitions for higher office, policy positions, and personal foibles.

Looking for a place to celebrate St. Patrick?s Day? You came to the right place.

Help Desk

You?re in luck: A list of where to celebrate this St. Patrick?s Day

From Guinness to step dancers to Irish poutine, these restaurants will make you feel lucky.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/12/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/Mark%20the%20cider-maker.jpg If you?re traveling to Ireland, try out this unique Slane distillery

Since 2002, high-end premium Irish whiskey grew an eye-popping 805 percent. That?s little surprise considering there are 21 distilleries operating in Ireland today and 26 more in planning or already under construction.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_16Nonivy5_MET.jpg Can you ever hope to find success and happiness if you don?t go to an elite college?

Hint: Yes.

Editorial

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If elite universities are going to continue a system that gives admission preferences to athletes, the schools should at least make sure that it?s all above board.

MICHELLE SINGLETARY | THE COLOR OF MONEY

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The families involved are accused of getting a tax deduction for their illicit payments.

Opinion

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumackicasket199fire.jpg After massive East Boston fire, a company plots its recovery

A nine-alarm blaze Friday destroyed New England Casket Co.?s headquarters. On Saturday, the company?s owner vowed to take care of his 100 employees ?as much as we can.?

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

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, spoke to supporters Friday in Salem, N.H. Warren is about to begin a swing through the Deep South.

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Elizabeth Warren takes a road less traveled: to the South

The Massachusetts Democrat?s trip to the Deep South is one in a series of unorthodox campaign moves that have struck some as risky, and others as refreshing.

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks to supporters during an election night watch party in New York. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has sponsored a marijuana legalization bill and it?s supported by California Sen. Kamala Harris and fellow Sens. Gillibrand of New York, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Kirsten Gillibrand in 2020 Democratic race as full-fledged candidate

The New York Senator had spent more than a month traveling around the country to gauge support for a run.

Joe Biden spoke during the First State Democratic Dinner in Dover, Del., on Saturday.

Did Joe Biden accidentally admit he?s running for president?

The former vice president is not officially campaigning, but a slip of the tongue Saturday seemed to indicate he was already thinking like a candidate.

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Demolition continues Sunday at site of casket company fire

MBTA crews also worked Sunday to resume T service along a stretch of the Blue Line, which passes close to the scene of the fire, according to the transit agency.

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The fire, which is not considered suspicious, is believed to have broke out in the master bedroom.

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Two young men were found dead inside torched cars. Three others died of apparent suicides. Another collapsed on a bus, his death ruled an overdose.

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At least one person had died after a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt overwhelmed creeks and rivers across several states.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_james_eckert.jpg New Hampshire man allegedly shot by 11-year-old dies

James Eckert was pronounced dead late Friday, hours after he and his wife, Lizette, were found shot. Lizette Eckert was pronounced dead at the scene.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_1AG5CN.jpg Cambridge, Somerville to launch immigrant legal defense fund

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/Vehicular_BroadwayMap.JPG Somerville braces for detours

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

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Thomas Hodgson witnessed the president vetoing the Senate?s rejection of his declaration of a national emergency on the southern border.

Nicla Marabito, 12, got a kiss from her dad, Joe, after her victory.

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Last year?s Boston spelling bee runner-up takes the trophy

For the second year in a row, the previous year?s second-place finisher claimed the city spelling trophy.

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In a pair of tweets, Trump accused the popular sketch comedy series of ?collusion with the Democrats and, of course, Russia.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/f61ff9e30d1740a6a0a99dff5fd96c2d-f61ff9e30d1740a6a0a99dff5fd96c2d-0.jpg Chris Sale named Red Sox Opening Day starter

The March 28 start will be the fifth on Opening Day in Sale?s career.

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/chalk%20BAT%20image.jpg Munch Madness 2019: The top restaurants in Boston

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.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Spotify   |   RadioPublic

 

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.

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.

Podcasts