The T?s latest fare hike has revitalized a long-simmering debate over how to fund the state?s transportation infrastructure going forward.
No progress in the achievement gap in 50 years, new study says Harvard and Stanford researchers say disadvantaged students are still three to four years behind their affluent peers.
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BC High goes four overtimes to repeat as Super 8 hockey champions Freshman Declan Loughnane tallied with 5:38 left in the fourth OT as the Eagles defended their Super 8 title in the longest game in MIAA history.
Dropkick Murphys? Ken Casey got into a scuffle at the band?s Friday House of Blues show ?Basically, guy was attacking fans and I was trying to defend them,? the bassist and singer told the Globe.
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An honorary pet election in the small town of Fair Haven, Vermont, has drawn attention from media outlets across the world. The winner was Lincoln, a 3-year-old Nubian goat, who beat out a field including a dog, a gerbil, and other critters.
Marijuana treatment could act as ?sexual enhancement? A Worcester startup is working with a Los Angeles urologist who oversaw clinical trials of Viagra and Cialis on a new product that they hope could help women?s sex lives.
MBTA to resume Blue Line service on Monday morning The agency began running shuttle busses along the line on Saturday after Friday?s 9-alarm fire in East Boston led to flooding along the track, officials said.
Cable access stations are facing a financial reckoning Community television stations are contending with industry trends and regulatory changes that are threatening their financial support.
Harvard Pilgrim?s new CEO seeks to improve insurer?s health Michael Carson has helped to engineer a financial turnaround, but big challenges remain
Puzzling number of men tied to Ferguson protests have died 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.
White House aide says Trump ?is not a white supremacist? Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, rejected attempts to tie President Trump to the New Zealand shooter.
Fox News bumps Jeanine Pirro?s show after anti-Muslim remarks Jeanine Pirro is off Fox News prime time ? for one night, at least.
Twin 6-year-old boys, 25-year-old man identified as victims of Pittsfield fire The twin boys, Kasper and Sylas Stone, and Austin Grzelak were killed after a candle or smoking material started a fire in the master bedroom, officials said.
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.
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Onlookers showed their colors during Boston?s St. Patrick?s Day Parade.
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A Marine Corps marching band was in formation.
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Olivia Sandor, on flute, and the Allentown Redbird Band were in the parade.
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A pipe and drum band was part of Boston?s St. Patrick?s Day Parade.
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Onlookers at street level and above watched.
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Brothers Jahcobi Hibbert, 7, left, and Jasper Hibbert, 5, took it all in. They?re from Hillsboro, N.H.
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Steve Marsters held his 16-month-old daughter, Madelyn.
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The day was crisp, but with spring-like sunny skies.
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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh was part of the scene.
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Governor Charlie Baker and his wife Lauren Baker walked in the parade.
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The day was a good one to build up a thirst.
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Lexington's 10th Regiment of Foot participated.
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Army Specialist Layla Dos Santos waited for the parade?s start.
Onlookers lined the streets on a crisp and sunny day as Boston once again saw its traditional St. Patrick?s Day Parade.
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.
To celebrate St. Patrick?s Day, the GOP Photoshopped a leprechaun hat on Beto O?Rourke and implored him to drink responsibly The GOP has gone after O?Rourke?s drinking record in the past, though this appears to be the first time Republicans have conflated it with his Irish ancestry.
Trump rails against ?SNL? after show airs a rerun In a pair of tweets, Trump accused the popular sketch comedy series of ?collusion with the Democrats and, of course, Russia.?
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JOE SULLIVAN | NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ANALYSIS
Three of the top four seeds in the NCAA Tournament field are from the powerhouse Atlantic Coast Conference.
The selections have been made. Here?s how the 2019 men?s basketball championship teams are matched up.
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Here?s a reason to watch the NCAA Tournament His name is Zion Williamson and he is a force of nature for Duke.
Northeastern University graduate Sarah Stokey took 34th place in the 1,000-mile race that spans from Anchorage, Alaska, to the city of Nome.
Opinion | Brianna Wu
Senator Warren is onto something: The best way to protect the tech industry is to break it up. My industry cannot thrive without competition, but that pressure is disappearing.
Ideas | Chris Klein
The stubborn assimilation of the Boston Irish The immigrants, fleeing a humanitarian disaster, were unlike any newcomers the United States had seen before.
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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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.
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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Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.
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Students worldwide skipped classes Friday to protest their governments? failure to act against global warming as part of the ?Fridays for Future? movement.
The Red Sox center fielder slipped, but recovered in spectacular fashion to catch Josh Bell?s drive in a game against the Pirates.
The building was the scene of a nine-alarm blaze that tore through the structure Friday.
A puppy joins Franklin?s police force, a scammer pretends to be a local police officer, and other odd tales from local police blotters.
Uncertainty over Britain?s departure from the European Union suppressed interest rates on US Treasury bonds. The average rate on 15-year loans slipped to 3.76 percent.
The New York Senator had spent more than a month traveling around the country to gauge support for a run.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday the suspect charged in the Christchurch mosque shootings, an Australian citizen, would be tried in New Zealand.
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