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Wakefield-based Curaleaf, one of the biggest marijuana operators in the country, is planning to acquire another pot company that may put it beyond the state limit on how many licenses one firm can own.
Two trustees quit amid discord over Hampshire College?s future Beset by a financial crisis, the campus and its alumni are divided over how the Amherst liberal arts school should proceed.
Amazon will do Alexa work in Medford as company grows rapidly in Boston area Amazon has signed a lease for about 50,000 square feet of office space at One Cabot Road in Medford. The office will house about 200 employees.
Longtime owners of struggling P&B bus company decide to sell A group of buyers for the 123-year-old business includes former state transportation secretary John Cogliano.
Former Mass. AG Martha Coakley joins e-cigarette company JUUL Coakley will work on JUUL?s government affairs team, according to the company, which noted she has already been consulting for several months.
A single-car crash on Route 3 killed a driver Tuesday afternoon, and officials are encouraging motorists to avoid the northbound side of roadway.
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US attorney alleges Milton pot seller ran illegal business worth $14m A Milton woman allegedly ran a marijuana delivery service that operated across Massachusetts and employed at least 25 people.
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The 209-page report said that company officials, including some in the legal division, ?were aware of certain allegations of sexual misconduct against Mr. Wynn involving employees.?
The city will direct $15 million from next year?s budget into a fund that will be used over the next five years to fund high-quality seats for approximately 750 youngsters, Mayor Walsh said.
Mark Ciommo to leave Boston City Council after this term, in another departure The councilor is the latest incumbent to step down from a council that?s already in the midst of a major membership shift.
Lightfoot is elected Chicago?s first black female mayor Political newcomer Lori Lightfoot has been elected Chicago mayor, becoming the first black female ? and openly gay ? leader of the city.
Mass. prisons start offering medication to treat addiction Starting this week, four facilities are offering Suboxone to ease withdrawal pains and to continue existing prescriptions.
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Tech doesn?t have the best track record with people who aren?t straight white men. But there are efforts to make the sector more inclusive of those who don?t adhere to strict gender norms.
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I always want to be eating meatballs at Anchovies At the South End institution, the drinks are strong, the prices are right, and all comers are welcome.
JENEÉ OSTERHELDT | COMMENTARY
Gender bending fashion at the MFA: Men in skirts, women in tuxes, them in genderless gear A new show at the Museum of Fine Arts traces fashion?s relationship to gender and the way we use it to express ourselves beyond the boxes offered to us.
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The South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential hopeful will discuss millennials and their influence on the national political agenda.
A?s 1, Red Sox 0
Chris Sale, Brandon Workman, and Ryan Brasier allowed only three hits and one run.
BRUINS 6, BLUE JACKETS 2
The veteran left winger had a goal and an assist to reach 100 points for the season as the Bruins rolled to a road win over Columbus.
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The nonprofit running club is the brainchild of Mike Ferullo, a recovering addict and running evangelist, who believes it can be an effective way to help addicts transform their lives.
Cape Cod towns get funding to cut response times following shark attack The funding will allow six towns to buy stretchers, tourniquets, dune vehicles, call boxes for beach parking lots, and satellite phones for lifeguards, officials said.
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Suspect arrested in Nipsey Hussle slaying Eric Holder, 29, was captured Tuesday in Bellflower, a Los Angeles-area city about 20 miles southeast of where the rapper was gunned down two days earlier.
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There?s still a path back from the hard-Brexit abyss.
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Editorial: Stephen Moore is the wrong man for the Federal Reserve President Trump?s nomination of Stephen Moore for the Federal Reserve Bank?s board of governors jeopardizes the Fed?s important nonpartisan role in the economy.
What?s your cat thinking? ?Animal communicators? talk with pets and argue with skeptics Animal communicators say they can enter the minds and bodies of animals to speak directly to them. Many aren?t so sure.
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Is getting to see the newest Marvel movie early worth spending 57 consecutive hours in a theater?
Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city?s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston?s future.
Munch Madness | Round 6
And then there were two . . . It?s Sarma vs. Flour Bakery + Cafe facing off in the finals. Cast your vote for the 2019 winner of 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.
Ground Game It?s back! Get the latest intelligence on presidential politics from Globe reporter James Pindell. Sign up here.
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Sea Hunter and Acreage are testing the limits of state regulations on ownership of recreational marijuana stores.
In five games, Chris Sale, Nathan Eovaldi, Eduardo Rodriguez, Rick Porcello, and David Price have allowed 26 earned runs in 21 innings.
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The ?Pomsky? was dropped off by a breeder Wednesday. The animal was in extreme pain after she broke her leg playing with the rest of the pups in her litter.
It has seven bedrooms and seven baths. The home was built with stone quarried right on the site.
As the former vice president scrambles to contain any political damage over his past behavior with women, the House speaker has some words of advice: Keep your distance.
Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain will seek another delay to Brexit in hopes of winning Parliament?s approval of a deal on the terms of its withdrawal from the European Union.
The Boston company now employs about 1,500 people, and its valuation has nearly doubled since last year.
Alec Baldwin imitated the president and Robert De Niro played Robert Mueller during this week?s cold open of ?Saturday Night Live.?
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: a fire in the Fens, the beginning of spring, Ice Castles in New Hampshire, and the annual citywide youth Spelling Bee.
6 homes for under $500,000 along the Greenbush commuter rail line If living on the South Shore is your goal, battling traffic on Route 3 doesn?t have to be your penalty. There?s always the Greenbush commuter rail line.
The veterinarian who keeps biotech in line Dr. Julie Medley is the commissioner of laboratory animals in Cambridge.
