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Friendly?s Ice Cream cofounder Curtis L. Blake dies at 102

Mr. Blake and his brother S. Prestley cofounded an ice cream business in 1935 that became the chain of Friendly?s restaurants.
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Patrice Bergeron is the Bruins? indispensable teammate

Perfection is often the word that comes to mind to describe the 15-year veteran who has played his entire career in Black and Gold.
Inside job: Bruins? success starts in the locker room Chris Wagner unlikely to play in Stanley Cup Final More Bruins coverage

Robot in aisle 3: Retail turns more and more to machines

Stop & Shop has deployed about 500 robots in its stores, helping to normalize robots in public places ? and raising questions about jobs and privacy in the process.

Wampanoag tribe fights latest in long history of ills
The tribe, decimated by English settlers in the 17th century and forced onto lands in Mashpee, was the target of a tweet by President Trump that opposed continued protection for its lands. 8:57 p.m.

Beyond budget figures: Report provides a snapshot of 1.8m on MassHealth

An attempt to humanize an insurance program that is often reduced to numbers and statistics.

Patriots tight end Ben Watson faces four-game suspension
The veteran, who rejoined the Patriots this month, announced the ban for violating the league?s policy on performance-enhancing drugs on Facebook. 8:41 p.m.

May 9: Patriots agree to deal with Ben Watson

Seven beaches in Greater Boston aced water quality tests last year

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay has been testing water quality at beaches along Boston Harbor since 2011.
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Red Sox stop Astros in series finale

Starter Eduardo Rodriguez was stellar for six innings, outpitching Justin Verlander to lift the Red Sox past Houston.

John Lewis?s message to Framingham State grads: ?Get in trouble?
The congressman and civil rights icon spoke at the university?s commencement Sunday at the DCU Center in Worcester.

Once on the street, 1,000 vets have found a home, according to Walsh

Boston?s mayor launched Boston?s Way Home in 2015 as a strategic plan to end chronic and veteran homelessness.
Chesto Means Business

Mass. chip makers? stocks fall after US blacklists Huawei

Investors have sent semiconductor stocks reeling, and Woburn?s Skyworks Solutions and Norwood?s Analog Devices couldn?t avoid the blowback.

At least 3 City Council seats will be uncontested in fall

Tuesday was the last day for candidates for the nine district and four at-large seats to turn in signatures to qualify for the ballot.
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A special day to kick off a precious season

Many cities and towns in the Boston area will have observances on Monday to mark Memorial Day.

Republican lawmaker criticizes Trump for sharing heavily edited video of Pelosi

Representative Will Hurd of Texas said that by sharing the video, Trump has escalated the debate over disinformation, which is ??something that gets at the heart of our democracy.??
Facebook won't remove altered video of Nancy Pelosi

Parties on the left and right gain ground in European elections

The Green Party and anti-immigrant parties added seats in the European Parliament at the expense of the continent?s longtime political center.

Ireland votes overwhelmingly to liberalize divorce laws

It?s the latest blow at the ballot box for the Catholic Church, which once dictated social norms in the country.

At least 30 dead, scores missing after boat capsizes in western Congo

Many of the passengers were teachers who were traveling to collect their salaries, according to a local official.

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This viral photo shows serious overcrowding during a deadly week on Mount Everest

Ten climbers died in a seven-day span as dozens lined up at the world?s highest peak, lingering for hours in the dangerously thin air of the summit.
Death amid jostling crowds at Everest?s summit: ?It?s like a zoo?

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A reach across time for his saviors from war
A handmade roadside bomb forever changed the contours of Rich Newcombe?s world and what the solemn national holiday we celebrate this long weekend means to him.

How the city?s cultural institutions are attempting to confront racism
The recent incident at the Museum of Fine Arts has sparked a citywide conversation about discrimination in cultural centers.

The commencement speech playbook: Make joke, pretend to be humble, impart lesson
The genre of the Commencement Speech is fixed and rarely transcended. Boston, home to what feels like an infinite number of graduations, is Ground Zero for this ritual rhetoric.

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Bart Starr, NFL Hall of Famer and legendary Packers quarterback, dies at 85

Starr led the Packers to wins in the NFL?s first two Super Bowls.