Boston leadership tangled in series of scandals
BOSTON — Boston’s leaders are scrambling to tamp down a series of political crises.
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Lobster lovers feeling the pinch as summer nears
PORTLAND, Maine — Summer weather has arrived, and New England tourists are hungry for a lobster roll or a whole cooked lobster — but...
Boston schools chair resigns over racially charged texts
BOSTON — The chair of the Boston School Committee resigned Monday amid criticism of racially charged texts she shared with another member of the...
Boston police commissioner ousted over domestic abuse claims
Boston's police commissioner was fired Monday following a bitter battle to keep his job after decades-old domestic violence accusations came to light.
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House nixes COVID-19-related voting bill; theater reopening
CONCORD, N.H. — A look at coronavirus-related developments around New England:
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Richard Robinson, longtime Scholastic CEO, dead at 84
NEW YORK — Richard Robinson, who as the longtime head of Scholastic Inc. presided over such bestsellers as J.K. Rowling's “Harry Potter” novels and...
New England’s success against COVID-19 could be a model
BOSTON — For Dr. Jeremy Faust, the moment he realized the pandemic no longer dominated his workday came over Memorial Day weekend, when he...
Jazz fest returns after pandemic cancellation last year
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is back with live music in Vermont's largest city after being cancelled last year amid the...
Embattled Boston top cop urges mayor to let him keep his job
BOSTON — Boston's embattled police commissioner urged the city's mayor on Wednesday to let him keep his job, saying decades-old domestic violence allegations against...
Officer who tackled Boston Marathon bomber retires
WATERTOWN, Mass. — A suburban Boston police officer who became a national hero in 2013 when he tackled one of the Boston Marathon bombers...