After Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez tagged Democratic rival Edward Markey as “pond scum,” Markey declined to engage directly.
US Senate hopeful Edward J. Markey paid an effective tax rate of less than 20 percent over the past eight years.
Prosecutors in the James “Whitey” Bulger case had contended the criminal background checks should be done given the resources that would be invested in the trial.
A handful of strangers helped replace Joseph Ford Sr.’s priceless Purple Heart and service coin after thieves stole the originals.
Interim US Senator William “Mo” Cowan urged Boston College Law School graduates to “find proper balance between your net worth and your self-worth.”
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano laid a bouquet before heading to the Boston Public Library for the closed-door meeting.
The Cambridge Health Alliance plans to eliminate psychiatry beds for children and teenagers due to cost-cutting measures even though they are critical.
Bishop M. Thomas Shaw is expected to begin treatments in the next few weeks.
An Angel Flight that took off from Hanscom Field in Bedford crashed in New York with three people on board, authorities said.
Medical marijuana dispensaries could face a $50,000 annual fee in Mass. under proposed regulations unveiled Friday.
The CapeFlyer’s kickoff trip departed from South Station at 5:12 p.m. Friday, attracting many to the restored service that has been absent for about 25 years.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, the state’s dominant insurer, has proposed an average increase of 18 percent.
Investigation
A nine-month Globe investigation of Boston’s $1 billion taxicab industry found widespread corruption.
Coverage
Coverage of two blasts that shook the city, killing 3 and injuring at least 260, and the ensuing manhunt resulting in the death of a MIT police officer, the death of one suspect, and the capture of another.
US Senate hopeful Edward J. Markey paid an effective tax rate of less than 20 percent over the past eight years.
As he announces he will not run again, a look back at the five-term tenure of Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.
Abraham is a Metro columnist. Her work appears on Thursdays and Sundays.
Cullen is a columnist for the Metro section who previously wrote for the Foreign desk and Spotlight team.
Walker has been a columnist for the Metro section since 1998.
Mr. McGarity, 91, was was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing wounded soldiers and destroying German weapons.
With the conflicts in Iran and Afghanistan, veterans agents are finding that more people are recognizing the significance of Memorial Day.
William Griswold will explain how archeology and physics intersect at Boston College’s Weston Observatory.
Special report
A five-part Globe series on a year in Boston’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.
Coverage
Globe coverage of the state’s implementation of resort gambling following the 2011 law legalizing casinos.
Special section
The 2003 West Warwick, R.I. fire was one of the deadliest in US history. The blaze killed 100, injured hundreds more, and forced the region to reasses fire safety.
Coverage
Globe coverage of the national outbreak linked to a Framingham compounding pharmacy.
Coverage
A former state chemist is accused with mishandling drug evidence that may have helped convict hundreds of people from 2003 through 2012.
Dec. 9, 2012
A year-long Globe investigation reveals a US immigration system that has released thousands of potentially dangerous criminals to US streets.
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