Race for the Senate
Menino praises Markey, but ‘can’t explain’ light schedule
After formally throwing his support behind Edward Markey, Mayor Menino said he told Markey to “meet and greet” more aggressively.

Race for the Senate
After formally throwing his support behind Edward Markey, Mayor Menino said he told Markey to “meet and greet” more aggressively.
Edward Markey reduced his federal rate to under 20 percent by taking large deductions, and also collected Social Security.
Republican candidate Gabriel E. Gomez took issue with a Web ad by Edward Markey’s campaign.
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.
Stark overtones in ’11 Waltham killingsSince the Marathon bombings and the shooting of a Chechen man in Orlando, new details have emerged about the victims and possible suspects in the 2011 triple murders.
The CapeFlyer will run Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through Labor Day weekend.
A handful of strangers helped replace Joseph Ford Sr.’s priceless Purple Heart and service coin after theives stole the originals.
The Boston Public Schools has rated 92 percent of all teachers as proficient or exemplary.
The Republican nominee for the US Senate special election paid an effective tax rate of 21 percent over that period.
Mr. Shapero was a composer whose series of elegantly inventive midcentury scores helped define the American neoclassical style.
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.
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