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New Today March 2, 2012

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  • New Yesterday March 1, 2012

     
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  • Boston, MA With little fanfare, Massachusetts will have its GOP primary on Super Tuesday

    March 1, 2012 State GOP leaders behind Romney It’s hard to tell, but the Massachusetts Republican Party will have a primary next ...

  • Boston, MA Snow expected to blanket much of the state overnight

    March 1, 2012 Winter weather makes a return Welcome back, Old Man Winter. The unseasonably mild temperatures in Massachusetts were interrupted yesterday, when ...

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  • Parkman Bandstand posted by Hiroyuki Okamoto to FlickrSamuel Adams R.I.P., Granary Burying Ground, Boston. posted by dogonpremise to FlickrPaul Revere's Tomb, Granary Burying Ground, Boston posted by dogonpremise to FlickrJohn Hancock Tomb, R.I.P., Granary Burying Ground, Boston posted by dogonpremise to Flickr
  • New Wednesday February 29, 2012

     
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  • Boston, MA MBTA fare, service-cut proposals to be clarified March 14

    February 29, 2012 T board to get spending blueprint MBTA administrators said yesterday they plan to present the T board with a spending ...

  • Boston, MA State approves four new charter schools

    February 29, 2012 Boston charter school among four approved by state The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved four new charter ...

  • Boston, MA Coakley appoints former New Jersey police official to Massachusetts gambling commission

    February 29, 2012 N.J. ex-police official will join Mass. gambling commission Gayle Cameron oversaw numerous police investigations involving Atlantic City casinos.

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  • Snowing in Boston! posted by ryancatalani to Flickr
  • New Tuesday February 28, 2012

     
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  • Boston, MA Yarmouth police seek domestic violence charge against Christy Mihos

    February 28, 2012 Police seeking to charge Mihos The charges against the former gubernatorial candidate follow allegations made by his longtime wife.

  • Boston, MA Kennedy bills appear to undercut Brown

    February 28, 2012 The late Senator Edward M. Kennedy sponsored bills that would have required all employers who offer prescription drug coverage to ...

  • Boston, MA A modest proposal for filling the gaming commission

    February 28, 2012 Bookie recipe State officials are complaining that they are having trouble getting applicants for the new Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Corporate ...

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    New Monday February 27, 2012

     
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  • Boston, MA Gaming Commission seats remain unfilled as deadline nears

    February 27, 2012 Deadline near, gaming panel seats unfilled A number of potential candidates have bowed out of contention for a position on ...

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  • A walk in Public Garden after receiving a call from a grieving father on the IT Help Desk line posted by jadedturtle to FlickrWhore-ish Much? posted by DAH 76 to Flickr
  • New Sunday February 26, 2012

     
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  • Boston, MA High winds disrupt power to thousands around Massachusetts; ferries canceled

    February 26, 2012 Winds bring power outages Strong winds downed tree branches across the state today and forced the cancellation of ferry service ...

  • Boston, MA Warren, Kennedy served by same operatives who insist there’s no divided loyalties

    February 26, 2012 Political operatives on both sides find time to serve two candidates Democratic candidates Elizabeth Warren and Joseph P. Kennedy III ...

  • Boston, MA Hubway’s return means spring is approaching

    February 26, 2012 Hubway program entering a peak cycle In this week’s Starts & Stops: Though Hubway stations are not officially supposed to ...

  • New Saturday February 25, 2012

     
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  • 38-40 Beacon St. Brown looking to capture ‘Reagan Democrats’ with contraception stance

    February 25, 2012 Brown hoping to capture ‘Reagan Democrats’ vote By stoking the national controversy over coverage for contraception, US Senator Scott Brown ...

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  • Massachusetts State House posted by dovetaildw to FlickrA windy sunset posted by ryancatalani to FlickrThe 54th Regiment posted by dovetaildw to FlickrPark Street Church posted by timsackton to Flickr
  • New February 24, 2012

     
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  • 38-40 Beacon St. The Rev. Edward O’Flaherty, a former New England Jesuit provincial and former president of the Weston Jesuit School of ...

    February 24, 2012 Edward O’Flaherty, Jesuit leader, college president The Rev. Edward M. O’Flaherty, former provincial of the Jesuit Province of ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. Kimani Washington says he agreed to testify because mother and child were slain in Mattapan massacre

    February 24, 2012 Key witness says he’s testifying to avoid life term Kimani Washington ended three days of testimony against his cousin ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. ‘Stop. Think. Let it Go’ video aims to stop youth violence in Massachusetts

    February 24, 2012 New video aims to curb youth violence The new public service announcement is posted on Governor Deval Patrick’s YouTube ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. City experiences spike in deadly and nonfatal violence in the past week

    February 24, 2012 Violent crime rise alarms activists After one homicide in the first five weeks of the year, there have been four ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. Senator Scott Brown invokes Kennedy

    February 24, 2012 Brown invokes Ted Kennedy on birth control When he was running to fill the office left vacant by the death ...

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  • DSC_0779 posted by Klovesquared Photography to Flickr1988-negatives-Swan-Boat-sheet15-frame23 posted by Paul-W to FlickrDSC_0784 posted by Klovesquared Photography to FlickrDSC_0778 posted by Klovesquared Photography to Flickr
  • New February 23, 2012

     
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  • 38-40 Beacon St. Federal judge rejects challenge to state’s abortion clinic buffer zone law

    February 23, 2012 Judge upholds abortion clinic buffer zone A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the state abortion clinic buffer zone ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. MBTA superintendents sue T over firings related to bus-inspection inquiry

    February 23, 2012 Ousted T officials sue to get jobs back Two MBTA garage supervisors who lost their jobs in 2010 for their ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. Tension rises in Mattapan quadruple slaying trial; spectator calls key witness a ‘rat’

    February 23, 2012 The defense rips into key testimony at murder trial The testimony of a key prosecution witness today was interrupted when ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. Supreme Court’s decision to hear an affirmative action admissions case stokes anxiety at Massachusetts colleges

    February 23, 2012 Mass. colleges gird for fight over admissions Colleges are gearing up for a fight over the use of racial preferences ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. The lies he told

    February 23, 2012 Spinning deadly lies We don’t yet know whether the awful morning of September 28, 2010 went down the way ...

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  • New February 22, 2012

     
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  • 38-40 Beacon St. SJC rules teens who host underage parties but don’t supply alcohol not liable

    February 22, 2012 SJC rules underage party host not liable The state’s highest court ruled today that teenagers who host underage drinking ...

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  • Cheers posted by Heloisa Madela to FlickrAwful posted by DAH 76 to FlickrAwful posted by DAH 76 to Flickr
  • New February 21, 2012

     
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  • 38-40 Beacon St. Mild weather has Boston gardens, gardeners springing to life already

    February 21, 2012 Jumping ahead of Mother Nature Blossoms already enliven forsythia and hellebores in Boston gardens, and buds even hint at spring ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. Globe's Spotlight Team report on drunk driving wins Polk Award

    February 21, 2012 Globe receives Polk Award for story on judges The Boston Globe Spotlight Team has won a George Polk Award, one ...

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  • New February 20, 2012

     
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  • 38-40 Beacon St. Elizabeth Child’s GOP allegiance questioned in run for Barney Frank’s vacated House seat

    February 20, 2012 Childs’s allegiance to GOP scrutinized If Brookline psychiatrist and Republican Elizabeth Childs happens to win the race to succeed ...

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  • State House 1 posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrState House 2 posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrBoston Common posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrIce Skating on Boston Common posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrState House 3 posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrPublic Gardens posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrSquirrel posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrShadows posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrHookers Entrance! posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrOne Crazy Man Band posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrBoston, MA Granary Burying Ground posted by army.arch to Flickrfrog pond skating rink posted by viewsnortheast to FlickrA leader of men and an ardent patriot. posted by jasongraphix to FlickrBoston, MA Granary Burying Ground posted by army.arch to FlickrBoston Common 2 posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrWashington Statue posted by Mike_Bull81 to FlickrOutdoor Bookshop posted by Mike_Bull81 to Flickr
  • New February 19, 2012

     
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  • 38-40 Beacon St. CAMPAIGN 2012: Funding the Mass. race for the US Senate

    February 19, 2012 The US Senate race in Massachusetts is on pace to be among the most expensive in the country.

  • 38-40 Beacon St. Top official favors fare hike over service cut

    February 19, 2012 Extensive cuts in MBTA service now appear less likely as leaders of the state’s transportation system near a deadline ...

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  • Winter day on the Common, Boston posted by drocksfury to FlickrCharles Street Market posted by vincentchao to Flickr
  • New February 18, 2012

     
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  • 38-40 Beacon St. Elie Wiesel asks Mitt Romney to denounce Mormon practice of posthumously baptizing Holocaust victims

    February 18, 2012 Romney asked to denounce baptisms Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize winner, whose parents were posthumously baptized in ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. Romney once supported police union’s biggest perk

    February 18, 2012 In Quinn bill debate, Romney stood by labor Mitt Romney this week accused President Obama of kowtowing to “big labor ...

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  • New February 17, 2012

     
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  • 38-40 Beacon St. Globe photographers win seven first-place awards from press association

    February 17, 2012 Globe wins 7 first prizes in photo awards Boston Globe photographers captured seven first-place awards, including Photographer of the Year ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. Patrick administration won’t turn over Murray’s cellphone records around time of car crash

    February 17, 2012 Request for Murray’s data denied Governor Patrick’s administration declined a request for records of who the lieutenant governor ...

  • 38-40 Beacon St. Poll puts Scott Brown ahead of Elizabeth Warren in US Senate race

    February 17, 2012 In new poll, Brown in lead over Warren Republican US Senator Scott Brown now has a 9-point lead over Elizabeth ...

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  • Mud Puddle in the Public Garden posted by mailgirl333 to FlickrRoss on the Common posted by hipster_garbage to Flickr posted by seanfenlon to FlickrInto the Lights posted by hipster_garbage to FlickrMake Way!!! posted by mailgirl333 to Flickr
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