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Man held without bail in shooting death of his girlfriend near Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine -- Austin Doucette, 24, appeared in court Wednesday afternoon in Farmington, Maine, and acknowledged the murder charge against him in the killing of his girlfriend.

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April hearing set in wrongful death suit brought against father of Harmony Montgomery -- Harmony's mother, Crystal R. Sorey, filed suit last summer against the girl's father, Adam Montgomery.

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CENTRAL CATHOLIC 74, SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL 64 (OT) -- Central Catholic boys' basketball follows Javi Lopez's lead into Division 1 championship -- The Raiders survived a spirited effort from No. 12 Springfield Central, which forced overtime, but Lopez finished with a game-high 30 points to keep Central Catholic's season going.

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Lehigh 74, Boston University 60 -- Boston University men go 1 for 16 on 3-pointers in loss to Lehigh in Patriot League final

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Patriots still in need of adding an edge rusher in free agency

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Judge orders release of 14-year-old girl detained by federal immigration agents in Marlborough and transferred to New York -- The Department of Homeland Security claimed later Wednesday that agents took the girl into custody to protect her from suspected gang members she was in a car with.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - A gray Thursday is on tap as chill and showers linger - The warmest part of the day will occur in the morning, with temperatures slipping throughout the afternoon.

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Catholic school in Medford announces 'heart-wrenching decision' to close after nearly 100 years -- Enrollment at Saint Joseph School has been declining steadily, school officials said.

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SJC rules charter schools must comply with public records law -- The court concluded that charter schools qualify as government entities under the law because they perform a core public function and operate with taxpayer funding.

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Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen from sinking vessel off Maine coast

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Vermont man killed by pit bull in Essex home, police say

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Boston lawyer sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing $2 million from clients

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Kraft Group reaches deal with Foxborough on security funding for World Cup games at Gillette Stadium -- Less than a week before a deadline set by the town's select board, the Boston host committee, Kraft Sports & Entertainment, and Foxborough settled their dispute over $7.8 million.

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Boston police release body-camera footage of officers breaking up Patriots afterparty: 'Do you know who is in the room?' -- The late-night party led to the brief suspension of a downtown restaurant's liquor license.

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Watch all the videos released by Boston police

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See how free agency unfolded on Wednesday

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An artist renounced his family. They sued to acquire his life's work. -- A photographer in Arkansas was unappreciated during his lifetime. He was discovered after his death, setting a legal dispute.

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After legal battle with Harvard, woman's quest to reclaim images of enslaved ancestors culminates in public museum display -- The 15 daguerreotypes, the earliest known images of enslaved people in the United States, were unveiled Wednesday at the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C.

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JOAN VENNOCHI - The very 'unBoston' firing of BSO music director Andris Nelsons - The abrupt decision not to renew his contract reflects a changing Boston culture — one that values bluntness and disruption over restrained civility.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Could the GOP really lose the Senate? Three writers weigh in.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump is trying to rig the midterms. You can stop him.

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EDITORIAL -- 'Ain't No Sunshine' in Massachusetts public records law

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IDEAS | DANTE SANAEI AND ALEC LEVEN -- What were all those military drone ads on the T about?

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After drug-laced scale found in state office, Healey says she wishes former aide had 'never been hired' -- LaMar D. Cook pleaded not guilty last week to drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession charges.

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Massachusetts community colleges to launch apprenticeship degree programs -- Six Massachusetts community colleges are working together with employers across the state to start new apprenticeship degree programs that allow students to earn money working jobs related to their fields of study before graduation.

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Mattapan store owner to plead guilty to SNAP benefit scam that earned him $1m, court records say -- Antonio Bonheur was approved to participate in the SNAP program even though a federal investigator described his store as "effectively a closet with shelves and a register," court records stated.

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Dorchester man sentenced in 2011 fatal shooting after murder conviction overturned -- Watt, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, is immediately eligible for parole due to credit for time served, officials said.

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There's something in the air in South Portland, Maine (and it's not good) Residents of South Portland, Maine, are concerned about high levels of benzene, a carcinogen, measured near petroleum storage tanks in close proximity to their homes.

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DEVRA FIRST -- Here's where chefs, bartenders, and restaurateurs from Ireland go to get a taste of home -- Which of the city's dozens of Irish-themed spots feel the most authentically Irish, on St. Patrick's Day and every other day?

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College students can 'call a boomer' from a new phone booth on Comm. Ave. Here's the idea behind it. The BU Pavement Coffeehouse was a natural location for the phone booth, with its college-age clientele and high foot traffic.

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It's now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe archive

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'You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!' is on a small stage, but it has big ideas

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Oscars 2026: How to stream all 10 best picture nominees

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Boston Ballet's 2026 'Winter Experience' is a program for all seasons

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team - Nearly 250 patients at top Mass. hospitals say they were abused by a renowned doctor. Why wasn't he stopped sooner? A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state's medical establishment missed key warning signs.

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Why Trump and the MAGA movement turned against Harvard -- Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, America's most powerful university grew vulnerable to attack. There were warning signs.

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Why the middle class is disappearing in Massachusetts -- The middle class in Massachusetts is being hollowed out. Driving the squeeze is a stratospheric rise in inequality.

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Water is coming for the Seaport; the whole city will be poorer for it. -- Buildings in the Seaport fund one-tenth of Boston's property-tax base. Flood waters and sea level rise will soon put that at risk.

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Katherine Gergen Barnett -- The hidden danger on our plates

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IDEAS | STEVEN ONOFUA -- Boston's 'zombie labs' delusion

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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BISHOP FEEHAN 89, ANDOVER 73 -- Another brilliant game from Brody Bumila has No. 14 Bishop Feehan boys' basketball in first D1 final -- The senior big man had 51 points and 22 rebounds to help the Shamrocks take down No. 2 Andover and reach their first state title game in program history.

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COLLEGES -- Northeastern, BU, Merrimack play on in Hockey East men's playoffs -- Northeastern got goals from seven skaters, while the Terriers struggled with Vermont until the third period and the Warriors nearly saw a three-goal lead disappear.

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MIAA GIRLS' BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS ROUNDUP -- South Hadley girls' basketball tops Millis for third straight trip to Division 4 championship game

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MIAA DIVISION 5 BOYS' BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS -- With superhuman show, Allen Brown Jr. propels Holbrook boys' basketball to first final in 61 years

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Trump targets major trading partners with new investigation -- The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a new investigation into unfair practices by 16 of America's largest trading partners.

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TALKING POINTS -- CCC agrees to limit delivery licenses until April 2029

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Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon

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LOVE LETTERS -- While I was on vacation, my girlfriend decided to break up with me out of the blue

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SPRING TRAVEL -- My mom missed her chance to see Elvis. On a whirlwind Memphis trip, we did the next best thing.

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THE BIG DAY -- She shoveled her car out of 2 feet of snow on her wedding day

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Boston Police body camera footage 5/5

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Boston Police body camera footage 4/5

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Patriots agree to sign free agent safety Kevin Byard to one-year, $9 million contract

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WNBA, players' union meet again hours after 12-hour marathon talks

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Pentagon blocks photographers from Hegseth's briefings on the Iran war

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That purple Hawaii vacation lei likely came from Thailand, and state lawmakers want to change that

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Senators Warren, Blumenthal ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump's library

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Pentagon reportedly tells Congress first week of Iran war cost more than $11.3 billion. Follow live updates.

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Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors

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Trump touts cutting drug prices, slams fellow Republican Rep. Massie during stops in Ohio, Kentucky

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A red fox stows away on cargo ship, traveling from England to US

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Bird rarely seen in the United States sends people flocking to Virginia

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Countries scramble to shore up global oil supplies as ships are attacked

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Kast takes office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship

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Strikes on Iran damage fabled heritage sites, angering Iranians

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The real cost of the war with Iran

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More shrinking pains at BPS

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Donald Trump wants to be emperor of the World Cup

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From blacksmithing to needlepoint, young people are embracing 'grandma hobbies'

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Do you really need a water filter? Here's what experts say.

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A Cape Cod mobile home park, powerful investors, and the fight over who gets to stay

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How a Boston chef found himself on top of the social media world

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Seamark restaurant in Encore Boston Harbor to close, weeks after employees unionized

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Six seats, multiple courses: Why tasting menus are booming on New Hampshire's Seacoast

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As another shutdown impacts travelers, some see privatizing TSA screening as a solution

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I went to Scotland to find family history, Highland culture — and a wee dram of whisky

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Letters from a dark past revisited in a darkening present

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A Whitney Biennial for the forlorn

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Big shoes, goofy costumes, and a lot of makeup: Professional clowns gather in Boston for annual convention

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A serialized novel from a Japanese literary superstar (mostly) satisfies

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Needham native Amy Littlefield hunts for the 'Killers of Roe' in a book of journalism that pays homage to Agatha Christie

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Boston-area authors recognized in Jewish Book Awards, LA Times Book Prizes

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'Reminders of Him' deserves to be forgotten

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'Eephus' captures what makes baseball movies so magical: They're the stuff of real life

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Oscar predictions: Here's who should win, and who will win, on Sunday night

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Watch the trailer: 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' is part of the new Pfeifferisance

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You'll be able to watch the UK version of 'Saturday Night Live' on Peacock

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Why are so many pop culture characters named Kevin?

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Five years after leaving Boston, Anjimile is still one of folk's finest storytellers

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Boston has a reputation as a hub for Irish music and culture. But what about the sounds of Cape Breton?

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A Florida woman has been charged in a shooting at Rihanna's Los Angeles home

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Emotional and musical fireworks abound in 'Stereophonic,' as creativity meets volatility

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'Antiquities' questions what the future of AI might hold for us

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In a time of isolation and division, The Jar uses art to pursue the 'most basic human thing,' connection.

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Here's what to eat to sleep a little better every day

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After tensions, Dana-Farber and Brigham say they will collaborate on physician assistants

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Angelika Saleh, the Angelika of Angelika Film Center, dies at 90

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Matt Snell dies at 84; carried Jets to stunning upset in Super Bowl III

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Karen Petrou, influential fiscal policy analyst and critic, dies at 72

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