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This is not a good time for basketball fans of a certain age in Chicago. Or for any sports fan out there, really. It's...

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Law enforcement worried about Somalis

By Bryan Bender and Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- A Somali-American community leader warned a US Senate panel today that Boston may be among...

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Carver seeking its first override in 25 years

Saying the town's schools are on a budget path to disaster, Carver school officials are asking residents to do what they haven't done in 25...

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Page one

State deficit may
hit $1b again

As tax revenue continues to dwindle, Beacon Hill leaders are confronting an additional budget gap of as much as $1 billion this year, forcing lawmakers to choose between deep spending cuts and broad-based tax increases. (By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff)

Report blasts city firetruck maintenance

The Boston Fire Department for years has taken a "loosey-goosey approach" to "virtually all areas of fleet management," failing to perform adequate maintenance on firetrucks, keeping shoddy records of repairs, and relying on poorly trained maintenance crews, a consultant's review said. (By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)

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SPECIAL REPORT A department under fire

Sick flocking to in-store clinics

In a state renowned for its elite teaching hospitals and high- technology medicine, the McDonald's of medicine is thriving. Six months after the first CVS MinuteClinics opened in the state, thousands have visited the in-store clinics for treatment of sore throats, bronchitis, and the flu. (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff)

MAP In-store clinic locations

Plastic or paper? Maybe neither

Environmental officials and the owners of hundreds of supermarkets throughout the state are expected to sign an agreement today to reduce by a third the plastic and paper bags the grocers distribute in Massachusetts. (By David Abel, Globe Staff)

Security officials warn
of Somali recruiting

A Somali-American community leader warned a Senate panel that Boston may be among a half dozen cities where youths are being recruited to travel to Somalia to fight alongside a radical Islamic group with links to Al Qaeda. (By Bryan Bender and Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)