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A real estate company surprised employees with $10 million in bonuses at a holiday party

Tessa Majors, an 18-year-old Barnard student, is fatally stabbed near campus

Video: Woman in 'Grace in Boston' Peloton ad gives interivew on 'Today' show

Local
Here's a look at Boston's bold, car-less design for the new Northern Avenue Bridge
Marathon bombing
Did the marathon bomber get a fair trial in Boston? That's the question before an appeals court.
Patriots
Asante Samuel has been sharing stories from his Patriots career on Twitter
Patriots
Robert Kraft speaks at Trump’s White House Hanukkah event
Patriots
Roger Goodell: No updates on Patriots’ videotaping incident, Antonio Brown probe
BROCKTON
Woman struck by Brockton police cruiser dies, officials say
Mr. Grinch
Someone is stealing Christmas decorations in Wrentham. Police want the public’s help finding the ‘vile Grinch.’
ANIMAL CRUELTY
Woman charged after animals, kids found living in squalor

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Hayden Marshall-Inman

Maine camp community mourns New Zealand man killed in volcano eruption

Boston Bruins goalie Jaroslav Halak blocks a shot during the second period of Wednesday's game against the Washington Capitals.

3 takeaways from the Bruins' 3-2 loss to the Capitals

Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway, New Hampshire.

These are the most and least expensive New England ski resorts for a ski getaway, according to HomeToGo

AJ Dillon's last game with Boston College was a memorable one.

A look back, and a look ahead, after a busy few weeks for BC football

Boston, MA - 9/23/2019 - Rep. Joe Kennedy shakes hands with a man outside of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program during Kennedy's tour of local service providers in Boston, Mass. on Monday, Sept. 23. (Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe) Topic: 24kennedy

Here's why Joe Kennedy III is speaking out about safe injection sites

Love Letters

We’re still hiking together

Boston Globe

Rhode Island EMS crews brought patients to the hospital with misplaced breathing tubes: None of them survived

Rhode Island EMS crews brought patients to the hospital with misplaced breathing tubes: None of them survived

This year's Nativity scene at Saint Susanna Parish in Dedham.

A parish's Nativity scene puts a stark spotlight on climate change

Tom Brady Best Buddies Challenge

Tom Brady steps down from local role in Best Buddies charity

Blue Bottle Coffee opened its first Massachusetts location in Harvard Square.

Blue Bottle aims to get rid of all single-use cups by the end of 2020

Real Estate

Less than $550,000 could get you this waterfront cottage in Quincy

Less than $550,000 could get you this waterfront cottage in Quincy

Ask the Job Doc.

How do I make my resume sound authentic? Elaine Varelas provides insight

Calgary skyline at night

Air Canada will add nonstop seasonal service between Boston and this city in 2020

The third-generation all-new 2020 Kia Soul has arrived a little wiser and a little older.

The 2020 Kia Soul is the ultimate economy machine