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This Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, photo shows the campus of Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vt. The liberal arts college, which saw enrollment drop 43 percent over the last decade, announced it will close in May, going the way of some other small schools that have struggled to stay afloat. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

The ‘perfect storm’ behind the recent college closings and how it could change New England

Lexington Minuteman Bikeway.

Bicyclist dies following collision on Minuteman Bikeway in Lexington

Maine Medical Center nurses.

‘Something is definitely in the water here’

Lexington Minuteman Bikeway.

Lexington police identify victim in deadly bike-path crash March 26, 2019 | 10:59 AM

Samya Stumo

‘Samya was infectiously vibrant, intensely curious, and lived her life to the fullest’ March 26, 2019 | 10:43 AM

Supreme Court tosses $315 million award in USS Cole lawsuit March 26, 2019 | 10:42 AM

Alaska moose-hunter can 'rev up' his hovercraft, court rules March 26, 2019 | 10:33 AM

Shawn McKeough Jr.

'His family is proud he stayed true to who he was' March 26, 2019 | 10:27 AM

US House passes bills meant to pressure Venezuela's Maduro March 26, 2019 | 10:14 AM

Pompeo expands ban on US aid for abortion, related services March 26, 2019 | 10:02 AM

Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern is one of the people announcing the creation of the United Legal Defense Fund for Immigrants.

‘I want action,’ Cambridge mayor writes after learning friend died following struggle with addiction March 26, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Dems cry foul as Trump calls for striking down 'Obamacare' March 26, 2019 | 9:49 AM

Wayfair in Copley Place.

Wayfair to open its first permanent mall store March 26, 2019 | 9:36 AM

Nails stuck in oranges and cardboard left on N.H. road, police say March 26, 2019 | 9:28 AM

Russell Park in Quincy.

Quincy police search for suspect who assaulted, robbed woman in city park March 26, 2019 | 9:12 AM

Elizabeth Warren on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Elizabeth Warren tells Stephen Colbert there are more important things than the Mueller report March 26, 2019 | 8:56 AM

House Democrats to unveil Affordable Care Act rescue package March 26, 2019 | 8:07 AM

Ethics body questions ex-EPA chief's $50-a-night condo deal March 26, 2019 | 7:53 AM

Supreme Court hears arguments over partisan redistricting March 26, 2019 | 12:22 AM

New trade deal getting a boost from Trump, business groups March 26, 2019 | 12:22 AM

Pentagon to defend projects targeted by Trump border project March 26, 2019 | 12:18 AM

House tries to override 1st Trump veto in border wall fight March 26, 2019 | 12:17 AM

Trump says investigation abused him, led to 'evil things' March 26, 2019 | 12:16 AM

Pentagon: Missile defense test succeeds in shootdown March 25, 2019 | 10:36 PM

Massachusetts State Police headquarters.

Trooper sentenced to supervised release in overtime probe March 25, 2019 | 6:57 PM

Mueller's obstruction punt left question in Barr's hands March 25, 2019 | 5:58 PM

Victory lap and accolades: Trump has, perhaps, best day ever March 25, 2019 | 5:39 PM

GOP turns fury on Schiff over Russian collusion claims March 25, 2019 | 5:28 PM

Rep Terri Sewell, left, and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talk with Coffee Shoppe owner Jackie Smith in Selma, Ala., on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Elizabeth Warren explained why she opposes term limits for Congress March 25, 2019 | 5:18 PM

Adam Welshimer

'It's the same guy you just arrested' March 25, 2019 | 4:52 PM

Kitty and Leila with Andre and Elizabeth Marion.

Update: 'Best friends' Kitty and Leila got adopted. Together. March 25, 2019 | 4:17 PM

Woburn MA 4/8/16 Middlesex DA Marion Ryan, Mike Duggan of Wicked Sober, 13 Middlesex Police Chiefs, and 9 EMS representatives at a press conference to raise the awareness to the spike in heroin overdoses at the Middlesex District Attorney Offices on Friday April 8, 2016. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff)
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Middlesex district attorney creates 'Cold Case Unit' March 25, 2019 | 4:00 PM

Man killed in Dedham crash, police say March 25, 2019 | 3:44 PM