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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’

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

Attorney General William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., on Sunday morning, March 24, 2019. Barr is preparing a summary of the findings of the special counsel investigating Russian election interference. The release of Barr's summary of the report's main conclusions is expected sometime Sunday.(AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Here's what the Massachusetts delegation is saying about Mueller's findings March 25, 2019 | 3:10 PM

Rep. Jose Serrano to retire at term's end, cites Parkinson's March 25, 2019 | 1:52 PM

Michael Avenatti talks to the media during a news conference.

Michael Avenatti charged with extortion and fraud March 25, 2019 | 1:48 PM

The Latest: UN views annexation of the Golan 'null and void' March 25, 2019 | 12:16 PM

Jeremy Richman stood with his wife, Jennifer Hensel, as she held a photo of their daughter, Avielle Richman, at the Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., in 2013.CreditCreditJessica Hill/Associated Press

The father of a Sandy Hook victim died from an apparent suicide March 25, 2019 | 12:02 PM

The Latest: House chairs want full Mueller report by April 2 March 25, 2019 | 11:54 AM

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Powerball jackpot is now at $750 million March 25, 2019 | 11:23 AM

An arson investigation is underway at the Islamic Center of Escondido in Escondido, Calif.

Note referencing New Zealand attack found at fire at California mosque March 25, 2019 | 11:06 AM

Salt Lake City.

'This is stalking on steroids': A Utah family has been the target of extreme stalking March 25, 2019 | 10:58 AM

High court won't referee dispute over Michael Jordan images March 25, 2019 | 10:52 AM

Passengers recount harrowing hours aboard stranded cruise ship facing 26-foot swells off Norway coast March 25, 2019 | 10:50 AM

Justices reject foreign company appeal over Mueller subpoena March 25, 2019 | 10:06 AM

Mueller report reprieve becomes Trump's re-election weapon March 25, 2019 | 9:57 AM

Trump signs declaration reversing US policy on Golan Heights March 25, 2019 | 9:34 AM

The Latest: Graham eyes FBI use of dossier in Russia probe March 25, 2019 | 7:49 AM

Survey: Business economists see slowdown in growth this year March 25, 2019 | 6:26 AM

As teen e-cigarette use climbs in Mass., nicotine addiction worsens March 25, 2019 | 5:00 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump hails an exoneration not offered March 25, 2019 | 12:39 AM

'Medicare for All' stirs up divisive issues for 2020 Dems March 25, 2019 | 12:30 AM

Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open March 25, 2019 | 12:26 AM

Democrats ask for Mueller files; GOP exclaims 'Move on' March 25, 2019 | 12:22 AM