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Boston, MA - 9/23/2018 - Boston police special operations truck and officers, on West Springfield st. The scene of a police officer shot. Suspect barricaded. 89 West Springfield st South End neighborhood of Boston (John Cetrino for The Boston Globe)

What we know about the shooting of a Boston police officer in the South End

The interior of INSA's medical marijuana dispensary in Springfield.

What to know before visiting the new recreational marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts

19roadtrips - Ride the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway for great mountain views. (Brenda Rudinsky/NHDTTD)

Connecticut man dies after fall down 250-foot waterfall in N.H.

AMHERST, MASS. -- Nov. 21, 2006 --The 22-story University of Massachusetts W.E.B. Du Bois Library is shown across from the campus pond. There have been renovations at the library, which now includes a cafe near the entrance and, on the lower level, an area called the Learning Commons with lounge chairs, computers, a writing center, study rooms and academic advising. -- PHOTOGRAPH BY NANCY PALMIERI

UMass fraternity charged after student got alcohol poisoning September 24, 2018 | 8:07 PM

Republicans are digging in on Kavanaugh. Here's why. September 24, 2018 | 6:37 PM

A man spat in a pregnant woman’s face after she wouldn’t pay his MBTA fare, police say September 24, 2018 | 6:01 PM

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State issues alert after surge in Hepatitis A cases September 24, 2018 | 5:35 PM

How an Indonesian teenager survived 49 days drifting at sea September 24, 2018 | 4:55 PM

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The Flyers are debuting their horrifying new mascot against the Bruins September 24, 2018 | 4:46 PM

One mariner killed, another injured in attack aboard a fishing vessel September 24, 2018 | 3:40 PM

Quincy, MA - 9/15/2018 - Senator Elizabeth Warren addresses the crowd during a town hall meeting at Quincy High School on Saturday, September 15, 2018. (Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe) Topic: (metro)

Elizabeth Warren wants Mass. residents to get out the vote in nearby out-of-state districts September 24, 2018 | 3:30 PM

Employers giving paid leave getting tax credits in new law September 24, 2018 | 3:27 PM

ATV crash in Massachusetts leaves one teenager dead, another injured September 24, 2018 | 2:09 PM

Fed's 3rd hike this year expected despite rising trade risks September 24, 2018 | 12:15 PM

Rosenstein still has his job _ at least till Trump showdown September 24, 2018 | 11:06 AM

Trump: No statehood for Puerto Rico with critics in office September 24, 2018 | 10:40 AM

Stow man dies after medical issue causes Northborough crash, police say September 24, 2018 | 10:28 AM

19-year-old woman dies in I-495 crash early Sunday morning September 24, 2018 | 10:10 AM

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A Mass. woman was bitten by a shark while spearfishing in the Bahamas September 24, 2018 | 9:55 AM

The Latest: Kavanaugh: I've never sexually assaulted anyone September 24, 2018 | 7:49 AM

Trump leads aggressive, all-out GOP drive to save Kavanaugh September 24, 2018 | 2:37 AM

Inside Democrats' struggle with the Kavanaugh accusation September 24, 2018 | 2:10 AM

Congress set to keep gov't open, delay action on border wall September 24, 2018 | 1:29 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong on judges, 'plummeting' poverty September 24, 2018 | 1:26 AM

Some farmers worry Trump's bailout checks won't be enough September 24, 2018 | 1:18 AM

Congress considering nearly $1.7B Florence relief package September 23, 2018 | 3:00 PM

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Sex trafficking trial expected to get underway in Mass. September 23, 2018 | 2:23 PM

Major flooding lingering more than a week after Florence September 23, 2018 | 1:16 PM

In this Sept. 20, 2018 photo, BHS Register editors, from left, Julia Shannon-Grillo, Halle Newman, Nataleigh Noble and Jenna Peterson stand outside the Burlington High School in Burlington, Vt. The students stood up to censorship in their student newspaper and won. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Vermont high school journalists stand up to censorship and win September 23, 2018 | 1:07 PM

Boston City Hall

Activists plan climate preparedness week in Boston September 23, 2018 | 12:28 PM

The Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood in Portland Maine.

After 84 years, 2 nuns are leaving Portland monastery; moving to NH September 23, 2018 | 12:23 PM

The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant.

Federal regulators to meet on proposed sale of Mass. nuke plant after closing September 23, 2018 | 11:53 AM

You can get free bananas in Boston on Tuesday.

$18M worth of cocaine found in bananas given to Texas prison September 23, 2018 | 11:50 AM