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Whitey Bulger’s gal pal pleads guilty to contempt

BOSTON (AP) — The woman who spent 16 years on the run with Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger pleaded guilty Wednesday to a criminal contempt charge for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating whether other people helped him as a fugitive. Catherine Greig, 64, entered her plea

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Expelled Rep’s Facebook post suggests possible run for office

STATE HOUSE — Call it a comeback? Former state Rep Carlos Henriquez, who in 2014 became the first member of the House to be expelled by his colleagues in almost a century, stoked speculation on Wednesday that he may be eyeing a return to the House with a cryptic Facebook update.

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The high cost of academically under-qualified teachers

It was once a matter of common sense that teachers cannot teach what they do not know. And research supports the view that a teacher's knowledge of his or her subject area is, so far, the best and only predictor of student achievement. In Massachusetts, common sense guided

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Robert Cordy to retire, giving Baker his first high court nominee

STATE HOUSE — Supreme Judicial Court Justice Robert Cordy plans to retire in August, the court announced Wednesday, creating the first opportunity for Gov. Charlie Baker to make an appointment to the state's highest court.

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‘Millionaire tax’ will tie their hands on policy, group warns lawmakers

STATE HOUSE — Ahead of a potential vote on the proposal, the Massachusetts High Technology Council warned Wednesday that a proposed 4 percent surtax on incomes over $1 million would "severely limit legislative and citizen power to set and amend tax policy in response to economic conditions." The House

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‘Love Story’ actors return to Harvard 45 years later

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actors Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal rolled onto the Harvard campus Monday in an antique convertible similar to the one used in "Love Story" and reminisced about the film that made them household names nearly half a century ago. Both actors said in

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This week in New England history: Feb. 1-7

A list of significant dates in New England history:

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Probers uncover record $13.7 million in welfare fraud

BOSTON – State welfare fraud investigators uncovered a record $13.7 million in bogus claims in fiscal 2015, according to state Auditor Suzanne Bump. The amount was up 44 percent from the previous year, Bump told the Legislature's Joint Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday. She said her office&