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Spotlight Investigation- The taking of Cell 15- Secrecy, assaults, and accountability in prison - The Boston Globe - 8-14-21

Spotlight Investigation- Failure of command- The inside story of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home outbreak - The Boston Globe - 5-21-21

State Police colonel tasked with reform is accused of breaking rules to promote his allies - The Boston Globe - 3-3-21

After finding glitch, Massachusetts suspends use of controversial camera system that lets police track cars - The Boston Globe - 12-23-20

Two former State Police supervisors indicted on federal fraud, theft charges in alleged yearslong payroll scheme - The Boston Globe - 12-11-20

Amid more State Police controversy, Baker, lawmakers point fingers at each other - The Boston Globe - 10-20-20

Dozens of State Police troopers remain on the force despite past illegal conduct - The Boston Globe - 10-18-20

Pressure mounts on prosecutors to scrutinize police, disclose troubled pasts - The Boston Globe - 10-9-20

State Police uncovered more trooper payroll issues. This time, they kept it in-house - The Boston Globe - 9-14-20

With dangerous truckers, most states fail to act quickly on warnings - The Boston Globe - 9-13-20

3 current and 6 retired Boston police officers charged with overtime fraud - The Boston Globe - 9-2-20

Why didn't anyone stop Volodymyr Zhukovskyy - The Boston Globe - 8-22-20

State licensing loopholes keep thousands of bad drivers on the road - The Boston Globe - 8-18-20

State Police lost thousands of e-mails related to trooper overtime fraud case - The Boston Globe - 8-14-20

Within BPD, complaints against officers rarely confirmed or result in punishment - The Boston Globe - 7-18-20

Most State Police troopers implicated in overtime fraud scandal will keep their jobs - The Boston Globe - 7-10-20

When it comes to Boston Police reforms, unions are often the sticking point - The Boston Globe - 6-25-20

BPD spent more than $200k on military-style equipment in first five months of 2020 - The Boston Globe - 6-23-20

Boston's highest-paid worker - a cop accused of payroll abuse in 2007 - The Boston Globe - 6-17-20

Late night deals, international holdups, curious characters: Inside MA's PPE quest - The Boston Globe - 6-11-20

Businesses closed for months now face looting aftermath - The Boston Globe - 6-1-20

Hundreds of Mass. workers say companies failed to protect them from COVID-19 - The Boston Globe - 5-17-20

Before coronavirus, 2 out of 3 Mass. nursing homes broke outbreak prevention rules - The Boston Globe - 4-9-20

Social distancing 'vigilantes' are reporting your violations - The Boston Globe - 4-2-20

Shutdowns, stay-at-home orders may be slowing coronavirus spread, new data show - The Boston Globe - 4-1-20

State Police OT scheme, illegal ticket quota was devised by higher-ups 20 years ago - The Boston Globe - 2-7-20

State Police head says he'll seek to terminate 22 in overtime fraud scandal - The Boston Globe - 1-31-20

Governor announces changes for scandal-plagued State Police force - The Boston Globe - 1-16-20

Former Medford police chief knew of major payroll scandal, but didn’t seek outside probe - The Boston Globe - 11-24-19

Investigation into Boston police overtime fraud focused on three officers in evidence unit - The Boston Globe - 11-15-19

Baker names Christopher Mason as new State Police commander - The Boston Globe - 11-13-19

Higher-ranking State Police officers ordered troopers to skip overtime shifts, court filing says - The Boston Globe - 11-11-19

State Police boss Colonel Kerry Gilpin steps down - The Boston Globe - 11-6-19

State Police head stays in the shadows amid unrelenting scandals - The Boston Globe - 10-8-19

Mass. State Police is plagued with scandal. Lawmakers’ response? Crickets - The Boston Globe - 9-30-19

State Police found years-old records in fraud scandal after telling prosecutors they didn’t exist - The Boston Globe - 9-10-19

N.H. suspends 900 licenses after review, but Sununu says it’s a ‘different situation’ than Mass. - The Boston Globe - 8-28-19

With one leader arrested and his successor facing recall, turmoil engulfs the powerful state troopers’ union - The Boston Globe - 8-28-19

How a trooper’s alleged racist remark ignited the State Police overtime scandal - The Boston Globe - 8-17-19

Company cited after woman critically injured in North End by falling metal - The Boston Globe - 7-26-19

Prosecutors drop assault case against actor Kevin Spacey - The Boston Globe - 7-17-19

RMV suspends hundreds more Mass. licenses amid internal review - The Boston Globe - 7-12-19

Man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him invokes Fifth when asked about missing cellphone - The Boston Globe - 7-8-19

‘It’s a failure across the board.’ Advocates say RMV’s blunder points to bigger issues - The Boston Globe - 7-2-19

In wake of deadly crash, Mass. suspends more than 500 licenses - The Boston Globe - 7-1-19

More arrests, drug abuse detailed for man charged in N.H. crash that killed 7 - The Boston Globe - 6-27-19

Fallout from fatal New Hampshire crash continues with state officials pointing fingers - The Boston Globe - 6-26-19

MBTA among nation’s worst for derailments, records show - The Boston Globe - 6-11-19

Trooper in OT scandal says many of his colleagues also committed fraud, bosses knew about it - The Boston Globe - 5-29-19

State Police destroyed key records in OT probe - The Boston Globe - 5-14-19

Judge asks prosecutors why they haven’t pursued conspiracy charges in State Police OT scandal - The Boston Globe - 5-2-19

The governor promised State Police reforms. A year later, results are mixed - The Boston Globe - 4-26-19

The State Police know every time you drive on or off Cape Cod - The Boston Globe - 4-6-19

State Police had a quota system for issuing tickets, prosecutors allege - The Boston Globe - 3-18-19

As safety concerns increase, US grounds troubled Boeing 737 model - The Boston Globe - 3-13-19

Young pianist crushed in building collapse must find a way to start again - The Boston Globe - 2-22-19

State Police under scrutiny for handling of guns seized at Logan Airport - The Boston Globe - 2-20-19

Long delays in State Police crash probes are strikingly routine - The Boston Globe - 2-6-19

Rhode Island community suffers through days-long natural gas outage - The Boston Globe - 1-26-19

Patriots Day’ got a $16 million state subsidy, new records show - The Boston Globe - 1-9-19

Kevin Spacey enters not guilty plea in Nantucket sexual assault case - The Boston Globe - 1-7-19

Questions surface over Kevin Spacey’s ‘secret court’ hearing - The Boston Globe - 1-6-19

Kevin Spacey faces criminal complaint in alleged sex assault at Nantucket bar - The Boston Globe - 12-24-18

Boston lags on tickets to enforce speed limit - The Boston Globe - 12-24-18

A new report outlines what needs to happen next at Steamship Authority - The Boston Globe - 12-17-18

Embattled former union boss retires from Massachusetts State Police - The Boston Globe - 11-21-18

Environmental Police higher-ups helped scuttle tickets for colonel’s friend, record shows - The Boston Globe - 10-17-18

NTSB report - Overpressurized gas lines caused Lawrence-area explosions, fires - The Boston Globe - 10-11-18

State Police tried to destroy payroll records during fraud investigations - The Boston Globe - 10-10-18

State Police force shrinks, while workload grows - The Boston Globe - 10-1-18

State Police union president Pullman resigns amid new federal probe - The Boston Globe - 9-28-18

Baker and Columbia Gas unveil massive recovery plan - The Boston Globe - 9-21-18

Gas company’s plan for speedy replacement work raises safety fears - The Boston Globe - 9-20-18

Columbia Gas faulted by federal investigators for major rupture in 2012 - The Boston Globe - 9-14-18

A Boston bridge has had a zero rating for 17 years. No long-term fix is in sight - The Boston Globe - 9-12-18

Another state law enforcement agency battling payroll inconsistencies - The Boston Globe - 8-27-18

State Police got many warnings on payroll abuse. And they did nothing - The Boston Globe - 8-13-18

MBTA closes Alewife parking garage for weekend due to safety concerns - The Boston Globe - 8-10-18

Former public safety secretary to consult with scandal-plagued State Police - The Boston Globe - 7-18-18

As State Police overtime probe intensifies, troopers race to lock in pensions and retire - The Boston Globe - 7-2-18

After an $18m overhaul, one Steamship Authority boat reeked of sewage. Then things got worse - The Boston Globe - 5-25-18

Martha's Vineyard ferry cancellations have reached 550 so far this year - The Boston Globe - 5-11-18

GPS to be activated in all State Police cruisers - The Boston Globe - 5-2-18

Mass. agencies failed to disclose millions in spending - The Boston Globe - 4-30-18

State Police payroll head charged with allegedly stealing from the agency - The Boston Globe - 4-18-18

More hidden Mass State Police pay surfaces. This time - millions in perks - The Boston Globe - 4-18-18

In Seaport, it’s State Police vs. Boston police in battle over turf - The Boston Globe - 4-4-18

Concealment of State Police pay records was ‘clearly deliberate,’ Baker says - The Boston Globe - 3-27-18

State Police pay higher than reported, data hidden for years - The Boston Globe - 3-26-18

245 State Police troopers earned more than $200,000 last year - The Boston Globe - 3-12-18

Here’s one idea to make ‘Storrowing’ a thing of the past - The Boston Globe - 2-8-18

Could a ‘night mayor’ awaken Boston’s sleepy night life - The Boston Globe - 12-22-17

How releasing more mosquitoes might actually curb their population - The Boston Globe - 11-14-17

Can optical illusions trick drivers into slowing down - The Boston Globe - 11-39-17

What would happen if Boston got 50 inches of rain - The Boston Globe - 8-30-17

Could underwater garages solve Boston’s parking shortage - The Boston Globe - 8-22-17

One N.H. town got tough on bears. It passed an ordinance - The Boston Globe - 8-7-17

States with Election Day registration see bonus for democracy - The Boston Globe - 8-2-17

Stay less than 10 m.p.h. above speed limit and you’re unlikely to be ticketed - The Boston Globe - 7-28-17

Press it if you will, but the pedestrian button is mostly show - The Boston Globe - 7-24-17

In Chelsea, coalition aims to save lives on verge of unraveling - The Boston Globe - 7-9-17

Mass. towns balking at pot shops as Beacon Hill weighs tighter local approvals - The Boston Globe - 7-8-17

Car drives into group of pedestrians in E. Boston - The Boston Globe - 7-3-17

A simple way to make Boston’s subway a bit less chaotic - The Boston Globe - 6-26-17

Paris offers a model to bring swimming to Charles River - The Boston Globe - 6-18-17

Food trucks more likely to be shut down for health risk than restaurants - The Boston Globe - 6-4-17

High lead levels found at hundreds of Massachusetts schools - The Boston Globe - 5-2-17

Mass. had highest rate of opioid-related ER visits - The Boston Globe - 4-3-17

Gas stations disappearing across Massachusetts - The Boston Globe - 3-23-17

Mass. students are increasingly diverse. But their teachers are not. - The Boston Globe - 2-13-17

The bars where drivers got drunk before their OUI arrests - The Boston Globe - 12-31-16

Record number of campus assaults reported as more victims come forward - The Boston Globe - 12-23-16

State scans Mass. driver’s license photos to find matches with suspects - The Boston Globe - 12-20-16

Are concussions among Mass. student athletes being taken seriously enough - The Boston Globe - 12-15-16

Lawsuit says Brown University did not properly investigate alleged rape by football players - The Boston Globe - 11-17-16

High lead levels found more than 160 school buildings in Mass. - The Boston Globe - 11-16-16

Communities scramble to find emergency water sources - The Boston Globe - 9-14-16

Controversial sex assault sentence the norm in Mass. - The Boston Globe - 9-4-16

Transportation officials - Electronic toll collection will begin on Pike in Oct. - The Boston Globe - 8-22-16

New Mass. gantries can alert authorities if certain vehicles pass through - The Boston Globe - 8-21-16

What those gantries on the Mass. Pike are secretly doing - and why you should care - The Boston Globe - 8-6-16

Colleges in Boston once again come up short on payments for municipal services - The Boston Globe - 8-3-16

How dozens of convicted rapists in Mass. have avoided prison - The Boston Globe - 7-6-16

Giving away $500k is tougher than you might imagine - The Boston Globe - 6-16-16

Mass. drivers getting more tickets for texting while driving - The Boston Globe - 5-16-16

Headed to the grocery store - Read this first - The Boston Globe - 4-6-16

Boston school officials promise more testing of water for lead contamination - The Boston Globe - 3-24-16

$100m loan program aims to replace Mass. lead water lines - The Boston Globe - 3-30-16

Lawmakers in Congress query colleges on endowments - The Boston Globe - 2-11-16

Lead declines in Boston-area water supply, but caution still advised - The Boston Globe - 2-11-16

Federal report finds Mass. had highest rate of abused children in nation - The Boston Globe - 1-28-16

Mass. homeowners to be billed $200 more in property taxes on average this year - The Boston Globe - 1-18-16

General Electric will leave its mark on Fairfield - The Boston Globe - 1-17-16

Green Line extension would be far more costly than past MBTA expansion projects - The Boston Globe - 1-2-16

Pilots in Mass. report near collisions with drones - The Boston Globe - 12-20-15

Boston EMS response times slow amid surge in calls for medical help - The Boston Globe - 11-29-15

Boston to assign restaurants letter grades for cleanliness, food safety - The Boston Globe - 11-9-15

Boston lagging well behind in goal for inspection of apartments - The Boston Globe - 10-6-15

Pilot dies on Boston-bound American Airlines flight - The Boston Globe - 10-5-15

Study - Nearly one-quarter of college women say they were victim of assault - The Boston Globe - 9-21-15

Some of Boston’s busiest developers fall well shy of hiring goals - The Boston Globe - 8-28-15

Lawmakers consider taxing short-term rentals through sites like Airbnb - The Boston Globe - 8-23-15

How the foster care system works - The Boston Globe - 8-17-15

Cyclist’s death spotlights Mass. Ave. peril - The Boston Globe - 8-7-15

Push to hire more pathologists stalls; medical examiner plans to add staff - The Boston Globe - 8-2-15

Boston considers grading system for restaurant cleanliness, food safety - The Boston Globe - 5-29-15

Progress made, but many Massachusetts bridges remain structurally deficient - The Boston Globe - 5-28-15

Inspections find serious violations widespread in Boston’s restaurants - The Boston Globe - 5-25-15

Construction companies fall short of Boston goals for women, city residents - The Boston Globe - 5-17-15

Long trail of violence preceded fatal trip for Sudbury couple - The Boston Globe - 5-6-15

Not Romney’s Bain Capital: Boston investment firm home to diverse political views - The Boston Globe - 4-15-15

Most federal sexual violence complaints against colleges dismissed without penalties - The Boston Globe - 4-8-15

Crash renews concerns about mental health screening for airline pilots - The Boston Globe - 3-26-15

MIT students open up about stress - The Boston Globe - 3-17-15

State shifts procedures on autopsies to ease backlog - The Boston Globe - 3-17-15

For museums and other cultural destinations, February was the cruelest month - The Boston Globe - 3-9-15

Boston College faces criticism, investigations over accessibility of campus - The Boston Globe - 2-18-15

Caret’s legacy enlivens search for next UMass president - The Boston Globe - 12-22-14

UMass president Robert L. Caret resigns; will go to Maryland - The Boston Globe - 12-17-14

Full-time faculty at Boston area colleges take steps to unionize - The Boston Globe - 12-16-14

Food pantries filling need for students at Mass. public colleges - The Boston Globe - 12-15-14

Harvard professor Benjamin G. Edelman apologizes over Chinese-food fight - The Boston Globe - 12-10-14

Worcester seeks to burnish image as college town - The Boston Globe - 11-28-14

UMass Amherst cuts ties with Bill Cosby - The Boston Globe - 11-26-14

Colleges face quandary over ties to Cosby - The Boston Globe - 11-25-14

Transportation Building holds interest for Emerson - The Boston Globe - 11-13-14

Simmons becomes 3rd women’s college to accept transgender students - The Boston Globe - 11-7-14

Harvard secretly photographed students to study class attendance - The Boston Globe - 11-5-14

In MIT survey, 1 in 6 female students report being victim of sex assault - The Boston Globe - 10-28-14

Biggest colleges coming up short in voluntary payments to city - The Boston Globe - 10-27-14

Walsh seeks to curb number of off-campus college students, crack down on rental woes - The Boston Globe - 10-9-14

Reports of sexual assaults on area college campuses rise sharply - The Boston Globe - 10-6-14

Prosecutors re-open investigation into heroin overdose death at UMass Amherst - The Boston Globe - 10-4-14

UMass suspends confidential informant program - The Boston Globe - 10-1-14

UMass to review part of confidential-informant policy - The Boston Globe - 9-29-14

Colleges step up vigilance of risks for students early in the school year - The Boston Globe - 9-27-14

Steps urged at UMass after ‘Blarney Blowout’ melee - The Boston Globe - 9-19-14

Amid concern over troubling reports, fraternities seek to reshape image - The Boston Globe - 9-8-14

As students return, city vows to step up efforts to improve off-campus housing - The Boston Globe - 9-1-14

Colleges enlist smartphone apps to help combat campus sexual assault - The Boston Globe - 8-27-14

Despite state law, medical marijuana remains banned on college campuses - The Boston Globe - 8-16-14

State’s public colleges see uptick in private fund-raising - The Boston Globe - 8-11-14

Salem ends Gordon College's use of town hall, cites school's policy on gays - The Boston Globe - 7-10-14

Mass. colleges gird for wave of returning veterans- The Boston Globe - 7-5-14

College orientations for parents help ease separation pains - The Boston Globe - 6-30-14

Students accused in campus sexual assaults fighting back - The Boston Globe - 6-27-14

Net prices of Mass. private colleges rise sharply, despite increase in financial aid - The Boston Globe - 6-22-14

Alumni band together to press colleges on sexual assaults - The Boston Globe - 6-12-14

Williams College rocked by allegations that it mishandled rape complaint - The Boston Globe - 5-24-14

Part-time faculty at Northeastern will form union, aiding wider push - The Boston Globe - 5-16-14

Mass. lags in testing for causes of deaths - The Boston Globe - 5-15-14

Suffolk professors fear evaluations could erode tenure - The Boston Globe - 4-24-14

Reports of sexual assaults rise on Boston-area college campuses - The Boston Globe - 2-3-14

Laurie Leshin named new president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute - The Boston Globe - 1-22-14

Boston landlords chafe at new regulations, costs - The Boston Globe - 8-27-13

Boston Police expect to soon solve murder of South Boston resident Amy Lord - The Boston Globe - 7-29-13

Zimmerman trial verdict prompts calls for peace in Boston - The Boston Globe - 7-15-13

300-year-old tombstone snatched from Boston cemetery in 1955 is returned - The Boston Globe - 3-8-13

Flu exacts heavy toll on lower-income neighborhoods - The Boston Globe - 1-14-13

A morning’s calm is shattered in a Connecticut town - The Boston Globe - 12-14-12

MBTA to close Government Center next summer for two-year renovation - The Boston Globe - 12-1-12

Harvard plans new basketball arena, refurbished football stadium, hotel in Allston - The Boston Globe - 10-13-12

Framingham pharmacy recalls all its drugs; cases of meningitis climb - The Boston Globe - 10-7-12

Three die, six others wounded in Hub gunfire - The Boston Globe - 8-13-12

Behind wrenching demise of JP nursing home, a shift in elder care - The Boston Globe - 8-11-12

Grafton man offers guidance for Sikh community affected by shootings at Wis. temple - The Boston Globe - 8-6-12

At Occupy, disparate group finds harmony in protest - The Boston Globe - 11-25-11

Despite concerns, party buses rock on - The Boston Globe - 10-29-11

Amid furor, priest gets support - The Boston Globe - 4-13-10

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