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Boston’s flood zone grows, adding insurance costs for thousands

BOSTON – New flood-zone maps put out by the Federal Emergency Management Agency expand the boundaries of parts of Boston at risk of being inundated and that may require thousands of property owners to buy flood insurance for the first time. The new maps reassess the risk of flooding in coastal

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Republican wins sole contested legislative election

BOSTON – A Republican won the only competitive special legislative election held in Massachusetts Tuesday as Weymouth's Patrick O'Connor defeated Hull's Joan Mechino for an open Senate seat. But the pair are likely to face off again in November, when the Plymouth and Norfolk district

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In a donated dress, girl dubbed Baby Doe is buried

WINTHROP, Mass. (AP) — The 2-year-old girl known for months as Baby Doe after her remains were found in a plastic bag on a Boston Harbor beach was buried Saturday in a donated dress with a donated quilt. Bella Bond was laid to rest in Winthrop near her paternal great-grandmother after