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ON THIS DAY 23 YEARS AGO: A 300-pound gorilla escaped from Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo, attacked a 2-year-old girl and her babysitter, and led police and zookeepers on a nearly TWO-HOUR chase before being captured.
Ticketmaster agrees to refund tickets to Ed Sheeran at Gillette Stadium. Refunds must be sought at least 24 hours before 8 p.m. show times.
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Brendan got his start at the Patriot-Ledger in Quincy. Longtime AP Florida politics reporter Brendan Farrington dies at 60. apnews.com/article/brendan-f…
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Brookline will plant a tree in your front yard for FREE.
The town handles everything, from selecting the tree to planting it, and even helps maintain it for the first 5 years.
Over 11,000 trees have already been planted through the program.
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A courtroom smile cost reporter covering the Lindsay Clancy trial her Vanity Fair credentials bostonglobe.com/2026/08/25/m… via @BostonGlobe
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Two alumni of Phillips Academy in Andover have accused a former medical director at the elite prep school of sexually abusing them when they were students there decades ago. trib.al/savpaox
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RIP Larry S. Davis. I covered many of his cases. Always a good guy.
OPINION: Columnist Steve Bousquet writes about the life of Larry Davis, a prominent Broward attorney, civic leader and Democratic activist, who has died at age 77. sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/13/…
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Most people drive over the Tobin Bridge without knowing who Tobin was.
Maurice J. Tobin served as Boston's mayor, Massachusetts governor, and later United States Secretary of Labor.
One of the most influential politicians in state history.
Darryl 'God' Whiting, Boston crack kingpin, dies in prison. He ruled the crack trade in Roxbury's Orchard Park housing project from 1987 to '91. bostonglobe.com/2026/08/11/m… via @BostonGlobe
"This is most Lexington thing that has ever Lexingtoned in Lexington." 911 caller mistakes reenactor's powder horn for a gun. bostonglobe.com/2026/08/10/m… via @BostonGlobe
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The Japanese Lantern in Boston Public Garden dates back to 1587, making it one of the oldest artifacts in the city.
It was gifted to Boston in 1904 by Japanese art dealer Bunkio Matsuki.
Concord couple killed in crash were therapists, grandparents. “They were so closely connected that it would have been impossible to imagine either of them having to live without the other,” the family wrote.
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Hennessy’s Bar, one of Boston’s legendary Irish pubs, has closed. The popular watering hole is transferring its liquor license to Bar 23 in Seaport.
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Since the World Cup kicked off last month, Globe photographer Erin Clark documented the friendships, love birds, and fashion that defined Boston’s fans. trib.al/yPAiUPe
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The Boston Fire Department has been called to remove a traffic cone on the Samuel Adams statue in Faneuil Hall.
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Boston debuted a Revolutionary War–themed drone show over the Charles River during Saturday night's America 250 celebration.
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