Man apprehended after barricading himself in home in Milton and threatening police

By Derek J. Anderson, Globe CorrespondentMILTON -- Crowds watched anxiously from backyards Wednesday as a SWAT team armed with automatic weapons and police dogs descended on a home on a quiet street in Milton to remove a man who was barricaded inside and threatening to kill police.After hours in a standoff on Phyllis Lane, the man emerged from his home shirtless, and was led away in handcuffs by authorities.A neighbor watching the scene unfold, Rachael...

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Dreamtown Finder: Top 25 places to live in Massachusetts

WikiMedia Commons Everyone has a dream town: a place they long to live, a place they live already, or even a place they have yet to find.The Boston Globe sought to match its readers with their dream towns with its Dreamtown Finder. The online tool asks users their priorities and then matches them with their ideal Massachusetts community based on a wide array of data.Everyone has a different set of criteria, of course, but the factors we chose for...

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Photos submitted by defense in James 'Whitey' Bulger case

Lawyers for alleged gangster James “Whitey” Bulger filed a series of photos taken at various points in Bulger’s life, asking the judge to allow them to be presented as evidence to jurors in the case.Above, Bulger and dogs belonging to Catherine Greig. Lawyers for alleged gangster James “Whitey” Bulger filed a series of photos taken at various points in Bulger’s life, asking the judge to allow them to be presented as evidence to jurors in the case.Above,...

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Submit - Your college dorm room memories

0 of 0Did you spend your college years in a 10x10-foot, cement-block room, or did you live in a deluxe high-rise complex? Were you best friends with your freshman roommate, or did you avoid him/her as much as possible? Your residence experience most likely shaped your college experience. Share memories from that time bel...

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Watch - Hiawatha Bray puts hands in air, doesn't care

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Report: MLB to ban A-Rod for life

According to a report on USAToday.com, Major League Baseball is preparing to ban Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez from the sport for life.The actions stem from an MLB investigation into Biogenesis, a Miami clinic that allegedly provided performance enhancing drugs to some 20 major league ballplayers.The unnamed sources told USA Today that the announcement is expected to come on Thursday or Friday on Rodriguez and another eight players will be...

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Share - Are you a business person attending Comic Con?

Are you attending Boston Comic Con this weekend? Do you have a serious business day job during the week, and you plan to dress up at the event? Are you willing to be interviewed? If so, please fill out the form below and a producer from Boston.com will be in tou...

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Boston Comic-Con costume contest at Faneuil Hall

Crowds at Faneuil Hall Marketplace were more colorful than usual on Wednesday as fans donned costumes of their favorite characters from comic books, video games, TV series, movies, and web sites for the first-ever Boston Comic Con Costume Contest.The contest and parade around Quincy Market served as a preview for the 7th annual convention for comic book and science fiction fans taking place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3 – 4, at the Seaport World Trade...

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