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A new high-density development in Jamaica Plain to be built around a beloved 80-foot tall tree seemed too good to be true. Now, neighbors are fighting to keep the 150-year-old Scarlet Oak from being chopped down. trib.al/lrvYPPM
Should Mass. consider a ‘nuclear option’ for catching kids up in school? Here are 7 big ideas. trib.al/scG27He
Two embattled Boston city councilors were braced for tough political fights as polls closed Tuesday night, hoping voters ranked their progressive bona fides over their personal baggage while casting ballots in this year’s preliminary election. trib.al/0geEJCb
This Boston penthouse ‘in the sky’ is on the market for nearly $10 million. See the photos. trib.al/WXTDGgB
Autopsy conducted on 14-year-old Worcester boy who died after eating spicy tortilla chip in social media challenge trib.al/qUzKkt4
What you need to know as student loan repayments restart trib.al/MFpg3HB
Lowell teacher who celebrates students’ diversity named Mass. History Teacher of the Year trib.al/UbNlAGJ
You don’t use drugs and don’t think you know anyone who does. Should you still carry Narcan? trib.al/eNQdIl6
Police investigating after hate group signs are posted around Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard trib.al/ER9HMbR
Tufts resident assistants set to strike on freshman move-in day trib.al/zCmCK7k
Mass. transportation secretary is stepping down trib.al/SUpX7qp
Husband of ‘Lady of the Dunes’ killed her in Provincetown in 1974, DA concludes trib.al/97ZX6Ku
‘Mad Men meets MIT: The story behind a long-forgotten mannequin now at Draper Lab trib.al/zPsY6NU
Four people facing illegal gun charges in connection with shooting that wounded eight at Caribbean celebration trib.al/F0IAJ56
13 youths arrested after brawls at Boston Common cinema, South Bay mall trib.al/CYJnJf0
Wu announces Mass. and Cass plan to make clearing encampments easier and open 30 shelter beds trib.al/tACzwC7
Bright planets and a blue moon: A fall stargazing guide for beginners trib.al/VJu6H9j
Battle over Uber and Lyft drivers could be headed to the voters, again trib.al/9tJJj9N
In thrilling fashion, Beyoncé transforms Gillette Stadium into world’s most lavish dance club trib.al/CIXPT5Z
Marty Walsh among several subpoenaed in Boston City Hall sexual harassment case trib.al/gladAUi
