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Paul Shanley was convicted in 2005 of repeatedly raping and fondling a boy at a suburban parish in the 1980s. (Yoon S. Byun/AP)

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Paul Shanley, Boston Catholic Priest Convicted Of Raping Boy, Is Released From Prison

Massachusetts prison officials say Paul Shanley was released from the Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater on Friday.

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Forensic Psychiatrist Explains How Experts Evaluate Risk Sex Offenders Will Abuse Again

Dr. Angeline Stanislaus says "it is impossible to determine with 100 percent accuracy whether a person is going to commit a sex offense or not"...

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Winchester Hospital Reports Possible Scabies Outbreak

Officials at Winchester Hospital say more than 20 hospital employees are receiving treatment after it was discovered that a patient was showing symptoms of an...

Analyst: Patriots Are In Training Camp And Post-Injury Gronkowski Looks 'Great'

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New Bedford Hurricane Barrier: Not An 'Impermeable Line Of Defense' Against Climate Change

New Bedford is home to the longest hurricane barrier on the East Coast, but city leaders know the wall can only hold back the sea for so long. The sea level is rising and storms will get more intense as a result of global warming.

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The cast of Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's "Romeo and Juliet" on Boston Common. (Courtesy Evgenia Eliseeva/Commonwealth Shakespeare Company)

Shakespeare Worth Seeing From Boston Common To The Berkshires This Summer

The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company takes over Boston Common, this year with "Romeo and Juliet." Out in Lenox, Shakespeare & Company is staging the rarely performed "Cymbeline."

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Southern New England will be on the edge of a very wet storm Saturday. (Dave Epstein/WBUR)

Forecast: Partly Sunny, Pleasant Today; Rainy Saturday And Clearing Skies Sunday

On Saturday, an area of low pressure will bring pouring rain to some parts of southern New England, particularly the Cape and the Islands.

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Cambodian ceramicist Yary Livan. (Andrea Shea/WBUR)

He Fled Cambodia's Genocide. Now He's Fighting To Save His Ceramics Tradition In Lowell

Ceramicist Yary Livan is one of the only masters still crafting the same way Cambodian artisans did centuries ago.

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The Week That Was: Health Care Dance In Washington, Boston Teens Make Good Lawyers And More

The Senate voted down “repeal” and the GOP’s “repeal and replace” health care plan while teens in Boston caught a major oversight in TD Garden’s operation. All that and more from Tom Keane’s weekly news roundup.

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John Zdrojeski as Romeo and Gracyn Mix as Juliet in this year's production of Shakespeare on the Common. (Courtesy Evgenia Eliseeva)

'Romeo And Juliet' Are Star-Crossed And Starlit At Shakespeare On The Common

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s staging of the 420-year-old play sets the Boston Common back in fair Verona with memorable performances, set design and swordplay.

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Jul 27, 2017

Six headstones in total were vandalized. (Courtesy of Melrose Police Department)

6 Headstones Are Toppled At Jewish Cemetery In Melrose

A witness told police he thought the suspects he saw kicking over tombstones were teenage boys.

Jul 27, 2017

Gov. Charlie Baker pauses as he signs into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act during a ceremony at the State House Thursday. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Gov. Baker Signs Pregnant Worker Protection Bill

The law requires employers to offer "reasonable accommodations" to pregnant workers and makes it illegal to fire or refuse to hire a worker because of a pregnancy.

Jul 27, 2017

Should The ICA Pull Their Dana Schutz Exhibition?

In 2016, Dana Schutz painted an abstracted image of Till in a work titled "Open Casket." It was put on display at the Whitney Museum in New York and was immediately controversial.

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18:30Jul 27, 2017

Convicted Former Priest Paul Shanley To Be Released From Prison

We speak with two attorneys who disagree about whether Shanley should be back on the streets.

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13:31Jul 27, 2017

Looking east at the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, which spans the Massachusetts Turnpike and intersects with the Boston University Bridge and Essex Street. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

What You Need To Know About The Comm. Ave. Closure

State officials are urging people to stay away. If you can't, here's what you need to know to get around.

Jul 27, 2017

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The Commonwealth Ave. Bridge, which spans the Mass. Pike and intersects with the Boston University Bridge and Essex Street. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

B Line Closes As Comm. Ave. Bridge Project Begins

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08:23Jul 27, 2017

An MBTA Orange Line train pulls into Community College station. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Hiawatha Bray Talks Tech: MBTA Going Cashless

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08:37Jul 27, 2017

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks to the media outside the White House in Washington, Monday, July 24, 2017, after meeting behind closed doors with the Senate Intelligence Committee on the investigation into possible collusion between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Was Donald Trump Jr.'s Meeting With A Russian Lawyer Actually An Intelligence Operation?

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09:27Jul 26, 2017

President Trump speaks as USS Arizona survivors visit the White House on July 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump Tweets Transgender Troops Can't Serve

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19:00Jul 26, 2017

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Boston poet laureate Danielle Legros Georges in performance. (Courtesy Craig Bailey)

Boston Gets Its Wicked Good Poets Together For The City's 1st Anthology Of Poetry

Boston poet laureate Danielle Legros Georges, who edited the collection, sees it as "a meeting place, a poetic 'city square' for a wide variety of voices."

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Jul 27, 2017

Codman Academy students Shameka Joseph (left) and Tre'Jon Carrasquillo play Antonio and Toby Belch in the Codman-Huntington Summer Theatre Institute production of "Twelfth Night." (Courtesy Huntington Theatre Company)

At Codman Academy, Theater Isn't Just For The 'Theater Kids'

The school's partnership with the Huntington Theatre Company puts every student onstage to learn life skills.

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Jul 27, 2017

Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker at the National Governor's Association meeting earlier in July in Providence, R.I. (Stephan Savoia/AP)

Baker And 9 Other Governors Urge Senate To Reject 'Skinny Repeal' Of Obamacare

"Skinny repeal," the 10 governors write, "is expected to accelerate health plans leaving the individual market, increase premiums, and result in fewer Americans having access to coverage."

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Jul 27, 2017

"I Got a Song" by Rick Massimo. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

How The Newport Folk Fest Has Propelled Folk Forward, 58 Years In

Its long history is documented in a new book, "I Got a Song," by Rick Massimo.

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05:32Jul 27, 2017

2 MIT Engineers Use Math To Plot A Path For Boston's School Buses

Transportation is one of Boston Public School's biggest expenses. The district is now hoping two MIT engineers, along with their complex algorithm, can make a difference where human planning has not.

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04:03Jul 27, 2017

With a cool flow off the ocean temperatures will be below average for late July Saturday. (Courtesy Tropical Tidbits)

Forecast: Cloudy, Possible Shower Today; Heavy Rain For Some On Saturday

Saturday will be another especially cool day with heavy rain, especially toward the Cape. It won't be as chilly as it was earlier this week, however.

02:13Jul 27, 2017

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Paul Shanley, Boston Catholic Priest Convicted Of Raping Boy, Is Released From Prison

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Forensic Psychiatrist Explains How Experts Evaluate Risk Sex Offenders Will Abuse Again

Winchester Hospital Reports Possible Scabies Outbreak

Analyst: Patriots Are In Training Camp And Post-Injury Gronkowski Looks 'Great'

New Bedford Hurricane Barrier: Not An 'Impermeable Line Of Defense' Against Climate Change

Shakespeare Worth Seeing From Boston Common To The Berkshires This Summer

Forecast: Partly Sunny, Pleasant Today; Rainy Saturday And Clearing Skies Sunday

He Fled Cambodia's Genocide. Now He's Fighting To Save His Ceramics Tradition In Lowell

The Week That Was: Health Care Dance In Washington, Boston Teens Make Good Lawyers And More

'Romeo And Juliet' Are Star-Crossed And Starlit At Shakespeare On The Common

6 Headstones Are Toppled At Jewish Cemetery In Melrose

Gov. Baker Signs Pregnant Worker Protection Bill

Should The ICA Pull Their Dana Schutz Exhibition?

Convicted Former Priest Paul Shanley To Be Released From Prison

What You Need To Know About The Comm. Ave. Closure

B Line Closes As Comm. Ave. Bridge Project Begins

Hiawatha Bray Talks Tech: MBTA Going Cashless

Was Donald Trump Jr.'s Meeting With A Russian Lawyer Actually An Intelligence Operation?

Trump Tweets Transgender Troops Can't Serve

Boston Gets Its Wicked Good Poets Together For The City's 1st Anthology Of Poetry

At Codman Academy, Theater Isn't Just For The 'Theater Kids'

Baker And 9 Other Governors Urge Senate To Reject 'Skinny Repeal' Of Obamacare

How The Newport Folk Fest Has Propelled Folk Forward, 58 Years In

2 MIT Engineers Use Math To Plot A Path For Boston's School Buses

Forecast: Cloudy, Possible Shower Today; Heavy Rain For Some On Saturday