Alex Bregman wanted to ensure he would stay in Boston The Red Sox werent willing to make it happen The Boston Globe

In the rough-and-tumble landscape of city sidewalks, "smart" trash receptacles developed by the Needham company face an array of assaults, from oversize pizza boxes to aggressive bottle collectors.

Thousands of protesters supporting Palestinians and Lebanon crowded around the Parkman Bandstand around 1 p.m. before marching onto Charles and Beacon then northward to Storrow Drive.

Rice, who went to high school at Nobles and college at Dartmouth, became the first rookie in Yankees history to hit three home runs in a game. Not Gehrig, DiMaggio,…