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Framingham-Based Staples Offers $2.1B To Buy Office Depot
This would be the third attempted merger of the two big-box office supply giants in 25 years.

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This would be the third attempted merger of the two big-box office supply giants in 25 years.

Tony Bongiorno's grandchildren wanted to skate. He decided to build an entire hockey rink.
After raking leaves this fall, the friends decided to pool their earnings for a good cause.
Witnesses said a young girl climbed out a window on the second floor and onto an overhang. She then jumped into the arms of people below.
Here's what was inside.
Ron Panzok still walks with a limp and feels pins and needles while walking. He contracted coronavirus and was on life support in March.
Community Food Bank Of New Jersey on track to give out more than 80 million meals in 2020.
Creative ideas are paving the way this holiday season.
Police are now looking for a man that was caught on camera spitting at two women in Ashburnham after getting into an argument about masks.
Kane, 68, died in a murder-suicide Monday night. The family says her son, Richard, struggled with mental illness.
Sudbury officer Al Hutchinson created the online series to keep kids connected during the pandemic.
Gina Plata-Niño was among 100 volunteers in the vaccine trial at UMass Memorial Hospital.
The cases stem from a service at Crossroads Church on Oct. 18, health officials said.
Gov. Charlie Baker met with the 9-year-old who wrote a letter suggesting houses give out only king-sized candy for Halloween this year.
The research team collected tens of thousands of coughs that people voluntarily submitted through web browsers and phones.
"I made an awful decision," she said at her sentencing. "I am truly, profoundly and deeply sorry. I am ready to face the consequences."
An enrichment program called “The Explorers” is working to help families keep their kids on track.
Thomas Rosa Jr. was released his attorneys at the New England Innocence Project and the Boston College Innocence Program said Monday.
Jackson Southerland has gathered hundreds of socks for people experiencing homelessness. Now, he's collecting the "Unsung Hero" award.