Babson College

No one needs to tell Jake Thibeault what is possible in just one year. The Massachusetts teen athlete suffered spinal fractures and a brain bleed after a collision during a hockey tournament over Labor Day weekend last September. “Don’t ever quit, I live by the words don’t quit,” Thibeault said. Thibeault was partially paralyzed and doctors feared he may...

Jake Thibeault suffered a spinal cord injury that left him partially paralyzed a year ago; he just started his freshman year at Babson College.

The average price of a gallon of gas is down, but there’s still a wide range of costs from town to town.

Gas prices are coming down across Massachusetts — but they seem to be all over the place as well. In Boston’s South End Wednesday, we found $5.59 a gallon, but in nearby Fenway, the price was $4.89. In Newton, drivers could get $4.69 gas; in Westwood, $4.49; in Lynnfield, $3.89. The variation in prices is not a conspiracy or unique,…