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INNOVATION ECONOMY
Page one
Floods drain
into swelling rivers
Residents throughout New England watched warily yesterday as the remnants of this week’s overwhelming storm flooded vital roads, rail lines, and hundreds of homes. (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
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Schools head defends
response to bullying
South Hadley schools superintendent Gus Sayer defended school officials’ handling of the bullying that preceded student Phoebe Prince’s suicide. (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
DeLeo puts last touches
on his slots, casinos bill
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo today will unveil a long-awaited bill to license two resort-style casinos in Massachusetts and slot machines at the state’s four struggling racetracks, a plan House leaders believe would create as many as 15,000 jobs. (By Michael Levenson and Frank Phillips, Globe Staff)
Being perfect isn’t everything
Although perfect attendance is admirable, many school officials say, they do not necessarily want to give students the incentive to strive for such a goal. (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff)
Cambridge music school
cuts jobs, seeks partner
After years in the shadow of Boston’s major classical music schools, the Longy School of Music is looking to change course, transitioning from a small institution to a more significant player, perhaps as a satellite of Bard College in New York. (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Rain abates, but rivers continue to rise (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
- Schools head defends response to bullying (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
- Being perfect isn’t everything (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff)
- DeLeo puts last touches on his slots, casinos bill (By Michael Levenson and Frank Phillips, Globe Staff)
- Soggy and stranded, Freetown residents regroup (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- IRS deadline eased for flood victims (Globe Staff)
- Police lend ear to worried tenants (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
- Industry wary of new rules on fishing (By Beth Daley, Globe Staff)
- Drug tools at corner store? Lynn youths just say no (By Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff)
- Library releases data on traffic at branches (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- Yvonne Abraham Forever convicted (By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist)
- Newton man arrested in plaque thefts (By Christina Pazzanese, Globe Correspondent)
- Vt. suspends its seal of quality over misuse (By Dave Gram, Associated Press)
- Mihos pays convention fee with minutes to spare (By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff)
- NYC suicide jumper was Yale junior (Associated Press)
- New England in brief State urged to pick up election tab (Boston Globe)
- Teen’s taped calls home from jail can be used in murder trial (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
- Deadly force justified against Dartmouth man, district attorney says (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
- Rescued captain writes book about his hostage ordeal (By John Curran, Associated Press)
- DA won’t bring charges in shooting of patient (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
- City’s pastors call on fellow clergy to stem youth violence (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
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Globe South
- Hanson couple dreams of building a children’s museum (By Rich Fahey, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Marjorie Pierce, librarian at Curry, Babson (By Emma Stickgold, Globe Correspondent)
- Donald Cerow; Army veteran directed uniform research (By Shana Wickett, Globe Correspondent)
- David Mills, 48, television screenwriter on award-winning ‘The Wire,’ ‘NYPD Blue’ (By Mary Foster, Associated Press)
- Bill Daniels, 84, ex-UVM professor (Associated Press)
Nation
- Bush-era wiretapping program is ruled illegal (By Charlie Savage and James Risen, New York Times)
- Teen charged with prostituting relative, 7 (Associated Press)
- US moves to ban texting by truck, bus drivers (Associated Press)
- No demerit for general who pushed gay ban (Associated Press)
- Panel urges plan to care for veterans (Associated Press)
- Trucking company in Kentucky crash that killed 11 had low safety rating (Associated Press)
- Barbara Bush released from hospital (Associated Press)
- Alleged victim’s lawyers say Vatican protected priest (By Christine Armario, Associated Press)
- News Analysis For Obama, risk of offshore drilling is clear, but payoff isn’t (By John M. Broder and Clifford Krauss, New York Times)
- Political notebook GOP fears backlash over health care stance (Boston Globe)
- Defendants must get deportation warning (By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press)
- FBI agent’s recording of militia’s plan played in court (By Corey Williams and Jeff Karoub, Associated Press)
- Glaxo prostate drug may pose heart risk (Associated Press)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
World
- Chechen claims responsibility for Russia blasts (By Philip P. Pan, Washington Post)
- Belgium legislative group backs burqa ban (Associated Press)
- Chile quake toll at 432 dead, 98 lost (Associated Press)
- International court to look at Kenya violence (Associated Press)
- Trial into Mumbai terrorist attacks ends (Associated Press)
- Karzai is denied more control of vote panel (Associated Press)
- Bosses of China disco sentenced after fire (Associated Press)
- US pledges $1.15 billion to rebuild Haiti (By Mary Beth Sheridan and Colum Lynch, Washington Post)
- Pakistan apt to limit president’s power (By Zarar Khan, Associated Press)
- Six major powers agree to push new Iran sanctions (By Robert Burns and Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
- Europe bishops urge victims to report abuse to authorities (By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
- UN official expects no climate agreement before 2011 (By Arthur Max, Associated Press)
- Scattering toads may be warning of an earthquake (By Jill Lawless, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial State should stop shielding firms with special tax breaks
- Globe Editorial Obama and Sarkozy: At long last, amour
- Globe Editorial Threats beget politics as usual
- Joan Vennochi Fine-tuning health care costs
- Thomas Doherty Time’s up
- Charles Chieppo Radical views of NLRB appointee
Sports
- One-hit wonders Cleaned-up hitter (By Stan Grossfeld, Globe Staff)
- Thunders 109, Celtics 104 Celtics can’t silence Durant (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- On basketball Celtics are reaching out for some answers about defense (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
- Time to impress is short (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Bruins sign up Colborne (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Panthers thumbnails (Boston Globe)
- NHL roundup Sabres close in on Northeast title (Associated Press)
- Patriots notebook Saints will march in for first exhibition (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- Sports Log James ‘probably not playing’ for USA (Boston Globe)
- Celtics notebook Celtics blow the whistle on some of these calls (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- NBA roundup Hawks dominate Lakers (Associated Press)
- Red Sox notebook Red Sox, Beckett closer to deal (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- DeFilippo gets process going (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- College basketball notebook Donovan, Willard to lead Seton Hall (Associated Press)
- Golf notes If Woods falters, world No. 1 could come from this dream 9 (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Pro tours at a glance (Boston Globe)
- Golf notes Green is the color of most-pressing issues (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Keeping score around New England (Boston Globe)
Business
- Tax incentives hit $45m (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
- Biotech executives opine on health care law (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Real estate market hopeful but wary (By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff)
- Tech Lab Pogoplug makes it easier to tap digital troves (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- Managing Your Money For students, a healthy dose of loan reform (By Michelle Singletary, Washington Post)
- Google cites cyberattacks in Vietnam (By Ben Stocking, Associated Press)
- New oil sources could cut costs — eventually (By Chris Kahn, Associated Press)
- AROUND THE REGION Shaw’s to cut strikers’ health care (By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff)
- AROUND THE REGION ArQule up on lung cancer trial results (Associated Press)
- AROUND THE REGION Cubist to stop development of drug (Associated Press)
- AROUND THE REGION JetBlue, American in Hub, N.Y. deal (Associated Press)
- Toyota to extend its loan, lease offers (Bloomberg News)
- Overdue mortgage holders catch up (Bloomberg News)
- Retailers switch to AmEx credit cards (Bloomberg News)
- Cape Wind signs deal to buy offshore turbines (By D.C. Denison, Globe Staff)
- Quincy Medical’s chief executive to step down (By Elizabeth Cooney, Globe Correspondent)
- Jordan’s Monster Deal this year? A very long shot (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
- Factory orders up 0.6% in February (By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press)
- Microsoft offering free training, tests (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
- With electric cars coming, Ford and Microsoft team up to manage energy use (Associated Press)
- Reports on jobs, business activity trim stocks (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Profit is slipping, banana supplier warns (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS UniFirst stock falls, along with earnings (Boston Globe)
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (Boston Globe)
- Ford Motor Co. (Boston Globe)
- JDS Uniphase Corp. (Boston Globe)
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- Cambridge music school cuts jobs, seeks partner (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
- Voices Tax reform we could stomach (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- Sick of beige? Now's the time to brighten up your home. (By Lucy Barber, Globe Correspondent)
- In living color: Paula Soares and Brian Zink | Cambridge (By Lucy Barber, Globe Correspondent)
- In living color: Ila and Nate Deshmukh Towery | Jamaica Plain (By Lucy Barber, Globe Correspondent)
- In living color: Heather Hauser and Chris Cooper | Acton (By Lucy Barber, Globe Correspondent)
- Homeowners, up to their knees in flooded basements, look for answers (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
- In the parenthood Baby wearing’s hip, but is it safe? (By Lylah M. Alphonse, Globe Staff)
- Design An underground arts space fits to the T (By Alyssa Giacobbe, Globe Correspondent)
- STAGE REVIEW ‘Opus’ explores devotion to art through the members of a string quartet (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
- BOOK REVIEW In ‘The Untold War,’ soldiers share their thoughts on less-obvious conflicts (By Chuck Leddy, Globe Correspondent)
- G FORCE | LEXY FUNK Lexy Funk discusses her clothing company, Brooklyn Industries (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)
- Bargain Bin (By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent)
- Week ahead The week ahead: music (Boston Globe)
- Week ahead The week ahead: arts (Boston Globe)
- Week ahead The week ahead: nightlife (Boston Globe)
- Week ahead The week ahead: events (Boston Globe)
- Mark Your Calendar (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Party Lines: Photos by Bill Brett (Boston Globe)
- TV critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- On Demand movie picks (Boston Globe)
- Daily TV and radio guide (Boston Globe)
- HANDYMAN ON CALL What lives in the holes from flooding? (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- Event picks for kids this week (By Milva Didomizio, Globe Staff)
- Sunday’s Children are Tahmeika, 16, and Denzel, 17 (Boston Globe)
- Things to do Angelique Kidjo coming to town (By Milva DiDomizio, Globe Staff)
- Things to do Fresh Fruit presents ‘Fresh Fruit de Mer’ at Club Cafe (By Milva DiDomizio, Globe Staff)
- Things to do Big Apple Circus at City Hall Plaza (By Milva DiDomizio, Globe Staff)
- Things to do Boston Conservatory Opera Program presents ‘I Capuleti e i Montecchi’ (By Milva DiDomizio, Globe Staff)
- Things to do National Heritage Museum presents ‘Jim Henson’s Fantastic World’ (By Milva DiDomizio, Globe Staff)
- Names When art imitates life (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Celebrity news Jesse James’s dramatic troubles, Lindsey Vonn’s drama debut (Boston Globe)
- Cape Cod ‘Idol’ contestant makes it ‘Through the Fire’ (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
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