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INNOVATION ECONOMY
Page one
Glitches hamper
rebate program
The state program offering rebates on energy-efficient appliances ran out of money just two hours after it began yesterday, prompting officials to declare the $5.5 million effort a success, but frustrating would-be participants who faced jammed phone lines and website error messages. (By Robert Preer, Globe Correspondent)
Feeling at home again
under the same roof
A report last month from the Pew Research Center found 49 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, living in multigeneration households as of 2008, compared with only 28 million in 1980, or 12 percent. (By Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff)
Residency fraud at top schools vexes city
History shows that some suburban parents go to great lengths, even resorting to lying, to skirt Boston residency requirements so their children can attend Boston Latin School. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
Deaths ignite a family feud
Clair Auto Group, founded in 1964 by family patriarch James "Ernie" Clair, became one of New England's largest auto dealership chains. Today, what is left of the business is run by sons Joseph and Michael Clair, who are accused in a lawsuit by their late brothers' wives of trying to freeze the widows out of the business. (By Steven Syre, Globe Staff)
THE GOVERNOR'S RACE | BACK STORIES
Cahill's taste of business
Full of moxie at age 22, Timothy J. Cahill opened a smoothie shop, propelling him on a path he now hopes leads to the governor’s office (By Sarah Schweitzer, Boston Globe)
Metro
- Boston city councilor seeks tighter residency rules for exam schools (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
- THE GOVERNOR’S RACE | BACK STORIES Cahill’s taste of business (By Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff)
- Tearful LaGuer maintains innocence at parole hearing (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
- Police boat drifted away unnoticed in harbor (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
- Boston Landmarks architect shares preservation tips with Iraqi counterparts (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff)
- Cambridge festival serves as lesson in celebrating science (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Lynn man charged in T inspector attack (By Shana Wickett, Globe Staff)
- Some Democrats want to add panel seats based on gender ID (By Jim O’Sullivan, State House News Service)
- New England in brief US lawmakers seek higher fishing limits (Boston Globe)
- Judge in Odgren case asked to explain insanity verdict details (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Court backs Maine in insurance rate fight (By Glenn Adams, Associated Press)
- GOP says plan would circumvent tax limit (By Michael Norton, State House News Service)
- Report urges better oversight of Big Dig by federal officials (By Glen Johnson, Associated Press)
Obituaries
- Leo Corcoran, 85; founder of Caritas Communities (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- Arnold Spohr, 86; nurtured the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (By Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times)
- Werner Schroeter, German film, stage director; at 65 (By Dave Kehr, New York Times)
- Ralph Snodsmith; garden expert hosted radio show (By Dennis Hevesi, New York Times)
- Bernard Simon; was voice of B’nai B’rith International (By Emma Brown, Washington Post)
- W. Macera, mayor in R.I. (Associated Press)
Nation
- Obama criticizes Wall St. practices (By Peter Baker and David M. Herszenhorn, New York Times)
- Top LA judge predicts chaos from cuts (Associated Press)
- Motorcycle deaths surprisingly plunge (Associated Press)
- Killer of abortion protester gets life term (Associated Press)
- N.J. considers closing highway rest stops (Bloomberg News)
- White supremacist found slain in burning Miss. house (By Maria Burnham and Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press)
- 4 million may face fine under health law (By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press)
- Political Notebook Obama will appeal Day of Prayer ruling (Boston Globe)
- Aide to Kennedy, Kerry will help Obama pitch health care law (Globe Staff And Wire Services)
- Burning oil rig sinks, setting stage for spill; 11 still missing (By Kevin McGill and Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
World
- Tough talk on Jerusalem greets envoy Mitchell (By Josef Federman, Associated Press)
- Pakistan army kills 31 alleged militants (Associated Press)
- Germany reopens investigation of former Nazi (Associated Press)
- Language spat splits Belgian government (Associated Press)
- Gunmen abduct 7 at hotels in Mexico (New York Times)
- Iran begins war games in Persian Gulf oil route (By Nasser Karimi and Lee Keath, Associated Press)
- In Chile, abuse allegations against a revered priest stir outrage (By Alexei Barrionuevo and Laurie Goodstein, New York Times)
- Iraqi officials say arrest led to dismantling of Al Qaeda unit (By Steven Lee Myers, New York Times)
- US rules out withdrawal of nuclear weapons (By Robert Burns, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Six state colleges have earned the right to be universities
- Globe Editorial Police: Making the case against themselves
- Globe Editorial Don’t censor ‘South Park’
- Nicole Gelinas What Brown can do to fix banks
- Adam Friedman Torn voters, let’s rank those candidates
- Scot Lehigh Firefighters’ arbitration ruling just can’t stand
- VoxOp
Sports
- NFL Draft | First round Patriots backpedal, go with McCourty (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- On Football Patriots were caught out of position (By Albert R. Breer, Globe Staff)
- NFL Draft Bradford leads way (By Barry Wilner, Associated Press)
- NFL notebook Tebow is first-rate after all (Associated Press)
- Rangers 3, Red Sox 0 Buchholz comes up short (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- On Baseball Rotation seems to turn against Wakefield (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox notebook New tests: Ellsbury has 4 fractured ribs (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- A’s 4, Yankees 2 Athletics put Yankees away (Associated Press)
- Baseball roundup Brewers unload on Pittsburgh (Associated Press)
- NHL Playoffs > Bruins at Sabres > Game 5 Line change puts a jump into Ryder and Wheeler (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Bruins Notebook Savard progress continues but he won’t suit up (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- NHL playoff roundup Flyers finish off Devils (Associated Press)
- Celtics taking fire out of Heat (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- On Basketball Heat feel pressure to crank it up at home (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
- NBA Playoff roundup Bulls hang on to beat Cavs (Associated Press)
- Sports log Orlando’s Van Gundy, Barnes fined (Boston Globe)
- On College Sports Big Ten’s next move will shake things up (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- NCAA adds 3 to hoop tourney (Associated Press)
- Golf roundup Bohn supremacy in first round (Associated Press)
- Burpo, Gibbs lead Revolution vs. former team (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
Business
- Glitches hamper rebate program (By Robert Preer, Globe Correspondent) | Photos What appliances qualify for rebates?
- 2 widows sue over last assets of Clair Auto (By Steven Syre, Globe Staff)
- Foreclosures up 21 in Mass. for March (By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff)
- Times Co. made $9m profit selling sliver of Sox (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
- With loan, state seeks a jolt to job market (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- Airlines continue tacking on fees despite backlash (By Dave Demerjian, Globe Correspondent)
- CenturyTel to buy Qwest in $10b deal (By Peter Svensson, Associated Press)
- Credit rating agencies had doubts by 2006 (By Sewell Chan, New York Times)
- J&J vote on pay might not be final (Associated Press)
- Watchdog cites SEC porn problem (Associated Press)
- Greece is pushed closer to a bailout (Associated Press)
- Natural gas jumps on supply news (Associated Press)
- Redbox agrees to delay movie rentals (Associated Press)
- US Airways ends United merger talks (Associated Press)
- Around the Region Logan back to normal flight schedules (Globe Staff)
- No waivers for tarmac-delay rule, US official says (By Joan Lowy, Associated Press)
- Government weighs strategy for exiting AIG (By Hugh Son, Bloomberg News)
- Earnings roundup Profits slip slightly at Raytheon (Boston Globe)
- Stronger ad sales boost Times Co.’s results (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
- Adrian Sainz New paperwork rules meant to protect home buyers are creating new headaches (By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press)
- Take child to work? Schools urge no (By Don Babwin, Associated Press)
- Tax credit boosts sales of existing homes (By Christine Hauser and Javier C. Hernandez, New York Times)
- Wall Street stays calm after Obama speech (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Starbucks serves up extra-strong profit (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Teradyne at highest price since June ’08 (Boston Globe)
- Google losing market share in China (Bloomberg News)
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Living/Arts |
- Feeling at home again under the same roof (By Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff)
- STAGE REVIEW Mel Brooks is up to old tricks in ‘Young Frankenstein’ (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- Six promising young artists at the MFA school (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
- Scene & Heard Underground Summit II is the other Boston marathon (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
- Voices Which Robert Cheruiyot? (By Alex Beam, Globe Columnist)
- Double Date Antique hunting and some comfort food in Norwell (By Luke O'Neil, Globe Correspondent)
- G FORCE | RAE FRANCOEUR Rae Francoeur talks about her grown-up love affair (By Bella English, Globe Staff)
- Denson helps Royale club shine (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
In ‘Exit’ documentary street art scene becomes a farce (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
- Boston Symphony Orchestra Haitink returns to BSO with pinch-hitting from Sommerville (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
‘Back-up Plan’ is too cute for its own good (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review Comic-book violence for ‘Losers’ (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review ‘Dancing Across Borders’ blindsided by good intentions (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
Eric Kandel, memory’s main man (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
Kasztner’s list? A filmmaker’s quest. (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
‘Rashomon’ remains gorgeously masterful (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
- Movie capsules (Boston Globe)
- Television Review US history given some dramatic re-creation in ‘America’ (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- Television Review Pacino captures dead-on portrayal of Kevorkian (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Classical Notes Shirish Korde’s opera of India premieres tonight at Boston Musica Viva (By David Weininger, Globe Correspondent)
- Critic's picks: Classical music (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
- BOOK REVIEW ‘The Rising’ an account of Easter battle woven from oral histories (By Michael Kenney, Globe Correspondent)
- Theater critics' picks (By Louise Kennedy and Terry Byrne, Globe Staff)
- Sound off: The return of Roky Erickson (By Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff)
- iPod Shuffle with Mats Wilander (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
- Adam Young is thrilled by the surprise success of his whimsical tunes as Owl City (By Adam Conner-Simons, Globe Correspondent)
- TV critic’s corner (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- On Demand movie picks (Boston Globe)
- DEAR MARGO A compliment goes so wrong (Boston Globe)
- Surfing the Net with kids (By Barbara Feldman, Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- Things to do Maya Beiser at Paramount Theatre (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Movies opening this week (Boston Globe)
- Daily TV and radio guide (Boston Globe)
- Now showing at local art schools (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
- Things to do Art in Bloom at MFA (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do National Park Service Walk of the Riverway in Brookline (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do Jazz Week all around town (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do Cleaning up the parks (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Names Francona takes the cake (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Magnus stays alive during ‘Idol’ charity show (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- MOVIE REVIEW Escaping with Chesney in ‘3D’ (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
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