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Firefighter contract
could save city $45m
The Boston City Council voted overwhelmingly yesterday to approve a new labor contract for firefighters, the final step in a compromise that the city estimates will save $45 million over the next two decades. (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
Doctors worry about
health of existing force
The requirement that newly hired Boston firefighters undergo a physical and pass a fitness test every year is a good first step, say doctors who study firefighters’ health, but the agreement misses those most at risk — the veteran members of the force. (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
Related coverage
- With deal reached, sense of relief among ranks
- Firefighters to receive back pay in lump sum
- Editorial: Deal a relief for council, alarm to taxpayers
Groups seek forum by fighting Kagan
In a Supreme Court fight, winning isn’t everything. It is also an opportunity to raise morale — and money — among political supporters, all in the name of supporting or opposing the nominee. (By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
NBA woos a world audience
The NBA is making a major push to showcase the thrill of basketball and the legendary Celtics-Lakers rivalry to a rapidly growing international audience. (By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff)
Asking more of preschool
To help teachers meet the new academic rigor and to reduce socioeconomic achievement gaps that start before kindergarten, the state wants more teachers to earn bachelor’s degrees. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Firefighter contract could save city $45m (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- Doctors worry about health of existing force (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
- With deal reached, sense of relief among the ranks (By Marissa Lang, Globe Correspondent)
- Firefighters to receive back pay in lump sum (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- Asking more of preschool (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
- Altercation leads to fatal stabbing (By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent)
- Over centuries, trash to treasure (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff)
- Video BU archeology students unearth pieces of history (Boston Globe)
- Grade 3 students lagging on reading (By June Wu, Globe Correspondent)
- Firestorm over piece on gays in Catholic paper (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
- Yvonne Abraham Now we can choose (By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist)
- US says no criminal charge for Pakistani (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
- MWRA considers abandoning search (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
- FBI seeks Bulger leads in dentists’ offices (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
- New England in brief Alert officers arrest fugitive slay suspect (Boston Globe)
- Committee’s tie vote derails gun control bill (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
- NBA stars show how really big they are (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- Brockton officer hurt by mob after getting family’s call for help (By Sydney Lupkin, Globe Correspondent)
- SJC allows state’s case against Marzilli (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
- Ex-Harvard student in fraud case kept applying (By John R. Ellement and Martin Finucane, Globe Staff)
- Restaurants get at least a year reprieve on calorie posts (By Patrick G. Lee, Globe Correspondent)
- Quincy to lay off 75 teachers if budget is approved in vote (By Molly A.K. Connors, Globe Correspondent)
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- Three local women growing their businesses despite weak economy (By Lisa Kocian, Globe Staff)
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- PLYMOUTH Plymouth bus tour to market town as a good place to do business (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Tony Cennamo, jazz DJ at WBUR for decades; at 76 (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- Robert Bergenheim; founded Boston Business Journal (By Emma Stickgold, Globe Correspondent)
Nation
- Groups seek forum by fighting Kagan (By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
- In La., anger mounts over BP claims process (By Brian Skoloff and Ray Henry, Associated Press)
- Abramoff released from Md. prison to halfway house (Associated Press)
- Christian lawyers lose bids to be judges (Associated Press)
- Groups target ban on gays giving blood (Bloomberg News)
- Karenna Gore, husband separate (Associated Press)
- Empire State Building denies Mother Teresa tribute (Associated Press)
- About 5,500 years later, shoe steps into the light (By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press)
- Political Notebook New questions about progressives’ power (Boston Globe)
- Clinton library to release some documents tomorrow (Associated Press)
- Blagojevich’s former chief of staff tells of plans to make money (By Mike Robinson and Michael Tarm, Associated Press)
- Holloway suspect was target of FBI sting (By Pete Yost and Samantha Gross, Associated Press)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
World
- UN places sanctions on Iran (By Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times)
- 43 nations back Nazi asset return rules (Associated Press)
- Brazil says man jailed, raped daughter (Associated Press)
- Stowaway survives flight next to landing gear (Associated Press)
- Ex-Afghan spy chief argues against talking to Taliban (By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press)
- Seven killed in militant attack on NATO convoy in Pakistan (By Bahauddin Khan, Associated Press)
- Israel lifts ban on some foods for Gaza (By Steve Gutkin, Associated Press)
- France selling buildings to cut debt (By Angela Charlton, Associated Press)
- Dutch pro-business party claims victory in elections (By Arthur Max and Toby Sterling, Associated Press)
- Killing ignites US-Mexico tension (By Christopher Sherman and Olivia Torres, Associated Press)
- UK immigrant spouses must speak English (By Jennifer Quinn, Associated Press)
- New climate chief says no option but to take action (By Verena Schmitt-Roschmann, Associated Press)
- Short people at greater risk for heart problems, study shows (By Maria Cheng, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Fire deal is a relief for council — but an alarm to taxpayers
- Globe Editorial At Tufts, a president steps in...
- Globe Editorial ...but elsewhere, ‘icing’ fad goes viral
- Robert Kuttner Countervailing power
- Joshua Green Spill is sinking the Tea Party
- Joan Vennochi Will Beck and Limbaugh be next?
Sports
- Indians 11, Red Sox 0 Master of his craft (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Bob Ryan His faith isn’t shot (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
- Blackhawks 4, Flyers 3 Chicago captures the Cup (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- World stage (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox notebook Lowell a real nowhere man (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Hossa tired of runner-up role (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Sports Log Reports: USC football to be sanctioned (Boston Globe)
- He left ex-teammates with a sinking feeling (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Hall hitting the ball, playing all over the place (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Roundup Yankees roll past Orioles (Associated Press)
- Pierce can’t cash in, won’t credit Artest (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Celtics notebook Replay calls are getting mixed reviews (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Page turned, Lakers didn’t fold (By Robert Mays, Globe Correspondent)
- Lakers notebook Bynum sure of playing (By Robert Mays, Globe Correspondent)
- Confrontation with Stern may cost Celtics part-owner (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
- World collides, and it should be a smash (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
- Notebook US team hyped for England (Associated Press)
- Group A (Boston Globe)
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- Group D (Boston Globe)
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- Happy homecoming (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- United States team (Boston Globe)
- Great Britain & Ireland team (Boston Globe)
- 36th Curtis Cup at a glance (Boston Globe)
- National golf notes Playing with Tiger fueled Barnes’s fire (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Keeping score around New England (Boston Globe)
- Pro tours at a glance (Boston Globe)
- Patriots protected by Hernandez deal (By Albert R. Breer, Globe Staff)
- School roundup Lexington strikes back (By Amara Grautski, Globe Correspondent)
- Nebraska close to Big decision (Associated Press)
Business
- NBA woos a world audience (By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff)
- Icahn makes gains in biotech (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Genzyme fends off fight with Icahn (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- State presses insurers to add low-cost plan options (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
- Tech Lab Powerful tools for managing your online life (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- N.E. economy improving overall, Fed survey says (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
- Fed may act to offset fallout from Europe (By Scott Lanman and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg News)
- More workers saying ‘I quit’ (By Christopher Leonard and Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press)
- China censors hurt trade, Google says (Associated Press)
- Foxconn wage hikes will be passed on (Associated Press)
- Disney to shut 5 ESPN Zone eateries (Bloomberg News)
- FCC chief pushes for Net oversight (Bloomberg News)
- AROUND THE REGION Embezzler gets 3 1/2 years in prison (By Mark Pothier, Globe Staff)
- AROUND THE REGION Game maker Quick Hit cuts NFL deal (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- AROUND THE REGION Liberty Mutual names new president (By Steven Syre, Globe Staff)
- CVS to cut Walgreen from retail network (By Marley Seaman, Associated Press)
- French trader says bank backed risks (By Angela Doland, Associated Press)
- Honda’s labor troubles grow in China (By David Barboza, New York Times)
- GM wants to kick popular nickname ‘Chevy’ to the curb (By Richard S. Chang, New York Times)
- Inventories held by wholesalers, sales up in April (By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press)
- Fear pushes BP shares to 14-year low (By Jane Wardell and Mark Williams, Associated Press)
- IPad users’ e-mail addresses revealed (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- Candice Choi Confusion persists about the new credit card law, and not all the rules are final (By Candice Choi, Associated Press)
- Worries about BP trigger another slide (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Optimism on advertising sales lifts CBS (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Analyst expects Pegasystems’ price to rise (Boston Globe)
- AvalonBay (Boston Globe)
- Oxford Industries Inc. (Boston Globe)
- Rewards Network Inc. (Boston Globe)
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- Do we have room in our hearts for soccer? (By Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff)
- Here's where (some) of the local World Cup fans will gather (By Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff)
- There’s a story — and a style — behind each nation’s World Cup jerseys (By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent)
- Voices Fair play: There are signs — however few — that sportsmanship may not be dead after all (By Doug Most, Globe Staff)
- Beauty and the beach: sun, sand, and stylish must-haves (By Hayley Kaufman, Globe Staff)
- It’s not easy wearing green (By Beth Teitell, Globe Correspondent)
- G FORCE Salon owner William George became a serious hair geek to concoct his own products (By Alexandra Hall, Globe Staff)
- Bargain Bin (By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent)
- Television Review Comics share some light and dark moments on ‘The Green Room With Paul Provenza’ (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Book Review ‘7 Dirty Words’ offers a secondhand look at the life of George Carlin (By Chuck Leddy, Boston Globe)
- Names Hat trick at the NBA Finals (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Celebrity news King's wife ODs? (Boston Globe)
- TV critic’s picks (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Handyman on call Handyman on Call: Dealing with dirty, moldy grout (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
- Mark Your Calendar (Boston Globe)
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- Events picks for the week ahead (Boston Globe)
- TODAY Where there’s a Will (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TODAY Playwrights’ Platform presents Festival of New Plays (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TODAY Taste of the World at City Year Building (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TOMORROW Pauly D at Royale Nightclub (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- SATURDAY The Eagles, the Dixie Chicks, and Keith Urban play Gillette Stadium (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- ‘The Good Son’ available on Encore on Comcast (Boston Globe)
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