Boston schools overpay for some books, review finds

The School Department has routinely skirted state bidding laws in buying books, potentially spending hundreds of thousands of dollars more than necessary.

The budget Mayor Thomas M. Menino is expected to present Wednesday to the City Council anticipates that for only the second time in the last decade, the city will be able to avoid dipping into its rainy day fund to pay bills.

Mayor Menino’s budget would add employees

The City of Boston expects to add a small number of employees and avoid dipping into its rainy day fund to pay bills under the mayor’s budget.

Holliston-bred Kevin Systrom, cofounder and chief executive of Instagram, was drawn to photography and computers early.

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Instagram cofounder’s success story has Holliston roots

Chief executive Kevin Systrom, whose company was bought by Facebook for $1 billion, is suddenly one of Holliston’s wealthiest exports: worth $400 million.

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Santorum’s exit means the GOP primary race is largely over, allowing Romney to work on unifying the party and aim his resources at President Obama.

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Dan Shaughnessy

Terry Francona wants no part of Fenway’s celebration

Don’t look for the former manager at Fenway Park when the Red Sox celebrate the 100th anniversary of their beloved ballpark a week from Friday against the Yankees.

Brian McGrory

Red Sox tickets anyone?

With the home opener this Friday, Fenway suddenly has an obligatory feel to it, and precious few people are talking about the Red Sox — at least in the way the team might like.

Liberty Mutual, a mutual insurer, is owned by policyholders, not shareholders. But their influence over policy is limited.

Liberty Mutual’s $50m CEO pay stands out

The insurer’s chief, Edmund F. “Ted’’ Kelly, earned an average of nearly $50 million a year from 2008 to 2010, making him one of the highest-paid corporate executives in the country.

Neighbors stood by the house on Ashford Street in Allston where five men were found bound in the cellar. Police were responding to a noise complaint at the time.

Police seek charges in apparent fraternity hazing at BU

14 suspects are accused of beating and binding five Boston University students and then covering them in hot sauce and honey as part of a fraternity hazing scheme.

Indian Ocean tsunami watch issued after earthquake

A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after a large earthquake hit waters off Indonesia, sending residents pouring from their homes in panic.

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Crescent Dragonwagon in her Putney, Vt., kitchen preparing, among other things, snap pea salad.

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Crescent Dragonwagon sounds funny but she’s one serious cook
From left, the Coco Salmon and Wild Fire sushi rolls, as prepared at Moko in South Boston. The Coco Salmon is made with Cajun seasoned salmon, avocado with wasabi and basil sauce. The Wild Fire is made with seared tuna, jalapenos, garlic, and ponzu sauce.

DINING OUT

‘Moko’ and ‘Fuji at Kendall’ fill neighborhoods’ gaps
Dreama Walker (left), Krysten Ritter, and James Van Der Beek star in “Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23.’’

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ABC’s ‘Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23’ a home for laughs

MUSIC REVIEW

British duo Ting Tings in gear at the Paradise
Tarek Mehanna says speech was protected by Constitution.

25-year term sought for Tarek Mehanna
His 6-foot-10-inch frame, high top fade, and pink sneakers make Nerlens Noel a standout - as do his basketball skills.

Top recruit Nerlens Noel facing dizzying choices

Tenants lined up for old Borders site

Frame by frame

The MFA’s telling portrait of Christ

Album Review

High praise for Kat Edmonson’s ‘Way Down Low’
Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen apologized for his comments about Fidel Castro on Tuesday.

Ozzie Guillen suspended 5 games for Castro comments
Edith Pearlman, here in her Brookline home, has published more than 250 short stories. Her latest collection is “Binocular Vision.’’

Literary awards pile up for Brookline writer

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren sets Mass. Senate fund-raising pace

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Tarek Mehanna says speech was protected by Constitution.

25-year term sought for Tarek Mehanna

Saying he led a double life as a would-be terrorist, federal prosecutors recommended Tuesday that the convicted Al Qaeda supporter be sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Business

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Mansfield developer and real estate broker Michael David Scott.

Indicted local developer gives up his broker’s license

Michael David Scott, who is awaiting trial on federal mortgage fraud charges related to a string of foreclosures in Boston, has surrendered his state real estate license.

Columnists

Jeff Jacoby

Augusta’s business

scot lehigh

Court women voters with facts, policy

Dan Shaughnessy

Terry Francona wants no part of Fenway’s celebration

Brian McGrory

Red Sox tickets anyone?

opinion | Joanna Weiss

‘Texts from Hillary’ meme shows Clinton in charge

BOSTON CAPITAL

Profit growth expected to take breather
Josh Beckett may have been smiling on Thursday, but he wasn’t when his first start on Saturday resulted in a 10-0 loss.

Tony Massarotti

Who is to blame for the Red Sox’ many failures?

INNOVATION ECONOMY

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The Red Sox wasted 12 runs and 18 hits. They wasted four spectacular innings of relief by Vicente Padilla. They wasted the emotional rescue of Bobby V’s counterculture lineup.

Dan Shaughnessy

Smackdowns getting worse for Red Sox

Adrian Walker

Judging the judge

Bob Ryan

Celtics made right steps to beat Sixers

Juliette Kayyem

The self-destruction of Arizona

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Many in Oklahoma city want shootings deemed hate crime

Quick arrests in the shootings that left three people dead relieved many Tulsa residents, but community leaders still want the case treated as a hate crime.

Politics

Political Notebook

John Edwards readies for his criminal trial

The former senator is hoping a jury will clear him of alleged campaign finance violations and keep him from being sent to prison.

Sports

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Boston 115, Miami 107

Celtics guard Ray Allen looked for an open teammate past Miami Heat forward James Jones during the first half Tuesday.

Celtics get past Heat again

After defeating the Heat in Boston April 1, the Celtics led most of the game for the victory Tuesday in Miami.

Food & dining

The Volantes — (from left) ­Dave, his parents, Al and Melodie, his siblings, Steve and Teri — are all involved with the 95-year-old farm.

In Needham, an old farm sprouts new premises

Neighbors have been watching as a new 9,000-square-foot farm stand, three times the size of its predecessor, emerged on the corner of Forest Street and busy Central Avenue.

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Detail of Liliana Porter’s “Situation With Levitating Rabbit II’’ at Barbara Krakow Gallery.

Boston art galleries: Works by Liliana Porter and more

Liliana Porter’s deceptively charming paintings unfailingly represent art and art theory, questions about surface, gesture, and object.

“Don’t get me wrong, running the Marathon is huge. But what’s more huge is helping this charity.”

Allison Buzzell, 25,  a behavior therapist in Newton

Magazine

The cover for the April 8 2012 issue

Are fat baseball players a problem?
The cover for the April 1 2012 issue

45 best breakfast joints around Boston
The cover for the March 25 2012 issue

Snorkeling vacations you can’t miss
The cover for the March 18 2012 issue

Grover Norquist: Emperor of no

Opinion

“American women today can succeed at virtually anything. Why would any serious person fret over what a golf club does?”

Jeff Jacoby 

Ideas

“Rami Genauer’s project is a kind of experiment — one that asks what happens when you set the powerful urge to watch lawless, explosive violence on a collision course with the blunt tyranny of math”

Leon Neyfakh,  on bringing stats to ultimate fighting