Men's champion

Race underway  

Women's champion

Race underway  

Men's wheelchair

Joshua Cassidy 1:18:25

Women's wheelchair

Shirley Reilly 1:37:36

Marathon Updates

Leaders push toward finish amid heat

The men’s and women’s packs thinned out as temperatures inched toward 80 degrees along the route.

American Shirley Reilly narrowly edged Wakako Tsuchida at the finish line in the women's wheelchair race.

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American Shirley Reilly narrowly edged Wakako Tsuchida at the finish line in the women's wheelchair race.

Joshua Cassidy crossed the finish line in record time to win the men's wheelchair race.

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Joshua Cassidy crossed the finish line in record time to win the men's wheelchair race.

The elite men took off from the starting line in Hopkinton.

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The elite men took off from the starting line in Hopkinton.

The field of elite women started the Marathon.

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The field of elite women started the Marathon.

Wheelchair racers got off to a fast start in Hopkinton.

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Wheelchair racers got off to a fast start in Hopkinton.

The men started running the 116th Annual Boston Marathon.

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The men started running the 116th Boston Marathon.

WARMUP SLIDER FOR BG.COM Hopkinton, MA 4/16/2012 Mark Mandfredi (cq), of Newton, applies sunscreen before the race. The annual Boston Marathon starts in Hopkinton in Hopkinton, MA on Monday, April 16, 2012. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff) Section: SPORTS Slug: marathon Reporter: n/a LOID: 5.0.1077844054

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Mark Mandfredi of Newton applied sunscreen before the race.

Boston College student Kate Murray wrote on Christian Lopez before the race.

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Boston College student Kate Murray wrote on Christian Lopez before the race.

WARMUP SLIDER FOR BG.COM Volunteers fill cups at the athlete's village prior to the start of the 116th running of the Boston Marathon, in Hopkinton, Mass., Monday, April 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

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Volunteers filled cups at the athlete's village prior to the start of the 116th running of the Boston Marathon, in Hopkinton.

WARMUP SLIDER FOR BG.COM Jeff Zaucha stretches before the start of the 2012 Boston Marathon. Brian Feulner for the Boston Globe

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Jeff Zaucha stretched before the start of the 2012 Boston Marathon.

WARMUP SLIDER FOR BG.COM - Lindsey Arventos (cq) puts on sunscreen with her group before the start of the Boston Marathon at Hopkinton Common. (Globe staff photo / Bill Greene) section:sports, Topic:bostonmarathon

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Lindsey Arventos put on sunscreen with her group before the start of the Boston Marathon at Hopkinton Common.

WARMUP SLIDER FOR BG.COM Children's Hospital runners Irene Katres (cq) and Austin Braithwait (cq) affix signs for their patient partner Tim Steevens before the start of the Boston Marathon. (Globe staff photo / Bill Greene) section:sports, Topic:bostonmarathon

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Children's Hospital runners Irene Katres and Austin Braithwait put signs on their outfits before the start of the Boston Marathon.

WARMUP SLIDER FOR BG.COM- From left, Michele Curley (cq) gets her numbers pinned on by Maureen Jones before the start of the 2012 Boston Marathon in athletes village. Brian Feulner for the Boston Globe

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Michele Curley had her numbers pinned on by Maureen Jones before the start of the Marathon.

WARMUP SLIDER FOR BG.COM- Doyle Oakey (cq) stretches before the start of the 2012 Boston Marathon. Brian Feulner for the Boston Globe

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Doyle Oakey stretched before the start of the race.

Eric Maki of Cortland, N.Y., rested on Hopkinton Common before the race.

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Eric Maki of Cortland, N.Y., rested on Hopkinton Common before the race.

PRERACE SLIDER FOR BG.COM Hopkinton, MA 4/16/2012 From left to right, Christian Thorn (cq), Michael Santos (cq), and Bryan Delaney (cq) of AMI Graphics affix the start line signs to the start towers before the marathon. The clock at right displays the countdown to the marathon. The annual Boston Marathon starts in Hopkinton in Hopkinton, MA on Monday, April 16, 2012. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff) Section: SPORTS Slug: marathon Reporter: n/a LOID: 5.0.1077844054

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Christian Thorn, Michael Santos, and Bryan Delaney of AMI Graphics placed signs for the starting line of the marathon in Hopkinton.

Marathon medical staff brace for hot, busy day

After some of the wheelchair racers crossed the finish, a few turned right into the medical tent looking sweaty, tired and, thirsty.

Kevin Youkilis has had a slow start to the season offensively.

Bobby Valentine apologizes to ‘confused’ Kevin Youkilis

Youkilis said the manager’s comments about him were off base, while Valentine told the media he never intended to offend the third baseman.

Years later, school may alert parents to abuse

The operators of the Trivium School are considering notifying parents and alumni about Rev. Donald J. McGuire’s conviction for molesting a former student.

Casino bid in Taunton spurs tribal turf fight

The Pocasset Wampanoag tribe of Fall River is accusing the Mashpee Wampanoags of elbowing into what was historically Pocasset land in a casino bid.

Reenactors dressed as Minutemen got ready as the British approached during the Battle of Lexington Green reenactment early Monday morning.

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Early history on display at Battle of Lexington Green reenactment

The reenactment happened very early in the morning, a Patriots Day tradition that draws spectators to watch the first armed battle of the Revolutionary War unfold.

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Dan Shaughnessy moderates a panel including Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys and former pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee.

Inside The Boston Globe

Millionaires from Mass. join call to raise their tax rates

Mortgage aid helps more hold off default

G cover

Drugs that target high cholesterol come with new cautions
Jeff Tenner, Bertucci’s head chef, appears in videos on YouTube.

Bertucci’s seeks new younger customer base
Instagram is among several mobile photo apps.

Instagram not the only photo app in town
Audree Hedequist as Helen and Brittany Rolfs as Annie in “The Miracle Worker.’’

Stage Review

‘Miracle Worker’ rises to the challenge
City Councilor Ayanna Pressley

Daily Dose

Learning from city councilor’s fibroid condition
James Carter (pictured performing in New York City) played an unusually long set at Scullers Friday.

Music Review

James Carter Organ Trio in top form

For the Jesuits, a long road to accountability
William H. Turnquist, 86, the son of William Henry Turnquist, in photo left, who survived the sinking of the Titanic, at his home in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Local man’s leap of faith averted Titanic death

Ideas

Why the government can’t write in plain English

Living with screens

Missed connections in our digital lives

Metro

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Dual rallies highlight fracture in Mass. Tea Party

An apparent rift between state Tea Party activists over whether to put a focus on social issues played out at separate rallies in Worcester and in Boston.

Business

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AVEO set to move from start-up to producer

AVEO Pharmaceuticals plans to apply for federal approval of its first drug, for kidney cancer, and is set to add 120 new employees in 2012.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

Vince Wilfork’s worthy cause

Juliette Kayyem

This is not a test

Yvonne Abraham

Judging the potential jury

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Prince Herring: Glamourizing the forage fish

Joanna Weiss

Hazing and seeds of humiliation

opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

Romney’s real problem with women

Dan Shaughnessy

A good scrap, but a loss for the Bruins

opinion | Gareth Cook

Space on Earth

Love Letters

She’s fallen for her ex’s best friend

RENÉE LOTH

Edible Boston

Bob Ryan

Rays of light for Beckett

Lawrence Harmon

Boston’s A+ student athletes

Politics

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner argued that it is unfair to look only at the latter portion of an economic downturn that began before President Obama’s inauguration.

Geithner challenges Romney claim on women’s job losses

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said a claim by Mitt Romney about disproportionate job losses for women during President Obama’s term was ‘‘ridiculous.’’

Nation & World

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Afghan-led forces end 18-hour Taliban attack

Afghan-led forces and US-led coalition helicopters repelled Taliban insurgents who had laid siege to Kabul, the capital city, for 18 hours.

Boston Marathon

MARATHON NOTEBOOK

In the women’s invitational mile held along the Marathon route on Boylston Street, (left to right) Traniere Moser, Morgan Uceny, Marina Muncan, and Gabriele Anderson battle for position.

Female pioneers return to place where they started

Forty years after they competed in the first official women’s race at the Boston Marathon, most of the eight finishers returned to commemorate their competitive breakthrough.

Sports

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Striking turnaround for Red Sox bullpen

The group has seemed to sort itself out, with Vicente Padilla, Franklin Morales and Alfredo Aceves contributing more.

Health and wellness

G Force

Dr. Russell S. Phillips

Problems with primary care

Dr. Russell S. Phillips, a doctor at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, was recently named the inaugural director of the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care.

Arts

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Movie review

From left: Zoe Carter, Sharon Leal, and Blair Underwood in “Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day.’’

‘Woman Thou Art Loosed’ fails to get it together

This overplotted, underwritten, powerfully dumb soap-thriller has more professionalism than it deserves.

“This country has been good to me. I’d like to do my part to give back.”

Philippe Villers,  a member of Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength

Magazine

The cover for the April 15 2012 issue

In an artist’s garden
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

Opinion

“Real collaboration is how big things get done, but nothing big is on the president’s agenda this year.”

John E. Sununu 

Ideas

“The complexity of federal rules may not be just a reflection of bad style, but a direct and possibly unavoidable result of how our government works.”

Leon Neyfakh