Mass. unemployment rate falls to 6.5% in March, down from 6.9% in February

The Massachusetts economy gained jobs for the fourth consecutive month in March as as the state unemployment rate fell to the lowest level in more more than three years.Massachusetts employers last month added 8,700 jobs, after increasing payrolls by 7,200 jobs in February, and nearly 14,000 in January, the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday. The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 percent from 6.9 percent in February. The state unemployment rate, now at the lowest level since November 2008, remains well below the national jobless rate 0f 8.2 percent in March

This undated photo provided by the Greenland Police Dept. shows Chief Michael Maloney. An official with knowledge of the investigation says Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney was the officer killed during a drug bust-turned-shootout Thursday April 12, 2012 in New Hampshire that also left four other officers wounded. Maloney was due to retire in less than two weeks. (AP Photo/Greenland Police Department)

Thousands expected at memorial service for N.H. police chief

Michael Maloney, who was killed last week during a drug bust, will be remembered today at Winnacunnet High School with a noon service.

Blasts in Baghdad, northern Iraqi cities kill 30

The bombings are the first major attacks in Iraq in nearly a month. Extremists launched 12 attacks in the Iraqi capital and other cities, officials said.

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Community leaders are worried about the future of Carney Hospital after last week’s abrupt departure of its president.

New York sues Sprint for $300m over alleged tax fraud

The New York attorney general’s office alleges the third-largest US wireless carrier deliberately didn’t pay sales taxes for seven years.

The Great Fire swept through Chelsea on April 12, 1908. At right, schooners and other fishing vessels were tied up in Chelsea Creek. Carried by strong winds, flaming embers set fires 25 miles away on the South Shore. The fire cut a mile and half long swath through Chelsea with losses totaling over $12 million dollars.

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The Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Swirling winds drove the flames quickly, and soon a huge swath of Chelsea was consumed. Nearly 3,000 buildings were destroyed and 19 people lost their lives during the Great Chelsea Fire of April 12, 1908.

MIT physicist leads effort to scrap the penny

Jeff Gore, who has become an unlikely national spokesman for efforts to eliminate the penny, is gaining fresh hope that the United States might finally dump the coin.

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Winter’s warm temperatures have yielded an unusually robust bounty of springtime ticks that have attached themselves to pets and people in Massachusetts.

Yvonne Abraham

2012, how I miss thee

US Senator Scott Brown and Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, have taken half the population for a ride in the way-back machine.

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

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Living the steampunk aesthetic
Schools chief Carol Johnson proposed a one-time bonus as a ‘proactive step’ amid a backlog in reviews of special ed plans.

Schools lag in special ed plans
Dick Clark attended the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards at the Las Vegas Hilton in 2010. Clark has died of a heart attack at age 82.

Dick Clark, legendary TV host, dies at 82
The tulips are in full bloom at the Public Garden, and 2-year-old Georgina Foley checked them out Wednesday. Gardeners everywhere suddenly have a lot to do, and drought conditions are making things tougher.

Some New England species may benefit from warming

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Hotel opens with a ‘vertical fashion’ show
Neill Byrnes, 42, of Hingham, a Stephen Tyler impersonator, poses for a portrait before performing with his band Draw the Line at Maddie's Lounge in Saugus.

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For Neill Byrnes, imitation (of Steven Tyler) is flattery
Ann Silverman and members of her book club eat a Balkan meal while discussing the book,

Group prepares dishes from books they discuss

Local craft brewers start canning their beers

Diverse BC High group heads to Harvard
Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, Clio has recently been spruced up. The signature leopard-print carpet remains in the dining room, while the bar is lighter and more welcoming.

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Clio at Boston’s Eliot Hotel celebrates 15 years
The Palm, which shut its Back Bay restaurant in December, will occupy a larger space in its newlocation, and have a patio overlooking the Greenway.

Palm to open at International Place, boosting Greenway
Wesley Morris addressed colleagues as editor Martin Baron looked on.

Globe film critic Wesley Morris wins 2012 Pulitzer Prize

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The victim of a shooting sought help at a Target in the South Bay shopping center in Dorchester on Wednesday, police said.

Store staff aids wounded man

A man bleeding from a gunshot wound walked into the Target store in the South Bay shopping center and asked for help.

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Shortages could slow US auto production

Shortages of parts and materials could limit the number of new vehicles in showrooms this year and crimp a historic turnaround.

Columnists

Joan Vennochi

Tarek Mehanna case puts First Amendment on trial

Joshua Green

In Roger Clemens, a useful idiot
It’s time for the Patriots to pay Wes Welker, Bob Ryan says.

Bob Ryan

Going through the sports thought process

Derrick Z. Jackson

A vibrant Boston needs major avenues for bikes

Yvonne Abraham

2012, how I miss thee

Scot Lehigh

Mass. should make Amazon pay sales tax

Brian McGrory

Soaring greed at Liberty Mutual
In this April 19, 1943, photo, a group of Jews is escorted from the Warsaw Ghetto by German soldiers.

Opinion | Jeff Jacoby

Anti-Semitism and the culture of victimhood

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Philosophy lessons
Kevin Youkilis, (left) who did not play yesterday, watched late-inning action from the dugout. Manager Bobby Valentine is visible at far right.

Dan Shaughnessy

It’s business as usual for Bobby Valentine

Adrian Walker

Vince Wilfork’s worthy cause

Bob Ryan

Joshua Cassidy turns in ride for the ages

Politics

Senate power struggle fuels Maine race

Former independent governor Angus King’s refusal to say which party he would caucus with is an issue that could loom large in the race to replace retiring GOP Senator Olympia Snowe.

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India missile launch

India tests nuke-capable missile

The country tested a missile capable of reaching Chinese cities Beijing and Shanghai, a significant step in its aspirations to become a world power.

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Bobby Valentine oversaw a sullen group after lifting Franklin Morales in Wednesday’s loss.

Injuries are killing the Red Sox

Ailments have taken too much firepower out of the lineup. The only hope the Red Sox have is to hang in there until players begin to come back.

Style

Peggy Noe Stevens plans to launch a Boston chapter of Bourbon Women.

Enough with the cosmos. The lady likes bourbon.

Peggy Noe Stevens is on a crusade of sorts to bring women and whiskey together.

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Book Review

‘Garbology’ by Edward Humes

Humes reminds us of something we try to forget: We are a wasteful society with a trash problem that is polluting our oceans and packing our landfills.

“There are plenty of likable people. I mean, I’ve got blood relatives who I love. I would never let them near the Oval Office.”

Mark Zaccaria,  chairman of the Rhode Island GOP Party

Magazine

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In an artist’s garden
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Are fat baseball players a problem?
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45 best breakfast joints around Boston
The cover for the March 25 2012 issue

Snorkeling vacations you can’t miss

Opinion

“What we fear more than the loss of personal freedoms is our perceived loss of control over people who might hurt us.”

Joan Vennochi 

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