Smartphone ticketing set for commuter rail

Commuter rail riders later this year will be able to purchase and display tickets on their smartphones instead of fumbling with cash or fishing for prepaid tickets and passes.

Mitt Romney offering perks in his bid for major donors

Those who contribute $50,000 to Romney’s campaign, and become a “founder,’’ will earn a retreat with the presidential nominee.

Caleigh Anne Harrison

Agonizing search along Rockport’s Long Beach

Caleigh was playing with her mother, 4-year-old sister, and the family dog when she went missing shortly after noon Thursday at Long Beach.

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Boston expects surge in cruise business

Four new carriers will join the three returning lines offering trips out of the Port of Boston this season.

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Dan Shaughnessy

Sox celebrate Fenway's 100th birthday, lose to the Yankees

It was a day for anthems and icons, for Pedro, Pudge, and Pesky, and a Hall of Fame reunion in left field. A day to remember, in other words, followed by a game to forget.

jennifer graham

End the war on sun

The unhealthily discolored skin standard persists today, despite the earnest efforts of our public schools and the Obama administration.

At Buttonwood Park Zoo in NewBedford, Emily, front, and Ruth poked a ball made from strips of old tires by the Toys for elephants sculpture class at Massachusetts College of Art.

Toys for elephants, and MassArt students made them

A MassArt class asked students to understand the mind of an elephant, and design things for them to play with.

Rory O'Connor.

Book Review

‘Friends, Followers and the Future’ by Rory O’Connor

The book examines benefits and dangers of social media.

Barlow Adamson plays Henry Molaison in “Yesterday Happened: Remembering H.M.” at the Central Square Theater.

Investigating the absence of memory

Can one be human without memory? That’s the question raised by Wesley Savick’s play, “Yesterday Happened: Remembering H.M.,” at Central Square Theater.

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Globe Insiders

Globe Event, Friday, April 27, 8 p.m.

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Globe Insiders are invited to attend the must-see performance and enjoy a Q&A after with the artistic director and several of the dancers.

Inside The Boston Globe

Francona returns to cheers, adoration

Nonstop vigil keeps Scituate group hopeful

names

Rich and famous flock to Fenway for 100th
A stairwell in the old Middlesex County courthouse building in East Cambridge, which is for sale - including the jail on the top floors.

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Anybody want to buy a used jail?
Stefano Durante of Italy cooled off , with some help from Kathryn O’Friel of Ashby, while climbing Heartbreak Hill on Commonwealth Avenue in Newton.

Photo gallery

Photos of the week
“Mom at Christmas, Sanibel” shows Barbara Bosworth’s beguiling use of light.

Photography review

Barbara Bosworth’s photographs show nature and family

Rare Honus Wagner card sells for $1.2m
Fans got a hands-on experience at Fenway’s famed left-field Green Monster during an open house on Thursday.

Fenway at 100 | Book excerpt

Fenway Park an indelible part of Boston history

Sports Media

Peter Gammons wrong to call out Globe reporter
Sarah Koske, who honed her improv chops at UMass-Amherst, is one of the performers at Geek Week.

Stages

Where geeks are the ‘popular kids’

special section

Fenway at 100: A celebration
MIT's Lincoln Laboratory (pictured) is housed on the property of Hanscom Air Force Base.

MIT seeks to invest $450m at Hanscom

Metro

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Brown closer to release of tax returns

US Senator Scott Brown inched closer to fulfilling the Globe request, telling radio host Jim Braude, “yeah, actually, we’re taking that under consideration.’’

Business

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US Airways reaches pact with American unions

US Airways said Friday that it had reached an agreement with the three main labor unions at American Airlines to support a merger.

Columnists

Bob Ryan

For longtime foes, nothing rivals in comparison

lawrence harmon

All is not fair in Boston hotels

opinion | scot lehiigh

Maher, Nugent pollute the dialogue

Joan Wickersham

Preparing for the Great Flood

Dan Shaughnessy

A day to remember, and a game to forget

Brian McGrory

An untimely award

Edward L. Glaeser

When helpful intentions go up in smoke

Yvonne Abraham

2012, how I miss thee

Joan Vennochi

Tarek Mehanna case puts First Amendment on trial
Thousands turned out to tour Fenway Park during an open house on Thursday.

Dan Shaughnessy

It’s Fenway Park’s time to shine
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

Politics

Political Notebook

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin among undecideds on presidential vote

Senator Manchin said he is unsure whether he will vote for his party’s leader, President Obama, or the likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

Nation & World

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Egyptian generals urged to give up power

Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to demand that generals relinquish the power they took after former president Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

Sports

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Hawks 97, Celtics 92

Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague was defended by Boston Celtics guard Keyon Dooling and guard Avery Bradley during Friday’s game.

Celtics’ reserves come up short

With the Big Three and Rajon Rondo not even on the bench Friday, the Celtics pushed the Hawks to the final minutes before dropping a 97-92 decision.

Arts

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The band Fun. (above) plays at the Faneuil Hall Newbury Comics store on Saturday.

Fifth Record Store Day brings a host of local offerings

The fifth annual celebration of independent, brick and mortar purveyors of music has become increasingly popular.

“When I lose it, I can’t replace it, because it’s like walking around with a $100 bill. Except I don’t slide a $100 bill in and out of a machine all the time.’’

Ryan McGovern,  on commuter rail passes

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

“The federal government attempts a sin tax, 10 percent imposed on tanning beds by the health care law. But the administration hasn’t made us any skinnier, nor will it make us paler.”

Jennifer Graham  

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