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Medford housing board to review director’s actions

An overseer of the Medford Housing Authority said she has lost confidence in Robert Covelle after the executive director was accused of favoritism and retribution.

Brian McGrory

The most overpaid team in town

No, the Red Sox are not the most overpaid team in Boston. That title belongs to Liberty Mutual’s favorite nine - former CEO Ted Kelly’s immediate underlings.

Newt Gingrich signals end to campaign

The Republican presidential candidate today called on the party to unite behind Mitt Romney.

Mitt Romney launches his national campaign

On a night when he swept five primaries in the Northeast, Romney implicitly accepted the Republican presidential nomination at a victory rally in New Hampshire.

food

Homemade vs. store-bought

“The Homemade Pantry” book is an ode to the joy of making everyday foods at home, from ketchup and butter to granola bars and chicken nuggets.

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James Reed made homemade ketchup and toaster pastries at his home.

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The ingredients to ketchup in the cookbook "The Homemade Pantry."

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Tomatoes were added to the pot.

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Spices were arranged in clear bowls.

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Tomatoes and spices were stirred together.

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Side-by-side homemade ketchup and Heinz ketchup.

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An egg was cracked and stirred in a bowl to coat the toaster pastries.

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Reed rolled the dough.

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Reed cut the dough into several pieces.

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Reed placed the sliced dough on a sheet.

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The dough was coated with egg.

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Side-by-side, a toaster pastry and a Pop Tart.

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The finished toaster pastries that Reed made from the cookbook "The Homemade Pantry."

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The ingredients to homemade chicken nuggets.

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A chicken nugget gets ready to go in the oven.

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The nuggets from "The Homemade Pantry" had a nice crunch.

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A side-by-side comparison of McDonalds McNuggets and homemade chicken nuggets.

Concord proposal could result in cats on leashes

Bird lover Lydia Lodynsky, the woman behind the proposal, has offered a plan to create a cat bylaw that could result in unruly cats being forced onto a leash.

Enlarged natural gas pipeline proposed for N.E.

A Houston company has begun exploring the expansion of a regional pipeline to bring abundant supplies of natural gas to the region.

Bob Ryan

NBA stiffing fans with stars’ absence

All-Star-level players are being held out of games when they could play as coaches choose to rest them for the playoffs, and the fans are the ones who suffer.

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Boston Globe night at Alvin Ailey

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.

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Galleries

Exhibits in Boston-area art galleries

Opinion | Alan Berger

Obama’s foreign policy flaws

Michael Plasmeier (left) and Jonathan Wang awaited Thursday’s drop.

Gravity rules at MIT’s annual piano drop

Ryan Harb, Univ. of Massachusetts Sustainability Manager digs in during a work session as he and other students and volunteers prepare planting beds near Berkshire Commons dining area in the southwest part of campus. It is part of the campus Permaculture Initiative, an ecological design for sustainable agriculture which recently received recognition from the White House.

UMass students break new ground in sustainability

A selection of oysters on the half shell. Mare’s rotating selection includes Wellfleets, Belons, Bagaduces, and more.

Dining out

At Mare Oyster Bar, fresh catch in the North End

A builder worked on a new single-family home in North Andover, earlier this year.

Opinion | paul mcmorrow

Massachusetts housing crisis continues

G Force

Temple Grandin on autism and animals

3.2m in Mass. have had data lost, stolen

Bruins locker room a depot of many languages

Scientist’s death halts unique research at UMass

John Maguire, the new Friendly’s CEO, grew up in Weymouth and frequented his local Friendly’s.

Friendly’s CEO goes from panini to patty melts

This ATM in Boston delivers audio prompts via a headphone jack and works properly.

Survey faults ATMs for the blind in Boston

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Search resuming in Rockport for missing toddler

State Police are resuming their search for a 2-year-old girl who vanished Thursday.

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Johnson family wins Chamber honor

Fidelity Investments chairman Edward “Ned’’ C. Johnson 3d and his family accepted a Distinguished Bostonians award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.