Romney secures presidential nomination with Texas win

Mitt Romney won the Texas primary, giving him enough delegates to secure the Republican nomination and run against President Obama.

Freetown voters say no to Aquinnah tribal casino

In response to the nonbinding referendum, the tribe may challenge the state’s contention that the Aquinnah signed away their federal rights to build a casino.

Lawmakers yet to agree on bridging T funds gap

Key legislators say they remain confident that an infusion of $51 million in state money will be allocated before a July 1 deadline.

Chafee, Schilling trade blame over 38 Studios

Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee said former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was wrong to blame the state for the failure of his video game company.

Doc Watson is shown performing at the annual Merlefest at Wilkes Comunity College in Wilkesboro, N.C., on April 28, 2001.

Folk musician Doc Watson dies at 89

The Grammy-award winning musician, whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world, died in a North Carolina hospital.

Alden Cadwell’s offerings at Concord schools include salad bars and locally sourced burgers with fresh-cut potatoes.

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A revolution in Concord’s cafeterias

Under Alden Cadwell, a former adviser to celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, the menu in Concord’s schools includes salad bars and locally sourced burgers with fresh-cut potatoes.

Exclusive Wednesday Preview | Food

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The whole roast chicken has left the home kitchen, making for restaurants around town.

Frame by frame

Chinese ivory gone berserk

“Concentric Spheres,” on display at Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, is marvelous, but conjures a feeling of head-scratching, eye-rubbing dismay.

Daniel Nava Sox hit a three-run double against Justin Verlander in the fourth inning to put the Red Sox ahead 4-0.

red sox 6, tigers 3

Red Sox defeat Verlander, rise above .500

Daniel Nava hit a three-run double and David Ortiz slugged a home run as the Red Sox defeated Justin Verlander and the Tigers to move above .500 for the first time this season.

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Mitt Romney’s run evokes pride, fear in Mormons
Mike Donovan, a veteran Boston comic, hoped to leave another mark with his 1.6-million-word US history book.

For this comic, US history book no joke
New Englanders flocked to Bass River Beach in South Yarmouth and other beaches on the Cape on Monday.

Sold-out Cape hotels mean brisk business
Robert George says the charges are unfounded.

Prominent defense lawyer faces US charges
Brad Delp with fiancee Pamela Sullivan. An incident between Delp and Sullivan’s sister has been revealed.

Brad Delp’s last days detailed in court papers

Frame by frame

‘Concentric Spheres’ is Chinese ivory gone berserk
Fans reach to get baseballs autographed by Major League Baseball players during the 2011 All Star Series in Taiwan.

Opinion | Farah Stockman

Baseball diplomacy

Album Review | Pop

Scissor Sisters’ latest a retro musical utopia
Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, third from left, composed “Palindrome” based on Turkish music.

G force

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol rooted in world music
Major Marianne Miller, 42, of West Roxbury.

Honoring Mass. veterans who answered the call
“We’re trying to not have empathy and compassion feel like one extra thing you have to do. One way to actually help you cope . . . is to connect with people and feel this thrill of helping them,” Dr. Helen Riess said.

G Force

Helping doctors put empathy to good use
A wounded US paratrooper is helped through a blinding rainstorm in 1969 by medics during the 10-day battle for Hamburger Hill. The more than 1.6 million troops back from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will join more than 20 million others from previous wars.

Opinion | Roland Merullo

The patriotism of sacrifice

Sports

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On basketball

With the outcome long decided, (left to right) Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen watch the end of Game 1.

Celtics must blame themselves

Don’t blame the officials. The Celtics wasted an opportunity to steal the opening game against the Heat with their ineptitude.

Metro

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Fare increases covered part of the deficit for the MBTA, which is legally bound to start each year with a balanced budget.

Lawmakers yet to agree on bridging T funds gap

Key legislators say they remain confident that an infusion of $51 million in state money will be allocated before a July 1 deadline.

Columnists

When Celtics coach Doc Rivers was asked if his team deserved all five technicals, he said, “I know mine wasn’t. I can tell you that much. I don’t know how long I’ve been in the league, but that has to rank as the worst I’ve ever had. I would love to have earned it.’’

Dan Shaughnessy | Heat 93, Celtics 79

Celtics fans should stop crying about refs

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Kayak to take IPO show on the road

JEFF JACOBY

When ‘white’ is a trick of definition

JOANNA WEISS

Health care costs can bite
5-26-12: Boston, MA: This fan came prepared, as he flashes a sign reading

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics don’t have a chance against Heat

JOAN VENNOCHI

Online classes cut costs and human contact

Yvonne Abraham

Tending graves and memories of the departed
Craig Driscoll charged his Chevy Volt at a free charging station in the garage of One Broadway in Kendall Square.

Innovation Economy

Charging an electric car in Boston can be free, easy
Rajon Rondo scored 9 points in less than two minutes to give Boston a 10-point lead with 1:45 left. He finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Dan Shaughnessy

Rajon Rondo leads Celtics on to Miami

LAWRENCE HARMON

Carol Johnson on shaky ground after missteps
Paul Pierce and the Celtics outdueled LeBron James and the Cavaliers in one of the classic Game 7s in Boston history in 2008.

Bob Ryan

Celtics’ history in Game 7 is very rich

Opinion | JOSHUA GREEN

Obama’s awkward private equity dance

Business

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A $63 million complex that will include a 150-room hotel, a two-story commercial and community building, and a five-story residential and retail structure is planned for this parcel on Melnea Cass Boulevard.

Two projects to revitalize Roxbury boulevard

Melnea Cass Boulevard is due for a dramatic change that will result in new shops, a supermarket, a hotel, and dozens of homes.

Politics

Political Notebook

Mitt Romney spoke Monday before a crowd of 5,000 at a ceremony at the Veterans Museum & Memorial Center in San Diego.

Mitt Romney promises world’s strongest military

The Republican presidential candidate promised to maintain a US military ‘‘with no comparable power anywhere in the world.”

Nation & World

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Syria

Western nations harden protest against Syria

Several Western nations, including the United States, expelled senior diplomats over the massacre of more than 100 people in Syria over the weekend.

Arts

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Stage Review

Sabrina Dennison and Jacqueline Emmart are featured in “Love Person,’’ presented by Company One.

Connections, lost and found, in ‘Love Person’

Like love itself, the play, which is is getting its Boston premiere from Company One, is a bit of a mess. But that doesn’t mean you want to do without it.

Lifestyle

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Lori Anne Madison plays at a park in McLean, Va. The bubbly 6-year-old will face 277 opponents, most of whom are at least twice her age, at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Six-year-old is spelling bee’s youngest competitor

Lori Anne Madison is the youngest contestant on record to qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

“It’s something we’re afraid of. He’s going to be on the front line. . . Hopefully the world’s gone beyond the bigotry.”

Mormon Steven Goaslind, 30,  on Mitt Romney

Magazine

The cover for the May 27 2012 issue

What does it take to become a Disney star?
The cover for the May 20 2012 issue

Best beaches guide for New England
The cover for the May 13 2012 issue

Things to do in and around Boston this week
The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million

Opinion

“There’s one place that loves baseball as much as we do: Taiwan, an island of 23 million people off the coast of China.”

Farah Stockman 

Ideas

“Super-empowered and quickly deployable, the Pentagon has become a one-stop shop for any policy objective, no matter how far removed from traditional warfare.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the amazing expanding Pentagon