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Boston school chief to propose school networks

Boston Superintendent Carol R. Johnson said the networks would help principals do their jobs better and provide more targeted support to students and teachers.

Developer Steve Wynn appeared with Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. in Everett on Wednesday and toured the 37-acre parcel once occupied by Monsanto Chemical Co. that Wynn is considering as a site for a casino.

Wynn considers Everett casino bid

Developer Steve Wynn on Wednesday toured a 37-acre parcel once occupied by Monsanto Chemical Co. that he is considering as a site for a casino.

Winning numbers in $550m Powerball jackpot are chosen

The numbers for the jackpot were 5-16-22-23-29 and a Powerball of 6, but it wasn’t immediately clear if there were any winners.

A fire destroyed the Cocoanut Grove Night Club and killed hundreds on Nov. 28, 1942.

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The Cocoanut Grove fire — a survivor’s tale

John Heyman was inside the Boston night club 70 years ago when a fire broke out, killing 492 people. He was one of the lucky ones who escaped with his life.

Dempsey, a 14-year-old blond Labrador retriever, owned by Kevan and Sheila Cunningham, rests on his special bed.

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Old dogs, new ways to baby them

Our dogs are living longer thanks to veterinary advances, healthier food, and owners committed to their well-being.

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If you must post Instagram pictures of every cocktail you order, at least make the pictures good.

Celtics players, including Rajon Rondo (obscured), confronted Kris Humphries of the Nets just before the end of the second quarter, setting off a fight that led to three ejections.

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Rajon Rondo ejected in Celtics’ loss to the Nets

Rondo was ejected after a fight just before halftime, ending his streak of 37 games with at least 10 assists and creating the possibility of a suspension.

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Boston’s last, great unsolved mystery
Mayor Tom Menino is in his fifth term after being elected in 1993.

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End of the Menino era?
Suffolk University will build an eight-story complex on Somerset Street and create a public park.

Suffolk shifts core of campus downtown

How to donate to Globe Santa
Kevin McHale and his wife, Lynn, lost their daughter, Alexandra, to a battle with lupus.

Dan Shaughnessy

McHale dealing with saddest loss of all
Thin-crust pizza with beef tenderloin, mashed potato, and truffle oil.

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French-inspired Mistral remains constant

A chief problem for Deval Patrick is the state budget gap.

Road ahead may get rocky for Governor Patrick

High school football playoff results
An electronic billboard off Interstate 93 in Medford was part of a state pilot program and posed no safety hazard.

Mass. gives the go-ahead for electronic billboards
Superintendent Carol R. Johnson talked with Adib Morshed, eating an orange, during lunch on a visit to the Roger Clap Innovation School in Dorchester.

Boston schools chief reflects on year
An image from Kinfolk, a food quarterly headquartered in Portland, Ore., which focuses on homey and outdoorsy dining and living.

The unstyled look of hipster food magazines
Shurrasco (a shredded beef mixture) quesadilla.

Cheap Eats

Outside of Union Square, potatoes every which way

Sports

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Patriots’ success is no laurel for Tom Brady

The QB said he is mindful that team’s strong start doesn’t mean opponents will just roll over for the Patriots.

Metro

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Finneran left his radio show in May and is now a lobbyist.

Finneran granted immunity in probation probe

Former House speaker Thomas Finneran has been given immunity to testify about the state’s Probation Department, people close the investigation said.

Columnists

Kevin McHale and his wife, Lynn, lost their daughter, Alexandra, to a battle with lupus.

Dan Shaughnessy

McHale dealing with saddest loss of all

jeff jacoby

A free market will help fix health care
Mayor Tom Menino is in his fifth term after being elected in 1993.

scot lehigh

End of the Menino era?

Brian McGrory

Our governor’s turmoil

Kevin Cullen

The long reach of injustice
Larry Hagman, who died last week, played J.R. Ewing with a glint in his eye.

Joanna Weiss

America’s fantasy villain
BC football is looking for a new coach after a 2-10 season that resulted in the firing of Frank Spaziani.

Christopher L. Gasper

If BC finds the right coach, don’t get too attached
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas spoke in Ramallah on Sunday.

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Rockets vs. resolutions

Boston Capital

US companies keep up bond binge
Former Massachusetts treasurer Timothy Cahill (left) stood beside his attorney, Brad Bailey, before the start of his trial on public corruption charges.

Adrian Walker

Tim Cahill’s real mistake

James Carroll

The Earth experiment
“Naked cushion triple earrings” range from $1,109 to $1,688.

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Jewelry maker’s earrings a star on ‘Oprah’

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An anti-Morsi protester ran to throw back a tear gas canister during clashes with riot police in Cairo on Tuesday.

200,000 protest Mohammed Morsi in Egypt

Protesters packed Egypt’s Tahrir Square in the biggest challenge yet to the Islamist president.

Politics

In 2004, John Kerry, as the Democrats’ presidential nominee, bestowed upon Barack Obama an honor that would catapult his career — delivering a keynote address at the party’s convention.

Amid wrangling on Hill, Kerry keeps visibility low

Senator Kerry has kept a low profile recently that contrasts with his previously outspoken tendencies.

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Google buys Cambridge online marketing firm

Incentive Targeting is a five-year-old start-up that builds software for retailers to offer customers targeted promotions.

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Book Review

‘Brothers’ by George Howe Colt

Growing up in a family of four boys, George Colt was stunned to read about John Wilkes Booth and his brothers.

Food & dining

Cookbook Review

Sara Forte’s book and blog share the same name.

Whole foods startle with new tastes and imagination

We’d never heard of Sara Forte and her blog, “The Sprouted Kitchen,” until her book arrived.

Magazine

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Cambridge’s Bluefin Labs decodes social media chatter
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7 holiday styles that shine
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Vacation options for single seniors and gays and lesbians
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How to be a New England vegetarian in winter

Opinion

“On the cusp of the fourth year of his fifth term, one can almost feel the Menino era beginning to end.”

Scot Lehigh 

Ideas

“To its fans in the plastics industry, and there are many, the supermarket shopping bag—or ‘T-shirt bag,’ as it’s known in the business—is a triumph of cost-effective engineering.”

Leon Neyfakh 

“Anything he spoke out and said at this point, people would be dissecting it and analyzing. It wouldn’t be helpful.”

Douglas Brinkley,  a historian, on Senator John Kerry