New Mass. alimony law a ‘model’ — but is it working?

Judges, lawyers, claimants, and advocates complain that the language is unclear, leading some judges to misinterpret the law, while others ignore it.

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A day after the withdrawal of Caesars from a Suffolk Downs casino bid, the city is exploring options to delay a November referendum on the project.

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Despite reports of bidding wars, new listings have risen only slightly over the past year, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

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Public service was a given in the family of Connolly, who is now a finalist in Boston’s mayoral race.

Boston mayoral candidate Martin J. Walsh grew up on Taft Street in Dorchester in a three-decker building with a narrow concrete alleyway.

Martin Walsh’s childhood marked by cancer fight

The mayoral candidate’s Dorchester neighborhood nurtured him as he hovered on the edge of death and formed his earliest sense of community.

With the last out of the ALCS in the books, closer (and series MVP) Koji Uehara celebrates with catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia as the rest of the Red Sox rush to get in on the fun.

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Christopher L. Gasper

There’s no doubting the Red Sox anymore

This is one of the more unanticipated World Series teams the Red Sox have ever fielded.

Patriot Jerod Mayo is down with a torn pectoral muscle after tackling the Saints’ Darren Sproles last Sunday.

Patriots at Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS)

After recent injuries, Patriots hoping to make it work

In the span of 14 days, the Patriots lost Vince Wilfork and Jerod Mayo, perhaps their two most important defensive players, to season-ending injuries.

Rob Gronkowski has yet to appear in a game for the Patriots this season.

Rob Gronkowski activated for Jets game

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will officially make his return to the field on Sunday against the New York Jets.

INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC

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Explore all you need to know, from race times to restaurants, about the Head of the Charles Regatta, which starts Saturday.

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Climate scientist David Keith sincerely hopes we don’t have to use his ideas to reverse climate change.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

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Revenue from the 6.25 percent sales tax would have helped to close a transportation funding crisis that still exists.

Globe exclusives

The Giants’ Hakeem Nicks may be a good catch for a team needing a receiver.

Sunday Football Notes

NFL trade deadline fast approaching
Merchandise designer Alanna Mallon talks with tween models Maddie McIlroy, 11, and Tyler Jackson, 10, during a holiday photo shoot at Glenn Scott’s studio in Beverly.

On the job

Tapping the inner fashionista in young girls
The market for Jacoby Ellsbury is growing.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Tigers in need of a leadoff man
Robert Redford.

movie preview

Robert Redford sails back on screen
Boston Ballet’s corps de ballet rehearses the Act III scene from “La Bayadère” called “The Kingdom of the Shades,” a tour de force of ensemble grace and precision.

Corps prepares for Boston Ballet’s ‘La Bayadère’

Sips

Choosing what beer is right for you
Wentworth by the Sea, rejuvenated in its second lifetime, looks out over its marina.

travel

Wentworth offers modern comforts amid old world charm

For almost as long as America’s favorite pastime has been around, its language has held a favorite spot within American English.

Ideas

Baseball, shaper of language
“This fight is not over. It has really only just begun,” said Senator Marco Rubio.

Tea Party unbowed by shutdown debacle
Pedestrians in downtown North Adams have their choice of galleries, thanks to the city’s flourishing arts community.

North Adams rebounds with art, education
Dana Gitell, a marketing specialist at NewBridge on the Charles, a Dedham retirement community, came up with the term “Thanksgivukkah.”

The frenzy that is ‘Thanksgivukkah’

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Broken City

Sports

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Bruins 5, Lightning 0

Jarome Iginla (right) avoided a hook by Teddy Purcell in the first period.

Bruins power past the Tampa Bay Lightning

The Bruins, who had been giving in to complacency, ratcheted up the intensity in facing one of the better offenses in the East.

Special section

Museums Special

A look at what New England museums have to offer, including high-tech changes at Harvard’s Semitic Museum, directors’ favorites, and odd attractions.

Boston mayoral race

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Negative mailer deems John Connolly ‘son of privilege’

The mailer was not authorized or distributed by Martin Walsh’s campaign, which later condemned it.

Metro

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The faithful were rewarded by the Red Sox’ clutch performance in Game 6 against Detroit.

Red Sox fans celebrate World Series berth

The faithful were rewarded by the Red Sox’ clutch performance in Game 6 against the Tigers.

Columnists

Even while in hospice care, former governor Paul Cellucci worked to help others.

Yvonne Abraham

Until the end, Cellucci wanted to serve
Dylan Reid (left) and Greg Tao of Matter.io displayed a toy they cranked out with one of their 3D printers. “This is all brand new, wild west stuff,” Reid says.

Innovation Economy

A 3D printer in every home?
President John. F. Kennedy looks into the sky as planes from the Carrier Enterprise maneuver in a demonstration off the east coast on April 14, 1962.

JEFF JACOBY

Would Democrats embrace JFK now?
Marian Walsh had a long career on Beacon Hill.

JOANNA WEISS

Running a farm team for politics
Former Boston mayoral candidates Charlotte Golar Richie, Felix Arroyo, and John Barros walked with current mayoral candidate Marty Walsh in Dorchester last week.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Boston’s minority candidate
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley.

Derrick Z. Jackson

An unexpected inspiration

Mike Napoli smiled after the Red Sox pulled off a double play to end the fourth inning.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox are exactly where they want to be
New Balance is footing the $14 million to $16 million bill to build a commuter rail stop in Brighton, along the Framingham/Worcester line.

Shirley Leung

Businesses can pay more for T projects

Kevin Cullen

New flavor comes to Adams Corner

JOAN WICKERSHAM

Zeus and Adam

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Too much hot air at town meetings

Yvonne Abraham

Who connects the best?

Nation & World

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Second-grade teacher Kimberly Blackert helped Cody Simpson with his touch typing at Horseshoe Trails Elementary School in Phoenix.

Typing is key for students in Common Core rules

A skill that has been taught for generations in middle or high school is now becoming a staple of elementary schools.

Business

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Kevin and Bev Keith of Fall Prevention Alarms would like to expand, but many of their clients are facing cuts.

Uncertainty after budget deal leaves businesses skittish

Many are skeptical that Congress can avoid another damaging crisis before the stop-gap legislation expires early next year.

Arts

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From left: Nick McCarthy, Paul Thomson, Bob Hardy, and Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand.

Franz Ferdinand still pushing limits

The Glasgow band has tinkered with its sound, but the parameters of its urbane style remain unchanged.

Books

Alice Munro.

Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro: an appreciation

For us devoted readers who are also writers, struggling with our own stories, Munro teaches by example.

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The Head of the Charles Regatta has brought athletes and spectators to the banks of the Charles River since 1965.

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The cover for the October 20 2013 issue

David Keith hopes we don’t have to use his ideas to reverse global warming
The cover for the October 13 2013 issue

Why is it so hard to find a doctor?
The cover for the October 6 2013 issue

Into the woods
The cover for the September 29 2013 issue

Becoming Bostonian

Ideas

“In a country where heroic leadership has become almost synonymous with ambition, researchers are offering up a surprising truth: The bold, charismatic leaders we idolize may be the last people we really want in charge.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the myth of the heroic leader