Taxi group calls for overhaul of cab oversight system
The group called for the abolishment of the police hackney unit responsible for regulating the cab industry and the creation of a civilian commission to oversee a revamped system.
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Spotlight Report | Part 3
As cabbies hustle, danger lurks
As cabbies hustle, danger lurksA Globe reporter returns to the wheel after many years and finds much has changed. Cabbies are often cheated, and danger lurks at every turn.
Pharmacy recall hits Children’s Hospital patients
The shutdown at a Woburn compounding pharmacy left about 100 Boston Children’s Hospital patients without a needed product, the hospital’s director said.
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Readers’ favorite dishes to celebrate spring
These recipes (and greenery) are what our readers reach for when spring shows hints of color outdoors and on their tables.
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To help lift our culinary spirits after a long winter, the Globe asked readers for their favorite dishes featuring spring greens.
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The pale green of asparagus soup, sent in by Hadley resident Pam Juengling, who calls the spears “Hadley grass."
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The dark green and golden custard in a crustless Swiss chard pie from Jane Woodes of Wellfleet.
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Jane Ward of Amesbury sent in a risotto she makes with fresh peas from her Community Supported Agriculture share.
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Winchester resident Kinzie Moore Gensler writes that her favorite spring dish is jade rice made by adding a puree of basil, mint, cilantro, and spinach to ginger-scented long-grain rice.
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"We can’t wait for the fresh mint," writes Lee Appel of Rye, N.H., who makes a tangy yogurt and cucumber salad with refreshing spearmint.
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Chie Ehara, an Arlington resident and Japanese expat, stirs in a bunch of watercress into a velvety shrimp soup.
Bruins acquire Jaromir Jagr from Stars
Spurned last week in trying to land Jarome Iginla, the Bruins closed a deal to add a goal scorer in the veteran Jagr, 41.
Activist investor Icahn buys stake in Burlington firm
Carl Icahn, who likes to push for cost cutting and bigger profits at companies he invests in, has bought a 9.3 percent stake in Nuance Communications Inc.
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Why it’s time to tear down Fenway Park
There will never be a better time for Boston to bid this outdated, cracking, 101-year park goodbye.
Metro
Woman arraigned in stabbing of mother with baby in stroller
Samia Jones, 17, was ordered held today on $50,000 cash bail for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend while he restrained her.
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Nation & World
UN adopts treaty to regulate global arms trade
Iran, North Korea, and Syria were the only countries to vote against the landmark treaty.
Politics
Senator Cowan on four-day visit to Middle East
Senator Mo Cowan will make his first overseas trip since being appointed to temporarily fill the seat vacated by John F. Kerry.
Business
Apple apologizes on customer service in China
Tim Cook, chief executive at Apple, responded to fierce criticism from media outlets in China.
Arts
Book REview
‘Mary Coin’ by Marisa Silver
For a book about the loss and poverty of the Great Depression, “Mary Coin” is a lovely and deeply satisfying read.
Lifestyle
Q & A
Filmmaker returns home to modern, decimated Cambodia
Cambodian-American filmmaker Kalyanee Mam, 36, fled the Khmer Rouge regime with her family in 1979.
Globe Insiders
Globe Talk | April 3
A conversation with Jim Calhoun
A conversation with Jim CalhounSubscribers can attend an evening with Connecticut’s legendary former men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, moderated by Bob Ryan.