A long way from luxury for Aaron Hernandez

The former Patriots star, who is charged in the first-degree murder of Odin Lloyd, is adjusting to the confines of Bristol County jail.

Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson in a unit similar to the one where Aaron Hernandez is being held.

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Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson in a unit similar to the one where Aaron Hernandez is being held.

Hernandez can spend one hour a day by himself in this padlocked cage.

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Hernandez can spend one hour a day by himself in this padlocked cage.

A recent lunch consisted of a burrito, bread, rice, and vegetables.

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A recent lunch consisted of a burrito, bread, rice, and vegetables.

A look from the top of a two-tiered cellblock at the Bristol County House of Correction in North Dartmouth.

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A look from the top of a two-tiered cellblock at the Bristol County House of Correction in North Dartmouth.

Kevin Cullen

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Whitey Bulger’s wildly inflated view of himself is reaffirmed every day by the screaming cavalcade that brings him to and from court.

In early July, Egyptian soldiers guarded a border area beset by violence after the Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, was ousted.

Unrest in Middle East pushes gas cost higher

Even with increased domestic production, gasoline prices are soaring again because of political troubles halfway around the world.

The Medicaid-fraud case against Dr. Punyamurtula Kishore (center) prompted the ruling.

SJC upholds investigative e-mail searches

The state’s highest court ruled that prosecutors may scour defendants’ e-mails, but supported safeguards to protect attorney-client privilege.

“Monsters University” is the only G-rated movie released this year.

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In edgy times, little room for G-rated films

Film industry experts say studios are aggressively steering G audiences to the more lucrative PG movies.

Richard Fields, Suffolk Downs’s largest shareholder, is focused on garnering a resort casino license for the site.

The force behind casino hopes at Suffolk Downs

Developer Richard Fields, Suffolk Downs’s largest shareholder, is focused on garnering a resort casino license for the site in East Boston.

Boston’s office market in midst of a resurgence

Rents are rising swiftly as local companies add employees and move forward on construction of new buildings in the city and nearby suburbs.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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High profile cases like the Demoulas clan from Market Basket aside, family-run companies tend to be better run than non-family ones.

Globe exclusives

Lynn Cooper, owner of Stroller Spa Boston, repairs and details baby strollers at locations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Baby strollers in the spotlight

Frame by Frame

Bowl tells tale of rich, rigid China Trade

ALBUM REVIEW | INDIE ROCK

David Lynch, ‘The Big Dream’
Male soprano Michael Maniaci sang arias as Gil Rose led the Monadnock Festival Orchestra in Sunday’s all-Mozart program.

Music Review

Traditional opening to unusual season
Laurie Bent (left) dressed in light clothing to avoid tick bites during a walk with Emily Hutcheson and Bent’s dog.

BITTEN BY UNCERTAINTY

Public awareness of Lyme lags
Dr. Alvaro Pascual-Leone (near right) and Dr. Mo Shafi use magnetic stimulation technology to observe brain function on a study participant at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Health

A gym for the mind
MIT grad student Kael Greco demonstrated stress monitoring devices on his wrist and hand as he drove in Boston and Cambridge traffic.

MIT studies aim to ease stress of driving
MBTA bus driver Miguel Goncalves said he maintains an easygoing, respectful attitude with his passengers on Route 15 in Roxbury.

Serenity on Route 15 bus
Weston conservation administrator Michele Grzenda installed tick information boxes in Burchard Park.

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Preventing tick bites
Top Republicans see a political future for Gabriel E. Gomez.

Gomez could be up for another run
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, seen here at City Hall Plaza on the Fourth of July, says the book will be as much about the city as about him. It’s expected to be released next spring.

Menino signs contract to write book

For Dustin Pedroia the dugout is “like a second home,” according to former Red Sox manager Terry Francona.

The art of being Dustin Pedroia

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All-Star David Ortiz embraced Athletics slugger Yoenis Cespedes during the Home Run Derby. Cespedes went on to win the event.

All-Star David Ortiz feeling comfortable at break

At 37, the Red Sox DH is making his ninth All-Star Game appearance and having one of the best seasons of his career.

Metro

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Jennifer Nowak, 38, the older sister of James Lusher, fought back tears as she stood with Berkshire District Attorney David Capeless during a press conference Monday in Westfield about the investigation into the 1992 disappearance of the teenager, who was 16 at the time.

Serial killer confesses to ’92 slaying of Westfield boy

Lewis Lent Jr. has confessed to abducting James “Jamie” Lusher, killing him, and then dumping his body into Greenwater Pond in Becket.

Columnists

Marissa Alexander of Florida received a 20-year prison sentence for firing a warning shot at her abusive ex-husband.

Farah Stockman

Florida’s unjust gun laws

Kevin Cullen

Trying our patience
John Farrell argues with Todd Tichenor after the umpire awarded Yoenis Cespedes second base in the 10th.

Dan Shaughnessy

John Farrell the right man for the job

Yvonne Abraham

Evil knows no social bounds
Electronic cigarettes are gaining popularity amid a big push by tobacco companies, but their long-term health effects are still unknown.

derrick z. jackson

E-cigarettes: the new fracking

Adrian Walker

A Market Basket of discontent
Representative William Keating (right) at a hearing in early May on the Marathon bombings.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Frustration rises with FBI on bombings
The University Paris-Saclay is an effort to create an education, research, and innovation cluster about half an hour outside of Paris. Today, much of the area is still farmland.

Innovation Economy

Can France create its own Kendall Square?
The remote controls in Beverly Beckham’s house.

Beverly Beckham

For many, remotes are out of control
John Lackey has been the poster boy for Red Sox rehabilitation.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox have rebounded from 2012
Pat Donahue arrived arrive At Moakley Courthouse with her sons, Shawn, Michael, and Tommy, for the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger on June 12.

Kevin Cullen

A widow’s dignity
Former Red Sox infielder Jed Lowrie hit a home run against his former team on Friday as the Athletics lost to the Red Sox, 4-2.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

A’s roster peppered with former Red Sox

Nation & World

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US Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at a Delta Sigma Theta sorority convention about the need for a dialogue on race.

US rights case vs. Zimmerman would be complex

Legal analysts saw barriers to a federal prosecution against George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case.

Politics

The Suffolk district attorney’s ads will be followed Thursday by a commercial buy from Felix G. Arroyo, pictured at left. Conley’s campaign looks to keep the focus on the issues.

Mayoral candidate Daniel Conley set to launch TV ads

The Suffolk district attorney will launch the first television advertising campaign of the Boston mayor’s race Tuesday.

Business

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Traveling in a caravan of cars and vans, Zipcar employees moved from Cambridge on Monday to their new headquarters in Boston.

Innovation District is Zipcar’s new home

Zipcar moved to its new offices in Boston’s Innovation District Monday with a 10-car parade through the city.

Arts

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Bill Janovitz in his home studio, which he has dubbed “The Bomb Shelter,” in Lexington. Janovitz has a new solo album coming out, his band, Buffalo Tom, plays Boston Common this week, and he has written a book on the Rolling Stones.

Rolling Stones book is latest effort for rocker

For a guy who has dubbed himself “Part-Time Man of Rock,” Bill Janovitz is awfully busy.

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Full Globe coverage of the gangster’s ongoing trial, life on the run, and notorious legacy in Boston.

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Magazine

The cover for the July 14 2013 issue

Medical marijuana for kids
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Rethinking the golden years
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The bee keepers
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Last of their kind

Ideas

“Somewhere in America, a chimpanzee is about to have its day in court. Its lawyers hope to have the animal declared a ‘person’ in a court of law.”

Chris Berdik,  on the “animal personhood” movement