As firefighters mourned, probe focuses on heating system

While investigators continued the process of determining the cause of the Back Bay fire, a poignant City Hall ceremony spoke to its terrible cost.

Fred Mazza, who scraped enough money to buy a bouquet, knelt to pray at a makeshift memorial outside the firehouse.

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Prayers, offerings pour in for firefighters

Since word of the deaths of two firefighters stationed on Boylston Street began to spread, tributes have piled up at the firehouse.

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. Russell Adams spoke to the media at Pearce Airbase in Perth, Australia, on Saturday.

New objects seen but none recovered in jet search

A Chinese aircraft spotted several objects floating in the sea, but it was not clear whether they were related to the missing jetliner.

Al’s Shoe Store owner Henry Wein chatted with customer Noel Santiago of Revere. The East Boston store is closing.

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After 90 years, Al’s Shoe Store closing its doors

For owner Henry Wein, the decision to close up his shoe store in East Boston on Sunday is a heartbreaking one.

Photo Gallery

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See photos from the first night of late MBTA service in Boston.

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Two separate reports confirmed that Ibragim Todashev confessed last May in Orlando that he was involved in the 2011 slayings of three men.

If Martin Walsh’s goal is to cause a ruckus and buy more time, it’s working.

Shirley Leung

Is Marty Walsh playing to win or bluffing?

Boston’s new mayor has turned the casino licensing process into the biggest poker game in town.

Opinion

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So far, neither Indonesia nor the United States has faced the truth in the massacre of nearly a million people.

Globe exclusives

Registered nurse Linda Williams (left), a 30-year veteran of the North Adams Regional Hospital, got a hug from a supporter on Friday.

North Adams shuts emergency room
“Heartbeat of Home’’ draws on Latin, Irish, and hip-hop dance styles — and a band at the sides of the stage — to create its multicultural spectacle.

Stage review

Around the globe in ‘Heartbeat of Home’
Bottles of dark amber syrup at Bascom Maple Farms in Acworth, N.H.

Sugaring season off to a slow start
Todd English’s Beacon Hill bakery, Isabelle’s Curly Cakes, had closed for renovations in January but has now permanently closed.

English shutters bakery in Beacon Hill
Police officers guarded the entrance to Franklin Street in Watertown where there was a search for Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Magazine

The day the city stood still

BetaBoston

FDA approves Biogen Idec’s hemophilia drug

Kevin Cullen

Firefighters’ calling is ingrained for life
Firefighters and dispatcher recordings provided insight into what occurred during a deadly blaze at 298 Beacon St. in Boston’s Back Bay on Wednesday.

When routine turned to crisis
Four of the show’s Emmy winners relived some of their most memorable “West Wing” moments on Friday.

Names

‘West Wing’ memories at Harvard
LeGarrette Blount had a big day against the Colts.. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

LeGarrette Blount agrees to deal with Steelers
Jerry Remy leaves Tuesday’s custody hearing for his granddaughter. Wendy Maeda Globe Staff.tz

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Jerry Remy resolves to stay put
Pieces of the “salt and pepper shakers” were removed as construction work continued on the Longfellow Bridge across the Charles River in Boston.

Globe photos of the week

Sports

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester delivers a throw during spring training baseball practice, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Red Sox, Jon Lester ‘pause’ contract extension talks

Both sides will take a break from contract talks to focus on the start of the season.

Metro

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Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in the Watertown manhunt.

FBI pushed elder Tsarnaev to be informer, lawyers assert

Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev allege his brother, Tamerlan, was asked to report on the Chechen and Muslim community.

Columnists

LAWRENCE HARMON

Teacher, then arbitrator, overstep

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Let the early bird keep the worm
If Martin Walsh’s goal is to cause a ruckus and buy more time, it’s working.

Shirley Leung

Is Walsh playing to win or bluffing?
Vince Wilfork will be staying alongside coach Bill Belichick and the rest of the Patriots.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots, Wilfork met in the middle
Jerry Remy leaves Tuesday’s custody hearing for his granddaughter. Wendy Maeda Globe Staff.tz

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Jerry Remy resolves to stay put

JOANNA WEISS

Age-based wages short teen workers

CARLO ROTELLA

Up to our teeth in litter
Jennifer Martel.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

The legacy of Jennifer Martel
Boston University’s women’s head basketball coach Kelly Greenberg coaches a game earlier this month.

JOAN VENNOCHI

A bully, or a booster

kevin cullen

Their singular calling is ingrained for life

Tech Lab

Software could broaden illegal movie viewing

Kevin Cullen

In the shadow of a gunman

Nation & World

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Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. Russell Adams spoke to the media at Pearce Airbase in Perth, Australia, on Saturday.

New objects seen but none recovered in jet search

A Chinese aircraft spotted several objects floating in the sea, but it was not clear whether they were related to the missing jetliner.

Politics

Obama, insurers, and most policy experts consider the so-called individual mandate essential to creating a big insurance pool that keeps premiums affordable.

Public support for health law drops in poll

Support for Obama’s health care law is languishing at its lowest level since its passage, according to a new poll.

Business

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There’s growing recognition, even among financial firms, that Bitcoin’s underlying design can be used for any transaction requiring some degree of verification.

A role beyond virtual currency for Bitcoin

A crop of entrepreneurs are betting that the technology behind Bitcoin can be used for a range of financial tasks.

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Book REview

‘Inferno’ by Robert A. Ferguson

The book about the criminal justice system is less a public-policy book than a deeper exploration of what it means to punish.

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99 Bottles

Another standout brew from Fort Point’s Trillium

The smell on this brew is louder than its bite. The first sip is nice and buttery, with a pepper kick and a smooth vanilla finish.

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Globe Talks

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Join a conversation about transportation with former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis and the Globe’s Doug Most.

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Best music options for a Miami vacation
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How Bryce Florie found his way
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Post-graduation salaries: Show me the money
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Should you let your child play football?

Ideas

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A new kind of court is reshaping the American legal system — with little oversight.