Ex-UMass president gets $568,429 deal
Jack Wilson’s compensation could add UMass to the list of universities embroiled in controversy over perks provided to departing presidents despite tight budgets.
BU hockey standout kicked off team after arrest
Corey Trivino, the leading scorer in Hockey East, is accused of indecent assault and battery and assault with attempt to rape.
Patrick to announce chair of new gaming commission today
Governor Deval Patrick plans to announce his appointment, which will likely be one of the most important of his term and does not need legislative approval, at noon.
Casino mogul Wynn courts Foxborough
Steve Wynn is offering jobs and dangling the promise of free employee day care if residents will accept construction of a casino resort in their town.
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Tim Tebow sparking intense spiritual debate
The Broncos QB’s outward display of his Christian faith, along with his unorthodox playing style, have made him one the most polarizing players in the NFL.
Menino pushes micro-units to lure young to Waterfront
The mayor is promoting the idea of units as small as 375 square feet — barely enough to squeeze in a bed, bathroom, and galley kitchen — on the South Boston Waterfront.
Councilors quiz Feeney on clerk’s job
When the Boston City Council interviewed Maureen Feeney as a finalist to be the next city clerk, it may have done more than rile advocates calling for a transparent search.
“What we found is that they were willing to give up many of the comforts that housing developers thought were standard.”
Kairos Shen, chief planner of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, on young renters
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Columnists
Metro
After Occupy Boston, repairs to Greenway
Repairing the stretch of the Greenway damaged by Occupy Boston’s two-month encampment will cost as much as $60,000, officials estimated yesterday.
Business
CarMax opens first Mass. dealership
With its fixed pricing, CarMax, which opened its first dealership in Massachusetts last month, could be a real competitor to the state’s current dealers, analysts said.
Politics
Obama campaign outlines 2012 strategy
President Obama’s advisers today said the reelection effort would focus on grassroots support, board donations, and an economic message.
Nation & World
Protesters halt operations at 3 West Coast ports
Occupy Wall Street protesters blocked cargo trucks at busy ports in California, Oregon, and Washington, forcing terminals to halt operations.
Sports
Tim Tebow sparking intense spiritual debate
The Broncos QB’s outward display of his Christian faith, along with his unorthodox playing style, have made him one the most polarizing players in the NFL.
Arts
STAGE REVIEW
‘Eddie Coyle’ steps off the page
Bill Doncaster and Stickball Productions have turned George V. Higgins’s crime novel, “The Friends of Eddie Coyle,’’ into an atmospheric, enjoyable theater piece at Oberon.
Lifestyle
G Cover
Wreck the halls
The National Retail Federation predicts Americans to spend $46.73 per person on holiday decorations. But the NRF doesn’t keep stats on couples who disagree on how much — if any — should be spent on decking the halls.
Fall All-Scholastics
All-Scholastics
Fall All-Scholastics: Honoring the area’s best
A Boston Globe tradition continues as we toast local athletes from Barnstable to Georgetown for their achievements this fall.
Opinion
“In politics, being wealthy is hardly a disqualifier; if it were, we’d have a vastly different Senate.”
Joanna Weiss
Ideas
The ability to coordinate among the different senses seems to be something the brain learns; we’re not born being able to do it.
Courtney Humphries