State aims to test kindergartners
Massachusetts is developing plans to assess students as soon as they enter kindergarten to gauge how prepared they are for school.
Kayana Szymczak for The Boston Globe
Home sales go green in Mass.
More than a third of the homes sold this year in the state have been paid for in cash as an increasing number of buyers sidestep the traditional mortgage process.
New England Travel | Berkshires
Critic's tour of treasures meanders in the hills
From Williamstown to Stockbridge, Sebastian Smee finds museums in the Berkshires that display art for every taste.
Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff
N.H. town has penchant for picking winners
It’s uncanny, but as goes Ashland, so goes the state in GOP presidential primaries. It’s a perfect perch to gauge the political free-for-all of 2012.
A dream realized, and lives reborn
With drive, diplomacy, and heart, Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, a young and unproven surgeon, made Boston a face-transplant leader.
Maine islanders carry on venerable ritual
Lobster season began on Monhegan Island in Maine with Trap Day, as 300 lobster traps were set for the long winter harvest.
“This guy really moved a conservative medical institution to do something that was very brave.”
Kate Walsh, chief executive of BMC, on Dr. Bohdan Pomahac
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Columnists
Metro
Capturing the faces of Brockton
Photographer Mary Beth Meehan shows the tough side of Brockton in an exhibit that is garnering both criticism and praise.
Business
Merrimac bank will merge with larger rival
Economy Co-operative’s lone branch will soon be taken over, putting an end to another small bank.
Nation
High court may factor in election
The Supreme Court begins its new term tomorrow, and President Obama’s health care overhaul, which affects almost everyone in the country, is squarely in its sights.
World
Libyan family killed fleeing Surt
Two children and their parents were killed by machine-gun fire yesterday while trying to flee Moammar Khadafy's hometown along with hundreds of other residents.
NHL preview section
Bruins Preview
This year, champion Bruins will wear giant target
The Bruins are now burdened with the expectation to win again and the need to deal with opponents intent on taking them down a notch.
Sports
PATRIOTS AT RAIDERS
Welker the model on a small scale
In the land of receivers, Wes Welker has become a brand. His traits, skills, and quick moves have been packaged into a mold, and the Patriots have the original.
Travel
Travel
Beauty and beasts
In the wake of a dramatic fall in political violence in Colombia, tourists now have the chance to appreciate the country’s beauty — quirks and all.
Arts
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
Second acts
On the stage, new versions of classics reveal fresh layers of meaning and show the virtues of theatrical revisions.
Opinion
“One woman in New Hampshire told me she didn’t mind that (Mitt) Romney had flip-flopped on issues, so long as he’d flipped to positions she liked.”
Joanna Weiss
Ideas
“To become a citizen of a nation is a choice that involves more sacrifice and pain than tearing down the sculpture of a dictator.”
Gal Beckerman