Deal close in grocery dispute
After a two-year legal tussle, the owners of the Super 88 grocery chain are close to finalizing a deal to sell their South Bay store for $2 million.
Theo Epstein preaches calm, says Red Sox can save season
The GM of the reeling team said, “We still have an opportunity to get where we want to go. It’s all on us to turn this thing around.”
Mortgage plan for jobless falls short
US Representative Barney Frank said that as much as half of the allotted funding - including $61 million targeted for about 1,200 borrowers in the state- will not be assigned by the Sept. 30 funding deadline.
Tony Luong for the Boston Globe
Art Review
Bodies of work
Boston artist Tory Fair explores the possibilities and pitfalls of the human form in a show at the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park.
Cramped quarters at Boston Arts Academy
For nearly a decade, the crowded Boston Arts Academy in the Fenway has been on the hunt for a more ideal setting, only to encounter one road block after another.
Going boldly beyond the grasp of our sun
Astrophysicist Merav Opher aims to predict when the two Voyager spacecrafts will become the first man-made objects to pass out of the cocoon of our solar system.
“It’s frustrating, and it’s not fair to the kids and families. We have the capability to do so much more, but not the box to do it within.”
Linda Nathan, headmaster of Boston Arts Academy
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Columnists
Metro
3 charged in alleged R.I. Mafia scheme
Federal prosecutors charged three alleged members of the New England Mafia and three associates with extorting some $2 million from Rhode Island’s adult entertainment industry.
Business
Deal close in grocery dispute
After a two-year legal tussle, the owners of the Super 88 grocery chain are close to finalizing a deal to sell their South Bay store for $2 million.
Nation
Impasse leaves Congress with a week to avoid a shutdown
An impasse between the House and Senate over a bill to keep the government open after Sept. 30 and provide financial aid to natural disaster victims deepened yesterday.
World
As battles rage, president returns to Yemen
After nearly four months in Saudi Arabia, President Ali Abdullah Saleh is seeking to reinsert himself at the center of a slowly fracturing country mired in bloody clashes on the streets of its capital.
Sports
Theo Epstein preaches calm, says Red Sox can save season
The GM of the reeling team said, “We still have an opportunity to get where we want to go. It’s all on us to turn this thing around.”
Arts
g force
Lindsey Buckingham: Life outside the Mac
Lindsey Buckingham is back with a new solo album, “Seeds We Sow,” and will bring tunes new and old to the Wilbur Theatre on Sept. 25.
Opinion
“I personally came away from this saying, ‘My goodness, if these chemicals are in the birds like this, they are certainly in me.’ ’’
Wing Goodale, of the Biodiversity Research Institute , on contaminants that affect birds
Ideas
“It doesn’t make any difference whether you assign more homework in English, science, or history. Students will still do the same.”
Ozkan Eren, assistant professor of economics at the University of Nevada, on whether homework works