Mitt Romney sweeps, tightens hold on GOP race
Mitt Romney won the most fiercely fought race, in Wisconsin, where chief rival Rick Santorum was hoping to steal away some of his momentum with another surprise victory.

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Romney swept a trio of Republican primary contests, strengthening his status as the presumptive nominee as the party moves to embrace the former Mass. governor.

Former treasurer Timothy P. Cahill said he did nothing wrong in lottery ads.

Cahill faced fine line on government advertising

With the indictment of former state treasurer Timothy Cahill on charges of misusing state lottery ads in 2010, the question of what constitutes illegal campaigning is up for debate.

Demand for kindergarten seats on rise in Boston schools

The demand in the Boston Public Schools has risen by more than 25 percent, an unanticipated increase that has left hundreds of students without an assigned school.

Needham firm finds success with older workers

Nearly half the employees who produce, package, and ship orders at Vita Needle, a maker of stainless steel needles and tubing, are over 65, with a median age of 73.

Needle maker’s workforce is largely senior citizens

Employing older workers is official company policy at Vita Needle in Needham.

Doctor sues MGH bosses over control of inventions

Dr. Joseph A. Grocela is in a legal fight with Mass. General and its corporate parent, Partners HealthCare System, over who owns the rights to his medical creations.

Website steers drivers to parking spots

The site, ParkatmyHouse.com, lists parking spaces available for rent, spot parking in the Fenway or long-term rentals in other crowded neighborhoods.

Many common procedures unneeded, say doctors groups

Nine medical specialty groups have released a list of 45 tests and procedures that patients often do not need — even though doctors routinely perform them.

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From left: Jessica St. Clair as Jessica, Lennon Parham as Lennon, Luka Jones as Joe in the NBC’s “Best Friends Forever.”

Television Review

NBC’s ‘Best Friends Forever’ is an entertaining tug-of-war
Children at Temple Emeth Nursery School roll out dough as they learn how to make matzo from the Model Matzah Baking Factory.

Nursery school makes matzo the traditional way
Peter Opheim’s “Untitled (159),’’ one of the large-scale paintings that the artist has on display at Steven Zevitas Gallery.

Boston-area galleries show innocence and experience
JM Curley’s beefy burger comes with pickles, caramelized onions, cheddar, and Russian dressing. Below: dinner starts with snacks: bacon peanut brittle and pickled deviled eggs.

DINING OUT

JM Curley is serious about fun in Boston’s Downtown Crossing
Brigitte Scheinmann poses for a portrait with a pot of her Tunisian sytle Yabrak dish in her kitchen in West Roxbury, MA.

Passover recipes travel great distances

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Milton Academy grad rules prime-time TV
After months of publicly excoriating the nation’s top securities regulator for ignoring his tips on Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, Harry Markopolos had recently changed his tune.

Whistle-blower still busy, but feeling less threatened

Globe editorial page editor Canellos wins award
Robert and Stella Pierce of Beverly researched Robert’s family Monday at the National Archives site in Waltham.

1940 Census documents now available online
Face transplant

Transplant patient says new face has thrived
Andrew Culbert, 67, first realized he was having trouble hearing when he was in his mid-50s.

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Finding new ways to solve hearing problems
Among the acts at this year’s Big Apple Circus are the Shandong Acrobatic Troupe.

Circus Review

Big Apple Circus a magical ‘Dream’ come true

Metro

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Couple shares 25-year bond with Omni theater

Joe and Cherie Larson Rivers were the Mugar Omni Theater’s opening night projectionists in 1987. Their relationship, and the Omni, blossomed in ways that no one could anticipate.

Business

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Management shake-up at Upper Crust chain

Upper Crust Pizzeria said Tuesday that it has placed founder Jordan Tobins on leave after he allegedly used company funds for personal expenses.

Columnists

Brian McGrory

Tim Cahill’s done, overkill isn’t

Derrick Z. Jackson

Imprisoned by their fears

Bob Ryan

Kentucky: Thanks for one great year

Jeff Jacoby

An uncivil income tax system

scot lehigh

Coakley’s case puts focus on Cahill’s cynical practices

Opinion | Joanna Weiss

Marriage, managers, ‘mommy wars’

Bob Ryan

Ex-Celtic Don Nelson gets rightful place in Hall of Fame
Jacoby Ellsbury worked out during spring training last month.

Kevin Cullen

The pulse of Red Sox Nation

BOSTON CAPITAL

Fidelity shines in growth stock rally
Clay Buchholz, left, and Daniel Bard will both begin the season in the Red Sox rotation.

Tony Massarotti

Red Sox season could rest on Bard and Buchholz

Juliette Kayyem

Good is my copilot

Adrian Walker

Lawrence mayor under fire

Nation & World

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US offers $10m for Pakistani militant

The US announced a $10 million reward for information leading to Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, a Pakistani militant tied to the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India.

Politics

President Obama called the House-passed Republican budget thinly disguised social Darwinism.

Obama criticizes GOP budget, calls Romney out

President Obama called the GOP’s budget proposal a radical blueprint that bolsters only the rich, and he leveled criticism at Mitt Romney for the first time in a speech.

Sports

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Penguins 5, Bruins 3

Sidney Crosby of the Penguins took the puck as Daniel Paille of the Bruins gave chase in Pittsburgh’s 5-3 win Tuesday night at TD Garden. Crosby had two goals and one assist in the game.

Crosby leads Penguins past Bruins

Sidney Crosby had two goals and one assist as the Penguins defeated the Bruins, who clinched the Northeast Division title Sunday and are 7-2-1 in their past 10 games.

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Book Review

Former VU frontman Lou Reed (who declined interviews with author Rob Jovanovic) performing in London in 2007.

‘Seeing the Light’ by Rob Jovanovic

The book chronicles the history of iconic 1960s band Velvet Underground.

Food & dining

Patrick Bensen, co -owner of Stony Brook Eggs carries out some of the eggs he gathered.

Why pasture eggs taste better than those from factory farms

Putting chickens out to pasture primes them to lay delicious eggs.

“If you’re doing something that somebody values and is willing to pay you for, then right away you feel affirmed.”

Bob O’Mara, 75,  an employee at Vita Needle

Magazine

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45 best breakfast joints around Boston
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Snorkeling vacations you can’t miss
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Grover Norquist: Emperor of no
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Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out

Opinion

“Some researchers posit that gated communities actually attract crime because of the perceived valuables within.”

Derrick Z. Jackson 

Ideas

In the realm of politics, in fact, the demand for sincerity is relatively new, a legacy of Reformation-era religion that only in recent decades has come to seem as important, or even more important than, qualities like leadership, managerial skill, or knowledge.

R. Jay Magill Jr.