Friendly’s emerges from bankruptcy, closes more stores
The Wilbraham ice cream chain shuttered another 37 stores yesterday, including 10 in Massachusetts, before emerging from bankruptcy protection today.
Lew is named White House chief of staff
Jacob Lew, who has held a number of government positions, including White House budget chief and aide to Tip O’Neill, replaces William Daley, who lasted just one year.
Scott Brown raises $3.2m in quarter
Brown’s campaign said the Republican senator raised a total of $8.2 million in 2011, and has a total of $12.8m on hand.
Tony Massarotti
Patriots’ path through AFC pretty clear
Tim Tebow fever may be gripping the NFL, but the explosive Patriots are well-positioned to cool off the Broncos QB and advance to the conference title game.
Gingrich rips Romney’s Bain record
Newt Gingrich attacked Mitt Romney’s years as chief executive of a Boston investment firm today, saying Romney ruined lives in the pursuit of profits.
Scot Lehigh
Rivals can’t prove they’re ‘better than Mitt’
The front-running Mitt Romney remains in good shape for tomorrow's Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire.
“I like being able to fire people who provide services to me. If someone doesn’t give me the good service I need, I want to say, you know, I’m going to go get someone else to provide that service to me.”
Mitt Romney
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
In letter, Murray addresses ‘false rumors’ related to crash
Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray has written to political supporters telling them that he has been subjected to “wild speculation’’ since his November car crash.
Business
The sky’s the limit, it seems, with graphene
A number of Mass. institutions are betting that this lightweight and versatile material will spark a new technology boom.
Politics
Romney adviser: Huntsman might be good VP candidate
A special adviser to Mitt Romney today suggested that Romney could consider his rival Jon Huntsman as a potential candidate for vice president.
Nation & World
Giffords joins Tucson for day of remembrance
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords led a Tucson crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance as the city marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting spree that killed six and wounded Giffords and 12 others.
Sports
Barry Larkin only player elected to Hall of Fame
The longtime Reds shortstop received 86 percent of the vote and was the only nominee to surpass the 75 percent barrier.
Health and wellness
G Force
Doing right by your diet
Michael Pollan, a science journalist and author of ‘‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma’’ and ‘‘Food Rules,’’ will be speaking later this month at the Boston Speakers Series.
Arts
Album Reviews
The Weeknd’s soundtrack for the broken spirit
“Echoes of Silence’’ completes a trilogy of albums released in less than a year by Abel Tesfaye, whose cloudy and distant sound is as compellingly hazy as the singer himself.
Opinion
“It may be dull to watch, but — in what may be the candidate’s ultimate appeal — it’s a style that’s getting the job done.”
John E. Sununu, on Mitt Romney’s campaign
Ideas
To critics, the very notion of a ‘culture-bound illness’ is an outdated relic from the days of European empires.
Latif Nasser on psychiatry’s struggle with “culture-bound syndromes”