Some start-ups forgo receptionists
Paul Schwenk, senior vice president of engineering for the Web travel site Kayak, opened the door to the company’s offices in Concord, where visitors use a call button to get buzzed in.

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While some fledgling companies would rather apply the salary to a position they consider more important, others figure a reception area is poor use of expensive real estate.

Barack Obama rode alongside daughter Malia during their 2011 vacation on Martha's Vineyard.

No Martha’s Vineyard vacation for Barack Obama this summer

Police on the island have been told the president won’t be coming, bookings have been canceled, and the ­estate where the Obamas stayed the last three years has been sold.

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The Tennis Hall reversed course and is investigating allegations that Hewitt sexually abused girls he coached.

This doctored TV image last year showed the fireworks display directly behind Fenway Park.

TV coverage sticking to real fireworks this year

CBS’s national broadcast of Boston’s Fourth of July celebration was criticized last year because historic buildings had been inserted into the fireworks video feed.

Tisei picks up hope, steam in race vs. Tierney

The legal trouble of Rep. John Tierney’s family has given Republican Richard Tisei an opening as he looks to unseat the eight-term ­incumbent in the sixth district.

Boston Capital

Stock pickers need years to regain trust

The stock pickers of the mutual fund world — once the rock stars of finance — couldn’t sell popcorn at the circus today.

Mass. tightens control of 2-year colleges

Lawmakers are tying community college budgets to academic performance.

Glitches, gripes mark first days of MBTA fare hikes

A software glitch rendered thousands of T passes temporarily unusable on the first weekday commute following the weekend fare increase.

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Barclays CEO resigns amid scandal

Bob Diamond and two other top managers are leaving the British financial firm after it was fined $453 million for submitting false reports on borrowing rates.

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“Obamacare raises taxes on the American people by approximately $500 billion,” said Mitt Romney, reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision on President Obama’s health care overhaul.

Romney, Obama in rare accord on health care law
Carla Tardif with her children Jesse, 13, and Drew, 10. “I do tell myself I’m going to work less, but I’m kidding myself,” Tardif said.

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Tweens, teens and needing mom

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Seaport development moving at a slow pace
From left: Amy Spanger, Tyne Daly, and Marylouise Burke in “The Importance of Being Earnest,” directed by David Hyde Pierce.

Stage Review

A mobbed-up ‘Earnest’ at Williamstown

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Tall ships come to Boston Harbor from June 30 to July 5
Austin Rivers

Editorial

Baby-faced NBA draft should be one and done

John Ossenmacher (left) and Larry Rudolph created ReDigi.com, which resells songs purchased from iTunes.

Digital used record store faces lawsuit
The Radarange, first produced by Raytheon, was a precursor to the modern-day microwave oven.

Raytheon marks 90 years, with challenges ahead

Roger Waters brought his revival of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” to Boston.

Music Review

Waters creates an even cooler ‘Wall’ at Fenway
Republican Mitt Romney opposed bilingual education during his campaign for Massachusetts governor in 2002

Mitt Romney’s education record was mixed
“The Amazing Spider-Man” stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, who becomes the title character after being bitten by a modified spider at research facility.

Movie Review

‘Spider-Man’ an amazingly uninspired reboot

Sports

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Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine’s in-game managing has been very good and his evaluation of talent has been impeccable.

At halfway point, Red Sox still in contention

You could make the case that the Sox have no business thinking playoffs. But problems for other AL East teams have kept them in the picture.

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A juvenile offender received congratulations after completing a half-marathon in Boston in late May.

DYS program aims to get offenders back on track

The “Sole Train” running program, intended to lift teenagers’ self-esteem, has been a source of encouragement for detainees at the Judge Connelly Youth Center.

Columnists

Ma Ying-jeou, now president of Taiwan, rallied supporters in 2006.

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How a Harvard rivalry changed Taiwan

Boston Capital

Stock pickers need years to regain trust

Juliette Kayyem

The politics of disaster
Mitt Romney vowed to repeal the health care overhaul Thursday after it was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Joan Vennochi

On health care, it’s Romney vs. Romney

Jeff Jacoby

There’s no danger in a nuclear Iran? Really?

Joanna Weiss

PAC some life into the Brown-Warren Senate race

Bob Ryan

ABCD comes up with a ‘Dream’ pairing

Yvonne Abraham

Another last chance for English High
Brad McNamara (right) and Jon Friedman, cofounders of Freight Farms, are hoping to create greenhouses from shipping containers.

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Firms plant hopes on urban garden space

opinion | Joan Wickersham

Get that colonoscopy

Opinion | JOSHUA GREEN

Health care ruling aids Obama in three ways

Brian McGrory

The tax man tries to devour a restaurant

Business

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An employee filled a machine that affixes pins to button backs at the Badge-A-Minit plant in Oglesby, Ill.

US manufacturing down, 1st drop in 3 years

In June, manufacturing in the US unexpectedly shrank for the first time since the economy emerged from recession.

Politics

Political Notebook

Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, enjoyed a perfect summer day Monday on a jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., where the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee has a vacation home.

Embattled banker drops out of Romney fund-raiser

The campaign says the embattled former CEO of Barclays bank will no longer co-host a London event for the presumptive GOP nominee.

Nation & World

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A letter carrier made sure the mail was delivered to a residence in Washington on Monday despite the damage.

East Coast power failures could last most of week

Nearly three full days after a severe summer storm lashed the East Coast, utilities warned that many neighborhoods could remain in the dark for much of the week, if not beyond.

Arts

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Book Review

The core of Suzanne Joinson’s novel is the link between two women: a 1920s adventurer and a think tank researcher.

‘A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar’ by Suzanne Joinson

The core of Joinson’s novel is the link between two women: a 1920s adventurer and a think tank researcher.

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G Force

One-time SEAL now leads nonprofit benefiting elite Navy unit

The SEAL Foundation goes beyond what the Navy provides for members of the special forces unit, as well as their families and support staff.

“There’s going to be more of a push for us to perform, but unless there’s a corresponding push for more funding, I don’t think it’s right.”

Joseph LeBlanc,  Mass. Community College Council president

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5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
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40 ideas for your New England summer weekends

Opinion

“The new, post-recession building boom is a thankless grind, marked by false starts and lowered ambitions.”

Paul McMorrow 

Ideas

“In a growing body of work, Timur Kuran argues that the blame for the Islamic world’s economic stagnation lies with a set of institutions that Islamic law created over centuries.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the economic toll of Islamic law