New streetlights a glaring concern
LED streetlamps in Boston)

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A multimillion-dollar project will replace all of the roughly 60,000 electric streetlights in the city with more efficient LED fixtures, but critics say the new lights are too bright.

Scenic artist Joshua Wells applied final touches to the Hatch Shell on Tuesday while others checked camera angles in preparation for Wednesday’s July Fourth concert and festivities on the Esplanade.

Fourth of July

Fireworks displays are 1,000 years in the making

Modern displays like the annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular have benefited from years of advances in chemistry and circuitry.

Mitt and Ann Romney enjoyed some Bailey’s Bubble ice cream with their family as they continued their vacation Monday inWolfeboro, N.H.

Romneys put tiny N.H. town in the spotlight

With the Romney clan vacationing at their lakeside compound, Wolfeboro residents are getting a taste of what a Mitt Romney presence would feel like should he become president.

As Rep. Tierney continued to deny any knowledge that his brothers-in-law were involved in illegal activity, some constituents were skeptical and insisted that he must have known more than he is letting on.

Some backers skeptical about Rep. Tierney’s assertions

Even long-time backers say they have their doubts about the eight-term incumbent amidst questions over his in-laws’ gambling ring.

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Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray’s fund-raising has plummeted since his highly publicized auto accident and entanglement in the Chelsea housing scandal last year.

In Taunton, a feeling of angst over defense cuts

The Pentagon’s request to cut $334 million from a contract with General Dynamics this year threatens hundreds of jobs, and has left Taunton feeling helpless.

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God Particle announcement

Physicists celebrate evidence of ‘God particle’

Scientists in Europe this morning claimed a discovery ‘‘consistent’’ with the long-sought ‘‘God particle,’’ which helps explain what gives all matter in the universe size and shape.

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Residents of Isle au Haut (above) and other Maine outposts use housing grants to attract neighbors and preserve communities.

Maine islands using grants to attract new residents
Chandler Studios Boston, a 12-room property in the South End, will be Boston’s newest hotel when it opens in August.

Hundreds of hotel rooms planned for Boston

Special section

Fourth of July in Boston
Beef brisket sandwich from the M&M Ribs food truck.

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The local BBQ scene heats up
A dog got a taste of Carvery Creations, Chef Michael’s new line of dog food, at a food truck at the SoWa Open Market on Sunday.

Dog food truck debuts in Boston
One of two documentary prints from Berman’s “Telling the Story.”

Galleries

Prints that connect artists and communities
The sausage and Vidalia pizza and the crunchy green salad (below) from Otto in Brookline.

Cheap Eats

Otto opens with a flourish in Brookline
Barack Obama rode alongside daughter Malia during their 2011 vacation on Martha's Vineyard.

Obamas to skip Vineyard this summer
Bob Hewitt was a former Boston Lobsters star.

Tennis Hall to investigate Hewitt
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
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.

The end of receptionists?

Opinion | paul mcmorrow

Seaport development moving slow

Sports

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Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

The Athletics mobbed Coco Crisp, right, after he hit the game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning.

Red Sox fall to A’s in ninth

The Athletics beat the Red Sox, 3-2, with two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for Boston’s third walkoff loss in six games.

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Evelyn Tobin, with husband John, and sons Kenneth (far left) and Chris Dempsey reacted to details of her daughter’s 1992 murder Tuesday.

Suspect pleads guilty in 1992 Lexington slaying

Craig Conkey, 45, pleaded guilty to the slaying of Kathleen Dempsey, bringing closure to a case that had long stumped investigators.

Columnists

Jeff Jacoby

Celebrating, royal-free

Scot Lehigh

Time to end the limitation of statues in Boston
Ma Ying-jeou, now president of Taiwan, rallied supporters in 2006.

Farah stockman

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

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A dog got a taste of Carvery Creations, Chef Michael’s new line of dog food, at a food truck at the SoWa Open Market on Sunday.

Food truck adds dog treats to menu in Boston

Chef Michael’s rolled out a food truck for dogs in the South End with the goal of giving man’s best friend the chance to partake in the popular ritual.

Politics

Political notebook

President Obama has talked about how he and former rival John McCain were simpatico in 2008.

Obama, Romney campaigns observe cross-party generosity

Lauding the elder statesmen from the opposing party has become a regular feature of the 2012 presidential race.

Nation & World

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The Air Force’s C-130s can drop 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant on a blaze within seconds.

Air Force planes get OK to help corral fires

Air Force tanker planes returned to the flight line for firefighting missions in Colorado.

Arts

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Book Review

‘The Catonsville Nine’ by Shawn Francis Peters

The novel recounts a high-profile protest in the antiwar movement of the 1960s and ‘70s.

Food & dining

Food | Travel

Vendors at the Torvehallerne Market offer all sorts food, from cupcakes to traditional Danish open-face sandwiches (right).

Copenhagen’s Torvehallerne Market draws tourists and locals

The 10-month-old market is a treasure trove of foodstuffs and the first of its kind in Copenhagen. About 80 indoor stalls offer wares from Denmark and from around the world.

‘‘We have now found the missing cornerstone of particle physics.’’

CERN director Rolf Heuer 

Magazine

The cover for the June 24 2012 issue

A West Falmouth home where sea meets sunset
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What if spanking works?
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5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
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40 ideas for your New England summer weekends

Opinion

“As disaffection with British policies intensified, so did Americans’ aversion to royalty.”

Jeff Jacoby 

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