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Union workers at Pilgrim reject contract

Union workers at the Pilgrim nuclear plant in Plymouth voted against accepting a new contract, shattering a deal reached by union leaders with the plant’s owners.

Holder cited for contempt by US House panel

The committee voted along party lines to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over documents related to a US gun probe.

DiMasi was denied medical care for months, lawyer alleges

Former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi’s tongue cancer has metastasized, and his attorney said that DiMasi was denied care while authorities prepared him for grand jury testimony.

Mass. Eye and Ear wants to transform Storrow

The hospital will unveil a bold proposal that would reshape a twisting section of Storrow Drive and turn what are now parking lots into three acres of new parkland.

Nearly two-dozen Abba songs are incorporated into the production. Themusical will be presented at the Boston Opera House through Sunday.

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Joy, catchy melodies lift ‘Mamma Mia!’

This giddy celebration of love lost and found is wrapped up in the sweet pop tunes of the Swedish ‘70s band ABBA.

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Who buys a $10,000 watch these days?

Plenty of people. The luxury watch business in Boston — and nationwide — is on the rebound.

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‘Small, Beautifully Moving Parts’ an amiable comedy

Sarah’s always loved tinkering with machinery. Now six months pregnant, she decides to tinker with family dynamics.

Red Sox 15, Marlins 5

Red Sox bats are hot on summer’s first day

David Oritz hit a grand slam, and three other Sox players homered as well, as Boston set a season high in runs and moved out of last place in the AL East.

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Elinor Ostrom, pictured in 2009, won a Nobel Prize in economics.

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In Elinor Ostrom’s legacy, a lesson for Beacon Hill

Clockwise from top left: No parking signs in the South End; Mayor Menino; and a ‘parklet’ in Philadelphia.

Brian McGrory

Mayor Menino’s war against cars

From left: SungAe Choe, daughter InAe Choe, and husband and chef SungJo Choe serve a kimchi seafood pancake, okdol bibimbap, and soon dae bokum, along with an array of side dishes.

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A little bit of Seoul in Arlington

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Excellence in education

The 80-foot-high video mast outside the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center holds seven fullcolor LED screens onametal spine.

Plans develop for new video billboards in Boston

Criticism barred in Roxbury college severance

Mike Austin at Austin Brothers Valley Farm in Belchertown went from dairy farming to beef cattle. He now has about 35 customers who pick up their beef at a half-dozen sites, and he hopes the business can grow while allowing for good practices.

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Local CSAs offer meat, fish, eggs, and chickens

The friendly atmosphere at Gennaro's 5 in the North End.

Gennaro’s 5 North Square gets an Italian-American remake

Laurelyn Roberts of ButterGirl Baking Co. in her kitchen space in Danvers.

ButterGirl Baking Co. offers happy treats at farmers’ markets

Alex Herrald and Crystal Arnette in the musical “The Consequences’’ at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater.

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Crystal Arnette rocks in ‘Consequences’

Upper Crust has repeatedly denied accusations for the past several years that it rescinded overtime compensation ordered by the labor agency.

Upper Crust accused of scheming on pay

Boston Capital

Manager steps down amid controversy

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Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron won the Selke Trophy for best defensive forward during the 2012 NHL Awards show at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas.

Bruins’ Bergeron wins Selke trophy

Patrice Bergeron was named the NHL’s Frank J. Selke Trophy winner, an annual award given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.

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Morticia the corpse flower at Franklin Park Zoo

Corpse flower in full pungent bloom at Franklin Park Zoo

The flower, named Morticia, is nearly 5 feet tall and is known for the scent it releases when it blooms, which many say resembles rotting flesh.

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Scott Brown bests Vicki Kennedy

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Forget the facts; our minds are made up

Roger Clemens walked out of federal court a vindicated man on Monday.

Bob Ryan

I’m happy Roger Clemens was acquitted

Kites fill the sky over Ahmadabad, India, as residents compete from their rooftops during the annual kite festival in January.