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Roxbury college nominates interim president

Roxbury Community College’s board of trustees selected Dr. Linda Edmonds Turner to be interim president, eight days after Terrence Gomes announced his retirement amid controversy.

State OK’s $31m in tax breaks

A state economic development board on Tuesday awarded more than $31 million in state and local tax breaks to companies for 17 projects.

Nora Ephron, wry writer of ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ dies at 71

Nora Ephron, an author, screenwriter and playwright who brought a wry take on life, love and loss, has died.

University presidents approve NCAA football playoff

A committee of university presidents approved a plan for a four-team playoff to begin in 2014 put forward by commissioners of the major football conferences.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/06/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/BEAR_closeup--90x90.jpg Cape Cod bear turns up in Brookline

The bear, which was safely removed from Brookline by wildlife officials this morning, first made headlines after a weeks-long romp across the Cape.

Salt and pepper shrimp on a bed of cabbage slaw.

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Park Restaurant a nice fit in Harvard Square

It can be difficult for a restaurant to remake itself, replacing a former identity with a completely new concept. But this is what Park Restaurant & Bar has handily done.

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UpStairs on the Square has staying power

The eclectic clientele and the zany decor have kept the Harvard Square restaurant a go-to institution. For longtime patrons, the whimsy is part of the draw.

Opinion | The Podium

Paying it forward with 1,000 days to live

After being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease and told he had about 1,000 days to live, Avi Kremer founded nonprofit Prize4Life to help accelerate the discovery of a cure for ALS.

Boston Capital

How the little biotech guys beat big odds

For every famous Cambridge biotech company in the news, there are dozens of smaller ventures trying to maneuver through the same business obstacle course in relative obscurity.

Daniel Nava, right, celebrated with Ryan Kalish after they scored on Dustin Pedroia's single in the seventh inning, breaking a 1-1 tie.

Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1

Red Sox bats come alive late

Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a tying solo homer and the Red Sox added two more runs with two outs in the seventh inning to rally for the win.

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The popular column from Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe art critic Sebastian Smee is available as a unique e-book, offering an up-close look at dozens of individual works.

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Marina Chavez, Constitution’s master at arms, will supervise the ship’s cannon salutes on July 4. When she eventually heads to a new assignment, she says “Working on this ship and learning the Navy’s history . . . will always be with me.”

Living

Constitution is a historic assignment
“Checkout Time at the Marlborough-Blenheim,” by Bradley Phillips

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Sebastian Smee’s journeys, frame by frame
Yamilexs Rojas made a strawberry yogurt at the Prudential Center’s Pinkberry location, which has started opening at 8 a.m. to serve breakfast items.

Pinkberry launching breakfast menu
The Ostrich-Feather Hat by Henri Matisse.

FRAME BY FRAME

Matisse’s ailing daughter portrayed with loving care
Edward S. O’Brien listened to a witness during his 1997 trial in Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge.

With ruling, up to 60 Mass. cases now face scrutiny
Jonathan Larroquette, left, and Seth Romatelli

G Force

Podcast is two dudes talking

editorial

Youkilis felt cheers, wrath of fans
Brazilian singer Céu mixes Latin and Caribbean rhythms with Brazilian ones, and even adds a rock beat to some of her songs.

Music review

Céu plays Brighton Music Hall Thursday
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley has said he is “profoundly concerned’’ that religious liberty has been eroded.

Bishops launch a push vs. mandates
Mark Wahlberg told David Letterman on June 11 that telling his children he never finished high school would be a tough conversation, but he was changing that.

Mark Wahlberg trying again to finish high school
“It’s worth fighting for. . . . This is about our economy, it’s about jobs, it’s also about our traditions and our values,” Senator John Kerry said, at an event earlier this month launching a cranberry caucus.

Cranberry industry lobbying to avoid school ban

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Tanglewood & the Berkshires Experience

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In swapping Youkilis for utilityman Brent Lillibridge and pitcher Zach Stewart, the Red Sox displayed full confidence in Will Middlebrooks as their third baseman.

Red Sox show faith in Will Middlebrooks

With Kevin Youkilis gone, Middlebrooks is Boston’s full-time third baseman.

Metro

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Bulger associate tried same immunity tactic

US Attorney Carmen Ortiz said today that Stephen Flemmi had tried the same immunity claim made by James “Whitey” Bulger.

Columnists

opinion | Joanna Weiss

Work-life balance: Some helpful tips from the elite

Boston Capital

How the little biotech guys beat big odds
The newest member of the White Sox, Kevin Youkilis, at batting practice yesterday.

Bob Ryan

Youkilis a unique player who will be missed
Egyptian riot police guard the parliament building in Cairo against protesters last week, following a declaration by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces that the military was taking legislative power after a court ruling dissolved parliament.

Juliette Kayyem

An emerging democracy requires more than just elections

JOAN VENNOCHI

There’s money to burn in political campaigns
Scott Brown has built a reputation on bipartisanship.

jeff jacoby

Scott Brown should have said yes to debate
The character Princess Merida in a scene from the 2012 animated film “Brave.”

Joanna Weiss

In ‘Brave,’ a Disney Princess for the modern girl

Yvonne Abraham

After a shooting, a dangerous silence

Bob Ryan

Statue a fitting tribute for PawSox owner
The columnist’s granddaughter Lucy performing “It’s a Hard Knock Life” at a recital.

Beverly Beckham

Who wouldn’t want a child like this?
Robots made by Harvest Automation do greenhouse work typically done by migrant workers.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Will lower-skilled workers get pushed out by robots?

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A handshake across a chasm of hate

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A “for sale” sign hung in front of a home, in Milton, Mass. in this 2011 file photo.

Mass. home sales jump sharply in May

The number of single-family homes sold in Massachusetts last month was the largest monthly total in nearly two years, the Warren Group said Tuesday.

Politics

President Barak Obama reacted to the crowd at his speech in Symphony Hall on Monday night.

How Kevin Youkilis became part of the presidential race

Mitt Romney’s campaign quickly seized on a jab at Red Sox fans from President Obama for sending the popular infielder to his hometown Chicago White Sox.

Nation & World

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A female bystander was hit by a stone aimed at police during a protest Monday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Haitians protest government plan to raze shanties

More than 1,000 marched against a reported plan to destroy their hillside shanties for a flood-control project.

Arts

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Book Review

Janet Groth, The New Yorker receptionist from 1957-1978, mostly keeps magazine secrets.

‘The Receptionist,’ by Janet Groth

The longtime New Yorker receptionist’s memoir begins and ends with her difficulties with men and her lack of upward mobility there.

Lifestyle

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In Los Angeles, a recent pheromone party finds guests mingling, sniffing T-shirts of prospective dates, and hoping to find a date.

Singles try to sniff out love at pheromone parties

Guests submit a slept-in T-shirt, which is smelled by other participants. They then pick partners based on scent, or so the theory goes.

All-Scholastics

All-Scholastics: Honoring the area’s best

It’s time to toast local athletes for their achievements. Led by Carla Forbes of Newton North, the season’s best shined bright.

“He knew exactly what he was doing . . . . Why should he kill somebody and get out of jail in 15 years?”

Nathaniel Davis Jr.,  father of victim Nicholas Fomby-Davis

Magazine

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Mango lassi and salty lassi (and more) recipes
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What if spanking works?
The cover for the June 10 2012 issue

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

Opinion

“[Anne-Marie Slaughter] declares that women cannot have it all — with the exception of a short list of ‘superwomen,’ to whom you shouldn’t compare yourself because it would only make you feel bad.”

Joanna Weiss 

Ideas

“A cadre of engineers who specialize in tunneling and excavation say that we have barely begun to take advantage of the underground’s versatility.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the push to go underground