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State releases MCAS results for schools, districts

The results are the first under a new accountability system that seeks to turn around schools with persistently low test scores.

John Auerbach

Public health chief ‘furious’ about state drug lab scandal

John Auerbach, who announced Monday he would resign his post, said he felt “complete anger that the actions of a single person caused so much damage and harm.”

Fourth poll of week shows Warren edging ahead

A new poll by WBUR, echoing other recent polls, found that Elizabeth Warren appears to be gaining the respect of prospective voters while Scott Brown’s standing has eroded.

Fallacies mark Romney’s depiction of the 47%

Mitt Romney painted an inaccurate portrait of the “47 percent of Americans [who] pay no income tax” when he spoke — and was secretly videotaped — at a May fund-raiser.

A replacement referee questioned a call during the season opening game between the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders on Sept. 10.

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Dan Shaughnessy

Stop the madness with replacement refs

A $9 billion industry has been brought to its knees by fan-boys, lingerie-league officials, and nice guys who should be working in the Hockomock League instead of the NFL.

John F. Kennedy, shown in Toledo, Ohio, worked hard to hide his physical problems from reporters.

’60 tape reveals an uncertain JFK

Three days after he declared his presidential candidacy, the man who would leave a near-mythical imprint on America’s political identity seemed unsure of his own.

“In this field, we keep having these things appear,” Harvard professor Karen L. King said of the fragment.

Finding hints that Jesus was married

A Harvard professor has identified what appears to be a scrap of fourth-century Egyptian papyrus containing the first-known explicit reference to Jesus as married.

Danny Bryck interviewed nearly 200 people during the occupation at Dewey Square last year, and boiled it down to more than two dozen characters.

Stage Review

Voices of Occupy Boston protest in ‘No Room for Wishing’

Danny Bryck’s ideological sympathy with the political aims of the Occupy Boston movement is crystal clear in his ambitious new solo show.

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A bicyclist rode outside the lane reserved for riders on Tuesday on Commonwealth Avenue.

As more cyclists hit road, number of accidents rises
Ally Scholtz, 14, an intern at Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, harvests kale.

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Aspiring farmers plow ahead
Tyler Hamilton (right) says he has been threatened by his former teammate, Lance Armstrong (left) for the revelations Hamilton made about doping.

Cyclist Tyler Hamilton comes clean about doping
“Under glass,” an appetizer (circa 1903) of mushrooms and cheese, oxtail and brioche toast.

Food & dining

Kitchen celebrates recipes of the past
Developers are tearing down the building that housed the Olde Dutch Cottage Candy & Antiques store. It was built in 1924 and stands out in a neighborhood of brownstones.

Candy shop gives way to luxury condos
Sauteed dandelion greens with caramelized onions.

Cheap Eats

Traditional Lebanese food in Norwood

Frame by Frame

At the MFA, comfort in the arms of an angel
Boston Phoenix owner and publisher Stephen Mindich (left) and the debut issue of The Phoenix, featuring Taylor Mac, creator of “The Lily’s Revenge.’’

A hybrid rises from the old Phoenix

Dan Shaughnessy

Patriots have more questions than answers
Team Israel practices in Jupiter, Fla., in preparation for its first World Baseball Classic qualifying game Wednesday against South Africa.

Israeli baseball team hoping to make it in WBC
Customers lined up outside the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York City Monday to await the arrival of the iPhone 5.

Consumers give iPhone 5 a ringing endorsement
Tim Wakefield in “Knuckleball!” The Red Sox pitcher retired with 200 major league victories.

Movie Review

‘Knuckleball!’ documentary is pitch-perfect

Sports

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Brian Waters

Patriots offered Brian Waters $4m to report

New England offered a pay raise of almost three times last year’s salary to the Pro Bowl offensive lineman, who has yet to report this season.

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Governor Patrick defended his handling of the matter, blaming a “rogue chemist.”

Drug lab crisis may follow Governor Patrick

The state drug-testing crisis could taint the national image of Governor Patrick, which was elevated at the Democratic National Convention.

Columnists

derrick z. jackson

The battle over food labeling

Scot Lehigh

Romney’s down, but a bold move could bring him back

Brian McGrory

Scott Brown beyond the camera, lights
A replacement referee questioned a call during the season opening game between the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders on Sept. 10.

Dan Shaughnessy

Stop the madness with replacement refs

farah stockman

The blame generation

joanna weiss

‘Honey Boo Boo’ and the real America

Boston Capital

Wellington’s Ed Owens going out on top
Glen Doherty of Winchester, a former Navy Seal, was slain last week in the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Juliette Kayyem

In remembrance, a Civil War legacy

Dan Shaughnessy

Patriots have more questions than answers
cellCONTROL Safe Driving Systemfor Cell Phones

Tech Lab Plus

Device deactivates phones in car
WiTricity plans to sell a kit that shows how electricity can be sent wirelessly.

Innovation Economy

Site’s reviews of city blocks may stir controversy

Adrian Walker

Debates loom large in Brown-Warren race

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Home builder Toll Brothers’ town homes were offered for sale at the Vistas at Indian Oak community in Chatsworth, Calif., with a sign reflecting a growing confidence.

US homebuilder confidence surges to 6-year high

Many expect the housing recovery will strengthen in the next six months.

Politics

Mitt Romney mostly stood by his comment about the president’s supporters.

Romney holds to views, tries to quiet uproar

As the full 49-minute video from a private May fund-raiser emerged online, Mitt Romney was also seen telling donors that the Palestinians have no interest in establishing peace with Israel.

Nation & World

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Chicago Teachers Union delegates celebrated after voting to end a strike. Union members must vote on the contract.

Chicago teachers union votes to end its strike

Teachers agreed to end their strike in the nation’s third-largest school system, although the propsed contract needs ratification.

Arts

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Book Review

Steven Johnson.

‘Future Perfect ’ by Steven Johnson

Johnson makes the case against the kind of centralized problem solving that characterizes many, if not most, businesses and governments.

Food & dining

Apples, cider, doughnuts, and a good life

In 1981, Glenn Cook and his new bride, Karen, purchased a poultry farm across from his father’s recently acquired dairy farm in Amesbury.

“It’s really become a mantra on the right, that all these people don’t pay taxes, but [Mitt] Romney missed the mark in his description.”

Eric Toder,  a Tax Policy Center codirector

Magazine

The cover for the September 16 2012 issue

The self-promoting, fan-financed, go-it-alone star
The cover for the September 9 2012 issue

Things to do in the Berkshires
The cover for the August 26 2012 issue

Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?
The cover for the August 19 2012 issue

Can a Woburn company’s flying car someday be a fix for traffic?

Opinion

“The best way to bounce back is with a big, bold move, one that burnishes Romney’s image.”

Scot Lehigh 

Ideas

“Those who design tests understand them as a guess about the future. We’re probing for certain qualities that tell us a student is ready to move ahead, or an employee will be an asset to the firm.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on what we should really test