Lagging schools in Mass. take on partners

Boston and three other cities, in an attempt to stave off a state takeover, are turning to nonprofit partners to jump-start flagging overhaul efforts.

System feels strain as a US judgeship sits empty

No judge has been appointed to the seat in Springfield since Judge Michael A. Ponsor stepped down in 2011.

Antonio Stroud posed for promotional photos for the Actors’ Shakespeare Project.

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Boston man’s life righted by Shakespeare

In Shakespeare and through “Othello,” Antonio Stroud found an answer to the pressures young men like him face.

Elizabeth Grow of Amherst said she was threatened with the loss of her cafeteria job if she stayed home when her daughter, Estella, was sick last year.

Support grows for legislation requiring paid sick leave

A nearly decade-long effort to require Mass. employers to offer paid sick days is gaining momentum as lawmakers pass similar proposals across the US.

Greg Meyer, 1983 Boston Marathon champion, served pasta to Dave Lombardo of Eau Claire, Wis., at the prerace dinner at City Hall on Sunday. Organizers expected up to 15,000 people.

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117th BOSTON MARATHON

Boston Marathon runners put carbs before the course

This year’s pasta dinner for registered runners of the 117th Boston Marathon at City Hall drew thousands.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

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Leeches and frostbite don’t compare to the horrible pain that is the Boston Marathon.

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If experiments at New Balance are borne out, within a few years customers may be able to go a store to have key portions of a shoe custom-made.

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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Boston Marathon victories, Meyer and Samuelson will be on the Hopkinton starting line for the 2013 race.

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Globe exclusives

Michael Nesmith is touring on his own for the first time in two decades.

Music Review

Nesmith returns with stories to tell

G Cover

Mediterranean diet vs. Ornish plan
Robin Hannibal and Mike Milosh make up the Los Angeles duo Rhye.

Rhye restores some tenderness to the love song

Daily Dose

FDA warns against DMAA
Runners launch their marathon journeys in Hopkinton.

Secrets to a successful Boston Marathon
At Scituate’s Annual Town Meeting, Mark McKeever (arms crossed) waits to speak about the town’s wind turbine.

Globe South | Scituate

Wind turbine prevails in narrow vote
Karen Goucher (right) believes training with Shalane Flanagan (left) makes both runners the best that they can be.

Boston marathon

Kara Goucher on course for a fulfilling day
Scott Brown spoke at a dinner commemorating the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death April 4 in Nashua, N.H.

Brown still won’t rule out N.H. run
Members of the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums marched in a Patriots Day parade as Lexington celebrated 300 years of incorporation.

Photo gallery

Lexington’s 300th anniversary
Defending champions Wesley Korir, Shirley Riley, and Sharon Cherop show of their race bibs.

marathon notebook

Jason Hartmann is America’s best hope to win Monday’s Boston Marathon
Stephen F. Lynch worked on the Polaroid building in Waltham in the 1970s.

Born to high iron, Stephen Lynch forged his own way
After their children moved out, Christine and Shawn Corr downsized from a Colonial in Concord to a condo in Charlestown.

living longer, living better

Empty nesters enjoy the freedom of downsizing

Sports

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77th MASTERS

Australian Adam Scott

Adam Scott 1st Australian to win Masters

Scott made a birdie putt to defeat Angel Cabrera on the second playoff hole at Augusta, claiming his first major.

Metro

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Wendy Doran of Lexington greeted one of the marchers in the town’s Patriots Day parade Sunday, as Lexington celebrated its 1713 founding.

Lexington celebrates its 300th anniversary

For newcomers in the town and longtime residents alike, the achievement is a significant one.

Columnists

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Marathon misery

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Has Bitcoin made digital currency ‘real’?

Innovation Economy

With ‘retail trucks,’ Boston in slow lane

JAMES CARROLL

Religious women press for change

Yvonne Abraham

Probation as it should be
A collection of papers showing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final revisions to his enduring essay, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” was offered by Sotheby’s in 2006.

JEFF JACOBY

In ‘Letter,’ King’s caution about bowing to the law

Plan B is also known as the “morning-after pill.”

JOAN VENNOCHI

Plan B, and politics of parenthood

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox, Tiger and marathoners, oh my!

Innovation Economy

Increasingly, tech firms are crossing river
A flyer sent to parents in West Roxbury by real estate agent Stephanie Giroux touts school quality in Westwood.

Opinion | Lawrence Harmon

Can suburban schools lure city parents?

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Pay now or really pay later for transportation

SCOT LEHIGH

Clearing the fog in Senate race

Nation & World

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Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would reduce its defenses if the nuclear threat ended.

John Kerry says US would reward restraint by North Korea

The US is prepared to reach out to North Korea if Pyongyang moves to abandon its nuclear weapons program, the secretary of state said.

Politics

Scott Brown spoke at a dinner commemorating the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death April 4 in Nashua, N.H.

Scott Brown still won’t rule out N.H. run

The former senator reiterated he had not ruled out campaigning against Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen.

Business

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Unlike with PCs now, consumers are routinely upgrading to newer, better smartphones, because of the two-year contracts offered by the major phone companies.

For PC market, the numbers don’t compute

Today’s personal computers are more powerful and capable than ever. And consumers just don’t care.

Arts

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Music Review

Matt Bellamy (left) and his Muse bandmates (seen in Paris last year) brought their powerful blend of art-pop sounds and vivid visuals to the TD Garden.

With Muse, spectacle doesn’t obscure the sound

The band brought their powerful blend of art-pop sounds and vivid visuals to the TD Garden.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

How to avoid spring shoes that hurt your feet

Flats are out, according to a foot specialist, as are sky-high heels.

Magazine

The cover for the April 14 2013 issue

Greetings from Gun Valley
The cover for the April 7 2013 issue

The complete guide to Boston’s food trucks
The cover for the March 31 2013 issue

The great running experiment
The cover for the March 24 2013 issue

Azores, a perfect destination for Boston travelers

Opinion

“In truth, all of the equality battles of women are linked.”

James Carroll 

Globe Insiders

Editorial Event | April 17

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Attend a session on photography and videography with the host of BostonGlobe.com’s “Back Story” series.

Ideas

“When parents pick a name for their baby, it says something not just about them, but about the time and place they live in, social influence and trends, and even the economy.”

Ruth Graham  on new research into naming trends