Patience was key in ‘Strangler’ case

The Boston Police crime lab stored “Boston Strangler” samples after they were discovered in the ’90s, waiting for technology to improve.

Boston mysteries coming to a close

With Albert DeSalvo close to being officially the Boston Strangler, and James “Whitey” Bulger on trial, Boston riddles are being solved.

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One of the nation’s most notorious mysteries is on the brink of being solved as DNA may link Albert DeSalvo and a victim, officials said Thursday.

Patrick backs DCF after baby’s death

Governor Deval Patrick defended the state’s child welfare agency, even as its decision to leave a baby boy in a troubled home was being reviewed.

Unions give boost to Walsh, Arroyo

Boston mayoral candidates Martin J. Walsh and Felix G. Arroyo received hefty donations in June from different unions.

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A food bus run by Fresh Truck, a Boston start-up, aims to serve neighborhoods in need of more healthful food options.

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“Finding affordable and healthy food can be an issue in any city," said cofounder Josh Trautwein.

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Trautwein set up produce racks outside the food bus on City Hall Plaza.

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The bus buys from the New England Produce Center, and keeps its overhead low by avoiding a brick-and-mortar shop.

Mobile Start-up

Food bus offers a fresh take on fruits, veggies

A retrofitted school bus, Fresh Truck, is expected to sell fruits and vegetables in Boston communities that don’t have nearby grocery stores.

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The end of ‘a hidden life’

June Larner spent 78 years in the Wrentham Development Center, making a new family when hers was no longer there for her.

Christopher L. Gasper

Dennard, Hernandez were risky decisions

The Patriots have courted character risks like Alfonzo Dennard and Aaron Hernandez to compensate for personnel evaluations that missed, with poor results.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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John Barros is not necessarily a front-runner in Boston’s mayoral race, but this smart, substantive community leader is a very impressive guy.

Globe exclusives

Album review

Jay-Z’s grand gestures don’t elevate ‘Magna’
Four assaults on women have occurred in the Beacon Hill area in less than two months.

Beacon Hill residents on alert after a spate of assaults
Arthur S. Demoulas (right) is trying to oust his cousin, Arthur T. Demoulas, as CEO of the Market Basket grocery chain.

Market Basket CEO faces revolt led by his cousin
From left: David Spade, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and Kevin James in “Grown Ups 2.’’

Movie Review

Growing up is hard to do
Teresa Heinz Kerry spoke at the United Jewish Communities 2004 International Lion of Judah Conference.

Heinz Kerry moved to Spaulding
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Menino, Suffolk Downs finalizing major deal on casino

Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Expert describes condition of bodies
Governor Deval Patrick formally issued a veto threat over the Legislature’s transportation finance plan.

Patrick vows to veto transportation finance plan
“We can take off in any one of a number of directions and do it wholeheartedly,” says Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin (far right), on the wide range of the band’s music.

Los Lobos fit in at Outside the Box

Zombie proves unstoppable
Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez could face life in prison.

Options dwindling for Hernandez
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s relatives left the courthouse shortly after his arraignment.

Tsarnaev pleads not guilty

Sports

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Jimmie Johnson believes learning to deal with pressure is one of the main reasons he has been able to collect five Sprint Cup championships.

Jimmie Johnson riding high on Sprint Cup circuit

Johnson, 37, deals with the pressure of entering Sunday’s Camping World RV Sales 301 as the series leader.

Metro

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Governor Deval Patrick said he will not block the repeal of a state mandate for employers to provide health insurance to their workers or pay a penalty.

Repeal of employer mandate moving forward, Patrick says

Governor Patrick said he will not block the repeal of a state mandate for employers to provide health insurance to their workers or pay a penalty.

Columnists

John Barros announced his campaign for mayor of Boston in April.

SCOT LEHIGH

This long shot merits a close look

JOAN WICKERSHAM

A tale of two supermarkets

Tech Lab

Recording the saga of your life

Yvonne Abraham

Change now, pay later.
German TV presenter Tina Kaiser sat in a cage wearing a bikini and a fur coat and with her legs and arms painted red in Munich, Germany.

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The PETA enthusiast

Kevin Cullen

Bulger’s defense wins a Pyrrhic victory

Kevin Cullen

The mentor and his muscle
Eliot Spitzer spoke to reporters at a campaign event in New York on Monday.

JOANNA WEISS

Authenticity and scandals

JEFF JACOBY

Life tenure no longer serves Supreme Court
Opponents of Mohammed Morsi danced during a rally outside the Presidential palace in Cairo on Sunday.

Farah Stockman

How does this movie end?

JOSHUA GREEN

A GOP case against immigration reform
District Attorney Daniel Conley, left, and Police Commissioner Edward Davis addressed the media in October.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Hop off the top-cop bandwagon

Nation & World

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Investigator Doris Singleton of the Sanford Police Department, a key law enforcement witness in the trial of George Zimmerman, and Officer Brian McIntosh spoke with a resident during public outreach on Thursday.

Prosecutor says Zimmerman ‘went over the line’

Bernie de la Rionda said George Zimmerman saw himself as a cop and Trayvon Martin as a hoodie-clad criminal in an encounter that ended with the teen’s death.

Politics

Cape state senator, treasurer to run for governor

State Senator Dan Wolf and Treasurer Steven Grossman made clear their intentions to run for governor.

Business

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Eone Timepieces, aims to solve that problem with the launch of its first tactile wristwatch, which went on sale for $128 Thursday through a Kickstarter fundraising campaign.

Thanks to Kickstarter, tactile watch debuts

Eone Timepieces has raised $40,000 so far to sell a tactile wristwatch for the blind, which features two metal ball bearings in place of traditional hands.

Style

Stripes can work to balance an outfit. “When prints combine well, there’s an ‘ah ha’ moment,” says stylist Christina Pierce.

How to mix patterns this summer

Mixing prints often falls into the category of high-risk feats, even for the savviest of fashionistas. But it can be done.

Arts

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Television Review

Taylor Schilling (front) with Vicky Jeudy (left) and Dascha Polanco in the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black.”

‘Orange Is the New Black’: Yuppie, interrupted

The Netflix series is about a sheltered but defiant woman who finds herself in a quicksand of criminals.

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Magazine

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Rethinking the golden years
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The bee keepers
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Last of their kind
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Seaside haven

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Full Globe coverage of the gangster’s ongoing trial, life on the run, and notorious legacy in Boston.

Ideas

“Advocates of a regional visa program say millions of people around the world want to move to the United States, and many parts of the country would love to welcome motivated new residents.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on regional immigration