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Special US Senate election

Markey looks to build ‘bold and bright future’

In his victory speech, Edward Markey pledged to “seek consensus wherever possible” without compromising his principles as he heads to the US Senate.

Confetti fell on Democrat Edward Markey and his wife, Susan Blumenthal, at Markey's election night party.

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Democrat Edward Markey and his wife, Susan Blumenthal, celebrated Markey's victory at his election night party.

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Edward Markey delivered his victory speech at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.

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Senator-elect Ed Markey pointed to supporters after winning the special Senate election.

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Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez gave his concession speech at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.

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Jon Chapin, 23, a volunteer for Gabriel Gomez's campaign, wore pants with the Republican symbol on them at Gabriel Gomez's election night party.

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Ned Lipsett, 16, of Hingham reacted as he watched the returns at Gomez's party at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.

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Massachusetts Republican Party Chairwoman Kirsten Hughes warmed up the crowd at Gomez's election night party.

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Supporters watched election results come in on television screens at Edward Markey's election night party.

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David Ortiz brought smiles to young fans after he scored in the second inning.

red sox 11, rockies 4

Red Sox erupt in win over Rockies

The Red Sox had 20 hits, including three hits by four players each, in the win at Fenway Park.

Backpacks to be banned on Esplanade for Fourth of July

In the wake of the Marathon bombings, state and local officials detailed the enhanced security measures for next week’s celebration.

The media stakeout continued today at the home of Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is embroiled in a murder investigation.

Lawyer visits Hernandez’s house

Prominent Boston criminal defense lawyer James L. Sultan spent about 30 minutes in the home of Aaron Hernandez today.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/06/25/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/senate90.jpg A Senate campaign that never caught fire

Edward Markey never wanted the race to heat up, and Gabriel Gomez didn’t seem to be able to light the match.

Globe exclusives

Newly signed Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons (center) with Ted Kelly (left), chairman of the BSO board of trustees, and Mark Volpe, BSO managing director, as he is introduced to the audience at Symphony Hall Tuesday morning.

Andris Nelsons signs BSO contract

Mei Mei Street Kitchen served lunch at Vistaprint in Lexington last fall.

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Local food trucks offer creativity and personality

Athenahealth has promised to add workers at its Watertown headquarters in exchange for the state tax break.

Athenahealth, state strike deal
Patrice Bergeron and the Bruins saluted TD Garden fans after the loss.

Christopher L. Gasper

This Bruins team deserved a better ending
COLLEEN GREEN

Music for every summer occasion

Setting sail for history in Plymouth

Album review | FOLK

Alela Diane makes aesthetic visceral
Father Matt Wallace

Kevin Cullen

Comforting the comforters
The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar’s 5,000 square feet of solar panels stretch 75 feet across and 115 feet stem to stern when fully deployed.

Solar boat sails into Boston
Doc Rivers couldn’t bear to go through a rebuild with Kevin Garnett and the Celtics.

on basketball

Rivers just didn’t want to rebuild the Celtics
Despite improved techniques to help trace the sources of food contamination, current food safety regulations have not prevented dangerous contamination from happening in the first place.

Health and Wellness

Will new laws make your food safer?
From left: Brian Richard Robinson, Kami Smith, Jennifer Ellis, and Cheo Bourne performing in the cabaret-style “Never Far From Home: Love Songs About Leaving,” the works of local composers, presented by Central Square Theater.

Stage Review

A true original in tune with summer

Stanley Cup Final

On Hockey

Chicago's Dave Bolland and Marcus Kruger while Boston’s Johnny Boychuck and Andrew Ference shrink away after the game-clinching goal.

Complacency sent Bruins home for summer

The Bruins found themselves comfortable in Game 6, then promptly fashioned comfort into calamity.

Sports

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Danny Ainge (right) at one time believed Doc Rivers could stay with the Celtics long enough to break Red Auerbach’s franchise record for wins. (Globe staff photo / Bill Greene)

Danny Ainge talks about Doc Rivers’s departure

Ainge said he learned that Rivers was thinking about leaving the Celtics on May 8 but had been hoping he would stay on as Celtics coach.

Metro

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The project brings 3.5 million square feet of construction.

Quincy’s $1.6 billion renovation of downtown begins

The project that officially began Monday features towering structures that are seldom seen in communities outside Boston.

Columnists

Goalie Tuukka Rask (center foreground) and teammates watched glumly as the Blackhawks celebrated.

Dan Shaughnessy

Sudden end to Bruins’ magical run

Farah Stockman

Dirty secrets and sweet deals
Fundraising for a $45 million project to return White Stadium to its former glory is set to kick off on Wednesday.

Adrian Walker

Restoring a city jewel

JOHN E. SUNUNU

A fake rule gums up real progress
Father Matt Wallace

Kevin Cullen

Comforting the comforters
EverTrue’s Elisabeth Carpenter.

Innovation Economy

New app offers home delivery of wine, beer

JAMES CARROLL

Trusting in peace over war
Claude Julien and the Bruins are looking to avoid elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins still expect to hoist Stanley Cup

yvonne abraham

Paying attention to Markey-Gomez race?
Attorney Tom Kiley, left, made a point as then-UMass president William Bulger, right, testified under a grant of immunity in 2003 before the House Government Reform Committee. The panel was studying the FBI’s use of informants.

JEFF JACOBY

Political elite should shun Bill Bulger

derrick z. jackson

To get respect, cyclists need to show some, too

JOAN VENNOCHI

Not talking of Newtown is cowardice

Politics

President Obama warned Americans of the deep and disastrous effects of climate change, urging them to take action before it’s too late.

Obama unveils plan to combat climate change

President Obama announced a wide-ranging plan to tackle pollution and prepare communities for global warming.

Nation & World

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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to reporters in Naantali, Finland on Tuesday.

Russia won’t extradite Snowden, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said NSA leaker Edward Snowden is in the transit zone of a Moscow airport and is free to go anywhere.

Business

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Mass. home sales have best May in seven years

A total of 4,820 single-family homes were sold in Massachusetts last month and median home prices rose for the eighth straight month.

Arts

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Album review | R&B

India.Arie, ‘SongVersation’

India.Arie’s musical conversation about the affirmation of the soul continues.

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Magazine

The cover for the June 23 2013 issue

The bee keepers
The cover for the June 16 2013 issue

Last of their kind
The cover for the June 9 2013 issue

Seaside haven
The cover for the June 2 2013 issue

Weekend Fun Guide 2013

Globe Insiders

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

Ideas

“The Oregon experiment suggests that the most important advantage of getting more Americans insured might not be that it saves money or lowers their risk for heart attacks. It’s that it just makes them happier.”

Leon Neyfakh on health insurance as antidepressant