40% in survey support a state bailout for MBTA

The bailout won the backing of 40 percent of Mass. voters surveyed in a new Boston Globe poll, outstripping those who said they would oppose an infusion of aid.

Olivia Brownlee of Rockland disembarked at South Station after taking the Plymouth/Kingston commuter rail train.

End near for 3 commuter lines’ weekend service

While few ride the three commuter lines where weekend service is slated to be eliminated, for those who need it for work, loss of the service would do more than interrupt a tourist excursion.

iRobot turns to the nuclear industry

The Bedford company, which is seeking new markets as cuts loom at the Pentagon, is expected to announce on Monday its first sale to a domestic nuclear power plant operator.

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Romney sides with Wisconsin governor in divisive recall

In supporting Governor Scott Walker, Mitt Romney is stepping into the middle of an emotionally charged, nationally watched battle over workers’ rights and collective bargaining.

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Boston schools seek to avert slip when funds end

The city is seeing gains in 12 low-achieving public schools after using nearly $26 million in federal grants, but officials fear the progress will fade when the funds run out.

Andrew Culbert, 67, first realized he was having trouble hearing when he was in his mid-50s.

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New approaches to hearing loss

As the number of older Americans rapidly increases, so too has research into the consequences of age-related hearing loss and new ways of treating it.

MIT engineers help fight roadside perils

Professor Seth Teller is leading an effort to try to create life-saving devices for police and other first responders to cut crashes at traffic stops and accident scenes.

Apps help you find discounts on drugs

Honest Discounts LLC, a Boston start-up, is launching a series of mobile apps to help consumers find savings on prescription drugs at major pharmacy outlets.

Middleborough faults tribe over abandoned casino deal

The town is seeking compensation in land and money from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, which had made casino plans with Middleborough before shifting sights to Taunton.

More than 140 firefighters responded to a blaze Sunday at 330 Chelsea St. in East Boston.

Seven-alarm fire destroys East Boston building

A seven-alarm blaze drew 140 firefighters to East Boston to quell the flames in a six-unit building. Thirty residents were displaced and three responders were injured.

“The big question is what will happen after the grant ends. We can’t do this work on a bare-bones budget.”

Lindsa McIntyre,  headmaster of Jeremiah Burke High School

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Music Review

DJ Shadow mixes tracks like a master
Among the acts at this year’s Big Apple Circus are the Shandong Acrobatic Troupe.

Circus Review

Big Apple Circus a magical ‘Dream’ come true

MUSIC REVIEW

Snoop Dogg up to his old tricks in intimate show

Daily Dose

Eating chocolate to lose weight? Probably not.

Winter 2012 All-Scholastics

Baseball preview 2012

Bobby Valentine is in charge

Celebrate 100 years of the Red Sox’ home

Ideas

Why Boston needs a literary trail
Senator Scott Brown, a Republican, campaigned in Attleboro while Democrat Elizabeth Warren talked with voters in Boston.

Brown, Warren deadlocked, poll shows
What’s not to love about a Gibraltar at Simon’s Coffee Shop in Cambridge?

Globe Magazine

11 coffee shops that put Boston on the map

movies

11 box office kings that became part of Hollywood history

Loretta Lynn’s life, line by line

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‘‘My dad built this place,’’ said Willie E. Hicks Jr. (right) about Willie E. Hicks Sr., 75, owner of Hicks Auto Body shop in Dorchester for 42 years.

Dorchester auto body shop is beacon of good will

Hicks Auto Body has over the decades become a symbol of success in a community that has struggled with crime and blight.

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Airlines treating passengers better

Airlines are steadily recovering from their meltdown five years ago, when their performance tanked.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

Lawrence mayor under fire

Bob Ryan

Kansas vs. Kentucky a battle of elites

innovation economy

Gas app offers 5-cent discount

gareth cook

Getting it all done

JOANNA WEISS

Parents, call off the Food Police

Yvonne Abraham

The overachievers of the Class of ‘52
The multi-colored sunset was visible over the third base stands during this game against the Indians on Aug. 1, 2011.

Dan Shaughnessy

Why Fenway Park will always be special
A Nazi flak bunker is being outfitted with a solar array and biomass heating system that will supply thousands of homes with heat and electricity.

Derrick Z. Jackson

An energy model for Boston

Joan Vennochi

Brown’s winning strategy

Innovation Economy

The promise, and peril, of micro-labor websites

Adrian Walker

Stopped for being black

Nation & World

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Nations offer help to rebels in Syria

Arab nations pledged $100 million and the Obama administration agreed to send communications equipment to help the rebels.

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Bruins 2, Rangers 1

When Bruins goalie Tim Thomas is as sharp as he was on Sunday, the Bruins can go head to head with anybody, including the Rangers, the Eastern Conference’s top club.

Bruins beat Rangers, clinch Northeast Division title

The Bruins also clinched the No. 2 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs after beating the Rangers, in a game where goalie Tim Thomas showed he can still step up in big moments.

Winter All-Scholastics

Andover's Nicole Boudreau was mobbed by teammates, including Ally Fazio and Jackie Alois, after she hit a three pointer in the team’s semifnal win over Braintree March 13.

Winter All-Scholastics: Honoring the area’s best

Today we toast local athletes for their achievements. Led by Nicole Boudreau and Andover, the season’s best shined bright.

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MUSIC REVIEW

Gotye finds strength in numbers

Opting to be a part of a band, Wouter de Backer's Gotye sounded like a unit perfectly in synch with itself at the House of Blues.

Health and wellness

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Dr. Omar Sultan Haque

He aims to humanize health care

Dr. Omar Sultan Haque wrote a piece with Adam Waytz in the current issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science about the dehumanization of medicine.

Magazine

The cover for the April 1 2012 issue

45 best breakfast joints around Boston
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Snorkeling vacations you can’t miss
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Grover Norquist: Emperor of no
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Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out

Opinion

“By the time a candidate attracts national attention these days, there just aren’t many unknowns left.”

John E. Sununu 

Ideas

In the realm of politics, in fact, the demand for sincerity is relatively new, a legacy of Reformation-era religion that only in recent decades has come to seem as important, or even more important than, qualities like leadership, managerial skill, or knowledge.

R. Jay Magill Jr.