Plan for Vineyard’s first roundabout divides residents

A project to replace a four-way stop in Martha’s Vineyard with a roundabout has turned the nondescript crossroads into an unlikely battle line.

Bostonians dream big about a reborn Downtown Crossing

After years of staring at a crater, people have plenty of ideas about what they want there, and what the neighborhood needs to rebuild and revitalize.

Whitney Houston’s voice soars at N.J. hometown funeral

Hundreds of mourners gathered at the legendary pop star’s hometown church in Newark for a three-hour remembrance of the talented but troubled superstar.

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Ron Paul gains 83 votes vs. Mitt Romney in Maine

Paul has gained 83 votes on Romney following a Republican presidential caucus in eastern Maine, but Romney still holds a 156-vote lead over Paul in statewide totals.

On baseball

For Jonathan Papelbon, one bullpen door closes, another opens

His body of work as a closer for the Red Sox had its warts, but you can’t deny that the new member of the Phillies has been one of the best in baseball.

EUROPE

Shopping in Berlin’s trendy Mitte district

Trends and style, upscale and urban, new and reinvented converge in Mitte, the area still in the center of things.

BOOK REVIEW

‘Juliette Gordon Low’ by Stacy A. Cordery

A daughter of privilege, “Crazy Daisy” Low, yearning for purpose at turn of century, founds an iconic organization.

Glen Campbell exits the spotlight on a high note

At 75, Glen Campbell is experiencing a wave of renewed interest in his long career as an entertainer who blurred the lines between country and pop.