Police still seek clues in triple homicide, 1 year later

Authorities have released surveillance images they hope will spur leads in the shocking shooting deaths of three 22-year-old women.

Mayors, developer spar over Everett casino site

Everett’s top politician called Boston Mayor Thomas Menino a “bully,” and the firm applying for a casino in Everett criticized Menino for his “ongoing disruption of the process.”

Lowell informants accused of planting evidence

Prosecutors have dropped 17 pending cases and vacated two convictions that were linked to a pair of police informants accused of lying about suspects, officials said.

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Fire and rescue personnel stood amidst the aftermath of a plane crash between two homes in East Haven, Conn.

4 bodies pulled from wreckage of Conn. plane crash

A family member identified two of the dead as former Microsoft executive Bill Henningsgaard and his teenage son.

Mount Rokatenda volcano spewed a huge column of hot ash during an eruption Saturday.

6 killed by lava as Indonesia volcano erupts

Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated as Mount Rokatenda in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted early Saturday morning.

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Oyster thieves striking in Cape Cod

The issue is an increasingly common one, with thousands of oysters being stolen from sites in Barnstable and Dennis in recent weeks.

Tom Brady set the offense while playing against the Eagles.

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New-look offense doesn’t skip a beat in win

Tom Brady kick-started New England in a game that saw more Tim Tebow at quarterback than planned.

Co-owner David Buckley attached a keg line to a cleaning connector at the Port Tavern in Newburyport.

Beer line cleaning system hopes to tap into US market

David Buckley of Newburyport is one of the backers of Glanola, which was developed in Dublin and is used in pubs in Ireland and Great Britain.

The Landmark Center currently hosts Best Buy, among other stores.

Expanded Landmark Center would host Wegmans, residences

The $500 million complex could reach 20 stories in height, matching the size of other large projects that developer Steve Samuels has built along Boylston Street.

Last month, Backyard Farms had to destroy its entire crop of 420,000 tomato plants due to an infestation of whiteflies.

Backyard Farms delays tomato shipments

It’s the second setback in two months for New England’s largest producer of premium tomatoes, which is owned by Fidelity Investments.

Opinion

JOANNA WEISS

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Today’s parenting crisis is whether we’re abdicating our biggest responsibility, to make sure kids treat each other humanely.

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Victoria Martins of Freitas Farms worked at City Hall Plaza this week, one of several farmers’ markets across the city this summer.

Far from the farms, city markets thrive
Tim Tebow completed 4 of 12 passes for 55 yards and took three sacks in two-plus quarters.

On Football

Patriots keep it simple with Tim Tebow
The cab of a truck that broke through a guardrail this afternoon was lifted back onto the road.

Boston traffic snarled after truck crash on I-93
“There are still lots of customers who like to hold a book in their hands and feel it and smell it,” said Bill Johnston, of Commonwealth Books, referencing the president’s recent visit to an Amazon facility.

Obama’s Amazon visit riles up booksellers
An ongoing survey of mammals on a half-dozen of the close-in islands has found thriving populations of coyotes, foxes, and deer.

Island getaways lure creatures great, small
Rebecca Ferguson and Max Irons star in the British period drama “The White Queen” on Starz.

Television Review

‘The White Queen’ scratches the itch

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

Little Libertarians on the prairie
Backyard Farms’ greenhouses for growing hydroponic tomatoes cover 42 acres in Madison, Maine.

Shirley Leung

A heavy loss in pursuit of perfection
Over sixty horses used in the production of Cavalias Odysseo under the worlds largest touring big tent. A visit of the stables before the performance show all the love and care these stars get each time before a performance in an assembly line fashon as if in a car wash.

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Globe photos of the week, Aug. 9, 2013
Pedro Martinez has built a thriving foundation in his native Dominican Republic.

Pedro building hope in the Dominican
“I always believed if I gave it everything I’ve got and it wasn’t meant to be, I’d have no regrets,” says the 30-year-old outfielder.

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Daniel Nava, the long shot
Analysts say consumers, such as those recently at South Shore Plaza in Braintree, will spend about 3 percent more on school supplies this year.

Back-to-school spending outlook: Not bad

Sports

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Jake Peavy allowed six runs on 10 hits against the Royals.

Jake Peavy fails to hold lead as Red Sox lose again

The Red Sox handed Jake Peavy a three-run lead in the fourth inning, but what should have been an easy cruise turned into one of the worst losses of the season.

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Steve Davis, brother of alleged James “Whitey” Bulger victim Debra Davis, addressed the media on Friday in front of the J. Joseph Moakley US Courthouse.

Bulger jury to resume deliberations on Monday

Jurors in the racketeering trial of James “Whitey” Bulger have deliberated for 28 hours over four days, after listening to 35 days of testimony from 72 witnesses.

Columnists

Alex Rodriguez looked up toward photographers after leaving a news conference in Tampa in 2009.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Baseball’s integrity still isn’t restored

RENÉE LOTH

Trash cash
On Oct. 30, 1948, the main business district of Donora, Pa., was cloaked in smog, the sunlight virtually obliterated by thick low-hanging pollution.

joan wickersham

The haze of history

Kevin Cullen

Waiting for the unknown
A water taxi cruised in The Woodlands, Texas.

EDWARD L. GLAESER

A fracking pioneer’s environmental dream

JOAN VENNOCHI

John Walsh’s rhapsody in blue
Backyard Farms’ greenhouses for growing hydroponic tomatoes cover 42 acres in Madison, Maine.

Shirley Leung

A heavy loss in pursuit of perfection

Yvonne Abraham

Perilous rolls of the dice
Daniel Conley.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Conley loses temper and respect of voters

Adrian Walker

The future begins at the Globe
Caroline Kennedy

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Ambassadorship requires a seasoned diplomat, not a big name

Shirley Leung

The case for a sales tax rollback

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Pro-British protesters clashed with riot police in downtown Belfast on Friday.

Police decry Belfast ‘anarchy’ as 56 officers hurt

Northern Ireland’s police chief has vowed to arrest scores of Protestant extremists after they attacked officers protecting a parade by IRA supporters.

Politics

President Obama spoke during a press conference on Friday.

President pledges new limits on surveillance

President Obama called for greater transparency and more oversight of America’s extensive electronic spying programs.

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Co-owner David Buckley attached a keg line to a cleaning connector at the Port Tavern in Newburyport.

Beer line cleaning system hopes to tap into US market

David Buckley of Newburyport is one of the backers of Glanola, which was developed in Dublin and is used in pubs in Ireland and Great Britain.

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Vince Gill and Paul Franklin.

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“There are still lots of customers who like to hold a book in their hands and feel it and smell it,” said Bill Johnston, of Commonwealth Books, referencing the president’s recent visit to an Amazon facility.

Obama’s Amazon visit riles up independent booksellers

Some independent bookstores called the president’s effort to highlight Amazon as a positive example of job creation “misguided.”

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“There hasn’t been a meaningful rethinking of who should appear on our paper money since 1928, when early versions of the bills we still use today entered circulation.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on American currency