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Lawyer visits Hernandez’s house

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

US Senate Special Election

Voters head to the polls amid low turnout

As of 3 p.m., 48,868 voters had cast ballots in Boston, election officials said — a significant drop from 2010.

Supreme Court voids key part of Voting Rights Act

A deeply divided Supreme Court halted enforcement of the federal government’s most potent tool to stop voter discrimination.

O’Malley bans priest from Dedham speech

Cardinal Sean O’Malley won’t allow an Austrian priest who advocates for optional celibacy and women’s ordination to speak at a Catholic parish.

Writer Amy Brill, author of “The Movement of Stars,” surveys a room of the Mitchell House complex on Nantucket that includes Maria Mitchell’s telescope.

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A star storyteller tells of Nantucket astronomer

Writer Amy Brill’s new novel shines a light on Nantucket’s trailblazing astronomer Maria Mitchell.

Celtics officially announce Doc Rivers’s departure

The Clippers confirmed the announcement, and said Rivers will be coach and senior vice president of basketball operations for the organization.

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.

Red Sox option Will Middlebrooks to Pawtucket

Middlebrooks was hitting .192 this season and lost his position to Jose Iglesias after going on the disabled list in May.

On Hockey

Complacency sent Bruins home for summer

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

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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

Patrice Bergeron and the Bruins saluted TD Garden fans after the loss.

Christopher L. Gasper

This Bruins team deserved a better ending

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

Athenahealth, state strike deal

Kevin Cullen

Comforting the comforters

Music for every summer occasion

Setting sail for history in Plymouth

Album review | FOLK

Alela Diane makes aesthetic visceral

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

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?

Special section

Spring All-Scholastics

Stanley Cup Final

Zdeno Chara and Tuukka Rask dodged disaster on this Patrick Kane second-period bid.

Blackhawks wore down Zdeno Chara

A combination of injuries and strategy humbled the Bruins captain in nearly unthinkable fashion.

Sports

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Serena Williams cruised past Mandy Minella on Tuesday.

Serena Williams sails in Wimbledon opener

Williams began her Wimbledon title defense with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Mandy Minella, while Novak Djokovic also won easily.

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Boston Marathon bombing memorial is dismantled

About a dozen volunteers meticulously picked items from the Copley Square memorial to preserve them in the city archives.

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