The Roads to Summer

Along 9-mile ribbon, a clam lover’s paradise

By Peter Schworm

From the Clam Box in Ipswich to J.T. Farnham’s in Essex, this 9-mile ribbon of Route 133 is a clam lover’s paradise, boasting an unrivaled array of the delicious morsels.

Shooting suspect saw psychiatrist, defense says

By Brady Dennis, Carol D. Leonnig, and Jenna Johnson

James Holmes was a patient of a University of Colorado psychiatrist, according to the shooting suspect’s lawyers.

By Paul Davenport

A former Wall Street trader who collapsed in court after being found guilty of arson and later died committed suicide by taking cyanide, according to an autopsy released Friday. The Maricopa County medical examiner’s office toxicology tests showed Michael Marin, 53, had the poison in his system.

Six-year-old boy killed while trying to flee to Jordan

By Jamal Halaby

The boy, killed in the early hours Friday, was the first Syrian shot to death by border guards while trying to escape into neighboring Jordan.

A search team has reached the base camp and spotted the apparent tracks of two 29-year-old US mountaineers who have not been heard from since July 11.

A handbook distributed Friday updates guidelines for motorcades and other public appearances by Thailand’s royal family.

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Untruths in the liberal camp

By Cathy Young

Regardless of conservative bad thinking, liberals have their own blind spots that bear examining.

opinion | is that a fact?

By Neal Gabler

In the future, historians will be forced to conclude that a large swath of the United States in the early 21st century was, to be blunt, delusional.

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By Lawrence Harmon

Putting Daly Field in the hands of Simmons College may turn out to be the only way to redeem the underutilized park. But it’s still a lousy precedent.

Two die, 20 fall ill at music festival

By Alejandra Matos and Zachary T. Sampson

Mansfield police said the Identity Festival concert Thursday at the Comcast Center erupted into a dangerous frenzy of alcohol and drugs — including PCP, LSD, ecstasy, and marijuana.

By Michael Levenson

Governor Deval Patrick vetoed a bill designed to keep illegal immigrants from registering motor vehicles in Massachusetts and signed another measure aimed at preventing welfare fraud.

The Roads to Summer

Along 9-mile ribbon, a clam lover’s paradise

By Peter Schworm

From the Clam Box in Ipswich to J.T. Farnham’s in Essex, this 9-mile ribbon of Route 133 is a clam lover’s paradise, boasting an unrivaled array of the delicious morsels.

By Megan Woolhouse

The US economy lost momentum over the past three months and Massachusetts is expected to follow as consumer spending slows and the economic crisis in Europe takes its toll.

Cambridge becoming social media research hub

By Michael B. Farrell

Some of the Boston area’s brightest minds are studying, in real time, changing attitudes and behaviors for Harvard, MIT, IBM, Google and Microsoft.

Boston restaurants work together to save money

By Kathleen Pierce

Scores of restaurateurs are joining forces through the Dining Alliance to leverage their purchasing power and save money on everything from pork to pignoli.

Henry Slayter, 81, microscope expert, outdoorsman

By Michele Richinick

Mr. Slayter, a biophysicist, worked for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and was affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital.

Neil Reed, 36, former player at Indiana

Mr. Reed, the former Indiana basketball player who coach Bob Knight was caught on tape choking in 1997, has died after collapsing in his California home.

William Staub, 96, marketer of treadmill

By Katie Zezima

Mr. Staub, who took the treadmill, that ubiquitous piece of exercise equipment that is loved and loathed by millions, into homes and gyms — has died.

2012 summer olympics

For its opening act, Britain’s great

By John Powers

Britain greeted the world Friday with an extravagant celebration that included a tour through the country’s history and popular culture.

Bob Ryan

In Kenya, successful runners mean more than medals

By Bob Ryan

Kenyan leaders see the Olympics as more than merely another excuse to grab medals. They want to showcase Kenya’s other assets to the world.

By Shira Springer

The short service in Trafalgar Square honored the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed by Palestinian terrorists 40 years ago.

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Welcome to the Socialympics

By Ethan Gilsdorf

Thanks to the soaring popularity of social media, fans of the Olympics will have the opportunity to follow the London Games more comprehensively, and obsessively, than ever before.

From the Archives

From the Archives: Summer boat traffic on the Charles in 1966

By Lane Turner

Summer traffic was bumper-to-bumper as 32 boats moved through the locks at the Charles River Basin on July 17, 1966. In the control tower, Salvatore Albondi of Nahant operated the locks, which handled 300 to 400 boats on a busy weekend and 3,500 in a month like July.

Stages

‘Chad Deity’ explores race, class, and pro wrestling

By Joel Brown

It’s both an affectionate portrait of pro wrestling and a caustic satire of race, money, and fame in America.