Rev. Schaeffer steps down from BC board

The Rev. Bradley M. Schaeffer left his post today amid criticism of his role in supervising a former Jesuit priest who allegedly molested dozens of children over 40 years.

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At least 3,000 mourners joined dignitaries, friends, and family to mourn Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney, who was killed during a drug raid last week.

Cape filmmaker pleads guilty to defrauding state

Daniel Adams admitted to larceny and filing false claims with the state to obtain $4.7 million in tax credits he used to finance two films he shot on Cape Cod.

Levon Helm, The Band drummer and singer, dies at 71

Helm, the drummer and singer for legendary rock group The Band, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998.

Bruins vs. Capitals, Game 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Where has Tyler Seguin’s scoring touch gone?

The Bruins were hopeful that Seguin would be an offensive force in the playoffs. But he has yet to register a point vs. the Capitals.

Alpha male Freddie (above) teaches a younger chimp about life.

DISNEYNATURE

Movie Review | Ty Burr

‘Chimpanzee’ plays to 6-year-olds, and Tim Allen fans

This “animal drama” has been whittled down from a wealth of wildlife footage into a pleasant, occasionally scary picture-book narrative aimed at children.

Bob Marley, who died in 1981 at the age of 36, emerged out of a Jamaican ghetto to become an international music star and an icon to his country.

Movie Review | Steve Morse

‘Marley’ a long, uplifting journey of reggae legend

Bob Marley became a reggae music legend, but this film happily does not try to turn him into a saint.

Taylor Schilling and Zac Efron in “The Lucky One.”

Movie Review | Wesley Morris

‘Lucky One’ an unfortunate union for Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling

Efron plays Logan Thibault, a Marine convinced that he owes his life to a photo of a pretty blonde.

A female and her cubs illustrate the polar bears’ dilemma with melting ice in “To the Arctic 3D.,” narrated by Meryl Streep.

Movie Review | Janice Page

‘To the Arctic’ is visually riveting

Meryl Streep narrates this film, and we are left to wonder what she might have made of a script that was a better match for the unforced drama of its cinematography.

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Globe Insiders

Globe Event, Friday, April 27, 8 p.m.

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Globe Insiders are invited to attend the must-see performance and enjoy a Q&A after with the artistic director and several of the dancers.

Inside The Boston Globe

Divina Grossman

New leader chosen for UMass Dartmouth

PHOTOS

Fans dropped in on Fenway Park’s open house

MIT physicist leads effort to scrap the penny

Globe South | Sharon

Living the steampunk aesthetic

Tick explosion is the price of mild weather
Schools chief Carol Johnson proposed a one-time bonus as a ‘proactive step’ amid a backlog in reviews of special ed plans.

Schools lag in special ed plans
The tulips are in full bloom at the Public Garden, and 2-year-old Georgina Foley checked them out Wednesday. Gardeners everywhere suddenly have a lot to do, and drought conditions are making things tougher.

Some New England species may benefit from warming
Dick Clark attended the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards at the Las Vegas Hilton in 2010. Clark has died of a heart attack at age 82.

Dick Clark, legendary TV host, dies at 82

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Hotel opens with a ‘vertical fashion’ show
Neill Byrnes, 42, of Hingham, a Stephen Tyler impersonator, poses for a portrait before performing with his band Draw the Line at Maddie's Lounge in Saugus.

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For Neill Byrnes, imitation (of Steven Tyler) is flattery

Local craft brewers start canning their beers

Diverse BC High group heads to Harvard

Metro

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The victim of a shooting sought help at a Target in the South Bay shopping center in Dorchester on Wednesday, police said.

Store staff aids wounded man

A man bleeding from a gunshot wound walked into the Target store in the South Bay shopping center and asked for help.

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President’s exit stirs fears on hospital’s fate

Community leaders are worried about the future of Carney Hospital after last week’s abrupt departure of its president.

Columnists

Joan Vennochi

Tarek Mehanna case puts First Amendment on trial

Yvonne Abraham

2012, how I miss thee
It’s time for the Patriots to pay Wes Welker, Bob Ryan says.

Bob Ryan

Going through the sports thought process

Derrick Z. Jackson

A vibrant Boston needs major avenues for bikes

Opinion | Joshua Green

In Roger Clemens, a useful idiot

Scot Lehigh

Mass. should make Amazon pay sales tax

Brian McGrory

Soaring greed at Liberty Mutual
In this April 19, 1943, photo, a group of Jews is escorted from the Warsaw Ghetto by German soldiers.

Opinion | Jeff Jacoby

Anti-Semitism and the culture of victimhood

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Philosophy lessons
Kevin Youkilis, (left) who did not play yesterday, watched late-inning action from the dugout. Manager Bobby Valentine is visible at far right.

Dan Shaughnessy

It’s business as usual for Bobby Valentine

Adrian Walker

Vince Wilfork’s worthy cause

Bob Ryan

Joshua Cassidy turns in ride for the ages

Politics

Mitt Romney attempts to consolidate GOP base

The commencement address next month at Liberty University in Virginia will be the GOP frontrunner’s latest effort to reach out to conservatives.

Nation & World

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India missile launch

India tests nuke-capable missile

The country tested a missile capable of reaching Chinese cities Beijing and Shanghai, a significant step in its aspirations to become a world power.

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On Baseball

Bobby Valentine oversaw a sullen group after lifting Franklin Morales in Wednesday’s loss.

Injuries are killing the Red Sox

Ailments have taken too much firepower out of the lineup. The only hope the Red Sox have is to hang in there until players begin to come back.

Style

Peggy Noe Stevens plans to launch a Boston chapter of Bourbon Women.

Enough with the cosmos. The lady likes bourbon.

Peggy Noe Stevens is on a crusade of sorts to bring women and whiskey together.

Arts

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Book Review

‘Garbology’ by Edward Humes

Humes reminds us of something we try to forget: We are a wasteful society with a trash problem that is polluting our oceans and packing our landfills.

“There are plenty of likable people. I mean, I’ve got blood relatives who I love. I would never let them near the Oval Office.”

Mark Zaccaria,  chairman of the Rhode Island GOP Party

Magazine

The cover for the April 15 2012 issue

In an artist’s garden
The cover for the April 8 2012 issue

Are fat baseball players a problem?
The cover for the April 1 2012 issue

45 best breakfast joints around Boston
The cover for the March 25 2012 issue

Snorkeling vacations you can’t miss

Opinion

“What we fear more than the loss of personal freedoms is our perceived loss of control over people who might hurt us.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“The complexity of federal rules may not be just a reflection of bad style, but a direct and possibly unavoidable result of how our government works.”

Leon Neyfakh