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US Senate primary

Newcomer takes on a veteran

Republican private equity investor Gabriel Gomez and veteran Democratic Congressman Edward J. Markey will compete for John F. Kerry's Senate seat in the June 25 special election.

Discuss Did voters get it right?
Overshadowed primary ends
Watch Gomez victory speech
Markey's victory speech
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Boston polls quiet for voting
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1st Suffolk State Senate

Forry may edge Collins

State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry appeared late Tuesday to have won the Democratic nomination for the 1st Suffolk Senate seat.

Some wards had incorrect ballots lacking 1st Suffolk

Photos: Last night's scenes of victory, defeat

GOP nominee Gabriel E. Gomez (left) and Democratic nominee Rep. Edward J. Markey will vie for the state's vacant US Senate seat. AP Photos

Linda Broadford (left), Judy Kendall, and Dawn Piche (right) cheered after a television report called the race for Ed Markey. Bill Greene / Globe Staff

Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis was hugged as he entered Rep. Ed Markey's primary night party. AP Photo

Rep. Ed Markey and wife Susan Blumenthal celebrated after winning the Democratic primary for the special US Senate election. AP Photo

Senator Elizabeth Warren congratulated Rep. Ed Markey on winning the Democratic nomination for US Senate. AP Photo

Republican nominee Gabriel Gomez gave high fives to his supporters before delivering his victory speech. Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff

Gabriel Gomez acknowledged the audience last night as he stood on stage with daughters Olivia, 13, Antonia, 10, and wife Sarah. AP Photo

Gabriel Gomez delivered his victory speech last night at the Red Lion Inn in Cohasset. AP Photo

GOP candidate Dan Winslow delivered his concession speech to supporters last night in Boston. Reuters

Republican Mike Sullivan stood next to his wife as he conceded victory to opponent Gabriel Gomez in Abington last night. AP Photo

Stephen F. Lynch was accompanied by wife Margaret conceded to Rep. Ed Markey at his headquarters in Dedham. Essdras M. Suarez / Globe Staff

News Analysis

Dems fear reliving 2010 race that elected Brown

Republican Gabriel E. Gomez’s runaway victory in Tuesday’s primary delivers an unwelcome jolt to Mass. Democrats, with the dynamics of the upcoming race offering an unnerving comparison to the 2010 Senate election.

Democrats have edge in sprint to special election

Complete Primary Results

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Their spirit couldn't be defeated

After having their paths blocked when the bombs detonated, the first dwarfs to run the Boston Marathon yesterday finished the course.

Watch Dwarfs cross the Marathon finish line

Attack victim set to reveal new face

Carmen Blandin Tarleton underwent a face transplant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital after her estranged husband doused her with lye.

2/27 Surgeons perform 5th face transplant

Watch: Red Sox fall to Blue Jays

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Sports

Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 7

Jays put down Sox

Edwin Encarnacion crushed a pair of two-run homers to pace the Jays' powerful attack.

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Fresh food coming to a rooftop near you

Boston is becoming more aligned with a burgeoning urban agriculture movement, one marrying underutilized city space with "green" consciousness and a hunger for locally produced food.

Pictures Boston's growing urban agriculture scene

29 Massachusetts students who shine

The 3d annual 29 Who Shine awards honor students for academic achievement and community service.

Street acrobat leaps to Broadway

Orion Griffiths, who has performed to thousands at Faneuil Hall, is one of seven acrobats in the revival of "Pippin," which earned 10 Tony nominations.

Culture Desk ART's "Pippin" nets 10 Tony nods

High schoolers to show projects at MIT

The Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair for is being held this Saturday at MIT’s Johnson Athletics Center. It’s open to the public and it’s free. Details inside from PTC.

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Family to claim bomb suspect's body

Relatives of the dead suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing will claim his body now that his wife has agreed to release it, an uncle said.

Colleges increase graduation security

Big cuts in NE fish catch released

Federal regulators have officially released new rules for the 2013 fishing year in New England that implement broad cuts in catch limits on key fish stocks.

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First dwarfs to run Boston Marathon finish the route

Fifteen days later, under a similarly bright sun and with a gentle breeze at their backs, Juli Windsor and John Young finally crossed the finish line.

Opinion | SCOT LEHIGH

Republicans bet on new face with Gabriel Gomez

Gomez will have to survive pitfalls that so often claim a novice candidate.

Risky decision saves transplanted face

The victim of a lye attack whose immune system initially rejected her transplanted face is now scheduled to reveal it.

Opinion | JOSHUA GREEN

Stricter gun control is only a matter of time

Congress failed to act, but the gun control tides are shifting.

Health & Wellness

Do you plank? Where? Show us!

The plank exercise is a yoga pose that helps to build core strength. It also has legions of fans in #plankNation. We want to see the weird and wacky places you've planked.

Dr. Thomas Lee to leave Partners for consulting firm | Weekly challenge: toning arms after weight loss

News

Obama wants more certainty on Syrian chemical arms

President Barack Obama said he wants more information about chemical weapons use in the Syrian civil war before he decides on escalating US military or diplomatic responses.

Nation Tests link ricin to Obama letter suspect | World Bangladeshis demand worker safety as toll tops 400

Business & Money

Boston Globe circulation continues to climb

Paid circulation at The Boston Globe continues to climb on the strength of digital subscriptions, which shot up by almost 50 percent.

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Arts & Entertainment

Sicilian specialties at the back of Vinny’s Suprette

Vinny's Superette, a convenience store in Somerville, flows into Vinny's Ristorante, a fully functional Sicilian-American restaurant for lunch and dinner that wows visitors with deliciously unfussy food.

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Lifestyle

Coriander chicken salad with avocado and jicama

Recipes

Greens and grains for dinner

With spring weather finally arriving in Boston, we find ourselves craving these crisp, cool, protein-packed salads.

Imagine 3,500 plants coming to a rooftop near you | Recipes Spring cocktails to make and try this season

Travel

Secret places to enjoy N.H.

We asked several Granite State outdoorspeople — including fishing guides, trail developers, and folks at the Appalachian Mountain Club and The Nature Conservancy — to share theirs.

Your Campus

Boston police commissioner to speak at UMass Lowell

Edward Davis, who played an integral role in the Boston Marathon bombings investigation, will address UMass Lowell on May 18.

List: Massachusetts commencements

THE HIVE | LOCAL INNOVATION NEWS

Project restores the earliest webpage

CERN, the European particle physics research organization, has started work to restore and preserve its first web page — which just so happens to be the web’s first webpage.