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Mass. Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, who announced his resignation on Wednesday. (AP/Elise Amendola)

Week In Review: A ‘Dirty’ Senate Race, A Resignation And An Orlando Man

We discuss the week’s top stories, including the fatal shooting of a man in Orlando with connections to Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, an increasingly ugly Senate race, and the resignation of Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray.

Joe Ureneck: The First Suffolk District’s Republican Candidate

A special election for the state Senate seat in the First Suffolk District is next Tuesday. Republican candidate, Joe Ureneck, is hoping voters are willing to look beyond party lines.

Joe Ureneck is the Republican candidate for state Senate in the First Suffolk District. The special election is on Tuesday, May 28. (photo courtesy of Ureneck campaign)

Classic New England Fare For Today’s Taste Buds

Chicken and Dumplings. Cheese woodchuck. Succotash. Marlborough Pie. This might sound like a feast from a turn-of-the-century New England kitchen. But in fact, these are just some of the dishes that appear in a new cookbook from Yankee Magazine’s Lifestyle Editor, Amy Traverso.

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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Boston Bruins' Tyler Seguin, right, can't get the puck past New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist during the first period in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs in New York Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in New York. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Littlefield on Sports: Bruins And Oklahoma City

The Bruins face off against the New York Rangers tonight in Madison Square Garden for the fourth game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

New Economic Forecast Suggests Surge In Manufacturing

Projecting a boom in manufacturing jobs, the New England Economic Partnership releases a promising five-year forecast for Massachusetts and the region as a whole.

A new economic forecast suggests continued growth in Massachusetts, with construction jobs on the incline and a projected surge in manufacturing jobs. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Good Reads For The Summer

We’re talking about some great summer reading recommendations — many of them with a local connection to Boston and New England.

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The National, Fun, Dirty Projectors Play Boston In New Music Festival

Nineteen acts will take over City Hall Plaza this weekend in the first Boston Calling Music Festival. Many are saying the event is a Vitamin D shot for Boston’s music scene and City Hall Plaza itself. We preview the bands and talk to some of the organizers to peek behind the scenes.

Andrew Bird performs during the first weekend of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Saturday, April 14, 2012, in Indio, Calif. (Chris Pizzello/AP)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In this Dec. 13, 2012 file photo, Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP)

Olympia Snowe On Washington Moderates

In Washington these days, the only thing rarer than a camera-shy politician, is a moderate one. That’s the way politics works in 2013.

Political Rundown: Lt. Gov. Murray Announces Resignation, Senate Race Heats Up

In local political news today, Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray confirms his resignation from office and new TV ads in the US Senate race signal a significant shift in tone.

Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray announced today that he's resigning from the Patrick Administration to pursue a career in the private sector as CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. (AP)

Saying ‘No’ To EdX

One of the biggest online ventures in higher education got even bigger today. Fifteen more colleges and universities, including Boston University and Berklee College of Music, have joined EdX — the not-for-profit online initiative launched a year ago by MIT and Harvard.

This is a lecturehall in the Stewart Science Hall on the Waynesburg University campus in Waynesburg, Pa. (AP)

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