Acquittal and a mistrial in Mattapan murder case

One of the most horrifying murder cases in the city’s recent history ended with an acquittal of one defendant and a mistrial for the other.

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The verdict reached in the Mattapan murder trial ignited fury among the family members of the four victims.

NEWS ANALYSIS

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It was a prosecutor’s nightmare: a morally reprehensible key witness and a possible misstep by police, which resulted in the implosion of the Mattapan Massacre trial.

The winter that wasn’t

The last few days have left us with little doubt: This will go down as The Year We Had No Winter.

Brian McGrory

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Within the drama of Thursday’s verdict in the Mattapan murder trial, a legal minidrama spilled from the jury room to the judge’s bench.

Sharks 2, Bruins 1 

Sharks take care of Bruins

The Bruins came up short Thursday, suffering a lackluster 2-1 loss at the hands of the far more aggressive and hungry Sharks.

BRADLEY H. CLARKE COLLECTION

Red Line celebrates 100th anniversary

The Red Line, which celebrates its 100th birthday Friday, has a storied past.

“None of the victims got justice. [The defendants] are free. They can breathe... My nephew was only 2. He never made it to kindergarten.’’

Ebony Flonory,  aunt of the two-year-old slain in Mattapan Massacre

Globe Insiders

Video

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Watch the video of this Globe Talk event, featuring local comedians Dave Russo, Anthony Scibelli, Tony V, Jimmy Tingle, and Lenny Clarke sharing stories about the Boston comedy scene. Laughs guaranteed. (Editor’s note: This video contains strong language.)

Inside The Boston Globe

Spoek Mathambo raps with the rhythms of South Africa

New England’s elusive ski season cut short

Celtics 100, Bucks 91

Celtics knock off Bucks
Coroner's officials said that Whitney Houston drowned, but her death was also caused by heart disease and cocaine use that suggested she was chronically using the drug. She died Feb. 11 at the age of 48.

Whitney Houston died from drowning, coroner says

From a father’s grief, compassion

Movie Review

‘Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye’ is as unconventional as its subjects
Robert B. Parker’s widow, Joan Parker, says author Ace Atkins, who recently visited her in her Cambridge home, has just the right touch to take over the “Spenser’’ detective series.

Atkins, for hire, helps keep Parker’s ‘Spenser’ on the case

Words boost, bedevil Romney
‘‘The Hunger Games’’ stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, who is chosen to represent her district in nationally televised killing games.

Movie Review

‘The Hunger Games’ aims for solid entertainment and hits the mark

Mild winter raises forest fire threat

Art Review

‘Art on the Marquee’ inspires and challenges

Boston crafts show spotlights steampunk designers

Metro

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GOP adviser juggles role with Brown, Romney

Some in politics wonder how Eric Fehrnstrom can pivot from Mitt Romney’s campaign courting the hard right to Scott Brown’s Senate race, where he seeks middle ground.

Business

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Long-stalled lab building underway in Longwood

Longwood Center, will fill a large vacant lot at Brookline and Longwood avenues, where developers are constructing a multi-tiered glass building with labs and shops.

Columnists

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Depth leads to despair

BOSTON CAPITAL

Bay State Banner publisher’s two hats in bank-church dispute

LAWRENCE HARMON

The case for orphanages

SCOT LEHIGH

The economy, generically oversimplified

Brian McGrory

A mystery on the side
Roger Goodell suspended Saints coach Sean Payton for one year.

Bob Ryan

Roger Goodell sends big message in punishments

Yvonne Abraham

Mass. lawmakers should pass sick-leave bill

Juliette Kayyem

Under melting ice, a jackpot
US Senator Scott Brown appeared at the annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Sunday.

Joan Vennochi

Old-school Dems have their guy: Scott Brown

Joanna Weiss

Still waiting for a heroine of confidence
Shirley Simmons is pictured with Father Ernest Serino (left) and Reverend Charles Stith in this Sept. 30, 1979 photo.

Brian McGrory

A crime then, and now
UConn fans make Huskies games at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., a festive affair.

Bob Ryan

Bob Ryan’s college basketball tour of New England

Nation & World

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Police chief steps aside in Fla. shooting

The police chief and prosecutor criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager both left the case Thursday.

Politics

Political Notebook

Lobbyists group lobbies for more oversight of industry

Washington lobbyists are making a strange request: more regulation of lobbying.

Sports

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Syracuse 64, Wisconsin 63 

Syracuse takes Badgers’ best shot, advances

Syracuse managed to hold Wisconsin at bay in Thursday night’s East Regional semifinal, despite taking all the 3-pointers the Badgers sprayed at them.

Movies

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Movie Review

‘Delicacy’ has Audrey Tautou, so what’s not to love?

It’s a charming but shapeless tale of love lost and found again that’s mostly about the joys of being in love with Tautou.

Arts

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Theater Review

In ‘Futurity,’ the Lisps’ visions run out of steam

A lack of passion deflates the musical musing on war and technology's good intentions.

Magazine

The cover for the March 18 2012 issue

Grover Norquist: Emperor of no
The cover for the March 11 2012 issue

Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out
The cover for the March 4 2012 issue

Putting college degrees to work
The cover for the February 26 2012 issue

24 hours in Kendall Square

Opinion

”Illness and aging shift the entire nature of the relationship between parent and child.”

Joan Wickersham 

Ideas

“If the Solutrean hypothesis becomes widely accepted, it would mean that the sea played a central part in human expansion. And in the matter of ‘who came first,’ it would mean that all the Americas have a new origin story to contend with.”

Gareth Cook