Severe dysfunction alleged in Suffolk Probate

Missing files. Unprocessed checks. A section overwhelmed by paperwork. This was the state of the office run by Felix D. Arroyo, according to a new analysis.

The Trump administration

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Republican Governor Charlie Baker wasn?t a fan of the president?s spending plan, calling it ?bad for Massachusetts.??

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Some of the biggest losers in President Trump?s budget are the rural communities that fueled his stunning White House victory.

Boston, MA- March 03, 2017: Boston Mayor, Martin

Mass. officials warn Trump?s budget would ?bring pain?

?This is not a responsible budget,? Mayor Martin J. Walsh said. ?This is a reckless budget, and it?s a heartless budget.?

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The White House spokesman called one of Acosta?s questions ?cute? before an unfortunate pause that delivered what appeared to be an unintentional insult.

Metro

Michael Hathaway, 52, is homeless.

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Security company, guard sued over alleged assaults of homeless at North Station

Four homeless people who say they were assaulted by guards contracted by TD Garden last year sued a former guard and the company he worked for.

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Social studies classrooms throughout the Boston public school system are getting an upgrade some 448 years in the making.

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Barry J. Cadden allegedly ignored the warning signs that led to the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed more than 60 people.

Business

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On Boston?s skyline, signs can be a tricky business

Figuring out how the city?s powerful agency doles out sign approvals remains a bit of a mystery, passed along verbally, like folklore or a secret code.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been sued by its largest donor?s ex-wife.

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Critics say the delivery outfits are essentially selling ?marijuana moonshine.?

Scott Kirsner | INNOVATION ECONOMY

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Many Boston startups see corporate sales, not consumer products, as the end target.

Local politics

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_0301617_17women_10806x.jpg In Faneuil Hall, a call to service for a new generation of women

?No one has ever won, who didn?t run,? said Jane Swift.

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In throwing his name into a crowded race of at least seven candidates, he said he wants to return to a job that he loves.

Columnists

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-10393.jpg Confronting the past with clear eyes

Even as Ireland has emerged as a more secular, diverse, and tolerant society, it continues to confront a past far less rosy.

Arts

Mass MoCA director Joseph C. Thompson points out work in Building 6.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Lifting the veil on Mass MoCA?s expansion

The art museum is putting the finishing touches on its massive Building 6, set to open in May.

THINGS TO DO

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The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

Munch Madness

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Vote in our March Madness- style bracket to pick the most universally loved local place to eat.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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Congress needs to send the message loud and clear that it won?t pay for President Trump?s boondoggle.

Newsletters

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Our weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.

Special reports

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

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New York authorities are probing how a famed prostate specialist manages his vast patient load.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

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Taylor Wilson?s parents ran into roadblocks far greater than they?d ever imagined.