Waterfront developers prepare for a sea change

Along A Street in South Boston, temporary barriers can be erected outside a building in an effort to block flooding.

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In an attempt to fend off disaster decades from now, developers are raising the earth and installing extra-tall ground floors.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Train_734379.jpg Former commuter rail engineer has a lengthy driving record

Printed out, it exceeds 80 pages. Roberto Ronquillo III has been stopped multiple times for drunken driving and had 10 license suspensions.

Man is arrested in stabbing of parents in Millis restaurant as police investigate his girlfriend?s death

Benjamin Walsh, 24, of Millis was arrested for the stabbings Saturday night inside the Primavera restaurant in Millis.

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No survivors were immediately reported after the jet crashed after takeoff.

The Trump administration

Analysis

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The latest case of the president?s risky remarks: calling into question the validity of the #MeToo movement.

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?My experience made me stronger and able to love more deeply,? wrote Jennie Willoughby.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/PeterDuke_CharlesCJohnson_01_met.jpg Rejected in Milton, but accepted in Trump?s Washington

In other eras of American politics, Charles Johnson, who has said black people are ?dumber? than whites and questioned the Holocaust, would be radioactive.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/nws_rain_021118.jpg Heavy rain could bring flooding along with it

A flood watch is in effect through Sunday evening for Barnstable, Bristol, and Plymouth counties, and all of Rhode Island.

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In his bid for reelection, Bruce Poliquin is attempting to maintain a low profile and avoid the inevitable questions about President Trump.

Born in St. Lucia and now a US citizen, sous chef John Maynard prepared fish filets at the Breeze Restaurant at the Nantucket Hotel & Resort.

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Fierce competition for foreign workers could alter Cape and Islands tourist season

In order to be first in line for a limited number of H-2B workers, some local employers will start workers on April 1, well before the tourist season kicks off.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_cake2_biz.jpg Here?s a hard sell: Getting people to plan for the end of life

Said one boomer: ?When you?re in the pink, you feel like there?s plenty of time later to think about the latest and greatest in end-of-life planning.?

Starts & Stops

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/04/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/traffic0813drivers.jpg It should be no surprise that Boston?s traffic is still among the worst in the nation

The average driver spent 60 hours stuck in traffic in 2017, according to a new analysis.

US 3, FINLAND 1

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Team USA trailed, 1-0, after one period, but rallied to grab a win.

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Korea offered ?special naturalization? to 19 foreigners who could give it a respectable presence in these Games, including Alex Gamelin.

Frankie Shaw as Bridgette Bird in ?SMILF.?

Frankie Shaw speaks out on controversy surrounding ?SMILF?

The actress isn?t happy with the backlash from South Boston over the Showtime series.

12-30-11: Boston, MA: Making his season debut, Celtics captain Paul Pierce is floating on air as he pushes the ball upcourt after garbbing a first quarter rebound. The Boston Celtics hosted the Detroit Pistons in an NBA regular season game at the TD Garden, the team's home opener (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:Celtics-Pistons

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Paul Pierce gets emotional anticipating Celtics? jersey retirement

Pierce will receive the ultimate team honor when his No. 34 is lifted to the Garden rafters on Sunday.

Hyannis, MA- February 010, 2018: Hyannis, MA- February 010, 2018: A counter demonstrator joins protestors with a conflicting sign during a protest outside Powderhorn Outfitters in Hyannis, MA on February 10, 2018. Boston Animal Save organized the event to protest the outfitter's coyote hunting contest. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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Activists howl over Cape coyote hunting contest

Hunters and some residents say the coyote population needs to be reduced. ?They?re not afraid of people anymore,? said one man.

Ideas | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/sqgrech.jpg Is infidelity always bad?

Among some therapists and sociologists, even ?the last sexual taboo? comes under reconsideration.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/family0211mchugh.jpg Why I?ll never forget my son?s nurses

When our 12-year-old was diagnosed with cancer, his nurses found ways to bring him and our family joy, even on the worst days.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/butler1.jpg There?s a lot to unpack as Patriots progress into offseason

It certainly has not been a quiet start to the offseason in Foxborough.

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Kyle Draper on what the Cavs shakeup means for the Celtics.

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Ideas | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/sqgrech-1246.jpg Genetic testing is about to redraw a lot of family trees

Thanks to DNA testing, there?s a whole forest of family trees waiting to be cut down.

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The Globe?s call last week for reminiscences about the Blizzard of ?78 resulted in a veritable flurry of stories from our readers. Here are some highlights.

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Oxitec is taking its work to the streets ? courtesy of trailer-sized mobile labs.

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South Korea Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies

The Olympic torch was finally lit, its flames licking the cold South Korea sky, a fitting and beautiful end to one of the greatest nights of pageantry the sports world has to offer.