Amid uproar, Koch-backed effort at Wellesley gets makeover

Alumnae had said they were uncomfortable with libertarian billionaire Charles Koch exerting influence on campus.

State Police troopers in Troop F patrol Logan International Airport, the Seaport, and other Massachusetts Port Authority properties.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Massport, State Police reach new deal on trooper pay

The move comes after a Globe report showing that neither agency had publicly filed information on payouts since 2010.

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Daniels? attorney also filed a motion seeking an expedited trial.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/leung-7237.jpg Charlie Baker: Not a profile in political courage

In unsettling times, we look to our leaders for comfort and guidance. Other politicians get that. Our governor doesn?t.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/turner080415BIZ05hancock77-4521.jpg John Hancock returns to the Back Bay, but not its old tower

The insurance company said it will move more than 1,000 employees from its Seaport headquarters.

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Radoslaw Czerkawski was convicted on 12 counts of animal cruelty earlier this week.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker-14557.jpg At last, Boston gives MLK his due

The civil rights activist?s last speech, delivered a night before his death, will be recreated Monday on City Hall Plaza.

Jasmine Cardichon, 18, of Mattapan, a senior at Latin Academy, hedged her bets by applying to 19 schools.

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

Many teens have a new motto: Rejection stinks

For every victorious video of a student being accepted to elite colleges, there are multiple students simultaneously being rejected from those schools.

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Wynn?s attorney also criticized a Wall Street Journal article that said Wynn Resorts enabled its CEO?s misbehavior.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_debgoldberg_metro397.jpg Despite cost concerns, lottery formalizes move to Dorchester

The lottery?s executive director acknowledged that rental costs would be ?significantly higher? under the new deal.

Female Winthrop officer gets $2m in discrimination lawsuit

A jury found that the town sexually discriminated and retaliated against Judy Racow, a longtime detective.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Voice_02.jpg A new gig for the old voice of the T

Frank Oglesby retired from the transit agency in 2016, but he returned to voice announcements for the Silver Line?s new Chelsea route.

Ellie Paris-Miranda was rushed to Morton Hospital to have her daughter Heavenly, now 7 months old.

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

Fewer hospitals deliver, and pregnant women pay the price

Maternity ward closures are creating challenges for patients ? especially in poor and isolated communities.

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) stops Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand (63) during the shootout in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP)

JETS 5, BRUINS 4 (SO)

Bruins rally again, but fall short in shootout in Winnipeg

Danton Heinen, David Pastrnak, and Torey Krug scored third-period power-play goals, but that wasn?t enough.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi23Farragher03.jpg A sweet romance in pursuit of their maple-coated dream

A young couple in Vermont has gone all in as they try to run their maple syrup farm. It?s a labor of love ? with an emphasis on labor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AdobeStock_28clutter_01_met.jpg The clutter is still winning. What?s going on?

Despite an industry that?s grown so massive it?s become its own form of clutter, we?ve made little progress.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/DZSueuVWkAAgaDv.jpg Bill Belichick to reporters: No scoop for you

Belichick?s demeanor Tuesday when speaking to the media at the NFL owners? meeting was boorish, as usual.

Richard Bourdon crafts and?bakes loaves of bread at?Berkshire Mountain Bakery in Housatonic.

For decades, he?s been shaping dough ? and the way we view bread

Richard Bourdon has become one of the main voices behind the fermentation movement ? specifically sourdough.

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Alex Speier

Launch angle is all the rage, and the Red Sox are taking a swing at it

J.D. Martinez is the poster boy for the benefits of hitting baseballs in the air, and some of his teammates want in on that action.

Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?Social norms dictate guys pay, I am aware of that?

Their dinner together began with compliments. It didn?t end that way.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_rmv2_met-14699.jpg Registry customers continue to deal with long waits

The second day operating under a new system for issuing driver?s licenses didn?t go much better than the first.

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Woodcut1755%20(1).tif Researchers find evidence of 1755 earthquake ? at bottom of Lynn pond

The Cape Ann earthquake is the largest to hit New England in recorded history.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/680925114.jpg When it comes to Munchkins, Gisele can?t have just one

?I have to have, like, 10,? the supermodel wife of Tom Brady confessed.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh greeted workers inside a new Boston Public Library temporary space inside the Chinatown Trade Center.

Businesses step up big in effort to combat homelessness, Walsh says

The mayor says $3 million has been raised in less than three months for the Boston?s Way Home Fund.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/15111_KDB_BRADY_0016.jpg Police said they would do a sobriety test. They said he told them: I?m a state senator

Michael Brady was arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty to one count of operating under the influence of liquor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/200_sister_jean_loyola_bobblehead.jpg Sales soaring for bobblehead of Sister Jean, the star of NCAA Tournament

The 98-year-old nun is known for cheering on Loyola Chicago at every game. The Ramblers play in the Final Four on Saturday.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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Splitting up used to be much easier. You just avoided each other at the mall. Now? Not so much. Listen to Episode 2 of Meredith Goldstein?s new podcast.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

PODCAST

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/LoveLetters-Podcast-AlbumArt-7096.png The Love Letters podcast: How to get over an ex

Is rebound sex empowering, or does it leave you feeling lonelier? Meredith Goldstein investigates.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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It?s come down to 8. Which local restaurant will win?

What tastes are on top this year? Tacos, tapas, sticky buns, dim sum, oysters, and more. Make your picks here.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_bodycamera13_met-11726-11546.jpg Don?t set Boston body camera program up for failure

The Boston Police Department?s welcome permanent body-camera program should be backed up with strict policies for their use.

Special reports

Opinion

Editorial: How to save thousands a year from gun violence

Massachusetts has the nation?s lowest rate of gun deaths. Here are #7steps your state can take to save lives.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/3modelheronotext[1].jpg Modeling?s glamour hides web of abuse

The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

Newsletters

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STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Houston%20opioids.jpg Why Houston wants nothing to do with the massive national opioid lawsuit

Harris County, Texas, the country?s third largest, is fighting to keep its case in state court.

Real Estate

Recent home sales west of Boston (March 28)

ARLINGTON: 18 Kensington Road; One-family Ranch, built in 1951, 2,064 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 9,056-square-foot lot.