T board may approve proposed fare hike today

The MBTA may approve its latest fare hike Monday afternoon.

Josh Reynolds for the Boston Globe

The fare hike would go into effect on July 1 and would be the first in three years, though the fourth since 2012.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Rinaldi07readville02.jpg Plans to add housing rile Readville

The building boom that has transformed Boston over the last few years has reached nearly every corner of the city. But not Readville.

A man carried a piece of debris at the crash site of a Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines flight near Bishoftu, Ethiopia.

Growing number of Boeing Max 8 planes grounded after Ethiopian Airlines crash

Authorities in China, Indonesia and Ethiopia ordered airlines to ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes the day after one crashed in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1129867746.jpg Here are the airlines that own Boeing 737 Max jets ? and how many they own

A new version of the Boeing 737 jetliner has come under scrutiny after two crashes in five months that killed everyone on board each time.

Brothers David G. Hochstrasser and Ross A. Hochstrasser work on the clock at the New North Church in Hingham.

Trump says making daylight saving time permanent is ?OK with me?

More than two dozen states are considering measures to avoid the twice-yearly clock change.

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President Trump is preparing a new budget that will seek $8.6 billion for his signature project, impose steep spending cuts to other domestic programs and set the stage for another fiscal battle.

Driver dies following rollover crash that ended in water along I-495 in Hopkinton

The driver of a car who was extricated early Monday after their car crashed and rolled over into water along Interstate 495 has been pronounced dead, State Police said.

Police said officers stopped a car after allegedly spotting a ?street level drug transaction? near the intersections of West Main and Morton streets. The transaction was for the sale of a chocolate bar with 300 milligrams of THC, the psychoactive compound of marijuana, police said.

Boston Police

Sale of chocolate bar with THC leads to arrest of two men after traffic stop in Mattapan

Police said officers stopped a car after allegedly spotting a ?street level drug transaction? near the intersections of West Main and Morton streets.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bg-0a90dd04-e130-11e8-8f5f-a55347f48762.jpg Elon Musk?s Pentagon review exposes marijuana?s gray area

Marijuana may be moving into the mainstream, but it can still get you into trouble.

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The Providence man will appear in federal court in Boston Monday afternoon and will be represented by a Northampton lawyer who successfully defended a nurse against the death penalty.

Sharon high school principal placed on administrative leave

The move comes as the school investigates his actions regarding the firing of a teacher charged last month with indecent assault on a student.

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Her family members said the Olympic track cyclist died by suicide, noting her difficult road to recovery following a concussion late last year.

Arnie Greenfield.

David L Ryan/Globe Staff

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

Penalized for making a student loan payment early ? not late

Arnie Greenfield has no problem helping his children with student loans. But he does have a problem being penalized for making an early payment. Yes, that?s right. Not late, early.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/ZG_26146.jpg Congressman Richard Neal walks political tightrope in powerful new job

As the chairman of the influential House Ways and Means Committee, the painstakingly understated, controversy-avoiding Neal is suddenly in the spotlight.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Danny Amendola (80) warms up, before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Lynne Sladky/Associated Press

NFL offseason tracker

Danny Amendola joining Detroit Lions

NFL teams and representatives for unrestricted free agents are allowed to begin talking about potential deals Monday at noon.

Chad Finn

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin021319Day2RedSoxSpringTraining_Spt16.jpg A few observations from a week at Red Sox spring training

From some impressive live batting practice to a star on the comeback trail, there was no shortage of things to see in Fort Myers last week.

John Oliver explains why you?ve been getting more robocalls lately

On ?Last Week Tonight,? the comedian targeted the FCC with a thematic prank to punctuate a segment about the rise of predatory robocalls.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walkera-26771.jpg Who wants to lead the Boston Public Schools?

The search for a replacement for former superintendent Tommy Chang has turned into a mystery.

Opinion | Andy Puddicombe

Mindfulness is not a fad. Try it.

Mindfulness, at its core, simply means to be present, aware, undistracted, and not lost in thought. Below, you can listen to a custom meditation for Bostonians.

TECH LAB

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Cooler Screens uses facial profiling to display targeted ads, instantly.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/04/23/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/33585dc321064ccb9f3d08870a84dc4e-33585dc321064ccb9f3d08870a84dc4e-0.jpg This week in watching: The fall of ?Arrested Development,? the return of ?Billions,? and the power of punk

Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert?s guide to the week ahead in television.

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/Clipboard-0289.jpg Mass. should close campaign finance loophole for labor unions

The proposal to close the union loophole in the state campaign finance law moves state policies in the right direction, removing a special accommodation for one political constituency.

Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Clipboard-5806.jpg Grad schools lag in promoting diversity

Readers are concerned that lags in diversity in graduate schools will have repercussions in the wider world.

09/30/2016 -Boston, MA- Marie-Claude Misson (cq) and Steeve Gagnon (cq) of Quebec walk along Washington St. after seeing Carmen at the Boston Opera House in Boston, MA on September 30, 2016. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter: Ransom

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Opinion | Martha J. Sheridan and Lee Pelton

Investing in tourism and the arts boosts Mass. economy

Massachusetts currently lacks a comprehensive and coordinated plan to support these vital institutions.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/KREITER03062019sextrafficarlington3.jpg Sex trafficking is in plain sight in Massachusetts communities

In such communities as Stoneham, Hadley, Arlington, and Needham, women are being held as sex slaves. Prosecutors say the investigations are time-consuming and difficult.

Road to Recovery

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The experiences of three young adults who fatally overdosed, as told by their parents, contain lessons for addressing the opioid crisis.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi06marathoncourse02.jpg As the Marathon nears, Newton?s hills come alive

How four awful hills, two bathrooms, and a quiet carriage road turned Newton into a marathon-training mecca.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/MichaelCohenNewsletterHP-3632.jpg Truth and Consequences

Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Munch Madness

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/chalk%20BAT%20image.jpg Munch Madness 2019: The top restaurants in Boston

If it?s March, it must be time for the tournament everyone awaits all year: Munch Madness.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, February 2019

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: winter weather, presidential candidates on the campaign trail, a Chinese New Year celebration.

Real Estate

US housing starts climbed 18.6 percent in January

Builders ramped up the construction of single-family houses to the fastest pace in eight months. The rebound fueled optimism that new-home sales will improve in 2019. | realestate.boston.

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix?

Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Genome-map-1024x576.jpg Reference genome is threatening dream of personalized medicine

The human reference genome has achieved near-mythic status, but it falls short in ways that have become embarrassing and misleading.

Podcasts