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Commuters rode inbound into Boston from Oak Grove on the MBTA Orange Line in September.

Speed restrictions plague MBTA, quietly slowing down commutes, new data show

It’s not your imagination. MBTA trains hit the brakes far more often than the T might have you believe.

Looking back at 2022: Globe Sports staff recalls their top memories of the year
Go behind the scenes as we reflect on the sports moments — the ones on the job, and the ones outside of the job — that stood out for us.

Tourists become house guests, a barbershop turns into a snow shelter: Amid Buffalo blizzard, community emerges
As Buffalo reels from a blizzard that blanketed the city in more than 50 inches of snow, stories are being told of resilience, caring, and mourning.

Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo

See photos and videos from the devastating storm in Buffalo
Buffalo is bracing for more snow Tuesday while recovering from a blizzard that claimed the lives of at least 34 people.

‘It was just a crying day’: Families mourn for those killed in the storm
The victims included medical professionals trying to get home for Christmas, a soon-to-be father stepping out for milk. One man, found dead in a snowbank, died on his 56th birthday.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

The latest employer planning to shed office space downtown? State government.

The Baker administration is set to pare back leases for downtown office space, and that has Boston business leaders worried.

Can Kim Driscoll be the housing leader Massachusetts needs?
Supporters and housing advocates are looking to Driscoll as someone who understands both local government and city planning, with hope she will build on the Baker administration’s momentum.

Woman who allegedly gave birth in N.H. woods, left newborn in freezing tent, arraigned on several charges

Bail for Alexandra Eckersley was set at $3,000 and she was ordered to stay away from her infant son. If she finds a place in a sober house, she would not have to post bail.

Drug companies set sights on new COVID medicines to boost depleted arsenal

The newest coronavirus variants have rendered two important antibody therapies ineffective.

Health care leader Andrew Dreyfus is charting his next chapter

In one of his last acts as chief executive, Dreyfus unveiled in December a new model of reimbursement that would hold providers financially accountable for reducing health disparities.

Inflation, COVID continue to hurt community college enrollment

Flight delays persist after powerful storm, causing headaches for Logan travelers

Ashland doctor charged in Jan. 6 insurrection probe appears in Washington, D.C., court

Someone started crashing my regular coffee group. How do we ditch him?

He’s oblivious to his momentum-killing intrusion.

Celtics assistant Damon Stoudamire (above) took over for an ailing Joe Mazzulla.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

With Joe Mazzulla out, Damon Stoudamire was in his element as coach of Celtics

Stoudamire didn’t have much time to prepare because Mazzulla was intent on coaching until his condition worsened.

Damon Stoudamire subs in to coach Celtics, and Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum make it a winning debut

Goalie Jeremy Swayman saved the Bruins with a number of big stops in the early going in Ottawa.

Senators 3, Bruins 2

Bruins again lose in Ottawa, this time falling to the Senators in a shootout

The Bruins, 27-4-3, have registered two of those defeats in Ottawa, including a 7-5 regulation loss in October.

Bruins give Craig Smith another chance to catch someone’s eye

Opinion

Philosopher Martha Nussbaum, author of "Justice for Animals."

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

People for the enlightened treatment of animals

The philosopher Martha Nussbaum aims to provoke a new relationship between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom.

Boston police union needs to accept new realities of policing

Real ID was a real mistake and Congress should scrap it at last

The message in Zelensky’s fatigues

George Santos — the lying-est Republican who ever lied (since Trump)

Now that Ramses Ja and Q Ward own the White Lives Matter trademark, what do these long-time social justice supporters plan to do with the power that comes with ownership?

The Emancipator

What’s next for the White Lives Matter trademark?

Now that podcasters Ramses Ja and Q Ward own the White Lives Matter trademark, what do these long-time social justice supporters plan to do with the power that comes with ownership?

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Special reports

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

More recent News

Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely
The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week.

Nate Eovaldi reportedly signs with Texas Rangers
In five seasons with Boston, he was 26-18 with a 4.05 ERA, and was a key part of the 2018 championship team.

‘Hell of a player’: If Masataka Yoshida can adjust to MLB, the Red Sox might have made the right gamble

Vatican says health of retired pope Benedict XVI ‘worsening’
The Vatican says the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has undergone a “worsening in the last hours” due to his age and that doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old’s condition.

Dominican court reportedly convicts 10 of 13 accused in attack on David Ortiz
The shooting took place in 2019.

GOP leadership remains silent over George Santos’ falsehoods
House GOP leaders were silent on Tuesday after Representative-elect George Santos admitted to a laundry list of falsehoods about his background.

George Santos: What we know and don’t know about the Representative-elect

Massachusetts among the states ringing in the new year with a $15 minimum wage
The historic wage increase comes amid a complicated economic landscape, when $15 lacks the purchasing power it once had due to rampant inflation.

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Globe Santa’s turn to say thank you
Thank you for making the holiday brighter for all

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Best of the Arts 2022

The 50 best albums of the year

Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in "Top Gun: Maverick" from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. (Paramount Pictures)

10 great movie performances to mark 2022

The 10 best TV shows of 2022

Recommended reads

From left: Shauna Anderson of Lexington, Marja Puurunen of Boston, Barbara Kittner, of Bedminster, N.J., and Jennifer Middleton of Wellesley share a quiet booth at Geppetto in Cambridge Crossing.

Don’t like loud restaurants? Here are 10 places to eat where you won’t need earplugs.

Make a reservation and enjoy conversation.

‘An extension of Maura’: Meet Tara Healey, sister, confidante, adviser to Massachusetts’ next governor
Tara Healey has the same affect, the same smile, and the same competitive political acumen that propelled her sister, then a little-known political newcomer, to the attorney general’s office in 2014.

‘It makes you think how lucky you are.’ The painstaking mission to find guardians for hospital patients in legal limbo.
Finding guardians for hospital patients in legal limbo is one of the most challenging and soul-wrenching aspects of the state's current healthcare crisis, leaders say.

Dave Barry’s 2022 Year in Review
The best thing we can say about 2022 is: It could have been worse.

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Culture & Lifestyle

"Missing Words," from New Focus Recordings

Highlights from a year of local listening

David Coffee (left) as Ebenezer Scrooge and Russell Garrett as Bob Cratchit in North Shore Music Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol."

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Need a nostalgia fix this weekend? Hit up Christmas classics with this list of streamable films and specials, including "Elf" starring Will Ferrell.

8 holiday classics to stream all weekend long

Readers offer their choices for the best books of 2022

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Voters walked past a sign in support of Yes on Question 1 outside an East Boston polling location on Nov. 8.

Bruce A. Percelay

Passage of the millionaire’s tax will leave everyone the poorer for it

Did someone at this event in Bali, Indonesia, tell a good joke? Or was it a "jayus"?

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Filling some holes in English

A voter casts their ballot for the Massachusetts state primary elections in Fall River on Sept. 6.

Time to fix the Massachusetts Republican Party

A user measures a precise amount of psilocybin mushrooms during a Sacred Tribe Sacrament ceremony in Denver. In November, Colorado became the second state, after Oregon, to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for those 21 and older.

IDEAS | MICHAEL COTTER

A religious experience: The case for legalizing psychedelic drugs in Massachusetts

SPECIAL PROJECT

Globe Opinion’s 2022 Top 10

IDEAS | ADRIANA BARTON

The ‘Mozart effect’ is bunk. But your brain on music is still a wondrous thing.

Metro

Speed restrictions plague MBTA, quietly slowing down commutes, new data show

It’s not your imagination. MBTA trains hit the brakes far more often than the T might have you believe.

Globe Rhode Island’s most-read stories of 2022

Teenage heroes holding their teachers accountable. Brawls on Block Island. A massive stockpile of guns in Burrillville. Captain Cook's lost ship. In-depth reporting on homelessness, assaults by police, and more. Here are the Rhode Island stories that captured your interest in 2022.

Photos: The 6 most expensive homes that sold in Rhode Island in 2022

The highest home sale in 2022 was much less than 2021, with a price tag of almost $18 million.

Brockton mother convicted of murder in 2018 killings of her two young sons

A jury found Latarsha Sanders guilty on two counts of first-degree murder and one charge of witness intimidation after deliberating for four hours following a nine-day trial, officials said.

Sports

Celtics assistant Damon Stoudamire (above) took over for an ailing Joe Mazzulla.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

With Joe Mazzulla out, Damon Stoudamire was in his element as coach of Celtics

Stoudamire didn’t have much time to prepare because Mazzulla was intent on coaching until his condition worsened.

Luka Doncic of the Mavericks recorded his seventh triple-double of the season.

Mavericks star Luka Doncic scores 60 points in historic triple-double in OT win over Knicks

The first 60-point game in Dallas history also included Doncic’s career high in rebounds and was the first 60-20-10 game in NBA history.

Ortiz was shot in 2019.

Dominican court reportedly convicts 10 of 13 accused in attack on David Ortiz

The shooting took place in 2019.

Senators 3, Bruins 2

Bruins again lose in Ottawa, this time falling to the Senators in a shootout

CELTICS 126, ROCKETS 102

Damon Stoudamire subs in to coach Celtics, and Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum make it a winning debut

College football

Hall of Famer Ed Reed agrees to become Bethune-Cookman’s football coach

Business

Photos: The 6 most expensive homes that sold in Rhode Island in 2022

The highest home sale in 2022 was much less than 2021, with a price tag of almost $18 million.

House committee is expected to release Trump’s taxes on Friday

The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee voted last week to release former president Trump’s returns, with some redactions of sensitive information.

Can Kim Driscoll be the housing leader Massachusetts needs?

Drug companies set sights on new COVID medicines to boost depleted arsenal

magazine

A photo collage with the year 2022 in large yellow characters. It's set on a backdrop of cutout photos with what appears to be Scotch tape keeping them together. Among the photos: Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars, President Biden, Amber Heard in court, Queen Elizabeth, Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, Nancy Pelosi, and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Dave Barry’s 2022 Year in Review

I’m politically engaged, but can only do so much. How do I turn down requests to get involved?

Dance into 2023 at the Boston Salsa & Bachata 6th Annual New Year’s Eve Gala on Saturday.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Dec. 26-Jan. 1

Warren Seavey (left) and some of the World War II veterans he admitted to Harvard Law.

A Harvard Law professor broke the rules to let in WWII vets. They made ‘the best class there ever was.’

metro

Police in Winchester are searching for a white 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX crossover SUV with front end damage (rear) in connection with a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian.

Police ask for public’s help to identify driver and vehicle in Winchester hit-and-run

Three men facing charges in connection with catalytic converter theft in Roxbury

Flight delays persist after powerful storm, causing headaches for Logan travelers

sports

Rockets coach Stephen Silas wore the commemorative pin honoring his father that was handed out by the Celtics at TD Garden.

Stephen Silas recalls shared Celtics greatness and earlier ties between his father Paul and Bill Russell

Nate Eovaldi reportedly signs with Texas Rangers

Hingham girls’ hockey coach Courtney Turner has big shoes to fill, but the former Southfield star looks up to the task

business

Reports last week said that Tesla was offering US consumers a $7,500 discount to take delivery of its two highest-volume models before year-end.

Tesla’s deepening rout obliterates half of meteoric 2020 rally

Mickey’s copyright adventure: Early Disney creation will soon be public property

US examines how $372 million vanished in hack after FTX bankruptcy

politics

President Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Dec. 27.

Biden heading to US Virgin Islands to relax between holidays

GOP leadership remains silent over George Santos’ falsehoods

Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely

Nation

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Architect of plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer to face sentence

Thousands of travelers are stranded as Southwest Airlines melts down

Drug companies set sights on new COVID medicines to boost depleted arsenal

World

Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu government: West Bank settlements top priority

Ukraine aims to develop air-to-air combat drones, minister says

Vatican says health of retired pope Benedict XVI ‘worsening’

opinion

A voter casts their ballot for the Massachusetts state primary elections in Fall River on Sept. 6.

Time to fix the Massachusetts Republican Party

There aren’t enough American workers. The solution is obvious: more immigrants.

That housing and economic development group you’ve probably never heard of

lifestyle

America Perez and Saahel Alimagham wear the kind of showy outfits that have become in style.

Is this fashion? It is now.

She hasn’t given me her number

8 holiday classics to stream all weekend long

food & dining

Duck with sticky rice.

Pagu can make your New Year’s Eve extra special

Bins of bliss at the Nuts Factory

There’s a lot you can do with these energy bars

travel

Cancelled Southwest Airlines flights are seen on the flight schedules at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday in New York.

Flight canceled? Experts share some advice about what to do.

Go easy on your wallet in the Big Easy

Boarding denied on cruise because of positive COVID test

Arts

Hilary Knight, design sketch of Eloise poses for the Plaza Hotel, 1999. Collection of the artist.

At Norman Rockwell Museum, ‘Eloise and More’ is an enchanting look at the artist who drew her

Wellesley show celebrates Ralph Coburn, a minimalist who left a major mark

Apparent rift between Wampanoag tribe, Plymouth museum is seen in new light following theft

Books

Ms. Piñon received a literature award from Spain's Prince Felipe during the Prince of Asturias awards ceremony in Oviedo, Spain, in 2005.

Nélida Piñon, provocative Brazilian novelist, is dead at 85

Readers offer their choices for the best books of 2022

Douglas Brinkley’s ‘Silent Spring Revolution’ details the impact of activists and presidents from JFK to Nixon on environmental protection policy

Movies

Kris Kringle (played by Edmund Gwenn) greets Susan (a young Natalie Wood) in a scene from the 1947 film "Miracle on 34th Street."

‘Miracle on 34th Street’: A Christmas classic turns 75

Same script, different cast: ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’

"Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody" filming at Gillette Stadium

Television

Bill Hader in a scene from "Barry."

Like its title character, ‘Barry’ is stuck in a rut

Chris Rock special set for March 4 on Netflix

Patti LuPone joins cast of ‘WandaVision’ spinoff

music

"Missing Words," from New Focus Recordings

Highlights from a year of local listening

A showcase of Celtic music and culture returns to Passim

20 years in, ‘Christmas Celtic Sojourn’ is beautiful and bittersweet

Theater/Dance

From left: Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, composer Jeanine Tesori, and "Kimberly Akimbo" director Jessica Stone at the Booth Theatre in New York, where the musical is being staged.

Southie native David Lindsay-Abaire has fashioned a ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ that sings

A ‘Solstice Celebration’ for everyone

In ART’s ‘Life of Pi,’ a tiger burns brightest

globe local

Northeast Dental Assisting teacher Erin Selvitella and senior Sebastian Cadavid, of Saugus, who was recognized for performing CPR in the community.

Northeast Metro Tech senior named a Heartsaver Hero for saving a woman’s life

Making spirits bright for the homeless

The Argument: Should Massachusetts lift its ban on Sunday hunting?

Obituaries

Ms. Piñon received a literature award from Spain's Prince Felipe during the Prince of Asturias awards ceremony in Oviedo, Spain, in 2005.

Nélida Piñon, provocative Brazilian novelist, is dead at 85

Maya Ruiz-Picasso, artist’s daughter and inspiration, dies at 87

Kathy Whitworth, record-holder for US golf victories, dies at 83