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Authorities expand radius of search for missing Brookfield woman

Brookfield police will be expanding the radius of their search for missing woman Brittany Tee by 2 to 3 miles on Tuesday, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early said Monday.

SHIRLEY LEUNG

Meet Yvonne Hao, the state’s new economic secretary who just ‘gets stuff done’
If you’ve never heard of Hao — the first person of color to oversee the state’s economic development — it’s because she’s kept her head down, fixing and helping organizations navigate through their thorniest issues.

Boston police make arrest in connection with 2007 murder of Dorchester woman

David Pena, 33, was flown out from Baker County Detention Center in Florida on an outstanding warrant from Dorchester District Court on a murder charge stemming from Felicia McGuyer’s death.

Ana Walshe projected success and optimism. Behind the scenes, the missing 39-year-old had stress and uncertainty.

“It seemed like she was at a place where she achieved what she wanted family-wise [and] work-wise,” a longtime friend told the Globe. “And she kind of wanted to live life a little bit more freely.”

More coverage of the Ana Walshe case

Maine’s first winning Mega Millions ticket brings attention to a small town gas station
Hometown Gas & Grill owner Fred Cotreau said the store will get $50,000 for selling the winning Mega Millions jackpot.

Jayson Tatum wasn’t passing up another shot at 50 points as he torches the Hornets, breaks Larry Bird’s record
No Celtic has hit the half-century as many times as Tatum — just 24 — as Boston earned its seventh consecutive win.

A 2014 aerial view of Sconset Beach and Baxter Road area showing the bluffs with erosion along the eastern end of Nantucket.

Nantucket homeowners group agrees to remove their hotly contested erosion shield

A group of mostly wealthy Nantucket homeowners has reluctantly agreed to dismantle a highly contested, multi-million dollar geotube project, seeing no way around a permit violation order calling for its removal.

Tewksbury day care closure shows a system on the brink
After 20 years in business, having survived the COVID shutdown and the stringent safety protocols that followed, the beloved Pattikakes’ daycare was beset by surging costs, plummeting revenues, and chronic staffing shortages.

ADRIAN WALKER

Is Boston ready to ‘Embrace’ a different story?
"The Embrace," the imposing memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, was unveiled Friday in a glitzy yet soulful ceremony on Boston Common.

Tenets of Judaism combine with MLK’s legacy in bread baking and furniture making

Helen Banach, left, and Will Sylvester, who work with the Hank Willis Thomas Studio, admire “The Embrace” on Boston Common Jan. 10, 2023. "The Embrace," a 22-foot bronze sculpture conceived by Thomas, honors Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King. It will be unveiled on Jan. 13.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

‘The Embrace’ is a tribute to love, justice, and the unsung

The Embrace, a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, by Hank Willis Thomas.

Jeneé Osterheldt

‘The Embrace’: ‘The hug the city needs’

From left to right, the Rev. Liz Walker, the Rev. Jeffrey Brown, and Paul English stood with The Embrace, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial sculpture that they helped to bring to Boston, on Friday.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

How one Boston-area entrepreneur’s dream sparked the movement that led to the new King memorial

Tom Brady and Logan Ryan are teammates in Tampa Bay.

Logan Ryan trolled Tom Brady by asking him to sign the ball from his final pass as a Patriot

Yes, you remember correctly — it was an interception.

What we learned in the NFL’s Wild-Card Round The matchups looked odd, but NFL Wild Card Weekend was surprisingly entertaining

Nicholas Ralph as veterinarian James Herriot in PBS's "All Creatures Great and Small."

The antidote for all those feel-bad shows

I understand the desire for shows that can provide good feelings, shows that aren’t straight-up sitcoms but that don’t ask you to dig into difficult issues or watch violent interactions. Here are seven suggestions.

This week’s TV: Peak TV may have peaked, ‘That ‘90s Show’ arrives, and a Zora Neale Hurston doc

David Pastrnak directs home the first Bruins goal, beating Philadelphia goalie Carter Hart in the first period.

bruins 6, flyers 0

Bruins celebrate David Krejci’s 1,000th NHL game by steamrolling Flyers

The veteran center picked up three assists as the Bruins dominated Philadelphia in the Garden matinee.

Opinion

Governor Maura Healey arrived for her first press conference at the State House on Jan. 6.

Maura Healey promised to bring transparency to an opaque governor’s office. It’s not clear if she’ll follow through.

Time to put some muscle behind her campaign promises.

How not to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.

Healey’s administration must include disabled people

Carol Steinberg

A community bookstore where events are accessible to only some in the community

IDEAS | JOAN LUKEY

My road trip revealed that electric cars still have a long way to go

Thumbnail for video of Peniel Joseph and Ibram X. Kendi, On Reckonings, Reimagining, and The Third Reconstruction.

The Emancipator

On Reckonings, Reimagining, and The Third Reconstruction

Acclaimed historians Ibram X. Kendi and Peniel Joseph joined to discuss Joseph’s latest work, “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century.”⁠

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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

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As dating apps show their shortcomings, Boston-area matchmakers are busier than ever
Privacy concerns, “swiping fatigue,” and a desire to lock down a serious relationship are pushing people to seek one-on-one help.

LOVE LETTERS

She helped me after I almost died
Now “I want to date her.”

Melrose teachers vote to ratify new contract
In a vote to ratify a contract with more compensation, Melrose teachers vote in favor of the new agreement.

Stormy seas for cruise ships in Bar Harbor
Local businesses challenge voter-approved limit on passengers on Mount Desert Island.

Healey has committed to equity ‘in all that we do.’ Advocates are pushing for more Latino representation.
As Governor Maura Healey considers her final Cabinet picks and staffs up her nascent administration, some Latino advocates are pushing the new governor to ensure her administration reflects the population it serves.

Officials unsure of timeline for Heath Street reopening after water main break
The Boston Water and Sewer Commission expressed doubts Monday as to whether a portion of Heath Street would be reopened in time for the morning commute after a broken water main tore a hole in the roadway Saturday.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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Mayor Michelle Wu’s priorities include reducing “union release time,” when the city pays officers to attend collective bargaining and grievance sessions, and tightening the medical leave policy.

Michelle Wu promised ‘significant reform’ to police union contracts. Now comes the hard part.

The city’s largest police union is already trying to push contract talks off the bargaining table and into the hands of outside arbitrators, a move that has historically favored the unions.

He collapsed from cardiac arrest. The next four minutes would determine if he would live.
Experts say Massachusetts lags other states in how it responds to cardiac arrest, which comes with a 90 percent fatality rate outside of hospitals.

Workers building the new Orange and Red Line cars in Springfield describe a toxic, error-prone factory
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In a tight labor market, nonprofits are losing out
Human services organizations cannot compete with rising wages at for-profit companies, leaving widespread staff shortages everywhere from food banks to homelessness prevention groups.

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Billy Conway, a drummer by trade, wrote songs on guitar — dozens of them, going back to the acquisition of his first four-track cassette recorder in the 1980s.

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With $750,000 grant, The Jar aims to expand its conversations around culture

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

On Tuesday, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed seven executive orders, including the order banning the use of the term “Latinx” in state government.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why the controversy around the term ‘Latinx’ doesn’t matter

A smattering of objects from the author's son's vast collection.

IDEAS | ASHLEY LEFRAK

The ‘main basic’ thing my son’s collections have taught me

Stacey Abrams, who had disputed but ultimately accepted her loss in the 2018 Georgia governor election, pledged in September to accept the result of the 2022 rematch against Brian Kemp.

When ‘whataboutism’ is OK

A portrait of former president Andrew Jackson behind President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in 2017.

David M. Shribman

The tension between Trumpites and Trumpians

Sal DiMasi in June 2019.

Lawmakers: Close the felon-as-lobbyist loophole

West Virginia guard Erik Stevenson fouled Kansas State guard Tykei Greene during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Dec. 31,

IDEAS | WILLIAM DEVINE

The business of college sports deserves to collapse

Metro

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

In one Rhode Island town, the soft-spoken son is replacing his fiery dad as mayor

The new boss in Johnston may have the same name as the old boss, but Joseph Polisena Jr. is ready to make his mark on this town of 30,000 by setting a different tone than his brash father.

Melrose teachers vote to ratify new contract

In a vote to ratify a contract with more compensation, Melrose teachers vote in favor of the new agreement.

Authorities expand radius of search for missing Brookfield woman

Brookfield police will be expanding the radius of their search for missing woman Brittany Tee by 2 to 3 miles on Tuesday, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early said Monday.

Maine’s first winning Mega Millions ticket brings attention to a small town gas station

Hometown Gas & Grill owner Fred Cotreau said the store will get $50,000 for selling the winning Mega Millions jackpot.

Sports

Rafael Nadal was not in his best form but managed to dispatch Jack Draper of Great Britain, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, during their first round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Rafael Nadal wins mediocre match in first round of Australian Open

Nadal came to the match with an 0-2 record in 2023 and six losses in his past seven outings overall.

Chris "Tre" Norman is looking to lead Worcester Academy to a NEPSAC title in his final year before departing for Marquette.

BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

When dozens of Division 1 recruits take the TD Garden court Sunday night, it will be a homecoming for Worcester Academy’s ‘Tre’ Norman

“He’s become possibly the best leader I’ve ever had in my 25 years [12 as head coach] at Worcester Academy,” Jamie Sullivan said.

David Pastrnak directs home the first Bruins goal, beating Philadelphia goalie Carter Hart in the first period.

bruins 6, flyers 0

Bruins celebrate David Krejci’s 1,000th NHL game by steamrolling Flyers

The veteran center picked up three assists as the Bruins dominated Philadelphia in the Garden matinee.

Logan Ryan trolled Tom Brady by asking him to sign the ball from his final pass as a Patriot

celtics 130, hornets 118

Jayson Tatum wasn’t passing up another shot at 50 points as he torches the Hornets, breaks Larry Bird’s record

What we learned in the NFL’s Wild-Card Round

Business

Alarmed by AI chatbots, universities start revamping how they teach

While grading essays for his world religions course last month, Antony Aumann, a professor of philosophy at Northern Michigan University, read what he said was easily “the best paper in the class.” It explored the morality of burqa bans with clean paragraphs, fitting examples, and rigorous arguments.

Tewksbury day care closure shows a system on the brink

After 20 years in business, having survived the COVID shutdown and the stringent safety protocols that followed, the beloved Pattikakes’ daycare was beset by surging costs, plummeting revenues, and chronic staffing shortages.

Meet Yvonne Hao, the state’s new economic secretary who just ‘gets stuff done’

Alarmed by AI chatbots, universities start to change how they teach

magazine

The untold story of roller-skating heroes who fought racism in Victorian-era Boston

In 1848, an enslaved couple fled to Boston in one of history’s most daring escapes

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.’

Forget Wordle. Here are 5 secrets to living better, longer.

metro

Felicia McGuyer, 32, went missing in Dorchester in 2007.

Boston police make arrest in connection with 2007 murder of Dorchester woman

Alarmed by AI chatbots, universities start to change how they teach

Expect slick travel in some places today, and warmer temperatures later this week

sports

Derrick White got a scare Saturday but was feeling much better by Monday.

Derrick White was good to go for Celtics after Saturday’s collision with Marcus Smart

Stonehill men’s basketball sixth man Shamir Johnson is a unifying force on the court and campus

Maya Moore, WNBA great, officially retires from basketball

business

Boston architect Emily Grandstaff-Rice.

Boston architect tapped to lead national trade association

In the South End, one Black-owned gift shop made way for another

As dating apps show their shortcomings, Boston-area matchmakers are busier than ever

politics

Republican Representatives Byron Donalds of Florida, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Chip Roy of Texas, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, and Carol Miller of West Virginia huddled before speaking to the media after switching their votes in favor of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House.

The speaker vote underscored how money is so central to politics today

House GOP demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs case

Expanded US training for Ukraine forces begins in Germany

Nation

Across the country, university professors, department chairs, and administrators are starting to overhaul classrooms in response to ChatGPT — a chatbot that delivers information, explains concepts, and generates ideas in simple sentences — prompting a potentially huge shift in teaching and learning.

Alarmed by AI chatbots, universities start revamping how they teach

Skipped showers, paper plates: An Arizona suburb’s water is cut off

A Florida school received a threat. Did a red flag law prevent a shooting?

World

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry spoke during a session on accelerating clean energy at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, Nov. 9, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Kerry says he backs UAE oil chief overseeing COP28

Mafia boss is arrested in Italy after eluding capture for 30 years

As 37 die in apartment strike, Russia seen readying long war

opinion

Governor Maura Healey (left) and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll during their inauguration celebration at TD Garden in Boston on Jan. 5.

Women in top office in Mass. signal a different kind of leadership

The ‘main basic’ thing my son’s collections have taught me

Mass. correctional system needs to change. Stakeholders are watching.

lifestyle

From left: Rachel Watson-Jih (on table), AJ Guevara, and Livanna Maislen in Company SBB's "Look Who's Coming to Dinner."

Stefanie Batten Bland’s ‘Look Who’s Coming to Dinner’ asks who gets to sit at the table

She helped me after I almost died

Police investigate after Dallas Zoo missing leopard was found. ‘It is our belief that this was an intentional act.’

food & dining

A decorated igloo at The Reef, a restaurant along the water in Newport, R.I.

The most extravagant igloos to dine in

Starbucks is changing its rewards benefits, and fans are steamed

Jan. 15 proclaimed ‘Chowda Day’ in Boston. Celebrate with a cup and a cause for $1.

travel

Discover the importance of Rome as a global hub for photography at Bowdoin College Museum of Art's new exhibit, "In Light of Rome: Early Photography in the Capital of the Art World, 1842-1871," which runs Dec. 8 through June 4.

A Rome exhibit in Maine, a dreamy eclipse escape, and a clever duffel backpack

After a ‘traumatic nightmare’ on Amtrak, can I get a refund?

Love ‘Hamilton’ the musical? Here’s where to walk (or sing and dance) in his footsteps in Nevis

Arts

From left to right, the Rev. Liz Walker, the Rev. Jeffrey Brown, and Paul English stood with The Embrace, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial sculpture that they helped to bring to Boston, on Friday.

How one Boston-area entrepreneur’s dream sparked the movement that led to the new King memorial

The history behind ‘The Embrace’: Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King’s Boston connection

‘The Embrace’: ‘The hug the city needs’

Books

Matthew Salesses’s ‘The Sense of Wonder’ takes on issues of being Asian American in the NBA. Plus: K-drama.

Henry Marsh, pioneering brain surgeon, navigates fear, powerlessness, and acceptance after a diagnosis of prostate cancer in his memoir ‘And Finally’

Martin Puchner on science fiction and speed reading

Movies

Ms. Lollobrigida, with an award she accepted on behalf of her 'dearest friend' Anna Magnani during West Berlin's Film Festival in 1958.

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95

The fault in his stars? The Globe’s film critic explains his rating system.

From Salem to Sundance: Meet film festival programmer Heidi Zwicker

Television

Nicholas Ralph as veterinarian James Herriot in PBS's "All Creatures Great and Small."

The antidote for all those feel-bad shows

This week’s TV: Peak TV may have peaked, ‘That ‘90s Show’ arrives, and a Zora Neale Hurston doc

Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe Competition

music

Billy Conway, a drummer by trade, wrote songs on guitar — dozens of them, going back to the acquisition of his first four-track cassette recorder in the 1980s.

Billy Conway’s pals put his songs out into the world

At BSO, Gilbert returns with ambitious, exploratory program

Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive dies

Theater/Dance

From left: Victoria Clark, Justin Cooley, and Steven Boyer in "Kimberly Akimbo." In the musical, Clark plays a 16-year-old who suffers from a genetic disorder that ages her physically four times faster than normal.

These outsiders have a place where they belong: on the stage

Moonbox Productions will anchor a new performance venue in Harvard Square

Outside of ‘The Daily Show,’ there’s another Dulcé Sloan

globe local

Alison Abdu added to the tally of the lasagnas ready to go into the kitchen for baking at Temple Beth Am in Framingham.

Tenets of Judaism combine with MLK’s legacy in bread baking and furniture making

TAKING THE HEAT: As energy costs soar, homeowners are seeking ways to stay warm without breaking the bank.

The Argument: Is inclusionary zoning a good tool for cities and towns to expand affordable housing?

Obituaries

Ms. Lollobrigida, with an award she accepted on behalf of her 'dearest friend' Anna Magnani during West Berlin's Film Festival in 1958.

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95

Janet Cotter Poole, protester for peace and self-described radical Catholic, dies at 94

Carl Hahn, VW CEO who brought Beetle to America, dies at 96