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Josh Stein posed for a portrait outside his home in Newton, which he bought with his wife in 2019.

‘Stalemate’: Sellers aren’t selling, and buyers aren’t buying. Rising interest rates are locking up Boston’s housing market.

The rapid rise in interest rates over the last year has forced homeowners who were entertaining a possible move to reconsider, meaning fewer homes are coming on the market.

Once owned by the ‘greatest female golfer,’ a Narragansett home lists for $12m
Hints of the home’s history — and the late Glenna Collett Vare — are scattered throughout, from illustrated wallpaper to green-painted trim.

Pieces of a house lost to the flooding of the Quabbin Reservoir live on inside this author’s home
Many of Elena Palladino's home's most eye-catching elements had once been part of a house that stood in Enfield, one of four towns flooded nearly a century ago to create the Quabbin Reservoir.

Clockwise from top left: A photograph from the Todd Webb in Africa exhibition; Jamez McCorkle in "Omar"; Simone Leigh’s Cupboard IX; a scene from Justin Peck's ballet "Everywhere We Go"; and The Great Mystery by Kent Monkman.

30 of the best dance, theater, book, art, and classical music events in New England this spring

The Globe’s arts writers share their picks for can’t-miss events of the season.

Spring training got off to a sunny start for the Red Sox, who went 7-0-3 in their first 10 Grapefruit League games.

dan shaughnessy

With Red Sox, hope and realism can exist at the same time

Predictions and expectations ultimately don't really matter. No one knows what’s going to happen, and that’s OK.

Governor Healey to establish a statewide missing persons unit

The move comes weeks after a Globe investigation found little standardization in the way police departments across the state handle and report missing persons cases.

Healey is pushing a plan to make calls free in Massachusetts state prisons — with limits

State auditor says she’s launching review of ‘closed-door’ Massachusetts Legislature, the first in a century

It's the third high-profile audit Diana DiZoglio has announced recently.

Tucker Carlson’s show on Jan. 6 attack reopens a rift among Republicans
After Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson described the Jan. 6 insurrection as “mostly peaceful chaos,” GOP lawmakers on Tuesday pushed back with recollections of just how volatile and dangerous the day was.

Red states are leading on renewable energy, while Mass. ranks 29th, new analysis shows
Massachusetts may consider itself to be a progressive leader in many respects, including climate action, but a new report on renewable energy in the United States is challenging that perception.

R.I. woman says United Airlines crew and passengers stopped Leominster man on flight: ‘He was out of control’
The man, later identified as Francisco Severo Torres of Leominster, had an object in his hand as he rushed toward the plane's cockpit. Video captured the struggle.

UMass Dartmouth hid sexual misconduct allegations against former officer, report finds

N.H. art teacher returns to school after investigation shows allegations against him are ‘unsubstantiated’

Joe Mazzulla earned the right to coach in the All-Star Game with the Celtics' first-half effort this season and has them at 45-21 with 16 games remaining.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Is Joe Mazzulla’s inexperience being exposed in the Celtics’ recent losses?

The Celtics are second in the Eastern Conference after leading the way for most of the season, and the pressure is on Mazzulla to win a championship after Ime Udoka brought the Celtics to the NBA Finals last year.

Felix D. Arroyo, patriarch of one of the most well-known political families in Boston politics, has retired from his post as Suffolk County register of probate. He's pictured with his son, Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo.

Felix D. Arroyo, former councilor and patriarch of Boston political family, retires as Suffolk probate register

A pioneering Latino who broke barriers on the City Council, as School Committee chairman, and most recently while serving as Suffolk County register of probate, Arroyo has been a fixture of local politics for more than 40 years.

Brian Donnelly ran for governor in 1998.

Brian Donnelly never forgot where he came from

“Brian believed deeply in the promise of immigrants, that they come to the United States to make a better life and in so doing make America a better place,” his nephew said.

Opinion

Since 1960, more than 350,000 new chemicals purporting to make our clothing, dishes, and skin cleaner have been introduced.

IDEAS | CEZMI A. AKDIS, MD

Scrubbing away our collective health

Chemical agents found in common consumer products damage our skin, respiratory tract, and gut. It’s time to redefine what we mean by “clean.”

Marijuana consumers deserve to know what they’re smoking (or eating)

Mental competency tests for aging politicians? Don’t count on it.

Understanding the intersectionality of hate

The puzzles and pieces of Social Security

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The Emancipator

Community Health Equity Tour: Durham’ Hayti Neighborhood - Aya Shabu

Once one of the most vibrant Black business districts in America, Durham’s Hayti neighborhood was dismantled by urban renewal efforts. Despite challenges, its residents haven’t given up on the promise that Hayti represents.

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Special reports

photo illustration of David Sabatini. photo by Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

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

More recent News

MERRIMACK 67, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 66

Merrimack men’s basketball team wins its conference title, but can’t go to the NCAA Tournament

In their final season of being ineligible for the NCAA Tournament after transitioning to Division 1, the Warriors prevailed in the Northeast Conference's regular season and postseason.

It’s on to the America East championship game for UMass Lowell

Two Americans dead, two rescued from violent Mexico kidnapping
The surviving Americans were back on US soil after being sped to the border near Brownsville, the southernmost tip of Texas.

SJC rules that free speech at public hearings includes right to use ‘rude, personal, and disrespectful’ words

The ruling stems from a contentious public hearing held by selectmen in Southborough in December 2018.

DEVRA FIRST

The odds get better with dumplings
How a non-casino person came to love Encore Boston Harbor.

Tom Brady dismisses idea of a possible return, says he has other things to keep him busy
Brady says he has other things to keep him busy: adopting a kitten for his daughter.

Missing Fairhaven woman found safe on New Bedford Harbor jetty
Anapaula Huggins, who was reported missing Monday morning while out walking her dog, was found around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Fairhaven police said in a statement.

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James Tellin and John O’Reilly in a 2017 photograph by Seth David Rubin.

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community

Artists John O’Reilly and James Tellin built an extraordinary life together at a time when gay couples rarely lived openly.

Days after testifying to R.I. lawmakers, the Strong family is homeless again
Unlike other states, no-fault evictions are not sealed in Rhode Island — and the one on the Strong family’s record is making it nearly impossible for them to find a home.

How a hard-working, middle-class family spiraled into homelessness

This Ohio trial has big implications for corruption and campaign finance law
The former speaker of the Ohio House is facing federal corruption charges in a trial that has received little national attention but that could have wide repercussions.

Listen: Boston busker is living his dream
For James Bourne, AKA Jimi Blacksheep, the streets are the best venue around.

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Culture & Lifestyle

James Taylor (left) and Peter Asher in December 1969.

Pop music’s Peter Asher is the narrator of his own ‘60s adventure

Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film "Raging Bull."

Our movie critic is a sucker for boxing movies. Here are 5 favorites.

Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band performed in Nashville on New Year's Eve 2022.

Zac Brown Band will headline concert to mark Boston Marathon bombing 10th anniversary

From left: Suki Waterhouse, Will Harrison, Josh Whitehouse, Sebastian Chacon, Riley Keough, and Sam Claflin, in "Daisy Jones & the Six."

‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ goes its own way just enough to avoid being secondhand news

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

One reader's smart dogs "have cracked all the codes for walks, car trips, etc., and they can spell T-R-E-A-T-S."

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Secret codes that stump dogs and people alike

Julius Streicher at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials in 1946.

The Nazi who had Purim on his mind

Brandon Cardet-Hernandez, second from left, is one of the newest appointees to the Boston School Committee.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Let’s go, Brandon: Meet Boston’s bold school committee member

A tile was missing from the ceiling above a set of stairs at the MBTA subway station in Harvard Square in Cambridge on March 2.

A full plate of disasters awaits T’s safety czar

A toll gantry in Lincoln, R.I.

Road pricing is back on the agenda in Mass., as Rhode Island’s toll program remains mired in legal woes

Wei Huang applies the final press on Army dress pants in the factory in Lawrence.

IDEAS | JOAN VENNOCHI

Threading the needle to keep clothing manufacturing alive in Massachusetts

Metro

Governor Healey to establish a statewide missing persons unit

The move comes weeks after a Globe investigation found little standardization in the way police departments across the state handle and report missing persons cases.

Once owned by the ‘greatest female golfer,’ a Narragansett home lists for $12m

Hints of the home’s history — and the late Glenna Collett Vare — are scattered throughout, from illustrated wallpaper to green-painted trim.

Legislation would force N.H. schools to ‘out’ transgender students

Unlike the bill that faltered last year, this “parental rights” measure would require notification upon request, not automatically.

David Lindley, ‘musician’s musician’ to the rock elite, dies at 78

An eclectic solo artist and marquee collaborator, Mr. Lindley picked and strummed his way through several seminal albums of the 1970s and '80s.

Sports

Jordan Minor had plenty to celebrate after converting a 3-point play to tie the game in the final minute, before Merrimack went on to win the Northeast Conference championship.

MERRIMACK 67, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 66

Merrimack men’s basketball team wins its conference title, but can’t go to the NCAA Tournament

In their final season of being ineligible for the NCAA Tournament after transitioning to Division 1, the Warriors prevailed in the Northeast Conference's regular season and postseason.

Spring training got off to a sunny start for the Red Sox, who went 7-0-3 in their first 10 Grapefruit League games.

dan shaughnessy

With Red Sox, hope and realism can exist at the same time

Predictions and expectations ultimately don't really matter. No one knows what’s going to happen, and that’s OK.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby celebrate his overtime goal with Jason Zucker and center Evgeni Malkin.

penguins 5, blue jackets 4 (ot)

Sidney Crosby’s overtime goal caps Penguins’ furious comeback against Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh trailed, 4-0, in the second period but rallied to stay 3 points clear of Florida for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

HS boys' basketball: Newton North 52, Lynn English 38

Jose Padilla and Tyler Randall lead seventh-seeded Newton North to an MIAA Division 1 second-round victory over No. 10 Lynn English

UMASS LOWELL 75, NEW HAMPSHIRE 64

It’s on to the America East championship game for Allin Blunt and UMass Lowell men’s basketball

spring training report

Tuesday’s spring training report: Red Sox righthander Tanner Houck controls Braves

Business

Once owned by the ‘greatest female golfer,’ a Narragansett home lists for $12m

Hints of the home’s history — and the late Glenna Collett Vare — are scattered throughout, from illustrated wallpaper to green-painted trim.

Adidas earnings take beating on breakup with Ye, China slump

Adidas’ breakup with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West and the inability to sell his popular Yeezy line of shoes helped batter earnings at the end of last year.

‘Stalemate’: Sellers aren’t selling, and buyers aren’t buying. Rising interest rates are locking up Boston’s housing market.

Fox chair Murdoch says 2020 election was fair, according to court filings

magazine

James Tellin and John O’Reilly in a 2017 photograph by Seth David Rubin.

In the ’60s, a gay couple made their Worcester home into a refuge of art and community

My first meeting with Afghan women when I was deployed with the Air Force gave me hope

3D-printed shoes from artist Sebastian Errazuriz are part of the Peabody Essex Museum's collection. The museum will reopen its Fashion & Design Gallery.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, March 6-12

An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

metro

Auditor Diana DiZoglio served a combined 10 years in the two chambers, and last year campaigned for auditor on diving into the Legislature’s operations. But whether she has the legal authority to do so is unclear.

State auditor says she’s launching review of ‘closed-door’ Massachusetts Legislature, the first in a century

R.I. Senate confirms Alviti’s reappointment as DOT director despite opposition

Healey is pushing a plan to make calls free in Massachusetts state prisons — with limits

sports

Muhammad Ali knocked down defending heavyweight champion George Foreman in the eighth round of their 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” championship bout.

Hall of Famer Bobby Goodman, who promoted two major Muhammad Ali fights in the 1970s, dies at 83

Abby Dube delivers in the clutch for No. 8 Pentucket girls’ basketball in Division 2 overtime win vs. No. 9 Norwood

Is Joe Mazzulla’s inexperience being exposed in the Celtics’ recent losses?

business

GE to invest in plants, including Lynn

Voting tech firm spotlights Murdochs in defamation suit

Starbucks’ Schultz agrees to testify before Senate committee

politics

President Biden.

Biden budget will propose tax increase to bolster Medicare

Biden upends politics, precedent in pivot on DC crime law

Fox chair Murdoch says 2020 election was fair, according to court filings

Nation

Store manager Josh Poole pours marijuana flowers onto a tray at a Mango Cannabis medical marijuana dispensary, March 6, in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma voters say ‘no’ to recreational marijuana question

Former top admiral cashes in on nuclear sub deal with Australia

US judge strikes down Missouri gun law as unconstitutional

World

People march during a rally on International Women's Day in Milan, Italy, on March 8.

World marks Women´s Day but abuses, inequality still rampant

China accuses Washington of trying to block its development

Two Americans dead, two rescued from violent Mexico kidnapping

opinion

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Community Health Equity Tour: Durham’ Hayti Neighborhood - Aya Shabu

Meet Boston's bold school committee member: Brandon Cardet-Hernandez

A full plate of disasters awaits T’s safety czar

lifestyle

Boston's Oriana Schneps starred in Bravo's "Below Deck Adventure," a spin-off of the popular reality series that follows crews aboard luxury yachts. She will be in Boston this Thursday for a special show-themed event at CLINK in the Liberty Hotel.

Oriana Schneps of ‘Below Deck Adventure’ anchors in Boston for a night at CLINK

The TikTok star known as ‘The Hebridean Baker’ dishes on the story behind traditional Scottish cuisine

Women’s History Month events include panels with local female changemakers, a festival featuring women-directed films, and art celebrating important women

food & dining

Pot stickers at Red 8.

The odds get better with dumplings

Who has the best poutine? R.I. and Mass. restaurants compete.

Pescador’s ‘Ceviche Bar Takeover’ series showcases fish — and guest chefs

travel

Carmen Santos thought she lost her engagement ring in an Enterprise rental.

$452 bill charged after requesting help for lost engagement ring

Cool classes on the Cape, a winter fest in Portland, and personal alarms for travel and daily life

Howie Day on Alaska, not living in a bubble, and how to make easy iced coffee on the road

Arts

Joseph Mallord William Turner’s “Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway,” 1844, was painted as London's skies were being choked by industrial smog.

An early climate warning lies in the paintings of JMW Turner and Claude Monet, new research shows

At the MFA, a small photography show leaves a big impression

Intimate moments of self-reflection in seemingly ordinary spaces in Helena Wurzel’s solo exhibition

Books

Elena Palladino, author of "Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley: Drowned by the Quabbin," stood in her Ware home between Victorian five-panel pocket doors, furnishings salvaged 85 years ago from a home destroyed before the flooding of the Quabbin Reservoir.

Pieces of a house lost to the flooding of the Quabbin Reservoir live on inside this author’s home

In ‘Liliana’s Invincible Summer,’ Cristina Rivera Garza gives a searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact

Jenny Odell on breaking free of the ultimate tyranny in ‘Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock’

Movies

Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film "Raging Bull."

Our movie critic is a sucker for boxing movies. Here are 5 favorites.

‘Return to Seoul’ is a patience-testing trip

New documentary ‘American Bolshevik’ looks at the vilification of the coyote

Television

Juliet Rylance and Matthew Rhys in "Perry Mason."

‘Perry Mason’ shows some improvement in season 2

This week’s TV: The Oscars watch begins, ‘Perry Mason’ returns, and Mel Brooks makes ‘History’ (again)

How a Boston comedian and duck boat tour guide has ended up on the news dozens of times

music

Mr. Lindley, playing an Irish bouzouki at the 27th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2000 in Colorado.

David Lindley, ‘musician’s musician’ to the rock elite, dies at 78

An invitation to learn more was bundled into ‘The Passion of Octavius Catto,’ and Lawrence Brownlee’s ‘Rising’ recital program

Pop music’s Peter Asher is the narrator of his own ‘60s adventure

Theater/Dance

Scott Miller, Marcus Adolphy, Clare Perkins, and the company of "The Wife of Willesden."

A free spirit soars beyond convention in ART’s ‘The Wife of Willesden’

Broadway In Boston announces 2023-24 season

Hoops and history converge in Lyric Stage’s ‘The Great Leap’

globe local

Cohasset residents will decide at their May 1 Town Meeting whether to renovate the original Town Hall and replace the annex (right) built in the 1980s.

Cohasset Town Meeting will consider $22m Town Hall project

Wrentham finalizes Vision of Tomorrow master plan

With new ownership comes new beginnings for Bay State Banner

Obituaries

Mr. Lindley, playing an Irish bouzouki at the 27th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2000 in Colorado.

David Lindley, ‘musician’s musician’ to the rock elite, dies at 78

Former Bank of America CEO Richard Rosenberg dies at 92

Brian Donnelly, former US representative and ambassador, dies at 76