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Doris Kearns Goodwin (right) had a drink with her friends Heather Campion (left) and Micho Spring at The 'Quin House in downtown Boston.

At 80, Doris Kearns Goodwin has a whole new life

The famed historian lives in a condo in the city and hangs out with illustrious pals at the ‘Quin, as she works on a different kind of book.

‘A defining issue of our time’: Massachusetts’ first-ever climate chief is bringing an all-of-government approach to climate change
Melissa Hoffer started her role earlier this year with a mandate that essentially boils down to remaking the way that state government functions — from one in which climate change is siloed into limited spaces, to one in which it informs every corner.

dan shaughnessy

Keeping Chaim Bloom’s optimism in perspective, and other thoughts
Clubhouse karma and stunning success in spring games have emboldened some about the Red Sox' prospects, but even Bloom offers no guarantees.

This week's daters: Sydney and Matthew.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was 15 minutes late . . . I did feel bad about that’

Will these twentysomething daters get each other’s sense of humor?

MBTA limits subway speed to 25 miles per hour systemwide after DPU safety findings on Red Line

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has put a 25 mile per hour maximum speed restriction in place across its Red, Orange, Green, and Blue Lines.

The MBTA is scheduling spring bus service that it knows it can’t deliver

Allegedly beaten and abused in an Oxford ‘house of horrors,’ former foster children file suit against state social workers

The former foster children are suing the Blouins, Susan Blouin’s sometime boyfriend, DCF, and 17 current and former state social workers, supervisors, and investigators, alleging they knew or should have known that the children were in danger.

Shirley Leung

The ball is in Maura Healey’s court when it comes to making things right at the convention center
It may be too soon for her to take drastic action, but allegations of discriminatory practices must be taken seriously.

‘This is outrageous’: Advocates urge state to take control of four nursing homes slated to close

Some residents of four nursing homes in Western Massachusetts are being threatened with homelessness if they don't leave quickly, advocates say.

Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant and husband indicted on more federal charges

Catholic school in Newton will close at end of academic year; its 23-acre property sold

Ben Affleck (front) and Matt Damon appear in a scene from “Good Will Hunting.” An apartment in the building where Damon’s character lived is available to rent.

Good Will (Apartment) Hunting: Unit in triple-decker where Damon’s character lived costs $4,500 a month

The rent for the second floor unit in the three-decker at 190 W 6th St. — made famous by the iconic Boston film — is likely a bit steeper than what the fictional MIT janitor could afford.

Connor McDavid, he of the NHL-best 54 goals and 124 points, landed just one shot on net Thursday in more than 21 minutes of ice time. His team still left Boston with a rare regulation win over the Bruins.

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

Oilers offer Bruins a reminder of how tough NHL nights can be, and perhaps a preview of those to come

The Bruins perfectly executed Job No. 1, taking the puck and game and wizardry out of the hands of Connor McDavid, but in doing so perhaps lost their offensive spark. Food for thought given the tests that remain.

Bruins suffer rare breakdown against Oilers, lose 3-2

The writer and two of her Gotland sheep in Western Massachusetts.

Would my new sheep have any wool? Yes sir, three bags full!

My husband and I had a dog, cats, hens, and goats, but my desire to add another species to our life had become irresistible.

Opinion

Three pairs of boots belonging to Lindsay Clancy and two of her children.

The little boots inside Lindsay Clancy’s house make clear none of it makes any sense at all

A photo of the boots arrived on my phone one night last week, part of a batch of more than two dozen pictures of the inside of the Clancy’s house taken a few days after the children’s deaths.

As Congress mulls permanent daylight saving time, the Bay State should signal it’s ready

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Did a 21st-century pharmacy really just cave to the threat of a 19th-century antiabortion law?

Growing up and loving drag

The GOP’s two wings: Reality-based vs. bamboozled

Thumbnail for Health Equity Tour of Hayti in Durham, North Carolina.

The Emancipator

Health Equity Tour: Durham’s Hayti Neighborhood

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

Freshman at Brown wins $100,000 in ‘Jeopardy!’ high school reunion tournament
What is the Eiffel Tower? A landmark Justin Bolsen won’t soon forget, that’s what.

Lasell University student charged with stealing $500,000 from employer; allegedly bought Tesla, trip to Hawaii with funds
Ariel Foster, 19, of Boston, is charged with larceny over $1,200, Burlington police said.

Criminal charges for Trump are likely, N.Y. prosecutors signal
The Manhattan district attorney’s office recently signaled to Donald Trump’s lawyers that he could face criminal charges for his role in the payment of hush money to a porn star, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.

Eight dead in Jehovah’s Witnesses hall shooting in Germany, police say

Police say eight people were killed in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Germany, and an unspecified number of others were wounded.

Biden budget includes some funding for Cape Cod bridges — but a long path awaits in Congress

President Biden included long-awaited funding to replace two aging Cape Cod bridges in his $6.8 trillion budget. But as the president confronts a Republican-dominated House of Representatives, that funding isn't guaranteed.

Biden proposes budget plan that would cut deficits by $2.9 trillion over the next decade

When your apartment is a history lesson

After learning her South End apartment was the office of Dr. Cornelius Garland, who ran the city’s first and only Black hospital, Lisa Gordon embarked on a journey of discovery.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip
Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

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Boston Marathon bombing survivor Michele Blackburn trained for this year’s Boston Marathon.

She survived Boston Marathon bombing. Now, with help from Peloton’s Jess Sims, she’ll be back at the Hopkinton start.

Last year, Michele Blackburn returned to the marathon to watch Peloton instructor Jess Sims run in her honor. Next month, Blackburn is running the long road from Hopkinton to Boston.

Tell us what memories have stuck with you from the 2013 Marathon bombing

White supremacist propaganda activity surged in New England in 2022
New Hampshire saw the largest increase by percentage in hateful messages delivered through fliers, banners, and graffiti, according to a new assessment by the Anti-Defamation League.

‘It’s a significant risk.’ Weeks into term, Diana DiZoglio’s move to audit Legislature marks a political gambit.
“This is exactly one of the reasons why she wanted to run," said Doug Rubin, who advised state Auditor Diana DiZoglio during her campaign. "For her, this is very personal."

stan grossfeld

What’s cooking with Triston Casas? The Red Sox rookie has the fires burning this spring.
Casas is fanatical about nutrition and loves to prepare food. He also is dedicated to improving his craft on the field. And he has some quirks, too.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Bill Janovitz (above) conducted more than 130 interviews, including Eric Clapton and Randy Newman, for his biography of Leon Russell.

Bill Janovitz goes deep to tell the story of Leon Russell, a rock showman teetering on a tightrope

"The Monkees" TV series turned a group of actors into a hit-making band in the 1960s.

Hey, hey we’re the bands TV invented

Sharmarke Yusuf (left) and Regan Sims in "K-I-S-S-I-N-G," a co-production of the Front Porch Arts Collective and the Huntington running through April 2 at the Wimberly Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts..

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Daisy May Cooper in the HBO series "Rain Dogs."

In HBO’s ‘Rain Dogs,’ desperate times and desperate measures make for a superb series

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Welcome Back to Boston

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The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Elder Sharon Hammond prays during a vigil for a group of Americans recently kidnapped in Mexico, at Word of God Ministries in Scranton, S.C., on March 8.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Is Mexico a lawless place?

One missing puzzle piece unites a group of strangers, a secret community of enthusiasts who frequent the games corner of the thrift store. We leave notes for one another hidden in the boxes.

Heather Hopp-Bruce

The missing puzzle piece

Ukrainian soldiers manned a checkpoint in Donetsk with a donated American .50-caliber machine gun in May. Since the Russian invasion, the Biden administration has approved hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of private arms sales to Ukraine and sped up the approval time for deals that get weapons to the front lines.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The incalculable moral cost of proxy wars

People gather with Israeli flags during a protest against the government's judicial overhaul bill near the Knesset in Jerusalem on Feb. 20, ahead of the first reading of legislation to change the way judges are picked, which they say threatens democracy.

In Israel, the rule of law teeters on the brink

Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family, and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, posed with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents in Salt Lake City.

The culture war targets libraries

The Central Business District and the Chinatown in Singapore, which has an autocratic government and is known for its cleanliness and low rates of crime.

IDEAS | JASON MIKLIAN

Crazy rich autocracies: What are they doing better than democracies?

Metro

RI FOOD & DINING

Where you should eat, drink, and celebrate for Saint Patrick’s Day in Rhode Island

Ahead of two of the biggest parades in Rhode Island — in Newport on Saturday, March 11, and in Providence on Saturday, March 18 — here’s where you should plan to eat, drink, and celebrate.

MBTA limits subway speed to 25 miles per hour systemwide after DPU safety findings on Red Line

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has put a 25 mile per hour maximum speed restriction in place across its Red, Orange, Green, and Blue Lines.

Bowdoin College appoints its first woman president

Safa Zaki, a psychologist who now serves as dean of the faculty at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., will assume her new role on July 1, Bowdoin said in a statement Thursday.

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89

Once hailed as among the finest actors of his generation, Mr. Blake became better known as the center of a real-life murder trial.

Sports

"You don’t know what’s going to happen," says Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom. "I think this is going to be a fun team.”

dan shaughnessy

Keeping Chaim Bloom’s optimism in perspective, and other thoughts

Clubhouse karma and stunning success in spring games have emboldened some about the Red Sox' prospects, but even Bloom offers no guarantees.

Brad Marchand had 19 goals and 35 assists in his first 54 games but his frustration is "more about how I play."

bruins notebook

Brad Marchand says his game is not where he would like it to be

The Bruins winger, who got a late start to the season coming off hip surgery said, "I still have a little ways to go before the playoffs.”

Connor McDavid, he of the NHL-best 54 goals and 124 points, landed just one shot on net Thursday in more than 21 minutes of ice time. His team still left Boston with a rare regulation win over the Bruins.

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

Oilers offer Bruins a reminder of how tough NHL nights can be, and perhaps a preview of those to come

The Bruins perfectly executed Job No. 1, taking the puck and game and wizardry out of the hands of Connor McDavid, but in doing so perhaps lost their offensive spark. Food for thought given the tests that remain.

MIAA tournament roundup

Top-seeded Cathedral girls’ basketball rolls into Division 4 semifinals with triumph over No. 8 Mashpee

MIAA girls' hockey: Canton 3, Algonquin 0

Freshmen Izzy Cusack and Christina Curran help fourth-seeded Canton girls’ hockey avenge loss to Algonquin, advance to Division 2 semifinals

After the Bruins’ Jake DeBrusk was belted to the ice, his father wanted to fight the perpetrator

Business

The ball is in Maura Healey’s court when it comes to making things right at the convention center

It may be too soon for her to take drastic action, but allegations of discriminatory practices must be taken seriously.

Biden, EU leader to discuss proposal on electric vehicles

President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are set to unveil a plan the White House hopes will help turn the page on the ongoing spat between the US and the European Union over electric vehicle tax credits.

Is inflation still surging? Jobs report will provide clues

Innovation economy

Here are nine key issues in the AI debate

magazine

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

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 husband tells me I need to budget better and not buy coffees. Meanwhile, he’s buying a fancy car and bike.

Hot and Sour Stir-Fried Cabbage

Recipes: Three alternatives to boiled cabbage for Saint Patrick’s Day

metro

Marchers bearing insignias of the white supremacist group Patriot Front paused during a gathering in Boston in July 2022.

White supremacist propaganda activity surged in New England in 2022

Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant and husband indicted on more federal charges

‘This is outrageous’: Advocates urge state to take control of four nursing homes slated to close

sports

The Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins watches as Darnell Nurse's shot slips past Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman, putting Edmonton ahead in the third period.

Oilers play spoilers as Bruins suffer rare breakdown in third period

Suns’ Kevin Durant out three weeks with ankle sprain as playoffs loom

Grant Williams’s minutes are down and his shooting is off, but his confidence remains high

business

A General Electric F110 turbofan jet engine manufactured.

GE sees growth in aerospace profit margins after breakup

Russian missile barrage slams into Ukrainian cities; 6 dead

Mobile sports gambling goes live at 10 a.m. Friday in Massachusetts. Here’s everything you need to know.

politics

President Biden.

Biden budget vs. House GOP: Values on display in debt fight

Criminal charges for Trump are likely, N.Y. prosecutors signal

McConnell hospitalized with concussion after fall

Nation

An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md.

Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies

Earthquakes at two Alaska volcanoes could signal eruption

Ex-GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60M bribery scheme

World

Armed police officers near the scene of a shooting in Hamburg, Germany on March 9.

Eight dead in Jehovah’s Witnesses hall shooting in Germany, police say

Ukraine rebounds from Russian barrage, restores power supply

China’s Xi awarded third term as president, extending rule

opinion

Ukrainian soldiers manned a checkpoint in Donetsk with a donated American .50-caliber machine gun in May. Since the Russian invasion, the Biden administration has approved hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of private arms sales to Ukraine and sped up the approval time for deals that get weapons to the front lines.

The incalculable moral cost of proxy wars

What can’t ChatGPT write?

In Israel, the rule of law teeters on the brink

lifestyle

Mayim Bialik and Justin Bolsen on the set of "Jeopardy!"

Freshman at Brown wins $100,000 in ‘Jeopardy!’ high school reunion tournament

A new cafe in Peabody is the cat’s pajamas

What went wrong this time around?

food & dining

From bottom right, clockwise: The Newport Saint Patrick's Day parade (Discover Newport), customers sitting at the bar at Skeff's Neighborhood Pub in East Providence (Globe staff), a reuben at McBride's Pub (McBride's), Irish flag (Globe staff), musicians performing at Skeff's (Globe staff), fish and chips (Globe staff), pint of Guinness (Globe staff), Busker's in Newport (Discover Newport).

Where you should eat, drink, and celebrate for Saint Patrick’s Day in Rhode Island

D.C. standout Del Mar will open downtown; Hue brings colorful nightlife to the old Storyville space

It’s a new season for Season to Taste

travel

Ice prepares to greet admirers at the Kitty Cat Cafe in Peabody. He was recently adopted and will soon be in a permanent home.

Coffee, tea, or cats? A new cafe in Peabody caters to feline fanatics.

The Newport Car Museum is ‘not only a car museum . . . it’s an art museum’

A Costa Rican getaway turns into a 17-hour road trip to Texas

Arts

A visitor to the Museum of Fine Arts takes in David Drake’s “Storage jar, 1858” at the exhibition “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina."

At the MFA, enslaved Black potters’ work brings lives into the light

Abstraction is women’s work, too, at Addison Gallery of American Art

The politics of play at Northeastern University’s Gallery 360

Books

Nancy Hopkins and her colleagues challenged a culture of male dominance at MIT in the 1990s — and won. Kate Zernike’s ‘The Exceptions’ tells us how.

Sabrina Orah Mark seeks the place where old and new collide

An eccentric matriarch takes in the family black sheep in Cathleen Schine’s tender ‘Kunstlers in Paradise’

Movies

FILE - Robert Blake speaks in April 1977 in Los Angeles, about the American Medical Association's violence ratings and his television series "Baretta." Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted of murdering his wife, died Thursday, March 9, 2023, at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by family at home in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89

Good Will (Apartment) Hunting: Unit in triple-decker where Damon’s character lived costs $4,500 a month

Basketball comedy ‘Champions’ misses the shot

Television

FILE - Robert Blake speaks in April 1977 in Los Angeles, about the American Medical Association's violence ratings and his television series "Baretta." Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted of murdering his wife, died Thursday, March 9, 2023, at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by family at home in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89

Freshman at Brown wins $100,000 in ‘Jeopardy!’ high school reunion tournament

Hey, hey we’re the bands TV invented

music

Bill Janovitz (above) conducted more than 130 interviews, including Eric Clapton and Randy Newman, for his biography of Leon Russell.

Bill Janovitz goes deep to tell the story of Leon Russell, a rock showman teetering on a tightrope

In demand and on the move, Ambrose Akinmusire’s explorations lead to Boston and beyond

Talking Head Jerry Harrison’s enthusiasm for ‘Remain in Light’ is undimmed

Theater/Dance

Fortune Feimster is performing four shows at the Chevalier and Wilbur theaters March 16-18.

For comedian Fortune Feimster, ‘live, laugh, love’ is a way of life

Comedian Sam Morril on elevating his game and teaming up with Julian Edelman

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

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

FILE - Robert Blake speaks in April 1977 in Los Angeles, about the American Medical Association's violence ratings and his television series "Baretta." Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted of murdering his wife, died Thursday, March 9, 2023, at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by family at home in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89

Italian woman who ‘got back’ stolen WWII birthday cake dies

Ian Falconer, artist who created Olivia the pig, dies at 63