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A tiny street in Dorchester is a magnet for street violence. Police say one house is the source of so much trouble.

A teal-colored triple decker at 10 Helen St. has served as a hive of gang activity, raided by police at least three times in as many years, and has been shot at multiple times amid conflicts between rival street crews, including one group that calls the triple decker home, police records and court documents show.

Late-winter storm is expected to bring a mix of rain, snow, and high winds beginning Monday night

Forecasters have “increased confidence” that parts of the state face the potential for between six to 12 inches of snow and strong winds during the storm, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist.

Bruins 3, Red Wings 2

Garnet Hathaway scores winner as Bruins trip Red Wings
The two teams will meet again on Sunday afternoon, this time in Detroit.

‘This hit like a ton of bricks’: Troubles at Silicon Valley Bank ripple across Boston tech scene

Startups and investors who depended on SVB face the reality that their accounts are frozen after the California-based bank, a key player in the tech economy, was seized by regulators.

SVB fallout spreads around the world as UK firms plea for help

Families of Mass. residents killed by police rally to demand end to qualified immunity
The families of several people killed by police were joined at a protest by the founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to demand that legislators end qualified immunity in Massachusetts.

Tweet by UK soccer hero Gary Lineker on asylum seekers kicks up a huge culture war and BBC boycott
Gary Lineker, a soccer commentator in Britain and a former star player, criticized a government decision on asylum seekers, setting off a controversy.

Maine college goes into lockdown after shot fired on campus

The campus of Colby College, a liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine, was put on lockdown early Saturday morning after a shot was fired in a student housing complex during what one student called a massive annual party.

Stewart Landers at his East Boston home. The pioneering AIDS activist, who himself was diagnosed with HIV in 1985, when most died shortly after diagnosis, takes on a new public health battle, as his life once again hangs in the balance. Landers has a rare cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, which is becoming more common in the US and is much more lethal than melanoma.

A deadly cancer you probably haven’t heard of is becoming more common. But a pioneering HIV activist is hoping to change that.

Merkel cell carcinoma is about five times more lethal than the better-known skin cancer, melanoma.

With a divided Boston City Council, Mayor Michelle Wu often gets her way
Whether due to councilors' internal divisions or the mayor's broad legal power and political savvy, Michelle Wu has prevailed in disagreements with the legislative body.

Christopher L. Gasper

New NCAA boss Charlie Baker taking his first small steps in solving the big issues facing college sports
“College sports is obviously going through a challenging period here with all kinds of things pushing and pulling on it, and I would like to think that you know I can solve some of those problems,” said Charlie Baker, who played college basketball at Harvard. “We’ll see.”

With her 87th World Cup win, Mikaela Shiffrin stands alone.

John Powers | On Skiing

The incomparable Mikaela Shiffrin has a solid case for greatest skier ever, male or female

With her 87th World Cup victory, she eclipsed the mark of the great Ingemar Stenmark, who himself has stated, “She’s much better than I was."

Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup record with 87th career win, surpassing Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark

Viola Davis (left) with director Gina Prince-Bythewood on the set of “The Woman King.”

Where do Black women in film go from here?

Were Black women surprised that “The Woman King” and “Till” weren’t nominated for best picture for this year’s Academy Awards? No, the advancement of Black women in film hasn’t proven to be a priority for Hollywood’s most prestigious award-giving body.

In this Feb. 4, 2019, file photo, an Oscar statue appears at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif.

2023 Oscars: Who will win, who should win, and who shouldn’t be here

Will "Everything Everywhere All at Once" win ... almost everything?

Chris Sale got eight swings and misses against the Twins on Saturday, across all three of his pitches — four-seamer, slider, and changeup.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Another promising afternoon for Chris Sale against the Twins

It was a building-block day,” Sale said after his second Grapefruit League outing. “We’ve got more work to do but it was a step in the right direction."

Peter Abraham: There’s a world of interest in this year’s World Baseball Classic

How much would the Patriots pay to keep Jakobi Meyers?

Your Patriots free agency primer: Who could walk, what they need, and players to know

The Patriots need a receiver and a tackle. They've got 16 free agents — including Jakobi Meyers and Damien Harris — who could walk. Our reporters offer their insight and analysis as things begin to heat up.

Patriots safety Devin McCourty announces his retirement after 13 seasons

Lamar Jackson, who is representing himself, is free to find a deal elsewhere, but the Ravens will be able to match it, if they choose.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Going deep inside the Ravens’ complicated negotiations with Lamar Jackson

The Ravens are risking losing their franchise quarterback without having a valid backup plan, and getting two first-round picks in return is a pittance for losing a player such as Jackson.

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.

Boston’s police watchdog should be doing more

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

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

Fox News and Tucker Carlson’s big lies

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

Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár in director Todd Field's Tár.

The Emancipator

We need to talk about Tár’s racist ending

In a time of rising anti-Asian hate, Tár, starring Cate Blanchett as a world-famous conductor, carelessly relies on Asian stereotypes to portray its White protagonist’s fall from grace.

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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

Postal service officers $50,000 reward in search for man who allegedly robbed letter carrier in Randolph

The robbery happened around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday on Canton Street while the letter carrier was working, USPIS officials said.

Woman threatens MBTA bus driver and spits in his face after being asked to pay fare

No arrest was made, according to Transit Police.

Michael Gruenbaum, Holocaust survivor who wrote about boyhood in a Nazi concentration camp, dies at 92
Mr. Gruenbaum called "Somewhere There is Still a Sun," his Holocaust memoir, "a juxtaposition of horror and childhood innocence."

America East final: Vermont 72, UMass Lowell 59

Vermont dashes UMass Lowell’s hopes of a spot in NCAA men’s basketball tournament
Vermont captured its second straight America East title, earning another automatic invitation into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

It was a week when Republicans and Democrats did battle — within their own parties

For decades, not a week has gone by where America’s two political parties haven’t sniped at one another. But this week, the fighting went to another level with intense battles within the parties themselves.

Ron DeSantis dips a toe in Iowa, with Trump in his sights

Fifth man is sentenced in gang rape of teenage girl in Providence

Providence detectives used a video on Facebook to help identify Malcom Baptista, 21, as one of eight men involved in sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a house party in 2019.

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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.

After T slowdown, more questions about track safety
The MBTA ordered speed restrictions on subway lines after managers realized they could not say whether corrective actions were taken following a safety inspection of train tracks conducted in February.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Rooms with a view: one of many abandoned farmhouses in the Le Marche region in Central Italy.

IDEAS | ERIC BEALL

Beautiful ruins: What about those 1 euro houses in Italy?

Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit has revealed how little weight factuality carries at Fox.

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

Elder Sharon Hammond prayed 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

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

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

Postal service officers $50,000 reward in search for man who allegedly robbed letter carrier in Randolph

The robbery happened around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday on Canton Street while the letter carrier was working, USPIS officials said.

Families of Mass. residents killed by police rally to demand end to qualified immunity

The families of several people killed by police were joined at a protest by the founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to demand that legislators end qualified immunity in Massachusetts.

Colby College goes into lockdown after shot fired on campus

Colby College said no students were hurt during an altercation that involved a firearm being discharged at the Alfond Senior Apartments on the campus in Waterville, Maine.

Michael Gruenbaum, Holocaust survivor who wrote about boyhood in a Nazi concentration camp, dies at 92

Mr. Gruenbaum called "Somewhere There is Still a Sun," his Holocaust memoir, "a juxtaposition of horror and childhood innocence."

Sports

After winning the Hockey East tournament earlier this month, Gwyneth Philips and Northeastern are two wins away from hoisting another trophy.

ncaa women's hockey quarterfinals | northeastern 4, yale 1

Northeastern women’s hockey, backed by scoring depth, beats Yale to reach third straight Frozen Four

Using four different goal scorers and a 38 save performance by goalie Gwyneth Philips, the fifth-ranked Huskies dispatched the No. 4 Bulldogs.

Chris Sale got eight swings and misses against the Twins on Saturday, across all three of his pitches — four-seamer, slider, and changeup.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Another promising afternoon for Chris Sale against the Twins

It was a building-block day,” Sale said after his second Grapefruit League outing. “We’ve got more work to do but it was a step in the right direction."

Chris Sale hasn't allowed a run or a walk in five scoreless Grapefruit League innings.

SPRING TRAINING REPORT

Saturday’s spring training report: Chris Sale, Kenley Jansen look good

It was a second straight exhibition loss, this one to the crosstown Twins, but Sale struck out five in three scoreless innings.

Bruins 3, Red Wings 2

Garnet Hathaway scores winner as Bruins trip Red Wings

America East final: Vermont 72, UMass Lowell 59

Vermont dashes UMass Lowell’s hopes of a spot in NCAA men’s basketball tournament

In retirement, Devin McCourty can finally make time for himself

Business

Gas prices surge in New Jersey, around nation

The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.47, up eight cents from last week. Drivers were paying $4.31 a gallon on average a year ago at this time.

SVB fallout spreads around the world as UK firms plea for help

SBV’s UK unit is set to be declared insolvent, has already ceased trading and is no longer taking new customers.

China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy

SVB China venture says operations have been stable, independent

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

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

An illustration of the Oscar statuette lying on a therapist's couch with a male therapist, with glasses, a balding head, and a black moustache, sitting on a chair behind the statuette's right shoulder taking notes. The illustration is on a white background and the color palette for the drawing is gold, a dark red, and black.

After a bruising 2022 ceremony, Oscar could use some advice

Front view Oscar award statue isolated on white background. 3D illustration. The base of the statue has been altered to say "Consolation Prize."

Why I reserve special, ornery ire for the ‘we owe you’ Oscar nomination

metro

Stewart Landers at his East Boston home. The pioneering AIDS activist, who himself was diagnosed with HIV in 1985, when most died shortly after diagnosis, takes on a new public health battle, as his life once again hangs in the balance. Landers has a rare cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, which is becoming more common in the US and is much more lethal than melanoma.

A deadly cancer you probably haven’t heard of is becoming more common. But a pioneering HIV activist is hoping to change that.

Late-winter storm is expected to bring a mix of rain, snow, and high winds beginning Monday night

With a divided Boston City Council, Mayor Michelle Wu often gets her way

sports

Charlie Baker (right), the new president of the NCAA, sits courtside with SEC commissioner Greg Sankey during a men's basketball game this past week.

New NCAA boss Charlie Baker taking his first small steps in solving the big issues facing college sports

Bud Grant, stoic coach of powerful Vikings teams, dies at 95

The incomparable Mikaela Shiffrin has a solid case for greatest skier ever, male or female

business

Employers added 311,000 workers in February 2023, which was more than expected and a sign that the pace of hiring has cooled little.

The strong job market is becoming its own worst enemy

Fane Tower developer scraps plans for what would have been Providence’s tallest skyscraper

Silicon Valley Bank seized by FDIC as depositors pull cash

politics

The dome of the U.S. Capitol building on June 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

It was a week when Republicans and Democrats did battle — within their own parties

Ron DeSantis dips a toe in Iowa, with Trump in his sights

Michael Cohen, former Trump lawyer, to testify before grand jury next week, sources say

Nation

The Miller Library at Colby College, in Waterville, Maine, Oct. 7, 2021. The campus of this liberal arts college in Maine was put on lockdown early on March 11.

Maine college goes into lockdown after shot fired on campus

Storm breaches California river’s levee, hundreds evacuate

House votes unanimously to declassify US intelligence on COVID origins

World

Soccer broadcaster Gary Lineker.

Tweet by UK soccer hero Gary Lineker on asylum seekers kicks up a huge culture war and BBC boycott

Farmers, environmental activists hold demos in The Hague

UK: Russian advance in Bakhmut could come with heavy losses

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

Governor needs to make welfare of those in jail her concern, too

Contrasting views of rent control from two small landlords

lifestyle

She never left her husband

The envelope (or e-mail), please: How to brace for college admissions season

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

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 in ‘Hear Me Now’

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

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. joins Boston-based cybersecurity company’s board of directors

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

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

Television

Harrison Ford in "Shrinking."

Can-do attitude prevails, as ‘Shrinking’ earns a second season

8 of the most memorable fictional TV music makers

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

music

On Thursday night in Symphony Hall, (from left to right) conductor Thomas Wilkins, guest artist Earl Howard, composer Anthony Davis, and clarinet soloist Anthony McGill took a bow after the BSO's performance of Davis's work "You Have the Right to Remain Silent."

A clarinet’s right to remain silent, and to speak out

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

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

Clare Fortune-Lad plays with her son Benton, 3, in their Billerica home.

‘Remember that time when there was nowhere else we needed to be?’

The Argument: Should Massachusetts provide rental assistance for all who qualify?

Police help the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Obituaries

Michael Gruenbaum lived in Brookline.

Michael Gruenbaum, Holocaust survivor who wrote about boyhood in a Nazi concentration camp, dies at 92

Eugene Kohn, architect of skyscraping ambitions, dies at 92

Jean Faut, star pitcher in women’s baseball league, dies at 98