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Over 66,000 without power in Mass. as storm brings heavy snow, strong winds, rain to New England

Some parts of Western Massachusetts had already gotten more than a foot or more of snow Tuesday morning, while New Hampshire State Police reported more than 120 crashes and vehicles off the road amid the storm.
Snow Totals

In Western Mass., 18-28 inches of snow reported. See totals for New England.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Boston should be prepared for the unexpected with a storm this powerful

Photos: Snowstorm buries towns around Massachusetts

Mobile sports betting gets off to a rousing start in Massachusetts

Since mobile betting began Friday, more than 400,000 unique accounts were created and more than 8.1 million transactions were made.

‘It’s hard to turn down Las Vegas’: Jakobi Meyers, the Patriots’ leading receiver, is signing with Raiders

After catching passes from Tom Brady, Cam Newton, and Mac Jones, Meyers will now be a target for former Patriots QB Jimmy Garoppolo.
More NFL free agency live updates

Devin McCourty puts up 37 billboards across Massachusetts thanking Patriots fans

McCourty, who announced his retirement Friday, is expressing his gratitude for the support over his 13-year career.
Tara Sullivan: Making the case for Devin McCourty as a Hall of Famer

10 Irish pubs to eat at this St. Patrick’s Day

Where to get your fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, and more.
A guide to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day if you don’t drink

Massachusetts providers brace for Texas antiabortion ruling, a threat ‘knocking at our front door’

The judge’s ruling, and the FDA’s response, will largely dictate what the suit might mean for Massachusetts, and there are a variety of possible outcomes.

Charts: Four charts that show what’s at stake in the lawsuit targeting medication abortion

Boston formally drops vaccine mandate for some first responders unions

More than a year after Mayor Michelle Wu’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate sparked outrage among some public safety workers, Wu’s administration has agreed to drop the policy for two first responders unions.

Larry Edelman
Banks will be OK. Inflation is still a nasty problem.
The government’s consumer price index report for February showed costs for many goods and services still climbing at a pace that is too fast for comfort — ours and the Federal Reserve’s.

Justice Department has reportedly opened an investigation into SVB collapse

Elizabeth Warren wrote a scathing letter to Silicon Valley Bank’s CEO. Read it here.

THE FINE PRINT

After SVB’s collapse, here’s what you need to know about banking

Russian fighter jet hits American drone over Black Sea, US says

Man chased by turkey in Dorchester after trying to shoo it from road. ‘It just started going at him.’

Boston Police Department fires anti-vax sergeant and two officers connected to Jan. 6

Resident doctor in Western Mass. charged with child pornography possession

New Boston program to offer free postpartum support to parents

A new initiative announced by Mayor Michelle Wu’s office will offer free postpartum education and support to 32 women in the Boston area who have recently given birth or are expecting to give birth soon.

Suspect shot 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence in Mattapan, fled in just over a minute, prosecutors say

Csean Alexander Skerritt, 34, the alleged shooter of 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence, pleaded not guilty in Suffolk Superior Court. Lawrence’s family sat in the front row of the courtroom during the proceedings.

Beachfront home collapses into the ocean in Outer Banks, N.C. town

An oceanfront home collapsed into the ocean Monday in the Outer Banks community of Rodanthe, N.C., the fourth seaside home in the small barrier island town in the past year to fall victim to coastal erosion.
Opinion
Peter Schiff

The Silicon Valley Bank collapse wasn’t unique, it was just first

There is no easy way out of the stimulus trap.
LETTERS

A shock to the banking system
NEWSLETTER

Charlestown is too isolated
LETTERS

Readers throw cloak over bid to make daylight saving time year-round
RENÉE GRAHAM

Mike Pence, a profile in cowardice
The Emancipator

Who’s going to check them?

Racial equity audits, when done right, can provide the knowledge and data for organizations to make real improvements in racial equity.
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Boy, 14, killed, woman critically injured in overnight shooting in Brockton
A 14-year-old boy was killed and a 39-year-old woman was critically injured in an overnight shooting in Brockton, authorities said.

Dr. Fauci comes to the aid of two women in need of medical assistance at D.C. gala. He’s ‘the real deal.’
“It was an eventful evening for medical emergencies,” Anthony Fauci said of the Gridiron Dinner on Saturday in Washington, D.C.

GETTING SALTY | KARA BASKIN
Prezza manager-server Joe Buccieri never says no
"If I can make it and the kitchen can make it, we’re doing it."

South Shore, Dedham Savings banks to merge, but keep their respective brands
While they technically will combine under 1831 Bancorp, the intent is for this deal to be a merger of equals that gives both banks more resources to expand their digital services and improve their buying power.

EPA proposes rules to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
For the first time, the federal government will require utilities to remove from drinking water two toxic chemicals found in everything from waterproof clothing to dental floss and even toilet paper.

Conn. woman is first non-Vermonter granted assisted suicide right
A 75-year-old from Bridgeport, Conn., reached a settlement with the state of Vermont that will allow her to be the first non-resident to take advantage of its decade-old law that allows people who are terminally ill to end their own lives.

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As food aid program winds down, another piece of the COVID-era safety net gets snipped away

People who've received expanded food benefits for the past three years face the program's end, even as food prices remain sky-high.

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Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need
Health insurance companies have rejected medical claims for as long as they’ve been around. But a STAT investigation found artificial intelligence is now driving denials to new heights.

Waltham paid $17.4m for historic farmland. Now the city is placing a longtime community farm at risk, advocates say.
“I believe the citizens of Waltham should also have a chance to use this farm,” Mayor Jeannette McCarthy told city councilors at a recent meeting.

Telehealth at a crossroads: When does it work best? What should it cost?
The future of remote medical care remains unclear as patients flock back to the office, the rules shift once again, and insurers start to curtail their payments.

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This week’s TV: The warm return of ‘Ted Lasso,’ Bob Odenkirk’s new dramedy, and an Elvis cartoon

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

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Boston with trad, a 5K, and plenty of Irish cheer

Movie starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck to film at Bova’s Bakery in the North End

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Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

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A Beautiful Resistance

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

Mike Pence, a profile in cowardice
LETTERS

A shock to the banking system
NEWSLETTER

Charlestown is too isolated
LETTERS

Readers throw cloak over bid to make daylight saving time year-round
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What if companies could read your mind? Neurotechnology is coming, and your cognitive liberty is at stake.
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Crazy rich autocracies: What are they doing better than democracies?

Metro

Over 66,000 without power in Mass. as storm brings heavy snow, strong winds, rain to New England

Some parts of Western Massachusetts had already gotten more than a foot or more of snow Tuesday morning, while New Hampshire State Police reported more than 120 crashes and vehicles off the road amid the storm.
RI POLITICS

R.I. to disband Equity Council that guided the state’s response to COVID-19

Dr. Luis Daniel Muñoz, an Equity Council member, calls the decision “misguided and a disservice to the people of Rhode Island.”

In audit push, DiZoglio getting no response from Legislature so far

Legislative leaders, with whom DiZoglio publicly clashed as a member of both the House and Senate, last week either ignored or mostly brushed aside the auditor’s announcement that her office intends to scrutinize the operations of the Legislature.

Boston Police Department fires anti-vax sergeant, two officers who made Jan. 6 posts

The police department confirmed Monday night that Sergeant Shana Cottone and Officer Joseph Abasciano had been terminated.

Sports

Figure skating

WADA eyes verdict this year in teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva’s Olympic doping case

Valieva’s positive test for a banned heart medication was revealed at the Beijing Olympics.
MIAA GOLF COMMITTEE

MIAA golf committee studying methods to modernize scoring of tournaments

The committee is seeking to transition to online scoring, tentatively targeting the Fall 2024 season.
NFL

Jets reportedly working to acquire WR Allen Lazard; a potential precursor to deal for Aaron Rodgers?

Could Lazard and Rodgers be headed to New York as part of a package combo?
LIVE UPDATES

NFL free agency: Allen Lazard reportedly set to sign with Jets, Aaron Rodgers reveal set for Wednesday?
patriots

Devin McCourty puts up 37 billboards across Massachusetts thanking Patriots fans
tara sullivan

Making the case for Devin McCourty as a Hall of Famer

Business

Larry Edelman

Banks will be OK. Inflation is still a nasty problem.

The government’s consumer price index report for February showed costs for many goods and services still climbing at a pace that is too fast for comfort — ours and the Federal Reserve’s.

Meta to lay off another 10,000 workers

The owner of Facebook and Instagram said Tuesday that it plans to cut roughly 13 percent of its workforce, the latest move to hew to what the company’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has called a “year of efficiency.”

Emerson Hospital president takes charge at Mass. Health & Hospital Association

US said to begin probe of Silicon Valley Bank collapse
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PERSPECTIVE

There’s an easy way to retrain the nasty internal voice telling you you’re not good enough

Dinner with Cupid

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

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, March 13-19
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30 of the best dance, theater, book, art, and classical music events

metro

New Boston program to offer free postpartum support to parents

Boston formally drops vaccine mandate for some first responders unions

Sixty years after JFK, another US president is going to Ireland

sports

Mobile sports betting gets off to a rousing start in Massachusetts

‘It’s hard to turn down Las Vegas’: Jakobi Meyers, the Patriots’ leading receiver, is signing with Raiders

Tuesday’s spring training report: A strong outing for Nick Pivetta

business

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector

Waltham distributor Slade Gorton sold

Mobile sports betting gets off to a rousing start in Massachusetts

politics

Biden issues order to strengthen gun background checks

Justice Department has reportedly opened an investigation into Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Elizabeth Warren wrote a scathing letter to Silicon Valley Bank’s CEO. Read it here.

Nation

Lindsay Lohan announces pregnancy in Instagram post

In the gun law fights of 2023, a need for experts on the weapons of 1791

Pythons, invasive and hungry, are making their way north in Florida

World

Flood of Russians alters life for countries that took them in

Russian fighter jet hits American drone over Black Sea, US says

Russian missile hits Ukrainian apartment building, killing 1

opinion

Who’s going to check them?

The self-deceived deceivers of war

Locking in tuition at state universities needs to offer affordability, not just predictability

lifestyle

March Madness is for all levels of basketball enthusiasts

The warm return of ‘Ted Lasso’

How do we explain her past in pornography?

food & dining

10 Irish pubs to eat at this St. Patrick’s Day

A new strawberry just dropped

One reader, many kitchen tips

travel

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

Heads in the cloud: ‘Spatial Disclosures’ considers shared consciousness

Peeking behind the scenes of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’

At the MFA, enslaved Black potters’ work brings lives into the light in ‘Hear Me Now’

Books

Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel laureate and critic of postwar Japan, dies at 88

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

Movies

Peeking behind the scenes of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’

How long does a woman get to enjoy her so-called prime? A year? A week? A single golden hour?

At glitzy Oscar parties: Casey Affleck’s about to start filming in Boston; Kraft still hoping Brady will retire a Patriot

Television

Now that ‘The Bear’ is a hit, expect a bit more in season 2

How long does a woman get to enjoy her so-called prime? A year? A week? A single golden hour?

The warm return of ‘Ted Lasso’

music

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

Rebecca Bradshaw named artistic director at Gloucester Stage

Bill T. Jones’s ‘Curriculum II’ puts us to the test

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

globe local

High Street will be shut down as bridge is replaced, dam demolished

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

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

Obituaries

Joe Pepitone, rowdy star when the Yankees faded, dies at 82

Patricia Schroeder, congresswoman who wielded barbed wit, dies at 82

Dick Fosbury, who reinvented high jumping with his ‘Fosbury Flop,’ dies at 76