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Top MBTA executive, who often worked from Hawaii and other distant locales, is terminated

James “Jay” Neider often wasn’t in the state, let alone at MBTA construction sites, over the last two years, people briefed on his situation said.

Pope Francis hospitalized for treatment of lung infection, Vatican says

It immediately raised questions about Pope Francis’ overall health, and his ability to celebrate the busy Holy Week events that are due to begin this weekend with Palm Sunday.

Boston pizza shop owner accused of exploiting undocumented workers faces new charges

Stavros Papantoniadis was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on four counts of forced labor and three counts of attempted forced labor.

Trump grand jury poised to take pre-planned hiatus from case

A vote on whether or not to indict former president Donald Trump likely wouldn’t come until late April at the earliest.

Five charts that show where the housing market’s heading this spring
Sales are down. Mortgage rates are up. And it’s not getting any easier to buy around here.

Tell us: How has Boston’s housing market impacted your decision to sell or buy a house?

sports media
Reporter Mike Giardi is let go by NFL Network as part of ongoing budget cuts
The Norwood native worked at New England Cable News and NBC Sports Boston before joining the NFL Network in 2018.

Senate votes to repeal 2002 measure that approved Iraq war
ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

After another school shooting, nihilism begins to set in

Following yet another devastating school shooting, let’s take a moment to consider how the public discussion from leaders has shifted recently — without many of us even noticing.
Mass shootings seldom shift partisan policies despite outcry
THE GREAT DIVIDE

After Nashville, ‘swatting’ calls sent police to Mass. schools on false reports. ‘These kids are scared.’

The FBI estimates there are thousands of hoax cases nationwide each year. Swatting can be traumatizing, even though the threat isn’t real.
Mass. schools increasingly are becoming targets of swatting. How do we talk to kids about the issue?

2023 baseball preview
Chaim Bloom is transforming the Red Sox. What does the future hold?
The chief baseball officer is entering his fourth season amid low expectations and high scrutiny. Are the Sox still big spenders? Is the farm system getting any better? And where will his strategy take the team?

The Red Sox are finalizing their Opening Day roster. Here’s a look. Tell us: How do you think the Red Sox will do this season?

Here are the nominees for the 2023 James Beard awards

A Lynn restaurant competes on the national level, and Greek and Yunnan cuisines are in the spotlight.
christopher l. gasper

Robert Kraft should hold Bill Belichick as accountable as the coach holds his players

While the owner's disappointment over the team's performances since 2020 is genuine, there have been no real repercussions.

Understaffing a major reason why a fifth more nurses could leave the field

A new survey reports that 85 percent of nurses said the quality of health care in Massachusetts hospitals had declined over the last two years.

At Atwood’s, a few more memories to make before last call

After 16 years, the beloved neighborhood tavern and live music venue is closing.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

My new house saved my life. I decided to return the favor.

A home renovation always puts extraordinary amounts of time and money on the line. Sometimes the stakes are even higher
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

I covered Mel King as a ‘radical’ instead of a visionary ahead of his time

I believe in the power of protest, yet I presented King as a threat to the power structure. But King saw his mission as something very different.
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Supreme Court’s new target: the Americans with Disabilities Act
Christopher R. Knittel

Your electric bill shouldn’t be so high. Here’s how to fix it.
IDEAS | RAIANY ROMANNI

Want to live to 150? The world needs more humans.
Marilyn Waite

Climate financing is finally here, but will there be equity?
The Emancipator

DEI Denial is the modern day lynching

Where lynching was an arbitrary and barbaric act to terrorize Black people, modern attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion threaten the livelihoods of those challenging oppressive systems and keep us all in the dark.
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Special reports

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

Boston tech employment edges upward despite layoffs
More than 272,500 people in the area worked in technology-related jobs in 2022, an increase of 1 percent, according to a new report from the nonprofit tech industry group CompTIA.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
‘This has been devastating’: Wayland is divided over racism allegations after Black superintendent is placed on leave
A series of controversies has erupted since Omar Easy, a former NFL player and Everett school administrator, became the first Black school superintendent in Wayland a year and a half ago.

A ‘way too persistent’ man will get his own electric car charging station. Other Bostonians may not be so lucky.
In the end, it took 2½ years, 37 letters of support, the services of an architect, and the endorsement of four Boston city councilors for Matt Malloy to get what he wanted.

Is it still cheaper to fill up an EV versus a gas car? Yes, but it’s complicated.

Massive fire in New Bedford leaves two dead and five injured, officials say
The man who died was identified as Manuel Moreira, 59, who resided in a fourth floor unit in the building. The second victim, whose body was found Wednesday, was not immediately identified.

Mexican restaurants in N.H. and Mass. caught underpaying nearly 100 workers

A federal court is requiring the El Rodeo and Casa Tequila locations to pay nearly $912,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 99 workers

Waltham biotech’s vision loss drug helps slow a form of macular degeneration
Syfovre, made by Apellis Pharmaceuticals, allows patients to retain their eyesight longer.

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Recommended reads

Mel King, whose 1983 mayoral campaign ushered in a new era in Boston race relations, dies at 94

Mel King, the longtime political activist and former state representative from the South End who in 1983 became the first Black person to reach a Boston mayoral general election, died Tuesday morning in his South End home.

Lawsuit aims to overturn train whistle bans in dozens of communities in hopes of reducing tragedies
A former MBTA commuter rail engineer is one of the people asking the state’s highest court to lift whistle bans at railroad crossings across Massachusetts and require horns be sounded to prevent future deaths.

Spotlight Follow-up
The last words of Aaron Hernandez: Imprisoned Patriots star showed no hints of suicide in final phone calls
Hernandez seemed upbeat and optimistic, while making ominous references to concussions and a dangerous prison drug.

With Elizabeth Warren running again, where does that leave the state’s ambitious young politicians?
The question facing today’s younger and ambitious members of Congress, including Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Jake Auchincloss, Seth Moulton, and Lori Trahan, is just how long they want to wait to rise through the ranks.

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Culture & Lifestyle

These artists are putting on a benefit to give trans youth a chance to be heard — literally

In ‘Middleton Heights,’ a Filipino American story of assimilation across generations

As Little Red Ridinghood, Gloucester’s Katy Geraghty is living her own fairy tale

Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms Society hosts a British Invasion at Faneuil

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Welcome Back to Boston

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

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JOAN VENNOCHI

I covered Mel King as a ‘radical’ instead of a visionary ahead of his time
Christopher R. Knittel

Your electric bill shouldn’t be so high. Here’s how to fix it.
Marilyn Waite

Climate financing is finally here, but will there be equity?
NEWSLETTER

Woke is easy to define. It’s harder to fight.
EDITORIAL

Trump acolytes in Congress willing to trample rule of law
IDEAS | RAIANY ROMANNI

Want to live to 150? The world needs more humans.

Metro

YVONNE ABRAHAM

God and guns

Tennessee has laws so lax that almost anybody with a heartbeat can get weapons.

Top MBTA executive, who often worked from Hawaii and other distant locales, is terminated

James “Jay” Neider often wasn’t in the state, let alone at MBTA construction sites, over the last two years, people briefed on his situation said.

State renews charter of Malden school often found at center of controversy

Critics for years have alleged the school culture at Mystic Valley Regional is racist, intolerant, and harmful to students, and among the 18 charters up that were up for renewal, it was the only one that drew opposition against it.

New Hampshire court dismisses latest Pamela Smart petition

New Hampshire’s highest court on Wednesday turned away the latest attempt to get a sentence reduction for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage lover to have her husband killed in 1990.

Sports

BOYS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

At BC High, the Brothers Rice — Brody and Marshall — expect to follow the example of their older brother, Carter, and play key roles for the Eagles

"We’re going to rely on that whole family to do a lot this year,” said BC High lacrosse coach Marcus Craigwell, noting the expected impact of senior Brody Rice and junior Marshall Rice.
EMASS BOYS' LACROSSE

EMass boys’ lacrosse: Two-time All-American Jimmy Ayers of St. John’s Prep headlines Players to Watch

The Johns Hopkins-bound senior totaled 55 goals and 29 assists while leading the Eagles to a second straight Division 1 title last season.
patriots

Bill Belichick clarifies his remark about ‘the last 25 years’

The Patriots coach also said he is not focused on breaking Don Shula's NFL record for career coaching wins.
celtics

With six games to go, here are seven thoughts on the Celtics
christopher l. gasper

Robert Kraft should hold Bill Belichick as accountable as the coach holds his players
peter abraham | on baseball

The Red Sox have a road map this year, but no one knows where it will lead

Business

Senate panel finds that Credit Suisse helped ultra-rich Americans dodge taxes

The Finance Committee’s findings, the result of a two-year investigation, “underscores that these tax cheats often hide their assets with the willing assistance of bankers at foreign financial institutions.”

Waltham biotech’s vision loss drug helps slow a form of macular degeneration

Syfovre, made by Apellis Pharmaceuticals, allows patients to retain their eyesight longer.

GOP lawmakers accuse Fed of being lax before bank failure

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz spars with Bernie Sanders over Starbucks union tactics
magazine
MISS CONDUCT

If I’m in town visiting one friend and don’t tell the other, I feel traitorous
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 27-April 2
PERSPECTIVE

I want to yell at a kids' coach but I can't. So what can I do?
COOKING

A make-ahead baked omelet for a no-fuss Easter menu

metro

Mass. schools increasingly are becoming targets of swatting. How do we talk to kids about the issue?

House Education Committee members say R.I. bills would harm LGBTQ students

Massive fire in New Bedford leaves two dead and five injured, officials say

sports

Rob DiLoreto resigns after three seasons as football coach at Everett High, his alma mater

The 2022-23 Bruins have tied the franchise record for wins. Which mark will they conquer next?

The Red Sox are finalizing their Opening Day roster. Here’s a look.

business

Mexican restaurants in N.H. and Mass. caught underpaying nearly 100 workers

Boston tech employment edges upward despite layoffs

Somerville-based Bluebird Bio expects delay on FDA sickle cell drug application

politics

Republicans face setbacks in push to tighten voting laws on college campuses

After another school shooting, nihilism begins to set in

Trump grand jury poised to take pre-planned hiatus from case

Nation

GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky

Nashville shooter warned friend of ‘something bad’ in Instagram message

Senate votes to repeal decades-old authorizations for Iraq, Gulf wars

World

Russia stops sharing missile test info with US, opens drills

Pope Francis hospitalized for treatment of lung infection, Vatican says

Netanyahu and Biden exchange frosty words over legal overhaul

opinion

To survive a day at school

We can boost diversity without pitting teachers against one another

Republicans retreating from Trump? Now that’s fake news.

lifestyle

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial is underway. Here’s what to know.

How to talk to kids about gun violence

Argentine dance troupe Malevo brings saucy exuberance, drill-like precision to Berklee Performance Center

food & dining

Here are the nominees for the 2023 James Beard awards

Chowder in a pouch wins Seafood Excellence Award

Local importer is bringing Turkish foods to the Boston area

travel

Celebrity chef David Burke adds more whimsy to Rhody’s famed ‘Hobbit House’ property

‘He guided me from heaven.’ A Rockport man retraces his grandfather’s path through WWI France.

This Curacao resort is redefining ‘all-inclusive’

Arts

Gawking at the weird and the wild at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery

Tillie Walden will be Vermont’s fifth — and youngest — ‘cartoonist laureate’

‘Visionary Boston’ celebrates undersung trio

Books

The two sides of author Jessica Olien

Loss, feminism, snail metempsychosis, death: the best of Margaret Atwood in ‘Old Babes in the Wood’

In ‘Dust Child,’ Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai uses a silken touch in a tale of those left behind after the occupation of Vietnam

Movies

‘A Thousand and One’: a family drama unspools across a changing city

A.V. Rockwell wants to move people with her Sundance winner ‘A Thousand and One’

Dungeons and Dragons meets the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist: Take your adventurers on a module through Boston

Television

Breezy ‘Daisy Jones’ falls squarely in the stream zone

A look back at the fantasy — and humanity — of ‘Scrubs’

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial is underway. Here’s what to know.

music

These artists are putting on a benefit to give trans youth a chance to be heard — literally

At Atwood’s, a few more memories to make before last call

Morgan James comes to town with a fresh spin on the R&B she’s always loved

Theater/Dance

In ‘Middleton Heights,’ a Filipino American story of assimilation across generations

As Little Red Ridinghood, Gloucester’s Katy Geraghty is living her own fairy tale

In Lynn Nottage’s ‘Clyde’s,’ comedy is on the menu at a hard-luck cafe

globe local

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Autism Alliance is teaching restaurants and other places how to accommodate families with special needs children

Obituaries

Emily Fisher Landau, theft victim turned art patron, dies at 102

British comedian and TV star Paul O’Grady dies at 67

Mel King, whose 1983 mayoral campaign ushered in a new era in Boston race relations, dies at 94