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‘Extremely organized’ crew charged with stealing 470 catalytic converters across Mass., US Attorney announces

Watertown police started spray painting the words, “Property of Watertown police” onto catalytic converters in hopes of convincing thieves to choose a different victim. Pittsfield police called the rate of catalytic converter thefts in the Western Massachusetts city “astounding.”

Here's the the list of Mass. and N.H. towns where hundreds of catalytic converters were allegedly stolen

$300 million Harvard donation underscores divide between higher education's haves and have-nots

A newly announced $300 million donation to Harvard University has rekindled the long-running debate over wealth disparities in higher education, with a sliver of elite colleges holding billions in endowments while other schools struggle to get by.

Billionaire alumnus Ken Griffin gives $300m to Harvard

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Warm air continues to dominate New England but changes are on the horizon
The warm, dry spell that Greater Boston is experiencing continues for the rest of the week and into the weekend, although there will be some differences depending on your location.

Mass. under 'red flag' fire warning for second straight day

Masataka Yoshida scratched from Red Sox lineup because of tight right hamstring

Manager Alex Cora said that Yoshida will be kept out of the lineup until Friday, when the Sox open a four-game series against the Angels at Fenway Park.

Berklee College of Music to offer Taylor Swift songwriting course next semester

Fox News faces investigation over withholding evidence in Dominion case

Greater transparency sought from N.H. medical board after Globe investigation

Dan Lampariello was one of the first people to share a photo of the Marathon bombing, taken from where he was standing on Boylston Street.

Boston Marathon | Globe Magazine

The Marathon bombing changed Boston. It also changed Twitter.

The Marathon bombings helped cement Twitter’s role as an interactive town square, giving users a place to amplify public safety resources, seek out places to take shelter, and connect with loved ones after phone lines jammed.

How President Obama wrote his ‘love letter to Boston’ after the Marathon bombing
In his address at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, the president sought to put words to the city’s resilience.

Globe Magazine

26.2 tales of personal triumph from the Boston Marathon
Every year, elite runners perform stunning feats of athleticism. But some of the most inspiring moments have nothing to do with record times.

More coverage marking 10 years since the Boston Marathon bombing

Mark Wahlberg bags groceries in Quincy, two months after selling LA estate for $55 million
Wahlberg, a Dorchester native who rarely misses an opportunity to plug his hardscrabble roots, recently stopped by his old stomping grounds in Quincy, returning to a local Stop & Shop that gave his first job bagging groceries.

Since a February earnings call in which Mike Reed talked about making “significant progress” and issued an upbeat forecast for 2023, the stock dropped another 50 percent.

OPINION | Brian McGrory

Gannett’s CEO called to say ‘the cuts are behind us.’ Is that a commitment, Mike Reed?

Mike Reed, who has always acted like the sword is mightier than the pen, has said that the cuts that have come to characterize his rapidly shrinking organization are nearly over.

Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano.

Mass. House unveils state budget bill, diverging from Healey’s plans for ‘millionaires tax’ revenue

House Democratic leaders, for example, want to funnel $161 million into permanently making meals free in the state’s K-12 schools, and put another $100 million behind a new grant program for public schools to build new clean energy projects.

The Shojonator burger at Shojo, which has opened a branch in Central Square.

Ten new restaurants to visit this spring

Recently opened or coming soon, these spots offer inventive drinks, globetrotting flavors, and all the oysters you can eat.

With warmer days ahead, here’s a running list of the Boston area’s best patios

Justin Pearson arrived at the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., before marching to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday.

Expelled lawmaker Justin Pearson to return to Tennessee House

The Nashville Metropolitan Council took only a few minutes Monday to restore Jones to office. He was quickly reinstated to his House seat.

Before Justin Pearson was a Tennessee politician at the center of the national gun debate, he was a beloved Boston resident

Boston Marathon

Participants take off from the start line in Hopkinton for the 2022 Boston Marathon.

Your guide to the 2023 Boston Marathon

Street, parking, T restrictions, changes See more marathon coverage

At age 38, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has no plans to slow down anytime soon.

He’s the world’s greatest marathoner. He’s finally taking on the world’s most famous marathon.

In 2018, Desiree Linden became the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon in 33 years.

The Boston Marathon has never been easy. That’s why Des Linden keeps coming back: ‘I’ll take the tough one every time.’

As an Allston resident, Erika Kemp can train on the Boston course — or at the Chestnut Hill reservoir (above).

For Erika Kemp, running the Boston Marathon is about representation as much as competition

Opinion

Governor Maura Healey, at lectern, was surrounded by Representative Ayanna Pressley (far left), Senator Elizabeth Warren (in blue), Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll (in pink), Attorney General Andrea Campbell (in red, behind Healey), Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, April 10.

With women running the political show in Massachusetts, is it over for men?

As women hold the spotlight, the future for ambitious men is, for once, a little cloudier.

Steven Pinker and Bertha Madras

New faculty-led organization at Harvard will defend academic freedom

Ways to combat dark money in Massachusetts politics

The Afghanistan withdrawal was a shambles. Why is Biden pretending it wasn’t?

The end of the Republican Party

The Emancipator

Move over cancel culture: Gen Z is seeking its due process

A New York firm hopes a lawsuit will bring lasting change to a hostile work environment at Dos Toros, a popular Mexican-style food chain allegedly engaging in unchecked bigotry and casual use of the N-word.

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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

LOVE LETTERS

I’ve been waiting six years for my live-in boyfriend to get divorced
If we break up, I’m not sure where he’ll go since I own the house we live in and housing is so expensive.

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Some thoughts on each Celtics player as the playoffs arrive
It’s going to be a grueling postseason, and they will lose an ugly game here or there, but I believe this group will win a championship this time.

See the schedule for the Celtics’ first-round series against the Hawks

In the MBTA’s proposed $9.2 billion spending plan, transit advocates argue more funds are needed for expansion
Advocates say with a new administration in place, the transit agency should be aggressive in addressing long-term needs for its subway, train, and bus lines.

‘How did the slow zones get this bad in the first place?’ and your other MBTA related questions answered

UMass Amherst students plan protest over lack of campus housing
Students at UMass Amherst are planning a campus demonstration Thursday night to protest what they say is a lack of available housing at the school, according to organizers and a flyer for the event.

Sheraton Boston owners aim to convert part of hotel into dorm space for Northeastern

tara sullivan

The apparent Bill Belichick/Mac Jones disconnect can’t be good for business in Foxborough
The potential for things to boil over remains the biggest threat to the ongoing reset in the post-Tom Brady world.

BPS miscalculated GPAs, wrongly informing students of their exam school eligibility
New eligibility notices will go out this week after dozens who met criteria to apply for an exam school slot were told they weren't eligible and others were wrongly told they were.

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Readers recount their memories of the Boston Marathon Bombing 10 years later

Our readers share what memories have stuck with them from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. ( Produced by Olivia Yarvis/Globe Staff )

Readers share their memories of the Boston Marathon bombing 10 years later

For those living in Boston at the time of the attack, the week of the 2013 Boston Marathon is one they will never forget.

How the city of Boston will mark 10 years since the Marathon bombings

NPR quits Elon Musk’s Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label; WBUR and GBH respond
Last week, Twitter labeled NPR’s main account as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site, a label also used to identify media outlets that are controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments.

RI CRIMEChild advocate investigating death of R.I. teen in foster care allegedly given fentanyl-laced pill
Juan Pizarro of Providence has been held without bail, charged with delivering fentanyl to a juvenile female, and providing a controlled substance that resulted in the death of a minor.

BIBLIOPHILES

Morgan Talty on a shift in literary representation of Indigenous authors
Last month, Talty picked up yet another major prize for his debut story collection “Night of the Living Rez,” when he won the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Loretta Greco, artistic director of The Huntington

The Huntington’s new season to include ‘Toni Stone,’ ‘The Band’s Visit,’ and ‘Fat Ham’

Currier & Ives, "The Great Fire at Boston," 1872.

At the Athenaeum: Boston on fire then, the Athenaeum renovated now

Selin Hizli and Daisy May Cooper in "Am I Being Unreasonable?"

A bond is tested in Hulu thriller ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’

The book covers for “Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life” and “The Lioness of Boston.”

Two very different takes on Isabella Stewart Gardner

Special Projects

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Two Weeks in America

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

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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.

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A Beautiful Resistance

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Pedestrians walk through Harvard Yard in Cambridge.

Steven Pinker and Bertha Madras

New faculty-led organization at Harvard will defend academic freedom

Despite his overall reputation as a good-government type, Governor Charlie Baker, using his control of the state Republican Party, took dark-money maneuvers to new heights.

Ways to combat dark money in Massachusetts politics

Taliban security personnel stand guard along a street to remove the window tint films from the cars of the commuters at a checkpoint in Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on April 4.

The Afghanistan withdrawal was a shambles. Why is Biden pretending it wasn’t?

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz, center, holds hands with Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, Rebecca Dallet, left, ,and Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, right, at a watch party in Milwaukee, Wis., on April 4. Protasiewicz, 60, defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support from the state’s leading anti-abortion groups.

The end of the Republican Party

Do we really honor the idea of free speech?

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

The totally normal but not entirely rational fear of being duped

Metro

On Boston City Council, tempers continue to flare over redistricting

The friction began with a request for a hearing from Councilor Erin Murphy, to discuss whether the council followed the proper procedures to redraw the maps. Murphy said she was concerned about transparency in the map-making process.

Massachusetts under ‘red flag’ fire warning for second straight day

The majority of Massachusetts is under a “red flag” fire warning Wednesday as forecasters caution that dry ground conditions and gusting winds could turn a small fire into a catastrophe.

Greater transparency sought from N.H. medical board after Globe investigation

Lawmakers are mulling a bill in response to a Spotlight series that found New Hampshire has one of the least transparent medical boards in the country.

Mayor Michelle Wu rolls out $4.28 billion budget, highlighting ‘sustained investments’

See a breakdown of Mayor Michelle Wu's proposals for the upcoming fiscal year.

Sports

Franklin senior Justin Alexander has won 70 percent of his faceoffs, helping propel the fourth-ranked Panthers to an unbeaten start.

BOYS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

Elite faceoff specialists often separate the great boys’ lacrosse teams from the rest in the state

At Franklin, coach Lou Verrochi believes his starting trio of Luke Davis, Jayden Consigli, and Tyler Sacchetti form the best attack in the state, but faceoff specialist Justin Alexander is the engine that makes that offense run.

Masataka Yoshida is hitting .216/.356/.324 with a home run in 10 games.

Masataka Yoshida scratched from Red Sox lineup because of tight right hamstring

Manager Alex Cora said that Yoshida will be kept out of the lineup until Friday, when the Sox open a four-game series against the Angels at Fenway Park.

Tyler Bertuzzi has two of the Bruins' six power-play goals this month.

bruins notebook

Just in time for the playoffs, Bruins power play is showing signs of life

Since the start of April, the Bruins have cashed in on 6 of 13 power plays, a 46.2 percent clip. “I think they’re playing confidently,” said coach Jim Montgomery.

Franchy Cordero homers as Yankees edge Guardians 4-3 in series finale

The Marathon bombing changed Boston. It also changed Twitter.

Some thoughts on each Celtics player as the playoffs arrive

Business

Judge imposes sanction on Fox for withholding evidence in defamation case

The rebuke came after lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems, which is suing for defamation, revealed several instances in which Fox’s lawyers had not turned over evidence in a timely manner.

Vox Media spins off NowThis, the viral politics site, a year after buying it

The deal, just over a year after Vox Media acquired NowThis, is backed by Accelerate Change, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing civic engagement among underrepresented groups.

MIT adjunct wins prize in computing

The Marathon bombing changed Boston. It also changed Twitter.

magazine

Britain’s Geoff Smith limps through the tape to win the 1985 Marathon.

The forgotten story of how the Boston Marathon almost collapsed

I’ve been waiting six years for my live-in boyfriend to get divorced

5 habits to build a sustainable future — without breaking the bank

Pinto Beans With Bacon and Chipotle

Recipes: Make quick meals with canned beans from your cabinet

metro

Massachusetts, four other states and Washington D.C. announced a massive $462 million settlement with Juul over the company’s role in the youth vaping crisis.

Mass. to receive $41 million in multi-state settlement with Juul, AG Campbell announces

Here’s a list of the Mass. and N.H. towns where seven men allegedly stole hundreds of catalytic converters

Before Justin Pearson was a Tennessee politician at the center of the national gun debate, he was a beloved Boston resident

sports

Derrick White (left) and the Celtics were 3-0 against Trae Young and the Hawks this season.

See the schedule for the Celtics’ first-round series against the Hawks

Game 12: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes

How President Obama wrote his ‘love letter to Boston’ after the Marathon bombing

business

Dominion Voting ballot-counting machines.

Fox News faces investigation over withholding evidence in Dominion case

Taxes are due April 18. Here’s what you need to know about filing this year.

Boston Dynamics robot dog back on the beat with NYPD

politics

Both sides of Senator Ed Markey's family are Irish and hail from County Kerry and County Monaghan, respectively.

Three Massachusetts lawmakers join President Biden on trip to Ireland

The 2024 presidential campaign is ridiculous thus far. Let’s count the ways.

President Biden says he feels he’s ‘coming home’ in Ireland

Nation

Justin Pearson spoke to supporters after being reinstated to the the Tennessee House of Representatives by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in Memphis on Wednesday.

Commissioners vote unanimously to reappoint previously expelled Tenn. lawmaker

Fox News faces investigation over withholding evidence in Dominion case

Kwame Brathwaite, photographer with a lens on Black pride, dies at 85

World

President Biden met with invited guests Wednesday at Ulster University, where he spoke on how peace has created opportunities in Northern Ireland.

In Belfast, Biden marks Good Friday accord despite Irish tensions

Ukraine’s outrage grows over video seeming to show beheading

Russia: Bill to allow electronic conscription notices passes

opinion

A Chinese microchip as seen through a microscope.

Bankrolling subsidy megadeals or investing in affordable housing

Curaleaf complies with transparency in cannabis

Originalism and the Second Amendment

lifestyle

Jeremy Renner, the host and executive producer of "Rennervations," poses at the premiere of the four-part Disney+ docuseries, April 11, at the Westwood Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles.

Jeremy Renner attends premiere, months after snowplow crush

How not to stage your home: One seller left behind gun reloaders (plural!)

Lisa Ann Walter gets into South Philly’s love for her character in ‘Abbott Elementary’

food & dining

The Shojonator burger at Shojo, which has opened a branch in Central Square.

Ten new restaurants to visit this spring

Recipes: Make quick meals with canned beans from your cabinet

Recipe: Break up lasagna noodles to make this quick pasta with asparagus and lemon cream

travel

The best-tasting drinks to order on a plane

Trying to find the best food in Tucson is a fool’s errand. It’s all so good.

Why Medellín should be your next South American destination

Arts

Paul Goesch’s “Architectural composition (Triumphal arch) or Visionary design for a gateway,” c. 1920-21.

After decades in the dark, Paul Goesch’s architectural fancies are finally seeing the light of day

At the Athenaeum: Boston on fire then, the Athenaeum renovated now

Identical twins Sydnie and Haylie Jimenez pair ceramics with themes of identity

Books

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (right) and Chasten Buttigieg arrive for a state dinner at the White House in Washington last December. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)

Chasten Buttigieg’s relatable memoir reassures young adults about coming out

In Sophie Mackintosh’s ‘Cursed Bread,’ desire unleashes death and madness upon a French village

David Grann’s ‘The Wager’ looks beneath the veneer of civilization in a tale of mutiny and empire

Movies

“It’s Spring” is the opening night film of the 21st Boston International Film Festival.

Boston International Film Festival returns for 21st year

Toni Collette plays an American mom-turned-mob boss in ‘Mafia Mamma’

Coolidge Corner and Brattle theaters launch 35mm Film Fund

Television

Ali Wong and Joseph Lee in "Beef."

Making the case for more ‘Beef’

Mark Wahlberg bags groceries in Quincy, two months after selling LA estate for $55 million

A bond is tested in Hulu thriller ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’

music

Julius Eastman, Philip Glass, and Midori Takada.

Press Play: This minimalist music makes a maximal impression

Students from Boston classical musical program to be featured on ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’

A passion statement from Bikini Kill at Roadrunner

Theater/Dance

From left: Jonathan Grunert as Professor Henry Higgins, Madeline Powell as Eliza Doolittle, and John Adkison as Colonel Pickering in the national tour of "My Fair Lady."

This ‘My Fair Lady’ revival knows what time it is

Madelyn Ho performs with Paul Taylor Dance Company this weekend; on the side, she’s a Harvard MD

‘Angels in America’ is still speaking to us

globe local

Firefighters at Glades Road in Scituate where multiple homes were on fire.

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

Michael Lerner, a Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including crime bosses, CEOs, politicians, protective fathers, and the monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick in “Barton Fink,” died Saturday at age 81.

Michael Lerner, ‘Elf’ and ‘Barton Fink’ actor, dies at 81

Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102

Craig Breedlove, once the fastest man on earth, dies at 86