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Proceeding carefully, and creatively, to get workers back to the office

A growing number of managers want butts in seats more often, citing the connections, collaborations, and innovations that in-person work can bring.

Cavan Lamontagne worked in his cubicle at Bay State Financial on Thursday. Some employees in the office are pushing back against an initial plan to be in the office 5 days a week.

Newton schools remain closed as striking educators walk picket lines at schools Monday morning

The union is also pressing forward with its strike despite a Middlesex Superior Court order to return to work and end their work stoppage.

More than 20 lost skiers and snowboarders rescued from backcountry in Killington, Vt.
A dozen emergency responders from Killington Search and Rescue hiked, snowshoed, and skied uphill about 5 miles to rescue the lost group and bring them to safety.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Warm-up on the way for Southern New England, but still a chance for snow on Tuesday
Winter precipitation is possible Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. But this week's high temperatures will be mild for late January, with readings in the 30s and 40s.

A thaw is in store for the week ahead

Wilbraham officer, suspect in stable condition after hours-long overnight standoff Saturday night

As a new year begins, here’s how you can save money on prescription drugs

The New Hampshire Primary

Republican presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke at a campaign event at the Monadnock Center for History & Culture in Peterborough, N.H., Saturday.

James Pindell | ANALYSIS

Haley hopes to pull off a McCain-like upset in N.H. Here, by the numbers, is why it’s not happening.

Nearly 24 years ago, a town hall in Peterborough was the sign that then-Senator John McCain’s momentum was building.

‘It’s a stress test.’ The effort to write in Biden in New Hampshire may be the strangest primary campaign in history.

Will the race for the GOP nomination end in New Hampshire?

DeSantis suspends his campaign for president and endorses Trump

With DeSantis out, Suffolk/Globe tracking poll shows Trump continues to lead Nikki Haley in N.H. primary

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

With Sean McDermott as coach and Josh Allen at quarterback, playoff failures define Bills
Four straight AFC East titles for Buffalo have only led to postseason misery. The Chiefs eliminated the Bills for the third time in four years.

More competition for Bill Belichick, as Houston offensive coordinator interviews for Falcons head coaching job

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘Masters of the Air’ takes off, Nicole Kidman is one of the ‘Expats,’ and an ‘SNL’ movie is on the way
As “Saturday Night Live” heads toward its 50th anniversary, there is a behind-the-scenes movie in the works about the making of the comedy show’s first broadcast in 1975.

Even in decay, it is possible to see that the building was once handsome. The Bells, formerly part of The Reef, has fallen into disrepair and will be demolished. The stable building and tower are all that’s left of the mansion that once stood in Brenton Point State Park in Newport, R.I.

End of an era in Newport, R.I., as The Bells is set to be demolished

The ruins of the Gilded Age estate have inspired imaginations, explorations, and plenty of graffiti artists.

Scientists Brennan Phillips, center, and Kaitlyn Becker, with the support of Dave Casagrande, left, assemble the RAD2 (Rotary Actuated Dodecahedron) Sampler, which is integrated on one of ROV's manipulator arms, on Aug. 11, 2021, on the research vessel Falkor, before the ship departs San Diego, Calif.

It can take decades to determine if a new deep sea species has been discovered. New tech could cut that down to a year.

URI Professor Brennan Phillips is the principal investigator on a research project that has shown how it’s possible, using new technology that can preserve tissue, and high-resolution 3D imaging.

The Summer Olympics will be held in Paris this summer, from July 26-Aug. 11.

The hope for this year’s Paris Olympics is for a festive gathering amid a turbulent world

Wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the rise of dictatorships around the planet will serve as the backdrop to the XXXIIIrd Olympiad.

Opinion

Students in the universal pre-K classroom looked at their teacher as they talked about making a snowman at the Nurtury center in Roxbury on Feb. 7, 2023.

Massachusetts has the nation’s highest child-care costs. If you can find a spot, that is.

Grant program would be adjusted to focus on Gateway City 4-year-olds.

IDEAS | Daryln Brewer Hoffstot

As my dog grows old, so do I

Sharing his Alzheimer’s diagnosis and getting much in return

A pandemic mea culpa from Francis Collins

IDEAS | Reiko Hillyer

Healey’s plan for clemency is courageous, but it once would have been unremarkable

2024 election illo

The Stump: Audio dispatches from James Pindell on the campaign trail

Listen to the latest updates from Globe political reporter James Pindell as he outlines what to watch as presidential contenders enter the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.

More recent News

CELTICS 116, ROCKETS 107

Kristaps Porzingis takes turn as go-to guy as Celtics fend off hard-charging Houston
With Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both struggling from the field, Porzingis led the way with 32 points to power Boston to victory at the Rockets.

Craig Breslow reflects on Red Sox progress amid slow offseason
Breslow revealed this week that building a playoff contender was going to be a more deliberate process than the Red Sox led fans to believe in October, but there were some positive developments to touch on.

Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat says it won’t recognize Israel without a path to a Palestinian state
The dispute over Gaza's future — coming as the war still rages with no end in sight — pits the United States and its Arab allies against Israel and poses a major obstacle to any plans for postwar governance or reconstruction in Gaza.

Days after sentence, community marks three years since killing of Henry Tapia

Tapia, who was Black and Latino, died on Jan. 19, 2021, after being run over by a white man, Dean Kapsalis, who allegedly yelled a racial slur before running over him with his pickup truck.

Dorchester woman, 19, charged with punching, stomping on sister after night of drinking in Boston

A 19-year-old Dorchester woman who allegedly punched her sister and stomped on her head after a night of drinking in Boston last month was ordered held in lieu of $1,000 bail at her arraignment last week, officials said.

LOVE LETTERS

They want a buddy, not a girlfriend
Or maybe they want ... a mother?

Recommended reads

Christopher Roma carried his son, Solomon, on his shoulders in the White Mountains in New Hampshire in late 2023.

‘He loved and cared about everyone’: Expert hiker who died in N.H. snowstorm recalled as devoted friend, father

Christopher Roma, 37, an experienced hiker and professional trail guide widely known in the outdoors community, set off around 4 a.m. Tuesday on the Lincoln Woods Trail, a path he’d taken countless times. He didn't return.

They were arrested at a pro-Palestinian sit-in. Now, three UMass students aren’t allowed to study abroad.
The students say they’re being treated unfairly because of their political views. The university says it’s just standard procedure.

‘You’re home’: For smaller colleges, antisemitism concerns create recruitment opportunities
A handful of smaller institutions are offering material incentives to prospective Jewish students, who may be looking for a safe place to pursue their college careers.

Narcan saves lives — but finding it can be onerous in Massachusetts
Nearly a third of pharmacies surveyed by the Globe did not have the overdose-reversal drug in stock. Others kept it hidden behind pharmacy counters.

Culture & Lifestyle

Elizabeth Gonzalez James, author of "The Bullet Swallower."

Personal fact and epic fiction merge in Elizabeth Gonzalez James’s border-spanning tale of robbery, family, and redemption

Patrice Jean-Baptiste in "Trouble in Mind" at Lyric Stage Company.

In ‘Trouble in Mind,’ a Black actress is done compromising

Provencal Vegetable Soup with Pistou.

Welcome to Winter Soup Club

Dearly Studio in Bow Market is under 400 square feet.

New ‘micro wedding’ spot in Somerville’s Bow Market offers an alternative to City Hall

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

stuart landing page illustration

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Donald Trump appeared at a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024.

Fanatics or just fans? Inside a New Hampshire Trump rally.

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley appears during a campaign event in Hollis, N.H., last week.

If you can, pick a GOP ballot in New Hampshire — and use it to stop Donald Trump

IDEAS | PAUL LEWIS

Hamlet, Prince of Pickleball

A campaign sign for Donald Trump is seen in a yard on Jan. 16 in Manchester, N.H.

Nathaniel Manderson

Democrats, let me (re)introduce you to the working class

Nikki Haley took a selfie with supporters during a campaign event in Rochester, N.H., on Jan. 17.

Haley calls out Trump’s ‘temper tantrums’ but will NH voters put him in time out?

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

More than 20 lost skiers and snowboarders rescued from backcountry in Killington, Vt.

A dozen emergency responders from Killington Search and Rescue hiked, snowshoed, and skied uphill about 5 miles to rescue the lost group and bring them to safety.

End of an era in Newport, R.I., as The Bells is set to be demolished

The ruins of the Gilded Age estate have inspired imaginations, explorations, and plenty of graffiti artists.

It can take decades to determine if a new deep sea species has been discovered. New tech could cut that down to a year.

URI Professor Brennan Phillips is the principal investigator on a research project that has shown how it’s possible, using new technology that can preserve tissue, and high-resolution 3D imaging.

Skyline at Waterplace seeks to transfer lease to East Greenwich company

The owners of the Skyline at Waterplace are asking the city of Providence to allow an East Greenwich company to take over their lease of the downtown event venue.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL

MIAA girls’ basketball power rankings: Strength in numbers for Bishop Feehan

The Shamrocks lead the state and Division 1 with a 24.64 overall rating. Medfield (D2), Medway (D3), Cathedral (D4), and Hoosac Valley (D5) top other divisions.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY

MIAA boys’ hockey power rankings: St. John’s Prep still atop Division 1

Prep (D1), Concord-Carlisle (D2), Nauset D3), and Winthrop (D4) lead respective divisions in pursuit of top seeding.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY

MIAA girls’ hockey power rankings: Notre Dame (H) and Duxbury rule

NDA has a slight edge on Malden Catholic in Division 1, while defending Division 2 champion Duxbury tops surging Falmouth.

The hope for this year’s Paris Olympics is for a festive gathering amid a turbulent world

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL

MIAA boys’ basketball power rankings: Catholic Memorial has shot to top spot in Division 1

Retrial set to begin for man who fatally shot ex-Saints star after traffic collision

Business

Proceeding carefully, and creatively, to get workers back to the office

A growing number of managers want butts in seats more often, citing the connections, collaborations, and innovations that in-person work can bring.

Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution

It’s a problem only expected to get harder to control as climate change produces more intense storms that dump rain on the Midwest and South. Those heavy rains flood farm fields, pick up commercial fertilizers, and carry them into nearby rivers.

As a new year begins, here’s how you can save money on prescription drugs

STAT Investigation

Dana-Farber cancer researchers moving to retract one paper, correct others in broad investigation of manipulated data

magazine

The body positivity movement told us to love ourselves. Then came Ozempic.

‘Don’t let grief dominate’: 9 Alzheimer’s experts on supporting a loved one

This week's daters: David and Thomas.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I think at our ages we’ve both “been there, done that”’

I’m a climate reporter trying to cut plastics out. But my kid wanted a Barbie Dreamhouse.

metro

Newton teachers walked the picket line at Newton North High School Friday morning.

Newton schools remain closed as striking educators walk picket lines at schools Monday morning

‘It’s a stress test.’ The effort to write in Biden in New Hampshire may be the strangest primary campaign in history.

Classes canceled Monday in Newton as union, School Committee fail to reach accord

sports

Isiah Pacheco capped a 75-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run on the second play of the fourth quarter, the winning points as his Chiefs beat the Bills in western New York on Sunday night.

Chiefs get it together, take out Bills in another classic to reach sixth straight AFC Championship game

Lions’ ride heads to San Francisco, NFC Championship Game after late surge puts away Buccaneers

Kristaps Porzingis takes turn as go-to guy as Celtics fend off hard-charging Houston

business

A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320, left, passes a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 as it taxis on the runway at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines say they will appeal a judge’s ruling that blocked their merger

If your car is towed, it’s about to cost you a lot more to get it back

‘The community seems hungry for soccer’: Rhode Island FC steps onto the pitch

politics

Republican presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke at a campaign event at the Monadnock Center for History & Culture in Peterborough, N.H., Saturday.

Haley hopes to pull off a McCain-like upset in N.H. Here, by the numbers, is why it’s not happening.

Abortion fight puts Vice President Harris at center of 2024 election campaign

Trump celebrates DeSantis’ decision to drop out, ending a bitter feud that defined the 2024 campaign

Nation

Former president Donald Trump.

Trump may testify in sex abuse defamation trial, but the court has limited what he can say

Washington state lawmaker pushes to ban hog-tying by police following Manuel Ellis’ death

At least 72 deaths in US are connected to severe winter weather

World

A general view of the audience during the opening of a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Ram, in Ayodhya, India, on Jan. 22.

Millions of Indians celebrate a new temple. For Modi, it is a triumph of his Hindu-first politics

Poland’s prime minister visits Ukraine in latest show of foreign support for the war against Russia

Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat says it won’t recognize Israel without a path to a Palestinian state

opinion

Dr. Francis Collins, then the director of the National Institutes of Health, at a 2021 ceremony where Vice President Kamala Harris got a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

A pandemic mea culpa from Francis Collins

‘A last indignity’ at Fernald: records strewn about crumbling site

Rent bidding wars are making for a brutal apartment hunt

lifestyle

They want a buddy, not a girlfriend

In small-town Wisconsin, looking for the roots of the modern American conspiracy theory

I was blindsided by the marriage proposal

food & dining

Burt’s Bees and Hidden Valley Ranch started selling ranch dressing-flavored lip balm. They quickly sold out and customers trying to purchase the chicken wings-themed lip balm were put on a waitlist.

Ranch-flavored lip balm was an April Fool’s joke. Now it’s sold out.

Smuttynose to buy Wachusett Brewing Co.

Hook + Line, an indie fish house in the Seaport, is just what the area needs

travel

A standard, 400-square-foot guest room at Raffles Boston.

Boston’s most expensive hotel is now open. Is it worth the steep nightly rate?

How to spend a romantic weekend in Portland, Maine

Michael Bobbitt and the beauty of ‘do nothing’ days

Arts

The entrance to the apartment where Mr. Sikkema, an American art dealer, was found dead in Rio de Janeiro.

Brent Sikkema, influential New York gallerist, dies at 75

10 compelling art shows to wander through this winter

A homecoming for Roxbury’s trailblazing artist Lorraine O’Grady

Books

Carpenter and writer Matthew J. C. Clark writes about floors, love, and coming into your own.

An experimental biography focuses on Charles Darwin’s grandfather

In Kaveh Akbar’s ‘Martyr!’ a poet seeks faith amid the senselessness of death, and life

Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 14

Movies

Ariana DeBose in "I.S.S."

Ariana DeBose stars in ‘I.S.S.,’ a space odyssey set aboard the International Space Station

‘Freaky Tales,’ Kristen Stewart and Christopher Nolan help kick off Sundance Film Festival

‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ lead the race for Britain’s BAFTA film awards

Television

Gabriel LaBelle, shown in a scene from "The Fabelmans," has been cast to play "Saturday Night Live" honcho Lorne Michaels in the movie "SNL 1975."

This week’s TV: ‘Masters of the Air’ takes off, Nicole Kidman is one of the ‘Expats,’ and an ‘SNL’ movie is on the way

Jacob Elordi talks about filming ‘Saltburn,’ confirms ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Elvis is the best Elvis on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Mark Ruffalo to star in HBO crime drama ‘Task,’ set in the ‘same universe’ as ‘Mare of Easttown’

music

Singer Mary Weiss is photographed in Babylon, N.Y., on June 18, 2007. Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “The Leader of the Pack,” has died at age 75. Miriam Linna, founder of Weiss' label, Norton Records, said Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, that Weiss died Friday, Jan. 19, in Palm Springs, Calif.

Mary Weiss, style-setting lead singer of the Shangri-Las, dies at 75

Larry Collins, rockabilly guitar prodigy, is dead at 79

Max Roach’s centennial brings the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to town to celebrate a legend

Theater/Dance

A scene from Ashwini Ramaswamy's “Let the Crows Come," which was presented by Celebrity Series at New England Conservatory’s Plimpton Shattuck Black Box this weekend.

Ashwini Ramaswamy gives the crows ample reason to come

In ‘Trouble in Mind,’ a Black actress is done compromising

10 standout shows for theater audiences this winter

Health

Dana-Farber cancer researchers moving to retract one paper, correct others in broad investigation of manipulated data

Top 6 health care stories to watch in Rhode Island in 2024

CVS to launch new pharmacy reimbursement model aimed at simplifying drug pricing

Obituaries

The entrance to the apartment where Mr. Sikkema, an American art dealer, was found dead in Rio de Janeiro.

Brent Sikkema, influential New York gallerist, dies at 75

Mary Weiss, style-setting lead singer of the Shangri-Las, dies at 75

Larry Collins, rockabilly guitar prodigy, is dead at 79