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As shelter system struggles, Healey to launch pilot program to house, employ migrants
The pilot program would help up to 400 migrant families secure long-term housing and employment in Massachusetts.

Fatal Maine accident highlights the dangers of thin ice amid warmer winters. Here’s how to stay safe.
When it comes to determining whether ice is safe, “there are no guarantees,” according to MassWildlife officials.

Carmel remembers town manager who saved son, 4, when they fell through ice: ‘He’s irreplaceable’

Mayor Wu files ordinance to move BPDA under City Hall, create city planning department

The move is part of her larger effort that she says will redesign and promote efficiency, predictability, and transparency in the city’s development approval processes.

‘No one seems to know who they are fighting’: How outdoor dining tore apart the North End
The drama in the neighborhood is not just about outdoor tables; it’s about the very identity of Boston’s Italian-American enclave.

Your view: Are you in favor of outdoor dining in the North End?

Brothel ring that catered to wealthy people in Greater Boston, Virginia highlights exploitative industry, advocates say

Activists said the women involved face the difficult challenge of “stepping out” from a violent, abusive industry that controlled their lives and the people who exploited them.

At the University of Pennsylvania, tensions may only be growing after Magill’s resignation

One professor called a document from a prominent donor to the college a proposed “hostile takeover of the core academic functions of the university.”

Jimy Williams, who managed Red Sox from 1997-2001, dies at 80

Woman hospitalized in Manchester, N.H., after getting stuck in garbage truck
Critic's Notebook

US museums have reached their moment of reckoning with Indigenous culture

With new federal regulations in place, museums from New York to Cambridge to Chicago are abruptly closing or removing displays. It’s about time.

These are the areas keeping Newton teachers and School Committee from an agreement to end the strike
The two sides have compromised in some areas but remain at odds on other issues.

Day 7 out of school: Newton schools remain shuttered Monday as teacher strike continues

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
Could Mass General Brigham be a savior amid the Steward Health Care financial mess?
Mass General Brigham may be the only Massachusetts health system big enough to absorb Steward Health Care’s hospitals.

Warren points to for-profit motives for Steward financial failings
dan shaughnessy

Expectations are extremely high for the Celtics — and Joe Mazzulla is fine with that

“To me, these expectations are a compliment," said the coach. "It’s why we do what we do. So I love it."

Investigators had all but given up on tracking down Kaitlin Armstrong. Then they put out an ad for a yoga instructor.

Armstrong was convicted of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson. In a new episode of “48 Hours,” investigators shared new details about how they caught her.

Psychedelics supporters include some big names from Boston’s tech scene ballot question

If passed, Massachusetts would be the third state in the US to legalize psychedelics, after Oregon and Colorado.
INNOVATOR Q&A

Incel culture and its rise in the modern dating world

A researcher at the University of Rhode Island explores what drives the incel movement, and when extreme misogyny turns violent.

Trump remains on Mass. March 5 primary ballot after SJC ruling

A judge on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled on procedural grounds Monday that the state’s ballot law commission does not have the authority to remove Donald Trump from the ballot.
Nikki Haley’s South Carolina dilemma: winning over voters who like her, but love Trump Voting is bewildering this primary season. That worries experts.

A woman’s body was found hidden inside a chimney in Dorchester in 2005. Who was she?

Authorities determined that she met a violent end. To this day, neither she — nor her killer — have been identified.
Opinion
Andrea Joy Campbell and Michelle Wu

Massachusetts should ban third-party electric suppliers

The industry has produced years of financial losses for consumers alongside pervasive misleading marketing practices and false claims of clean, green energy.
MARCELA GARCÍA

A small bit of good news for the children of missing East Boston woman

EDITORIAL

Fernald School: Waltham is letting a historic property fall apart
Max Page and Deb McCarthy

Teachers unions have no rights if they have no leverage to exercise those rights
Jim Stergios

Teachers strikes hurt the students

More recent News

Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests

An enemy drone that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the US installation, two US officials told the Associated Press Monday.
Grief and mourning for 3 US soldiers killed in Jordan drone strike who were based in Georgia

Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Hamas attack
The allegations against staffers with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees prompted Western countries to freeze funds vital for the body, which is a lifeline for desperate Palestinians in Gaza.

Amazon abandons plan to purchase Bedford-based iRobot; Roomba maker cuts 350 jobs
The retail giant has given up on its proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of iRobot in the face of opposition from European antitrust regulators.

‘The worst food anywhere’: J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. is no fan of the restaurants in his hometown of Amherst
On the “How Long Gone” podcast, Mascis is chatty with hosts Chris Black and Jason Stewart, riffing on golf and streetwear. Then they asked whether Amherst has any decent restaurants. Mascis didn't hold back.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Economic conditions are nearly ideal as Fed moves closer to cutting interest rates
Unemployment is low, inflation is falling, and consumer confidence is on the mend.

How does Biden’s travel compare to Trump and Obama? The president hasn’t been in ‘the basement’ all year.
A Globe analysis found that President Biden’s 2023 travel stacked up comparably with his two immediate predecessors in the third years of their presidencies — and in some ways exceeded them.

Sundance breakout performances: five under 25 — and two over 80
Callina Liang in 'Presence,' Maisy Stella in 'My Old Ass,' and Ian Foreman in 'I Saw the TV Glow' are ones to watch.

A Boston doctor goes to trial on a charge of lewd acts near a teen on a plane

Dr. Sudipta Mohanty, 33, is getting a bench trial, meaning his fate will be decided by a judge, not a jury. He was indicted on one count of lewd, indecent and obscene acts on an aircraft.

Boston wants T buses to be free to ride. The T wants to charge. What happens next?
As the end of the existing fare-free bus program in Boston approaches, the T is moving forward with only the low-income fare for its entire system.

Cambridge Street improvement project to add more protected bike lanes

Recommended reads

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

Dying on Lynda’s terms

Lynda Bluestein wasn’t allowed to die on her own terms in her own home in Connecticut, so she went to Vermont and did it her way.
Read the note from the Globe’s executive editor about the story

Diversity in Mass. tech is regressing. How is the industry planning to change course?
The trade group MassTLC says the percentage of non-whites in the tech workforce is at its lowest point in at least five years.

STUDENT PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM
Focus on high schools: School sports photos by high school students
A selection of high school sports photos from across the state submitted through the Globe's high school sports student photography program.

Cardinal O’Malley reflects on 20 years at the helm of the Boston Archdiocese
Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, who received praise and some mild criticism over his work to right the church both financially and spiritually, says he is likely to leave his post sooner rather than later.

Culture & Lifestyle

US museums have reached their moment of reckoning with Indigenous culture

Sundance breakout performances: five under 25 — and two over 80

Harvard’s Peabody museum removes Native American funerary objects from display

Sundance stories: Will Ferrell’s close friend of 30 years came out as trans. Then they went on a road trip.

Special Projects

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.

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

A shady conservative group wants to make Biden’s Black support go up in smoke
IDEAS | ASYA PARTAN

100 years after Lenin’s death, his curse still grips Russia
MARCELA GARCÍA

A win in Mexico’s landmark case against US gunmakers
LETTERS

Instead of COVID mea culpa, public health leaders should take a bow
PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

‘All the hallmarks of a political hit job’: Historian explains how Claudine Gay became a conservative target
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Winthrop officials address death of 2-year-old driven to hospital by fire chief when no ambulance came

Officials said Monday that a broken system was to blame for the lack of ambulances available for an urgent call for a dying 2-year-old girl who was brought to the hospital by the fire chief in his SUV, but the child probably would not have survived even if an ambulance had been available.
AS I SEE IT

‘He never has a bad day’: Adversity tests college hockey player

Smiley was 22 when he was paralyzed on his right side after collapsing at hockey practice on Feb. 21, 2022.

Drag queens overcome N.H. lawmaker’s immunity claim in defamation case

A judge ruled the two plaintiffs made a ‘plausible’ case against state Representative David C. Love and did not dismiss the lawsuit.

Carmel remembers town manager who saved son, 4, when they fell through ice: ‘He’s irreplaceable’

The Board of Selectmen in Carmel, Maine, are meeting Monday to map out a painful future without Kevin Howell, a man of many roles in town hall, who died Friday after he and his 4-year-old son fell through the ice on Etna Pond.

Sports

men's college hockey

Eagles and Terriers delivered on the hype, and other takeaways from the weekend in men’s college hockey

With the series sweep, Boston College (18-4-1) moved into the top spot in the PairWise, the system used by the NCAA selection committee to determine the tournament field. BU (16-5-1) went from first to third.
GOLF

FSG-backed consortium is closing in on multibillion-dollar investment in PGA Tour

Strategic Sports Group, led by Red Sox parent company Fenway Sports Group, would contribute a minority stake in the new for-profit PGA Tour Enterprises.
pelicans at celtics | 7:30 p.m. (NBCSB)

Pelicans at Celtics: Boston puts its home-court advantage to the test against New Orleans

After winning 20 home games in a row, the Celtics have now lost two straight at TD Garden.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

At Catholic Memorial, family court is in the gym — where alumni fill the sideline, and their sons take the floor
ben volin | on football

Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl matchup has familiar, bankable stars on both sides
HS BOYS' BASKETBALL: TOP 20

EMass boys’ basketball: Franklin making points in Globe Top 20 with stellar play

Business

bold types

New ICER boss Sarah Emond keeps an eye on the bottom line

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.

Amazon abandons plan to purchase Bedford-based iRobot; Roomba maker cuts 350 jobs

The retail giant has given up on its proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of iRobot in the face of opposition from European antitrust regulators.

Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US

Mayor Wu files ordinance to move BPDA under City Hall, create city planning department
magazine
CONNECTIONS

From supermarket checkout girl to tenured professor, my mother has reinvented herself like a monarch butterfly
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Jan. 29-Feb. 4
GLOBE MAGAZINE

The NBA’s hottest prospect is a 17-year-old from Maine. Meet Cooper Flagg.
Globe Magazine

‘Death doulas’ and the audacious act of dying well in America

metro

As shelter system struggles, Healey to launch pilot program to house, employ migrants

Mayor Wu files ordinance to move BPDA under City Hall, create city planning department

Florida resort must pay $110k and restore clear-cut mangroves, in one of state’s largest penalties

sports

EMass boys’ basketball: Delivering a double-double in OT thriller, Cambridge’s Jeffery White headlines Players of the Week

Expectations are extremely high for the Celtics — and Joe Mazzulla is fine with that

Rice men’s basketball took a chance on Randolph’s Travis Evee, and it worked out well for everyone

business

Toyota halts shipments of 10 models over mishandling of engine tests

Walmart to give stock to store managers

Psychedelics supporters include some big names from Boston’s tech scene ballot question

politics

Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests

Nikki Haley’s dilemma in South Carolina: winning over voters who like her, but love Trump

Trump remains on Mass. March 5 primary ballot after SJC ruling

Nation

Grief and mourning for 3 US soldiers killed in Jordan drone strike who were based in Georgia

Alex Murdaugh is denied new double-murder trial after judge hears jury tampering allegations

GoFundMe is remaking disaster aid. It largely helps the wealthy.

World

UN’s lead agency in Gaza fears funding will soon collapse

French farmers encircle capital with an angry blockade

China is protesting interrogations and deportations of its students at US entry points

opinion

The swastika stands for evil and mass murder. So does the hammer and sickle.

Living with a gun

Mass. pitch to ease access to public higher education piques interest

lifestyle

We have a fundamental clash of values

In ‘Red,’ Boston-area author Annie Cardi reinterprets Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ‘The Scarlet Letter’ for Gen Z readers

Why do people get married?

food & dining

‘No one seems to know who they are fighting’: How outdoor dining tore apart the North End

She’s the pastry chef making Foglia’s delicious vegan desserts. She’s also self taught, and still in high school.

At Blue Ribbon Brasserie, a New York name makes a play for Kenmore Square

travel

Hey, Cupid: Which is more romantic, Cape Ann or Cape Cod?

The 6 most romantic resorts for a winter getaway in New England

Sauna culture is gaining steam in New England — including a new spot right here on the Greenway

Arts

University of New Hampshire shutters Museum of Art on Durham campus

An underappreciated American art form conjures Black history from the void

At MoMA, An-My Lê's photos show the presence, and continuing power, of the past

Books

‘Oh, Didn’t They Ramble’ traces Rounder Records’ influence back to the label’s Somerville roots

N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89

H.W. Brands reminds us that the nation was ever thus

Movies

Sundance breakout performances: five under 25 — and two over 80

Dr. Topper Carew brings ‘This Little Light of Mine’ to space

Sundance stories: Will Ferrell’s close friend of 30 years came out as trans. Then they went on a road trip.

Television

This week’s TV: ‘Capote vs. the Swans,’ Donald Glover’s new series, and the end of ‘Curb’

Dakota Johnson says ‘Madame Web’ is like if AI made your boyfriend’s perfect movie, talks history of not taking interviews seriously on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Three ‘Masterpiece’ premieres in the offing

music

Singer-songwriter Lyn Lapid isn’t the ‘situationship’ type

‘Oh, Didn’t They Ramble’ traces Rounder Records’ influence back to the label’s Somerville roots

Nina Yoshida Nelsen appointed Boston Lyric Opera’s new artistic director

Theater/Dance

‘Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight’ defies definition, and that’s a very good thing

Playwright Samuel D. Hunter ponders ‘The Existence of God,’ and the existence of hope

At Central Square, a play that explores a tricky father-son-robot relationship

Health

Incel culture and its rise in the modern dating world

After years of deferring investments, R.I.’s largest hospital owner is planning $3.5b in new improvements

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

Obituaries

N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89

Jimy Williams, who managed Red Sox from 1997-2001, dies at 80

Ann Maguire, groundbreaking LGBTQ leader and breast cancer research advocate, dies at 80