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Governor Healey’s administration calls for third-party help in ending Newton teacher strike

The strike is causing “irreparable harm” to the district’s roughly 12,000 students who as of Thursday already have missed 10 days of school, according to documents filed with the Middlesex Superior Court.

Meet the man leading the longest Mass. teachers strike in decades

Thirty workers laid off at Trustees of Reservations; CEO cites ‘multimillion-dollar structural deficit’

Trustees CEO Katie Theoharides said in an email to her staff that 10 percent of the organization’s workforce was being let go.

Federal prosecutors sought records linked to suspended cannabis regulator as part of grand jury probe

The subpoena that the office of the US attorney for Massachusetts sent state officials last fall does not disclose the scope of prosecutors’ investigation or who it may be targeting, according to a copy viewed by the Globe.

Here’s what the new federal tax bill would mean for Mass. families and businesses

“Massachusetts may be the state of the union that most benefits from this deal,” said Representative Jake Auchincloss, a Newton Democrat.

Patriots hire Alex Van Pelt as their offensive coordinator
Van Pelt spent the last three seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Browns.

Ex-leader of State Police commercial driver’s licensing unit retires; gets dishonorable discharge

Tanglewood announces summer 2024 programming

Wife who fatally stabbed husband in their Durham, N.H. home acted in self-defense, won’t face charges

3,192 confirmed cases and 29 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Black History Month

In Byron Rushing, Boston has a steward for its Black history
He succeeded civil rights giant Mel King to represent the South End, as well as parts of Roxbury, the Fenway, and Back Bay, in the State House for 36 years.

Odie Henderson talks the history of Blaxploitation in cinema

15 ways to celebrate Black History Month around Boston

Why is the Beanpot such a big deal in Boston? The tradition extends beyond the men’s college hockey crowd.

In the semifinal round of the tournament Monday, Harvard will play Northeastern at 5 p.m., followed by Boston University vs. Boston College at 8 p.m.

A Taylor-made guide to the Grammys

In a year dominated by women artists, there’s one in particular who stands out.
Who’ll win at the Grammys, and who should
LOVE LETTERS

‘He’s a textbook narcissist’

“If you read anything about narcissists, he checks every box based on just about everything ever written.”
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Judge should raise fines on Newton teachers union

Last week’s decision to dial back the fines to $50,000 a day may have emboldened teachers to continue their illegal strike.
Alex Beam

It’s the end of the world as we know it; do you feel fine?
IDEAS | COLEMAN HUGHES

Color blindness remains the best form of antiracism
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

New Hampshire showed us some important things about Trump
PATRICK CHAPPATTE

Is the MAGA leader afraid of a megastar?

More recent News

Mother of Michigan school shooter denies any responsibility for gun used to kill four students
The mother of the Michigan school shooter is charged with involuntary manslaughter. She and her husband are accused of making a gun accessible at home and ignoring their son's mental health needs.

Biden sanctions four Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinians in the West Bank
The executive order targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the occupied territory.

Police dog tracks down missing 12-year-old child in Auburn
Auburn police received a report around 10:30 p.m. that a 12-year-old child had left a home at about 8:30 p.m., according to an Auburn Police Department Facebook post.

USAID’s Samantha Power, genocide scholar, confronted by staff on Gaza
Like other members of President Biden’s National Security Council, Power oversees an agency deeply divided about Washington’s military support for Israel’s war in Gaza and refusal to demand a cease-fire.

The Republican effort to impeach Mayorkas, explained
Constitutional experts and Democrats argue that Republicans are abusing impeachment to instead address a policy dispute.

Revere Beach to turn into a ‘wonderland’ with ice sculpting competition on Saturday
The Winter Wonderland event planned for Saturday, Feb. 3, will feature an ice sculpting competition followed by a People’s Choice competition that will allow attendees to vote for their favorite.

‘A gut punch’: Lloyd Austin explains why he kept cancer diagnosis, hospitalization secret
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he never directed anyone on his staff not to tell the White House he’d been hospitalized and takes full responsibility for keeping President Biden in the dark for weeks that he’d been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

In R.I. to film a movie, Jamie Lee Curtis tells California: ‘This is how you do it’
Director James L. Brooks, actress Emma Mackey, and actor Woody Harrelson attend State House event to launch filming of a movie titled “Ella McCay” in Providence and other parts of the state.

Elementary school worker charged with assaulting students in Manchester, N.H.
William O’Connell, 24, a behavior technician at Parker Varney Elementary School, allegedly assaulted two 7-year-olds at the school, Manchester police said Thursday.

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Red Sox left to embrace underdog role in an offseason that was anything but a big deal

As currently constructed, the roster has flaws that are impossible to overlook. But the team and its fans can dream at full throttle.

TRAVEL
Kennebunkport hopes you’ll stop canceling your plans to visit
After news spread about damage from a major storm and king tides, tourists started canceling reservations. But the town wants everyone to know it’s open for business.

State crews begin work to replace storm-damaged staircases at Salisbury Beach
Crews began working at Salisbury Beach on Thursday to tear down wooden staircases over the sand dunes that were damaged by storms in December and January, leaving some beach access unusable, officials said.

Margaritaville resort will open in Hyannis this summer, company says
The Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis, managed by Plymouth-based hospitality management company Linchris, will be rebranded as Margaritaville Resort Cape Cod this summer following a $30 million renovation.

Culture & Lifestyle

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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

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How to get Newton teachers back to work
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Metro

RI POLITICS

In R.I. to film a movie, Jamie Lee Curtis tells California: ‘This is how you do it’

Director James L. Brooks, actress Emma Mackey, and actor Woody Harrelson attend State House event to launch filming of a movie titled “Ella McCay” in Providence and other parts of the state.

Governor Healey’s administration calls for third-party help in ending Newton teacher strike

The strike is causing “irreparable harm” to the district’s roughly 12,000 students who as of Thursday already have missed 10 days of school, according to documents filed with the Middlesex Superior Court.

State’s groundhog won’t make her traditional appearance this year, Mass Audubon says

Ms. G, the state’s beloved groundhog, won’t fully take part in the cherished tradition on Friday because of a hair issue.

Mayor Wu, volunteers canvas Boston for 44th annual homeless census. ‘It just puts everything in perspective.’

The annual event is required by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, which determines the amount in federal grant money Boston is given to tackle homelessness.

Sports

BRUINS

Even a conference-leading team like the Bruins has questions to answer before playoff time

Coming off a first-round playoff disappointment and the loss of multiple key pieces to their puzzle, the Bruins arrived at the All-Star break with a 31-9-9 record.
NFL notebook

Packers eager to sign quarterback Jordan Love to long-term contract extension

After the Packers traded Aaron Rodgers to the Jets, Love agreed to terms on a one-year extension that made his deal run through 2024. He becomes eligible for another extension in May.
patriots

Patriots hire Alex Van Pelt as their offensive coordinator

Van Pelt spent the last three seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Browns.
men's beanpot

Why is the Beanpot such a big deal in Boston? The tradition extends beyond the men’s college hockey crowd.
men's college hockey notebook

Northeastern men’s hockey has gotten a lot healthier in the win column
BC football

Who are the candidates to become Boston College’s next football coach?

Business

Musk wants Tesla investors to vote on switching the carmaker’s corporate registration to Texas

Elon Musk wants Tesla investors to decide on moving the company’s corporate listing to Texas after a Delaware court decided he shouldn’t get a multibillion-dollar pay package.

More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike

Reporters, photographers, and other staffers began a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest years of “slow-walked” contract negotiations and to demand fair wages.

Empty office towers could pose a risk for Boston’s bottom line. Here’s how.

More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike
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LOVE LETTERS

My fiancé doesn’t know I’ve been married before
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Boston restaurant economics are punishing. $600,000 liquor licenses make it worse.
PERSPECTIVE

Time to embrace the sump pump. Flooded basements are the future of New England’s winters.
Cooking

Up your Super Bowl snack game with crowd-pleasing chili and garlic shrimp

metro

Elementary school worker charged with assaulting students in Manchester, N.H.

Federal prosecutors sought records linked to suspended cannabis regulator as part of grand jury probe

State crews begin work to replace storm-damaged staircases at Salisbury Beach

sports

EMass boys’ hockey: Golden for Norwood, Andrew Gillis headlines Players of the Week

EMass boys’ hockey: Sticking with St. John’s Prep atop Globe Top 20

Lakers at Celtics: LeBron James, Anthony Davis out for latest installment in storied rivalry

business

Karen Santilli steps down as CEO of Crossroads to lead YMCA of Greater Providence

Gig worker ballot fight is heading to court — again

Margaritaville resort will open in Hyannis this summer, company says

politics

Biden celebrates UAW endorsement in Mich., where Arab American anger over Gaza boils

‘A gut punch’: Lloyd Austin explains why he kept cancer diagnosis, hospitalization secret

Austin says cancer diagnosis was a ‘gut punch,’ regrets secrecy

Nation

Mother of Michigan school shooter denies any responsibility for gun used to kill four students

Mother of Michigan school shooter denies any responsibility for gun used to kill four students

Firm announces $25m settlement over role in Flint, Mich., lead-tainted water crisis

World

US officials fear surge in settler attacks against Palestinians could set off wider violence

Differences among hostages’ families complicate Netanyahu’s calculus

Russia’s new threats to exiles: Seized assets and forced returns

opinion

Bashing the ‘elites,’ but to what end?

Ranked-choice voting could be the answer to election remorse

The Medal of Honor is awarded, not ‘won’

lifestyle

‘He’s a textbook narcissist’

Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj: Who’s mad at whom?

‘How is everybody doing?’ Elmo checked in emotionally. The Internet reacted as you’d expect.

food & dining

Moon Bar offers a spirited way in to the Mooncusser experience

Cambridge’s Hi-Rise Bread Company is getting a sweet sibling; Sofra is expanding

Introducing: The Globe Rhode Island Food Club

travel

Margaritaville resort will open in Hyannis this summer, company says

Kennebunkport hopes you’ll stop canceling your plans to visit

Dollar Car Rental didn’t have my car, but still charged me $82

Arts

MFA to pull Native objects from display

Former US senator Patrick Leahy, with new photo show, has plenty of company as a celebrity camera enthusiast

Vera Klement, painter who saw both beauty and evil, dies at 93

Books

Parker-Vincent Alva named Boston’s third Youth Poet Laureate

Ruha Benjamin makes the case for a more compassionate imagination

Poetry collection on Emmett Till; NEA awards local fellowships; Candlewick Press books receive honors

Movies

Donnie Yen to star in film remake of ‘70s TV series ‘Kung Fu’

‘Argylle’ deserves a big fat hiss — and zero stars

Director Matthew Vaughn talks new spy film ‘Argylle’ and casting his family’s adorable cat Chip

Television

On TV, these portrayals of celebrities are the real deal

‘Succession’ stars line up their next roles

After ‘Atlanta,’ a spy caper? ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ is Donald Glover’s mission improbable

music

Who’ll win at the Grammys, and who should

A Taylor-made guide to the Grammys

The blues never had a greater champion than Dick Waterman

Theater/Dance

In ‘A Case for the Existence of God,’ two lonely strangers, intertwined

In Company One’s ‘The Interrobangers,’ the truth is out there . . . in the woods

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

Health

Prospect Medical Holdings wants to sell its 2 R.I.-based hospitals. Here’s what a proposed deal could look like, executives say.

Timeline: Proposed sale of Rhode Island hospitals preceded by years of regulatory fights, funding problems

Incel culture and its rise in the modern dating world

Obituaries

Anne Edwards, bestselling ‘queen of biography,’ dies at 96

Dick Traum, 83, dies; marathoner championed disabled athletes

Melinda Wilson, who helped Brian Wilson battle mental illness, dies at 77