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The Newton teachers strike ends, returning students to school Monday

The agreement puts an end to a negotiating impasse that lasted months and, since Jan. 19, kept schools closed due to an illegal strike.

Now that the Newton strike is over, how will students make up the missed school days?

How do Newton teacher pay and other benefits compare to peer districts? Here’s a breakdown.

Steward buys time, seeks buyers as state makes plans amid hospital crisis
On Friday Steward announced it had secured a temporary lifeline, while state officials said they have begun daily monitoring of many of the system’s nine hospitals.

Brian McGrory

As Steward hospitals teeter, CEO’s $40 million yacht is docked in the Galapagos Islands

The many documented financial problems at Steward Health Care Systems stand in stark contrast to the seemingly luxurious lifestyle of its CEO, Dr. Ralph de la Torre.
Steward says it has financing to keep Mass. hospitals open for now

A startup newspaper is big news in Ipswich
Building a reputation from scratch, editor John Muldoon says his goal was to report hard, and without agenda.

peter abraham | on baseball

Theo Epstein’s return doesn’t instantly make the Red Sox contenders again, but it can only help

As a baseball executive, Epstein has been relentless in his pursuit of championships. He made smart, bold moves, and hired the right people.
Theo Epstein joins Fenway Sports Group as part-owner and senior adviser

Barry Keoghan hits the dance floor as Hasty Pudding’s 2024 Man of the Year

The "Saltburn" star was in Cambridge Friday night to receive his golden pudding pot from the Harvard theatrical group.

Justice rules initial hearings in Mass. brothel case will be made public

Associate Justice Frank M. Gaziano wrote that making the hearings public “promotes transparency, accountability, and public confidence in the judiciary by demonstrating that each individual accused of these crimes, no matter their station in life, is treated equally.”

US hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack

The US military has launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Biden joins grieving families of US troops killed in Jordan as remains arrive home

‘My son was screaming’: Video shows ‘terrifying’ moment woman got stuck in Green Line train door
Video of the incident, provided by the MBTA on Friday, shows a woman trying to step off the train when the door closes on her.

Federal judge postpones Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday vacated the March 4 trial date but did not immediately set a new date.
Donald Trump investigations tracker

Carl Weathers, who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies, ‘The Mandalorian,’ and more, dies
A former NFL linebacker, Carl Weathers became an action movie and comedy star, playing Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore."

Former Bruins goaltender Blaine Lacher dies at 53

State Police troopers sought preferential treatment on CDL tests for applicants they knew, federal prosecutors say

JetBlue to begin offering nonstop flights from Boston to Dublin and Paris

Two construction workers injured after wall falls on them at construction site in Falmouth
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

With plenty of empty seats to fill, some theater companies are in a fight for survival

If COVID was an earthquake, what theaters are now trying to cope with is an ongoing series of nerve-wracking aftershocks. And the stakes are high.
Weather Focus | Dave Epstein

Active, wet weather patterns push winter season to record levels

The winter of 2024 so far is shaping up as one of the wettest on record, with over a foot of precipitation having fallen since Dec. 1.
Forecast: Sunshine returns just in time for the weekend
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I thought we were supposed to meet at 7, not 6’

Will this improv comedian have the last laugh with his date?
Opinion
Cornelia Griggs

It’s not just superstition: Why I’m worried on this Groundhog Day

Biden vs. Trump. The Chiefs and 49ers in the Super Bowl. And a cacophony of coughing in my office. Why does it feel like 2020 all over again?
MARCELA GARCÍA

‘Why Roxbury? Try Wellesley!’ Has Boston done enough to ease the state’s migrant crisis?
RENÉE GRAHAM

The desecration of a Jackie Robinson statue wasn’t a prank. It was an act of hate.
Jill Abramson

Harvard students aren’t snowflakes
LETTERS

Ditch the sweat suit and get back to the office

More recent News

LOVE LETTERS
Should I tell my friend I’m in love with him?
I’ve loved him for four years.

Fani Willis acknowledges a ‘personal relationship’ with prosecutor she hired in Trump’s Georgia case
In the filing, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis argued there are no grounds to dismiss the case or to remove her from the prosecution.

Natick couple suing eBay now battling feds over classified info
Ina and David Steiner's lawsuit against eBay and others over a bizarre harassment and stalking campaign now includes a fight over revelations of a key player’s covert operations.

Jury convicts Lynn man in 2022 break-in and assault in Jamaica Plain
Washington Pearson, 56, was arrested in Virginia in November 2022, about a month after the attack at an Arborway apartment, and represented himself during the trial.

3 staff members laid off at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
The cuts are part of wider reductions at The Trustees of Reservations, the museum’s parent organization

Patriots assistants Steve Belichick and Vinnie Sunseri will interview with University of Washington
New Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch was on the New England coaching staff in 2020.

NHL ALL-STAR NOTEBOOK
Connor McDavid wins All-Star Skills Competition; Pastrnak takes silver in one-timer event
The Edmonton Oilers superstar won four of the eight events to take home the $1 million prize.

Testimony, closing arguments conclude in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s mother
Seven days of emotional testimony are over and attorneys have wrapped up their closing arguments in the involuntary manslaughter trial of a school shooter's mother in Michigan.

Supreme Court allows West Point to continue using race as a factor in admissions, for now
The Supreme Court is allowing West Point to continue taking race into account in admissions, while a lawsuit over its policies continues.

Recommended reads

Harvard Book Store shelves plan for second location in the Pru

The owners blamed “considerable” economic challenges, “including supply chain disruptions and escalating costs.”

Tech Lab
Apple’s Vision Pro is the most awe-inspiring tech toy in years
During an all-too-brief demo at an Apple store on Boylston Street in Boston, the biggest problem that cropped up was the price: $3,500.

dan shaughnessy
Again we have two shots at championships this spring, but we’d settle for one, and other thoughts
Last year at this time, there was hope in the air for a Bruins-Celtics double, and that didn't work out. We won't be greedy in 2024.

At St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, a wave of complaints from nurses
Nurses from St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester are claiming that low staffing levels and other management policies are endangering patient safety at the facility.

Culture & Lifestyle

This Groundhog Day, take a quick lesson on hurkle-durkling — or lazing about — courtesy of TikTok and . . . Scotland?

Remember when music’s biggest stars sang ‘We Are the World’ for Ethiopian aid? Netflix does — in entertaining new doc.

With new series, ‘Suits’ gets expansive

A Taylor-made guide to the Grammys

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

EDITORIAL

Too many bullets, too many guns, and the buck stops on Beacon Hill
Renée Loth

Letter from Ecuador: We flew into a national emergency
IDEAS | COLEMAN HUGHES

Color blindness remains the best form of antiracism
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

New Hampshire showed us some important things about Trump
Don Siegel and Jerome Weinstein

How to get Newton teachers back to work
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

The Newton teachers strike ends, returning students to school Monday

The agreement puts an end to a negotiating impasse that lasted months and, since Jan. 19, kept schools closed due to an illegal strike.

Now that the Newton strike is over, how will students make up the missed school days?

They may not get a full April break this year.

Barry Keoghan hits the dance floor as Hasty Pudding’s 2024 Man of the Year

The "Saltburn" star was in Cambridge Friday night to receive his golden pudding pot from the Harvard theatrical group.

State Police troopers sought preferential treatment on CDL tests for applicants they knew, federal prosecutors say

The indictment identifies State Police personnel who sought favorable treatment on commercial driver's licensing tests for applicants as “Trooper A,” “Trooper Conspirator,” a sergeant, and a supervisor for one trooper indicted in the scheme.

Sports

NHL ALL-STAR NOTEBOOK

Connor McDavid wins All-Star Skills Competition; Pastrnak takes silver in one-timer event

The Edmonton Oilers superstar won four of the eight events to take home the $1 million prize.
HS GIRLS' BASKETBALL: WEYMOUTH 54, NEEDHAM 49

Megan Doyle’s 20 first-half points give Weymouth fans plenty to celebrate while taking down No. 16 Needham

Doyle finished with 28 and the Wildcats (11-4) avenged a 1-point loss to the Rockets from mid-December.
HS BOYS' BASKETBALL: WALTHAM 59, LINCOLN-SUDBURY 43

Worth the wait: After a five-day break, Waltham boys’ basketball waxes Lincoln-Sudbury

The Hawks (12-1) were led by seniors Stephan Barnes (20 points), Shea Wilder (17 points), and Jake Bardsley (14 points).
College football

Paul Rhoads will be interim head coach for Boston College football, but search continues
Chad Finn

Sure, the Celtics have won 37 games. But of their 12 losses, this one to the Lakers was the worst.
HS WRESTLING

EMass wrestling: Pinning down a final tournament title, Fenwick’s Luke Connolly headlines Athletes of the Week

Business

Biden Delivers Reprisal to Iran With Room for De-Escalation

(Bloomberg) -- US strikes on Iran’s militias and proxy forces fulfilled President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deaths of three US soldiers yet left room for both sides to back away from a high-risk confrontation.

Steward buys time, seeks buyers as state makes plans amid hospital crisis

On Friday Steward announced it had secured a temporary lifeline, while state officials said they have begun daily monitoring of many of the system’s nine hospitals.
HOUSING

N.H. granted more residential building permits in 2022 than in 2021, per new report

Trump’s tariffs hurt US jobs but swayed American voters, study says
magazine
Globe Magazine

Boston restaurant economics are punishing. $600,000 liquor licenses make it worse.
Globe Magazine

Iceland’s ‘Silicon Valley of Cod’ holds secrets for New England’s fishing industry
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I thought we were supposed to meet at 7, not 6’
CONNECTIONS

Hearing the music of her Havana youth, my mom’s dementia melts away

metro

City on a Hill Charter School in Roxbury to close at the end of the next school year

A startup newspaper is big news in Ipswich

N.H. granted more residential building permits in 2022 than in 2021, per new report

sports

Jeremy Swayman basks in glow of first NHL All-Star appearance, and he made sure his father was along for the ride

They were world champion ninja warriors in elementary school. Now they plan to master wrestling at Wellesley High.

OK, let’s say Taylor Swift can make it to the Super Bowl from Tokyo. The big question is where will her private jet park?

business

Harvard Book Store shelves plan for second location in the Pru

Apple’s Vision Pro is the most awe-inspiring tech toy in years

‘Multiple children’ were poisoned by lead in Providence apartment, R.I. claims in suit against landlord

politics

US hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack

Fani Willis acknowledges a ‘personal relationship’ with prosecutor she hired in Trump’s Georgia case

Supreme Court allows West Point to continue using race as a factor in admissions, for now

Nation

Testimony, closing arguments conclude in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s mother

Prosecutor in Trump Georgia case admits relationship with colleague

Hand over heart, Biden joins grieving families of US troops killed in Jordan as remains arrive home

World

El Salvador’s strongman is set to ride a landslide past checks and balances

Over 800 officials in US and Europe sign letter protesting Israel policies

A fire set off by a gas explosion in Kenya kills at least 3 people and injures 280 others

opinion

Judge should raise fines on Newton teachers union

The border wall has become a weapon

Why the true immigration crisis will always be racism

lifestyle

Should I tell my friend I’m in love with him?

Why do kids engage in antisemitic incidents?

‘He’s a textbook narcissist’

food & dining

Two Boston Beer Company vets want to challenge the Michelob Ultras of the world

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

travel

JetBlue to begin offering nonstop flights from Boston to Dublin and Paris

These are the most crowded and expensive theme parks in the world. If you’re headed to Disney, start saving now.

Margaritaville resort will open in Hyannis this summer, company says

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

This Groundhog Day, take a quick lesson on hurkle-durkling — or lazing about — courtesy of TikTok and . . . Scotland?

In the haunting photographs of ‘Ghosts of Segregation,’ the scars of racism hide in plain sight

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

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

With new series, ‘Suits’ gets expansive

On TV, these portrayals of celebrities are the real deal

‘Succession’ stars line up their next roles

music

Dick Waterman, a steward of the blues, dies at 88

Who’ll win at the Grammys, and who should

A Taylor-made guide to the Grammys

Theater/Dance

With plenty of empty seats to fill, some theater companies are in a fight for survival

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

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

Carl Weathers, who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies, ‘The Mandalorian,’ and more, dies

Adele Springsteen, rock star’s mother, dies at 98

Dick Waterman, a steward of the blues, dies at 88