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Brockton School Committee members request National Guard aid to quell violence at high school

Mayor Robert Sullivan, who opposes the effort, said he forwarded the committee members’ request to the office of Governor Maura Healey, as only the governor has the power to enact the guard.
Growing violence and misbehavior at Brockton High School has teachers near a breaking point

Missed connections: Irregular timings can leave Nubian Station MBTA riders waiting and chasing buses
More often than not, the 16 MBTA bus routes that pass through Nubian Station are behind schedule during rush hours. The delays, and occasional early departures, can jeopardize trips for passengers at this central transportation hub in Boston.

The MBTA is on track to be broke soon. There’s no long-term fix.

Boston Fire continues to fail to reflect the community it serves, new data show
The current fire academy class is comprised of 46 members. Thirty three of them, or 71 percent, are white. Only three of the academy’s participants are women.

Gaza Health Ministry says over 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war

The ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said on Monday that 107 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours. That brings the total number of fatalities to 29,092 since the start of the war.

Obituary
Charles V. Hamilton, an apostle of ‘Black power,’ dies at 94
With Black leader Stokely Carmichael, Dr. Hamilton wrote the manifesto “Black Power: The Politics of Liberation.” He was seen as a philosophical godfather of the Black Power movement.

Inside Alexei Navalny’s final months, in his own words

N.H. hiker rescued amid 90-m.p.h. wind, sub-zero temperatures on Mount Washington

Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy resting at home after heart surgery

How the Newburyport mayor became a regional lightning rod

In 2021, Sean Reardon won a tight election for mayor. But after leading a huge fight against a half-billion dollar building for Whittier Tech, he sits a bit differently in the corner office.
Voters north of Boston resoundingly reject plan for new $445 million facility for Whittier Tech

ANALYSIS
Don’t ask why Nikki Haley hasn’t dropped out. Instead, ask what does she want?
With South Carolina's Republican primary just days away, Nikki Haley might soon have some decisions to make. Or not.

DCF said she and others neglected their children. Hundreds of times last year, investigators were wrong, officials say.
State hearing officers reversed DCF’s findings against parents and caregivers 40 percent of the time last fiscal year, new data show, while dozens of others were partially overturned.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

We’ll see a tranquil week of sunshine before a possible storm on Friday

Monday will be a cold, breezy, and dry start to school vacation week with temperatures hovering in the 30s.
It’s been 722 days without any significant snowfall in Boston
Obituary

Julia Lieblich, who opened herself to the pain of others while writing about torture and trauma, dies at 65

“She tried to save the world but could not save herself,” her brother wrote of Ms. Lieblich, who traveled the world shining a light on human rights abuses.

Red Sox sign All-Star closer Liam Hendriks, but he’s unlikely to pitch until late July

The righthander had Tommy John surgery in August after injuring his elbow a short time after he returned from treatments for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: An outer-space mystery, Dolly’s pet gala, and George Santos vs. Jimmy Kimmel

The disgraced ex-congressman has sued Kimmel after being duped by the late-night host.
George Santos sues Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making videos to ridicule him
MUSIC REVIEW

At the Chevalier, Cat Power mesmerizes with a transcendent Dylan tribute

Re-creating Dylan's historic 1966 UK concert could have been an exercise in indulgence, but it proved to be something else: a heady inquiry into the art of rock ‘n’ roll.
COOKING

Avoid a trip to the grocery store with cabinet staples tuna, canned tomatoes, and bread crumbs

These three Milk Street recipes harvest the power of your pantry for fish cakes, homemade soup, and a fried egg dish.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Pain of child sex abuse victims knows no limits

Neither should the Massachusetts law that would allow civil lawsuits against institutions that violated their trust.
Leonard Saxe

As antisemitism spikes in US, Presidents’ Day reminds us of our nation’s values
LETTERS

Housing stop: And it’s back to the zoning board in Milton
JEFF JACOBY

Today’s voters would be wise to heed the critics of ‘Old Tippecanoe’

EDITORIAL

Milton voters rejected a housing plan, but the state can’t let that be the last word

More recent News

Minnesota community mourns two officers, one firefighter killed at the scene of a domestic call
A suburban Minneapolis community was in mourning after authorities said two police officers and a firefighter were killed by a heavily armed man who shot at them from inside a home that was filled with children.

See photos of the Eiffel Tower, which is closed due to strikes
The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday due to ongoing staff strikes over the attraction’s alleged poor financial management.

Presidents Day: From George Washington’s modest birthdays to big sales and 3-day weekends
The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in the 1700s to the consumerism bonanza it has become today.

Westford Academy selected as New England’s sole high school to perform ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway adaptation
To apply for consideration, students had to describe why their school or community is the most “magical” place to put on the production.

Jayson Tatum got a bit starstruck at the All-Star Game when he finally met Larry Bird
"He’s the ultimate Celtic, so it was an honor to meet him," Tatum said after he briefly met the Celtics legend and took a photograph.

LOVE LETTERS
I want my boyfriend to go to the doctor
I’m anxious about health, in general.

Recommended reads

‘Two different planets’: On university campuses, the Israel-Palestinian divide runs deep

For some students, the war in the Middle East, and the fear and anger it has provoked on campus, has marked their college years indelibly.

Black History Now
In Boston’s Jean McGuire, a legacy of success in those she uplifted
Jean McGuire’s legacy has largely been defined by her work in Boston Public Schools, and in her stewardship of Franklin Park, the crown jewel of Boston’s Emerald Necklace of green space that runs through the city.

TALKING SHOP
New vintage in Central Square; Homeware store comes downtown
A string of secondhand stores in Central Square and a Downtown Crossing home goods shop are among the newest small businesses in the region.

MTA exerts more power amid a wave of teacher strikes, generating praise and scorn
The Massachusetts Teachers Association has undergone an ideological shift in which it has become a more populist workers’ rights movement that eagerly blocks state policies it opposes.

Culture & Lifestyle

Can ‘Raymonda’ be redeemed in full? Boston Ballet premieres Mikko Nissinen’s remake.

Yunchan Lim makes triumphant debut with BSO

Five memorable moments from Jennifer Lopez’s new movie — including Ben Affleck in a wig

Mitski has all the answers at MGM Fenway

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.

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

IDEAS | G'RA ASIM

A rollicking rebuke to the idea that rock isn’t Black music
IDEAS | MAIAH JEZAK

My father’s addiction claimed everything but my love for him
MARCELA GARCÍA

Are immigrants a burden or a benefit?
Elizabeth Warren and Charles E. Schumer

Biden has done much to relieve student debt, but he can do more
RENÉE GRAHAM

The media’s own memory problems
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Brockton School Committee members request National Guard aid to quell violence at high school

Mayor Robert Sullivan, who opposes the effort, said he forwarded the committee members’ request to the office of Governor Maura Healey, as only the governor has the power to enact the guard.

Charles V. Hamilton, an apostle of ‘Black power,’ dies at 94

With Black leader Stokely Carmichael, Dr. Hamilton wrote the manifesto “Black Power: The Politics of Liberation.” He was seen as a philosophical godfather of the Black Power movement.

How the Newburyport mayor became a regional lightning rod

In 2021, Sean Reardon won a tight election for mayor. But after leading a huge fight against a half-billion dollar building for Whittier Tech, he sits a bit differently in the corner office.

Missed connections: Irregular timings can leave Nubian Station MBTA riders waiting and chasing buses

More often than not, the 16 MBTA bus routes that pass through Nubian Station are behind schedule during rush hours. The delays, and occasional early departures, can jeopardize trips for passengers at this central transportation hub in Boston.

Sports

Red Sox

Red Sox sign All-Star closer Liam Hendriks, but he’s unlikely to pitch until late July

The righthander had Tommy John surgery in August after injuring his elbow a short time after he returned from treatments for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Stars at Bruins | 1 p.m. (NESN)

Stars at Bruins: Boston wraps up homestand with a matinee against Central-leading Dallas

The Bruins have dropped to second in the Eastern Conference standings, a point behind the Panthers.
CELTICS

Jayson Tatum got a bit starstruck at the All-Star Game when he finally met Larry Bird

"He’s the ultimate Celtic, so it was an honor to meet him," Tatum said after he briefly met the Celtics legend and took a photograph.
STUDENT PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM

A closer look at the winter high school sports season, as captured by student photographers
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

MIAA boys’ basketball power rankings: Which teams are No. 1 as the final week of the season arrives?
olympics

Stoughton gymnast Fred Richard hopes a balanced approach leads to an Olympic ticket

Business

Presidents Day: From George Washington’s modest birthdays to big sales and 3-day weekends

The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in the 1700s to the consumerism bonanza it has become today.
INNOVATOR Q&A

A student-run nonprofit offers a new way to earn an income part-time

Tink Knit is a student-run nonprofit at Brown University that empowers low-income single moms in Rhode Island to make a supplemental income through knitting.

Biden admin providing $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to make computer chips in Vermont and New York

These small towns have a big-city problem: The rent is way too high
magazine
Your Home | Calm & Cozy

A retired couple creates a rustic (‘but not “Yellowstone” rustic’) Berkshires dream home
CONNECTIONS

A survivor of Auschwitz, my mother-in-law never expected to have descendants
PERSPECTIVE

Make-up mirrors, pin-ups, mansplaining: Why women still find car buying miserable
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She had a crocheted scarf around her neck . . . and a construction worker’s vest sticking out of her purse’

metro

It’s been 722 days without any significant snowfall in Boston

N.H. hiker rescued amid 90-m.p.h. wind, sub-zero temperatures on Mount Washington

R.I. man arrested in Bellingham armed robbery, police say

sports

MIAA boys’ hockey power rankings: St. John’s Prep retains No. 1, but it’s a tight battle for key seedings in Division 1

MIAA girls’ basketball power rankings: It all comes down to final games for bubble tourney teams

MIAA girls’ hockey power rankings: No. 1 St. Mary’s readies for Tuesday showdown against No. 2 Notre Dame-Hingham

business

New vintage in Central Square; Homeware store comes downtown

Office towers reshaped US skylines. Now construction cranes are vanishing.

Record US stock rally is under threat from a world in turmoil

politics

Don’t ask why Nikki Haley hasn’t dropped out. Instead, ask what does she want?

Nikki Haley says she is going the distance against Trump. Here’s her plan.

Jimmy Carter’s long goodbye

Nation

Presidents Day: From George Washington’s modest birthdays to big sales and 3-day weekends

Minnesota community mourns two officers, one firefighter killed at the scene of a domestic call

Two officers, one first responder killed at the scene of a domestic call in Minnesota Sunday; suspect dead

World

See photos of the Eiffel Tower, which is closed due to strikes

Strike at the Eiffel Tower closes one of the world’s most popular monuments to visitors

Inside Alexei Navalny’s final months, in his own words

opinion

My father’s addiction claimed everything but my love for him

Are immigrants a burden or a benefit?

Aging: Political liability? Partisan weapon? Mere construct?

lifestyle

I want my boyfriend to go to the doctor

A year after Jimmy Carter’s entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness

Solemn monument to Japanese American WWII detainees lists more than 125,000 names

food & dining

Here to save your carb-cutting diet: Hero Bread

Avoid a trip to the grocery store with cabinet staples tuna, canned tomatoes, and bread crumbs

My parents didn’t just own a restaurant. They lived it.

travel

‘It’s a beautiful sport’: More people are warming up to the idea of winter surfing

A ski resort weekend if you don’t ski? Still worth it.

Delta unveils plans for Boston-Honolulu flights

Arts

The Newport Historical Society goes deep on Black and Indigenous experiences

On the road with Robert Frank and Todd Webb

For painter Jameel Radcliffe, portraits begin with a studio party — and drinks, food, and friends

Books

Author Amber McBride on her powerful, folklore-infused poetry collection, ‘Thick With Trouble’

Paul Alexander captures the tragic beauty, survival instincts of Billie Holiday in ‘Bitter Crop’

Nighttime logic rules the realm of the resurrected in Kelly Link’s debut novel, ‘The Book of Love’

Movies

‘Oppenheimer’ wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards

Five memorable moments from Jennifer Lopez’s new movie — including Ben Affleck in a wig

Five things to do around Boston, Feb. 19-25

Television

This week’s TV: An outer-space mystery, Dolly’s pet gala, and George Santos vs. Jimmy Kimmel

Some clues to what’s ahead in season 4 of ‘Only Murders in the Building’

Slip on a caftan and party like Mrs. Roper from ‘Three’s Company.’ The Roper phenomenon has arrived in Boston.

music

At the Chevalier, Cat Power mesmerizes with a transcendent Dylan tribute

Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Anonymous Lover’ is a sweet treat

Yunchan Lim makes triumphant debut with BSO

Theater/Dance

Westford Academy selected as New England’s sole high school to perform ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway adaptation

Can ‘Raymonda’ be redeemed in full? Boston Ballet premieres Mikko Nissinen’s remake.

‘The Book of Mormon’ turns a page, sort of

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

Charles V. Hamilton, an apostle of ‘Black power,’ dies at 94

Julia Lieblich, who opened herself to the pain of others while writing about torture and trauma, dies at 65

Lefty Driesell, folksy, fiery coach who put Maryland on college basketball’s map, dies at 92