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For Mayor Wu, zoning reform may be good policy — but it’s dangerous politics

As city revamps the way it decides what can be built where, neighborhood groups and advocates are pushing back, laying a political minefield for Mayor Michelle Wu.

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.
FORECAST

More sunny skies this week as we keep watch on a storm brewing Thursday night

School vacation week will remain dry with temperatures in the upper 30s.

Cold Case Files
She was a veteran who served in Kuwait and Iraq. Then she vanished without a trace.
Mitchel V. Iviquel was last seen on March 31, 2020, visiting her father’s house in Somerville, police said.

Brian Walshe, charged with killing wife in Cohasset, to be sentenced in federal art fraud case

Prosecutors are asking for a 37-month prison sentence for Walshe.

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

Two found dead in Salem, N.H. a likely murder-suicide, autopsies find

One person taken to hospital in Wellesley multi-vehicle crash

Midseason evaluations of the Celtics: The reserves

The bench players have contributed heavily to the Celtics having the best record in the NBA.
Jayson Tatum got a bit starstruck at the All-Star Game when he finally met Larry Bird
peter abraham | on baseball

The vibe is a little different as the Red Sox officially begin spring training

Manager Alex Cora gave his players a reassuring pep talk, but this team does not resemble the championship editions of this century.
Sam Kennedy speaks to, and for, Red Sox front office on group’s visit to Fenway South
AS I SEE IT

February fishing on the thin ice of a new world

Ice fishermen obsess with trying to find the right fishing spot, especially this year when safe ice is late to arrive and in some places never does.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Colleges should extend enrollment deadlines due to FAFSA delays

Prospective students face tight time frames to consider financial aid packages.
Alexis Sargent

Negligent parents should be held responsible when their kids kill
Kevin M. Simon, Kevin B. Churchwell, and Alastair Bell

We as a community need to address gun violence
JOAN VENNOCHI

Is concern for judicial ethics all that’s driving the controversy over Healey’s pick for high court?
IDEAS | JILL JACOBSON

What the fight over spending is really costing us

More recent News

Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where UN says 1 in 6 children are malnourished
On Tuesday, the military ordered the evacuation of neighborhoods on the southern edge of Gaza City, an indication that Palestinian militants are still putting up stiff resistance in areas of northern Gaza that the Israeli military said had been largely cleared weeks ago.

The federal government may soon loosen restrictions on marijuana. Here’s how that could impact Massachusetts.
The move could mark the largest federal cannabis policy change in decades, removing the drug from being classified as “Schedule I,” among highly addictive substances, such as heroin and ecstasy, to a lower-risk category called “Schedule III.”

Capital One to buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies
“This marketplace that’s dominated by the big players is going to shrink a little bit more now,” said Matt Schulz, chief credit card analyst at LendingTree.

Somerville woman rescued on Welch Mountain trail after serious leg injury, officials say
“It was pretty steep and icy,” said Conservation Officer Jonathan Demler of New Hampshire Fish and Game. “She had a footing issue and fell. It wasn’t a long fall, but enough to cause an issue.”

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange starts final UK legal battle to avoid extradition to US on spy charges
Assange has been fighting extradition for more than a decade, including seven years in self-exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and the last five years in a high-security prison.

RI FOOD & DINING
Japanese grocery store to open in downtown Providence this spring
Maruichi Japanese Food & Deli is expected to sell hard-to-find ingredients, such as sashimi from Tokyo’s famous Toyosu Market, and Miyazaki Wagyu beef.

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.

The mysterious case of a missing Bolivian art star — and how his work ended up in Brunswick, Maine
Bolivian artist Alejandro Mario Yllanes was rising to international fame when he mysteriously disappeared in the 1960s. Hidden from public view for more than half a century, his work is just now surfacing on the market, and Bowdoin College of Art has recently acquired two of them.

James Pindell | 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.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

To the teen girls in ‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ #MeToo registers as ‘us too’

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

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

EDITORIAL

Pain of child sex abuse victims knows no limits
Leonard Saxe

As antisemitism spikes in US, Presidents’ Day reminds us of our nation’s values
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
IDEAS | G'RA ASIM

A rollicking rebuke to the idea that rock isn’t Black music
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Cold Case Files

She was a veteran who served in Kuwait and Iraq. Then she vanished without a trace.

Mitchel V. Iviquel was last seen on March 31, 2020, visiting her father’s house in Somerville, police said.
RI FOOD & DINING

Japanese grocery store to open in downtown Providence this spring

Maruichi Japanese Food & Deli is expected to sell hard-to-find ingredients, such as sashimi from Tokyo’s famous Toyosu Market, and Miyazaki Wagyu beef.

Brian Walshe, charged with killing wife in Cohasset, to be sentenced in federal art fraud case

Prosecutors are asking for a 37-month prison sentence for Walshe.

For Mayor Wu, zoning reform may be good policy — but it’s dangerous politics

As city revamps the way it decides what can be built where, neighborhood groups and advocates are pushing back, laying a political minefield for Mayor Michelle Wu.

Sports

celtics

Midseason evaluations of the Celtics: The reserves

The bench players have contributed heavily to the Celtics having the best record in the NBA.
Ben Volin | On football

Bill Belichick is portrayed as the villain in ‘The Dynasty,’ but he deserves better

The 10-part docuseries about the Patriots being rolled out now on Apple TV+ is named “The Dynasty.” The producers should have considered a different title: Kill Bill.
MLB SPRING TRAINING NOTEBOOK

Mike Trout says he wants to stay with Angels

Trout, the three-time MVP and 11-time All-Star, said he has no interest in requesting a trade as the Angels retool.
BOYS' BASKETBALL: TOP 20

EMass boys’ basketball: In a frantic final week, Franklin clings to No. 1 spot in Globe Top 20
HS boys' basketball | Comcast Classic

Five observations from the Comcast Classic boys’ basketball tournament
pwhl: ottawa 4, boston 2

Gabbie Hughes scores twice to help Ottawa send PWHL Boston to its fourth loss in a row

Business

RI FOOD & DINING

Japanese grocery store to open in downtown Providence this spring

Maruichi Japanese Food & Deli is expected to sell hard-to-find ingredients, such as sashimi from Tokyo’s famous Toyosu Market, and Miyazaki Wagyu beef.

For Mayor Wu, zoning reform may be good policy — but it’s dangerous politics

As city revamps the way it decides what can be built where, neighborhood groups and advocates are pushing back, laying a political minefield for Mayor Michelle Wu.

The rise and fall of Drizly, one of Boston’s great startup stories

White House is distributing $5.8 billion from the infrastructure law for water projects
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

More sunny skies this week as we keep watch on a storm brewing Thursday night

More than 20 car break-ins reported in Sudbury

Man arrested for shooting in Manchester, N.H.

sports

William Byron perseveres to win season-opening and rain-delayed Daytona 500

Red Sox sign rehabbing reliever Liam Hendriks to two-year free agent deal

Banned from postseason play by MIAA, the defiant Bishop Fenwick girls’ basketball team wins Comcast Classic title in its season finale

business

Capital One to buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies

The federal government may soon loosen restrictions on marijuana. Here’s how that could impact Massachusetts.

Carfax said her Subaru was in an accident. It wasn’t, and they refused to correct it for months.

politics

Biden heads to California to rev up his fundraising in anticipation of costly rematch with Trump

Isolationism courses through the GOP as foreign threats intensify

Republican attacks on Biden’s climate law raise concerns before election

Nation

Ex-gang leader charged in Tupac Shakur killing due in court in Las Vegas

Democrats hope the road to House control starts in Long Island

A shaken Minnesota community waits for answers on the killings of 2 officers and 1 firefighter

World

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange starts final UK legal battle to avoid extradition to US on spy charges

Ukraine’s Zelensky says foreign aid delays are making life ‘very difficult’ on the front line

Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where UN says 1 in 6 children are malnourished

opinion

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

Beyoncé is releasing a country album. Nashville had better buckle up.

A rollicking rebuke to the idea that rock isn’t Black music

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

Japanese grocery store to open in downtown Providence this spring

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

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

To the teen girls in ‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ #MeToo registers as ‘us too’

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.

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