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Brockton police chief says school security plan must be reviewed in light of disruption at high school

Brockton High School, where student behavior is so bad some committee members asked to have the National Guard brought in, has been hurt by budget cuts that have left classrooms understaffed and hallways unmanned at the 3,600-student school.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Mayor Wu, Boston Public Schools call off plans to move the O’Bryant exam school to West Roxbury

The proposed move was announced in June, as part of an ambitious proposal to overhaul Boston’s high school system. The proposal would have moved the O’Bryant to a completely rebuilt facility at the now-vacant West Roxbury Education Complex on the VFW Parkway.

Fort Point Channel residents ask questions, get few answers, about migrant shelter proposal
At the Fort Point Neighborhood Association meeting Tuesday evening, the state’s emergency assistance director told residents that the site would be a temporary home to about 25 families, largely from Haiti, for an estimated 80 people.

Connecticut man sentenced to prison for defrauding NESN of more than $500,000

Ariel Legassa, 52, was sentenced Tuesday to 42 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $480,000 in restitution, the Massachusetts US Attorney's office said.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Winter whiplash: Mild temps Wednesday to drop sharply amid heavy wind and rainstorm
A cold front will send low temperatures crashing into the 20s by Wednesday night for the Boston area as strong and damaging winds move in.

Utility companies alerting residents of possible outages ahead of storm, damaging wind gusts

An obscure elected panel is poised to approve Healey’s former romantic partner to SJC

Cambridge elementary school principal under outside review after complaints from some parents, officials say
Gary Washburn | CELTICS 117, 76ERS 99

Celtics found another winning solution, and they were just (two) good in beating 76ers

The Celtics had to embrace the 2-point shot and attacked the rim to create free throw opportunities in a 117-99 victory over the 76ers.
Celtics pull off inside job against Joel Embiid-less 76ers, steal away for ninth straight win
THE FINE PRINT

As North End reservation feud makes headlines, here’s what to know about restaurant cancellation fees

A would-be patron of Table in the North End has raised questions about the propriety of a $250 cancellation fee.

Night watchman who buzzed in Gardner Museum thieves decades ago has died

Richard “Rick” Abath, 57, steadfastly maintained that he played no role in what remains the largest art heist in history and one of Boston’s most notorious unsolved mysteries.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist Listen: What happened during the Gardner art heist?
Opinion
EDITORIAL

If Republicans won’t stand up to Putin, he won’t stand down in his threats to American interests

Helping Ukraine fight off Russia is not an act of charity. It is a vital investment in world security.
Cass R. Sunstein

Taylor Swift never bores her fans — never ever, ever, ever
RENÉE GRAHAM

No, Trump, ‘the Black people’ aren’t on your side
SCOT LEHIGH

Don’t take gay marriage for granted
LETTERS

Tremors from IVF ruling are widely felt

More recent News

Out-of-control wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle, prompt shutdown of nuclear weapons facility
Authorities have not said what might have caused the blaze, which tore through sparsely populated counties surrounded by rolling plains.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer asks judge to reject 100-year recommended sentence
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer says a recommended sentence of 100 years in prison for the FTX founder is “grotesque” and “barbaric” for cryptocurrency crimes.

ben volin | on football
With Eliot Wolf in charge, the Patriots are bringing the Packer Way to New England
“My time in Green Bay meant everything,” Wolf said. “It’s prepared me for this moment to help the New England Patriots get back to where we need to go.”

Six takeaways from Eliot Wolf’s press conference at the NFL Scouting Combine

Patriots mailbag: What were the best and worst things about ‘The Dynasty’?
With the combine underway, we answer queries about draft possibilities, extension candidates, and the AppleTV+ docuseries.

15-year-old Springfield boy faces second degree murder charge in slaying of woman in Vermont

A 15-year-old Springfield boy will be tried as an adult for second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Vermont woman last month, during a confrontation that appears to have begun with a dispute over drugs and a cellphone, according to officials and court documents.

Winchester Public Schools will hire outside evaluator to review its early literacy instruction
The Winchester review comes as districts across the state watch to see whether the state Legislature passes a bill that would empower the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to determine which reading curriculums pass state muster.

Recommended reads

It’s Massachusetts v. Milton in a key test of state’s ambitious new housing law

Amid mounting resistance to the state’s push to compel cities and towns to build more housing, Attorney General Andrea Campbell on Tuesday sued the Town of Milton for failing to comply with a controversial new zoning law.

South End day-care operator kept license despite cocaine trafficking conviction
Prosecutors alleged Jenny Vicente-Desoto “provided a safe haven” for drug distribution from her day-care center in Boston and served as “a facilitator” who identified customers for a sprawling drug organization, according to court filings.

A Florida man, two abandoned boats in Nantucket and Provincetown, and one big question: Why?
For two harbormasters, trying to get an answer has been a long and tedious headache.

Two Mass. schools in national spotlight after injuries allegedly involving transgender basketball player
While some are calling for more guidance from the state on how to handle transgender participation in sports, civil rights advocates warn that the incident is being blown out of proportion.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the Boston Public Library, a literary debate 100 years in the making

Brynn Cartelli, winner of ‘The Voice,’ lifts heartache ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’ in debut album

TikTok star ‘Jordan The Stallion’ dishes on his fast food secrets club

If you were at Woodstock, here’s a chance to share your story

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

Republicans need to put up or shut up over the IVF mess they created
JOAN VENNOCHI

Healey, Willis, and the dangers of hiring someone you slept with
Antonio Gargiulo

Six lessons the US can learn from Italy’s restrictions on IVF treatments
Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos

Alabama lawsuit reveals what happens when IVF industry wants it both ways
RENÉE LOTH

Will ‘The Holdovers’ return us to a time when exalted public school buildings were valued?
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Utility companies alerting residents of possible outages ahead of storm, damaging wind gusts

A heavy rainstorm is forecast to bring strong gusts of up to nearly 60 miles per hour tonight through Wednesday.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Winter whiplash: Mild temps Wednesday to drop sharply amid heavy wind and rainstorm

A cold front will send low temperatures crashing into the 20s by Wednesday night for the Boston area as strong and damaging winds move in.

Newton canceled February break due to the teachers strike. More and more students skipped school as the week went on.

Nearly 40 percent of Newton students skipped school Friday — almost 10 times the typical absence rate.

An obscure elected panel is poised to approve Healey’s former romantic partner to SJC

The vote by the Governor’s Council will cast a spotlight on the obscure elected body that is responsible for vetting judicial nominations and, in recent years, has approved nearly every selection governors have put before them.

Sports

patriots

10 free agents who could help the Patriots defense

Eight players on this list are defensive backs, including free agent safety Kyle Dugger.
patriots mailbag

Patriots mailbag: What were the best and worst things about ‘The Dynasty’?

With the combine underway, we answer queries about draft possibilities, extension candidates, and the AppleTV+ docuseries.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

Celtics found another winning solution, and they were just (two) good in beating 76ers

The Celtics had to embrace the 2-point shot and attacked the rim to create free throw opportunities in a 117-99 victory over the 76ers.
CELTICS 117, 76ERS 99

Celtics pull off inside job against Joel Embiid-less 76ers, steal away for ninth straight win
MIAA GIRLS BASKETBALL

Painstaking regular season pays off for Archbishop Williams girls’ basketball in Division 2 preliminary-round win vs. Ursuline
MIAA ALPINE SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS

St. John’s Prep boys, Masconomet girls reign at MIAA Alpine Ski championships

Business

These 10 homes were among the most expensive sold in Massachusetts in 2023

In the past year, a number of properties across the state came with eight-digit price tags. The most expensive home, a sprawling estate on Nantucket, went for more than $38 million.

The Patriot Ledger is the latest New England outlet without a physical newsroom

But the loss of the newsroom is also just the latest cutback at the Quincy daily, which replaced home delivery with mail service in 2022 and now has just 12 journalists listed on its staff.

Biden issues executive order to better shield Americans’ sensitive data from foreign foes

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer asks judge to reject 100-year recommended sentence
magazine
MISS CONDUCT

How to handle harassment at a restaurant from a fellow diner
COOKING

Bake away the winter blues with two Mediterranean-inspired cakes
PERSPECTIVE

I used to live in a Michigan child-care desert. Then I came to Cambridge.
Globe Magazine

The quest for psychedelics in the Amazon would push a Harvard botanist to his limits

metro

Brockton police chief says school security plan must be reviewed in light of disruption at high school

Fort Point Channel residents ask questions, get few answers, about migrant shelter proposal

Bridgeport mayor wins do-over election in race marred by ballot irregularities

sports

After an unexpected trade, Jaden Springer happy to grow his game with Celtics

The Red Sox want more of everything from Kutter Crawford this season, and Tuesday’s start against the Cardinals was a good first step

In his first game after signing a $700 million contract, Shohei Ohtani homers for the Dodgers

business

It’s Massachusetts v. Milton in a key test of state’s ambitious new housing law

Boston Fed names first vice president

Jacob Rothschild, financier from a family banking dynasty, dies at 87

politics

President Biden goes on offense on immigration: ‘The border is in chaos’

Trump and Biden won Michigan. But ‘uncommitted’ votes demanded attention.

Biden administration offering $85 million in grants to help boost jobs in violence-plagued communities

Nation

Out-of-control wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle, prompt shutdown of nuclear weapons facility

Idaho set to execute Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the US

Thousands expected at memorial service for three slain Minnesota first responders

World

Pope Francis, recovering from flu, remembers land mine victims on treaty anniversary

Zelensky co-hosts a summit in Albania seeking more war support from southeastern Europe

Funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be held on Friday, spokesperson says

opinion

What we might have done to save Harmony Montgomery

Six lessons the US can learn from Italy’s restrictions on IVF treatments

Alabama lawsuit reveals what happens when IVF industry wants it both ways

lifestyle

My ex from high school is back in my life

Even after 22 years of competitive eating, Crazy Legs Conti still has the hunger

Amy Schumer says she has Cushing’s syndrome. What to know about the illness.

food & dining

Turkish breakfast isn’t just a meal — it’s an event. And Allston’s got two great spots for it.

As North End reservation feud makes headlines, here’s what to know about restaurant cancellation fees

Bake away the winter blues with two Mediterranean-inspired cakes

travel

Breeze Airways adding flights from Manchester, N.H., to South Carolina and Florida

Several airlines just raised their baggage fees. Here’s how much you’ll now pay to check a bag.

Facing America’s traumatic history head-on through tourism

Arts

Rothko’s power takes shape on paper, at the National Gallery of Art

Roxbury Community College celebrates five decades with Golden Jubilee Gala

The Newport Historical Society goes deep on Black and Indigenous experiences

Books

At the Boston Public Library, a literary debate 100 years in the making

Calvin Trillin summons a bright and bygone era of journalism in ‘The Lede’

Sarah Polley on reading as a measure of life lived

Movies

‘Oppenheimer’ keeps devouring awards with top prize at Producers Guild, with Oscars up next

In ‘Io Capitano,’ two cousins on a treacherous quest

‘The Holdovers’ screenwriter David Hemingson drew on his New England prep school days for his Oscar-nominated script

Television

Season 2 sends ‘The Tourist’ from Australia to Ireland

This week’s TV: A Kate Winslet satire, a new ‘Shōgun,’ and Jack McCoy’s farewell to ‘Law & Order’

‘Oppenheimer’ keeps devouring awards with top prize at Producers Guild, with Oscars up next

music

Two men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, nearly 22 years after rap star’s death

Liquor license stalls for Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton

Brynn Cartelli, winner of ‘The Voice,’ lifts heartache ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’ in debut album

Theater/Dance

In ‘Golda’s Balcony,’ the Israeli prime minister in crisis in 1973

Boston Ballet dances up a storm in ‘Winter Experience’

A show at the Huntington that’s as interactive as it gets forced me to face my fears

Health

‘An extremely aggressive timeline’: Rhode Island Life Sciences Hub to hire inaugural CEO by May

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

Obituaries

Jacob Rothschild, financier from a family banking dynasty, dies at 87

Charles D. Ferris, a champion of deregulation at the FCC, dies at 90

Peter Anthony Morgan, Grammy-winning reggae singer, dies at 46