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Mike Megley has pickleball courts near his home that have created a noise issue.

The pickleball wars come to Braintree, with the hope that acoustic panels will quiet the uproar

Braintree spent $443,000 on eight new pickleball courts. The town recently approved another $22,000 to install acoustic panels because of noise complaints. But neighbors say it won’t be enough.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

As Boston’s winters melt away, an identity crisis looms: Without our snow and cold, who are we?
Our winters are famous in movies and literature, and they’ve forged legends of the chilly New England temperament. Now, we’re what? Delaware?

Temperatures are expected to climb into the 60s in many portions of Southern New England on Thursday and in the upper 50s in Boston.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Warmer, springlike day on tap, breaking into the 60s in some areas

It will be a cold start for Boston and other major cities, but the vibrant sun will help drive temperatures up quickly Thursday.

The dunes in front of property owners' homes on Salisbury Beach were destroyed after Sunday's storm washed away almost $300,000 of sand from a privately funded initiative.

Coastal flooding washes away half of $600,000 effort, paid for by property owners, to save sand dunes on Salisbury Beach

Just three days after the privately funded “dune rebuilding project” was completed on March 7, a storm washed away half of the 15,000 tons of sand dumped on the beach.

After missing out on Calvin Ridley, where do the Patriots go at wide receiver?
De facto general manager Eliot Wolf, coach Jerod Mayo, and the rest of the Patriots’ personnel department know the group needs an upgrade.

BU phenom Macklin Celebrini led the NCAA in points per game as a freshman (1.69), and he's hoping the Frozen Four lies ahead for him.

A twist of fate brought Macklin Celebrini to BU. Now he’s the top prospect for the 2024 NHL draft.

The star freshman's college choice had a lot to do with the 2022 NBA playoffs and the Celtics.

Lead State Police investigator in Karen Read case the subject of internal affairs probe

A spokesperson for the State Police confirmed Wednesday that the agency has “opened an internal investigation into a potential violation of department policy by Trooper Michael Proctor.”

Potential TikTok ban wins strong support in House, but some worry it doesn’t tackle broader social media problems

President Biden said he'd sign the bill, but bipartisan hurdles still remain in the Senate.

T.J. Maxx and other retailers really need TikTok. They have remained silent on a possible ban.
The Chinese-owned app allows retailers to reach elusive Gen Z consumers, something other apps like Instagram and X can’t match.

Campbell wants to accelerate Milton housing lawsuit. Milton has other plans.
The attorney general has moved to have the high-profile lawsuit heard by the Supreme Judicial Court, this spring, to send a message to other towns considering plans of their own.

Ousted Wayland school superintendent files lawsuit against town, alleging hostile racial environment

Omar X. Easy is suing the town, a former School Committee chair, and a current committee member for allegedly fostering a racially hostile environment that made it impossible for him to perform his duties, legal filings show.

Plagiarism claims surface against Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’
British screenwriter Simon Stephenson alleges that the script of Alexander Payne’s “Holdovers” has been plagiarized “line-by-line,” according to a report.

More R.I.. TV stations face scrutiny after WPRI provides back pay for Sundays, holidays

Judge to hear arguments on whether to dismiss Trump’s classified documents prosecution

Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some of charges against Trump

Richard Reeves, the founder and president of the American Institute for Boys and Men.

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Why the crisis of men and boys is so hard to talk about

Men are less likely to go to college. Boys have higher rates of suicide and drug overdose. Richard Reeves, founder and president of the American Institute for Boys and Men, wants to get us talking and finding ways to help.

Protesters demonstrated in support of Palestinians in front of Cambridge City Hall before a council meeting that included a vote on a Gaza cease-fire resolution.

After cease-fire votes, some city councilors wonder if they should be debating foreign policy

Gaza resolutions passed with overwhelming support. But even some who voted for them are wondering if international affairs is the best use of their time.

Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza to speak at Harvard Law School conference

Keurig is launching plastic-free coffee pods called K-Rounds.

Keurig is taking the cup out of the K-Cup

With its latest product, the java juggernaut is doing away with single-use plastic cups filled with grounds, replacing them with disk-like "K-Rounds."

Opinion

Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer during a visit to the greenhouse at Eastie Farm in East Boston on March 8.

IDEAS | BENJAMIN RACHLIN

Can one official move the needle on our state’s carbon emissions?

Melissa Hoffer, the only state climate chief in the nation, is trying to get every Mass. government agency to take responsibility for the problem.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Milton isn’t a rapid-transit community, no matter how many times the state says it is

Wu should be making the pitch for school consolidation

Bad feelings over Mayor Wu’s rejected vision for O’Bryant School

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Hur’s testimony was another blow to the Justice Department’s reputation

More recent News

Landslide destroys Los Angeles home and threatens at least 2 others
There was no immediate word on the cause of the landslide, but numerous slides have happened in Southern California due to drenching winter storms that saturated the ground.

gary washburn | on basketball

With a firm grasp on No. 1 seed in the East, Celtics can focus on resting top players the remainder of regular season
The Celtics are going to rely on their depth the rest of the way, realizing the path is already clear to the No. 1 seed and the primary goal is to enter the playoffs healthy.

11 ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Boston and beyond
Get your Irish on.

Ally of late Navalny accuses ‘Putin’s henchmen’ of attacking him in Lithuania, vows not to give up

Leonid Volkov, the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s close associate and top strategist, accused Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “henchmen” of being behind a brutal attack that left him hospitalized.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Profiting off prisons
It's hard for incarcerated people to get the healthcare they need. Handing that care over to private equity only makes it harder.

Unnecessary violence remains the norm at state psych facility, new report finds

Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it
A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appeared to be crumbling Wednesday as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition.

Recommended reads

Rhea Becker keeps her stuff in in the left cupboard in the pantry, while her roommate has his on the right.

Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours. Baby boomers rediscover the joy of having a roommate.

“Financially, it works out great. And I don’t think I want to live alone.”

‘It was getting impossible to live’: In Mattapan, a front line of the humanitarian crisis fueled by Haiti’s unrest
Here, in a nondescript office building on Blue Hill Avenue, newly arrived migrants learn to navigate the bureaucracy of their new world while recounting the terrors that forced them to flee the old one.

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

‘A worry you didn’t even know was possible’: Raising a child with a rare, deadly disease
The Vazquez family of Warwick, R.I., is helping their 5-year-old son combat a rare and sometimes deadly disease, and they have set up a nonprofit to help other families as well.

Mass General Brigham to integrate clinical operations
Thirty years after joining forces, Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s hospitals are taking their most ambitious step toward creating a more unified hospital system.

Culture & Lifestyle

Alexander Payne, left, director of "The Holdovers," with the film's writer, David Hemingson, at a Los Angeles screening of the film, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Plagiarism claims surface against Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’

Gary Smith, who died in 2023, was a guiding light for many of Boston’s best bands.

A two-night Gary Smith tribute celebrates the Fort Apache studios community he built

Tyler Bender, a Bad River member who was part of the production crew on "Bad River," on the Kakagon Sloughs.

Mary Mazzio’s ‘Bad River’ chronicles Wisconsin Native American community’s pipeline fight

Carrie Brownstein (left) and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney. The band, now beginning its fourth decade, plays the Paradise Sunday.

For Sleater-Kinney and Carrie Brownstein, it’s been 30 years and change

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

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.

stuart landing page illustration

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, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

More than 50 percent of Jewish and Muslim college students — and a fifth of all college students — feel in personal danger due to their support for one side or the other in the conflict.

Understanding antisemitism and Islamophobia on college campuses

Hezbollah militants fired a missile from Tyre, Lebanon, in 2006.

Iran is a menace. The Biden administration can do more to deter it.

A screen at the US Capitol featured Senator Katie Britt of Alabama delivering the Republican Party's official response to President Biden's State of the Union address on March 7.

Katie Britt isn’t the only one who owes a sex trafficking survivor an apology

Outgoing climate envoy John Kerry, addressing journalists in Washington, said lower emissions from Russia would make the world 'feel better' about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

How to ‘feel better’ about Ukraine (according to John Kerry)

Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York, joined by TikTok supporters, led a rally to defend the social app at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 22.

MARCELA GARCÍA

What would we lose if TikTok were banned?

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

More R.I.. TV stations face scrutiny after WPRI provides back pay for Sundays, holidays

It turns out WPRI isn’t alone in facing issues with Rhode Island wage laws.

The pickleball wars come to Braintree, with the hope that acoustic panels will quiet the uproar

Braintree spent $443,000 on eight new pickleball courts. The town recently approved another $22,000 to install acoustic panels because of noise complaints. But neighbors say it won’t be enough.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

As Boston’s winters melt away, an identity crisis looms: Without our snow and cold, who are we?

Our winters are famous in movies and literature, and they’ve forged legends of the chilly New England temperament. Now, we’re what? Delaware?

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Warmer, springlike day on tap, breaking into the 60s in some areas

It will be a cold start for Boston and other major cities, but the vibrant sun will help drive temperatures up quickly Thursday.

Sports

BU phenom Macklin Celebrini led the NCAA in points per game as a freshman (1.69), and he's hoping the Frozen Four lies ahead for him.

A twist of fate brought Macklin Celebrini to BU. Now he’s the top prospect for the 2024 NHL draft.

The star freshman's college choice had a lot to do with the 2022 NBA playoffs and the Celtics.

Claudell Harris Jr. (1) and Quinten Post celebrate in the second half as Boston College rolled past Clemson in the second round of the ACC Tournament in Washington, D.C.

Men's Basketball: BC 76, Clemson 55

Harris, Zackery lead Boston College men’s basketball over Clemson in ACC Tournament

Claudell Harris Jr. scored 27 points, Jaeden Zackery added 22 and the Eagles cruised to a 76-55 victory.

Minnesota's Nicole Hensley kept Boston at bay for her first shutout of the year.

pwhl: minnesota 4, boston 0

PWHL Boston shut out at Minnesota in rough start to four-game road trip

Nicole Hensley stopped 20 shots for her first shutout of the season as Minnesota pulled into a three-way tie for first place.

MIAA BOYS' BASKETBALL: WORCESTER NORTH 60, XAVERIAN 52

Unbeaten Worcester North put to the test by Xaverian in Division 1 overtime thriller

Padres acquire RHP Dylan Cease in multiplayer trade with White Sox

MIAA BOYS' BASKETBALL: CHARLESTOWN 70, TACONIC 57

Charlestown flashes its versatility in decisive fourth quarter of Division 3 semifinal victory over Taconic

Business

More R.I.. TV stations face scrutiny after WPRI provides back pay for Sundays, holidays

It turns out WPRI isn’t alone in facing issues with Rhode Island wage laws.

T.J. Maxx and other retailers really need TikTok. They have remained silent on a possible ban.

The Chinese-owned app allows retailers to reach elusive Gen Z consumers, something other apps like Instagram and X can’t match.

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Why the crisis of men and boys is so hard to talk about

US lawmakers see TikTok as China’s tool, even as it distances itself from Beijing

magazine

Globe Magazine.

I don’t know if I can get past her beliefs about sexual identity

A friend gave me a ticket to an event, then nearly accused me of stealing

Harissa Hot Wings

Game plan for March Madness with chicken wings three ways

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at the Irish Culture Centre Greater Boston from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 11-17

metro

Kenneth Higgins

Revere man arrested for child pornography possession

Decision on fate of Washington Bridge will be unveiled today

Lead State Police investigator in Karen Read case the subject of internal affairs probe

sports

Can BU repeat as Hockey East champs?

The Hockey East tournament opening round games are complete. See who advanced to this weekend’s quarterfinals.

With a firm grasp on No. 1 seed in the East, Celtics can focus on resting top players the remainder of regular season

NFL considers rule changes that include challenges for penalties at end of halves

business

Downtown Springfield.

Pioneer Valley businesses want more state attention — and money

Campbell wants to accelerate Milton housing lawsuit. Milton has other plans.

EU passes AI rules despite doubts it got the right balance

politics

Bishop Hurley Coleman Jr. stands in his church on March 12, in Saginaw, Mich. President Biden is expected to make a campaign visit to Saginaw on Thursday, and Coleman says "if there is a place in America that he can tell his story to a people that need to hear it, Saginaw is that typical place."

Biden heads to the Michigan county emerging as the swing state’s top bellwether

Potential TikTok ban wins strong support in House, but some worry it doesn’t tackle broader social media problems

US has its first presidential rematch since 1956

Nation

An aerial view shows a property damaged by a landslide, March 13, in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles.

Landslide destroys Los Angeles home and threatens at least 2 others

Storm carrying massive ‘gorilla hail’ hits parts of Kansas and Missouri

Michigan jury returning to decide fate of school shooter’s father in deaths of 4 students

World

A woman walked past a drugstore burned by gang members during protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 12.

Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it

Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says

Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says

opinion

The John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science in Roxbury.

Bad feelings over Mayor Wu’s rejected vision for O’Bryant School

Understanding antisemitism and Islamophobia on college campuses

Mold and mistreatment: The problems at Bridgewater State Hospital call for major changes

lifestyle

US actress Olivia Munn at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party earlier this month.

Olivia Munn reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy

Dan Shaughnessy on the Love Letters podcast

80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran is getting married near beaches where US troops landed

food & dining

The two-story, 13,000-square-foot space will feature four bars, a lineup of beers, hard seltzers, and hard smoothies, and a full kitchen serving pizzas, salads, tacos, and more.

Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. is opening a Fenway location this week

Keurig is taking the cup out of the K-Cup

When canceling your reservation costs as much as dinner

travel

Airbnb said it is seeking to “simplify” its security-camera policy while prioritizing privacy.

Airbnb is banning the use of indoor security cameras in the platform’s listings worldwide

Southwest plans to cut 2024 capacity, citing Boeing challenges

My phone got stolen on vacation. It turned out to be a blessing.

Arts

Artist John Shen poses for a photo with a studio light grid in his home studio in Pawtucket, R.I., on March 2. The light grids were part of what inspired Shen to build a camera made of approximately 28,000 drinking straws. Shen is part of an exhibition at Brookline's Praise Shadow Arts Gallery titled "See and Be Seen II," which features his portraits created with the camera made of drinking straws.

For artist John Shen, a room of one’s own means a studio that doubles as a giant camera

Exhibit at Rosecliff mansion highlights African heritage stories during Newport’s Gilded Age

Which trailblazing woman with Massachusetts ties should be memorialized with a permanent bust in the State House?

Books

Tessa Hulls, author/illustrator of the graphic memoir “Feeding Ghosts."

‘Feeding Ghosts,’ by Tessa Hulls, maps a family’s journey from Mao’s China to the United States today

Philippa Gregory on her favorite historical fiction writers

Red Sox fans, avert your eyes. Kevin Baker pitches a raucous blend of baseball and city history in ‘The New York Game’

Movies

Alexander Payne, left, director of "The Holdovers," with the film's writer, David Hemingson, at a Los Angeles screening of the film, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Plagiarism claims surface against Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’

‘Arthur the King’: Where Camelot is competition

Mary Mazzio’s ‘Bad River’ chronicles Wisconsin Native American community’s pipeline fight

Television

Confetti flies over the Boston Fire Department’s Honor Guard at the start of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 2022.

11 ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Boston and beyond

Michael Douglas returning to TV to play Benjamin Franklin in miniseries

Binge-worthy ‘Apples Never Fall’ unmasks a family rotting at the core

music

Gary Smith, who died in 2023, was a guiding light for many of Boston’s best bands.

A two-night Gary Smith tribute celebrates the Fort Apache studios community he built

For Sleater-Kinney and Carrie Brownstein, it’s been 30 years and change

Karl Wallinger, a Waterboys member who formed World Party, dies at 66

Theater/Dance

From left: Eliza Fichter, Steven Barkhimer, and Dan Kelly in Umbrella Stage Company's "The Minutes."

In Umbrella Stage’s ‘The Minutes,’ it’s time for the truth

Alonzo King LINES Ballet flows together in ‘Deep River’

At SpeakEasy, a moving ‘Cost of Living’ reveals its riches

Health

In this May 1966 file photo, a US Air Force C-123 flies low along a South Vietnamese highway spraying defoliants on dense jungle growth beside the road to eliminate ambush sites for the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Because of concerns about Agent Orange, more than one-quarter of the 1 million Vietnam veterans receiving disability checks are getting compensation for diabetes and other common ailments of age, with erectile dysfunction among them, according to millions of VA claims records.

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

‘You’re not taught this in medical school’: R.I. neurosurgeon on advancements in brain tumor treatment, and the need to educate fellow doctors

Obituaries

In this 2018 photo, attorney Paul Alexander looked out from inside his iron lung at his home in Dallas.

Paul Alexander, who spent seven decades using iron lung, dies at 78

David Mixner, fierce fighter for gay rights, is dead at 77

Ben Stern, Holocaust survivor who challenged neo-Nazis, dies at 102