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Forecast | Ken Mahan

Spotty, light showers on Friday will give way to a sunny start to the weekend
Two rounds of precipitation to hit the region, with a possible stray shower on a windy St. Patrick’s Day.

Attempted child kidnapping investigated in Lexington

A man wearing a mask allegedly grabbed the child from behind when they were playing in their backyard in Wood Street Thursday and placed his hand over their mouth, police said.

Man charged with raping teenager at Rockland hotel used to house migrant families, prosecutors say

Cory B. Alvarez was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on March 22.

New questions have emerged in the Karen Read case. Here’s the latest.
Lawyers for Karen Read, the Mansfield woman accused of backing her SUV into her boyfriend and leaving him for dead in a blizzard in Canton in 2022, presented new details in court this week as they asked the judge to dismiss the charges against her.

‘Turtleboy’ blogger charged with violating restraining order, released on personal recognizance Lead State Police investigator in Karen Read case is subject of an internal affairs probe

Washington Bridge in R.I. must be rebuilt; won’t reopen until 2026
An engineering firm said the new highway bridge could be completed in two years at the earliest. It could cost up to $300 million.

DraftKings says former executive tried to poach staff from billionaire rival’s mansion

The Boston company is embroiled in a lawsuit against Michael Hermalyn, its former senior vice president, seeking to block him from helping Fanatics expand its online betting business.

White House encourages House GOP to ‘move on’ from Biden impeachment effort

Father of Michigan school shooter found guilty of manslaughter in deaths of four students

The judge's bench in Courtroom 1 at Lombardo's in Randolph, which was converted into a Norfolk County courthouse during the pandemic.

As Mass. courts work through pandemic backlog, judicial vacancies add extra complications

Empty courtrooms are bogging down the process for civil cases in Superior Court.

Gary Washburn | Celtics 127, Suns 112

Even when a favorable outcome is no longer in doubt for the Celtics, Joe Mazzulla refuses to yield
The Celtics coach refused to allow the opposition any feel-good freebies in an impressive 127-112 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns, a game in which Jaylen Brown's 37 points was the focal point.

Celtics dial it up from long distance, overwhelming Suns with an astonishing 25 3-pointers

What is Boston’s Irish music scene without Brian O’Donovan?
Because of St. Patrick’s Day, March is an especially busy season for most performers of Celtic music, but for Brian, “every month was an important music month.”

The most Irish state in America? It’s not Massachusetts. 11 ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Boston and beyond

Former AOL/Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem, May 16, 2002, in New York,

Gerald Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who engineered a disastrous mega-merger, dies

Gerald Levin, who led Time Warner Media into a disastrous $182 billion merger with the internet provider America Online, has died.

MATTHEW GILBERT

Remember four years ago? When TV was our best friend?

Four years ago this month, we retreated inside our homes as the pandemic erupted. And whatever we needed in that moment — distraction, uplift, or just something to talk about — television provided.

Jake DeBrusk tucked the puck past Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault in overtime.

Bruins 2, Canadiens 1 (OT)

Bruins cap a beautiful day in Montreal with a thing of beauty by Jake DeBrusk in overtime

The Bruins (93 points) moved within a point of the Panthers, who fell to the Hurricanes, for the top spot in the NHL standings.

A compilation of bodybuilding stills.

‘Love Lies Bleeding’ lifts profile of bodybuilders across a gender spectrum

In Boston, women, nonbinary, transgender, and queer lifters are getting to know their strength.

Movie review: ‘Love Lies Bleeding’: Sex, lies, and weightlifting tape

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, presided over a hearing on Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Bernie Sanders introduces bill to establish 4-day workweek without cut in pay: ‘Not a radical idea’

A movement to reduce the amount of time employees spend at work each week has been building for years. Now the idea has a new proponent: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

Opinion

The Massachusetts Teachers Association held a press conference Dec. 6, 2023, on the State House steps, touting the 135,000 signatures gathered in support of a ballot question that aims to remove the high school graduation requirement tied to high-stakes MCAS testing and afterward brought them to the capitol on the last day of acceptance.

The teachers association’s anti-MCAS crusade gets curiouser and curiouser

Massachusetts voters should reject teachers association's anti-MCAS crusade.

IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

Why people see truth in Trump’s lies

Alicia H. Munnell and William J. Arnone

How to fix Social Security

Healey’s pot pardon should be just the start of reform

Greater Boston housing policy is a work in progress

More recent News

Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Donald Trump to throw out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial.

Prosecutors say they’re open to delaying start of Donald Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial

Proposed US resolution would back global efforts for an immediate and sustained cease-fire in Gaza
The United States has circulated the final draft of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would support international efforts to establish “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war.

Ohio police confirm 2 dead in fierce storm that damaged homes and businesses in 3 states
Police in Ohio confirmed two deaths resulting from a fierce storm system that unleashed suspected twisters and damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana on Thursday.

Teen shot and killed in downtown Fall River

Colus Jamal Mills-Good, 18, who attended Fall River Public Schools, was shot around 11:40 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Rock and Franklin streets, law enforcement officials said.

Six eighth-grade Southwick Regional School students face criminal charges for ‘racist’ Snapchat posting, prosecutors say

The chat included “notions of violence toward people of color, racial slurs, derogatory pictures and videos,” Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni said.

School bus driver charged after allegedly driving drunk with children on board in Westborough, police say

There were 25 to 30 children on the bus at the time, a police report said.

Recommended reads

Mike Megley has had enough of the noise from pickleball courts near his home.

Braintree invested nearly half a million dollars in pickleball courts. Now it’s paying the cost of angry neighbors.

The town recently approved another $22,000 to install acoustic panels because of noise complaints. But neighbors say it won’t be enough.

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.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

Off Portugal’s beaten path, I found culture, family — and belonging
Tucked away from the country’s more touristy destinations, there’s tradition, beauty, and for this writer, a sense of belonging.

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?

Culture & Lifestyle

A compilation of bodybuilding stills.

‘Love Lies Bleeding’ lifts profile of bodybuilders across a gender spectrum

Musicians, including Boston Celtic Music Festival director Summer McCall, gather for an Irish music session at The Druid in Cambridge, March 12.

What is Boston’s Irish music scene without Brian O’Donovan?

"The Cher Show" includes a Bob Mackie character and a second-act parade of his iconic designs.

Ahead of ‘The Cher Show,’ designer Bob Mackie dishes on those costumes the diva dared to wear

Mercedes Moné delivered a passionate speech at her AEW debut at TD Garden Wednesday night.

At TD Garden, a hometown AEW debut for wrestling star Mercedes Moné

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.

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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

The Mattapan Trolley crosses Capen Street. If not for the trolley’s brief foray through a corner of Milton, the town would not have to contend with the state’s new zoning requirements for housing in communities served by the MBTA.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

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

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu

Wu should be making the pitch for school consolidation

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

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

Department of Justice former special counsel Robert Hur listened to a question from Representative Adam Schiff of California during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, March 12, in Washington, D.C.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

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

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

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Chickenpox outbreak at Roxbury migrant shelter sparks concern: ‘This is a precautionary tale’

Activists and public health experts worry about public health conditions for new migrants after a half-dozen cases of chicken pox spread at a shelter in Roxbury.

What’s open and closed on Evacuation Day (St. Patrick’s Day!) in Suffolk County

Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day, a highlight on the calendar of the City of Boston, which celebrates its historic ties to Ireland through music, dance, and of course, a grand parade. While not a federal or state holiday, March 17 is also known as Evacuation Day in Suffolk County, which includes Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop.

Wild turkey that became a local celebrity meets a tragic end

A wild turkey takes over an intersection in Andover, a car ends up underwater in Holden, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Business owners have questions about Washington Bridge rebuild, but not high hopes

For some Providence and East Providence business owners doing their best to cope in the three months since the Washington Bridge closure, the news Thursday that a solution was at least two years away was not really a surprise.

Sports

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla calls out to his players during the first half of Thursday's impressive 127-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns at TD Garden.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Even when a favorable outcome is no longer in doubt for the Celtics, Joe Mazzulla refuses to yield

The Celtics coach refused to allow the opposition any feel-good freebies in an impressive 127-112 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns, a game in which Jaylen Brown's 37 points was the focal point.

UConn goalie Tia Chan did all she could to keep the Huskies alive in the NCAA tournament on Thursday.

UConn, Stonehill bounced from NCAA women’s hockey tournament

Mannon McMahon scored the only goal of UConn's loss 17:13 into the second overtime, goalie Tia Chan finally beaten after making 48 saves in the Huskies' tournament debut.

Keenan Allen has spent his entire 11-year career with the Chargers and was the longest-tenured player on the roster.

Chargers further strip offense, trading wide receiver Keenan Allen to Bears

Allen’s trade and the release of Mike Williams on Wednesday leaves the Chargers and new coach Jim Harbaugh lacking an experienced wide receiver.

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP | REVOLUTION 1, LD Alajuelense 1

Revolution advance in CONCACAF Champions Cup, set up showdown with Mexican power Club América

Mac Jones says thank you, and farewell, to the Patriots and New England

celtics 127, suns 112

Celtics dial it up from long distance, overwhelming Suns with an astonishing 25 3-pointers

Business

‘I guess I have to keep posting’: Inside the lives and finances of Boston influencers

Several Boston influencers told The Globe they made six figures from social media last year, showing it is a lucrative career for Gen Zers.

Honda and Nissan agree to work together on developing electric vehicles and intelligence technology

Nissan and Honda have agreed to work together on developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology to pool resources in a sector where Japanese automakers have fallen behind.

Gerald Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who engineered a disastrous mega-merger, dies

DraftKings says former executive tried to poach staff from billionaire rival’s mansion

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

Gusty winds of up to 20 to 30 miles per hour are possible most of the day Sunday with the second passing system.

Spotty, light showers on Friday will give way to a sunny start to the weekend

As Mass. courts work through pandemic backlog, judicial vacancies add extra complications

R.I. legislators concerned bridge project could exceed $300 million estimate

sports

Jake DeBrusk tucked the puck past Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault in overtime.

Bruins cap a beautiful day in Montreal with a thing of beauty by Jake DeBrusk in overtime

New lawsuit against NCAA alleges allowing transgender competitors violates Title IX rights

There are five games to decide the MIAA girls’ basketball champions. Here’s a preview of the matchups.

business

Houthi supporters attend a rally against the US airstrikes on Yemen and the Israeli offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 8.

Report claims Yemen’s Houthis have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising stakes in Red Sea crisis

NYC’s $264 billion in pension funds fail to boost investment in affordable housing

The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come

politics

“We don’t want them, and will not accept them,” former president Donald Trump said of Nikki Haley's donors, before the former US ambassador to the UN dropped out of the Republican primary.

‘He needs all of the money he can get.’ Will Trump’s banishment of Haley supporters from ‘MAGA camp’ hold?

White House encourages House GOP to ‘move on’ from Biden impeachment effort

Schumer urges new leadership in Israel, calling Netanyahu an obstacle to peace

Nation

First responders stage outside a home in Milton, Ky., March 14, after a severe weather system came through the area.

Ohio police confirm 2 dead in fierce storm that damaged homes and businesses in 3 states

Manhattan prosecutors propose a 30-day delay of Trump trial

Alec Baldwin seeks dismissal of grand jury indictment in fatal shooting of cinematographer

World

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in October 2023.

Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform

UN-backed human rights experts decry new evidence of torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia

Oceans apart, William and Harry both salute Princess Diana’s legacy at an awards ceremony

opinion

The Mattapan Trolley crosses Capen Street. If not for the trolley’s brief foray through a corner of Milton, the town would not have to contend with the state’s new zoning requirements for housing in communities served by the MBTA.

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

The X factor and the why of eighth-grade algebra

Protests vs. Israel are distinct from relative quiet over Ukraine

lifestyle

Dr. Gene Beresin, executive director of the MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, speaks at a Hub Week event in 2018.

Kids are overscheduled. They’re also lonely. We’ve got to stop pressuring them before it’s too late.

Teen pregnancy linked to risk of earlier death in adulthood, study finds

We went furniture shopping with a pro thrifter. Here’s what we learned.

food & dining

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak

Meet a friend and grab a bite or a pastry at Mia’s Bakery in Chestnut Hill

Service charges in restaurants: Equity for workers or ‘junk’ fees that should be eliminated?

travel

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak

Wait, are pilots allowed to sleep during flights?

Off Portugal’s beaten path, I found culture, family — and belonging

Arts

A woman’s red shoe belonging to an anonymous deportee is part of the exhibit “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.”

‘Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away,’ the result of a 20-museum partnership, opens in Boston this week

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

Books

Percival Everett, author of "James."

In Percival Everett’s ‘James,’ Jim from ‘Huckleberry Finn’ moves out of the shadows and into full personhood

Ramie Targoff gives voice to women writers of the Renaissance in ‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’

Author readings around Boston through March 23

Movies

Zar Amir Ebrahimi as Shayda and Selina Zahednia as Mona in "Shayda."

‘Shayda’ is a tribute to writer-director Noora Niasari’s own mother

‘Love Lies Bleeding’: Sex, lies, and weightlifting tape

Plagiarism claims surface against Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’

Television

Helena Bonham Carter (pictured last month at an event in London) portrays British actress Noele Gordon, who, in 1981, was abruptly fired from her TV soap opera after 17 years, in "Nolly."

‘Nolly’ a treat, thanks to Helena Bonham Carter

Remember four years ago? When TV was our best friend?

Late night hosts react to potential TikTok ban: ‘I don’t think we understand how crazy these kids are going to go’

music

Musicians, including Boston Celtic Music Festival director Summer McCall, gather for an Irish music session at The Druid in Cambridge, March 12.

What is Boston’s Irish music scene without Brian O’Donovan?

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

Theater/Dance

The cast of "Girl From the North Country."

‘Girl From the North Country’: Tangled up in Bob

Ahead of ‘The Cher Show,’ designer Bob Mackie dishes on those costumes the diva dared to wear

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

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

Former AOL/Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem, May 16, 2002, in New York,

Gerald Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who engineered a disastrous mega-merger, dies

Ira M. Millstein, corporate lawyer with public impact, dies at 97

Dorie Ladner, dauntless civil rights activist, dies at 81