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The Boston area built a ton of lab space. Now many of those buildings are opening empty.

The region's supply of life science real estate exploded just as the once-booming industry hit a slow patch. Now what?
Healey launches $1 million fund to help convert office buildings into housing

John Kerry, 80, insists he’s not retiring: ‘My age is the new 60′
“We’re in a much stronger place than we were, but we’re still not where we need to be," Kerry said, as he reflected on his role as Biden’s top climate diplomat.

Healey left Massachusetts for four days last month. Aides refuse to say where the governor went.
The decision by Healey, who entered office vowing to bring more transparency to the office “than ever before," marks a major break from her predecessors.

‘There’s no agenda here’: A look at the judge who is overseeing Trump’s hush money trial

Judge Juan M. Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president's criminal trial: Donald Trump's hush money case.

As summer nears, judge’s ruling could spell trouble for Nantucket short-term rentals

The ruling could compel Nantucket to take a firmer stand on regulating short-term rentals than it typically has in the past.

Netanyahu rails against US criticism and says Israel won’t stop until ‘total victory’ is achieved
In recent days, top officials from the U.S., Israel’s staunchest ally which has provided key military and diplomatic support during the war, have publicly voiced their frustration with Netanyahu and his government.

Cease-fire talks with Israel and Hamas are expected to resume on Sunday in Qatar
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Republicans seize on an alleged rape at a Rockland shelter to further the fiction of a migrant crime wave

Can politicians here resist using a horrible crime for political gain? We’re about to find out.
Report of rape at Rockland hotel shelter intensifies debate, raises security questions

Russians crowd polling stations in apparent protest as Putin is set to extend his rule

17-year-old dies in Saturday night crash on Nantucket, police say

Harassment and violence have become routine at Tewksbury’s overburdened psych hospital, workers say

Overcrowding, threats of violence, and inadequate care plague a state hospital, staff say.
Unnecessary violence remains the norm at state psych facility, new report finds

Obituary
David Breashears, climber, cinematographer brought Mount Everest to the masses, dies at 68
Mr. Breashears, who summited Mount Everest five times, was the co-director and cinematographer of “Everest,” one of the most viewed IMAX documentaries in history.

The most Irish state in America? It’s not Massachusetts.

Nearly 10 percent of the US population claims at least some Irish ancestry. See where they live today.
St. Patrick’s Day parades step off Sunday in Massachusetts Tara Sullivan: On St. Patrick’s Day weekend, a look at the origin of the Boston Celtics nickname, and other thoughts

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

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

Staying in for St. Patrick’s Day? Here’s what to make.

‘They are assets, they are not liabilities’: Haitian-American pastor’s leadership shines amid migrant crisis
With Pastor Keke, no one is a stranger for long. Among the items and information he provides newly arrived immigrants is a business card, with his personal cellphone number. For many, those 10 digits are a lifeline.

Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country

Infertility treatments have greatly improved but cost can be a barrier
IVF is a growing business worldwide, especially in Massachusetts where the law requires insurance coverage.

Early Spring 2024 | Dave Epstein

Taking a cue from nature, local bird activity is a sure sign of spring

Whether you are enthralled by plants or animals or even both, there are so many places to get outside and connect with nature.
On the lookout for spring? Here are some early-blooming flower favorites

Avoiding ‘eclipse burn’: Where to find protective glasses before the big celestial event

Doctors warn only certified eye covers that filter out the sun’s damaging rays should be worn during the April 8 total solar eclipse.
More coverage of the 2024 solar eclipse
Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

The men in the middle are making the difference: A deeper look at the Bruins’ top-tier center play

The Charlie Coyle-Pavel Zacha ascendancy to the top two center spots has been truly remarkable. And youngsters John Beecher and Morgan Geekie are holding their own.
Bruins break the game open with a flurry in the third period, then hang on against the Flyers
high schools

They’re champs! See the results of the high school hockey and basketball title games.

All hockey games will be held on Sunday.
Opinion
IDEAS | AARON REGUNBERG AND DAVID ARKUSH

It’s time to charge oil companies with homicide

It’s no legal leap: Cases have been won against defendants who have engaged in far less culpable conduct.
EDITORIAL

Why is it still so difficult to get life-saving addiction medications?
JEFF JACOBY

The Wendy’s beef was a nothingburger
RENÉE GRAHAM

Trump says he’s ready to debate Biden. Don’t believe him.

ALEX BEAM

How am I doing? AI says: Fair to middling, you ignorant sloth.

More recent News

‘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.

Biden says at DC roast that of 2 presidential candidates, 1 was mentally unfit. ‘The other’s me.’
President Biden attended the annual Gridiron Club and Foundation Dinner this weekend, the first time during his presidency.

Trump campaigns for GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio

FBI returns 22 historic artifacts to Japan after they were discovered in a Mass. home
A Massachusetts family reached out to the FBI after discovering the artifacts - including six portraits of Okinawan kings - as they went through their late father's belongings. The items arrived in Japan on Friday, officials said.

Chelsea man arrested for child pornography possession

He is being held in lieu of $100,000 cash bail, authorities said.

Police seek to identify two women connected to assault at Roxbury beauty supply store

At around 9:45 a.m., Boston police officers were called to the Hair Stop for an assault and battery in progress.

Allston fifth grader wins Boston spelling bee for the second year in a row

Tanoshi Inomata bested 21 other competitors to win the citywide competition again, sending him back to Washington, D.C., for the national bee.

Recommended reads

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?

THE FINE PRINT
This couple’s expensive, reclining seats were broken on their JetBlue flights. They want their money back.
JetBlue's luxurious lie-flat seats were broken when 83-year-old Wally and Meredith Stevens arrived on board for November flights to and from Southern California. Is a $400 credit on $5,200 airfare fair compensation?

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.

For Sleater-Kinney and Carrie Brownstein, it’s been 30 years and change
"This far along," Brownstein says, "there’s no reason to put out an album that sounds like another album of ours." Sleater-Kinney, which recently released "Little Rope," plays the Paradise Sunday.

Culture & Lifestyle

Dropkick Murphys get the St. Paddy’s party started

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

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

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

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

Karen Stabiner

Spotify gave me back my father

Alicia H. Munnell and William J. Arnone

How to fix Social Security
EDITORIAL

Healey’s pot pardon should be just the start of reform
IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

Why people see truth in Trump’s lies
Patrick Chappatte

The TikTok threat
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Early Spring 2024 | Dave Epstein

Taking a cue from nature, local bird activity is a sure sign of spring

Whether you are enthralled by plants or animals or even both, there are so many places to get outside and connect with nature.

Infertility treatments have greatly improved but cost can be a barrier

IVF is a growing business worldwide, especially in Massachusetts where the law requires insurance coverage.
SUNDAY'S CHILD

Lovely has a great sense of humor

Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption.

Rhode Island’s new professional soccer team kicks off for the first time ever

Rhode Island's new team is playing in the USL Championship league, the second tier of American men’s soccer.

Sports

Celtics at Wizards | 6 p.m. (NBCSB)

Celtics at Wizards: Boston looks for fifth straight win, but will do so without Jaylen Brown

The Celtics have won four straight games and were the first team to clinch a playoff berth.
high schools

They’re champs! See the results of the high school hockey and basketball title games.

All hockey games will be held on Sunday.
college hockey

The Hockey East tournament semifinals are set. See which four teams advanced to TD Garden.

Boston College is the team to beat, but Boston University will try to repeat as champs.
Celtics notebook

Why Joe Mazzulla is shifting Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s rotations and responsibilities
Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

The men in the middle are making the difference: A deeper look at the Bruins’ top-tier center play
bruins 6, flyers 5

Bruins break the game open with a flurry in the third period, then hang on against the Flyers

Business

European Union announces $8 billion package of aid for Egypt

The European Union has announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure and conflicts and chaos in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores.

A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close their beds

Rural emergency hospitals are starting to gain a small foothold in the United States

The Boston area built a ton of lab space. Now many of those buildings are opening empty.

As summer nears, judge’s ruling could spell trouble for Nantucket short-term rentals
magazine
Spring Travel

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

Spring Travel

Ten great New England spas for hydrotherapy, massage, and more
Spring Travel

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I ordered the garlic soup (I know, dating faux pas right there)’

metro

Allston fifth grader wins Boston spelling bee for the second year in a row

Report faulting Maine law enforcement over ‘yellow flag’ law lands amid legislative debate over gun control

Harassment and violence have become routine at Tewksbury’s overburdened psych hospital, workers say

sports

Foxborough repeats as champions with a tour de force Division 3 title run

Smith can’t pull upset, beaten by untouchable NYU in Div. 3 women’s basketball title game

Rhode Island’s new professional soccer team kicks off for the first time ever

business

Northeastern dorm, huge Charlestown project, and South End labs all get BPDA sign-off

Healey launches $1 million fund to help convert office buildings into housing

Wu’s rezoning effort gets first BPDA approval

politics

Biden campaign has amassed $155M in cash on hand for 2024 campaign and raised $53M last month

Biden says at DC roast that of 2 presidential candidates, 1 was mentally unfit. ‘The other’s me.’

Schumer’s rebuke of Netanyahu exemplifies US leaders skirting an unwritten rule on allies’ elections

Nation

Russians crowd polling stations in apparent protest as Putin is set to extend his rule

‘There’s no agenda here’: A look at the judge who is overseeing Trump’s hush money trial

Ukraine launches far-ranging drone attacks on the final day of Russia’s presidential vote

World

Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza

Cease-fire talks with Israel and Hamas are expected to resume on Sunday in Qatar

Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country

opinion

Justice for a Guatemalan immigrant

Spotify gave me back my father

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

lifestyle

Turns out, she’s engaged

In Roslindale, Riot Improv mixes true live storytelling and improv, with silly, surprising results

I don’t like how he’s raising his kid

food & dining

Staying in for St. Patrick’s Day? Here’s what to make.

Restaurant deals to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in and around Boston ☘️

‘Drinks to go’ could become permanent, but packies are pushing back

travel

As summer nears, judge’s ruling could spell trouble for Nantucket short-term rentals

Manhattan for a month: Mastering the mind-set of a temporary local

What should you do if a disaster hits a destination you were planning to visit?

Arts

FBI returns 22 historic artifacts to Japan after they were discovered in a Mass. home

‘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

Books

David Breashears, climber, cinematographer brought Mount Everest to the masses, dies at 68

Dan Wakefield, multifaceted writer on a spiritual journey, dies at 91

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

Movies

David Breashears, climber, cinematographer brought Mount Everest to the masses, dies at 68

Viola Davis surprises her sister’s Central Falls High School classes

Minnie Driver says she was ‘totally heartbroken’ by split with Matt Damon before 1998 Oscars

Television

Upcoming on Netflix: Jason Bateman and Jude Law in ‘Black Rabbit’

Viola Davis surprises her sister’s Central Falls High School classes

‘Nolly’ a treat, thanks to Helena Bonham Carter

music

Dropkick Murphys get the St. Paddy’s party started

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

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’ is a glass slipper that fits

‘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

Health

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

David Breashears, climber, cinematographer brought Mount Everest to the masses, dies at 68

Sydell L. Miller, self-made eyelash and hair-care mogul, dies at 86

Giandomenico Picco, diplomat who freed hostages in Lebanon, dies at 75