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Southwick regional school system reports racist language found in bathroom

Friday night email from superintendent contained few details of the latest incident.

As more couples struggle with infertility, IVF business is booming
IVF is a growing business worldwide, especially in Massachusetts where the law requires insurance coverage.

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.

Several migrants and some children lined up near the Inn of Chicago, where hundreds of asylum seekers are temporarily housed in downtown Chicago, on Sept. 30.

Chicago begins evicting migrants from shelters, citing strain on resources

‘Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away,’ the result of a 20-museum partnership, opens in Boston this week
Of the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis during the Second World War, nearly 20 percent died at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious death camp.

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is railing against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the war with Hamas.

Missing woman, last seen in January, found dead in New Hampshire

Ashley Turcotte was an artist who painted pumpkins for town departments.

A worker took care of an Icelandic pony at ARK, the animal care facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

Now arriving at JFK: Ponies from Iceland and dogs from the West Bank

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

Putin says he supported an idea to release Navalny from prison in an exchange

New Hampshire man indicted in killing of woman and her unborn baby in Ossipee, officials say

A child reached out to grab a piece of confetti during the annual St. Patrick’s day parade.

‘Everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.’ Parade draws cheering revelers to South Boston

This year’s parade features a menagerie of animals: horses, Irish wolfhounds, and even a pair of oxen.

Governor Maura Healey (left) and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll were “DunQueens” at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast held at the Ironworkers Local 7 hall.

St. Patrick’s Day breakfast features music, roasts, and a surprise Dunkin’ ad parody

In head to toe ‘DunKings’ tracksuits and pink bucket hats, Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll declared themselves the ‘DunQueens.’

United States

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.

Restaurant deals to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in and around Boston How did the Boston Celtics get their nickname?

For sale: 7-bed mansion in Atlanta with infinity pool and ... a Rembrandt stolen in the Gardner heist?
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum received about 20 tips over the past year from people who thought they saw stolen paintings in real estate listings, according to Anthony Amore, the museum’s security director.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

Ten great New England spas for hydrotherapy, massage, and more
After the winter, don’t you deserve to indulge yourself a little?

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

The impact of climate change is forcing some to question the Boston identity.

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?

Malden Catholic players rejoice after winning the Division 2 title.

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

All hockey games will be held on Sunday.

In a 1996 image provided by Arcturus Motion Pictures, Mr. Breashears worked while filming the IMAX documentary “Everest,” which premiered two years later.

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.

Mireille Pierre comforted her son Marventz, 3, while Dieufort Fleurissaint, aka "Pastor Keke," spoke to a group of Haitian migrants at the state's emergency overflow shelter for migrants at the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex in Boston. Pastor Keke was helping distribute donations with Pastor Miniard Culpepper of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

‘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.

A pair of Eastern bluebirds perform a ritual in mid-flight in a Pembroke front yard on March 12. On a warm, late winter day, the yard was a showcase for birds, bugs and blooms, as Mother Nature appears to have accelerated into fast-drive to spring.

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

Opinion

Leis and flowers adorn crosses at a memorial for victims of the August wildfire above the Lahaina Bypass highway in Hawaii.

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.

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

The Wendy’s beef was a nothingburger

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

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

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IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP: YALE 62, BROWN 61

Watch Yale beat Brown on Matt Knowling’s buzzer beater in the Ivy League Tournament championship
Yale closed the game on an 8-1 run to reach the NCAA tournament for the seventh time.

Icelandic volcano erupts, turning sky orange and forcing evacuations
It was the fourth eruption in three months -- and likely the biggest -- but no injuries were reported.

K.J. Osborn joins Patriots wide receiver corps, could help out as a return man
The 5-foot-11-inch, 203-pounder averaged 53 catches over the last three seasons with the Vikings.

Hyannis man arrested following shooting that wounded another man, police say

A woman who lives on Winter Street in Hyannis called 911 and said a man who arrived at her home appeared to be suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said.

Weymouth rollover crash leaves driver hospitalized

Nearby residents reportedly attempted to help the driver before first responders arrived.

Lowell house fire leaves one dead, one injured

City and state officials are investigating the cause of the blaze.

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An office building near South Station is being converted to lab space, but the project is nearly complete and only about one-tenth of its square footage has been leased. It's one of a huge swath of lab projects that are coming online around Greater Boston, many of which don't have tenants leased.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Singer Ken Casey performs with Dropkick Murphys at Citizens House of Blues Thursday night, the first of four nights of shows in Boston.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

I lurched over to my laptop to add the song to my Spotify playlist before it disappeared into the inaccessible past. “Samba de Orfeu,” Paul Desmond on alto sax, 1965. It’s been a while.

Spotify gave me back my father

Alicia H. Munnell and William J. Arnone

How to fix Social Security

Governor Maura Healey turned to those gathered behind her after she announced details of her plan to pardon past convictions for simple marijuana possession, on March 13.

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

A Trump rally in Greensboro, N.C., on March 2.

IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

Why people see truth in Trump’s lies

Patrick Chappatte

The TikTok threat

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

For sale: 7-bed mansion in Atlanta with infinity pool and ... a Rembrandt stolen in the Gardner heist?

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum received about 20 tips over the past year from people who thought they saw stolen paintings in real estate listings, according to Anthony Amore, the museum’s security director.

‘Everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.’ Parade draws cheering revelers to South Boston

This year’s parade features a menagerie of animals: horses, Irish wolfhounds, and even a pair of oxen.

St. Patrick’s Day breakfast features music, roasts, and a surprise Dunkin’ ad parody

In head to toe ‘DunKings’ tracksuits and pink bucket hats, Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll declared themselves the ‘DunQueens.’

Joe Camp, filmmaker behind ‘Benji’ franchise, dies at 84

After its script was rejected by major studios, "Benji" would become one of the top money-making films of 1974.

Sports

UConn's Alex Karaban, who is from Southborough, helped lead the Huskies to a Big East title on Saturday.

college basketball

See the men’s NCAA Tournament bracket

UConn is the No. 1 overall seed. The Huskies are hoping to defend their title, and the road will go through Boston.

Injuries took a toll in 2022, but second baseman Nick Yorke bounced back with Double A Portland last season.

Nick Yorke may be taking a back seat in spring training, but he’s learning what to do to make Red Sox continue to take notice

The second baseman, Boston's first-round pick in 2020, was a non-roster invitee to camp.

Malden Catholic players rejoice after winning the Division 2 title.

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

All hockey games will be held on Sunday.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery believes in Jeremy Swayman’s bounce-back ability

D2 GIRLS' HOCKEY: DUXBURY 4, FALMOUTH 0

Duxbury girls’ hockey completes mission, blanks Falmouth to repeat as Division 2 titlists

red sox notebook

Crowded field for Red Sox starting rotation thins out with John Winckowski heading back to bullpen

Business

How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing.

Paris officials have been ambitious and aggressive in their bid to keep middle- and lower-income residents and small-business owners in the heart of a city that would otherwise be unaffordable to them

‘Drinks-to-go’ could become permanent, but liquor stores are pushing back

A provision that allows restaurants to sell alcohol for off-premise consumption has been extended a few times, but now lawmakers want to make it permanent.

European Union announces $8 billion package of aid for Egypt

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

magazine

Portugal Gif

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

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

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak

This week's daters: Giulio and Amanda

Dinner with Cupid

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

metro

Embryologist Rebecca Brito worked in the IVF lab at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.

As more couples struggle with infertility, IVF business is booming

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

Lovely has a great sense of humor

sports

Luciano Acosta, Cincinnati's highest paid player, looked worth every penny on Sunday at Gillette Stadium when he woke up a sleepy match in the second half.

Revolution’s MLS hole grows to 0-4-0 after home loss to FC Cincinnati

Watch Yale beat Brown on Matt Knowling’s buzzer beater in the Ivy League Tournament championship

K.J. Osborn joins Patriots wide receiver corps, could help out as a return man

business

An office building near South Station is being converted to lab space, but the project is nearly complete and only about one-tenth of its square footage has been leased. It's one of a huge swath of lab projects that are coming online around Greater Boston, many of which don't have tenants leased.

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

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

politics

From left, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, President Biden, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walk down the steps following the annual St. Patrick's Day gathering at the US Capitol in Washington, on March 15.

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

Demonstrators hold placards as they gather outside the Russian embassy, in London, on March 17, 2024 to protest against Russia's presidential election.

Putin says he supported an idea to release Navalny from prison in an exchange

Now arriving at JFK: Ponies from Iceland and dogs from the West Bank

A video captures a searing portrait of the NYC subway, and of the city above

World

Units at the Îlot Saint-Germain public housing development in Paris can be had at rents as low as $650.

How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing.

Icelandic volcano erupts, turning sky orange and forcing evacuations

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

opinion

Virgilio Aguilar Mendez is seen in a video screengrab from the body camera worn by Sergeant Michael Kunovich of the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office during the interaction that led to the Guatemalan teen’s arrest on May 19, 2023. Minutes after the arrest, Kunovich suffered a heart attack. He later died.

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

Manager and bartender Anna Puiia prepared a to-go cocktail behind the bar at Brassica Kitchen in Jamaica Plain in 2021.

‘Drinks-to-go’ could become permanent, but liquor stores are pushing back

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

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

travel

Nantucket is known for its idyllic waterfront, and its pricey real estate.

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

Twenty two historic artifacts were returned to Japan March 15, 2024, one year after they were discovered in a Massachusetts home and some 80 years after they were looted amid the battle of Okinawa during World War II, according to the Boston office of the FBI. (FBI)

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

In a 1996 image provided by Arcturus Motion Pictures, Mr. Breashears worked while filming the IMAX documentary “Everest,” which premiered two years later.

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

Mr. Camp (right) joined Haley Barbour, then governor of Mississippi, during a proclamation ceremony honoring the former stray Benji as the state's pet of the year in 2004.

Joe Camp, filmmaker behind ‘Benji’ franchise, dies at 84

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

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

Television

Jason Bateman (with Laura Linney) in "Ozark."

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

Singer Ken Casey performs with Dropkick Murphys at Citizens House of Blues Thursday night, the first of four nights of shows in Boston.

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 Ji Young Chae in Sir Frederick Ashton's "Cinderella."

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

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

Mr. Camp (right) joined Haley Barbour, then governor of Mississippi, during a proclamation ceremony honoring the former stray Benji as the state's pet of the year in 2004.

Joe Camp, filmmaker behind ‘Benji’ franchise, dies at 84

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