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On Steward’s path to financial ruin, a series of missed opportunities

Time and again, state officials have lacked the tools to hold Steward Health Care to account, handcuffed by a fragmented oversight system and a lack of political will to take a tougher approach.
Steward Health Care tried to expand internationally. Here’s what happened next. Read more coverage of the Steward Health Care crisis

Four-year-old girl dies after being struck by vehicle in Boston’s Seaport
The girl was with her family when she was hit near the corner of Congress and Sleeper streets, close to the Boston Children’s Museum, shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, according to police.

Ken Mahan | Forecast
It’s a dry, yet bitter, start to the work week with more rain on the way
A Canadian high pressure system is sliding east along the border in the wake of this past weekend’s storm, drawing below-average air into the region.

More than 135,000 across New England without power Monday morning following weekend storm Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create a striking aurora

The 2013 Boston Marathon bombings: a timeline of events as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s case returns to court

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has lived nearly one-third of his life on federal death row, after a jury convicted him for helping his brother plant homemade bombs at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon.

Trump could learn Monday how N.Y. wants to collect $457m owed in his civil fraud case

 Trump is due in court for a hearing in his hush money case after new evidence delayed his trial

Stonehill College student critically injured in bicycle crash in Spain while studying abroad

UN to vote on resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza during current Muslim holy month of Ramadan
beat writer's notebook

Tales from the Celtics locker room, and other nuggets from this nine-game surge

League-leading Boston isn't always all business, thanks to the backup center and his sense of humor.
INNOVATOR Q&A

‘Overall cost of doing business is outrageous’: R.I. hospitality leader talks Washington Bridge fiasco, shoddy tourism budget, and more

Heather Singleton is the interim CEO of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, which advocates for restaurants and the lodging industry around the Ocean State.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A Steve Martin doc, a Holocaust drama, and throwing the book at ‘3 Body Problem’

Fans of the novel that "3 Body Problem" is based on aren't happy with the changes. It’s a good time to remember that a TV adaptation shouldn't be judged according to how loyal it's been to its source.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Boston school spending is too opaque

Isn’t it time the School Committee grew a spine and demanded more transparency from BPS?
Joan Meschino and Jamie Eldridge

Massachusetts needs a regional drought plan
Scott Jasechko and Debra Perrone

Groundwater levels are plummeting around the world
Terry M. McGovern and Ayman El-Mohandes

Supreme Court shouldn’t undermine FDA’s authority on medication abortion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Americans are unhappier than ever

More recent News

Palm Sunday draws hundreds for start of Christian Holy Week
Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley welcomed the congregation to “the most important week in human history.”

Four men charged in Moscow attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says two accept guilt
Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court Sunday showing signs of severe beatings as they faced formal terrorism charges.

Lawrence and Methuen partnered to offer better public health. Now, a divorce may be coming.
The two cities could potentially miss out on almost $2 million in state funding for public health.

One man dead following Newton fire; other residents escape unharmed

At around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Newton firefighters responded to 911 calls reporting a blaze at a two-family home on the corner of Walnut and Boylston streets and arrived to find heavy flames visible through the first-floor windows, officials said.

Medford dog walker charged with animal cruelty after allegedly beating dog, police say
A witness told officers that the man “struck one of the dogs multiple times in the head and then lifted the dog off the ground by its collar in a harmful manner,” police said.

William Whitworth, gracious editor who shaped The Atlantic’s writing and readers’ tastes, dies at 87

With Mr. Whitworth as top editor, The Atlantic became “the best-edited magazine in America,” a former colleague once wrote.

Recommended reads

A Massachusetts man, detained by ICE for four years, says he was beaten and abused before being deported

The man is accusing immigration officials of beatings that dislocated his jaw, gave him a concussion, and sprained multiple ligaments, as well as extended periods of solitary confinement.

After initial outcry, neighbors say overflow shelters housing migrants hardly affect community life
After weeks of resistance and increasingly public hostility, neighborhoods that saw new shelters open in recent months appear to be experiencing minimal disruptions to their daily routines.

Larry Summers was ousted as Harvard president. He has a lot to say about what’s wrong with the university now.
Nearly 20 years after he was forced to step down as Harvard University president, Larry Summers has plenty of advice to offer his successors. Some at Harvard are shocked by the way he has been offering it publicly.

DEVRA FIRST
Locally and nationally, food co-ops are on the rise. Here’s why.
Why is the cooperative movement seeing a renaissance? The answer is different this time around.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

‘Message in a Bottle’ tells a refugee family’s survival story through dance to the music of Sting

Even if sci-fi isn’t your thing, ‘3 Body Problem’ might be

‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ serves nostalgia, lukewarm

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

RENÉE GRAHAM

Americans are unhappier than ever

JEFF JACOBY

The phony feeding frenzies over ‘bloodbath’ and ‘hamstringing’
IDEAS | Christine Mehta

Why today’s youths are ‘The Anxious Generation’
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Why are antiabortion activists going after sex education?
Beth Wolfensberger Singer

Ugliness to the rescue?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

INNOVATOR Q&A

‘Overall cost of doing business is outrageous’: R.I. hospitality leader talks Washington Bridge fiasco, shoddy tourism budget, and more

Heather Singleton is the interim CEO of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, which advocates for restaurants and the lodging industry around the Ocean State.

The 2013 Boston Marathon bombings: a timeline of events as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s case returns to court

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has lived nearly one-third of his life on federal death row, after a jury convicted him for helping his brother plant homemade bombs at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Ken Mahan | Forecast

It’s a dry, yet bitter, start to the work week with more rain on the way

A Canadian high pressure system is sliding east along the border in the wake of this past weekend’s storm, drawing below-average air into the region.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS

The device debate: Fed up, some schools are banning cell phones

Smartphone bans are taking off across the country, and in Rhode Island they are so far being hailed as a success. But not everyone is on board.

Sports

2024 RED SOX PREVIEW

Asking evaluators around the league: How long until the Red Sox are good again?

“It looks like they’re trying to stay as competitive as possible while not completely rebuilding," said one NL evaluator. "But it will look ugly if it doesn’t work correctly.”
FRANK DELL'APA | ON SOCCER

The Revolution’s Carles Gil is an MLS star. But the referees aren’t treating him like one.

"I don’t think in other leagues that would ever happen [to a] a player of his caliber . . . it's a joke," Revolution coach Caleb Porter said.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL | SDSU 85, YALE 57

San Diego State ends Yale’s surprise run, sets up rematch of 2023 title game with UConn

The Aztecs scored the first 10 points of the game, led by 24 at halftime, and removed any chance of another bracket-busting upset by the Bulldogs.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NCAA Tournament: Who is playing at TD Garden on Thursday and when?
COLLEGE BASKETBALL | UNLV 79, BC 70

Boston College bounced in second round of NIT by UNLV’s Boone twins
SOCCER

United States tops Mexico for third straight CONCACAF Nations League crown

Business

INNOVATOR Q&A

‘Overall cost of doing business is outrageous’: R.I. hospitality leader talks Washington Bridge fiasco, shoddy tourism budget, and more

Heather Singleton is the interim CEO of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, which advocates for restaurants and the lodging industry around the Ocean State.

On Steward’s path to financial ruin, a series of missed opportunities

Time and again, state officials have lacked the tools to hold Steward Health Care to account, handcuffed by a fragmented oversight system and a lack of political will to take a tougher approach.

A decade after sparking the Seaport’s boom, Vertex is considering leaving Fan Pier

Energy agency announces $6 billion to slash emissions in industrial facilities
magazine
Globe Magazine

For years, no one noticed body parts disappearing from Harvard’s morgue. Then came a phone call.
Globe Magazine

My father donated his body to Harvard. What happened after was horrifying.

PERSPECTIVE

Ted Landsmark on racism, the flag attack photo, and seizing a chance to make change
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Despite the biker jacket, he seemed really approachable’

metro

More than 135,000 across New England without power Monday morning following weekend storm

Goodbye diesel, hello electric. Battery-powered, improved service could be coming to MBTA’s commuter rail in 2027.

Lawrence and Methuen partnered to offer better public health. Now, a divorce may be coming.

sports

Top-seeded UConn steamrolls Northwestern, soars into Sweet 16

With BC as the No. 1 overall seed and BU at No. 2, Hockey East is well represented in the NCAA men’s tournament

Former Red Sox lefthander Matt Strahm agrees to $7.5 million extension with Phillies

business

TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled

Work somewhere amazing? We want to know.

Fidelity’s Abby Johnson tightens grip on far-flung family empire

politics

TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled

New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Senate campaign to replace indicted Senator Menendez

Trump confronts a moment of truth for his finances in Manhattan court

Nation

Storms sweep the US from coast to coast causing frigid temps, power outages and traffic accidents

Trump is due in court for a hearing in his hush money case after new evidence delayed his trial

Trump could learn Monday how N.Y. wants to collect $457m owed in his civil fraud case

World

Kyiv endures a third air attack in 5 days as Russia steps up bombardment of cities

Senegalese await the outcome of a peaceful presidential vote, following months of unrest

Four men charged in Moscow attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says two accept guilt

opinion

The phony feeding frenzies over ‘bloodbath’ and ‘hamstringing’

Why today’s youths are ‘The Anxious Generation’

State’s first climate chief is on a mission. Reinforcements are needed.

lifestyle

When they overshare on a first date …

I got ‘sloppy drunk’ in front of his friends

Everything you wanted to know about edibles but were afraid (or too old) to ask

food & dining

‘Overall cost of doing business is outrageous’: R.I. hospitality leader talks Washington Bridge fiasco, shoddy tourism budget, and more

Locally and nationally, food co-ops are on the rise. Here’s why.

At Bandoleros in Concord, an American dream worth waiting for

travel

Maine town voted top vacation spot for 2024, according to Real Simple magazine

‘Name a fun city and there’s a cool motel popping up’

In memoriam: Boston’s last surviving Friendly’s has closed

Arts

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

Five things to do around Boston, March 25-April 7

At the MFA, South Korean pop culture in full effect

Books

Allison Pataki explores explores life of trailblazing Transcendentalist Margaret Fuller in new book

Poetry Out Loud state champion headed to Washington, D.C.; Jane Yolen publishes anthology celebrating a kid’s world

12 years, a docuseries, and one book later, author still looking for answers on 2011 Waltham triple murder

Movies

‘Strange Kindness’ takes empathy to its furthest reaches

There was something strange in my neighborhood — the day I saw ‘Ghostbusters’

Where Taipei ends and imagination begins: Harvard Film Archive presents an Edward Yang retrospective

Television

This week’s TV: A Steve Martin doc, a Holocaust drama, and throwing the book at ‘3 Body Problem’

Despite renewals, ‘Bupkis’ and ‘Uncoupled’ won’t move on to season 2

10 promising new TV shows that’ll be springing forward this season

music

Maurizio Pollini, pianist who reveled in demanding music, dies at 82

It’s Wayne’s world at the BSO, and it’s excellent

1MILLION Dance Studio brings viral K-dance moves to the MFA and beyond

Theater/Dance

‘Message in a Bottle’ tells a refugee family’s survival story through dance to the music of Sting

Boston Comedy Festival honoring a local legend (but please don’t call him that)

Lewis Black has no complaints about getting off the road

Health

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

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

Obituaries

William Whitworth, gracious editor who shaped The Atlantic’s writing and readers’ tastes, dies at 87

Maurizio Pollini, pianist who reveled in demanding music, dies at 82

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94