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‘We made history’: Massachusetts low-income transit riders could soon see lower fares, similar to other states

The MBTA board of directors voted in favor of offering a reduced fare for adults with low incomes across its entire system.

MBTA to pay Chinese company another $148 million to get new Red and Orange Line cars by end of 2027

Man arrested for allegedly setting Hawthorne Country Club in Dartmouth on fire in 2023, officials say

Shawn Medeiros, 31, is facing one charge of burning a building for allegedly setting the fire that left the country club on Tucker Road “a total loss,” officials said.

A bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. 8-year-old child is only survivor.

Coyote that found its way to Beacon Hill is captured and released
”They’re all over Boston,” said Dave Wattles, a state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife biologist. “There are coyotes that were born and raised, and lived their entire lives in the city."

Warren, Markey seek information on Citigroup’s role in Steward transactions

The senators are focusing on a financial adviser that helped facilitate sale-leaseback deals involving hospital buildings.

Forecast | Ken Mahan
Flood watches extended into Friday as snow melts, storm delivers a prolonged punch
Heavy rainfall and snowmelt over saturated grounds have increased the flooding concerns, especially in Southern New England.

Campbell launches initiative to combat illegal gambling on sports by young people

Harvard University removes human skin used in binding of 19th-century book

The original owner, who died in 1933, took the skin from a deceased female psychiatric patient at a hospital where he worked, Harvard officials said.

Swansea police seek public’s help identifying a man who allegedly tried to lure two girls into his car

After beam falls, construction resumes at South Station Tower

Sutton magician sentenced to prison for child pornography distribution

Teacher at Cambridge public school accused of raping two girls a decade ago

Officials investigating after photo surfaces of Nantucket High students holding sign with ‘inappropriate racial slur’

One problem with making bridges stronger? Ships getting bigger.

 Maryland seeks $60 million in federal help to start recovery plan for collapsed Baltimore bridge
live updates

UConn rolls past San Diego State into the Elite Eight. Will Illinois or Iowa State join? Follow along with live updates from TD Garden.

For the first time since 2018, TD Garden is hosting the East Regional. First up: UConn vs. San Diego State in a 2023 national championship rematch.
March Madness brings legions of fans, and big business, to bars around TD Garden UConn dominates SDSU in rematch of last year’s championship game Tara Sullivan: If possible, defending national champion UConn looks even hungrier to repeat

Marlon Brando at 100

He did more than make mighty acting weather. He created a climate.

In 2005, this downtown office tower sold for $121.7 million. It just resold for $78 million.
It’s another example of declining values for office buildings as pandemic-era shift towards working from home solidifies, a change that has pushed vacancy rates in downtown office towers to their highest level in decades.

As office market struggles, Wu seeks commercial tax rate hike to bolster city budget

The mayor says falling commercial values could force the city to hike residential property taxes, or make painful cuts

Nasturtiums make their brilliant annual debut at the Gardner Museum

The 20-foot vines, punctuated by vibrant orange blooms, cascade down the walls of the museum’s courtyard every spring.
Art review: At the Gardner, the riotous maximalism of Raqib Shaw
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Real women are still missing from the movies — the Bechdel Test proves it

“I only go to a movie if it satisfies three basic requirements,” one woman tells another in Alison Bechdel’s 1985 comic strip. In the wake of “Barbie,” the Bechdel Test has hit the mainstream.
Which of the most recent Oscar best-picture nominees pass/fail the Bechdel Test? Documentary review: Topless at the Condor, fearless in real life

Its beach nearly gone, waterfront home on Nantucket sells for just $600k. What does the sale say about the island’s future?
The property was first listed in September for nearly $2.3 million. But after the shoreline lost a stunning 70 feet to erosion in just a matter of weeks, putting the home at imminent risk, the price plunged to $600,000 by year’s end.

Harvard’s acceptance rate is 3.6 percent, a slight year-over-year uptick

Thursday was a big day for prospective students at the nation’s most prestigious universities, as thousands received offers and rejections from Ivy League campuses.
BRUINS

Despite being idle, Bruins clinch eighth consecutive playoff berth

The second-placed Bruins (99 points) are still firmly in the race for the first seed in the Eastern Conference.

Boston University advanced, but Maine and UMass did not. Follow along with more scores from the men’s NCAA hockey tournament.

Boston College will face Michigan Tech Friday in Providence.
Denver outlasts UMass in double overtime BU rolls over RIT to reach the finals of NCAA regional
Hawks 123, Celtics 122 (OT)

Hawks beat Celtics in overtime on Dejounte Murray's winning shot

The Atlanta star dropped 44 points on a career scoring night as Boston had no answers for him.
Opening day | Red Sox at Mariners, 10:10 p.m.

For these seven Red Sox, being on Opening Day roster shows they truly earned their way

There were reasons to celebrate for all seven.
Will 2024 be Alex Cora’s last with the Red Sox? See the Red Sox lineup for Opening Day
Opinion
IDEAS | Shira Schoenberg

Cut loose at 18 and struggling into adulthood

Young people land in foster care through no fault of their own. For many who age out of state care, the road to independence without family or institutional help is a perilous one.
SCOT LEHIGH

Paul Grogan looks back at an estimable career — and forward to the nonprofit future
ALEX BEAM

The Ukraine-Russia war needs to end now, at the conference table
Alex Green

Governor Healey’s budget proposal threatens 50 years of disability rights
Renée Graham

Child sexual abuse and the complicity of silence at Nickelodeon

More recent News

How Bobby became Bobbie in the gender-reversed revival of ‘Company’

The Broadway revival captured five Tony Awards. Now, the show’s national tour arrives at the Citizens Opera House April 2-14.

As threats in space mount, US lags in protecting key services

Global positioning satellites serve as clocks in the sky, and their signals have become fundamental to the global economy. Unlike China, the United States does not have a Plan B for civilians should those signals get knocked out.

Fatal fires in Newton, Lowell caused by improper disposal of smoking materials, fire officials conclude

The improper disposal of smoking materials was the most likely cause of separate fires in Newton and Lowell this month that claimed the lives of two men, officials said Thursday.

Patriots get an up-close look at quarterback Drake Maye at North Carolina’s Pro Day
Maye, who elected not to throw at the scouting combine, followed a 60-play script featuring a wide variety of throws — on the run, off platform, in the pocket, short, intermediate, long.

Bill Belichick gets roasted by his son Steve

Milton fires back on state lawsuit over MBTA housing law
Town officials filed a response to Attorney General Andrea Campbell's lawsuit that challenges the validity of the ambitious housing law itself, and the attorney general’s ability to enforce it.

TABLES
Fish Taco brings squid ink tortillas to Hanover Street; Boston Calling announces food lineup
Plus, a Shanghainese cocktail lounge in the Seaport, and sake at the Speedway.

Coast Guard search underway for US Marine from Mass. who went missing in waters off Puerto Rico
Samuel Wanjiru, 26, went into distress after going in the water Wednesday afternoon, US Coast Guard officials said.

R.I.’s Lighthouse Inn is getting knocked down at last

The vacant hotel in Narragansett, often referred to by a previous name, the Dutch Inn, has been the subject of a long running political and legal battle.

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding FTX investors

A judge delivered a blistering analysis of Bankman-Fried and his crimes before announcing a sentence that was half of what prosecutors sought.

Recommended reads

These energy suppliers say they can save you money. Regulators say it’s a scam.

Political forces in Massachusetts are aligning around a Senate bill that would enact a first-in-the-nation ban on the industry’s ability to sign up new residential consumers, effectively phasing it out.

Cambridge-based government contractor Draper is set to grow in Lowell
The not-for-profit government contractor, based in Cambridge, is negotiating a lease for a new 200,000-square-foot building on UMass Lowell’s East Campus, near the Tsongas Arena.

‘Keep your filthy hands off Trump Tower!’ Possible seizure of Trump’s signature property hits him hard.
The former president has used the threat to his Manhattan skyscraper as a symbol of what he calls the unfair legal attacks on him and as a way to raise money for his campaign against President Biden.

The cost to attend these New England universities will top $90,000 a year this fall. Expect more to follow.
More than a few students — and parents — experience sticker shock when looking at the cost of college. Prospective students at a number of New England schools are seeing a particularly breathtaking sum this fall.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Ballet announces its 2024-2025 season

A family driven apart in the shattering Holocaust drama ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’

Ronny Chieng finds the funny in being fed-up

Mass MoCA employees vote to ratify wage agreement, ending strike

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

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Mifepristone challengers’ terrible case gives SCOTUS a great opportunity
IDEAS | BRITTANY COLLINS

Some diseases are incurable — but we can still provide healing
Carine Hajjar

Unhappy with Trump, unhappy with Biden

EDITORIAL

Western Mass. has untapped economic potential
ANJANA SANKAR

How a ‘murder’ in Boston that didn’t happen made national news in India
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Swansea police seek public’s help identifying a man who allegedly tried to lure two girls into his car

Around 2:45 p.m., a man who police believe to be “in his 60s” with gray hair and an average build approached two girls walking down a bicycle path on Milford Road to ask if they “wanted a ride,” according to Swansea Police.

Sutton magician sentenced to prison for child pornography distribution

The investigation began when Action Pour Les Enfants, a Cambodian organization, reported in 2022 that Jameson engaged in inappropriate behavior with minors in Cambodia, such as providing gifts to children and sleeping in a room with them.

Man arrested for allegedly setting Hawthorne Country Club in Dartmouth on fire in 2023, officials say

Shawn Medeiros, 31, is facing one charge of burning a building for allegedly setting the fire that left the country club on Tucker Road “a total loss,” officials said.

Photos: UConn flattens San Diego State

Some of the best Boston Globe staff photos from the Huskies' overpowering win on Thursday to advance to the Elite Eight.

Sports

live updates

UConn rolls past San Diego State and Illinois holds off Iowa State to earn Elite Eight spots. Follow along with live updates from TD Garden.

No. 3 Illinois will face No. 1 UConn in the Elite Eight on Saturday, with tip-off scheduled for 6:09 p.m. at TD Garden.
Tara Sullivan

If possible, defending national champion UConn looks even hungrier to repeat

Of all the victories Dan Hurley and his Huskies have compiled this season — Thursday night’s No. 34 at TD Garden matched a school record — they just keep getting more impressive.
BASEBALL

Flying start for Snakes: Diamondbacks post 14-run inning on Opening Day

It broke the records for most hits, runs, and batters in a single inning in franchise history, and it took 34 minutes for the Rockies to get three outs.
college hockey

Boston University advanced, but Maine and UMass did not. Follow along with more scores from the men’s NCAA hockey tournament.
BRUINS

Despite being idle, Bruins clinch eighth consecutive playoff berth

Photos: UConn flattens San Diego State

Business

As office market struggles, Wu seeks commercial tax rate hike to bolster city budget

The mayor says falling commercial values could force the city to hike residential property taxes, or make painful cuts

Home Depot buying supplier to professional contractors in a deal valued at about $18.25 billion

It is Home Depot’s largest acquisition in its history and with it, it steps more aggressively into the fast-growing professional builder and contractor business.

4 takeaways about Boeing’s quality problems

Warren, Markey seek information on Citigroup’s role in Steward transactions
magazine
Globe Magazine

‘God, I wish I hadn’t seen that’: On the trail of Bigfoot in the Berkshires
Spring Arts

30 top plays, concerts, book and arts events around New England this spring
GLOBE MAGAZINE

The NBA’s hottest prospect is a 17-year-old from Maine. Meet Cooper Flagg.
PERSPECTIVE

Time to embrace the sump pump. Flooded basements are the future of New England’s winters.

metro

Governor McKee’s administration opposing access to public records legislation

Campbell launches initiative to combat illegal gambling on sports by young people

‘We made history’: Massachusetts low-income transit riders could soon see lower fares, similar to other states

sports

Boys’ volleyball roundup: Cam Johnston (15 kills) powers North Quincy to season-opening home win over Latin Academy

Hawks beat Celtics in overtime on Dejounte Murray's winning shot

UConn men dominate San Diego State in rematch of last year’s national championship game

business

State looking for consultant to assess convention properties

March Madness brings legions of fans, and big business, to bars around TD Garden

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding FTX investors

politics

How Justice Thomas’s ‘nearly adopted daughter’ became his law clerk

Clinton, Obama join Biden for massive fund-raiser

Biden administration finalizes rule curbing use of short-term health plans

Nation

Obama, Clinton and big-name entertainers help Biden raise a record $26 million for his reelection

Georgia House approves new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest

‘Murder in progress’: Police tried to spare attacker’s life as they saved woman from assault

World

The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What’s behind that failure?

Biden says Arab states ready to recognize Israel in future deal

Haiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle ‘catastrophic’ gang violence , UN expert says

opinion

Mifepristone challengers’ terrible case gives SCOTUS a great opportunity

Unhappy with Trump, unhappy with Biden

The world needs Evan Gershkovich

lifestyle

King Charles stresses importance of kindness as he skips pre-Easter service amid cancer treatment

She wanted marriage, not counseling

Gisele Bündchen says rumors she cheated on Tom Brady are ‘a lie’

food & dining

Fish Taco brings squid ink tortillas to Hanover Street; Boston Calling announces food lineup

At jam-packed June Bug, wood-fired pizza and more

‘Uyghur food is art’: In Providence, Jahunger is this unlikely chef’s taste of home

travel

Spring broke: Once there was a train in Spain — and I got booted off of it because of $7

Introducing the Shoreside Rooms in Maine and an e-pedal fishing boat

Bank president Lisa Murray on the cafe car, MFA access for all, and what she’s reading next

Arts

At the Gardner, the riotous maximalism of Raqib Shaw

Nasturtiums make their brilliant annual debut at the Gardner Museum

‘Hew Locke: The Procession’ featured in ICA Watershed’s 2024 season

Books

AGNI Magazine offers ‘Dispatches from Palestine’ online; Exeter LitFest takes place first weekend in April; and more

Author readings around Boston through April 6

Kristine Ervin, in ‘Rabbit Heart,’ unearths the contradictions and realities of her mother’s murder

Movies

Marlon Brando at 100

‘Godzilla x Kong’ = monster-movie mediocrity

Real women are still missing from the movies — the Bechdel Test proves it

Television

Hoping to see more of ‘3 Body Problem’

A family driven apart in the shattering Holocaust drama ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’

Martin Scorsese teams with Fox Nation to examine the lives of saints

music

For Boston String Academy students, practice makes progress — all the way to Carnegie Hall

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras fetes new home base

Singer Chappell Roan’s ambition: ‘I don’t want to be boring ever’

Theater/Dance

At ‘Mrs. Krishnan’s Party,’ the hostess is at her most-est

In Anthony Rapp’s ‘Without You,’ there’s joy inside his tears

How Bobby became Bobbie in the gender-reversed revival of ‘Company’

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

Kate Banks, children’s author who wrote about grief, dies at 64

Daniel P. Jordan, transformative leader of Monticello, dies at 85

Ramona Edelin, who advocated for using the term ‘African American,’ dies at 78