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In Canton, Tuesday’s town election overshadowed by Karen Read controversy
Four candidates for local office who have said Read did not kill her boyfriend in 2022 will appear on town ballot.

Chelsea woman was giving driving lesson when SUV knocked over sign that killed her, State Police say

The victim, 36-year-old Jean Baptiste, was standing on the sidewalk near 240 2nd St. when she was struck by a sign toppled by a 2010 Subaru Outback shortly before 7:15 p.m., Chelsea police said.

Lexington elementary school staff member on leave after gun found in vehicle on campus, police say

At around 9:05 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to a call reporting an unattended handgun in a holster sitting on the front passenger seat of a vehicle at Estabrook Elementary School, officials said.

mariners 4, red sox 3 (10 inn.)

Red Sox take the lead in the top of the 10th, only to lose to Mariners on a walkoff single in bottom half
Julio Rodriguez lifted Seattle to victory after Boston had taken a 3-1 lead in the top of the 10th.

RIPTA CEO Scott Avedisian is suspect in hit-and-run crash in Warwick, R.I.
The executive, who was formerly the Mayor of Warwick, failed to notify police of the crash or provide information, according to court documents.

Ramy Youssef shares his prayers in ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue, Travis Scott performs
"SNL" returned with “Poor Things” actor Ramy Youssef as host and rapper Travis Scott as the evening's musical guest.

Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar

A loyal Israel ally, Germany shifts tone as the toll in Gaza mounts

Protesters temporarily shut down Mass. Ave. bridge in Boston, police say

The MIT Police Department said the protest was causing traffic problems and warned drivers to avoid the area.

A classroom at an elementary school Massachusetts.

3,000 days of lost learning: Advocacy groups seek to ban suspensions for state’s youngest students

Advocates of legislation to ban early elementary school suspensions say even one instance of removing a young student from class is too much.

This favorite Easter candy was born in Boston (but is delicious all year round)
Colorful. Shiny on the outside but soft on the inside. These chewy bits of goodness have become an Easter basket mainstay.

Pope overcomes health concerns, presides over blustery Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square It’s a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits

Pursuit of the Lewiston shooter proved to be a case study in how not to prevent a mass shooting
176 days, 25 officers: Police were repeatedly warned about Robert Card's erratic behavior, his weapons, and his threats. This is an account of those warnings.

Members of Fort Point Channel Neighborhood Association and others gathered at Congress and Sleeper streets to talk about avoiding future tragedies and to remember Gracie Gancheva, the 4-year-old girl struck and killed at that intersection last Sunday.

Boston officials discuss changes to Seaport intersection where 4-year-old fatally struck

City officials pledged change in the area where a 4-year-old girl was struck and killed: poles, signage, possibly speed humps in the near term on Sleeper Street, followed by an already planned $9 million project to calm the streets in the area.

Mr. Delahunt served as the district attorney in Norfolk County before being elected to Congress.

William Delahunt, former congressman who led a groundbreaking prosecutor’s office, dies at 82

"If we had more Bill Delahunts, we wouldn’t be having the problems we’re having today," former Massachusetts attorney general Francis X. Bellotti said of his friend's ability to broker bipartisan agreements in Congress.

Boston University (pictured), Tufts, Wellesley, and Yale now charge $90,000 for tuition, housing, and other expenses.

Look beyond the $90,000 price tag for private New England universities

Sticker prices at private universities are reaching new levels of ridiculousness. But most families won’t have to pay them.

The cost to attend these New England universities will top $90,000 a year this fall

UConn head coach Dan Hurley swings the net in celebration.

NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL

UConn locks up second straight Final Four berth after demolishing Illinois, 77-52

Dan Hurley and the Huskies are trying to become the first men's team to win back-to-back titles since Al Horford and Florida did it in 2006 and 2007.

Donovan Clingan dominates and UConn roars past Illinois and back into Final Four Southborough native Alex Karaban helps UConn advance to Final Four

Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak join the party after Hampus Lindholm's first-period goal.

BRUINS 3, CAPITALS 2 (SO)

Kevin Shattenkirk’s shootout snipe sends Bruins past red-hot Capitals

The Bruins twice took the lead in the early going, and twice gave up the lead, leaving them with a 2-2 tie at the end of regulation.

UMass product Jonathan Quick becomes the most successful American-born goalie ever

Mo Vaughn hit .315 with a .974 OPS and 392 extra-base hits from 1993-98 with the Red Sox, one of the best runs in team history.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Once one of the most feared hitters in baseball, Mo Vaughn is making a comeback of sorts

Vaughn has joined Perfect Game as a special assistant, and will work to identify talented players in parts of the country where economic status is holding kids back from playing.

On baseball: It turns out the gyroball is real after all, and Red Sox righthander Garrett Whitlock can throw it

Opinion

Migrants from Peru and Venezuela walked down a trail on the US side of the Rio Grande on Tuesday in El Paso, Texas.

The border needs fixing, but not because migrants are dangerous

Most immigrants, authorized and unauthorized alike, are more law-abiding than native-born Americans.

String of near-disasters should be wake-up call for aviation industry

IDEAS | Craig Fehrman

How Nashville and the Pentagon fell into harmony

Michael Thomas and Dan Eramian

White Stadium should be available to BPS football all season long

TikTok and the ticking clock: To ban or not?

More recent News

CELTICS 104, PELICANS 92

Celtics stave off potential three-game skid, race past Pelicans after a sloppy start
The Celtics took their first lead Saturday when Derrick White hit a 3-pointer to beat the first-half buzzer, then rolled over New Orleans in the third quarter to answer their critics.

R.I. couple taken to hospital after single-engine plane crashes into Narragansett Bay

Authorities received a 911 call at 2:51 p.m. reporting that a plane had crashed about a half-mile off the coast of Quonset.

Inside the rise and fall of Steward Health Care’s Ralph de la Torre
De la Torre entered medicine with high ideals and unstoppable ambition. His talent and drive bowled over just about everyone he worked with, and his rise to power and eminence seemed inexorable.

President Biden will win the North Dakota Democratic primary, the AP projects
The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary. The party began circulating ballots in February to voters who asked for them.

Wayland man dead after SUV crashes into tree and catches fire early Saturday

Police and firefighters responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash near 41 Shaw Drive in Wayland at about 1:36 a.m., officials said.

Eleanor Collins, Canada’s ‘first lady of jazz,’ dies at 104
Ms. Collins was at home in the intimate environs of the jazz club. She could easily be the center of attention, but if audience members were more interested in one another than in her, she was equally adept at providing background music.

Recommended reads

Cillian Murphy, left, and Robert Downey Jr. in a scene from Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," which scooped up seven Academy Awards this year.

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?

FAFSA delays and end of affirmative action are colliding for a chaotic college admissions season
After the US Supreme Court's ruling on college admissions, schools in New England worked to preserve campus diversity. Now, delays and errors in the federal financial aid process threatens those efforts.

Activists are spreading misinformation about whale deaths to obstruct clean energy policies, researchers find
A web of anti-offshore wind organizations are spreading misinformation about whale deaths, researchers say.

THE FINE PRINT

A commuter rail rider was owed a refund after a faulty bill. Getting it was another issue.
Keolis wrongly charged at least one commuter a late fee for parking due to a recent failure in one of its billing processes. It won’t say how many others were affected.

Culture & Lifestyle

Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone’s ‘A Life in Notes’ sheds the show tunes

Claire Danes in "Homeland." The actress has starred in a number of miniseries since her eight seasons on "Homeland."

Claire Danes’s miniseries streak continues with ‘The Beast in Me’

Boston Ballet's John Lam in Sabrina Matthews' "Ein Von Viel."

Boston Ballet announces its 2024-2025 season

From center to left: Lior Ashkenazi, Sam Woolf, Eva Feiler, and Amit Rahav as the Kurc family in "We Were the Lucky Ones."

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

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.

stuart landing page illustration

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

Assuming House Speaker Mike Johnson rejects stoning, slavery, and silencing women, what does he mean by “Bible-believing”?

Speaker Mike Johnson is better at thumping his Bible than believing it

In the latest sign of how far commercial real estate values have dropped, real estate firm Synergy closed on 101 Arch St. in Downtown Crossing for $78 million this week. The 21-story tower last sold in 2005 for $121.7 million.

Stopping Boston’s ‘doom loop’ means it must face its tax woes

Last May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation banning state funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at Florida's public universities.

No, DEI didn’t cause the Baltimore bridge collapse

Kevin "Prince" Works posed for a portrait in his Brighton apartment. Works struggled to live independently after aging out of the foster care system.

IDEAS | Shira Schoenberg

Cut loose at 18 and struggling into adulthood

Dan Schneider, then Nickelodeon’s star producer, accepts a lifetime achievement award at the network’s Kids’ Choice Awards in 2014.

Child sexual abuse and the complicity of silence at Nickelodeon

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Lily, 14, has a great sense of humor

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

THE GREAT DIVIDE

3,000 days of lost learning: Advocacy groups seek to ban suspensions for state’s youngest students

Advocates of legislation to ban early elementary school suspensions say even one instance of removing a young student from class is too much.

Photos: UConn dismantles Illinois

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Boston officials discuss changes to Seaport intersection where 4-year-old fatally struck

City officials pledged change in the area where a 4-year-old girl was struck and killed: poles, signage, possibly speed humps in the near term on Sleeper Street, followed by an already planned $9 million project to calm the streets in the area.

Sports

Brayan Bello kicked off the Red Sox' season with an Opening Day win over the Mariners on Thursday.

red sox notebook

Red Sox starter Brayan Bello wants four-seam fastball to be a bigger part of his arsenal, but he won’t rush it

“I feel like every time I’ve thrown that pitch, it’s getting hit," said Bello. "It’s not a pitch that I’m going to stop throwing. We’re just going to pick and choose when to throw it.”

Kutter Crawford allowed one unearned run and struck out seven in six innings against the Mariners.

mariners 4, red sox 3 (10 inn.)

Red Sox take the lead in the top of the 10th, only to lose to Mariners on a walkoff single in bottom half

Julio Rodriguez lifted Seattle to victory after Boston had taken a 3-1 lead in the top of the 10th.

Scottie Scheffler reacts to a putt on the 16th green during the third round of the Texas Children's Houston Open.

Scottie Scheffler puts himself in position for a rare third straight PGA Tour victory

Scheffler is tied atop the leaderboard at the Houston Open with four other players, none of whom have won on the tour.

yankees 5, astros 3

Three late home runs help Yankees complete third straight comeback against Astros

ncaa men's basketball | alabama 89, clemson 82

Hot-shooting Mark Sears continues tear, propels Alabama men into their first Final Four

rays 5, blue jays 1

Randy Arozarena signs autographs for fans after hitting home run in Rays’ win over Blue Jays

Business

AT&T notifies users of data breach and resets millions of passcodes

AT&T says it has begun notifying millions of customers about the theft of personal data recently discovered online.

Third employee of weekly newspaper in Kansas sues over police raid that sparked a firestorm

Cheri Bentz alleges in the suit filed Friday in federal court that she was unlawfully detained and interrogated, and had her cellphone seized.

‘Robot scabs?’ BU dean suggests faculty could use AI for student ‘feedback’ amid grad student worker strike

Heart pump is linked to 49 deaths, the FDA warns

magazine

The Parenting Issue

My sons have different skin colors. Will the world treat them differently?

Cooper Flagg, a 6-foot-9 basketball player from Maine, turned 17 in December and will not play his first minute of college basketball for months. But he's already captured attention from the basketball world, including NBA stars Jayson Tatum and LeBron James.

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

Clockwise from top left: Flutist Nathalie Joachim; a scene from "Mrs. Krishnan's Party"; The Peony Dress, 2020, by Miss Sohee, from “Hallyu! The Korean Wave”; Attacca Quartet; Council; and Florence Welch.

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

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

metro

Boston University (pictured), Tufts, Wellesley, and Yale now charge $90,000 for tuition, housing, and other expenses.

Look beyond the $90,000 price tag for private New England universities

Lynn man who allegedly claimed to be delivery driver charged in 7 burglaries in Maynard

RIPTA CEO Scott Avedisian is suspect in hit-and-run crash in Warwick, R.I.

sports

Aaliyah Edwards (3) and Paige Bueckers (5) are excited to advance to the Elite Eight after Saturday's victory over Duke.

Paige Bueckers leads shorthanded UConn women’s basketball back into an unlikely Elite Eight

Southborough native Alex Karaban came to TD Garden with the No. 1 UConn Huskies. He departed with a shot at another national title.

Kevin Shattenkirk’s shootout snipe sends Bruins past red-hot Capitals

business

Congress Street in Boston's Financial District on July 29, 2020.

Announcing Trendlines, a business newsletter from columnist Larry Edelman

An illustrated guide to the six types of difficult co-workers you’ll meet at your first job

Revs stadium plan will finally get public airing on Beacon Hill Tuesday

politics

President Biden speaks at an event in Raleigh, N.C., on March. 26.

President Biden will win the North Dakota Democratic primary, the AP projects

10 Senate races to watch in 2024

Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there’s worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds

Nation

First lady Jill Biden.

The White House expects about 40,000 participants at its ‘egg-ucation’-themed annual Easter egg roll

Third employee of weekly newspaper in Kansas sues over police raid that sparked a firestorm

Volunteers uncover fate of thousands of Lost Alaskans sent to Oregon mental hospital a century ago

World

Pope Francis asperses holy water as he celebrates Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on March 31.

Pope overcomes health concerns, presides over blustery Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square

Troop-starved Ukrainian brigades turn to marketing to attract recruits

Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar

opinion

An image made with an infrared camera shows an emissions leak at MDC Texas Energy in Texas, 2019. The United States has some 3.7 million derelict oil and gas wells, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates, many leaking huge volumes of methane.

Your laptop will soon fight climate change

The surprising history of an iconic American candy

The tortoise, the hare, and the relentless polling

lifestyle

I think I’ve solved a relationship riddle. Can I help others?

Is a robot writing your kids’ essays? We asked educators to weigh in on the growing role of AI in classrooms.

The irony of Steve Martin’s life isn’t lost on him

food & dining

This favorite Easter candy was born in Boston (but is delicious all year round)

Bill Burr plays JFK in star-studded trailer for Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tart movie ‘Unfrosted’

A Woburn bar could be going to court over playing ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads.’ Here’s why.

travel

Can you enjoy "big glory views," as the park rangers call them, even if you have a disability? In most cases, yes. The National Park Service has made a push to make parks more accessible for travelers with sensory and mobility issues.

Accessible beauty: A guide to national parks for travelers with sensory and mobility needs

Meanwhile, here in New England

At long last, a cruise ship designed for people who hate cruises

Arts

Raqib Shaw, Seeking Simurgh, 2018–19. © Raqib Shaw. Ovitz Family Collection, Los Angeles. (Raqib Shaw/White Cube/Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd.)

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

From left: "James" by Percival Everett and "Happy Place" by Emily Henry.

Local bestsellers for the week ended March 24

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

Author readings around Boston through April 6

Movies

Tye Sheridan in "Asphalt City," in theaters March 29.

Tye Sheridan talks Sean Penn, Kali Reis, and how pandemic impacted paramedic drama ‘Asphalt City’

‘Apples Never Fall’ star Jake Lacy’s acting journey began in a rural Vermont town

Bill Burr plays JFK in star-studded trailer for Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tart movie ‘Unfrosted’

Television

From left: musical guest Travis Scott, host Ramy Youssef, and Marcello Hernández during a "Saturday Night Live" promo in Studio 8H on Thursday.

Ramy Youssef shares his prayers in ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue, Travis Scott performs

Claire Danes’s miniseries streak continues with ‘The Beast in Me’

‘Apples Never Fall’ star Jake Lacy’s acting journey began in a rural Vermont town

music

The cover of Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter," released Friday.

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ ranges far and wide

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation — and country music

A Woburn bar could be going to court over playing ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads.’ Here’s why.

Theater/Dance

Kalyani Nagarajan (right) and Justin Rogers in "Mrs. Krishnan's Party."

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

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I.

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

Lou Whittaker seen as he prepared to lead a 12-member team in the fall of 1982 to attempt an unclimbed route on the north face of Mount Everest.

Lou Whittaker, renowned mountaineer and Rainier guide, dies at 95

William Delahunt, former congressman who led a groundbreaking prosecutor’s office, dies at 82

Eleanor Collins, Canada’s ‘first lady of jazz,’ dies at 104