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Mr. Lucchino showed off the Red Sox World Series trophies from 2004 and 2007 at a rally at the State House in 2007.

Larry Lucchino, Red Sox president when team won three world championships, dies at 78

Red Sox owner John Henry called Mr. Lucchino “one of the most important executives in baseball history."

As sands shift, parts of shipwreck on Crane Beach surface after more than a century
The Ada K. Damon crashed onto an Ipswich beach in 1909, its wreckage abandoned to the shifting sands. This winter, the remains found themselves back in the open air.

‘I have a moat... but this is no castle’: R.I. renters battle flooding, pests, problematic landlord
Tenants unions could hold landlords accountable for addressing maintenance issues and keeping rents affordable.

Jarren Duran stole three bases against the Athletics Monday, and it's fair to wonder how many he could rack up in a full, healthy season.

How many bases can Jarren Duran steal? ‘Sky’s the limit.’

“He’s a menace on the basepaths,” pronounced teammate Tanner Houck after Duran stole three bases Monday in Oakland.

Anthony Valletta grew up in Westborough, flipping pizza. Now he runs Bartaco.

Bartaco president Anthony Valletta on customer feedback, bygone Fenway hangouts, and Boston’s ‘Cheers’ mentality

"I read every single review from every single guest every single morning like clockwork," the BU alum says.

Boston’s best patios for outdoor dining in 2024

The 1989 Herschel Walker transaction between the Cowboys and Vikings may be the benchmark for one-sided trades, and the Patriots don't need to go quite that far if they are inclined to deal.

If the Patriots trade away their No. 3 pick, they’d better get a jackpot in return

They don't have to make a Herschel Walker-type deal, but they have the leverage and are in position to make demands.

Patriots mailbag: Cap space and rule changes are on fans’ minds

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Spring nor’easter packing snow, rain, and strong wind ramps up Wednesday over New England

New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine could see 4 inches to a foot of snow while Boston braces for multiple rounds of heavy rain.

A strengthening system is set to bring waves of heavy rain and snow to New England.

These maps show what to expect from this April wintry storm

The Globe is expanding its weather coverage. Take a look at what’s in store.

The Globe’s new meteorologist has seen it all Send your questions to the Globe’s weather team

Truck fatally strikes man in wheelchair in South Boston, State Police say

A man in a wheelchair was fatally struck by a cement truck in South Boston on Tuesday morning, according to State Police.

Man and woman found dead with bullet wounds in apparent case of domestic violence in Brockton, officials say

According to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz’s office, two people are dead in what is being investigated as a domestic crime.

One person killed, several injured, in six-alarm blaze in East Boston that displaced an estimated 30 residents, officials say

A major fire engulfed two multifamily buildings in East Boston early Tuesday, killing one person and forcing some residents to jump for their lives, while Boston firefighters used towering ladders to rescue several others from roaring flames, survivors and city officials said.

Judge expands Trump’s gag order after ex-president’s social media posts about judge’s daughter

Trump posts a $175 million bond to avert asset seizure as he appeals NY fraud penalty

With famine looming, Israeli strike kills 7 aid workers and halts food charity’s operations in Gaza

What we know about the strike that killed 7 World Central Kitchen workers Biden will host Muslim leaders at White House for a meeting on Gaza

From left: Matt Damon and Stephen Colbert on Monday night's episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

Matt Damon saved a cat in a Costa Rican jungle. After cancer battle, it’s now the Arnold Schwarzenegger of pets.

Matt Damon opened up about being a cat dad on Monday's episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

For the second straight season, Caitlin Clark and Iowa are cutting down the nets and heading to the Final Four.

Monday night wasn’t just good for women’s basketball. It was good for basketball, period.

Did you see what Caitlin Clark did to Angel Reese and LSU? The Paige Bueckers-powered variation on the same theme that put UConn into its 23rd Final Four? If you did, you won’t soon forget it.

Illustrations for the Love Letters podcast, season 9.

LOVE LETTERS podcast

Here’s to the home team

Where do you find help if you’re married to a professional athlete and your life is nuts? Shannon Allen and Jordan Whitlock tell us on the Love Letters podcast.

Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify

2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Marguerite Smyrski posed for a portrait outside in Montpelier, Vt., on Sunday.

In 1932, she saw the eclipse as a child. Now 100, this Vermont woman is set to see it again.

Marguerite Smyrski doesn’t remember much about the total solar eclipse of 1932. But she’s “definitely” looking forward to the one happening on April 8.

Curious how to watch the solar eclipse without looking up? Here’s your cheat sheet.

Interactive graphic: See how far you are from the path of totality
Where will you be when the total solar eclipse passes by on April 8?

Opinion

Stormy Daniels in the documentary “Stormy.”

Donald Trump was right about Stormy Daniels. She’s smart.

In a new documentary, the details she has already spoken of and written about are re-explored in a way that continues to help her cause and hurt his.

Southwick bullying allegations raise questions about state law

When will a just clean energy transit system arrive?

IDEAS | ARETA BOJKO

This is what women’s health care looks like

Mass. climate chief is on a mission. Time now for a secretary of equity.

More recent News

PERSPECTIVE

When you’re lost, remember your red helicopter — what you once knew as a child
In an excerpt adapted from his forthcoming book, James Rhee argues the lessons of childhood will always endure.

A historic Boston nursing home is on the brink of collapse. Those fighting back blame mismanagement.
The Benjamin has been an institution in Mission Hill for nearly a century. Advocates are seeking a receivership to keep it open.

‘A good shotgun marriage.’ Alongside Healey, Kim Driscoll has carved out a significant role in oft-overlooked office.
In her year-plus as lieutenant governor, Kim Driscoll has carved a role with few formal responsibilities into something more tangible.

White Horse General Store in Plymouth closes after 40 years in business

The White Horse General Store, once a staple of White Horse Beach in Plymouth, closed its doors Monday — capping off 40 years of business with a cake and party.

Cambridge public school teacher pleads not guilty to charges of raping two sisters

Jorge Bonilla, 28, was arraigned on two counts of rape of a child aggravated by five years age difference, four counts of rape of a child, and three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

innovation beat

Quantum computing. Generative AI. Harvard startup Zapata goes public with all the buzzwords.

This week, the Boston-based company’s stock started trading on the Nasdaq, a notable feat in a quiet market for IPOs.

First vessel uses alternate channel to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site

Officials said they're working on a second channel on the southwest side of the main channel that will allow for deeper draft vessels, but they didn't say when that might open.

Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI, and fentanyl in a push to return to regular leader talks

The call was the leaders’ first conversation since their November summit in California produced renewed ties between the two nations’ militaries and a promise of enhanced cooperation on stemming the flow of deadly fentanyl and its precursors from China.

Canton police chief cited for striking pedestrian with town-owned vehicle in Wrentham in February, authorities say

Police Chief Helena Rafferty was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian whom she struck with a town-owned SUV on the evening of Feb. 16 in Wrentham, according to authorities.

Recommended reads

Migrants staying in an overflow shelter in Cambridge spent the day at La Colaborativa in Chelsea.

How many migrants have arrived in Massachusetts? It’s hard to know for sure, but they keep coming.

As state officials triage this burgeoning crisis — and navigate Massachusetts’ unique statewide right to shelter law — policymakers and front-line workers still don’t know exactly how many people are arriving.

AS I SEE IT

Behind the images, stories abound
“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. This week, Grossfeld looks beyond the lens.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

What a 417,000-square-foot project at the corner of Bromfield Street could say about the future of downtown
The powers-that-be in City Hall face a crucial decision: Let a developer proceed with office plans there, or force it back to the drawing board for housing instead.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Psst. Investing in Trump’s Truth Social is a no-brainer.
Ignore the Wall Street elite: This is a beautiful, perfect social media company.

Culture & Lifestyle

Joshua Radin plays two shows at City Winery this weekend.

Singer Joshua Radin’s home is wherever he sets down his suitcase and guitar

Sarah Madeleine T. Guerin is an artist and bespoke western bootmaker based in Wakefield.

These boots are made for gawking: Wakefield artist crafts custom kicks

The cover of Aly Raisman's new picture book, "From My Head to My Toes," featuring illustrations by Bea Jackson.

Two-time Olympian Aly Raisman’s new children’s book aims to help families explore the subject of consent

Noah Kahan attended the Grammys on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles. The Vermont singer recently stopped by the set of "Sesame Street."

Noah Kahan brings stick season to ‘Sesame Street’

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

An empty storefront on Winter Street in Boston on May 31, 2023.

Wu’s plan to save Boston: Make it more expensive

For the first time in 27 years, the US government on March 28, changed how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.

MARCELA GARCÍA

What’s in a US Census question? If it’s about race, a lot.

A cropped version of an illustration of Judith Sargent Murray by Gilbert Stuart, published in 1926.

IDEAS | PAUL LEWIS

Wanted: One history-making woman for the Mass. State House

Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, a Steward Hospital

Not so fast on Steward-Optum deal

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

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Tell us: Is your family struggling to figure out how to pay for college tuition?

How are you making the math work? Are you taking out loans, or even considering a second job?

Video shows six-alarm fire that killed one person in East Boston Tuesday morning

The fire, which engulfed two multifamily buildings, displaced an estimated 30 people.

One person killed, several injured, in six-alarm blaze in East Boston that displaced an estimated 30 residents, officials say

A major fire engulfed two multifamily buildings in East Boston early Tuesday, killing one person and forcing some residents to jump for their lives, while Boston firefighters used towering ladders to rescue several others from roaring flames, survivors and city officials said.

Cambridge public school teacher pleads not guilty to charges of raping two sisters

Jorge Bonilla, 28, was arraigned on two counts of rape of a child aggravated by five years age difference, four counts of rape of a child, and three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

Sports

Jarren Duran stole three bases against the Athletics Monday, and it's fair to wonder how many he could rack up in a full, healthy season.

How many bases can Jarren Duran steal? ‘Sky’s the limit.’

“He’s a menace on the basepaths,” pronounced teammate Tanner Houck after Duran stole three bases Monday in Oakland.

Mr. Lucchino showed off the Red Sox World Series trophies from 2004 and 2007 at a rally at the State House in 2007.

Larry Lucchino, Red Sox president when team won three world championships, dies at 78

Red Sox owner John Henry called Mr. Lucchino “one of the most important executives in baseball history."

Incoming Red Sox President/CEO Larry Lucchino talks on the phone at training camp in Ft. Myers in 2002.

Photos: Remembering Larry Luchino

Photos through the years of Larry Luchino, former President/CEO of the Boston Red Sox.

bruins at predators | 8 p.m. (NESN)

Bruins at Predators: After a brief respite, Boston is back on the road

The cream ultimately rose as BC and BU fought off challengers to reach the Frozen Four

Red sox at athletics | 9:40 p.m. (NESN+)

Game 6: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes

Business

First vessel uses alternate channel to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site

Officials said they're working on a second channel on the southwest side of the main channel that will allow for deeper draft vessels, but they didn't say when that might open.

innovation beat

Quantum computing. Generative AI. Harvard startup Zapata goes public with all the buzzwords.

This week, the Boston-based company’s stock started trading on the Nasdaq, a notable feat in a quiet market for IPOs.

‘I have a moat... but this is no castle’: R.I. renters battle flooding, pests, problematic landlord

Google to purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case

magazine

Lexi, the writer’s pup, is a frequent tail wagger.

Hear me out: Humans should have tails

Enough already with cellphones — and all the endless apps

‘Don’t let grief dominate’: 9 Alzheimer’s experts on supporting a loved one

Illustrations for magazine's March 3, 2024, cover story about an ice climbing accident on Mount Katahdin in Maine in 1974.

An ice climbing disaster on Mount Katahdin. A desperate rescue mission.

metro

Valerie Perini, regional education manager for the Trustees at Crane Beach walks beside a 50-foot section of the hull from the Ada K. Damon, a historic shipwreck is visible on Crane Beach at low tide.

As sands shift, parts of shipwreck on Crane Beach surface after more than a century

‘I have a moat... but this is no castle’: R.I. renters battle flooding, pests, problematic landlord

Curious how to watch the solar eclipse without looking up? Here’s your cheat sheet.

sports

Marcus Jones's return skills could be on display a little more after recent NFL rule changes.

Patriots mailbag: Cap space and rule changes are on fans’ minds

If the Patriots trade away their No. 3 pick, they’d better get a jackpot in return

Red Sox open second series with Athletics-aided rout backed by strong first start from Tanner Houck

business

In 2023, the IRS received 294,138 identity theft complaints. The IRS says taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft wait an average of 19 months for the IRS to process their returns and send their refunds.

Here’s how to protect yourself from common scams this tax season

Owner of Sports Illustrated sues publisher

Trump Media stock falls more than 21 percent after company discloses $58 million loss for 2023

politics

President Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.

Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI, and fentanyl in a push to return to regular leader talks

Biden will host Muslim leaders at White House for a meeting on Gaza and a scaled-down iftar dinner

Wisconsin governor vetoes transgender high school athletics ban

Nation

The Dali, right, a massive container ship from Singapore, still sat amid the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port, Monday, April 1.

First vessel uses alternate channel to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site

Anthony M. Kennedy to reflect on his life and his years on the Supreme Court in two-volume memoir

Trump to go after Biden on the border and crime when he visits battleground Michigan and Wisconsin

World

People inspected the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

With famine looming, Israeli strike kills 7 aid workers and halts food charity’s operations in Gaza

Fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations kills at least 29 people

What we know about the strike that killed 7 World Central Kitchen workers

opinion

Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, a Steward Hospital

Not so fast on Steward-Optum deal

Housing is the high-stakes struggle Mass. can’t lose

The tricky business of cease-fires

lifestyle

Illustrations for the Love Letters podcast, season 9.

Here’s to the home team

Midway Cafe’s longstanding Queeraoke night is still pitch-perfect

He messaged a woman while we were broken up

food & dining

Naga Bakehouse in southwest Vermont bakes Vermatzah, handmade matzah made with a blend of local grains, wheat and the ancient grain emmer, and cooked in a wood-fired oven.

Vermatzah for Passover: an eco-kosher alternative

A book for people who like to make and give gifts

Recipe: This glorious BLT is layered with roasted tomatoes and salmon

travel

Early-rising visitors to Acadia National Park await the sunrise on the summit of Cadillac Mountain, May 16, 2021, near Bar Harbor, Maine.

These are the best places to camp in every New England state, according to Conde Nast Traveler

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

Meanwhile, here in New England

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

James Kennedy (center, left) at the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival at the Boston Public Library in 2019. The event returns there April 6.

From page to screen, 90-Second Newbery Film Fest fires up kids’ imaginations

When you’re lost, remember your red helicopter — what you once knew as a child

Attention, hoarders: Becca Rothfeld thinks minimalism is misguided

Movies

Olivia Colman, left, and Jessie Buckley in "Wicked Little Letters."

‘Wicked Little Letters’: Return to sender

Paula Weinstein, Hollywood veteran and political activist, dies at 78

Chance Perdomo, star of ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and ‘Gen V,’ dies in motorcycle crash at 27

Television

Felicity Huffman (pictured in December) will play a biological psychiatrist on the “Criminal Minds” spinoff “Evolution.”

Could ‘Evolution’ role spark a Felicity Huffman comeback?

Matt Damon saved a cat in a Costa Rican jungle. After cancer battle, it’s now the Arnold Schwarzenegger of pets.

Noah Kahan brings stick season to ‘Sesame Street’

music

Joshua Radin plays two shows at City Winery this weekend.

Singer Joshua Radin’s home is wherever he sets down his suitcase and guitar

Noah Kahan brings stick season to ‘Sesame Street’

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ ranges far and wide

Theater/Dance

Jay Eddy performs the musical "Driving in Circles" at Boston Playwrights' Theatre.

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre’s ‘Driving in Circles’ proves to be an engrossing journey

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

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

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

Mr. Conter, at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., in 2022.

Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102

Lorraine Graves, pioneering Harlem ballerina, dies at 66

May Takayanagi, peace activist whose family was interned in World War II camps, dies