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A view of the Tobin Bridge from a Coast Guard patrol boat.

‘Nothing of the size of the ship that hit the bridge in Baltimore’: How the Tobin is different from the Francis Scott Key

A boat tour under the span that connects Charlestown and Chelsea suggests it isn’t too vulnerable to a big collision.

More than 400 Massachusetts bridges are considered at the ‘end of their useful life’

Obituary

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."

Larry Lucchino is recalled as a tough negotiator, an astute executive, and a man who got things done

peter abraham | on baseball

Larry Lucchino’s impact on the success of the Red Sox was vast
As president, he was the team's fiercest advocate, and it was his vision that led to the revitalization of Fenway Park.

New England Forecast

Ken Mahan

Northern New England to get blasted by late-season snowfall. But how much will they get?
A coastal storm system packing strong winds and rounds of heavy snow begins Wednesday and lasts through early Friday.

Dave Epstein

Potent system arrives in New England Wednesday morning, unleashing wintry mix
You’re going to have to travel west of I-495 to really see any rainfall change to snow.

Utility companies alert residents of possible outages during storm

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

A burst of cold air will help bring anywhere from 6 inches to over a foot of snow to Northern New England Wednesday-Thursday.

Marcelo Suarez-Orozco was introduced as the new chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2020.

ADRIAN WALKER

Chancellor Suarez-Orozco wants to make UMass Boston the city’s university

The school, with its deeply diverse student body and deep ties to the city, feels poised for an important new chapter.

A first look at the proposed Revolution stadium in Everett
At last, the Krafts are ready to show images and discuss details of the soccer-specific stadium they want to build on the banks of the Mystic River.

Mass General Brigham to stop filing neglect reports solely because a baby is born with drugs in its system

That an infant has been exposed to a substance — including methadone or buprenorphine, which are used to treat opioid use disorder — alone will not require a report of abuse or neglect if there aren’t other “protective concerns,” hospital officials said.

Here’s what to know about the Sandra Birchmore case
New details have come to light in recently unsealed court records about efforts by Massachusetts law enforcement officers to unearth evidence to back a criminal prosecution in the case.

Cerberus says its investment in Steward hospitals yielded an $800 million profit

The disclosure could present a striking example of how private equity investors cashed in even as Steward struggles financially while trying to sell its hospitals in the state.

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that the country’s forces had carried out the “unintended strike ... on innocent people.”

The Forbes Billionaires List for 2024 is out. Here are the Mass. movers and shakers who made the cut.

A highly potent strain of bird flu is infecting more mammal species than ever before. Here’s information about the virus.

Truck fatally strikes man, 57, in wheelchair in South Boston, State Police say

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

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.

Olivia Rodrigo performs at TD Garden Monday night.

MUSIC REVIEW

Olivia Rodrigo — and her fans — hold nothing back at TD Garden

Near the end of her set Monday night, the singer instructed the crowd to think of an entity that made them burst with rage — and then, when the lights went out, to scream as loud as they could.

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."

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

President Donald Trump held a Bible outside of St. John's Church, Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington, D.C., June 1, 2020. Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House. The presumptive Republican nominee released a video on his Truth Social platform Tuesday urging his supporters to purchase the “God Bless the USA Bible."

SCOT LEHIGH

The Great Trumpkin returns!

Because Donald Trump’s campaign is sometimes too surreal for anything but satire.

JOAN VENNOCHI

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

RENÉE GRAHAM

Louis Gossett Jr.’s forgotten gem — a ‘comedy’ about slavery

IDEAS | ARETA BOJKO

This is what women’s health care looks like

Jeff Jacoby

(Not) in the path of totality

More recent News

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.

chad finn

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.

North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia coast, New England Aquarium researchers say
The whale, which researchers had previously identified and catalogued, was discovered around 50 miles off the Virginia Coast, the aquarium said in a press release Tuesday.

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.

Manchester mayor wants the city to stop running its homeless shelter
“I don’t believe cities should be in the shelter business, and we do not have the resources to fund this in the long term,” said Mayor Jay Ruais.

Biden talks to Xi about conflicts, from Ukraine to the Pacific
The discussion was a crucial marker during a pivotal political year and as the countries try to steady a relationship that hit a multi-decade low last year.

Trump goes after Biden on the border and crime during midwestern swing
Trump again used language denounced by Democrats to hammer President Biden over his handling of the US-Mexico border as he campaigned in two midwestern swing states likely to be critical to the outcome of the 2024 election.

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.

Markey blasts Steward Health Care CEO for refusing to testify before congressional panel

Senator Edward Markey on Tuesday criticized Ralph de la Torre, head of troubled Steward Health Care, for declining to testify before a congressional subcommittee looking into the financial crisis that has engulfed the company.

‘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.

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.

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

Get good relationship advice. Send a question to Love Letters.

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

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.

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.

Tom Keane

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

EDITORIAL

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.

JEFF JACOBY

The border needs fixing, but not because migrants are dangerous

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Wu celebrates vote creating city planning department, but critics still have questions

The mayor sees the ordinance as delivering on a key campaign promise to overhaul the agency, which historically has faced criticism for its role in overseeing development across the city.

Mass General Brigham to stop filing neglect reports solely because a baby is born with drugs in its system

ADRIAN WALKER

Chancellor Suarez-Orozco wants to make UMass Boston the city’s university

The school, with its deeply diverse student body and deep ties to the city, feels poised for an important new chapter.

Allston woman sentenced to 5-7 years in prison for 2019 Attleboro shooting, officials say

Ashley Weaver, 33, pleaded guilty in Bristol Superior Court to charges of carrying an illegal firearm, armed assault with intent to rob, and assault and battery, officials said.

Sports

Archbishop Williams sophomore Jill Ondrick was dominant in Monday's win at Boston Latin, striking 15 in a five-winning victory at Roberto Clemente Field.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK

These EMass softball teams have a decided edge over the opposition with a pitching ace up its sleeves

The region’s top pitchers, continue to improve their craft — and for many that is now a year-round endeavor.

Caitlin Clark began the celebration of Iowa's victory over LSU in Albany, N.Y., with teammates Sydney Affolter (3) and Kate Martin (20).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Iowa’s victory over LSU averages 12.3 million viewers, the most ever for a women’s basketball game

The game peaked at 16 million viewers, according to ESPN. Last year's national championship game between the teams averaged a record 9.9 million viewers on ESPN2 and ABC, and peaked at 12.6 million.

Jaxon Nelson played five seasons at the University of Minnesota.

BRUINS

Bruins sign University of Minnesota captain Jaxon Nelson to one-year contract

The Bruins signed University of Minnesota captain Jaxon Nelson to a one-year, entry-level contract.

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

Game 6: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes

RED SOX

Larry Lucchino is recalled as a tough negotiator, an astute executive, and a man who got things done

BASEBALL

Bob Uecker, 90, is back in the Milwaukee Brewers’ radio booth . . . for now

Business

Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule 2 years in the making

The Transportation Department’s Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rule Tuesday morning after working on it for two years. Out of more than 13,000 comments on the rule, about 60 opposed it.

Tesla’s sales drop, a sign that its grip on the EV market is slipping

Tesla appeared to be losing command of the market it effectively created after it reported a stunning drop in quarterly sales Tuesday, raising fresh questions about Elon Musk’s leadership of the company.

US job openings rise modestly to 8.8 million in February in strong labor market

A first look at the proposed Revolution stadium in Everett

magazine

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

CONNECTIONS

Hear me out: Humans should have tails

MISS CONDUCT

Enough already with cellphones — and all the endless apps

GLOBE MAGAZINE

‘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.

Globe Magazine

Globe Weather HQ goes beyond forecasting

‘Nothing of the size of the ship that hit the bridge in Baltimore’: How the Tobin is different from the Francis Scott Key

Obituary 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."

peter abraham | on baseball Larry Lucchino’s impact on the success of the Red Sox was vast As president, he was the team's fiercest advocate, and it was his vision that led to the revitalization of Fenway Park.

New England Forecast

Ken Mahan Northern New England to get blasted by late-season snowfall. But how much will they get? A coastal storm system packing strong winds and rounds of heavy snow begins Wednesday and lasts through early Friday.

Dave Epstein Potent system arrives in New England Wednesday morning, unleashing wintry mix You’re going to have to travel west of I-495 to really see any rainfall change to snow.

These maps show what to expect from this April wintry storm

Chancellor Suarez-Orozco wants to make UMass Boston the city’s university

A first look at the proposed Revolution stadium in Everett At last, the Krafts are ready to show images and discuss details of the soccer-specific stadium they want to build on the banks of the Mystic River.

Mass General Brigham to stop filing neglect reports solely because a baby is born with drugs in its system

Here’s what to know about the Sandra Birchmore case New details have come to light in recently unsealed court records about efforts by Massachusetts law enforcement officers to unearth evidence to back a criminal prosecution in the case.

Cerberus says its investment in Steward hospitals yielded an $800 million profit

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

The Forbes Billionaires List for 2024 is out. Here are the Mass. movers and shakers who made the cut.

A highly potent strain of bird flu is infecting more mammal species than ever before. Here’s information about the virus.

Truck fatally strikes man, 57, in wheelchair in South Boston, State Police say

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

Olivia Rodrigo — and her fans — hold nothing back at TD Garden

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

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

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?

The Great Trumpkin returns!

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

Louis Gossett Jr.’s forgotten gem — a ‘comedy’ about slavery

This is what women’s health care looks like

(Not) in the path of totality

More recent News

chad finn 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.

North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia coast, New England Aquarium researchers say The whale, which researchers had previously identified and catalogued, was discovered around 50 miles off the Virginia Coast, the aquarium said in a press release Tuesday.

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.

Manchester mayor wants the city to stop running its homeless shelter “I don’t believe cities should be in the shelter business, and we do not have the resources to fund this in the long term,” said Mayor Jay Ruais.

Biden talks to Xi about conflicts, from Ukraine to the Pacific The discussion was a crucial marker during a pivotal political year and as the countries try to steady a relationship that hit a multi-decade low last year.

Trump goes after Biden on the border and crime during midwestern swing Trump again used language denounced by Democrats to hammer President Biden over his handling of the US-Mexico border as he campaigned in two midwestern swing states likely to be critical to the outcome of the 2024 election.

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

Markey blasts Steward Health Care CEO for refusing to testify before congressional panel

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‘A good shotgun marriage’: Alongside Healey, Kim Driscoll has carved out a significant role in oft-overlooked office

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

Get good relationship advice. Send a question to Love Letters.

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

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

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

Special Projects

Lost in a World of Words

Beyond the Gilded Gate

Nightmare in Mission Hill

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

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

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

Not so fast on Steward-Optum deal

The border needs fixing, but not because migrants are dangerous

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Wu celebrates vote creating city planning department, but critics still have questions

Mass General Brigham to stop filing neglect reports solely because a baby is born with drugs in its system

Chancellor Suarez-Orozco wants to make UMass Boston the city’s university

Allston woman sentenced to 5-7 years in prison for 2019 Attleboro shooting, officials say

Sports

These EMass softball teams have a decided edge over the opposition with a pitching ace up its sleeves

Iowa’s victory over LSU averages 12.3 million viewers, the most ever for a women’s basketball game

Bruins sign University of Minnesota captain Jaxon Nelson to one-year contract

Game 6: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes

Larry Lucchino is recalled as a tough negotiator, an astute executive, and a man who got things done

Bob Uecker, 90, is back in the Milwaukee Brewers’ radio booth . . . for now

Business

Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule 2 years in the making

Tesla’s sales drop, a sign that its grip on the EV market is slipping

US job openings rise modestly to 8.8 million in February in strong labor market

A first look at the proposed Revolution stadium in Everett

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

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

metro

Obituary

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."

peter abraham | on baseball

Larry Lucchino’s impact on the success of the Red Sox was vast
As president, he was the team's fiercest advocate, and it was his vision that led to the revitalization of Fenway Park.

Ken Mahan

Northern New England to get blasted by late-season snowfall. But how much will they get?
A coastal storm system packing strong winds and rounds of heavy snow begins Wednesday and lasts through early Friday.

Dave Epstein

Potent system arrives in New England Wednesday morning, unleashing wintry mix
You’re going to have to travel west of I-495 to really see any rainfall change to snow.

A first look at the proposed Revolution stadium in Everett
At last, the Krafts are ready to show images and discuss details of the soccer-specific stadium they want to build on the banks of the Mystic River.

Here’s what to know about the Sandra Birchmore case
New details have come to light in recently unsealed court records about efforts by Massachusetts law enforcement officers to unearth evidence to back a criminal prosecution in the case.

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?

chad finn

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.

North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia coast, New England Aquarium researchers say
The whale, which researchers had previously identified and catalogued, was discovered around 50 miles off the Virginia Coast, the aquarium said in a press release Tuesday.

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.

Manchester mayor wants the city to stop running its homeless shelter
“I don’t believe cities should be in the shelter business, and we do not have the resources to fund this in the long term,” said Mayor Jay Ruais.

Biden talks to Xi about conflicts, from Ukraine to the Pacific
The discussion was a crucial marker during a pivotal political year and as the countries try to steady a relationship that hit a multi-decade low last year.

Trump goes after Biden on the border and crime during midwestern swing
Trump again used language denounced by Democrats to hammer President Biden over his handling of the US-Mexico border as he campaigned in two midwestern swing states likely to be critical to the outcome of the 2024 election.

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.