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Mass. judge rules that state’s method of taking property for unpaid taxes is unconstitutional
A ruling by a superior court judge is one more blow to a century-old practice in Massachusetts of municipalities taking the total value of a property even when only a small fraction of that amount is owed in taxes.

Terry Anderson, AP reporter held captive for years, has died
Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages, has died.

Will a mountain of evidence be enough to convict Trump?
On Monday, the prosecutors will formally introduce their case to the 12 jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial, and his defense attorneys are ready to focus on the credibility of a key witness.

Trump slows campaign spending as he tries to close cash gap with Biden

Third-party electricity suppliers promise big savings. AG’s report tells another story.

A recent report from Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office is adding momentum to the push to ban competitive electric suppliers from selling directly to residential customers.

Anxieties about Middle East conflict hover over Passover celebrations
Some Jews across Massachusetts worry this year’s celebration may be marred by a war in the Middle East that shows little sign of slowing down.

Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package

Five men arrested for drug trafficking in Boston

Woman, 18, dies after being shot at Delaware State University; campus closed

Centerville woman charged with animal cruelty, accused of torturing dog in Billerica

Massachusetts commits $1 billion to move thousands out of nursing homes in wake of lawsuit settlement

The settlement could allow more than 2,000 people to leave nursing homes over the next eight years.

Tara Sullivan
The TD Garden crowd was in full throat as the Celtics went full throttle to beat Heat in playoff opener
The energy during player introductions carried directly into the game, and the crescendo reached its peak as the final seconds of the third quarter ticked away.

Photos: Celtics route Heat in playoff opener
Adam Himmelsbach | Instant Analysis

Celtics set the tone with 114-94 pummeling of Heat, and other observations from Game 1

The Celtics led by as much as 34 early in the fourth quarter before a depleted Miami squad closed the gap, but it wasn’t enough to make Boston sweat.
With an opening 17-2 run, the Celtics left no doubt they are the better team in Game 1 Video: Joe Mazzulla, Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis talk after Game 1 win

Joyce Spector Mekelburg, second-to-last known survivor of Cocoanut Grove fire, dies at 100
"The whole place was one mob — shouting screaming, pushing," Mrs. Mekelburg said the day after she crawled along a floor to escape the Cocoanut Grove blaze that killed 492 people.

Gardening | Dave Epstein

Your garden is calling. Take advantage of this beautiful Sunday with these planting tips.

A variety of vegetables and flowers can go in the ground this time of year.
TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Follow-up to ‘The Office’ reportedly in the works

Cast to include Domhnall Gleeson of “The Patient” and Sabrina Impacciatore of “The White Lotus,” according to Deadline.
red sox 6, pirates 1

Red Sox sweep Pirates behind a solid opening performance from Josh Winckowski

Wilyer Abreu and Reese McGuire each drove in two runs at Pittsburgh.
Concerns growing that Triston Casas’s stint on the injured list could be a long one

Less than a week after running Boston, Zdeno Chara finishes London Marathon

Chara told the Globe he plans on taking part in the other World Marathon Majors. He’s already run Boston, London, and New York City, which leaves Tokyo, Berlin, and Chicago.
Offered a clean slate during playoffs, Jake DeBrusk delivers against Maple Leafs

All 11 Brandeis women’s basketball players will leave if coach does not resign, letter says

Carol Simon, at Brandeis since 1987, was on paid administrative leave this past season. One sophomore player wrote, “I have had literal nightmares about showing up to practice with Carol suddenly our coach again."
Opinion
EDITORIAL

With the college-age population shrinking, some schools won’t survive. There’s a right way for them to close.

It’s almost inevitable that some New England colleges will close. But there are ways to minimize disruption.
IDEAS | WILLIAM KUHN

Lord Byron: Mad, bad, and, now, essential to know
RENÉE GRAHAM

A former president, a New York courtroom, and a sad American spectacle
JEFF JACOBY

The man who made conservatism fun
LETTERS

Imagining a Trump 2.0 foreign policy

More recent News

Vermont farms are still recovering from flooding as they enter the growing season
A grassroots fundraising campaign called Dig Deep Vermont announced Wednesday that it’s giving out its first grants to 32 farms to help with some of those expenses. It estimated farms suffered around $45 million in losses statewide from the flooding, extreme weather and persistent rains.

The town at the center of a Supreme Court battle over homelessness
Many states and cities that are increasingly overwhelmed by homelessness are hoping the Supreme Court overturns that decision — or severely limits it.

Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ‘pointless plastic’
Tips among the aisles for Earth Day 2024, which carries the global theme of planet vs. plastic.

Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people and injuring 20, officials say
Officials say a race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials.

How Mike Johnson got to ‘yes’ on aid to Ukraine
Johnson’s decision to risk his speakership to push the $95 billion foreign aid bill through the House on Saturday was the culmination of a remarkable personal and political arc for the Louisiana Republican.

Vote to resume US military aid is met with relief in Ukraine

Not your average DIY: Flower crowns, moss art, and liquid pour painting
Crafting spaces in Greater Boston are helping people try their hand at unique hobbies, find solace from stress, and form connections.

Police investigating apparent homicide of Framingham man, officials say
A homicide investigation is underway in Framingham after a man’s body was found, with signs of trauma, behind his place of employment on Friday evening, authorities said.

Rehoboth artist adds extra dimension to state emblems

Hollis Machala’s 26-piece “HEART of MA” series documents the state emblems of Massachusetts — like the official bug, official cookie, and official groundhog — but not just in flat acrylics.

Abington fire leaves two hospitalized, third of apartment units damaged

A fire broke out in an Abington apartment complex late Saturday night, hospitalizing two people and impacting a third of the building’s units.

Recommended reads

What happened to Providence’s Snowtown?

Growth made Rhode Island’s capital city vibrant, but working-class, multicultural neighborhoods were sacrificed in the process.

For Donald Trump, COVID has become a four-letter word
The deadly pandemic encompassed a little more than a fifth of Trump’s presidency, but you’d never know it from listening to him on the 2024 campaign trail.

There’s a rise in the use of A.I. in campaigning— are Mass. congressional candidates prepared?
A survey of the Massachusetts delegation raises doubts that campaigns are ready for the challenges presented by artificial intelligence.

In Holyoke, a home of her own: One woman’s struggle to build a life in the state’s poorest place
Like others in this city’s large Puerto Rican community, Nereida Badillo longed for a more stable life. But history is difficult to overcome.

Culture & Lifestyle

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough wear the fur in ‘Sasquatch Sunset’

‘Dress Up’ at the MFA explores how costumes we wear create the image of ourselves

At the Venice Biennale, Jeffrey Gibson arrives on a global stage

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

IDEAS | EREC SMITH

There’s a kind of racism embedded in DEI
David D’Alessandro

How do we fix the Steward Health Care disaster?
Jill Jacobson

Supreme Court has a duty to end homeless encampments
Klara Vlahčević Lisinski

The condemnation of the slogan ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’
Christopher Weyant

Watch your back
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Vermont farms are still recovering from flooding as they enter the growing season

A grassroots fundraising campaign called Dig Deep Vermont announced Wednesday that it’s giving out its first grants to 32 farms to help with some of those expenses. It estimated farms suffered around $45 million in losses statewide from the flooding, extreme weather and persistent rains.

Terry Anderson, AP reporter held captive for years, has died

Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages, has died.

Rehoboth artist adds extra dimension to state emblems

Hollis Machala’s 26-piece “HEART of MA” series documents the state emblems of Massachusetts — like the official bug, official cookie, and official groundhog — but not just in flat acrylics.

Massachusetts commits $1 billion to move thousands out of nursing homes in wake of lawsuit settlement

The settlement could allow more than 2,000 people to leave nursing homes over the next eight years.

Sports

Game 1: celtics 114, heat 94

With an opening 17-2 run, the Celtics left no doubt they are the better team in Game 1 rout of the Heat

Boston raced to an early lead, led by as many as 34 points, and pushed back a minor but hardly concerning fourth-quarter Miami rally before securing a wire-to-wire win
red sox notebook

Concerns growing that Triston Casas’s stint on the injured list could be a long one

The 24-year-old first baseman said Sunday: “Right now I’m in a lot of pain. Right now there’s just a lot of pain in my midsection."
Tara Sullivan

The TD Garden crowd was in full throat as the Celtics went full throttle to beat Heat in playoff opener

The energy during player introductions carried directly into the game, and the crescendo reached its peak as the final seconds of the third quarter ticked away.
BRUINS

Offered a clean slate during playoffs, Jake DeBrusk delivers against Maple Leafs
celtics

Video: Joe Mazzulla, Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis talk Celtics’ Game 1 win over the Heat
BRUINS NOTEBOOK

In Game 1 win, Brandon Carlo does it all for Bruins

Business

THE FINE PRINT

Mass. judge rules that state’s method of taking property for unpaid taxes is unconstitutional

A ruling by a superior court judge is one more blow to a century-old practice in Massachusetts of municipalities taking the total value of a property even when only a small fraction of that amount is owed in taxes.

A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprising

“We basically gave descriptions of all our coffee types and their flavors to AI and instructed it to create a new exciting blend."

House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon
Bold Types

Rob Hale runs Boston and gives along the way
magazine
Globe Magazine

The 36 Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2024
Top Spots to Live

The mystery of falling prices in Belmont, Brookline and more swanky suburbs
Top Spots to Live

10 of the most walkable cities in Greater Boston
MISS CONDUCT

I want my dad at my graduation, but I’m really not sure he should be there

metro

Your garden is calling. Take advantage of this beautiful Sunday with these planting tips.

Anxieties about Middle East conflict hover over Passover celebrations

Fire victim Ceydi Karina Corrales, 9, remembered at Mass in East Boston

sports

Jayson Tatum on triple-double, collision with Miami Heat's Caleb Martin in Game 1

"They're dangerous too": Kristaps Porzingis on opening-round series against the Heat

Joe Mazzulla on Game 1 win against the Miami Heat

business

Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline

Drive-thru cannabis? At Mother Earth Wellness in R.I., it’s ‘like getting a cup of coffee’

8 interesting things you can get at a drive-thru

politics

How Mike Johnson got to ‘yes’ on aid to Ukraine

Trump slows campaign spending as he tries to close cash gap with Biden

There’s a rise in the use of A.I. in campaigning— are Mass. congressional candidates prepared?

Nation

The town at the center of a Supreme Court battle over homelessness

A Utah mountain town brings back an old idea: the one-room schoolhouse

Woman, 18, dies after being shot at Delaware State University; campus closed

World

Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package

Vote to resume US military aid is met with relief in Ukraine

Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water, and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

opinion

A Latinx takeover at Coachella

The condemnation of the slogan ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’

Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about the love of her life — and their unfinished love story with America

lifestyle

Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ‘pointless plastic’

Not your average DIY: Flower crowns, moss art, and liquid pour painting

From a tiny island in Maine, he serves up fresh media gossip

food & dining

Japan-based restaurant group opens first US location in Back Bay

Where to eat in Greater Boston’s Top Spots to Live

Mamaleh’s Kibitz Corner opens in Cambridge; Restaurant Week kicks off on the Seacoast

travel

A modern hotel with a historic pedigree: The Gardiner House offers a glimpse of Newport’s glitterati

For a small state, R.I. offers many great places to run. Here are a few favorites.

The Globe Rhode Island team’s must-do list for the summer

Arts

‘Dress Up’ at the MFA explores how costumes we wear create the image of ourselves

At the Venice Biennale, Jeffrey Gibson arrives on a global stage

Mass MoCA to open Jeffrey Gibson installation this fall

Books

Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about the love of her life — and their unfinished love story with America

Somerville poets celebrate art and community; Newburyport Literary Festival takes place April 27-28; and more

Word nerd Jess Zafarris documents the darker side of language in ‘Words from Hell’

Movies

Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough wear the fur in ‘Sasquatch Sunset’

When the leading man is tall, dark, and hairy

In ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,’ a very different impossible-missions force gets the assignment

Television

Follow-up to ‘The Office’ reportedly in the works

With ‘Elsbeth,’ it’s a bad idea to underestimate the character and the series

Recurring characters make the scene — and sometimes the entire series

music

At BSO, Icelandic ‘energy’ and Hahn’s return

Michael Hurley’s music has long been folk’s stranger thing

‘The sound of the earth’: new directions for an ancient instrument

Theater/Dance

Comic Matt Rife is thriving as a repeat offender

At ArtsEmerson, ‘Book of Mountains and Seas’ renders epic tales with intimacy

With ‘The Birthday Party,’ Praxis Stage makes a welcome return

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

Terry Anderson, AP reporter held captive for years, has died

Joyce Spector Mekelburg, second-to-last known survivor of Cocoanut Grove fire, dies at 100

Dave McCarty, 11-year MLB veteran and member of the 2004 Red Sox championship team, dies at 54