State begins review of 500 sex offender cases

Officials want to determine which offenders may still be a risk, but they will remain anonymous in their communities while the process is ongoing.

Boston, Massachusetts -- 05/13/2014-- State Senator Brian A. Joyce poses for a portrait at the State House in Boston, Massachusetts May 13, 2014. Topic: 18SevenThings01 Reporter: Beth Healy

Joyce?s role in Stonehill College solar project investigated

The state senator, whose office was raided by the FBI, represented Stonehill and the company that installed 9,000 solar panels there.

Abuse of disability parking placards found in Boston

The incentive for misuse is high in Boston, where parking in garages can cost thousands annually and buying a space can cost even more.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/10/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/1211mitt-web.jpg Romney says ?bombshell? could be in Trump?s taxes

The 2012 GOP presidential nominee waded into a controversial Republican primary by making the comments on Fox News Wednesday.

Lowell, MA - 1/4/2016 - U.S. Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump takes the stage for a campaign rally to start at the UMass Tsongas Center in Lowell, MA, January 4, 2016. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

Mass. GOP establishment braces for Trump win

Republicans see Trump barreling toward a strong showing in the March 1 primary, and few think there is much they can do about it.

Teen driver killed, her brother injured in Barre crash

The driver lost control of her vehicle and struck a tree amid icy conditions Wednesday morning, on a road that has seen a spate of such crashes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/588cb2c546b745e295767e9298fe4147-588cb2c546b745e295767e9298fe4147-0.jpg Scalia?s traveling companion in Texas was Washington lawyer

Scalia?s traveling companion to Texas was C. Allen Foster, a lawyer who was a friend of the Supreme Court justice.

City Council approves 29 percent pay hike for detectives

City Councilors expressed worries about salary increases as they approved an arbitrator?s award of a 29 percent retroactive raise.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_wynncasino_metro285.jpg Wynn delays casino groundbreaking indefinitely

Wynn Resorts is postponing groundbreaking indefinitely because of an appeal of a key permit filed by the mayor of Somerville.

Boston police Sergeant Detective Danny Keeler crossed Boylston Street on Wednesday, his last day of work.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

KEVIN CULLEN

A hard-charging cop retires

His critics say he charged too hard, but Danny Keeler did things his way, always believing he did the right thing.

Bruins 5, Penguins 1

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/25/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/chin022416Bruins-Penguins_spt4.jpg Bruins finally home in and pound Penguins

The Bruins have been below .500 at home, but David Pastrnak scored twice in a hammering of the Penguins.

02/23/2015 Boston Ma . Children's Hospital is looking to have 1 Billion dollar expansion. This includes the construction of a new building that will house operating rooms, a heart center, and a newborn intensive care unit . The Prouty Garden at hospital .Globe/Staff Photographer Jonathan Wiggs

Emotions run deep as Children?s defends expansion

Boston Children?s Hospital says it needs more room to treat sick children. Opponents want the Prouty Garden preserved.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/22/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/DSC_0215A.jpg Gronk?s party boat has sailed into a storm of debate

The cruise hosted by the Patriots tight end is cited in a lawsuit, and has everyone from NFL players to fans and media chattering.

1/25/2016 - Foxboro, MA - Gillette Stadium - New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke to the media during a season-end press conference in the media workroom at Gillette Stadium on Monday, January 25, 2016, the morning after the Patriots lost to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championships. Topic: Patriotspic. Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

NFL Combine is not the usual drill for the Patriots

The Combine numbers don?t lie, but they don?t always tell the story of a player, such as Tom Brady.

Peter Brockmann participated in a pro-privacy rally at the Apple store on Boylston Street in Boston on Tuesday.

Apple said to be developing an iPhone even it can?t hack

If Apple succeeds ? and experts say it almost surely will ? it will create a significant technical challenge for law enforcement.

02/24/16: Fort Myers, FL: Left to right, Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski, Principal Owner John Henry, and Chariman Tom Werner were seated together in a dugout watching the action on one of the practice fields today. Spring Training for Red Sox players continued at Jet Blue South.(Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:spring training

jim davis/globe staff

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

For Red Sox, some surprising views from the top

?I was shocked at how bad we were last year,? Red Sox principal owner John Henry said in his annual address at spring camp.

Garrett Morris, Beth Behrs, and Kat Dennings in CBS?s ?2 Broke Girls.?

tv critic?s corner

Is ?2 Broke Girls? the worst sitcom on TV?

Listening to the jokes on this show is like getting slapped across the cheeks repeatedly with a rubber ducky.

Holbrook woman found safe, police say

Judith Sales was found at a mall in Waterford, according to police.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Luis V. Gutiérrez

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/505120604.jpg GOP politics of exclusion all but guarantee a Democratic decade

Republicans may try to stop Obama from appointing the next Supreme Court justice, but their delay tactics won?t work in the long run.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Ground Game

ground game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/trump-groundgame2.jpg After Nevada, GOP looks to Texas to slow Trump

Heading into Super Tuesday, the race is effectively a three-person contest between Donald Trump, and Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.

The Big Picture

Chinese opera in Thailand

The Chinese New Year celebration ended with opera performances in Bangkok, Thailand, home to the largest overseas Chinese community in the world.

Inside

The search continued Wednesday for 22-year-old Zachary Marr in the Charles River.

Investigators search Charles River for missing man
A student walked on Harvard University?s campus in Cambridge, Mass.

Harvard drops ?House master? term
Chandler Jones.

State rules police can withhold video of incident with Patriots player

Pop star Kesha left court Friday after losing a bid to be end her contract with producer Dr. Luke.

Kesha makes first public statement since court hearing

names

Gisele and Tom adopt a dog
Mindy Kaling onstage during the 18th Costume Designers Guild Awards Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

NAMES

Minday Kaling, B.J. Novak on the party circuit
EVERETT, MA - 2/18/2016: Work crews on the site of The Wynn casino land in Everett in relationship to Assembly Row in Somerville in the background. The state is on board, and Boston has set its grievances aside. That leaves Somerville as the last holdout of resistance against the planned Wynn resorts casino. That has made Mayor Joseph Curtatone the new focus of Wynn's wrath, and a hero to opponents (Photo) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 19somerville(2)

Somerville mayor, Wynn casino emissary sought compromise

Britt Edwards, a member of Hillary Clinton?s staff, trained with supporters before canvassing Burlington on Saturday.

Clinton?s backers tread on Vt. terrain
The baby hat Beverly Beckham's friend, Maureen, made for a grandniece due in May.

Beverly Beckham

Not quite perfect, but done and made with love
Besito in Chestnut Hill offers guests mini flashlights to help them read the menu.

Why are restaurants so dark?

Watertown, MA - 2/23/2016 - Jean McDonald looks out from her home on Laurel Street where a shoot out with police and the Boston Marathon bombers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev occurred in Watertown, MA, February 23, 2016. Film makers are seeking approval from residents in the neighborhood to re-create the event for the film

Watertown split on plan to re-create Marathon scene
The findings of the School Department?s investigation, released Friday, showed that Latin School administrators properly handled six race-based incidents in the past 16 months but mishandled a seventh.

Latin School?s head apologizes for response

Sports

Tags in this section:

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, second from right, is presented a sign by Boston Red Sox David Ortiz, center, and Xander Bogaerts, second from left, before the last baseball game of Jeter's career Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at Fenway Park in Boston. Watching are former Red Sox standouts Jim Rice, left, and Carl Yastrzemski, right. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Alex Speier

Red Sox hope David Ortiz?s swan song is more Chipper, less Jeter

Ortiz?s upcoming retirement tour could be compared to the 2012 sendoff of Braves third baseman Chipper Jones.

Metro

Tags in this section:

Judge David Lowy calls court officer Paul Gaeta, 71, an ?incredibly conscientious public servant.?

Court officer bidding farewell to judge he served for years

Paul Gaeta, a veteran court officer, had postponed retirement at the request of Judge David Lowy for the murder and rape trial of Philip Chism.

Politics

Tags in this section:

Who gets love in Donald Trump?s victory speeches?

Donald Trump has said ?love? 47 times in his three victory speeches. We took a look at to whom?and what?his warm fuzzies extended.

Cars Partner Content

Search This Week's Specials

Visa wants to turn your car into a credit card on wheels

The company is partnering with Honda on some new in-car payment apps.

Columnists

The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular would mark its 43rd year on the Esplanade this summer.

Shirley Leung

Wanted: Boston event sponsors with deep pockets
02/23/16: Fort Myers, FL: Red Sox DH David Ortiz is pictured as he has a laugh around the batting cage during today's workout. Spring Training for Red Sox players continued at Jet Blue South.(Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:spring training

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

In opening remarks, Big Papi hits it out of the park
The Prouty Garden in Boston Children's Hospital.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

The immeasurable value of Prouty Garden

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, introduced Hillary Clinton at a rally in Iowa on Jan. 23.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Clinton, Trump, and the battle over Planned Parenthood
President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuba's President Raul Castro during a bilateral meeting at UN headquarters in New York on Sept. 29, 2015.

JEFF JACOBY

Human rights are on the ropes in Cuba, but Obama is eager to visit

Actor Danny Glover introduced Senator Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., Feb. 21.

SCOT LEHIGH

For Clinton and Sanders, it?s all about the messaging

02/21/16: Fort Myers, FL: Red Sox 3B Pablo Sandoval (left) arrived this morning and took part in workouts with other position players in camp. He is pictured with teammate Brock Holt (right). Spring Training for Red Sox players continued at Jet Blue South.(Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:spring training

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Thoughts on Sandoval, and other weighty matters
Pablo Sandoval arrived early at training camp, but his reported weight loss appeared to be exaggerated.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Pablo Sandoval could be a really big problem
The top of the Flint Water Plant tower earlier this month.

Adrian Walker

In collecting water for Flint, Boston activists make a statement
Bumble Bee Foods LLC created an app that fills a smartphone?s screen with recipe information when a customer points the phone?s camera at a can of its tuna.

Hiawatha Bray

Software could make ordinary objects larger than life
Donald Trump spoke in Spartanburg, S.C., on Saturday night.

Michael A. Cohen

South Carolina results show that it?s Trump?s world

ALEX BEAM

The misery of unrelenting happiness

Nation & World

Tags in this section:

Marie Hatch has lived in her home for more than six decades. She's now being evicted.

Seeking $1.2m payday, Bay Area landlord evicting 97-year-old

For 66 years, Marie Hatch has occupied the same two-bedroom home in the city of Burlingame.

Business

Tags in this section:

Did you ?like? Facebook? Now, you can ?love? it

Have you ever felt like giving a Facebook post a ?thumbs up? just doesn?t cut it?

Arts

Tags in this section:

Examiner

Fascinating facts about Massachusetts in the movies

You won?t believe the cities Massachusetts has played on film ? and more trivia about the Bay State on the big screen.

Food & dining

The Families Issue

Are picky eaters born or made?

To break the cycle of the mealtime stress fest, parents must face some bitter truths.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight150x150-165.jpg Globe investigations and Spotlight reports

A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

betaboston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Untitled-1-5861.jpg Boston Dynamics? newest humanoid a leaner, meaner, quieter machine

The improved robot Atlas, made by Waltham-based Boston Dynamics, can walk through snow, and pick up boxes and himself.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Crux

JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | All things catholic

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/21/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/PaulVI-C-717x450.jpg Pope takes classic Vatican approach to Zika virus

Pope Francis suggested he?s open to the idea of artificial birth control as a means of combatting the spread of the Zika virus, while taking abortion off the table.

Boston Globe ePaper

ePaper

Read the ePaper edition

The complete print edition, in its exact layout. Browse the print edition page by page, including stories and ads.

Magazine

The cover for the February 21 2016 issue

He?s Mr. Popularity; now can Charlie Baker deliver?
The cover for the February 14 2016 issue

Update your spring wardrobe with ruffles

The cover for the February 7 2016 issue

The ?don?t I know you?? phenomenon

The cover for the January 31 2016 issue

Fearless Katie Nolan speaks hard truths about sports on ?Garbage Time?