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He was sent to prison by a corrupt Boston police detective. Now, 26 years later, prosecutors want him freed

A review of the decades-old conviction of James Lucien found that key evidence went missing and crucial witnesses were coached or ignored, and “significant evidence of police misconduct and perjured testimony." The district attorney's office that once sent to him to prison for life now believes he should be freed.

Wu announces free COVID tests, masks, and vaccination clinics to confront Boston’s ‘urgent situation’

Boston health officials will distribute 20,000 free rapid antigen home tests and free masks to neighborhoods with the highest rates of COVID-19, Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration announced Monday.
Mass. reports 11,199 coronavirus cases and 26 deaths
COVID-19: THE LATEST

More Omicron cases detected in NY; CDC issues ‘very high’ risk warning for travel to two European countries

2 girls, 10 and 7, thrown from pickup truck, killed in rollover crash on Interstate 93 in Littleton, N.H.

Kyriana and Kelsey Couture, both students at Milton Elementary School in Milton, Vermont, were remembered Monday as charismatic and loving by their families, who said they were taken far too soon.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘We have a mandate’: Boston leaders hear arguments for elected School Committee after voters backed it in November

Boston city leaders must return residents’ right to elect the School Committee after voters handed down that directive last month, several city councilors and advocates for the change argued Monday evening at the city’s first public hearing on the issue.
Paintings gifted to Boston College by Peter Lynch include this landscape by John Singer Sargent.

Boston College museum receives $20 million gift of art from Peter Lynch

Lynch's gift to Boston College’s McMullen Museum of Art includes works by Pablo Picasso, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and Mary Cassatt.
A 1960s-era vehicle was parked near the Winn Brook Elementary School in Belmont Monday for the first day of filming on "Boston Strangler," starring Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, and Oscar winner Chris Cooper.

Dispatches from ‘Boston Strangler’ set: Production begins filming in Belmont

The Winn Brook Elementary School in Belmont was the backdrop Monday for the first day of filming on “Boston Strangler,” the upcoming movie about a series of murders that terrorized Boston in the early 1960s.
Jerry Rappaport left his mark on the city's neighborhoods and skyline.
obituary

Jerome Rappaport, philanthropist and civic leader who shaped Boston and its institutions, dies at 94

Mr. Rappaport has been changing Boston's history since helping to defeat Mayor James Michael Curley in 1949.
Opinion
Caroline McDonald (left) a student at Georgetown University, Lauren Morrissey, with Catholics for Choice, and Pamela Huber, of Washington, join an abortion-rights rally outside the Supreme Court on Nov. 1.
Joan Vennochi

From Texas to Massachusetts for an abortion

If Roe v. Wade is overturned or gutted, it will formalize the huge social, cultural, and legal gulf between states that protect abortion rights and those that will choose to restrict or ban abortion.
A woman is vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Hillbrow Clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec. 6.
Rachel R. Yorlets

No one taught me that epidemiology is political — but it is
Jamel Davis stands in front of his tent in the Tenderloin, a neighborhood in San Francisco, on April 17. He said his girlfriend died from a fentanyl overdose.
John E. Rosenthal

Why isn’t the US treating the overdose epidemic like the public health emergency it is?
Photos of murdered transgender women and men at the 3rd annual Queer Liberation March in New York June 27, 2021.
RENÉE GRAHAM

In 2021, another devastating record for deadly anti-transgender violence
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony to receive credentials from foreign ambassadors in Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 1.
Sheldon Whitehouse

Summit for Democracy will follow the money

Mass. coronavirus at a glance
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Kinesha Goldson and Sofi Madison are sisterhood and self-love: Black Girl Magic.
A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

What we mean by Black Girl Magic

Black women are not mythical. Nor superhuman. Our magic is in our realness, our love, and the way we rally around one another.
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First responders arrived on scene shortly after learning of a collision at the Binney Street railroad crossing.
Bicyclist hit by Amtrak train in Cambridge
The bicyclist was taken to a local hospital. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known.

Woman killed by rampaging sheep on Bolton farm remembered as ‘treasured’ volunteer

Kim Taylor, 73, of Wellesley, was feeding livestock alone in a pen Saturday morning when a sheep charged at her and repeatedly rammed her.

Former teacher at Boston school pleads guilty to raping student over four years

David Lockwood, a former science and homeroom teacher at Timilty Middle School in Roxbury, will spend the next four years in prison.

John Judge will join Trustees of Reservations as chief executive in February.
Trustees of Reservations taps John Judge as its next chief executive
Judge, who currently leads the Appalachian Mountain Club, will take the reins of the country’s oldest land trust in February.

Marty Martinez.
Marty Martinez, who has guided Boston’s pandemic response, is leaving his Cabinet post
Martinez, a fixture at pandemic-related City Hall announcements and news conferences since COVID’s emergence in March 2020 and a crucial figure in shaping the city’s policy response to the public health emergency, made the announcement in a Monday e-mail.

A video grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows SOS Racisme protesters (movement against Racism) clashing with supporters of French far-right media pundit and 2022 presidential candidate Eric Zemmour at the end of a campaign rally held in Villepinte, near Paris, on Sunday.
Violence erupts as French far-right TV pundit holds presidential campaign rally
Anti-racism activists were beaten up Sunday as far-right former French TV pundit Eric Zemmour held his first presidential campaign rally near Paris, a few days after he formally declared his candidacy in a video that highlighted his anti-migrant and anti-Islam views.

Best of the holidays

The 80th annual Christmas tree lighting event was held on the Boston Common Dec 2.

Boston is dressed in its wintery best. Here’s where to see Christmas trees, menorahs, and other holiday decorations

It’s that time of year where every walk around the block feels like a stroll through a storybook, and we want to connect readers to all the best spots around Boston to revel in the holiday spirit.
20 family-friendly events to put you in the holiday spirit 10 TV shows that bring the holidays home Shop local gift guide: 30 ideas from New England stores and makers
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Pressure on small businesses hurts children, too
It’s no secret that small-business owners have been struggling to stay afloat in the nearly two years since COVID-19 upended our lives. A father of three from Cambridge is no exception.

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Adagio Therapeutics cofounders Tillman Gerngross, Laura Walker, and Rene Russo.

In the long war against COVID, this Waltham biotech is designing a way to fight all variants

The Omicron variant has driven home the reality that COVID-19 may be with us for a long time. But one of New England’s leading biotech thinkers is pursuing a new way to fight it.

Mr. Dole, greeting supporters in Waltham during his quest for the presidency in 1996.
Robert Dole, presidential candidate and stalwart of Republican Party, dies at 98
American culture served up no purer emblem of the nation’s triumphs and challenges in the postwar period than Mr. Dole, a son of the center of the country, a disabled veteran of the war at the center of the century, a leader in the political dramas that were at the center of American national life.

Atyia Martin, founder and executive director of Next Leadership Development Corporation, or NextLeads (left), and Shauntea Gregory, office and project manager, stood for a portrait in Hyde Park. Soon, they will be launching a communications center as a virtual "Black City Hall," intended to connect Black Bostonians with needed services and assistance on a variety of fronts, from food and housing assistance to COVID vaccines and information to real estate and credit consultations.
Nonprofit launches ‘Black City Hall’ to address gaps in access to critical services
The Community Communications Center, launched by Next Leadership Development Corporation, enables Black Bostonians to ask for help with everything from securing food assistance to scheduling a COVID-19 booster shot or repairing their credit.

HelloPrenup founders Julia Rodgers (left) and Sarabeth Jaffe.
Fresh off ‘Shark Tank,’ they’re out to disrupt divorce
HelloPrenup looks to simplify the way Americans get prenuptial agreements, which can cost couples upwards of $5,000.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Conor Holway in a scene from his film "Apple Cinema."

An empty Cambridge movie theater is just what this first-time filmmaker needed to create a zombie apocalypse
Mariah Carey offered to replace Ayanna Pressley's missing copy of the singer's Christmas album on Twitter on Friday morning.

All Ayanna Pressley wants for Christmas is her Mariah Carey album returned

The set of actress Margot Robbie's video for "73 Questions," a Vogue video series where Boston College alumnus Joe Sabia asks celebrities 73 rapid-fire questions.

The guy from ‘73 Questions’ answers 73 questions
Olympic figure skater Ashley Wagner

Olympic figure skater Ashley Wagner is back on the ice, on her own terms

Special Projects

The 2021 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

Is your employer among the 150 companies to make the list?
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
Special Report

In Harm’s Way

Vehicle rammings against protesters are on the rise, but the justice system often sides with drivers

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Jamel Davis stands in front of his tent in the Tenderloin, a neighborhood in San Francisco, on April 17. He said his girlfriend died from a fentanyl overdose.
John E. Rosenthal

Why isn’t the US treating the overdose epidemic like the public health emergency it is?
Photos of murdered transgender women and men at the 3rd annual Queer Liberation March in New York June 27, 2021.
RENÉE GRAHAM

In 2021, another devastating record for deadly anti-transgender violence
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony to receive credentials from foreign ambassadors in Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 1.
Sheldon Whitehouse

Summit for Democracy will follow the money

During the trial on Nov. 9, Mark Richards, Kyle Rittenhouse's lead attorney (left) and Kenosha Police Department Detective Ben Antaramian looked at the weapon Rittenhouse used on the night of Aug. 25, 2020.
Cynthia Lee

When it comes to guns and claims of self-defense, juries need guidance
A pedestrian died in September after falling from this closed rusted staircase at JFK/UMass Sation. The staircase was shut down and blocked off, but not repaired or removed until after the accident.
EDITORIAL

The state needs a better way to track what it owns
Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, Joe Biden, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

What if a new New Deal was coming and no one noticed?

Metro

Bicyclist hit by Amtrak train in Cambridge

The bicyclist was taken to a local hospital. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known.

Blast off! Four members of NASA’s new class of astronauts have New England ties

The 10 members of the 2021 astronaut class were announced Monday at an event at Ellington Field near the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Framingham man who taught at a Malden charter school arrested for alleged sexual assault of teenager in Colorado

A Framingham man who was a teacher at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager in Colorado Springs that he met online, the Colorado Springs Police Department announced Monday.
Coronavirus Live Updates

More Omicron cases detected in NY; CDC issues ‘very high’ risk warning for travel to two European countries

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.

Sports

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones pitched to running back Brandon Bolden, who ran for a successful 2-point conversion in the first quarter.
Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

Playing it safe was the way to go, and now the Patriots are in the driver’s seat in the AFC East

This was not the prettiest win by any stretch, but it improved the Patriots to 9-4 and first place in the AFC playoff standings.
Damien Harris broke open the scoring with a 64-yard touchdown run in the first.
Patriots 14, Bills 10

How the Patriots’ gritty 14-10 win over the Bills unfolded

Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson made all the difference on a night in which Mac Jones threw only three passes.
Rhamondre Stevenson had 78 yards rushing during the Patriots' win on Monday.
PATRIOTS 14, BILLS 10

Patriots, on quite the run, ground out a historic victory over division rival Bills

Mac Jones threw just three passes, a record for the fewest in franchise history, but 222 rushing yards against Buffalo's stout defense was enough to keep New England atop both the division and the conference.
Celtics Notebook

Celtics hitting offensive stride at the right time as difficult December rolls on
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Jalen Mills has been up for some heavy lifting in Patriots secondary
Sports Log

Flyers fire coach Alain Vigneault after eight straight losses, tab Mike Yeo as interim coach

Business

NLRB files complaint against Whole Foods over BLM apparel

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Defendant wins dispute over $50b in bitcoin

A computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of bitcoin prevailed in a civil trial verdict Monday against the family of a deceased business partner that claimed it was owed half of a cryptocurrency fortune.

Trump media venture eyed by regulators; Representative Devin Nunes to be CEO

Meet the new casino boss. Holaday hopes to help Encore emerge from the pandemic

STAT

Dr. Monica McLemore, Associate Professor in the Family Health Care Nursing Department at UCSF, stands for a portrait at the Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on Friday, September 10th, 2021 in Oakland, Calif.
‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities
A STAT investigation shows that researchers with little or no background or training in health equity research are rushing in to scoop up grants and publish papers.

Covid winter illustration
Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms
STAT spoke with infectious disease experts and others about what to expect from Covid-19 as the seasons change.

Funeral goers sing during a service for Daisy Pace at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in January 2021.
DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South
Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South.

Boston, MA -- 05/12/21 -- Dr. Matthew Carty examines patient Jerry Majethic at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital on May 12, 2021, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real
The procedure aims to restore proprioception, the ability to sense where our limbs are in space and how fast and forcefully they’re moving.

magazine
Ruth Negga (left) and Tessa Thompson in "Passing," the new film based on the Nella Larsen novel.
PERSPECTIVE

Racial ‘passing’ is still a reality. Here’s why I embraced my complex identity

MISS CONDUCT

Our unvaccinated family is mad we’re not coming for the holidays. What can we do?
Love Letters

He never lets her win their Peloton competitions. Should he?
Broccoli and Kimchi Fried Rice With “Poached” Eggs.
Cooking

Recipes: The secret to great homemade fried rice

metro

A draft version of a new map for state Senate District 4, now represented by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio.

Challengers claim ‘Gerrymandering 101′ in draft of new House and Senate district maps

Wu announces free COVID tests, masks, and vaccination clinics to confront Boston’s ‘urgent situation’

‘We have a mandate’: Boston leaders hear arguments for elected School Committee after voters backed it in November

sports

Jack Ahcan was pressed into service against the Lightning Saturday at the Garden.

Bruins defenseman Jack Ahcan showed that he had a pretty good handle on things

Snow and wind make for tougher conditions as Patriots, Bills prepare to prime-time showdown

Talented QBs such as Josh Allen have changed the face of the AFC East

business

John Judge will join Trustees of Reservations as chief executive in February.

Trustees of Reservations taps John Judge as its next chief executive

Moderna shares sink while market awaits Omicron variant updates

At an Andover preschool, the teacher is a robot

politics

The US Justice Department told relatives of Emmett Till on Monday that it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured, and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.

Emmett Till investigation closed by Justice Department

Emmett Till investigation closed by Justice Department; no new charges

Justice Department sues Texas over new redistricting map, says plans discriminate against Latino, Black voters

Nation

People wear face masks due to the coronavirus pandemic as they walk along Ste-Catherine Street in Montreal.

More Omicron cases detected in NY; CDC issues ‘very high’ risk warning for travel to two European countries

Emmett Till investigation closed by Justice Department

Prosecutor criticizes school over run-up to fatal shooting in Michigan

World

A video grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows SOS Racisme protesters (movement against Racism) clashing with supporters of French far-right media pundit and 2022 presidential candidate Eric Zemmour at the end of a campaign rally held in Villepinte, near Paris, on Sunday.

Violence erupts as French far-right TV pundit holds presidential campaign rally

Biden expected to offer warnings and alternatives in call with Putin

Suu Kyi falls, but Myanmar’s democratic hopes move on

opinion

Governor Charlie Baker greets supporters at a picnic in Shrewsbury in 2018 as he launched his reelection campaign.

Disarming the campaign war chests

The amber-eyed hare and a grandmother’s legacy

While poverty rises, charitable donations are collecting dust

lifestyle

A 1960s-era vehicle was parked near the Winn Brook Elementary School in Belmont Monday for the first day of filming on "Boston Strangler," starring Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, and Oscar winner Chris Cooper.

Dispatches from ‘Boston Strangler’ set: Production begins filming in Belmont

‘Boston Strangler’ production begins filming in Belmont

Boston is dressed in its wintery best. Here’s where to see Christmas trees, menorahs, and other holiday decorations

food & dining

Jared Haibon and his wife, Ashley Iaconetti, pose with their dog, Lois Lane, in Audrey's, their new coffee shop and lounge, which opened in South Kingstown, R.I., on Dec. 4, 2021.

Ashley and Jared’s new cafe, Audrey’s, opens with coffee, treats, and a nod to ‘The Bachelor’

Barrington’s newest café serves coffee, crêpes and crystals

Mambo Sushi is bringing Peruvian flair to Asian cuisine

travel

A nearly empty shopping district in Seoul. A vast majority of Chinese tourists are staying home because of the coronavirus epidemic.

When the biggest spenders aren’t coming back any time soon

Omicron is here. Should you cancel your trip?

Shopping in R.I.: Check out these great holiday markets

Arts

Paintings gifted to Boston College by Peter Lynch include this landscape by John Singer Sargent.

Boston College museum receives $20 million gift of art from Peter Lynch

In new exhibit at Beacon Gallery, Caron Tabb explores privilege — and the past — with mixed results

Art school confidential

Books

The mystery of Garbo

At the bottom of the bottle in ‘Bright Burning Things’

A neuroscientist on the science of reading

Movies

Disney released a first look at the main characters in the film production of the Halloween movie "Hocus Pocus 2." The original cast of "Hocus Pocus," which was filmed in 1992, partly in Salem, Mass., is returning for the second installment. The movie is filming at historic sites around Rhode Island.

🧙🏻‍♀️The latest on ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ in Rhode Island

‘Hocus Pocus 2′ to begin filming on Federal Hill this Friday

Dispatches from ‘Boston Strangler’ set: Production begins filming in Belmont

Television

Chris Cuomo.

This week’s TV: Chris Cuomo’s gone, the ‘Sex and the City’ revival is here, and two retro sitcoms go live

GBH puts ‘Talking Politics’ in old ‘Beat the Press’ time slot

The 10 best TV shows of 2021 (and 10 more that almost cracked the list)

music

Olivia Rodrigo announced her first world tour Monday.

Olivia Rodrigo announces Boston date for 2022 ‘Sour’ world tour

Julian Lage Trio stretches out at Berklee Performance Center

An especially robust season’s greetings from the Holiday Pops

Theater/Dance

Matthew Aucoin posed for a photo outside the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, Nov. 28, 2021.

Matthew Aucoin’s adventures in opera

Idina Menzel stars in ‘WILD’ at the ART in Cambridge — a show that imagines the world in better hands

In Arlekin Players’ ‘Witness,’ there’s nowhere for Jews to call home

globe local

Ezra Kleinbaum, 14, with his 6-year-old wheaten terrier, Zisha.

Brookline teen helps pass Town Meeting animal fur ban

Pop-up retailers are on the rise around Greater Boston

Should table games be allowed at Plainridge Park Casino?

Obituaries

Jerry Rappaport left his mark on the city's neighborhoods and skyline.

Jerome Rappaport, philanthropist and civic leader who shaped Boston and its institutions, dies at 94

Philip Heymann, former Harvard Law professor and US deputy attorney general, dies at 89

Robert Dole, presidential candidate and stalwart of Republican Party, dies at 98