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Boston police officer arraigned on 15 felony counts in child pornography case

Officer Joe Martinez was arraigned in Dedham District Court Friday on five counts each of possession of child pornography, posing a child in the nude, and photographing intimate parts of a child, according to court records.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Putin likens opponents to ‘gnats,’ signaling new repression

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Part of Ukraine-US ticket revenue in BJK Cup to relief fund
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Ukraine war hits world economy like an earthquake, IMF head says

Putin appears at rally as Russian troops press attacks in Ukraine; dozens rescued from ruins of Mariupol theater hit by strike

Russian troops continued to pound the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and launched a barrage of missiles on the outskirts of the western city of Lviv. The early morning attack on Lviv’s edge was the closest strike yet to the center of the city.

Everbridge offers free emergency info network for organizations with people in Ukraine

Chief of medicine at South Shore Hospital dies in Florida diving accident

The body of Dr. Robert McIntyre was recovered late in the afternoon after he went missing near the northern portion of the Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach County, according to the US Coast Guard.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

State to conduct second review of Boston Public Schools amid concerns it could pursue receivership

The review will be the second in less than three years, amid Boston's search for a new superintendent and growing concerns about whether the state will pursue receivership.

Paul Woskov, research engineer in MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, held up a basalt rock he has used while experimenting with a new drilling technique.

In an effort to ease fossil-fuel reliance, an MIT spinoff plans to dig the deepest holes on Earth

A firm says it has figured out how to drill as deep as 12 miles into the Earth’s crust to capture the steam and use it to run turbines at power plants.

og image for dig app

What’s it like 12 miles underground? Use this graphic to see for yourself.

An MIT initiative for geothermal energy aimes to dig nearly 12 miles below the surface of the Earth. Here’s what that might look like.

dan shaughnessy

It looks as though the frugal, bottom-line Red Sox are here to stay, and other thoughts
I believe the success of 2021 is going to haunt the Sox. They hit on some bargain-basement pickups and seem convinced that is the way to go.

Salem Inn retools its 19th-century buildings for a green future
When future guests come to stay at the Salem Inn, they will be able to experience not only a taste of the city’s rich history but a connection to a contemporary global issue.

Shawn McNulty, younger brother of Lobster Pot owner Tim McNulty, sits behind the wheel of a "P'Town Cart" near the center of Provincetown.

Coming soon to Provincetown: Electric carts to tour the scenic summer spot

People flocking to the tip of Cape Cod will soon be able to rent “stylish, street-legal electric vehicles” that are about the size of a golf cart to check out the town’s store-lined side streets or head to the beach for the day.

Boston, MA - 5/21/2020: Morning sun hits the tulips in Copley Square in Boston, MA on May 21, 2020.
The Boston region’s beautiful weather continues Thursday, which will be the warmest day of the week so far.
Mostly sunny skies and gentle breezes are expected, according to forecasters. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s, although it will be cooler along the south coast.
The warming trend continues on Friday when highs could climb into the low 80s. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter: Coronavirus Covid-19 Memorial Day

Dave Epstein | Forecast

Temperatures in the 70s possible for Boston, but then a storm will come on Saturday

Later on Friday, a storm system will ride through the Ohio Valley and up across the Great Lakes and eventually cross through New England on Saturday. This will be when rainfall is likely.

A drive-though COVID-19 testing site in Hagerstown, Md.

8 things to know about the Omicron BA.2 variant

Experts and officials are keeping a close watch on the Omicron subvariant BA.2 in the United States as worldwide COVID cases go up. Here’s what you need to know.

Opinion

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The only way to fix Boston schools once and for all

Nothing changes public schools as dramatically as a sweeping lawsuit can.

Reform laws only as good as those who enforce them

No, COVID isn’t over

Finlandization of Ukraine

Massachusetts needs to use more electricity, not less

Spring Travel | Globe Magazine

The Land’s End Inn in Provincetown.

Where to stay in 4 of New England’s most-charming bed and breakfast towns

B&Bs encapsulate many of the joys of travel and spring is an ideal time to stay at one. Here’s where to go and what to do when you’re there.

Mystic Seaport Museum

Exploring Mystic, Stonington, and more of Connecticut’s southeast coast

With its seaside feel, foodie opportunities, and attractions for all ages, the area is ideal for reacquainting oneself with the joys of travel.

A cabin at Getaway.

Sometimes parents need just a little peace. I found mine in a tiny cabin.

How I escaped my husband’s living room Zoom calls, my kids’ meltdowns, and the dog barking for a blissful weekend in New Hampshire.

The Globe turns 150

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150 YEARS OF THE BOSTON GLOBE

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe. We revisit some of the most impactful stories Globe journalists have covered, look back at 150 significant front pages, reflect on how the newsroom and Boston have changed, and much, much more.

Explore the full feature ⟶

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Project Takeout

3 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.

See more from Project Takeout

More recent stories

Penn swimmer Lia Thomas becomes first transgender woman to win NCAA championship
Lia Thomas took control in the final 100 yards of the 500-yard freestyle to make history Thursday as the first transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship.

North Quincy High School in lockdown following report student possibly brought gun to school, police say
North Quincy High School was placed on lockdown Friday following a report that a student may have brought a gun to school, authorities said.

How was a Rhode Island man able to stockpile more than 200 guns?

Mental health concerns and past drug use didn’t stop one city’s police department from approving Ronald Armand Andruchuk’s background checks, but made another town’s police chief pause.

ben volin | on football

Patriots are standing pat in free agency, and their rivals are passing them by
No one expected the Patriots to repeat the fireworks of 2021, but surely they could be doing more than this.

NFL free agency tracker: Raiders trade for Packers’ Davante Adams

Black News Hour

Episode 8: ‘Black News Hour’ celebrates Women’s History Month with Ayanna Pressley
The Globe’s Meghan Irons and Jeneé Osterheldt cohosted the show and were joined by women who have held leadership positions in Massachusetts.

More from 'Black News Hour' presented by The Boston Globe

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I always feel awkward being the only one who wants dessert’
Will the meal leave these diners ordering separate checks?

Recommended reads

Skiers at the top of Gunstock in a vintage photo.

Inside an ugly battle over the future of Gunstock ski resort in New Hampshire

Everyone involved can agree that the region’s only county-owned ski resort is something special. But that might be the only thing they can agree on.

We asked Globe readers to share their favorite places to get chowder in New England. Here’s what they said.
Be it thick or thin, creamy or clear, brimming with chunks of fish or dotted with clams, one thing is certain: Chowder is the ultimate New England comfort food.

BOLD TYPES

Andrea Stanley is building a local grain economy from the Ground Up
As the co-founder of a malthouse and flour mill in Holyoke, she supplies brewers and bakers with grains grown throughout the Northeast, helping create a more sustainable supply chain.

This chart shows when Boston would see sunlight depending on the time system
Here is when Boston would get sunlight under permanent daylight saving time and permanent standard time compared to our current system of switching clocks back and forth.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Peli Naomi Woods and the cast of SpeakEasy Stage's "Once on This Island," which runs through April 16 at Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Clockwise (from top left): Maya Erskine as Maya and Anna Konkle as Anna from “PEN15”; Lee Jung Jae (center), Park Hae Soo (right), and Oh Young Soo from “Squid Game”; Reneé Elise Goldsberry as Wickie Roy from “Girls5eva”; Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in “WandaVision”; and Sam Richardson (left) and Ben Schwartz in “The Afterparty.”

MATTHEW GILBERT

A guide to streaming services for mixers and matchers

Leo Hope-Kaufman solves a problem at his whiteboard.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

This 11-year-old science ‘professor’ wants to feed young minds — and fill up bellies, too

Netflix displayed on a laptop computer.

Uh oh. Netflix is testing a way to end password sharing, pushing subscribers to pay for extra users.

Special Projects

Into the Red illustration.

Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

Under the wheel

This is the story of Anthony Pledger and his mother, of Anthony’s lives and deaths, of Anthony and me.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

By insisting that freedom of choice is not a sufficient safeguard, the Supreme Court has signaled its awareness of the uses and abuses of choice architecture.

Cass R. Sunstein

Hidden terms, high cancellation fees, complex disclaimers should be forbidden

The Gaming Commission's decision "establishes a footprint for the next expansion phase” of Encore Boston Harbor, said Scott Harshbarger, a former attorney general and longtime opponent of legalized gambling.

Win-win for Wynn

Sandbags fortify a market where food is prepared for thousands of people in Kyiv, Ukraine.

IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

The last four weeks could upend our view of the last four decades

A US Marine carries a Stinger air defense missile launcher during training at the Capu Midia Surface to Air Firing Range in Romania in 2017.

US military aid to Ukraine guarantees more suffering and death

President Vladimir Putin of Russia at a ceremony in Belgrade, during a visit to Serbia, on Jan. 17, 2019.

Justin B. Hollander

How Biden and NATO can end Russia’s war with Ukraine

The author and her husband, Mark Schlack, in Village Hill Cohousing, an intentional living community of 28 homes filled with people of various ages and backgrounds.

IDEAS | JULIE WITTES SCHLACK

Leaving Cambridge for the comfort of strangers

Metro

Salem Inn retools its 19th-century buildings for a green future

When future guests come to stay at the Salem Inn, they will be able to experience not only a taste of the city’s rich history but a connection to a contemporary global issue.

North Quincy High School in lockdown following report student possibly brought gun to school, police say

North Quincy High School was placed on lockdown Friday following a report that a student may have brought a gun to school, authorities said.

Should the bridge from Quincy to Long Island be rebuilt?

Read two views and vote in our online poll.

Boston police officer arraigned on 15 felony counts in child pornography case

Officer Joe Martinez was arraigned in Dedham District Court Friday on five counts each of possession of child pornography, posing a child in the nude, and photographing intimate parts of a child, according to court records.

Sports

Red Sox manager Alex Cora (left) and team president/CEO Sam Kennedy chat in spring camp.

dan shaughnessy

It looks as though the frugal, bottom-line Red Sox are here to stay, and other thoughts

I believe the success of 2021 is going to haunt the Sox. They hit on some bargain-basement pickups and seem convinced that is the way to go.

Logan Ryan.

NFL free agency tracker: Logan Ryan reportedly reuniting with Tom Brady

NFL free agency is upon us. The new league year began on Wednesday at 4 p.m., meaning all trades and deals are now official.

Northeastern's Aerin Frankel is the Women's College Hockey Goaltender of the Year for the second straight season.

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‘We belong here:’ Northeastern women’s hockey is back in the Frozen Four, and facing their biggest challenge yet

This veteran-laden Huskies team is aiming for a second straight appearance in the national championship game.

Penn swimmer Lia Thomas becomes first transgender woman to win NCAA championship

Red Sox re-sign first baseman Travis Shaw to a minor-league deal

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

URI taps former Indiana coach Archie Miller to lead men’s basketball team

Business

School milk could be in short supply after Hood plants hit by ‘cyber event’

A spokesperson confirmed Friday that the company is investigating the situation, which will likely delay some product deliveries as Hood’s plant are “getting back up and running.”

Everbridge offers free emergency info network for organizations with people in Ukraine

The Burlington crisis management company worked with Amazon Web Services to provide a communications alternative to Internet and phone services.

Rhode Island housing inventory falls to record low

India buys Russian oil despite pressure for sanctions

magazine

Skiers at the top of Gunstock in a vintage photo.

Inside an ugly battle over the future of N.H.'s Gunstock ski resort

A woman cries after a rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 25.

The invasion of Ukraine reminds me of growing up in Iran

How to talk about the war on Ukraine with sensitivity

Seared Pork Tenderloin With Smoked Paprika and Oregano

Recipes: Three great weeknight meals featuring pork tenderloin

metro

His car got towed — twice! — and he couldn’t take it anymore

Minimalism beckons, but an angel stands in the way

The Ashish Jha effect has been a boost for Brown

sports

Arkansas guard JD Notae (1) drives against Vermont forward Isaiah Powell (14) during the second half of Thursday's NCAA West Region matchup in Buffalo, N.Y.

No. 13 Vermont comes up short in setback to No. 4 Arkansas

What is going on in the NBA? Pistons’ Saddiq Bey latest to score 50-plus-points.

A 13-year-old was driving truck that struck van, killing 9 in Texas, NTSB says

business

Roxbury Prep's campus in Hyde Park.

Roxbury Prep files plans for new high school in Newmarket

Despite unprecedented federal dollars, housing advocates say R.I. still isn’t designating enough funds to build, preserve units

When there’s food, ‘more people show up’: Return-to-office plans spark catering boom

politics

President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2021.

Biden looks to assess where China’s Xi stands on Russia war

As Ukraine war rages, diplomats near Iran nuclear agreement

FBI eyes 6 suspects after bomb threats at Black colleges

Nation

A pedestrian looked at a cloud of smoke rising after an explosion in Lviv, Western Ukraine, on Friday.

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

The Ashish Jha effect has been a boost for Brown

Arnold Schwarzenegger draws praise for message to Russia and direct appeal to Putin

World

A cloud of smoke raises after an explosion in Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, March 18, 2022.

Putin likens opponents to ‘gnats,’ signaling new repression

Putin appears at rally as Russian troops press attacks in Ukraine; dozens rescued from ruins of Mariupol theater hit by strike

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

opinion

The Charles Bridge in Prague, on which construction began in 1357. Political developments from that time may still be affecting attitudes among Europeans today.

Social Studies: Mapping distrust; the cost of avoiding censorship; getting to know the cops

The last four weeks could upend our view of the last four decades

Hidden terms, high cancellation fees, complex disclaimers should be forbidden

lifestyle

To make way for double vanities and a walk-in shower in this bath, the designer removed a whirlpool tub and made the window smaller.

Home design ideas: A case where removing windows made for a better bathroom

Sometimes parents need just a little peace. I found mine in a tiny cabin.

Exploring Mystic, Stonington, and more of Connecticut’s southeast coast

food & dining

Lauren Friel, owner of Rebel Rebel Wine Bar, in Somerville, stands for a portrait at the wine bar in 2020. Rebel Rebel is a James Beard awards finalist in the Outstanding Wine Program category.

Tiffani Faison and Rebel Rebel earn James Beard finalist nods

Allston’s iconic Silhouette Lounge to reopen

Experts dish on the best date night destinations in Providence

travel

A cabin at Getaway.

Sometimes parents need just a little peace. I found mine in a tiny cabin.

Exploring Mystic, Stonington, and more of Connecticut’s southeast coast

Where to stay in 4 of New England’s most-charming bed and breakfast towns

Arts

Will Wilson’s photographs from the ongoing series "Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange" on view at the Peabody Essex Museum's "On This Ground: Being and Belonging in America," which integrates its Colonial American collection with its Native American collection.

Two collections become one in ‘On This Ground: Being and Belonging in America’ at PEM

Ukrainian American artist Lesia Sochor shares paintings of ‘pysanky’ at Museum of Russian Icons

Georgia O’Keeffe, behind the lens

Books

Making the Emerald Isle modern

Heather Havrilesky on reading memoirs, and writing them

Surviving family in Anne Tyler’s new novel ‘French Braid’

Movies

Anisa Al Raissi (left) and Misba Khan in "Exposure."

Doc Talk: Finding the world in Salem; going underground with Dinosaur Jr.

What’s up at this year’s Boston Israeli Film Festival

In ‘The Outfit,’ Mark Rylance cuts it close as a tailor mixed up with the mob in 1950s Chicago

Television

Clockwise (from top left): Maya Erskine as Maya and Anna Konkle as Anna from “PEN15”; Lee Jung Jae (center), Park Hae Soo (right), and Oh Young Soo from “Squid Game”; Reneé Elise Goldsberry as Wickie Roy from “Girls5eva”; Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in “WandaVision”; and Sam Richardson (left) and Ben Schwartz in “The Afterparty.”

A guide to streaming services for mixers and matchers

Turturro-Walken subplot adds spark to ‘Severance’

Uh oh. Netflix is testing a way to end password sharing, pushing subscribers to pay for extra users.

music

Aimee Mann performs at the Wilbur Theater in Boston on April 23, 2017.

Singer Aimee Mann says she was dropped from Steely Dan’s summer tour. Her fans are furious.

‘Song Exploder’ creator Hrishikesh Hirway has some songs of his own

Boston Pops spring back to life with fresh lineup

Theater/Dance

The comedy club Off Cabot opens Friday in Beverly.

Off Cabot in Beverly promises locally sourced comedy

Boston Ballet dancers move to Rolling Stones tunes in Stephen Galloway’s ‘DEVIL’S/eye’

The death-defying feats of a buoyant ‘Once on This Island’

globe local

“It’s our responsibility to save the planet," said Dick Pabich, who owns the Salem Inn with his wife, Diane.

Salem Inn retools its 19th-century buildings for a green future

Should the bridge from Quincy to Long Island be rebuilt?

His car got towed — twice! — and he couldn’t take it anymore

Obituaries

Education Secretary Lauro F. Cavazos spoke at a press conference in 1989.

Lauro Cavazos, first Hispanic cabinet member, dies at 95

Jean Potvin, part of the 1980s Islanders’ NHL dynasty, dies at 72

Physicist Eugene Parker, namesake of NASA probe, dies at 94