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RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to war, says UN

6:21 p.m.
Russians are blocked at US border; Ukrainians are admitted
5:50 p.m.
Ukraine is wrecking Russian tanks with a gift from Britain
5:05 p.m.
Ukraine says it’ll take years to defuse mines

Russian troops press attacks in Ukraine as 1,300 people sheltering in Mariupol theater hit by strike remain unaccounted for

Russian troops continued to pound the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and launched a barrage of missiles on the outskirts of the western city of Lviv.

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.

Coast Guard to investigate diving accident that claimed life of chief of medicine at South Shore Hospital
Dr. Robert McIntyre was on a diving trip off the Florida coast Thursday morning when the captain of the Republic IV notified the Coast Guard that the doctor had not surfaced from the Lake Worth Lagoon as expected, officials said Friday.

Concord middle school closed Friday after 44 COVID-19 cases reported this week

An outbreak of COVID-19 among sixth graders in a Concord middle school forced the closure of the school Friday after 44 cases were reported in the building this week.

813 confirmed cases and 6 deaths. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass. 8 things to know about the Omicron BA.2 variant

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

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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.

Postcard from spring training: Jarren Duran couldn’t sink his teeth into this pitch

Chris Sale's crossfire delivery requires powerful torso rotation, which possibly could have contributed to his injury.

red sox notebook

Chris Sale’s injury is unusual for a pitcher, clouding the timetable for his return

All the Red Sox can do at this point is allow the lefthander's bone to heal, and the time needed for that can vary widely.

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.

Beth Teitell

HR is thrilled to welcome you back to the office — including employees who have gone feral!
Dear Colleagues: With return-to-office almost upon us, this email will outline the employee-first changes we’re proud to institute! But also, please kindly disregard the email you received 17 seconds ago, which was meant for managers only.

The exterior of Boston Public School headquarters in Boston.

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.

Ja’Whaun Bentley (left, with departed cornerback J.C. Jackson) drew high praise from Bill Belichick, who called the linebacker "a smart kid with natural leadership ability."

More happy returns, as Patriots bring back Ja’Whaun Bentley on two-year deal

Bentley, who was a monster in the middle of the defense in 2021, is the latest veteran leader the club has re-signed over the last week.

See the latest on Patriots free agency

The debate over the clocks has gone on for decades.

When it comes to daylight saving time, does Washington need a reset?

The contention that this seems like a better idea in March than it will in the shorter days of November and December makes sense to me.

Opinion

Rafaela Polanco García, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic who was recently appointed to the Boston School Committee, is far more representative of parents in the district than any school committee member in recent history. Once homeless, she lives in public housing and requires an interpreter to attend school committee meetings. In this file photo, Polanco greets mothers at the Blackstone Elementary School.

MARCELA GARCÍA

What do Spanish-speaking parents want in the next Boston schools superintendent?

In what feels like a significant milestone, the Boston School Committee asked parents about the search in Spanish.

The dark side of daylight saving time

Charles M. Sennott

Deaths of journalists in Ukraine and the fragility of a free press

No, COVID isn’t over

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 ⟶

Carnitas Torta.

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

North End restaurants have to pay $7,500 for outdoor dining
In addition to the fee, North End restaurants can’t start outdoor dining until May 1 — one month later than other Boston-area restaurants.

Exactly why gas prices are so high is murky. Why Democrats are freaking out over prices is pretty clear.

Democrats around the country are calling for the gas tax to be suspended as prices soar and the November elections get closer.

Milk could be in short supply after ‘cyber security event’ led HP Hood to shut down plants
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.”

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

J.J. Abrams’s next project: a U2 series for Netflix
Still untitled, the show will be written by Anthony McCarten, who wrote the 2018 biopic about Freddie Mercury of Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”

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.

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

Boston Ballet in George Balanchine's "Chaconne."

Boston Ballet takes audiences to a blessed ‘DREAMstate’

From left: Emily Crosta, Bruce Kaye, Evelyn Holley, and Christina R. Chan in "Everyday Life and Other Odds and Ends."

In ‘Everyday Life,’ illness is a burden shared by those bound by love

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

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

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

The Capitol, on the night of a partial lunar eclipse in 2019.

IDEAS | BRIAN BAIRD & MICKEY EDWARDS

Making Congress smarter

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

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The only way to fix Boston schools once and for all

Concrete blocks spray painted with the French national motto "liberty, equality, fraternity" form a barricade in front of the National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet in Odessa on March 17.

Finlandization of Ukraine

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

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The only way to fix Boston schools once and for all

Metro

More North Kingstown school district officials resign

The Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, and School District Chief Operating Officer have all announced their retirement in the wake of the investigation into former coach Aaron Thomas and his “fat testing” of student-athletes.

North Quincy High School locked down, but no gun found, officials say

Students were released early at 12:30 p.m. Friday after Quincy police determined there was no gun found on campus, School Superintendent Kevin Mulvey said in a statement to family and staff. After students left, K-9 units checked the building again to ensure there wasn’t a weapon.

When it comes to daylight saving time, does Washington need a reset?

The contention that this seems like a better idea in March than it will in the shorter days of November and December makes sense to me.

813 confirmed cases and 6 deaths. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Sports

Defenseman Roman Kinal (right) celebrates his second-period goal with forwards Chase Bradley and Nick Capone.

HOCKEY EAST SEMIFINALS | UCONN 4, NORTHEASTERN 1

Northeastern men’s hockey beaten by UConn in Hockey East semis, left to sit on NCAA bubble

In a battle of Huskies, UConn reached its first-ever tournament final, where it will face either UMass or UMass Lowell for an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.

Purdue's Jaden Ivey drives on Yale's Matthue Cotton during the second half Friday.

Men's college basketball notebook

Purdue makes quick work of Yale in first round of NCAA men’s tournament

It was the first NCAA Tournament game for Yale since 2019.

Sydney Taylor helped UMass capture its first Atlantic 10 conference tournament title.

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UMass, a No. 12 seed, doesn’t feel like an underdog in NCAA women’s basketball tournament

“If we just do what we do and play how we’re capable of playing, I think we’re just unstoppable,” said UMass junior guard Sydney Taylor.

PATRIOTS notebook

More happy returns, as Patriots bring back Ja’Whaun Bentley on two-year deal

NFL free agency tracker: Deshaun Watson reportedly headed to Browns

spring training report

Friday’s Red Sox spring training report: Minor leaguer shows some major pop

Business

California reduces supplies to water agencies amid drought

Water agencies that serve almost 30 million people and hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland will get just 5 percent of what they've requested this year from state supplies beyond what's needed for critical activities such as drinking and bathing.

Amazon opens first-of-its-kind facility in Bridgewater

Amazon opens first-of-its-kind local warehouse in Bridgewater that aims to speed up delivery times to just a few hours.

After shareholders balk, GE’s Culp is poised for less pay

Milk could be in short supply after ‘cyber security event’ led HP Hood to shut down plants

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

Dr. Robert K. McIntyre

Coast Guard to investigate diving accident that claimed life of chief of medicine at South Shore Hospital

Graphic design professors unimpressed by RI license plate choices

3-alarm fire damages Needham home, displaces family

sports

Chris Sale's crossfire delivery requires powerful torso rotation, which possibly could have contributed to his injury.

Chris Sale’s injury is unusual for a pitcher, clouding the timetable for his return

Previewing the 6 MIAA boys’ and girls’ hockey championships at TD Garden Sunday

US demands Russia allow access to detained Brittney Griner

business

Phone communications in Ukraine has been unreliable since the start of the Russian invasion.

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

Rhode Island housing inventory falls to record low

India buys Russian oil despite pressure for sanctions

politics

Violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Ex-Va. officer, W.Va. lawmaker plead guilty in Capitol riot

Exactly why gas prices are so high is murky. Why Democrats are freaking out over prices is pretty clear.

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

Nation

A man received a flu shot last fall.

Shrugs over flu signal future attitudes about COVID

Agency warns nations to conserve fuel as energy crisis looms

Ex-Va. officer, W.Va. lawmaker plead guilty in Capitol riot

World

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

6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to war, says UN

Russian troops press attacks in Ukraine as 1,300 people sheltering in Mariupol theater hit by strike remain unaccounted for

Pope deplores the war in Ukraine but not the aggressor

opinion

People watch the last sunset of daylight saving time on Nov. 6, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo.

Senate in accord on change to daylight saving time — the people, not so much

US military aid to Ukraine guarantees more suffering and death

It’s long past time for lawmakers to protect our crowns

lifestyle

Outdoor dining on Hanover Street in the North End.

North End restaurants have to pay $7,500 for outdoor dining

Jack Kerouac’s original ‘On the Road’ scroll is hitchhiking to Lowell

Is he horribly injured . . . or did he just ghost me?

food & dining

Outdoor dining on Hanover Street in the North End.

North End restaurants have to pay $7,500 for outdoor dining

Tiffani Faison and Rebel Rebel earn James Beard finalist nods

Allston’s iconic Silhouette Lounge to reopen

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

J.J. Abrams (pictured in September 2021) is developing a scripted series for Netflix about U2.

J.J. Abrams’s next project: a U2 series for Netflix

A guide to streaming services for mixers and matchers

Turturro-Walken subplot adds spark to ‘Severance’

music

Ken Casey and Dropkick Murphys play a St. Patrick's Day show at House of Blues, resuming a tradition that had been on pause the last two years.

After a two-year wait, Dropkick Murphys are back where they belong

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

Theater/Dance

From left: Emily Crosta, Bruce Kaye, Evelyn Holley, and Christina R. Chan in "Everyday Life and Other Odds and Ends."

In ‘Everyday Life,’ illness is a burden shared by those bound by love

Boston Ballet takes audiences to a blessed ‘DREAMstate’

Off Cabot in Beverly promises locally sourced comedy

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