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David Ortiz (right) was shot in June 2019 in his native Dominican Republic. Findings from an investigation by former Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis say he was targeted by drug kingpin César "The Abuser" Peralta (inset), who was extradited to Puerto Rico in December.

David Ortiz was targeted by drug kingpin in 2019 shooting, according to Ed Davis’s findings

Ed Davis, the former Boston police commissioner hired by Ortiz, said César Peralta came to feel disrespected by Ortiz, prompting Peralta to sanction the ragtag hit squad that tried to kill the former Red Sox player.

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Red Sox signing Trevor Story to make first big move in free agency
Story, who is coming off a bit of a down year with Colorado, is a career shortstop but is likely to play second base alongside Xander Bogaerts.

St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast, a Boston political institution, returns in person
Held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and hosted by Nick Collins, the state senator who represents South Boston, Sunday's event featured bagpipes, glad-handing, and the requisite jokes about Tom Brady’s retirement reversal.

Yes, the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade is happening this year. Here’s everything you need to know.
After a two-year hiatus, the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade is back this weekend with a shorter route. Here’s everything you need to know to celebrate this Sunday.

St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to South Boston today

As Green Line comes in, Union Square residents worry they’ll be pushed out

The new Green Line service — its first spur to Union Square opens Monday — is quickening the transformation of Somerville, where two-thirds of residents rent. Many worry that by the time the train is fully operational later this year, the working-class residents who could benefit from it most might be gone for good.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Officials say art school used as shelter bombed by Russians

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How US and allies united to punish Putin for his attack on Ukraine
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40,000 people have fled over the past week

A war on top of a pandemic lends uncertainty to US economic outlook
These latest challenges pose a formidable new test for the US economy to navigate, and there's not much of a back-up plan if it can't.

Evacuations from Ukrainian city continue Photos: Scenes of resistance in war-torn Ukraine

Father, classmates mourn Marblehead High School senior killed in car crash
James Galante was driving to his family’s home on Marblehead Neck, his father said, when his vehicle crashed on the causeway that cuts across the Atlantic Ocean.

A nurse prepared vaccine boosters at a COVID center in Washington in February.

Another COVID-19 surge may be coming. Are we ready for it?

Scientists are warning that the US isn’t doing enough to prevent a new surge from endangering vulnerable Americans and potentially upending life again.

Some states reduce reporting of virus data, raising fears of blind spots

Demonstrators protest a Texas policy at the State Capitol in Austin, March 1, 2022. The fight over transgender issues, waged on several fronts in recent years, has increasingly focused on medical treatments for children.

Extremists rule Texas. Here’s why that matters in Massachusetts.

Thanks to the extremists who now rule it, the Lone Star State is becoming a dystopia: Abortion is effectively outlawed; transgender youth and those who love them are running scared; “CRT” panic is turning education into a vehicle for white heroism propaganda; and vigilantes have been empowered to police their neighbors.

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.

Opinion

A supporter carries a Confederate flag during the "Freedom Convoy" protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, in front of the Canadian Parliament building, Jan. 29, in Ottawa.

There is no silver bullet against misinformation. But there are solutions.

Policy makers have to start thinking of radicalization and the spread of conspiracy theories as a long-term problem — one that requires a solution that spans a generation or more.

IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

That time when songs about abortion were big hits

IDEAS | BEN JACQUES

14 women and the 19th century’s big lie

New state audit is an opportunity, not a threat, for BPS families

Make no mistake: Anti-Zionism is antisemitism

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.

connecticut

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.

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Project Takeout

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Shooting at Arkansas car show kills at least 1, wounds 20

At least one person was killed and 20 people wounded, including children, in a shooting outside a car show in southeast Arkansas on Saturday evening, local police said.

Police searching for missing 15-year-old Carlisle girl
Eloa, a ninth grader at Concord-Carlisle High School who lives in Carlisle, was last seen at her school Friday, Carlisle Police Officer Christopher Arguoyan said.

Authorities: Virginia reporter among 2 killed in shooting

Sierra Jenkins, who covered education and schools for The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, was one of two people killed during a shooting early Saturday outside a restaurant and bar, authorities said.

NCAA men's tournament | Providence 79, Richmond 51

No. 4 Providence men earn a Sweet 16 berth with convincing win over No. 12 Richmond
The fourth-seeded Friars draw a Sweet 16 date against top-seeded Kansas in the Midwest Region semifinal Friday in Chicago, Ill.

Third person struck by pellet in Concord, police say
Concord police on Saturday said that a third resident reported being struck by a pellet gun, which police believe could be influenced by a TikTok social media trend known as the "Orbeez Challenge."

Man dies after stabbing near Faneuil Hall

A man was stabbed shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday near 33 Union St. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Boston police said.

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Courtney Linehan (left), a teacher at the Woods School of Irish Dance, performed an Irish step dance with student Erin Vallaincourt, 14, at Shenanigan's Bar on Thursday.

Return of South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade kindles hope for brighter times

“It’s not just about St. Patrick’s Day,” said Maureen Dahill, a lifelong resident and the editor of the blog Caught in Southie. “People are also celebrating a return to a sense of normalcy.”

Globe Magazine

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.

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Facelift for a fabled submarine that has sailed into history
The USS Nautilus is “the foundation on which the entire nuclear Navy is built."

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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Chris Sullivan, Wayne Brady, Anthony Veneziale, and Aneesa Folds in the Broadway production of "Freestyle Love Supreme." Sullivan, Folds, and Veneziale are among the cast performing during the show's run at the Emerson Colonial Theatre.

At the Colonial, the inspired improv of ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’

Boston Ballet in George Balanchine's "Chaconne."

Boston Ballet takes audiences to a blessed ‘DREAMstate’

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

Boston-area drivers face high gas prices.

Higher gas prices could be just what we need

Pedestrians walk under a pair of gas streetlights on Beacon Hill in Boston on March 14.

Boston’s gas-burning street lamps overdue for a greener option

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

St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to South Boston today

The parade kicks off at 1 p.m. from the Broadway T Station and will be led by this year’s chief marshal, Susan McDonough, a South Boston native and veteran of the US Army and the Massachusetts National Guard.

Town of Narragansett considering free beach passes for Narragansett Indian Tribe members

The first councilman of the tribe calls it a small, symbolic step in the right direction, but Rhode Island needs to think about sovereignty for Indigenous people. “Just because they remove the fees doesn’t mean we have control,” he said.

Providence College routs Richmond to get to 1st Sweet 16 in 25 years

The fourth-seeded Friars (27-5) will face Kansas, the top seed in the Midwest Region, in Chicago next week.

Father, classmates mourn Marblehead High School senior killed in car crash

James Galante was driving to his family’s home on Marblehead Neck, his father said, when his vehicle crashed on the causeway that cuts across the Atlantic Ocean.

Sports

Trevor Story was an All-Star in 2018 and 2019 and has averaged 34 homers for a 162-game season.

Red Sox signing Trevor Story to make first big move in free agency

Story, who is coming off a bit of a down year with Colorado, is a career shortstop but is likely to play second base alongside Xander Bogaerts.

Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) reacts next to Memphis forward DeAndre Williams (12) at the end of an 82-78 victory over the ninth-seeded Tigers Saturday in a West Region matchup Saturday in Portland, Ore.

NCAA men's tournament | Gonzaga 82, Memphis 78

Drew Timme sparks No. 1 Gonzaga to a gritty victory over No. 9 Memphis

After delivering a fiery locker room speech at intermission, Timme rallied the Zags (28-3) from a 41-31 halftime deficit by scoring 21 of his 25 in the second half.

UMass celebrates with the trophy after winning the Hockey East men's tournament in overtime Saturday at TD Garden.

John Powers | On College hockey

UMass finds validation with back-to-back Hockey East titles, and the UConn men are on the right path too

With two programs coming from similar places, the Minutemen have become regularly hardware claimants, while the Huskies are headed for some of their own.

Flyers trade captain Claude Giroux to Panthers

LeBron James passes Karl Malone for second on all-time NBA scoring list

NCAA men's tournament | Saint Peter's 70, Murray State 60

No. 15 Saint Peter’s men rolls into Sweet 16 with impressive win over No. 7 Murray State

Business

‘Do the right thing’: How US and allies united to punish Putin for his attack on Ukraine

The United States and its European allies were preparing economic sanctions against Russia even before Moscow attacked.

South Korea president-elect to move office to defense ministry site

South Korea’s President-elect Yoon Suk-Yeol said the new presidential office will be relocated to the defense ministry’s compound in central Seoul, crystallizing his campaign pledge to make it more accessible to the public.

As Green Line comes in, Union Square residents worry they’ll be pushed out

Africa mostly quiet amid widespread condemnation of Russia

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

Providence Police investigate a shooting on Carolina Avenue, late Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Providence, R.I.

Rhode Island crime news: March 2022

🏀 It’s on to the Sweet 16

No. 4 Providence men earn a Sweet 16 berth with convincing win over No. 12 Richmond

sports

Jared Bynum #4 of the Providence Friars shoots the ball against the Richmond Spiders during the second half in the second round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at KeyBank Center on March 19, 2022 in Buffalo, New York.

Providence College routs Richmond to get to 1st Sweet 16 in 25 years

Aaron Bohlinger scores in overtime, UMass men capture second straight Hockey East title

UMass women suffer NCAA Tournament first-round loss to Notre Dame

business

A family walked over cracked mud near Lake Oroville's shore as water levels were low due to continuing drought conditions in Oroville, Calif., last year. As fears of a third consecutive dry year become reality, state officials announced that Californians who rely on supplies from state reservoirs will get less than planned in 2022 Friday.

California reduces supplies to water agencies amid drought

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

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

politics

Activists kneel during a moment of silence during a protest against Russia's war on Ukraine war Saturday in Washington. The war has roiled world energy prices and created a massive refugee crisis, promising to slow economic growth in a key export market.

A war on top of a pandemic lends uncertainty to US economic outlook

President Biden draws on long history with ‘war criminal’ Vladimir Putin in Ukraine crisis

After stumbles, Biden’s health secretary seeks a reboot

Nation

Burned trees are seen after the first winter storm of the season drops snow on the 115,796-acre Bobcat Fire scar in the Angeles National Forest on December 31, 2020, near Azusa, California.

6 injured after sheriff helicopter crash in national forest

Shooting wounds 4 at South by Southwest festival in Austin

Evacuations from Mariupol continue as Russian forces push deeper into the port city

World

A man walks at dusk in Kyiv, Ukraine,.

Officials say art school used as shelter bombed by Russians

Russia’s war for Ukraine could be headed toward stalemate, experts say

Hong Kong will review COVID-19 restrictions as cases decline

opinion

Pedestrians walk under a pair of gas streetlights on Beacon Hill in Boston on March 14.

Boston’s gas-burning street lamps overdue for a greener option

Higher gas prices could be just what we need

The dark side of daylight saving time

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: Chris Sullivan, Wayne Brady, Anthony Veneziale, and Aneesa Folds in the Broadway production of "Freestyle Love Supreme." Sullivan, Folds, and Veneziale are among the cast performing during the show's run at the Emerson Colonial Theatre.

At the Colonial, the inspired improv of ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’

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

Boston Ballet takes audiences to a blessed ‘DREAMstate’

globe local

Speller #2 Sulayman Abdirahman with his trophy after winning the 14th annual BCYF Citywide Spelling Bee hosted by Boston Centers for Youth & Families at the Boston Public library. He will go on to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the nation's largest and longest-running spelling bee, in Washington, D.C..

Roxbury seventh grader wins Boston’s citywide spelling bee

Saturday storms are expected to clear in time for Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday

Lynnfield parent convicted in Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal asks to remain free

Obituaries

Av Westin, left, at the ABC News studios with the correspondent Sander Vanocur in New York, on Aug. 23, 1977.

Av Westin, newsman behind ABC’s ‘20/20,’ dies at 92

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, venerated Talmudic scholar, dies at 94

Representative Don Young, longest-serving congressmember, dies