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Mr. Johnson led Fidelity Investments for almost four decades.

Edward C. Johnson III dies; his leadership of Fidelity helped transform investing

Mr. Johnson positioned Fidelity at the leading edge of the mutual fund industry’s dramatic rise, which began in the 1970s, and pioneered the practice of selling fund investments directly to individuals.

Legal experts weigh in on last day of Jackson hearings
Legal experts and interest groups are weighing in on Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee wraps up four days of hearings on her historic nomination to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

‘I would tell them to persevere.’ Five notable exchanges from day 3 of Jackson’s confirmation hearings.

Jeneé Osterheldt

Cory Booker to Ketanji Brown Jackson: ‘The United States of America will be better because of you’

Why Senator Cory Booker’s words of love mattered at the Senate Judiciary Committee Supreme Court hearing.

Charts: Many Mass. residents aren’t stepping up for their COVID-19 booster shots
The Department of Public Health says that only about 54 percent of the state’s 5.3 million fully vaccinated people have gotten their boosters.

Yvonne Abraham: Boosting boosters in Mass.

Census: Suffolk County among leaders in percentage drop in population

Suffolk County is one of the top 10 counties in the United States in terms of recent percentage decline in population, the US Census Bureau said Thursday.

People crowded as they try to get on a train to Lviv at the Kyiv station, Ukraine.

US announces more sanctions, says it will welcome up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine

The White House announced the initiatives as President Biden and world leaders gathered in Brussels for a trio of summits in response to the Russian invasion.

Ukraine president to press Biden, NATO for more support

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

US will welcome up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine

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Germany: Russia may try to destabilize Balkans
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NATO helps Ukraine prepare for chemical attack
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Russia’s credit risk surges as Putin’s demands renew default fears

There still are some big-name free agents out there who could help the Patriots
The Patriots still have needs at a few positions — including linebacker, cornerback, and wide receiver — and reinforcements are available.

Patriots to sign Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler to two-year deal

‘We will SMASH you.’ Dropkick Murphys file cease and desist order to stop white nationalists from using their music.
An attorney for Dropkick Murphys has filed a cease-and-desist letter in response to a white nationalist group that used one of the band's songs in a video posted this week.

Naomi Watts in "Infinite Storm."

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★

Naomi Watts plays a real-life heroic hiker in ‘Infinite Storm,’ a film set on Mount Washington

The film has several things going for it. It’s fabulous to look at (Granite State boosters be warned, it was shot in Slovenia). And Watts, per usual, is very good.

Part of the original scroll that Jack Kerouac wrote "On the Road" is displayed at Boott Cotton Mills Museum in Lowell. Pictured next to it are Jim Sampas (left), Kerouac's nephew and literary executor of Kerouac's estate, and Jim Canary, the scroll's conservator.

100 years later, the road brings Kerouac back to Lowell

A century after his birth in Lowell, the city is hosting a yearlong celebration of poet Jack Kerouac, one of the foremost voices of the Beat Generation.

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

Ilana Diener holds her son, Hudson, 3, during an appointment for a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial in Commack, N.Y. on Nov. 30, 2021.

Tell us: Parents, what do you think about Moderna seeking approval for its vaccine in children under 6?

Many parents may feel relieved at the prospect of a vaccination option for their young children, who have remained unprotected through two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Others may feel less of an urgency given the current lull in cases. What do you think?

Opinion

As COVID and its consequences intensified poverty, many health care workers became more active in prescribing financial resources. A growing body of evidence says those prescriptions might be just as important as pharmaceutical ones.

IDEAS | JULIA HOTZ

Take this cash and call me in the morning

Can financial prescriptions cure America’s health problems?

Dan O’Connell and Megan Sandel

One tool to help create affordable housing — real estate transfer fees

Jason S. Weissman

Transfer fees aren’t the solution to Boston’s housing crisis

Dolly Parton, the role model the world needs right now

IDEAS | CHARLES DUNST

COVID reveals the weakness of China’s authoritarianism

Your Home | Globe Magazine

In the family room, the coffee table and swivel chair are from Room & Board and the artwork outside the bath is by local artist Margie McGrail Michals of Small Cup Designs.

Making a family room and kitchen work better in a 1928 Colonial

For a Brookline family with teenagers, a well-placed wall and a shrunken bath are just a few of the fixes that up the usability of their home.

The swivel chair is upholstered in mod velvet fabric by local artist Liz Roache for Pierre Frey. The black, white, and hot pink hair-on-hide rug satisfies homeowner Sharon Burke’s desire for color in the seating area.

After years in their home, a couple turns their basement into a sports bar

They pulled together a team that turned the half-finished space in their Boxborough home into a lounge where everyone loves to gather.

Architect Carl Solander clad existing parts of the house in metal and the addition in wood. The addition’s butterfly roof allowed for tall ceilings and high windows.

Could they bring the light of their Chelsea loft to a boxy suburban home?

A couple re-creates loft life in Wayland through a modern addition with soaring ceilings.

Chunky knit valances, a rug with a Greek key design based on a Miles Davis album cover, and pillows made from upholstery salvaged from the couple’s old sofas enhance the living room ensemble.

They went looking for underused space in a renovation, and found 1,550 square feet

With their kids hitting middle school, the owners of this Cambridge home were feeling cramped. An architect discovered they weren’t making the best use of their space.

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 ⟶

Takeout from Shanti. This is Chicken Biryani.

Project Takeout

With patio season upon us, Project Takeout is a wrap. But first, our final batch of Globe staff recommendations.

Here are three local, independent restaurants we supported this week.

See more from Project Takeout

More recent stories

Man charged in human trafficking case; accused of holding woman captive for months and forcing her to have sex for money

Reyes Familia, 30, was arraigned Wednesday in Boston Municipal Court on charges of trafficking a person for sexual servitude, deriving support from prostitution, and kidnapping. He was separately charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for allegedly stabbing the woman’s hand with a blade, the documents stated.

Shots fired at car in road rage incident on Route 1 in Peabody; search for suspect ongoing

At approximately 9:30 p.m., a 26-year-old woman in a Mercedes Benz sedan was driving north on Route 1 in Peabody when a man in a gray Toyota SUV allegedly shot at her car, State Police said.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

This kitten was found discarded in a trash can halfway around the world. Now she lives like a queen in Boston.
It’s been a long journey for a very lucky feline from Turkey.

INNOVATION BEAT

Carlisle startup looks to create vertical-takeoff planes
Transcend Air is designing a five-passenger, $3.5 million aircraft that can land almost anywhere, like a helicopter, but move almost as fast as a jet.

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sports business

Value of Red Sox soars to $3.9 billion, according to Forbes
The Red Sox rank third overall in value in baseball, after a year in which the average MLB team rose in value by 9 percent.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

The Celtics buried another contender. Their goals need to be recalibrated.
As the Celtics continue their stirring turnaround with their best basketball in perhaps a decade, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference is attainable. Forget the play-in tournament.

Recommended reads

“I feel very strongly about freedom of speech and freedom of expression rights on my private property,” said Newton resident Martina Jackson, who was ordered last year to remove political signs outside her home. The city later rescinded the order.

A Newton couple were ordered to remove their political yard signs. Now they want their names cleared.

Free speech advocates criticize local restrictions on the display of political yard signs outside people’s homes.

In the North End, the kerfuffle over outdoor dining continues
The city told restaurateurs to pay $7,500 to participate in the outdoor dining program this summer. Now, they’re fighting back.

AG investigation, NAACP report target Danvers leaders in wake of hockey team controversy
Attorney General Maura Healey’s office had previously stopped short of acknowledging it had launched an investigation, saying only that it was “looking into” the Danvers case.

SHIRLEY LEUNG

Can an extra $800 a month lift someone out of poverty? Local nonprofits put cash to the test.
A trio of local groups have launched pilot programs to give no-strings-attached cash to people in need. Here's how it could work.

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Culture & Lifestyle

"Beyond King Tut" is coming to Boston this spring.

‘Beyond King Tut’ immersive experience coming to Boston

We are all Chowhounds now

A scene from the Broadway production of "Six." A touring version of the show will come to the Emerson Colonial Theatre Nov. 9-Jan. 15, 2023.

Broadway In Boston’s new season to include ‘Tina,’ ‘Six,’ ‘Jagged Little Pill’

Paul Mecurio takes a seat at "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in 2018. Off-camera, Mecurio warms up audiences before the tapings.

From ‘Colbert’ to the clubs, Paul Mecurio is the chattiest comic you might ever meet

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

Mayor Michelle Wu testifies before the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education about her opposition to a possible state takeover of Boston Public Schools.

The state, under a lame duck governor, should not be taking over BPS now

The Smithsonian is commemorating Women's History Month in March 2022 by displaying 120 life-size neon orange statues depicting women who have excelled in the fields of science and technology.

Women’s History Month is a pat on the head

The 1,000-year old Caves Monastery, one of the world's holiest sites for Eastern Orthodox Christianity, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

IDEAS | JULIE ZIGORIS

This ancient monastery in Kyiv is at the heart of Putin’s spurious rationale for the war in Ukraine

BPD Officer Joe Abasciano (center, with beard and olive-green hat) protested in January with opponents of the City of Boston’s vaccine mandate, in front of the State House on Beacon Street, demanding the end to the policy.

BPD foot-dragging on Jan. 6 probe hits new lengths

Friedrich Nietzsche in 1882.

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

Friedrich Nietzsche’s guide to better online living

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The only way to fix Boston schools once and for all

Metro

Edward C. Johnson III dies; his leadership of Fidelity helped transform investing

Mr. Johnson positioned Fidelity at the leading edge of the mutual fund industry’s dramatic rise, which began in the 1970s, and pioneered the practice of selling fund investments directly to individuals.

Census: Suffolk County among leaders in percentage drop in population

Suffolk County is one of the top 10 counties in the United States in terms of recent percentage decline in population, the US Census Bureau said Thursday.

Tell us: Parents, what do you think about Moderna seeking approval for its vaccine in children under 6?

Many parents may feel relieved at the prospect of a vaccination option for their young children, who have remained unprotected through two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Others may feel less of an urgency given the current lull in cases. What do you think?

Rhode Island political news: March 2022

Regular updates about Rhode Island politics and political leaders.

Sports

Opening Day at Fenway Park is scheduled for April 15.

sports business

Value of Red Sox soars to $3.9 billion, according to Forbes

The Red Sox rank third overall in value in baseball, after a year in which the average MLB team rose in value by 9 percent.

Former UMass Dartmouth pitcher Nate Tellier impressed the Red Sox at a scouting combine recently in Hartford.

Out of Division 3 UMass Dartmouth, Red Sox have an intriguing fireballing prospect

Though he stands only 5-9, righthander Nate Tellier of Attleboro has hit 97 m.p.h. on the gun and has aspirations of reaching 100.

Linebacker Bobby Wagner (right) has been a six-time All-Pro with the Seahawks.

There still are some big-name free agents out there who could help the Patriots

The Patriots still have needs at a few positions — including linebacker, cornerback, and wide receiver — and reinforcements are available.

Meet this year’s Cinderella team in the NCAA men’s tournament: Saint Peter’s

Men's college hockey

NCAA men’s hockey tournament: Five Mass. teams are vying for a spot in Boston Frozen Four

Gary Washburn | On basketball

The Celtics buried another contender. Their goals need to be recalibrated.

Business

INNOVATION BEAT

Carlisle startup looks to create vertical-takeoff planes

Transcend Air is designing a five-passenger, $3.5 million aircraft that can land almost anywhere, like a helicopter, but move almost as fast as a jet.

US initial jobless claims decline to lowest since 1969

Initial unemployment claims decreased by 28,000 to 187,000 in the week ended March 19, Labor Department data showed Thursday.

After Biden’s warning, how might Russian cyberattacks play out in the US?

In 1st full year of pandemic, biggest metros lost residents

magazine

John Revelstoke Rathom was among the most famous journalists in the United States before he was blackmailed by the government in 1918.

We can’t choose our free-speech heroes. But we need all of them.

Navigating social events when you feel more at risk for COVID than others

She’s an extrovert. I’m a homebody. How do we make it work?

Roasted Eye of Round With Miso, Orange, and Five-Spice

Recipes: Four boldly seasoned roasts using less expensive eye of round

metro

Eva Abodoadji drops off a mail ballot into an official ballot drop box as voters wait in line at City Hall as in-person early voting begins for the general election in Rhode Island, in Providence, R.I.

Who is running in Rhode Island’s 2nd congressional district race?

100 years later, the road brings Kerouac back to Lowell

Fire damages potato processing plant in Belfast, Maine

sports

Miami's Jimmy Butler is double-teamed by Golden State's Damion Lee and Gary Payton II in the first half of Wednesday's gane.

Short-handed Warriors get past frustrated Heat, 118-104

Celtics put on clinic against top-scoring Jazz in rout, have won 21 of last 24 games

Maverick McNealy rolls in first-round of Dell Match Play

business

A pedestrian walked on the Sabine Street Bridge on the foreground of the Houston skyline during the Tropical Storm Beta on Sept. 22, 2020, in Houston.

In 1st full year of pandemic, biggest metros lost residents

In the North End, the kerfuffle over outdoor dining continues

MacKenzie Scott gave $3.9 billion to nonprofits in the last nine months

politics

Eva Abodoadji drops off a mail ballot into an official ballot drop box as voters wait in line at City Hall as in-person early voting begins for the general election in Rhode Island, in Providence, R.I.

Who is running in Rhode Island’s 2nd congressional district race?

US announces more sanctions, says it will welcome up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine

Legal experts weigh in on last day of Jackson hearings

Nation

Ilana Diener holds her son, Hudson, 3, during an appointment for a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial in Commack, N.Y. on Nov. 30, 2021.

Tell us: Parents, what do you think about Moderna seeking approval for its vaccine in children under 6?

Who is running in Rhode Island’s 2nd congressional district race?

Charts: Many Mass. residents aren’t stepping to get their COVID-19 booster shots

World

Ukrainian refugees waited for a transport at the railway station in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

US will welcome up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine

Dialing up pressure, North Korea tests long-range missile

Ukraine president to press Biden, NATO for more support

opinion

The 1,000-year old Caves Monastery, one of the world's holiest sites for Eastern Orthodox Christianity, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

This ancient monastery in Kyiv is at the heart of Putin’s spurious rationale for the war in Ukraine

BPD foot-dragging on Jan. 6 probe hits new lengths

Friedrich Nietzsche’s guide to better online living

lifestyle

Nadia holds her 10-year-old granddaughter Zlata Moiseinko, suffering from a chronic heart condition, as she receives treatment at a schoolhouse that has been converted into a field hospital, in Mostyska, western Ukraine, Thursday, March 24, 2022. The United Nations children’s agency says Russia’s invasion has displaced half of Ukraine’s children, one of the largest such displacements since World War II.

Half of Ukraine’s children now displaced by Russia’s war

She goes to the store and doesn’t come back

Carrabassett Valley for all seasons

food & dining

Order sushi from a conveyor belt at Kura in Watertown.

Conveyor-belt sushi (and robots) come to Watertown

With patio season upon us, Project Takeout is a wrap. But first, our final batch of Globe staff recommendations.

We are all Chowhounds now

travel

Carrabassett Valley has miles and miles of hiking trails, including parts of the Appalachian Trail. Pictured here is Bigelow Mountain.

Carrabassett Valley for all seasons

Dinosaurs at Faneuil Hall, yurts in Nova Scotia, and Boston-London flights on United

‘The reality is no longer enough’: Immersive experiences are filling travel itineraries

Arts

Woodworker Alison Croney Moses in her Allston studio.

Welcome to the woodshop: Alison Croney Moses is expanding access to the craft she loves

‘Beyond King Tut’ immersive experience coming to Boston

MIT to launch new design academy this fall

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

Mina Caputo in "The Sound of Scars."

A band apart; a Band coming apart; a place apart

From Afghanistan to Attica: looking at this year’s Oscar nominees for best documentary feature

Naomi Watts plays a real-life heroic hiker in ‘Infinite Storm,’ a film set on Mount Washington

Television

Elle Fanning portrays Michelle Carter in Hulu's "The Girl From Plainville."

‘The Girl From Plainville’ adds a human dimension to texting suicide case

It remains easy to have a ball watching ‘Bridgerton’

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Oscars

music

Ken Casey and band Dropkick Murphys during their St. Patrick's Day show at The House of Blues Boston on March 17, 2022.

‘We will SMASH you.’ Dropkick Murphys file cease and desist order to stop white nationalists from using their music.

Blending genres, Bartees Strange puts his own stamp on indie rock

Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni create some musical poetry together

Theater/Dance

A sketch for the character of Fanny Brice by Arlington native Susan Hilferty, who is the costume designer for the upcoming Broadway revival of "Funny Girl."

Hello, gorgeous: ‘Funny Girl’ costume designer on the delights of dressing the Broadway revival

Broadway In Boston’s new season to include ‘Tina,’ ‘Six,’ ‘Jagged Little Pill’

From ‘Colbert’ to the clubs, Paul Mecurio is the chattiest comic you might ever meet

globe local

Part of the original scroll that Jack Kerouac wrote "On the Road" is displayed at Boott Cotton Mills Museum in Lowell. Pictured next to it are Jim Sampas (left), Kerouac's nephew and literary executor of Kerouac's estate, and Jim Canary, the scroll's conservator.

100 years later, the road brings Kerouac back to Lowell

With ‘Fro-Zen’ meditation, yoga instructor teaches how to handle ‘good stress’

On Newton’s Union Street, Nearby Gallery showplaces emerging artists

Obituaries

Mr. Johnson led Fidelity Investments for almost four decades.

Edward C. Johnson III dies; his leadership of Fidelity helped transform investing

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, has died

Chris Madden, lifestyle author and personality, dies at 73