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Roxbury Prep eyes Newmarket site for new high school campus
Roxbury Prep, a network of college preparatory charter schools with five schools serving 1,500 students in four Boston neighborhoods, is proposing to build a gleaming new 92,000-square-foot high school not far from Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.

With COVID cases low, Biden and Democrats struggle to get more money to prepare for the next wave

COVID could rise again, especially during the colder months. But maintaining a flow of money to fight the pandemic is proving to be a challenge for Democrats.

Mandates are ending in US, but protests outside officials’ homes continue

Haverhill man found guilty in trial over trooper who died two years after crash
A jury on Friday convicted Kevin M. Francis of negligent operation of a motor vehicle for a 2018 crash that injured a State Police trooper who died more than two years later.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Russia appears to withdraw forces from around Kyiv; Red Cross to try Mariupol evacuation again

Black Lives Matter and Pride flags were displayed at an Oregon school.

At a Catholic school in Worcester, red flags

The Catholic bishop of Worcester has demanded that a middle school remove the Pride and Black Lives Matter flags it has flown for more than a year, or lose the right to call itself a Catholic school.

‘I felt like I was drowning’: Exhausted and burned out, nurses are leaving their jobs in droves
The rising level of burnout is worsening staffing shortages as hospitals struggle to keep up with demand from sick patients.

Is ‘green gentrification’ driving displacement in East Boston? Researchers say yes, but locals push back
East Boston is a prime example of what a pair of researchers call “green gentrification” — where new green spaces contribute to the exclusion of marginalized groups and the displacement of working class residents. But critics of that assessment say that the march of gentrification in Eastie would have continued regardless.

The Patriots are trading for Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker.

Patriots trade for Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker

New England is making a significant addition at wideout in rare in-division trade.

A view of the Boston skyline early on Friday from the harbor.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect seasonable temperatures in 40s and 50s during the first part of April

Rain is possible Sunday and temperatures may not get out of the 40s. But sunshine and temperatures in the 50s are set to return Monday.

File - Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. recorded his fifth hit of spring training, going 1 for 3 with one run and one RBI during the 7-2 loss to the Pirates on Saturday.

Saturday’s Red Sox spring training report: Nate Eovaldi increases workload

Though the Red Sox amassed 11 hits, nine were singles, and the team went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position, resulting in the modest two-run yield.

Celtics center Robert Williams is still not certain exactly when he injured his knee in last Sunday's win over the Timberwolves.

Celtics center Robert Williams discusses his recent knee surgery and what comes next

He felt relief in his knee almost instantly after surgery Thursday morning and he is already moving more fluidly.

Opinion

Scientist Scott Smith and actor Mark Ruffalo work in the Charles River in 2014. The actor, in town to film the movie "Spotlight," helped with water testing near an outfall pipe into the river.

Patrick Herron and Emily Norton

The cleanup of Boston Harbor is incomplete

Largely unknown to the public, raw sewage is still dumped into the Mystic and Charles rivers, which empty directly into the harbor.

IDEAS | QAIS AKBAR OMAR

After enduring war in Afghanistan, I think it’s a mistake to arm Ukraine

Richard E. Neal

A boost for Americans’ retirement funds

‘Remember the Ladies’ — and put Abigail Adams back where she belongs

IDEAS | JEFF BOLSTER

A final act of devotion, raw and real

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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More recent stories

Mass General Brigham withdraws plans for suburban surgical centers
The decision eliminates the most controversial aspect of the health care giant’s expansion plans.

Somerville landlord’s lawsuit against Tufts student journalists is dismissed
A Somerville landlord and orthodontist had claimed that a Tufts Daily story defamed him and caused emotional harm by suggesting he had lied.

Body of Mass. Marine killed in training exercise returns to Leominster
A plane carrying Captain Ross Reynolds’s body touched down at Logan International Airport just after 1 p.m., and the fallen Marine’s family, dressed in black alongside Governor Charlie Baker, were on the tarmac as he was transferred to a hearse.

Westward Ho! Maine potatoes travel far after western drought
Farmers from Maine shipped potatoes by rail for the first time in four decades this winter thanks to a strong harvest in the state and heat and dry weather that stymied farmers in renowned potato-growing states like Idaho and Washington.

MIT professor accused of sexually harassing grad student resigns

Dr. David Sabatini stepped down after MIT Provost Marty Schmidt, Dean of Science Nergis Mavalvala, and Biology Department Head Alan Grossman reviewed the allegations and recommended Sabatini’s tenure be revoked, according to a letter to faculty Friday from MIT President L. Rafael Reif.

Analysis

Biden just gave Democrats a potential self-imposed quandary that could haunt them over the midterms
Democrats were already staring into a deeply rough midterm election in six months. Then the Biden Administration decided to make a move that could result in huge negative political consequences it isn’t prepared to handle.

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Judith Black protested in Peabody Square with a group against the proposal to build an a new gas and oil-based power peaker plant in Peabody in November.

With climate change accelerating and despair growing, how far are activists willing to take their protests?

Climate activists in Boston and beyond are feeling a mix of resignation and desperation. What else, they ask, can they — or should they — do to call attention to the urgency of the warming planet?

THE BIG IDEA | KARA MILLER

The college gender gap has transformed the dating world
Women now outnumber men on US college campuses by a large amount. That's led to a numerical mismatch for singles with diplomas: In Suffolk County, there are almost 20 percent more college-educated young women than men.

MATTHEW GILBERT

How did TV shows get so bloated? It’s a long story.
Artistic freedom on cable networks and streaming services is a good thing, but too often writers and creators test our patience.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Every flavor of Worcester’s Table Talk Pies, ranked
Forget the seltzer; Worcester’s finest culinary export is its pie. But which is best? And which is most likely to remind you of hand soap from Bath & Body Works?

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Culture & Lifestyle

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, shown at the Grammy Awards in 2015, are nominated for record of the year and best pop duo/group performance for "I Get a Kick Out of You," and album of the year for "Love for Sale."

Grammy Awards 2022: Who will win, and who should

Coco Fusco, still from "Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word," 2021, at the 2022 Whitney Biennial, "Quiet as It's Kept."

Restless and uncertain, the first Whitney Biennial since the pandemic began begs the question: Where do we go from here?

Vijay Iyer (center) performs with Tyshawn Sorey and Linda May Han Oh April 7 at the ICA.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Benjamin Franklin portrait by Joseph Siffred Duplessis, 1778.

Ken Burns talks about his latest documentary, ‘Benjamin Franklin,’ ahead of its PBS premiere

Special Projects

Paul Gunter.

Spotlight Team investigation

Unfinished Justice

The state’s high court in 2017 struck down a murder law that had condemned men who never killed to die behind bars. But what about those already facing that dire penalty? They are waiting.

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.

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

One hopes that more and more everyday Republicans will finally come to see Donald Trump for the callous, amoral opportunist he is.

As the West closes ranks against Putin, Trump asks the Russian war criminal for political help

\Will Smith accepts the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for "King Richard" onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 27, 2022.

What happens to rage repressed?

"There’s a growing contingent of Gen Z knowledge workers who are test-driving a new version of adult social life — one centered outside of the workplace."

IDEAS | KATHERINE HU

My generation isn’t looking to make friends at work

"I can’t remember what we discussed during my first walk therapy session, but I do recall the bliss of leaving the pressure cooker where my home and work and family lives simmered uncomfortably together."

IDEAS | JESSICA ULLIAN

I turned my talk therapy into walk therapy, and I may never go back

A bus arrives at TechBoston Academy in Dorchester on March 17. Two teenagers were arrested and charged in connection with the March 15 shooting of a teacher and student at the school.

Let’s talk about Boston school violence

IDEAS | BEN KISSAM

Confessions of a professional clickbait writer

Metro

Roxbury Prep eyes Newmarket site for new high school campus

Roxbury Prep, a network of college preparatory charter schools with five schools serving 1,500 students in four Boston neighborhoods, is proposing to build a gleaming new 92,000-square-foot high school not far from Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.

Is ‘green gentrification’ driving displacement in East Boston? Researchers say yes, but locals push back

East Boston is a prime example of what a pair of researchers call “green gentrification” — where new green spaces contribute to the exclusion of marginalized groups and the displacement of working class residents. But critics of that assessment say that the march of gentrification in Eastie would have continued regardless.

‘I felt like I was drowning’: Exhausted and burned out, nurses are leaving their jobs in droves

The rising level of burnout is worsening staffing shortages as hospitals struggle to keep up with demand from sick patients.

Massive blaze consumes Lynn 3-family home, sends firefighter to hospital

The blaze broke out at 30 Broadway around 11:30 a.m., and quickly spread through the two-and-a-half-story wood-frame building, Lynn Fire Chief Stephen Archer said.

Sports

Aliyah Boston (left, shown battling UConn's Olivia Nelson-Ododa in a 2020 meeting) posted 22 points and 15 rebounds in South Carolina's victory over the Huskies in November.

NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | UCONN VS. SOUTH CAROLINA, 8 P.M. SUNDAY (ESPN)

Best vs. best: UConn women seek title No. 12 against season-long No. 1 South Carolina

The two teams played back in November, with South Carolina dominating the fourth quarter for a 73-57 win, but all involved know that was eons ago.

Celtics center Robert Williams is still not certain exactly when he injured his knee in last Sunday's win over the Timberwolves.

Celtics center Robert Williams discusses his recent knee surgery and what comes next

He felt relief in his knee almost instantly after surgery Thursday morning and he is already moving more fluidly.

Russell Westbrook has felt some heat in his first season with the Lakers.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

The Lakers expected to be contenders, but now they’re on the brink of missing the playoffs

With a roster full of veterans looking to make a run at a title, the team finds itself fighting to get into the play-in tournament.

SPRING TRAINING REPORT

Saturday’s Red Sox spring training report: Nate Eovaldi increases workload

Patriots trade for Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker

Christopher L. Gasper

After last year’s spending spree it’s clear the Patriots are back to their way of doing business

Business

Westward Ho! Maine potatoes travel far after western drought

Farmers from Maine shipped potatoes by rail for the first time in four decades this winter thanks to a strong harvest in the state and heat and dry weather that stymied farmers in renowned potato-growing states like Idaho and Washington.

Amazon workers in in New York vote to unionize in historic labor win

The victory was an uphill battle for the independent group, made up of former and current workers who lacked official backing from an established union and were out-gunned by the deep-pocketed retail giant.

Mass General Brigham withdraws plans for suburban surgical centers

Crystals, cards, and chakra bowls: Psychic businesses boom during the pandemic

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He lost his arm in an accident. A new surgery and a bionic prosthetic are giving him back unprecedented control.

Adobe Stock

The Medical Issue

How pandemic isolation helped solve a medical mystery with our preschooler

The Medical Issue

They said I might have breast cancer. Why would I need to wait weeks for a biopsy?

Fried Polenta

Recipes: Make polenta, then fry it, use it in soup, or serve with sauce

metro

Black Lives Matter and Pride flags were displayed at an Oregon school.

At a Catholic school in Worcester, red flags

Body of Mass. Marine killed in training exercise returns to Leominster

Expect seasonable temperatures in 40s and 50s during the first part of April

sports

Jake Diekman benefited from some unconventional assistance to refine his approach and catch the Red Sox' eye.

How an innovator from outside baseball helped make reliever Jake Diekman a Red Sox target

Minnesota State is back in the Frozen Four, looking to finish the job

Chris Kreider of the Rangers has put Massachusetts goal scoring back on the map

business

President of Amazon Labor Union Christian Smalls addressed reporters Friday, as, in a momentous victory for organized labor, workers at Amazon’s massive warehouse on Staten Island voted by a wide margin to form a union, according to released results.

Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize in landmark win for labor

Baker administration loses bid to waive all $2 billion in overpaid federal jobless claims

Remote work steadily declines in US, but some resist return to office

politics

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Jones spoke to reporters after kicking off his campaign in North Little Rock, Ark., in February.

Black Democrats try to revive party in Trump territory

With COVID cases low, Biden and Democrats struggle to get more money to prepare for the next wave

Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in ‘precarious’ spot, ups pressure

Nation

Boston Police ask a small group of demonstrators not to block the sidewalk outside the home of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston, MA on January 25, 2022.

Mandates are ending in US, but protests outside officials’ homes continue

Joseph Kalichstein, renowned concert pianist, dies at 76

We know the pledge. Its author, maybe not.

World

An internally displaced girl waits for family members outside the bus as they arrive in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, April 1, 2022.

Russia appears to withdraw forces from around Kyiv; Red Cross to try Mariupol evacuation again

Russia in broad retreat from Kyiv, seeking to regroup from battering

For Putin, invasion is the latest in a long string of failures in Ukraine

opinion

Unraveled

At 12, the ACA is alive and well — and getting steadily better

Confessions of a professional clickbait writer

lifestyle

TikTok creator and makeup artist, Mikayla Nogueira.

TikTok-famous makeup artist Mikayla Nogueira to make a stop at the Pru

Taste of Iceland festival to bring Nordic culture to Boston

Harry Styles’s lead single from his third album, ‘Harry’s House,’ goes in a new direction

food & dining

Friendly Toast's green eggs and ham.

A brasserie comes to the Greenway; Grafton Street returns to Cambridge

Pouring out their passion at the Koji Club

10 exciting new restaurants for spring

travel

Melanie Moore in Paris.

Melanie Moore on cappuccino, carbs, and the California coast

The Federal opens in Maine; book highlights accessible national parks; and Colorado gets a hotel/hostel combo

Can I be charged an extra $1,360 for changing my flight?

Arts

Coco Fusco, still from "Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word," 2021, at the 2022 Whitney Biennial, "Quiet as It's Kept."

Restless and uncertain, the first Whitney Biennial since the pandemic began begs the question: Where do we go from here?

Candice Lin turns survival, solitude, and loss into art

The art of tattooing on ‘an ever-changing canvas’

Books

Consciousness raising in Jennifer Egan’s ‘The Candy House’

Reclaiming Black life, and joy, in ‘The Trayvon Generation’

Family politics in Grant Ginder’s ‘Let’s Not Do That Again’

Movies

Will Smith accepted the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "King Richard" at the Oscars on Sunday, minutes after slapping Chris Rock on stage.

Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap

Issa Rae and the art of making space

Actor Bruce Willis had to stop working because of aphasia. What is it, and what does it do?

Television

Author Dennis Lehane has a new limited series coming to Apple TV+.

Dennis Lehane bringing ‘Black Bird’ to Apple TV+

Issa Rae and the art of making space

British version of ‘Call My Agent!’ to premiere soon

music

Soloists Ian Bostridge (left), Matthias Goerne (right), and Amanda Majeski (rear) perform with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" with conductor Antonio Pappano.

BSO and a host of voices deliver a timely ‘War Requiem’

Could this be a paranormal link to the Beatles? Check today’s date, then decide.

The Grammys put on their Sunday best

Theater/Dance

Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch and Yaegel T. Welch as Tom Robinson in "To Kill a Mockingbird," adapted for the stage by Aaron Sorkin.

How Aaron Sorkin found Atticus Finch’s flaw

No slap-shtick from Chris Rock, just jokes

At Wheelock, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ team is delighted we’re not in lockdown anymore

globe local

Aquarium Station.

Lynn man assaults two men who intervened in argument on Blue Line

No April Fools: South Boston resident wins $1 million Publishers Clearing House prize

Landmark status won’t be pursued for Newton Senior Center building

Obituaries

Nancy Lane in her living room in front of Chakaia Booker’s “Human Torso #6,” in New York. Her expansive art collection featured photographs, paintings and sculptures, mainly by Black artists, all displayed throughout her apartment. She was a board member of the Studio Museum in Harlem for the majority of its existence.

Nancy Lane, spirit behind studio museum in Harlem, dies at 88

Patrick Demarchelier, fashion photographer, dies at 78

Paul Herman, mainstay of gangster movies, is dead at 76