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Crowdfunding haters

It’s one thing to help fund white supremacists and other haters. It’s entirely another to do it in God’s name.

Two months in, Maura Healey’s pitch for Mass. governor is light on the details

"She remains a perfect political chalice, but it’s not clear what’s inside,” said one pollster tracking Massachusetts' Democratic gubernatorial primary, of Maura Healey. “People are looking for leadership. It’s got to be a combination of what she did — and what she’s going to do.”

Bear cub rescued from site of Greenfield crash that left mother bear and two cubs dead
Officers heard squealing and found a “very scared” third cub seeking refuge in a tree top Friday night, Greenfield police said.

Russia shuffles command in Ukraine as thousands flee the east

Russia reorganized the command of its flagging offensive in Ukraine on Saturday, selecting for the mission a general accused of ordering strikes on civilian neighborhoods in Syria as Western nations poured more weapons into the country in anticipation of a renewed Russian assault in the east.

First Literacy Spelling Bee raises over $250,000 to support adult literacy in Massachusetts
The 27 teams competed on Thursday to spell out such tricky words as tuyere, saurischian, and phytohemagglutinin, according to First Literacy, a Boston-based nonprofit.

Hail falls in Boston area, and Twitter provides plenty of photos ⛈

A sudden storm brought thunder, rain — and hail to the Boston area on Saturday afternoon.

Roxbury’s Highland Park inches towards architectural conservation district status

For decades, residents of Roxbury’s Highland Park have pushed to preserve their neighborhood’s unique mix of architectural styles. Later this year, the city could designate Highland Park, also known as Roxbury Highlands, as an architectural conservation district, a recognition that would give it an extra buffer protecting buildings from major alterations.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are said to be engaged, again

They planned to get married about two decades ago, and now Ben Affleck and Jennifer are engaged a second time around, according to reports.
YANKEES 4, RED SOX 2

Another downer in New York, as Yankees homers take out Nick Pivetta, Red Sox

The Yankees made their four hits count on Saturday at Yankee Stadium, with two-run homers by Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton enough to give them a shot at a season-opening sweep in the Bronx.
Red Sox rotation already exposed, just two games into the season
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Let Russians run in the Boston Marathon

It’s understandable why museums, orchestras, and now road races have sought to keep Russians out. But a better way to protest Vladimir Putin’s invasion would be to celebrate and elevate Ukrainians.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Dear Governor Baker: You’re wrong on driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
IDEAS | DAN MCKANAN

A century before the first Earth Day, there was the Forest Festival in the Middlesex Fells

EDITORIAL

What’s Maura Healey afraid of?
RENÉE LOTH

The streets belong to the people
Mass. coronavirus at a glance | on
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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health
The Globe turns 150

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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East Greenwich school coaches banned after findings of sexual harassment

Superintendent Alexis Meyer and School Committee Chairwoman Anne Musella announced the school district’s actions against coach Justin Amaral and assistant coach Donovan Baker in a letter to the school community on Friday.

Second victim in Roslindale shooting that left one dead in ‘critical but stable’ condition
Police continued to search Saturday for a suspect in the shooting, which turned a busy gas station into a crime scene Saturday night.

Man charged with killing nephew outside courthouse in Medford after denial of restraining order extension

A 44-year-old man who allegedly shot his nephew to death outside a Medford courthouse Thursday first struck the victim with his SUV, pinning him between two vehicles before shooting him in the head at close range, leaving 10 shell casings at the grisly crime scene, a prosecutor said in court Friday.

Revere man shot in the foot after exchanging gunfire with police Friday night, officials say
The man was acting erratically and fired his weapon when officers responded to the scene Friday night, officials said, prompting a brief "exchange of gunfire."

Man rescued after becoming trapped behind wall along commuter rail tracks at Back Bay Station
Firefighters had to use a sledgehammer to free a man who apparently fell behind a wall by along a track at the MBTA commuter rail station in Back Bay Saturday morning, Boston fire said.

Green Line service resumes between North Station and Government Center
The restoration of Green Line service ended a two-week shutdown put in place after a partial building collapse at the Government Center Garage killed a construction worker and raised concerns about the safety of underground subway infrastructure.

Recommended reads

ben volin | on football

A secret plan, a bombshell lawsuit, and a soccer match: Inside Tom Brady’s un-retirement

If Brady had his way, he would have been running — and potentially quarterbacking — a Patriots division rival. Instead, a series of unforeseen events led him back to Tampa.

ADRIAN WALKER
Allegations of racism roil UMass Boston campus, new dean
After Tyson King-Meadows arrived as a new dean at the University of Massachusetts Boston last year, it didn’t take him long to run headlong into the school’s notoriously contentious campus politics.

Here are the 27 locals on the Forbes billionaires list
The 27 billionaires who live in Massachusetts or Rhode Island, or have close ties to the states, are worth nearly $96 billion combined, according to the 2022 Forbes world’s billionaires list, which came out this week.

Secretary of state races are suddenly in the spotlight. But no state has what Massachusetts does: a Democratic primary.
Tanisha Sullivan's challenge of longtime incumbent William Galvin is quickly becoming rooted in a familiar question: What more, if anything, do voters want from an office that’s had the same leader for nearly three decades?

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Culture & Lifestyle

Cirque du Soleil bringing ‘ ‘Twas the Night Before …’ to the Wang for the holidays
TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Donald Glover gets new costar for ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’

As the war unfolds, this Boston Public Library curator is helping preserve Ukraine’s cultural treasures
THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

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: 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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JEFF JACOBY

Mississippi’s mainstream abortion law
SCOT LEHIGH

Affordable Care Act could become a midterm election albatross
IDEAS | MATT BIVENS

The end of privacy could also mean the end of nuclear weapons
Heather Hopp-Bruce

That time 6 million Reddit users came together and created something, together
JEFF JACOBY

The UN Human Rights Council makes a mockery of human rights
IDEAS | BEN KISSAM

Confessions of a professional clickbait writer

Metro

First Literacy Spelling Bee raises over $250,000 to support adult literacy in Massachusetts

The 27 teams competed on Thursday to spell out such tricky words as tuyere, saurischian, and phytohemagglutinin, according to First Literacy, a Boston-based nonprofit.

Demonstrators call for affordable early education and child care at ‘Playdate Rally’

The Common Start Coalition supports legislation in Massachusetts that would publicly fund child care, boost teachers’ wages, and limit families’ child-care costs to 7 percent of household income.

Bear cub rescued from site of Greenfield crash that left mother bear and two cubs dead

Officers heard squealing and found a “very scared” third cub seeking refuge in a tree top Friday night, Greenfield police said.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Crowdfunding haters

It’s one thing to help fund white supremacists and other haters. It’s entirely another to do it in God’s name.

Sports

chad finn

Here’s to giving the Denver Pioneers their due -- their long overdue -- respect

The Pioneers’ stunning 5-1 victory over Minnesota State delivered the program its ninth national championship, tying Michigan for the most in NCAA history.
NASCAR | Martinsville (Va.) Speedway

William Byron is NASCAR Cup Series first repeat winner after Martinsville, Va., triumph

Byron held off runner-up Joey Logano in an intense green-white-checkered finish to capture his first career NASCAR Cup Series win at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
men's frozen four | denver 5, minnesota state 1

Denver erupts for five goals in third period to capture NCAA men’s hockey championship

The Pioneers trailed, 1-0, heading into the third period before recovering to win the program's ninth national title.
Masters

Tiger stalls out on moving day at Masters
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Loss to Yankees may have revealed an ugly truth for Red Sox: they may not have enough frontline pitching

Masters notebook

Cold comfort when shop sells out of Masters hoodies

Business

For unpaid family caregivers in the workforce, the burden grows

The roughly 20 percent of working adults who comprise the “invisible backbone” of society — caregivers — are increasingly being pushed the edge of what is possible and healthy.

Amazon seeks to overturn union win, says vote was tainted

Amazon is seeking to overturn the historic union victory at one of its New York City warehouses, arguing in a legal filing Friday that union organizers and the National Labor Relations Board acted in a way that tainted the results. It now wants to redo the election.

Proud Boys leader pleads guilty in insurrection case

Inflation is surging, and Larry Summers has thoughts
magazine
Social media

Are young women catching ‘TikTok tics’ from social media? The answer is complex.
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Kendall Square has a diversity problem. These women are trying to solve it.
Love Letters

‘He said we are still together . . . but not dating.’ What?
COOKING

Recipes: Ham, gruyère, and asparagus tartines make Easter brunch easy

metro

Roxbury’s Highland Park inches towards architectural conservation district status

Ice-out declared at Lake Winnipesaukee

Two months in, Maura Healey’s pitch for Mass. governor is light on the details

sports

Denver, Minnesota State add another chapter to Boston’s storied men’s Frozen Four history

Unflappable Scottie Scheffler holds onto three-shot lead after third round of Masters

Another downer in New York, as Yankees homers take out Nick Pivetta, Red Sox

business

Developers pitch hotel for quiet pocket of Back Bay

‘It’s devastating.’ As Boston-area weeklies close, towns ponder civic life without local news.

Flagship’s Kaleido Biosciences shuts down, as more biotechs lay off staff

politics

Jackson, COVID and a retirement show Congress’ partisan path

At least 53 people have tested positive after attending Washington dinner

Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election

Nation

Police: Three dead in shooting at Georgia gun range

Doris Derby, photographer of Black American life, dies at 82

Terrible Tilly, Oregon’s legendary lighthouse, is for sale

World

Mexicans vote on whether president stays or goes

Russia shuffles command in Ukraine as thousands flee the east

Iran’s president vows to continue nuclear activities

opinion

The UN Human Rights Council makes a mockery of human rights

The sting of college rejection

An unintended consequence of a ‘therapeutic response’

lifestyle

Weddings have ruined my friendships

Mark Wahlberg reportedly puts his Beverly Hills mansion on the market for $87.5 million

No big plans for April vacation week? Fear not: We have ideas.

food & dining

A vegan seafood restaurant opens in Quincy (and its patio is no shrimp, either)

At Ovenbird Café, a Belmont staple soars even higher

Miznon opens in the Seaport; ‘Top Chef’ sensation Spike Mendelsohn opens a plant-burger spot at Whole Foods

travel

The TSA isn’t known for its sense of humor. But its Instagram account is.

For a change of scenery minus the hassle, think Gloucester

When a passport problem feels like a parenting fail

Arts

Dartmouth unveils designs for $88 million expansion of Hopkins Center for the Arts

From Ukraine to Maine: How Louise Nevelson’s roots shaped her into one of the most important artists of the 20th century

‘Becoming Trees,’ and learning from them, at Concord Center for the Visual Arts

Books

Saving the forests to save ourselves, in ‘Ever Green’

A brutal coming of age in Douglas Stuart’s ‘Young Mungo’

Anne Lamott: Finding an hour a day just to read

Movies

Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap

Mark Wahlberg reportedly puts his Beverly Hills mansion on the market for $87.5 million

Nehemiah Persoff, one of Hollywood’s busiest actors, dies at 102

Television

Alfonso Cuarón is bringing a series to Apple TV+

David Letterman thanks Rhode Island Hospital for taking care of him after fall

Mark Wahlberg reportedly puts his Beverly Hills mansion on the market for $87.5 million

music

To have the Vijay Iyer Trio back in Boston? It’s music to our ears

At BSO, a program of the moment

Pink Floyd releases first new song in nearly three decades for Ukraine

Theater/Dance

With this ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ a classic remains a classic

In Kirsten Greenidge’s ‘Our Daughters, Like Pillars,’ family ties get tangled

Cirque du Soleil bringing ‘ ‘Twas the Night Before …’ to the Wang for the holidays

globe local

‘Very familiar and yet so different.’ Easter brings hope as congregations gather in person again

Should Massachusetts cities and towns ban gas-fired leaf blowers?

Man goes magnet fishing, pulls out ammunition from the Assabet River

Obituaries

Rayfield Wright, Cowboys’ Hall of Fame lineman, dies at 76

Patricia MacLachlan, best-selling author of ‘Sarah, Plain and Tall’ children’s book, dies at 84

Nehemiah Persoff, one of Hollywood’s busiest actors, dies at 102