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Seven students charged in alleged assaults on former Woburn football player

Johnathan Coucelos’ parents said they remain dismayed by the length of time between the locker room incident and the formal charges, as well as by the coaching staff and administration’s handling of the alleged assaults.

Bullying claims date back years in Woburn High School football program

Suspect in Brooklyn subway attack is arrested after he tipped off police to his location, officials say

Frank James, 62, was taken into custody about 30 hours after the violence on a rush-hour train that left at least 10 people injured and New York City on edge.

Massachusetts native describes aftermath of Brooklyn subway shooting scene

Boston Public Health Commission urges testing, vaccination ahead of holiday weekend as COVID positivity rate in city tops 6 percent

In a statement posted to the Boston Public Health Commission’s blog, officials wrote on Wednesday that the community positivity rate in Boston had risen past their “threshold of concern” of 5 percent and residents of the city between 20 and 30 were responsible for the highest case rate in the city.

Mass. reports 1,969 coronavirus cases, 1 new death

Scandal widens in Stoughton Police Department amid investigation into pregnant woman’s death

State Police troopers investigating the February 2021 suicide of Sandra Birchmore shared with Stoughton officials last fall evidence of alleged wrongdoing that has resulted in a series of suspensions and upheaval in the town police force in recent days.

Leaders of Poland and three Baltic countries visit Ukraine in show of support as Russian troops mount in east
The presidents of four countries on Russia’s doorstep visited Ukraine on Wednesday and underscored their support for the embattled country. “The fight for Europe’s future is happening here,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said.

Biden approves $800 million in artillery, helicopters for Ukraine

Richard Kostigen is getting help staying sober from a smartphone app developed in Boston.

Can an app that pays people $5 a day to stop drinking keep them sober?

Boston startup DynamiCare Health designed an app that distributes small monetary rewards to trigger the same gratification response in the brain that someone might get from substance abuse.

An illegal rooming house used by flight attendants.

For flight attendants in high-priced cities, crash pads are a ‘rite of passage’

With starting pay hovering around $30,000 a year for many flight attendants, the need for an affordable place to sleep a few nights a week is only becoming more pressing.

A passenger wore a mask on a train at South Station in Boston. The Biden administration has been pressed by GOP officials to end the transportation mask mandate.

Here’s what you need to know about the extension of the mask requirement for public transportation

You’ll still have to wear a mask for another couple of weeks on planes and other public transportation, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.

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Men's College Hockey

Boston College men’s hockey coach Jerry York announces retirement
York concludes a storied coaching career with an NCAA-record 1,123 wins in 50 seasons, the last 28 for Boston College.

Veteran Clark Maser was greeted by Honorary Consul of France to Vermont Lise Veronneau after being presented with the Legion of Honor by French Consul General Arnaud Mentré (left). Maser’s son Minot joined them at right.

‘I never realized I would end up here’: WWII veteran, 96, receives France’s highest honor

“You are a true hero for the United States, but you are also a hero for us, the French people,” Arnaud Mentré, France's consul general to Boston, told Clark Maser.

Hansel Robles got the final four outs for the save Wednesday against the Tigers and Jackie Bradley Jr. doubled twice and drove in three runs.

Peter Abraham I On baseball

The Red Sox have persevered through a 3-3 start, and now they return to Fenway for Friday’s home opener

A 9-7 victory against the Tigers on Wednesday was the third win in four games for the Sox.

Trevor Story shakes off stomach bug to help Red Sox defeat Tigers Red Sox offense appears to be coming alive

Boston Properties is proposing a residential tower at 135 Broadway in Cambridge's Kendall Square, along with two 16-story labs at 250 and 290 Binney St.

New tower in Kendall would be Cambridge’s tallest building

Cambridge is reviewing plans for a 38-story tower and two lab buildings between Broadway and Binney Street in Kendall Square.

Opinion

Robinson Lalin, 39, died after being trapped in the door of a Red Line subway car at the Broadway Station.

The MBTA isn’t as safe as it should be

There have been several deaths, injuries, and inconveniences. Are these disparate events, or is there a pattern?

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Germany’s epic ‘rupture in time’

The Passover story is an American story

Russians aren’t alone in being deluded by lies and propaganda

The Jan. 6 committee should not make political bets

The Globe turns 150

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Health care watchdog pushes to hold down spending despite pandemic
On Wednesday, the state’s Health Policy Commission set a 3.6 percent benchmark for health care spending growth in 2023. That number is up slightly from the 3.1 percent benchmark the state has had in place since 2018.

Mass. General Brigham gets more time to file spending plan

Mayor Michelle Wu presents $3.99 billion budget, pledging ‘transformative’ change
The Wu administration unveiled plans for a number of new programs and priorities, funded by federal COVID relief money, at the city's traditional budget breakfast.

Highlights from Mayor Wu’s proposed budget

Man convicted of murdering his wife in Colombia in 1994 arrested in Mass.; was living under fake name in Belmont

The FBI on Wednesday arrested an international fugitive who’d been living under an assumed name in Belmont and who’d been convicted in absentia in his home nation of Colombia for the 1994 slaying of his wife and attempted murder of his daughter, authorities said.

Superman building deal faces opposition: ‘This could push Providence into bankruptcy’
Rhode Island’s progressives and Republicans seem to agree on one thing: They oppose the deal to redevelop the Industrial Trust Building in Providence using taxpayer funds.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads guilty to forcible touching
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to forcibly touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018.

Videos shows Michigan cop fatally shoot Black man

A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, brief foot chase, and struggle over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident released Wednesday.

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Xavier Green, with his deceased brother’s football jersey over his shoulder, hugged his mother Lawanda Settles at the gravesite of her son, D'Andre King-Settles.

‘This isn’t how I want to live’: As two gangs feud, their neighborhoods grieve

In the absence of strong support from the city, community members have stepped up and tried to support families forced to mourn again after gang disputes desecrated the gravesites of their children.

Justice Department announces court-ordered reforms of Springfield Police Department to address excessive force claims
The proposed settlement will mandate court-ordered reforms aimed at addressing a pattern of misconduct detailed in a report issued two years ago by federal investigators.

Chef-driven restaurants are popping up on the North Shore as Boston becomes ever more expensive
At first, chefs who wanted to open their own places headed west to diner-rich suburbs of Newton and beyond. Now the exodus has headed north, where independent restaurateurs are finding community support.

Mass. House passes on tax breaks proposed by Baker for now, seeks to boost spending on kids, criminal justice
“We felt they weren’t necessary at the time. We have money, we have a surplus,” Speaker Ronald Mariano said of Baker's tax breaks.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A sketch by Ben Shattuck from his "Six Walks."

In ‘Six Walks,’ Ben Shattuck retraces Thoreau’s wanderings

The late August Wilson, shown in 2005. The first production at the reopened Huntington Theatre next fall will be Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” the play that began the company’s collaboration with the legendary playwright in 1986.

Huntington Theatre to reopen a year ahead of schedule

Ed Jacobson admires artwork displayed in the Opening Minds Through Art exhibit at Mount Pleasant Home in Jamaica Plain. Jacobson is a participant and resident.

Originally designed for dementia patients, Opening Minds Through Art program broadens its reach in Boston

Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler in "Better Call Saul."

Descending a slippery slope, one inch at a time, in ‘Better Call Saul’

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

Rayna Segal, 8, reacts to the taste of the horseradish offered as part of the traditional Passover Seder plate, during a virtual Seder conducted by her father from their home in New York in 2020.

The Passover story is an American story

A man joins other activists from Serb nationalist groups for a pro-Russia rally on March 12, 2022 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Russians aren’t alone in being deluded by lies and propaganda

Donald Trump speaks at a rally supporting Republican candidates in Commerce, Ga., on March 26.

The Jan. 6 committee should not make political bets

In a photo provided by Jeff Walker, he and his daughter Harleigh of Auburn, Ala., stand outside the White House on March 31 in Washington, where they were guests for Transgender Day of Visibility.

Where’s the ‘freedom convoy’ for trans kids?

Safety supervisor Edward Clarke stands near a propane-fueled bus in Boston in 2015.

More Boston school buses should be propane, not electric

The War Room where everything is revealed in “Dr. Strangelove.”

IDEAS | MATT BIVENS

The end of privacy could also mean the end of nuclear weapons

Metro

California based company to pay more than $900k to settle illegal dog-leasing suit in Mass.

Monterey Financial Services will waive outstanding debt held by consumers, provide payments to eligible consumers, and transfer full ownership of dogs to hundreds of Massachusetts residents to settle allegations that it illegally leased dogs, Attorney General Maura Healey's office said Wednesday.

Cafe Martin West Street in Newton carries on its namesake’s legacy of friendship and caring

Growing from a home-gathering space into an established restaurant, Cafe Martin West Street is a promise that captures the late John Martin’s legacy in the Newton community.

Mayflower II returns to Plymouth Harbor

The 106-foot wooden replica of the original Mayflower returned Wednesday to Plymouth Harbor after spending the winter months undergoing repairs in Mystic, Conn.

With new scholarship, Newton sculptor Nancy Quint Schön makes way for art students

City of Newton art leaders, residents, the city council president, and the mayor gathered together March 31 to celebrate the legacy of local resident and artist Nancy Quint Schön.

Sports

Naomi Boldebuck's complete game shutout lifted No. 2 Billerica over Tewksbury.

WEDNESDAY'S SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Naomi Boldebuck’s great escape helps Billerica softball squeak past Tewksbury

The junior hurler faced a bases-loaded jam in the fourth inning, and relied on her stuff to get through.

Kiké Hernández had two hits for the second straight day after beginning the season 0 for 19.

Red Sox notebook

Red Sox offense appears to be coming alive

In Wednesday afternoon’s 9-7 win against the Tigers, the Sox racked up 12 hits.

Zdeno Chara and the Bruins hosted the Flyers at the Winter Classic in 2010.

NHL announces that Bruins will face Penguins in 2023 Winter Classic at Fenway

It will be the second time Boston has hosted the Winter Classic at Fenway.

GIRLS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

Franklin’s Brigid Earley has flipped sides of the lacrosse field, but she’s thriving anyway

Raiders commit to Derek Carr with three-year, $121.5 million contract extension

What to look for as Nets-Celtics first-round playoff series nears

Business

Juul settles with Washington state for $22.5 million

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Can an app that pays people $5 a day to stop drinking keep them sober?

Boston startup DynamiCare Health designed an app that distributes small monetary rewards to trigger the same gratification response in the brain that someone might get from substance abuse.

State climate bill would let 10 communities ban natural gas hookups. Business groups say that’s a bad idea.

Comet heading toward Earth is bigger than Rhode Island, NASA confirms

magazine

This week's daters: Carla and Greg.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Not everyone is comfortable with sharing plates’

The writer (right) on assignment with Ted Williams in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1955.

I spent a week filming Red Sox great Ted Williams fishing. It was a dream.

Children from the Love Canal area protest the lack of immediate relief for families advised to leave their homes in 1978.

She was determined to expose the health risks at Love Canal, whatever the cost

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

metro

Rhode Island Democratic Gov. Dan McKee delivers his State of the State address to lawmakers and guests in the House Chamber at the Statehouse, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Providence, R.I.

Rhode Island political news: April 2022

When is a pizza oven not a pizza oven? When Jinny’s in Newton Centre tries something new.

Man convicted of murdering his wife in Colombia in 1994 arrested in Mass.; was living under fake name in Belmont

sports

Hansel Robles got the final four outs for the save Wednesday against the Tigers and Jackie Bradley Jr. doubled twice and drove in three runs.

The Red Sox have persevered through a 3-3 start, and now they return to Fenway for Friday’s home opener

Seven students charged in alleged assaults on former Woburn football player

Anthony Edwards, DeAngelo Russell carry Wolves past Clippers in play-in game

business

An illegal rooming house used by flight attendants.

For flight attendants in high-priced cities, crash pads are a ‘rite of passage’

Delta Air Lines reports quarterly loss as fuel prices take a toll

California plan aims to triple sale of electric cars by 2026

politics

Destroyed buildings and cars in Borodyanka, Ukraine.

Biden approves $800 million in artillery, helicopters for Ukraine

Warren and Chu question IRS about audit increase for lowest-earning households

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on ballot boxes

Nation

Vacant Democratic field office building the day after the Iowa Caucus in Des Moines, Iowa on Feb. 4, 2020.

Democrats weigh shake-up to presidential primary calendar

Videos shows Michigan cop fatally shoot Black man

Kentucky lawmakers override governor’s veto of abortion ban

World

A school director walked in the hall of a school damaged by an airstrike from Russian forces in Chernihiv, Ukraine on Apr. 13, 2022.

Neighbors back Ukraine, demand accountability for war crimes

Leaders of Poland and three Baltic countries visit Ukraine in show of support as Russian troops mount in east

Class and air-raid sirens: School in wartime for Ukraine’s children

opinion

State Police graduation ceremony for 168 trainees of the Massachusetts State Police 86th Recruit Training Troop graduate in a ceremony at the DCU Center in Worcester on Oct. 21.

Questions for police get tough. And that’s the point.

What happens when jurors are disproportionately white? Not justice.

Facebook ought to be protecting democracy worldwide every day

lifestyle

Heather Walker with her husband, Stephen, and two daughters, Samantha and Taylor.

Fund-raiser for Celtics exec Heather Walker supports fight against rare brain cancer

Rihanna (plus one) stuns on the May cover of Vogue

‘The Worst Bestsellers’ podcast doesn’t want you to feel bad for liking ‘bad’ books

food & dining

Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child in HBO Max's "Julia."

‘Julia’ has me wondering: Why do we keep re-creating someone who created herself so well?

How to build a beautiful board

A hidden gem of a French patisserie runs out of a Milford liquor store? Cheers to that.

travel

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Lufthansa refunded one ticket but not the other. What happened?

Flight canceled? Delayed? Here’s a list of tips to avoid travel chaos.

Arts

An aerial view of the designs for the renovations of the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth, featuring a new wing and exterior plaza.

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

A sketch by Ben Shattuck from his "Six Walks."

In ‘Six Walks,’ Ben Shattuck retraces Thoreau’s wanderings

‘The Eagle Has Landed’ author Jack Higgins dies at 92

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

Movies

Nicolas Cage as himself in "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent."

Nicolas Cage superstar

5 favorite basketball movies to feed your hoops fever

Mark Wahlberg stars as a priest (no, really) in ‘Father Stu’

Television

Devin Way as Brodie (left) and Jesse James Keitel as Ruthie in the reboot of "Queer as Folk."

‘Queer as Folk’ returning with new cast and new attitude

Descending a slippery slope, one inch at a time, in ‘Better Call Saul’

In fascinating ‘Severance,’ the boundary between work self and home self is real

music

Composer Adolphus Hailstork.

Boston Conservatory Orchestra pays homage to Black composers, with Adolphus Hailstork front and center

With his famous last name and a guitar, Tommy Prine is just getting started

Sunny side up for Lorde at the Wang

Theater/Dance

From left: Marcus Paul James, Jalen Harris, Elijah Ahmad Lewis, Harrell Holmes Jr., and James T. Lane of "Ain't Too Proud."

A Temptation who’s plenty proud of ‘Ain’t Too Proud’

Huntington Theatre to reopen a year ahead of schedule

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

globe local

Adrienne Martin inside Cafe Martin West Street, the restaurant and bar she recently opened to honor her late husband's legacy.

Cafe Martin West Street in Newton carries on its namesake’s legacy of friendship and caring

With new scholarship, Newton sculptor Nancy Quint Schön makes way for art students

When is a pizza oven not a pizza oven? When Jinny’s in Newton Centre tries something new.

Obituaries

A 1966 silver print by Mr. Uelsmann.

Jerry Uelsmann, maker of surreal images, dies at 87

Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried dies at 67

Gary Brown, former running back and coach, dies at 52