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A photo of Melissa Tremblay, found murdered in Lawrence in 1988. Authorities announced Wednesday that the case had been solved.

Former Mass. corrections officer arrested in connection with 1988 murder of 11-year-old girl in Lawrence

A retired Massachusetts corrections officer was arrested Tuesday in Alabama on charges of killing 11-year-old Melissa Ann Tremblay, who was found stabbed to death at an old railway yard in Lawrence in 1988, officials said Wednesday.

FBI joins search for killer of Concord, N.H., couple shot on hiking trail

Days after a retired Concord, N.H., couple were last seen heading into the woods for a walk, the FBI is joining state authorities searching for those responsible for murdering Stephen and Djeswende Reid, who were shot to death along the Marsh Loop Trail.

What we know (and don’t know) about the murders of retired Concord, N.H., couple

Dave Epstein | Forecast

We’re clear of rain, but expect some wind (and maybe one last frost!) ahead

Many of us think of March as a blustery month but April is going to go out on a windy note.

Mass. man, the son of famed American artist, charged in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Prosecutors say Vincent Gillespie, of Athol, Mass., joined rioters on Jan. 6, 2021 as they tried to wrest control of the U.S. Capitol from the federal government in one of the most violent confrontations of the riot.

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy defends audio of comments on Jan. 6 and Donald Trump

The baristas’ view: Inside Starbucks’ alleged antiunion campaign
Several Boston-area Starbucks employees involved in union efforts say the company has fostered a culture of intimidation, aiming to knock down their campaign.

What’s behind Russia’s natural gas cutoff?

Russia’s Gazprom says it is halting natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, escalating tensions between the Kremlin and Europe over energy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here are key things to know about the natural gas situation in Europe.

Russia releases US Marine veteran as part of prisoner exchange

Deer Island waste water sewage treatment plant in Boston in the early morning.

Coronavirus levels in Boston-area waste water continue edging lower

The seven-day average of virus levels fell slightly since readings last week, an encouraging sign that the virus could be receding.

Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, Jan. 11, 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

United States is ‘out of the pandemic phase,’ Fauci says

The United States is finally “out of the pandemic phase,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert said, as cases and hospitalizations are notably down and mask mandates are all but extinct.

Turf vs. grass feud at park adjacent to school continues in Malden
Neighborhood residents and city officials agree the contaminated soil — identified in 2009 — must go, but when and what it will be replaced with has turned into a heated debate focused on environmental justice.

CNN host John Berman tells viewers about medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon
John Berman, a Carlisle native, on Monday addressed the medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon on April 18. The CNN anchor spent three days recovering at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and he thanked the medical professionals there for saving his life.

The grave of a 13-year-old girl, Cicely, who was enslaved by Harvard treasurer William Brattle, is in the Old Burial Ground in Cambridge.

‘This report is unflinching’: Harvard University confronts its ties to slavery

The university will spend $100 million to provide educational opportunities for communities descended from enslaved people and to continue researching slavery and its legacy in the modern world.

Read the full report on Harvard's ties to slavery

Tom Holland and Zendaya attended the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" on December 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Zendaya and Tom Holland spotted holding hands while strolling streets of Boston

Emmy-winning actress Zendaya and actor-boyfriend Tom Holland were spotted in Boston over the weekend, walking hand-in-hand through the streets as they took in the surroundings.

I can’t tell if my boss wants to date me or if she’s just flirty

A waiter wonders about his manager’s intentions and if it’s even “cool” to date the boss.

Just as 19th-century antislavery publications reframed and amplified the quest for abolition, The Emancipator centers critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Black wealth series | Part 1

Black grads aren’t making bad decisions about student loan debt

Explore the brand-new Emancipator →

Opinion

An election worker holds an election envelope during a tour of Utah County's election equipment and review processes for administering secure elections, April 19, in Provo.

The Constitution protects your right to vote — and your right not to

Why a mandatory voting law would make Americans less free.

Requiem for a fierce advocate and communicator

France, and the world, dodge a bullet

IDEAS | RANDY KOTTI

Should I take out a loan to intern for the UN?

French lessons for American democracy

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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Suspicious deaths in Gorham, N.H., under investigation
Authorities in Gorham, N.H. were investigating two suspicious deaths on Wednesday morning, as questions continue to swirl about the fatal shootings last week of a retired couple in Concord, N.H.

Representative Madison Cawthorn is cited for loaded gun in bag at airport checkpoint
The incident is the second time in recent months that Madison Cawthorn, a North Carolina Republican, was found with a gun at an airport checkpoint.

Madeleine Albright honored by Biden, other world leaders
World leaders are preparing to pay their respects to the late Madeleine Albright, the child refugee from war-torn Europe who rose to become America’s first female secretary of state.

NFL DRAFT 2022

Who are the top prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft? Here are position-by-position scouting reports.
Here's an easy index running through the players who will most likely hear their names called this weekend.

Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca makes final presentation today in Chelsea bid
With three bidders left in the running, a decision on the sale of the storied English soccer team could come by the end of the week.

MISS CONDUCT

A new co-worker sprays fragrance in the office; how can I get her to stop?
And what to do about a gift when couples who got married during the pandemic finally get to hold a reception.

Recommended reads

The Encore Boston Harbor in Everett.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Boston has a new five-star hotel, and this one might raise some eyebrows

Encore Boston Harbor joins a list of familiar, posh names with a prestigious new five-star rating from Forbes.

What should Mass. do with $50 billion? A debate in the House highlights a philosophical divide.
As it rolls in cash, should the state spend more of it, including to help those in need, or should it “give back,” as Governor Charlie Baker has argued, by lessening the tax burden on residents?

After questions, Healey OK’s Fenway’s new cashless payment system
The baseball park switched to a cashless payment system earlier this month, a move that angered some critics.

Here’s a look at the top-ranked Massachusetts high schools, according to the 2022 US News & World Report
Nearly half of the high schools in Massachusetts were ranked in the top quarter of the report’s national rankings; Boston Latin School earned the highest rank nationally at No. 26.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Musician Rhiannon Giddens at her home in Limerick, Ireland, Nov. 10, 2020.

BLO boasts full lineup of live shows for 2022-2023 season

Empty seats at Calderwood Pavilion in July 2021.

Two years into the pandemic, nearly $800 million lost in Mass. cultural sector, new report finds

Paul and Jade Schuyler in "Red River Road."

Cape Cod family is cast and crew in psychological thriller ‘Red River Road’

Harvard Art Museums will begin hosting evening hours on the last Thursday of every month.

Harvard Art Museums at Night to kick off this Thursday

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

Twitter: Should I stay or should I go?

A woman attempts to haul down a yellow cab taxi on March 24, in New York. Uber announced that it will begin to list all New York City taxis through its app, starting this spring, to a limited number of users before a full rollout in the summer.

Uber, Lyft, and taxis: There should be an app for that

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why bringing the former president of Honduras to justice matters

Kayla Frank, on her sixth day of her second hunger strike, sits in a wheel chair while joining other activists during a rally for voting rights in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18.

If Democrats ran Ukraine, the Russians would be in Kyiv by now

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (right) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with reporters at a hangar loaded with supplies headed for Ukraine, in Poland, April 25, after the two returned from Kyiv on Sunday. It was the first visit by high-level American representatives to Ukraine since Russia invaded.

An Easter visit to Kyiv offers more than mere symbolism

Epidemiologists credit nuclear power with saving far more lives — from reduced emissions — than it has ever cost.

IDEAS | JEFF HOWE

It’s time to see nuclear power in a different light

Metro

Investigation after George Floyd’s murder finds pattern of discrimination in Minneapolis police

A state investigation launched after George Floyd’s killing in the custody of four Minneapolis police officers has determined that the department engages in a pattern of discrimination based on race.

CNN host John Berman tells viewers about medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon

John Berman, a Carlisle native, on Monday addressed the medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon on April 18. The CNN anchor spent three days recovering at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and he thanked the medical professionals there for saving his life.

Turf vs. grass feud at park adjacent to school continues in Malden

Neighborhood residents and city officials agree the contaminated soil — identified in 2009 — must go, but when and what it will be replaced with has turned into a heated debate focused on environmental justice.

Health care workers still cost more for hospitals, even as COVID cases decline

Hospitals are starting to emerge from the worst of COVID-19, but one consequence has persisted: They still have to pay workers more.

Sports

CNN anchor John Berman addressed his medical emergency during the Boston Marathon on air on Monday.

CNN host John Berman tells viewers about medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon

John Berman, a Carlisle native, on Monday addressed the medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon on April 18. The CNN anchor spent three days recovering at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and he thanked the medical professionals there for saving his life.

Stamford Bridge in London is home to Chelsea FC.

sports business

Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca makes final presentation today in Chelsea bid

With three bidders left in the running, a decision on the sale of the storied English soccer team could come by the end of the week.

Desmond Ridder is one of the top QB prospects in the draft.

Who are the top prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft? Here are position-by-position scouting reports.

Here's an easy index running through the players who will most likely hear their names called this weekend.

Red Sox at Blue Jays | 7:07 p.m. (NESN)

Game 19: Red Sox at Blue Jays lineups and notes

nfl draft | local prospects

NFL Draft 2022: Lewis Cine found football at Everett. But it’s his devotion to his daughter that’s driving him into the first round.

Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 5

Part of the blame for the latest Red Sox loss is on a player who wasn’t even there

Business

Trump appeals New York contempt ruling, $10k per day fine

Former president Donald Trump has appealed a New York judge’s decision to hold him in contempt of court and fine him $10,000 per day for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued in the state attorney general’s civil investigation into his business dealings.

CNN host John Berman tells viewers about medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon

John Berman, a Carlisle native, on Monday addressed the medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon on April 18. The CNN anchor spent three days recovering at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and he thanked the medical professionals there for saving his life.

Health care workers still cost more for hospitals, even as COVID cases decline

New streaming services are finally running out of steam as the market stabilizes

magazine

High prices at the pump hurt. Here’s why they should be even higher.

At left: Buffy awaits customers at Wilson Farm in Lexington in February 2020. Top right: Buffy at home. Bottom right: The Buffy book featured at Browseabout
Books in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Saying goodbye to Buffy the three-legged pit bull, my miracle dog

An in-law set up trust funds for my kids; my wife and I disagree about them

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

metro

Investigators made their way along the Marsh Loop Trail in Concord, N.H., on Tuesday. The bodies of a married couple, Djeswende and Stephen Reid, were discovered close to the trail in the early evening of April 21, 2022. Both victims had been shot multiple times, according to state Attorney General John M. Formella’s office. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

FBI joins search for killer of Concord, N.H., couple shot on hiking trail

Rhode Island business news: April 2022

Classical High School in Providence is a gem. But let’s not ignore its greatest failing.

sports

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts gets the force on Santiago Espinal, but was unable to turn the double play in the third inning Tuesday.

Red Sox infielders bouncing back thanks to daily drills

Grizzlies rally to beat Timberwolves and take 3-2 series lead

Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews becomes second American to reach 60 goals in a season

business

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visited the new settlement for displaced people, which could welcome up to 350 people, in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on April 19, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

European nations accuse Russia of natural gas ‘blackmail’

What’s behind Russia’s natural gas cutoff?

EU proposes law to stop censorship lawsuits against journalists

politics

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

McCarthy defends audio of comments on Jan. 6 and Donald Trump

Madeleine Albright honored by Biden, other world leaders

Russia releases US Marine veteran Trevor Reed as part of prisoner exchange

Nation

Motorists were ordered to the ground from their vehicle by police on May 31, 2020, during a protest in Minneapolis over the killing of George Floyd. Almost two years after Floyd died at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers, Minnesota's Department of Human Rights was set Wednesday, April 27, 2022, to announce findings from its investigation into whether the city's police department has a pattern or practice of racial discrimination in policing.

Investigation after George Floyd’s murder finds pattern of discrimination in Minneapolis police

Coronavirus levels in Boston-area waste water continue edging lower

United States is ‘out of the pandemic phase,’ Fauci says

World

Rescue workers helped an elderly woman onto an evacuation train in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine on Tuesday.

Russia cuts natural gas to two NATO nations in escalation

What’s behind Russia’s natural gas cutoff?

EU proposes law to stop censorship lawsuits against journalists

opinion

A white-tailed fawn looks back as it grazes on weeds in a Pembroke front yard.

Grappling with wildlife management and conservation

Boston’s housing inspection system is deeply flawed

Why bringing the former president of Honduras to justice matters

lifestyle

CNN anchor John Berman addressed his medical emergency during the Boston Marathon on air on Monday.

CNN host John Berman tells viewers about medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon

Zendaya and Tom Holland spotted holding hands while strolling streets of Boston

Two years into the pandemic, nearly $800 million lost in Mass. cultural sector, new report finds

food & dining

Spring Chicken Salad with Buttermilk Dressing

Recipe: Soft lettuces, fresh mint, asparagus, and sugar snaps garnish this spring chicken salad

Later, lobster: It’s Seaweed Week in Portland

Recipe: In this vegetarian version of Sloppy Joes, simmer tofu in the classic sweet-tomato sauce

travel

The Encore Boston Harbor in Everett.

Boston has a new five-star hotel, and this one might raise some eyebrows

Aegean Airlines refunds one ticket but not the other

A new habitat for gorillas, images from Armenia, and ‘Golden Girls’ fans go cruising

Arts

Rixy, whose exhibition "Enter the Cúcala" is up at Simmons University's Trustman Gallery through May 13.

In Rixy’s world, cardboard beats canvas and the femmes are fierce

The figure as foundation in ‘You Had Me at Hello’

Mechanic finds paintings in Conn. dumpster, sparks appreciation for a forgotten artist

Books

Barnes & Noble announced it would be closing its Prudential Center location this June.

Barnes & Noble to close two Boston-area locations

Saying goodbye to Buffy the three-legged pit bull, my miracle dog

In ‘Paradise Falls,’ home sweet, polluted home

Movies

Helen Mirren, Francisco Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington, and Jim Broadbent in "The Duke."

A man, a plan, and a very pricey painting

Zendaya and Tom Holland spotted holding hands while strolling streets of Boston

Cape Cod family is cast and crew in psychological thriller ‘Red River Road’

Television

CNN anchor John Berman addressed his medical emergency during the Boston Marathon on air on Monday.

CNN host John Berman tells viewers about medical emergency he suffered while running Boston Marathon

For Boston stage actors, it’s screen time

Zendaya and Tom Holland spotted holding hands while strolling streets of Boston

music

Musician Rhiannon Giddens at her home in Limerick, Ireland, Nov. 10, 2020.

BLO boasts full lineup of live shows for 2022-2023 season

The Blind Boys of Alabama and Amadou & Mariam bring cross-continental beats to Providence

Lucius emerges from lockdown and heads straight to the dance floor

Theater/Dance

Ramona Lisa Alexander

In ‘Black Super Hero Magic Mama,’ comic-book fantasy meets all-too-common reality

SpeakEasy, Huntington lead Norton Award nominations honoring excellence in theater

Struggling to build a better world in ‘Parable of the Sower’

globe local

The grass field at Roosevelt Park, which is adjacent to the Salemwood School (rear).

Turf vs. grass feud at park adjacent to school continues in Malden

Antisemitic incidents in Mass. reached historic high in 2021, report says

Brockton educators to share ‘Poetry of the City of Champions’

Obituaries

Ms. Tanaka, then 116 years old, reacted after receiving a Guinness World Records certificate.

World’s oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies at 119

L. McCrae Dowless Jr., 66, dies; operative at heart of election scandal

Native American artist, chief, Oklahoma lawmaker Haney dies