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Visitors stopped by a memorial Thursday outside 47 Summer St. in Duxbury.

When a mother allegedly kills her children

A long, arduous journey through the criminal justice system will ultimately decide what happens to Lindsay Clancy.

We want to know: Have you experienced postpartum depression? How could a Duxbury mother allegedly kill her children? Experts say mental illness can distort thinking.

A standing room only crowd with emergency personal in the back corner during a vigil at Holy Family Church in Duxbury.

Duxbury mother charged with killing her children as community grapples with devastating tragedy

The South Shore town is deeply grieving the deaths of the Clancy children, Cora, age 5, and Dawson, age 3, and residents are praying for the recovery of their 7-month-old brother, who is being treated at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Hundreds attend Duxbury vigil for Clancy family, first responders

Shirley Leung

New investment fund aims to close the racial wealth gap and reshape real estate in Boston
Investing in real estate has long been a path for the rich to get richer, but Darryl Settles, Kirk Sykes, and Richard Taylor want to create that opportunity for people who historically have been excluded from building wealth.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

A winter seaside love affair with Newport
The romance — and bargains — of visiting beach towns during the off-season is simply irresistible.

C’mon Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, let these artists in!

Overlooked and underappreciated, it’s time to open the door to these eight brilliant acts.

Civil service commission urges law enforcement agencies to bring charges against former Methuen police chief Joe Solomon

Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon should face criminal or civil charges for engaging in “serious misconduct” by hiring police officers who were untrained and unqualified, including the former chair of the city council, concludes a scathing new report by the state Civil Service Commission.

New coronavirus waste water surveillance program reveals neighborhood disparities

Roxbury has the highest coronavirus levels in the city — more than three times those of Roslindale/West Roxbury and Charlestown, which had the lowest levels.

The uphill battle to solve R.I.’s housing crisis
When Stefan Pryor becomes Rhode Island’s second housing secretary he’ll face NIMBY-ism, a department lacking infrastructure, and advocates who have been sounding the alarm for decades.

Green Line signal problem partially shuts down service, some passengers forced to walk through tunnels

The issue Thursday night caused some trolleys to stop running between stations, and passengers on those trains were guided through the tunnels to the nearest station platforms by MBTA personnel, T spokesman Joe Pesaturo said.

A breakfast place called ‘Woke’ opened in Connecticut. Controversy soon followed.
Critics were adamant that its name was meant as a political statement and vowed to boycott the establishment. But the owner said she was completely unaware of how the term “woke” has become tied up with the culture wars.

Five former Memphis police officers charged with murder in beating death of Tyre Nichols

Family of Juston Root to appeal dismissal of lawsuit in police shooting

Police investigating after body found on beach in Marblehead

Brock Purdy, a.k.a. Mr. Irrelevant, has the 49ers one step away from the Super Bowl. How should New England fans feel about that?

christopher l. gasper

A Patriot fan’s rooting guide to the AFC and NFC Championship games

Are you unsure whom you should be pulling for in Sunday's matchups? Here are the answers.

This week's daters: Jen and Michael.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We talked about everything from Benedict Arnold to the asexual reproduction of mice’

Will a snow storm ice out this dater?

Carter G. Woodson.

The visionary thinking behind Black History Month

Finding a way to pay tribute to Black history in February, with a book written almost a century ago.

Opinion

A student boards a school bus in Dorchester in September 2022.

The consultants on the bus go WTF?

Boston brought in outsiders to examine ways to improve its school bus system. They seemed surprised by what they found.

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

Eric Lander is getting uncanceled

Is a truce possible in Boston’s shadow wars?

Rachelle G. Cohen

Wu’s planning ‘redo’ puts process over results

Joan Wickersham

David Crosby’s bowling scar

Thumbnail for Health Equity Tour video of Chicago's Little Village.

The Emancipator

Community Health Equity Tour

Family, heritage, and community all play a powerful role in maintaining the health and wellness of a city’s residents. Our health equity tour of Chicago’s Little Village shows a neighborhood emblematic of these ideas. Next up: Durham, North Carolina.

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Special reports

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

More recent News

Boston’s public housing is getting a green makeover
The move could benefit lower-income Bostonians, a population that is harshly impacted by environmental degradation, but is often left behind by green innovation, the city says.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jaylen Brown admits he has to be better when it matters most
An old issue returned to haunt Brown with a vengeance.

MATTHEW GILBERT

Is TV better than the movies?
Here’s the thing: I think my years as a TV critic — and as an avid TV viewer — may have ruined me for the movies.

MBTA hasn’t received any new Orange or Red line cars in seven months, likely pushing full delivery to 2027

The MBTA has not received any new Red and Orange line cars since it halted shipments in June amid “technical and engineering issues,” interim general manager Jeff Gonneville told the agency’s board of directors Thursday.

Six things we know about Michelle Wu’s plan to overhaul the BPDA
The mayor on Wednesday outlined her long-awaited plans to remake the powerful agency that governs planning and development in Boston.

Legendary college basketball analyst Billy Packer dies at 82
The 82-year-old Packer worked every men’s Final Four between 1975 and 2008.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Supporters of presidential candidate Ross Perot held signs during a rally at the Flemington Fairgrounds in Flemington, N.J., on Oct. 25, 1992.

Could 2024 be the year for an independent presidential candidate?

In December, Elon Musk's Twitter dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm, and other problems on the platform.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

When it comes to Twitter, Supreme Court is tying itself into knots

Boston Public Schools students headed back to school Sept. 8 and many had to wait for late or no-show school buses.

Will taking kids out of buses guarantee a good school for every Boston student?

Since opening a little over a year ago, A Call for Change has received 450 calls — vastly outpacing the initial 50-call target.

IDEAS | DANA RAMOS

A new domestic violence prevention hotline — for abusers

A German Leopard 2 battle tank in Ostenholz, northern Germany, on Oct. 17.

Germany steps up for embattled Ukraine

Andrea Campbell during her run for mayor.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Boston has never elected a Black mayor. A quiet experiment could change that.

Metro

The uphill battle to solve R.I.’s housing crisis

When Stefan Pryor becomes Rhode Island’s second housing secretary he’ll face NIMBY-ism, a department lacking infrastructure, and advocates who have been sounding the alarm for decades.

Duxbury mother charged with killing her children as community grapples with devastating tragedy

The South Shore town is deeply grieving the deaths of the Clancy children, Cora, age 5, and Dawson, age 3, and residents are praying for the recovery of their 7-month-old brother, who is being treated at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Hundreds attend Duxbury vigil for Clancy family, first responders

An instrumental arrangement of “Ave Maria” played as hundreds filed into Holy Family Catholic Church Thursday evening to offer prayers and support for the family of Lindsay M. Clancy, a mother who allegedly killed two of her children under age 5 and caused traumatic injuries to her 7-month-old son, at their home earlier this week.

Former Providence City Council candidate charged with violating campaign finance laws

Gerard Catala, now president of the Providence branch of the NAACP, is accused of failing to file campaign finance reports as required by state law.

Sports

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece reacts after winning a point against Karen Khachanov of Russia during their semifinal match at the Australian Open.

Australian Open

Tsitsipas beats Khachanov to reach first Australian Open final

The No. 3-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas had been 0-3 in semifinals at Melbourne Park, but he finally went a step further to get to the second Grand Slam championship match of his career.

Billy Packer, left, an Emmy award-winning college basketball broadcaster who covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, died Thursday night, Jan. 26, 2023. He was 82.

Men's College basketball

Legendary college basketball analyst Billy Packer dies at 82

The 82-year-old Packer worked every men’s Final Four between 1975 and 2008.

Isabeau Levito skates her place to first place after the women's short program at the US figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif.

Isabeau Levito eyes first US title, leads after women’s short program in US Figure Skating Championship

The 15-year-old holds a razor-thin lead over two-time national champion Bradie Tennell.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jaylen Brown admits he has to be better when it matters most

HS girls' basketball: Brookline 54, Lincoln-Sudbury 51

Margo Mattes delivers clutch 3-pointer for 17th-ranked Brookline girls’ basketball in nonleague road win over No. 13 Lincoln-Sudbury

KNICKS 120, CELTICS 117 (OT)

Celtics erase 13-point hole in fourth, but stumble at the line in losing to Knicks

Business

The uphill battle to solve R.I.’s housing crisis

When Stefan Pryor becomes Rhode Island’s second housing secretary he’ll face NIMBY-ism, a department lacking infrastructure, and advocates who have been sounding the alarm for decades.

House GOP seeks new restrictions on use of US oil stockpile

A GOP bill set for a vote Friday would require the government to offset any non-emergency withdrawals from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with new drilling on public lands and oceans.

FDA’s advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations

Hasbro to cut 15 percent of workforce after weak holiday sales

magazine

Roomba vs. SharkNinja: Two Mass. companies are fighting to dominate the robot vacuum market

Looking down at Crawford Notch from Mount Willard.

Why do hikers keep dying in N.H.'s White Mountains?

My friend experienced a tragedy. When I invite him to parties, I worry someone will ask about it.

Chicken Cutlets With Avocado-Poblano Sauce.

Three great chicken recipes for easy weeknight meals

metro

The Arlington High School Jazz Band performs its winter concert of newly composed pieces.

A behind-the-scenes food tour, a jazz concert, and a nature sketching workshop

Hasbro to cut 15 percent of workforce after weak holiday sales

Civil service commission urges law enforcement agencies to bring charges against former Methuen police chief Joe Solomon

sports

Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy denied a wraparound attempt by the Bruins' Trent Frederic in the first period.

In a battle of two of the NHL’s best, Bruins lose back-and-forth game to Lightning in Tampa

Boys’ hockey notes: With a newfound sense of dedication, Somerset Berkley off to another fast start with its sights set on another championship title

Jayson Tatum voted an All-Star starter for the first time, but Jaylen Brown denied

business

Dale Burnett, Kirk Sykes, Richard Taylor, Darryl Settles, and Tammy Jones at the launch ceremony of BREIF at the Omni Hotel on Thursday.

New investment fund aims to close the racial wealth gap and reshape real estate in Boston

Healey pledges to take on tax reform, but details are few

Six things we know about Michelle Wu’s plan to overhaul the BPDA

politics

Republican National Committee chairman Ronna McDaniel.

RNC Chair McDaniel fights for reelection in leadership feud

House GOP seeks new restrictions on use of US oil stockpile

Biden takes on Republicans over the economy

Nation

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, alongside his wife, Casey, spoke at his election night party in Tampa, Fla., Nov. 8, 2022. The most recent polling shows former President Donald Trump leading DeSantis in a Republican primary, a shift from late last year when DeSantis had a small lead.

An RNC remade by Trump backs away from his 2024 campaign

Five officers charged with murder in Memphis police killing

Hearing set on competency of Colorado store shooting suspect

World

People gather outside of the Azerbaijan Embassy after an attack there in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 27.

Gunman kills security chief at Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran

EU official: Russia shifts war focus to ‘NATO and the West’

New barrage of Russian strikes in Ukraine kills at least 11

opinion

Biden’s latest briefing on classified docs

Boston has never elected a Black mayor. A quiet experiment could change that.

A dominant culture that keeps leading to women being killed

lifestyle

Parenting Unfiltered is growing up

Netflix releases first trailer for ‘Bill Russell: Legend’ documentary

She might not be right for me

food & dining

Negi Toro handroll at Birds of Paradise, fatty tuna, scallion, and shoyu wasabi.

In the depths of a New England winter, Birds of Paradise whisks drinkers to other lands

Bánh Mì Oi expands to Foxborough; Momma’s aims for a March debut in Cambridge

Lynn’s Nightshade Noodle Bar, Lowell’s Red Rose, and Cambridge’s Pagu among James Beard semifinalist nods

travel

Bartender Zachary Joslyn pours absinthe in the secret bar at the Vanderbilt hotel in downtown Newport.

A winter seaside love affair with Newport

Toboggan fun, a celebration of Black architects, and cycling clothes from New England

Comedian and actor Sal Vulcano loves Boston’s food and audiences

Arts

Judith Black, "Family group Mother's Day, May 12, 1985"

Kin and kinship at the Griffin Museum of Photography

Shelburne Museum hires curator of Native American Art

10-plus eye-catching art exhibitions from Boston to the Berkshires to Portland

Books

Aleksandar Hemon’s ‘The World and All That It Holds’ conscripts readers into the war torn life and love of a queer Jewish apothecary turned soldier and survivor

Andrea Wulf, author of ‘The Invention of Nature,’ on her love-hate relationship with her Kindle

‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ and other accounts of the oppression of women in Iran

Movies

Celtic fans . . . or are they? Movie magic at the Boston Garden during filming of the movie "Celtic Pride," as thousands of "extras" are actually cardboard photographs of people filling the seats of the Old Boston Garden to form the background for some of the scenes.

Nine movies that gave sports fans their due before ‘80 for Brady’

Bungle fever: ‘You People’ fails to get laughs out of interracial dating

‘Shotgun Wedding’: Something old, nothing new from J.Lo and Josh Duhamel

Television

Aubrey Plaza in "The White Lotus," one of many excellent new TV series of recent years.

Is TV better than the movies?

Trailer hints at what’s to come in season 4 of ‘Succession’

Netflix releases first trailer for ‘Bill Russell: Legend’ documentary

music

C’mon Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, let these artists in!

The pandemic not only inspired Murray Hidary’s ‘Distanced Together,’ it gave him time to write it

Branford Marsalis will happily meet his audience where they are

Theater/Dance

Clio Contogenis (left) and Adrianne Krstansky in the Huntington's "The Art of Burning."

More heat than light in The Huntington’s ‘The Art of Burning’

For comedian Taylor Tomlinson, stand-up success means having it all

Alex Edelman is bringing his hit solo show ‘Just for Us’ home to Boston

globe local

The Arlington High School Jazz Band performs its winter concert of newly composed pieces.

A behind-the-scenes food tour, a jazz concert, and a nature sketching workshop

Newton Community Pride announces Black History Month events

Nominations sought to honor business leaders of color in western suburbs

Obituaries

Mr. Morrisett was joined by a couple of Muppet characters when "Sesame Street" was honored at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in 2019.

Lloyd Morrisett, who helped launch ‘Sesame Street,’ dies

Victor S. Navasky, a leading liberal voice in journalism, dies at 90

Eileen Yin-Fei Lo, who taught Americans how to cook Chinese food, dies at 85