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Duxbury deaths put a spotlight on postpartum mood disorders. Here’s how to recognize them and where to get help.

A Duxbury mom charged with killing two of her children previously posted on Facebook about struggling with postpartum anxiety. Nearly a fifth of new mothers in the United States experience postpartum depression or other pregnancy-related mood disorders.
Readers share their mental health struggles after childbirth We want to know: Have you experienced postpartum depression?

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
KEVIN CULLEN

When a mother allegedly kills her children

A long, arduous journey through the criminal justice system will ultimately decide what happens to Lindsay Clancy.
How could a Duxbury mother allegedly kill her children? Experts say mental illness can distort thinking.
MUSIC

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.
Tell us: Who would you nominate for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Travel
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

A winter seaside love affair with Newport

The romance — and bargains — of visiting beach towns during the off-season is simply irresistible.

ROMANTIC WINTER GETAWAYS
Are you a lover, not a skier? Best bets for romance in Stowe

ROMANTIC WINTER SPOTS
Is this Maine’s most romantic town?

Adam Montgomery indicted on second-degree murder charge for allegedly killing his daughter, Harmony

Montgomery, 33, had waived arraignment in October on charges of second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsifying evidence, and witness tampering in connection with Harmony’s death.

Memphis braces for release of video in Tyre Nichols’ arrest
Five officers were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing of Nichols, who died three days after police beat him during a traffic stop.

Jay Leno suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident, months after fire
Leno is recovering from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident just months after he suffered serious burns in a fire that broke out in the garage of his Los Angeles home.

Scathing report says former Methuen police chief should face charges for ‘serious misconduct’

Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon engaged in “serious misconduct” by hiring police officers who were untrained and unqualified, concludes a new report by the state Civil Service Commission.

US charges 3 in plot to kill Iranian-American author in NYC

The Justice Department has charged three men as part of an Iran-backed plot to kill an Iranian American author and activist who has spoken out against human rights abuses, officials said Friday.

Tara Sullivan
Yes, the Bruins lost. But when the goal is a Stanley Cup, good losses aren’t a bad thing.
Games like this, where tiny mistakes can cost a team a win and every moment is magnified, will help the Bruins iron out what issues remain as they keep their eye on the ultimate prize.

Chad Finn: History is within the Bruins’ reach. They should go for it

BSO taps musician with deep local ties to run Tanglewood Music Center

Police investigating after body found on beach in Marblehead

Matt Damon goes bonkers after being bumped from Jimmy Kimmel’s 20th Anniversary Show

Kimmel and Damon continued their long-running fake feud on Thursday, with the late night host — as he has many times before — pretending he had run out of time to talk with the actor.
Innovation economy

Robots in the kitchen? Local engineers are making it a reality.

Two separate teams of engineers are chasing the holy grail of complete order accuracy, while also trying to surpass the speed of a human worker.
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?
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

A dangerously armed nation at war with itself

There have been more mass shootings than days so far in 2023. And January isn’t even over yet.
John Rosenthal

Gun violence is a uniquely American crisis. How did we get here?
IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

Eric Lander is getting uncanceled
EDITORIAL

The consultants on the bus go WTF?
Rachelle G. Cohen

Wu’s planning ‘redo’ puts process over results
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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Police chief in Lawrence placed on paid leave pending an investigation of the department

“The City of Lawrence has placed Chief Roy Vasque on paid administrative leave while an ongoing investigation involving the police department is conducted,” Mayor Brian A. DePeña’s office said in a tweet.

New York veterinary clinic Small Door expands to Newton
Small Door offers an app that gives pet owners continuous access to its medical team, allows customers to book appointments online, and provides electronic access to health records.

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

President Biden picks Jeff Zients to replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff
The transition is the first major personnel change for an administration that has had minimal turnover at its highest ranks and throughout the Cabinet.

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.

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.

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Multiple members of Congress still find themselves without them, sometimes for weeks at a time, according to a Globe investigation, leaving some on Capitol Hill unsettled as Congress opens back up to the general public.

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.

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Martha Ann Robert, 91, Maison Robert restaurateur, mentor, dies

Mrs. Robert and her husband, the late Lucien Robert, had three restaurants in Boston. She also helped found the Ecole Bilingue in Newton, which would become the International School of Boston.

Readers share their mental health struggles after childbirth

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Jay Leno suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident, months after fire

Leno is recovering from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident just months after he suffered serious burns in a fire that broke out in the garage of his Los Angeles home.

Duxbury deaths put a spotlight on postpartum mood disorders. Here’s how to recognize them and where to get help.

A Duxbury mom charged with killing two of her children previously posted on Facebook about struggling with postpartum anxiety. Nearly a fifth of new mothers in the United States experience postpartum depression or other pregnancy-related mood disorders.

Sports

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Brock Purdy is taking a page from the Tom Brady story, and other thoughts

A young QB selected low in the draft takes over for an injured starter in midseason and takes his team on a long winning streak deep into the playoffs. Sound familiar?
Tara Sullivan

Yes, the Bruins lost. But when the goal is a Stanley Cup, good losses aren’t a bad thing.

Games like this, where tiny mistakes can cost a team a win and every moment is magnified, will help the Bruins iron out what issues remain as they keep their eye on the ultimate prize.
Australian Open

Novak Djokovic overcomes shaky start to set up Australian Open men’s final matchup vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

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.
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Bob Ryan

Dishing out some praise for former Boston College great Billy Evans, ‘the consummate point guard’
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Business

New York veterinary clinic Small Door expands to Newton

Small Door offers an app that gives pet owners continuous access to its medical team, allows customers to book appointments online, and provides electronic access to health records.
Innovation economy

Robots in the kitchen? Local engineers are making it a reality.

Two separate teams of engineers are chasing the holy grail of complete order accuracy, while also trying to surpass the speed of a human worker.
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Poking around the lives of prickly porcupines among us

Firefighters rescue a toy doll that fell into a storm drain

Genocide education grants distributed to local schools

sports

In a playoff-caliber showdown, the Bruins rallied twice, but couldn’t get past the Lightning

An old issue returned to haunt Jaylen Brown, and he knows he has to be better when it matters most

The Celtics had reinforcements and had a rowdy crowd behind them, but came up just short against the Knicks

business

Hasbro to cut 15 percent of workforce after weak holiday sales

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

politics

US charges 3 in plot to kill Iranian-American author in NYC

President Biden picks Jeff Zients to replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff

RNC Chair McDaniel fights for reelection in leadership feud

Nation

Memphis braces for release of video in Tyre Nichols’ arrest

Matt Damon goes bonkers after being bumped from Jimmy Kimmel’s 20th Anniversary Show

An RNC remade by Trump backs away from his 2024 campaign

World

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

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Is this Maine’s most romantic town?

A winter seaside love affair with Newport

Arts

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

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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

Matt Damon goes bonkers after being bumped from Jimmy Kimmel’s 20th Anniversary Show

Jay Leno suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident, months after fire

Is TV better than the movies?

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

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

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The keys to success

Brookline health officials to study impacts of retail marijuana on community, youth

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Obituaries

Martha Ann Robert, 91, Maison Robert restaurateur, mentor, dies

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

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