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20 years later, the effects of the Station nightclub fire still linger
“It even chokes me up a little now,” says one of the designers of the Station Fire Memorial Park, whose relatives were at the club the night of the 2003 fire. “Anybody that was involved is still being affected by it.”

THE GREAT DIVIDE

As teacher strikes take root in Massachusetts, districts brace for more

Although it’s illegal for public employees to strike in Massachusetts, Greater Boston educators are increasingly willing to break state law and ignore court injunctions as they realize the benefits of striking exceed the hefty financial penalties.

In one frigid weekend, four emergency rooms closed. Are hospitals ready for a changing climate?

Hospitals have seen a record number of evacuations and closures nationally in the last decade due to climate change.

Richard Belzer attends the premiere of "Mistaken For Strangers" during the opening night of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday April 17, 2013 in New York.

Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, has died

Actor Tom Sizemore arrives at the premiere of "The Expendables 3" in Los Angeles on Aug. 11, 2014.

Tom Sizemore in critical condition after brain aneurysm

The Green Line in particular has been slowed by several trouble spots.

It’s possible to out-run, even out-walk, the T, new slow zone data show

After months of obfuscation, the MBTA released a complete list of the current slow zones on its subway system, providing the first full up-to-date picture of the condition of its tracks.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Fear and loathing in America
Some superpower we are. We can’t even protect our kids from being mowed down in their classrooms

A reckoning, decades in the making: Famed Olympic runner Lynn Jennings chases down the renowned coach who abused her as a teen
John Babington was sexually abusing the future Olympian while he helped turn her into a world-class athlete. He then abused a fellow runner. Years later, their paths crossed as part of Jennings's pursuit of justice.

Jayson Tatum shot well from both wings, but a poor first rack had him playing catch up.

NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND

A 540-degree dunk, Dame Time, and Jayson Tatum’s strategic blunder — watch the highlights from NBA All-Star Saturday night

After finishing as runner-up to Steph Curry in 2022, Tatum changed up his strategy this year and it didn't pay off.

The anticipation is on for Jayson Tatum’s first signature shoe, the Jordan Tatum 1

"King of Queens" actor Kevin James (fourth from right) stopped by Westport's Bootleg BBQ last week for a meal with frequent collaborators the Kinnane Brothers.

‘King of Queens’ actor Kevin James is first entry on a BBQ ‘Wall of Fame’

On Thursday, the “King of Queens” star and his colleagues dined at Bootleg BBQ in Westport.

Bobby Dalbec was taking grounders at third base last week as he searches for a home on this Red Sox roster.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

The Red Sox’ resident nomad, Bobby Dalbec, enters a pivotal spring

Despite success as a pitcher in college, the Red Sox realistically plan to give Dalbec, 28, chances at third, first and short this spring.

Peter Abraham: Red Sox confident they won’t second guess decision to start Christian Arroyo at second base

Opinion

Parched farmland on the outskirts of Baidoa, in southern Somalia, on Nov. 2.

The world is allowing a famine to unfold in Somalia — again

A lack of financial will on the part of the international community may cause the country’s hunger crisis to devolve into its worst famine. Wealthy nations must step up.

IDEAS | Alan Levinovitz

The info equivalent of junk food

How the most qualified presidential candidate became America’s worst president

An easy way for Boston to add more housing units

MARCELA GARCÍA

The teens are not all right. We should all be alarmed.

Photo illustration. Dalit protester (Aijaz Rahi/AP) in front of Seattle skyline (Donald Miralle/Getty Images).

The Emancipator

Caste should not be part of the “American Dream”

Caste could become the newest protected class in Seattle’s anti-discrimination law. More lawmakers need to follow suit to prevent this system of rigid hierarchy from taking root in the U.S. and protect the rights of lower-caste South Asian immigrants.

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Black History Month

Black Love is a Beautiful Resistance

The beautiful resistance of Black love

Throughout Black History Month, A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black love as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

When Martin met Coretta in Boston, he found his match in more ways than one

Special reports

photo illustration of David Sabatini. photo by Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

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

More recent News

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, enters hospice care at home
The charity created by the former president said that after a series of short hospital stays, Carter “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention."

Two Boston police officers hospitalized after crash involving their van and a Honda

Two Boston police officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injurie, while the driver of the Honda was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Salem, N.H., man injured in snowmobile crash in Franconia Notch State Park

Thomas Connell II, 53, was hurt in a single-machine crash while riding with a group of family members on the bike path in Franconia Notch State Park, officials said.

How one Mass. farm is transforming waste into energy
A digester at Barstow’s Longview Farm in Hadley takes methane from cow manure and food waste and turns it into enough electricity to power 1,600 homes.

State trooper hit, injured while assisting with a crash on New Bedford highway

A state trooper and his cruiser were hit by a vehicle as he was getting out of the cruiser to assist on a previous crash on Route 195 West in New Bedford late last night.

LOVE LETTERS

My sports club crush went cold
"I’m getting the negative body language from her and the 'go away' vibe."

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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Maura Healey and Michelle Wu met late last month to discuss the important partnership between the state and Boston.

As Wu policies alarm the real estate industry, business leaders turn to Healey

Some industry officials are betting that Maura Healey will serve as a check on the more progressive Michelle Wu — and hoping that if the Boston mayor’s farthest-reaching proposals land on the governor’s desk, they can count on a veto.

Drones, stingrays, hidden microphones: Law enforcement in Massachusetts is increasingly using surveillance technology
Advances in technology have made it easier for law enforcement agencies to keep tabs on us. But the public is mostly unaware of what high-tech systems police are using on them, and what rules, if any, may apply.

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In her first sit-down interview with the Globe as attorney general, Campbell said she is making government accountability, reproductive rights, and economic justice core priorities for the office.

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Sarah Fornace as Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Manual Cinema's production of "Frankenstein."

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

If the goal of advertising is to get talked about, then the “He Gets Us” ad that aired during the Super Bowl has hit home. The zealously secular central press smells a rat.

About those Jesus ads

Students make their way on the Brockton campus of Massasoit Community College.

Free community college must focus on retention, not just admission

A body was carried out on a gurney at the home where two adults and three children died from gunshot wounds during a domestic violence murder-suicide in San Diego in 2019.

David Cicilline

Court ruling puts domestic violence survivors in peril

When career doldrums and pandemic-borne stresses set in, the author and his wife hit pause and then hit the John Muir Trail. Karen and Chris at their campsite near Lake Marie, day 11 on the John Muir Trail.

IDEAS | CHRIS CHIAPPINELLI

My wife and I fantasized about quitting our jobs. Instead, we took a hike.

A Russian peacekeeper guarded the Lachin corridor, the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's only land link with Armeni.

Azerbaijan must end Lachin corridor blockade

IDEAS | ANNA OAKES & DIEGO SENIOR

People are falling in love with chatbots

Metro

Richard Belzer, comedian turned ‘Law & Order’ stalwart, dies at 78

Mr. Belzer played the iconic role of police detective John Munch in NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

A R.I. startup diverts 1 ton of waste each month from landfills. They’re trying to get businesses to do the same.

Tess Feigenbaum co-founded Epic Renewal, which looks to provide low-cost composting services for homes, businesses, and events.

Michael Fung, headmaster who elevated Charlestown High, dies at 79

"It’s not about being smart. It’s about how much effort you put in," Mr. Fung said of helping his students improve test scores and attend college.

In one frigid weekend, four emergency rooms closed. Are hospitals ready for a changing climate?

Hospitals have seen a record number of evacuations and closures nationally in the last decade due to climate change.

Sports

Jarren Duran, who struggled to a .221 average and a minus-7 in Defensive Runs Saved last season, hit the ground running last week as looks to produce a better 2023.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Time is running out for Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran to put it all together

“I’m just trying to minimize the big mistakes, and just go out there and just have fun and trust myself and what I can do,” Duran said.

Blue Jackets defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov played his first NHL game against the Bruins in the 2019 playoffs.

A trade for the Blue Jackets’ Vladislav Gavrikov could bolster the Bruins defense if the price for Jakob Chychrun stays too high

Bruins’ general manager Don Sweeney has, multiple sources told the Globe, asked about Gavrikov ahead of the March 3 trade deadline.

Christian Arroyo enters the 2023 season as Boston's starting second baseman.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Red Sox confident they won’t second guess decision to start Christian Arroyo at second base

Now 27, the former first-round draft pick who has missed almost as many games as he has played is hoping his utilityman days are in the past.

The anticipation is on for Jayson Tatum’s first signature shoe, the Jordan Tatum 1

MIAA DIVISION 2 BOYS' SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP

Dominant Weston laps the competition for second straight Division 2 boys’ swimming championship

Neymar leaves pitch on a stretcher after spraining ankle in PSG’s win over Lille

Business

A R.I. startup diverts 1 ton of waste each month from landfills. They’re trying to get businesses to do the same.

Tess Feigenbaum co-founded Epic Renewal, which looks to provide low-cost composting services for homes, businesses, and events.

How one Mass. farm is transforming waste into energy

A digester at Barstow’s Longview Farm in Hadley takes methane from cow manure and food waste and turns it into enough electricity to power 1,600 homes.

Home security firm settles case with AG over ‘trapping’ customers into contracts

Thomas Donahue, powerful labor envoy in Washington, dies at 94

magazine

To help make this bedroom feel like a cozy escape, Heidi Lachapelle lined it in Wandle wallpaper. When Morris designed the pattern in 1884, it would have required 32 blocks to print it.

Designed in the 1800s, William Morris wallpaper is trending again

A built-in hutch with a countertop hides the microwave and coffee maker.

With a serene Maine lake setting for a cottage, a designer finds inspiration all around

An 85-year-old wants to marry an online suitor, but is it a scam?

Marion Westermeyer (pictured in 2006) was a daily swimmer well into his 90s.

When it comes to aging, 90-plus or even 100 might not be ‘extreme’ anymore

metro

The Station Fire Memorial Park in West Warwick, R.I., stands on the same property where the fire took place in 2003. “When you are reading the names, you see your own reflection, and you understand that these were people just like you,” landscape architect Alan Ahlstrom said.

20 years later, the effects of the Station nightclub fire still linger

Aiyanna is caring and creative

Will new education funding reach N.H. districts most in need?

sports

Jayson Tatum shot well from both wings, but a poor first rack had him playing catch up.

A 540-degree dunk, Dame Time, and Jayson Tatum’s strategic blunder — watch the highlights from NBA All-Star Saturday night

The Red Sox’ resident nomad, Bobby Dalbec, enters a pivotal spring

Revolution finish preseason strong with 2-1 victory in Orlando

business

Books by Roald Dahl are displayed at the Barney's store on East 60th Street in New York on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.

Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship

Facebook and Instagram have a new subscription service from parent company Meta

Supreme Court weighs liability shield for internet giants

politics

Timothy Heaphy (left) at the Capitol during a hearing with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol in Washington on June 13, 2022. The top staff investigator for the House inquiry on the Capitol attack opened up about his biggest takeaways and why proving intent is the key to a criminal charge against former president Donald Trump.

Timothy J. Heaphy led the House Jan. 6 investigation. Here’s what he learned.

Biden’s test: Sustaining unity as Ukraine war enters Year 2

Biden’s test: Sustaining unity as Ukraine war enters Year 2

Nation

A monitor in Statuary Hall displayed House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, as he sat in the chamber at the start of a 10th ballot to elect a speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 5. Since the drama of McCarthy's election as House speaker, there's been some movement toward opening the chamber to more public view. His office has signaled a willingness to broaden access, although how much is still being debated.

Drama of McCarthy’s election may open House to more cameras

Tom Sizemore in critical condition after brain aneurysm

Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, has died

World

A man looks up at a collapsed building in Hatay, southern Turkey on February 19, 2023.

Here are key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

Blinken says US believes China is considering giving Russia weapons

Syrian state media: Israeli airstrikes kill 5 in Damascus

opinion

A body was carried out on a gurney at the home where two adults and three children died from gunshot wounds during a domestic violence murder-suicide in San Diego in 2019.

Court ruling puts domestic violence survivors in peril

Caste should not be part of the “American Dream”

Free community college must focus on retention, not just admission

lifestyle

"King of Queens" actor Kevin James (fourth from right) stopped by Westport's Bootleg BBQ last week for a meal with frequent collaborators the Kinnane Brothers.

‘King of Queens’ actor Kevin James is first entry on a BBQ ‘Wall of Fame’

To write her best-selling novel, ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ Bonnie Garmus had to start a few fires

My sports club crush went cold

food & dining

Barstow’s Longview Farm in Hadley is working to help businesses by taking their food waste and turning it into clean energy through the farm's anaerobic digester.

How one Mass. farm is transforming waste into energy

The city’s outdoor dining restrictions, explained

Boston’s new outdoor dining guidelines include tighter rules in the North End

travel

Where would you party?

Boston holds its own on list of best cities for bachelorette parties

Help, my $1,000 Marriott gift card is invalid!

New on the spa menu: Treatments for your mental health

Arts

Betye Saar’s “Legends in Blue,” 2020. Mixed-media assemblage. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, Calif.

At the Gardner, groundbreaking artist Betye Saar unpacks her travels

In Providence, Nafis M. White explores pleasure and pain

How Boston artist ‘Blind Fox’ became the go-to muralist for the city’s trendiest bars and businesses

Books

Jothy Rosenberg with his dog, Harper, in Wayland.

The write stuff: With their new books, four local authors seek to inspire, thrill, entertain, and educate.

Rebecca Makkai’s ‘I Have Some Questions for You’ spotlights the power of storytelling in an age of true crime and #MeToo

‘The Deluge’ author Stephen Markley plays the literary lottery

Movies

AMC Theatres is rolling out a new tier-based ticket pricing system to accompany its existing Stubs membership program.

AMC’s new Sightline pricing plan is an insult to moviegoers

Leap for joy: ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ is coming back to the Coolidge

‘Full Time’: A ticking clock, a transit strike, and a tenacious mother

Television

Mr. Belzer started his career as a stand-up comic and had minor roles in sketches on early shows of "Saturday Night Live."

Richard Belzer, comedian turned ‘Law & Order’ stalwart, dies at 78

Non-subscribers can now see HBO’s ‘True Blood’ and ‘Silicon Valley’

With nuance, TV reflects the many shades of grief

music

Lahav Shani led the BSO in Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances on Thursday.

Lahav Shani makes powerful Symphony Hall debut

Composer and flutist Valerie Coleman creates songs of unity

Jason Moran honors overlooked jazz pioneer James Reese Europe

Theater/Dance

Lyndsay Allyn Cox, shown in rehearsal for SpeakEasy Stage Company's production of "Fairview."

An inquiry into race, ‘Fairview’ demands that audiences sit up

Manual Cinema has created a monster, but it’s not your typical ‘Frankenstein’

Make way for ‘Make Way for Ducklings’

globe local

High school students competed during the Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championship at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury.

‘A blueprint for the future’: Committee recommends sweeping changes to the Reggie Lewis center

The write stuff: With their new books, four local authors seek to inspire, thrill, entertain, and educate.

The Argument: Should Massachusetts adopt a moratorium on commercial harvesting on state-owned forest land?

Obituaries

Mr. Belzer started his career as a stand-up comic and had minor roles in sketches on early shows of "Saturday Night Live."

Richard Belzer, comedian turned ‘Law & Order’ stalwart, dies at 78

Michael Fung, headmaster who elevated Charlestown High, dies at 79

Thomas Donahue, powerful labor envoy in Washington, dies at 94