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T unveils new slow zone dashboard providing never-before-seen look at subway condition

When riders feel their train slow down, they’ll be able to check the T’s website to make sure the agency knows about the speed restriction and see why it’s there.

See the active slow zones on different MBTA lines

The MBTA Friday for the first time released a dashboard of current slow zones on three subway lines.
Tell us: Do you think this will help improve T performance?

Inside a repurposed jukebox at The Foundry in Cambridge, stories told by locals are waiting to be played
“Collectively, these all paint a portrait of Cambridge,” said Elisa Hamilton, the artist behind the installation at The Foundry.

Stan Grossfeld

A day with Chaim Bloom, from an early morning run to running the Red Sox and everything in between

“He cares about this. You know, it means a lot to him and everybody here knows it,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora says of the team's chief baseball officer.
chad finn

Nine innings with the Red Sox, leading off with Masataka Yoshida’s importance

Chaim Bloom went out on a limb to land the Japanese outfielder, who needs to be, at least, an above-average offensive player with patience and some pop.

‘It’s not a matter for giggles’: Georgia grand juror draws criticism for speaking extensively about Trump investigation proceedings

Emily Kohrs, 30, has offered up details from grand jury proceedings looking into potential election meddling by Donald Trump, often making faces or laughing in a series of interviews.

MWRA to shut down fluoride feed to Boston and Metro West water supply temporarily for system maintenance

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is shutting down a fluoride feed for “a few months” at its water treatment plant in Marlborough serving Greater Boston and Metro West communities.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘You can’t survive on this’: Public schools rely on paraprofessionals but pay meager wages

In many Massachusetts school districts, the hourly wages for paraprofessionals start below the state minimum wage.
Discussion: share your thoughts on paraprofessional pay

KARA BASKIN | PARENTING UNFILTERED
Where to donate clothes, toiletries, toys, and more
A year ago, I ran a list of organizations accepting donations of household goods and clothes, and it struck a chord. So, by popular demand, here’s an updated roster.

MATTHEW GILBERT | TV CRITIC'S CORNER
New season of ‘Succession’ will be its last, and that’s the right call
Well, my prayers have been answered. “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong has just revealed that season four, which premieres on March 26, will be the HBO show’s last.

How do you cash in a $1.35 billion lottery prize?

When a Mega Millions jackpot winner from Maine claimed a staggering $1.35 billion prize, the charmed soul remained unknown to an eager public, possibly even to their friends and family. How was the winner able to remain anonymous?

Wind advisory in effect for much of Mass. and R.I. as strong gusts threaten trees covered with ice

 Dave Epstein: Snow and cold are making Boston roads slick. A bigger snow event could come next week.

Man accused of running crypto mine out of Cohasset school appears at Quincy court; arrest warrant canceled

R.I. man charged in laundering of more than $35m in internet fraud schemes
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Madison did giggle nervously at my stupid jokes. I take that as a courtesy, though.’

Will a fondness for the Pine Tree State bond these daters?
Celtics 142, Pacers 138 (OT)

Jayson Tatum made a statement in a battle for a loose ball, and Celtics got the message to beat Pacers in overtime

Tatum and Pacer Bennedict Mathurin wrestled for a loose ball, but Tatum refused to give in, even after a jump ball was called.
christopher l. gasper

A quarterback option for Patriots: Trade Mac Jones and bring back Jimmy Garoppolo

Garoppolo is the fully-formed version of Jones with a bit more playmaking ability and more charisma.
Tell us: do you think the Patriots should trade Mac Jones? Patriots don’t need a lot of help on defense, unless they lose Devin McCourty and Jonathan Jones
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Jimmy Carter’s exemplary life

The 39th US president, who recently entered hospice care, will leave behind a legacy that he and his nation ought to be proud of.
Judith Enck

The East Palestine disaster was a direct result of the country’s reliance on fossil fuels and plastic
Gateway City mayors and managers

Massachusetts has a plan to increase affordable housing — now it needs the budget
Chessy Prout

I know Michael Delaney. After what he did, he doesn’t deserve to be a judge.
SCOT LEHIGH

Kevin McCarthy lets a rabid Foxer into the hen House
The Emancipator

Saving Black homes lost to tax inequity

For decades, the sale of tax debt and unfair property assessments have disproportionately caused Black Americans to lose their homes across the United States. A Chicago program is helping some Black families keep their homes, but its leaders say structural change is needed.
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Black History Month

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

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

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

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

Stoneham house fire reignites Friday morning after 2-alarm blaze tore through structure Thursday, officials say
Officials were notified Friday at 5 a.m. that a fire had rekindled at 590 Main St., the site of a blaze on Thursday, according to Stoneham Fire Captain Jim Marshall. Firefighters are awaiting equipment from the State Department of Fire Services to demolish the house, he said.

Analysis

The Bruins have few flaws, and Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway help patch the gaps

Adding skill and snarl to the lineup will help the Bruins when the daunting slog through the Eastern Conference playoffs begins in April.
Bruins acquire grit in defenseman Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway from Washington for Craig Smith, three draft picks

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL
It’s increasingly clear that Ukraine will define Biden’s presidency
How Biden manages the situation in Ukraine — from the outside and with international support — will define his presidency and his legacy.

‘This is Boston. Nice.’ Why Trevor Rainbolt, a GeoGuessr whiz, put up a billboard in Boston.
A perplexing billboard that popped up in Boston this week is the handiwork of GeoGuessr star Trevor Rainbolt, who said he wanted to give fellow players of the Google Street View-based game a helping hand.

Prosecutors again ask Alex Murdaugh about financial crimes
South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is on trial in the fatal shootings of his wife and son near kennels at their home in June 2021. He returned to the stand in his own defense for a second day.

KEVIN CULLEN
Annie Dookhan was not the sole bad actor; she had a supporting cast
When it comes to institutional corruption, it is never one bad apple.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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‘This is pushing people over the top’: In N.H. town, a battle between a bakery and officials — over a mural

A whimsical mural, painted by local high school students last spring, has sparked a bureaucratic controversy in the town of North Conway that seems decidedly out of place in the Live Free or Die state.

CONNECTIONS
When cancer forced my pediatrician dad to close his practice, hundreds of letters followed
Patients sent letters, drawings, even lollipops. He was a good doctor who gave more than diagnoses.

A pole in a Walmart parking lot in Maine has become an Internet sensation. Why? Because drivers keep running into it.
“One theory is that the pole marks a focal point in the earth’s gravitational pull which causes vehicles to inherently veer into it,” said Auburn Police Chief Jason Moen.

The remote work conundrum: Employees want it, but is it good for them?
With 58 percent of American employees able to work remotely at least once a week, according to McKinsey & Co., we asked experts to weigh in on the dilemma.

Tell us: what are your thoughts on remote work?

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Culture & Lifestyle

In ‘Shrinking,’ Harrison Ford is acting his age, and it’s a revelation

The Brattle Theatre introduces state-of-the-art sound system

In a London pub, ‘The Wife of Willesden’ isn’t holding back

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | MICHAEL LEVIN

Beethoven’s Ninth as its composer intended
IDEAS | CHARLES E. KRAUS

The truth about growing old with the one you love
H.D.S. Greenway

Big powers underestimate the willpower of the colonized to resist
IDEAS | Régine Michelle Jean-Charles

Opponents of my kids’ math program have their calculus all wrong
Seth Moulton

Three reasons why the West must aid Ukraine to victory
IDEAS | KAT ROSENFIELD

The illusion of a frictionless existence

Metro

Olayiwola's Valentine: Black Love is Poetry

Poets Porsha Olayiwola and Crystal Valentine share the story of their romance with us.
NH ARTS

New Hampshire’s MacDowell artist retreat taps Chiwoniso Kaitano to lead

Kaitano is the former executive director of Girl Be Heard, a nongovernmental organization that uses theater and the performing arts to advocate for social change.
COMMENTARY | TAMARA KERRILL FIELD

The fentanyl epidemic is more than a crisis. It’s a massacre.

Opioid overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45. Fentanyl leads the charge. We need to move past “raising awareness.” Where is our outrage?

Man accused of running crypto mine out of Cohasset school appears at Quincy court; arrest warrant canceled

Nadeam Nahas is facing charges of vandalizing a school and fraudulent use of electricity that cost Cohasset Middle-High School about $17,500, according to court records and a police report.

Sports

dan shaughnessy

It’s time for Jayson Tatum to focus on the prize that really matters, and other thoughts

All-Star MVP awards are fine, but Tatum needs to show us that the team comes first and that he can succeed on the biggest stage, the Finals.
chad finn

Nine innings with the Red Sox, leading off with Masataka Yoshida’s importance

Chaim Bloom went out on a limb to land the Japanese outfielder, who needs to be, at least, an above-average offensive player with patience and some pop.
Analysis

The Bruins have few flaws, and Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway help patch the gaps

Adding skill and snarl to the lineup will help the Bruins when the daunting slog through the Eastern Conference playoffs begins in April.
nfl free agency

Patriots don’t need a lot of help on defense, unless they lose Devin McCourty and Jonathan Jones
Stan Grossfeld

A day with Chaim Bloom, from an early morning run to running the Red Sox and everything in between

Bruins 6, Kraken 5

Jake DeBrusk’s late goal gives Bruins a thrilling victory over Kraken at Seattle

Business

Labor board curbs gag rules in severance agreements

The move continues the labor board’s worker- and union-friendly trajectory under appointees of President Joe Biden.

Key US inflation measure surges at fastest rate since June

January’s price data exceeded forecasters’ expectations, confounding hopes that inflation was steadily decelerating and that the Fed could relent on its campaign of rate hikes.
RHODE MAP

Gina Raimondo ❤️ chips

Thomas H. Lee, Boston investment pioneer, dies at 78
magazine
Health & Biotech

From Alzheimer's to Lyme, 12 conditions Mass. biotechs are working on
PERSPECTIVE

Why are we more likely to call men ‘geniuses’?
LOVE LETTERS

I’m tired of hearing ‘I’ll get back to you’ from potential matches on dating apps
COOKING

Use whatever pasta or noodles you have for these Asian-inspired recipes

metro

R.I. bill would allow videoconferencing for advisory boards and remote testimony

Wind advisory in effect for much of Mass. and R.I. as strong gusts threaten trees covered with ice

Stoneham house fire reignites Friday morning after 2-alarm blaze tore through structure Thursday, officials say

sports

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery: ‘We addressed a lot of things in one trade’

Jayson Tatum made a statement in a battle for a loose ball, and Celtics got the message to beat Pacers in overtime

After a shaky start, Weymouth found its character and identity in a stunning reversal of fortune: ‘There’s no quit’

business

Nine licenses issued for mobile sports betting

US revises down last quarter’s economic growth to 2.7 percent rate

Another state lawmaker is joining powerful MassBio trade group

politics

They defeated election deniers, but these secretaries of state still fear ‘losing our democracy’

It’s increasingly clear that Ukraine will define Biden’s presidency

Blinken heads to Asia, with China, Russia tensions soaring

Nation

Prosecutors again ask Alex Murdaugh about financial crimes

Crew tried to stop Ohio train after alert on overheating wheel bearing, NTSB says

California could face floods, blizzards from huge US storm

World

China calls for Russia-Ukraine cease-fire, peace talks

US commits $2 billion in drones, ammunition, aid to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pledges push for victory on war anniversary

opinion

The truth about growing old with the one you love

Big powers underestimate the willpower of the colonized to resist

One year later

lifestyle

Where to donate clothes, toiletries, toys, and more

Did I make the same mistake all over again?

A hard truth for a lost tooth: Payouts from tooth fairy on the rise

food & dining

Allston gets a new restaurant-gallery; Boston’s top female chefs unite for Women’s History Month

Three years and a pandemic later, these restaurants have reimagined themselves

Come to the Italian table. Gluten-free? No problem.

travel

Skiing Snowbasin, the best ski area you’ve never heard of

Lyft charged me $80 for damage to a car. But it wasn’t me!

I’d heard Pittsfield was experiencing a rebirth. So I went and saw for myself.

Arts

Have camera, will fish

Galleries: A map based on touch and care

At the ICA, childhood lost in transition

Books

Publisher to release ‘classic’ Roald Dahl books after backlash

Climate change is upon us. Jake Bittle’s ‘The Great Displacement’ is an unsettling look at the personal and financial costs of ever-growing threats.

NSFW: Chaucer’s bawdy Wife of Bath gets a modern makeover in Zadie Smith’s ‘Wife of Willesden’

Movies

‘We Have a Ghost’: the unimportance of being Ernest

‘Cocaine Bear’: Some things, like gory mayhem, go better with coke

The Brattle Theatre introduces state-of-the-art sound system

Television

New season of ‘Succession’ will be its last, and that’s the right call

In ‘Shrinking,’ Harrison Ford is acting his age, and it’s a revelation

Apple TV+ hot streak ends with half-baked ‘Liaison’

music

Meet Dreamers’ Circus, Hayao Miyazaki’s favorite Nordic folk trio

Freedom isn’t just another word to Margo Price; it defines how she’s making music now

As winter lingers, Keith Lockhart looks ahead to the Boston Pops’ spring season

Theater/Dance

Ingenuity meets virtuosity in Manual Cinema’s ‘Frankenstein’

In a London pub, ‘The Wife of Willesden’ isn’t holding back

ART to present musical adaptation of ‘The Great Gatsby’ in 2024

globe local

Where all dogs (and cats, rabbits, and birds) go to heaven

Viewpoint: If the state adopts tax relief, what form should it take?

Five candidates are vying to serve as Salem’s next mayor

Obituaries

Simone Segouin, French Resistance fighter, dies at 97

Ahmed Qureia, top Palestinian negotiator with Israel, dies

Rick Newman, founder of Catch a Rising Star comedy club, dies at 81