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Who will be guardians for legions of ‘unbefriended’ elders? A new initiative tries to address an urgent and growing problem in Mass.

Lawyers and advocates estimate there are at least 3,000 people in Massachusetts, mostly older adults, though some are younger with brain injuries, intellectual disabilities, or mental health problems, in need of a guardian.

Healey pitches sweeping tax relief package that could cost Mass. close to $1b annually

Governor Maura Healey's proposal hews closely to one her Republican predecessor, Charlie Baker, first pushed a year ago before it ultimately died in a Democrat-dominated Legislature.
From birth to death, here’s what Governor Healey’s tax plan could mean for you

Professor sues Babson College for discrimination
Lakshmi Balachandra, an associate professor of entrepreneurship, is suing because of alleged mistreatment and administrators’ failure to investigate her concerns.

Republicans are increasingly talking about ‘electability’ of their candidates ahead of 2024
GOP leaders lately have been telling their voters to select candidates who can win general elections.

There’s cold plunges. Then there’s the ‘ice mile.’
On a recent morning in South Boston, three open-water swimmers plunged into the frigid waters of Pleasure Bay to attempt to swim six lengths of a marked course.

Supreme Court weighs Biden student loan plan worth billions

Lawsuit filed in Chelsea Soldiers’ Home deaths from COVID

‘We may not ever know’: Fauci says origin of coronavirus could remain a mystery
tara sullivan

Putting baseball players on the clock is an idea whose time has come

A few days into spring training, the new rules designed to quicken the game's pace are looking like an inspired intervention.
Bruins 3, Oilers 2

Connor McDavid was spectacular, but Bruins hold off Oilers to earn seventh straight victory

McDavid scored both Edmonton goals, but Boston's depth was the difference.
COOKING

Three recipes that add exciting flavors to cod

Try a spicy Korean-style braise, a sauté with Middle Eastern flavors, or an Italian dish with sauce of tomatoes, olives, and capers.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Healey’s chance to go big on State Police reform

Scandal-ridden force in need of a culture change that an outsider can best bring.
NEWSLETTER

Looking to Boston’s past to find inspiration for the MBTA’s future
MARCELA GARCÍA

Fuzzy math from Boston Public Schools

JOAN VENNOCHI

Is Richard Neal’s cheerleading giving a free pass to the company building MBTA cars?
Jill Collen Jefferson and Charles Meire

Bill would create an apartheid system in Jackson, Miss.
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

Black veterans close out Black History Month with appreciation brunch in Boston

Mayor Michelle Wu and the city's Office of Veterans' Services presented awards to honor three Black veterans for their years of continued service to the Boston community.
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

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
Surging Knicks prove they’re no slouch, while Celtics’ Jayson Tatum must slough off post-break slump
The Celtics are going to have to adjust quicker and more resoundingly when 3-point shots aren’t falling.

Innovation economy
Did computers get dumped in a pond at Digital Equipment’s Maynard complex?
It depends on who’s telling the story of how engineers used to deal with setbacks at New England’s biggest tech employer of all time.

Maine man reels in massive, ‘world-class’ 25.9 pound northern pike on his first time ice fishing
The fish, caught Feb. 12, came in at 25.9 pounds, 43 inches long, and 22 inches in circumference.

Toddler left at hospital after SUV stolen in Lawrence with her inside; 2 suspects arrested

A 22-month-old girl was inside a silver 2011 Honda Pilot when it was taken from South Broadway in Lawrence on Monday night, police said.

Dorchester man dead after Tesla involved in wrong-way crash in Washington, D.C.

Shortly before 8 a.m. on Feb. 21, Mohammed Islam was driving a 2019 Tesla Model 3 with four passengers headed southbound in the left lane on Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, when he crossed over the solid double yellow lines into oncoming traffic, officials said.

Mayor Wu outlines plans to commemorate 10th anniversary of Boston Marathon bombings

Along with the full-on event returning, Boston will also have “a full day of commemoration to really mark the experiences that our city, and survivors, first responders, our healthcare community went through,” Mayor Michelle Wu said on WBUR’s “Radio Boston.”
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Boston’s residential neighborhoods are thriving, while downtown struggles

While the Financial District and Downtown Crossing trudge through the pandemic recovery, farther-flung corners of Boston are alive with activity that rivals the Before Times.

Light pillars appeared over New England skies. See photos of the ‘magical’ sight.
Shafts of glittering light in the skies over New England this weekend had some people thinking it was an optical illusion. Others likened them to beams from an alien spaceship. Here's what was happening.

Where did all these bookstores come from?
Independent bookstores are seeing a veritable boom, with four new shops sprouting up in the Boston area since 2020, along with a flurry of outposts and several projects in the pipeline.

A high-stakes divorce battle over control of iconic Boston real estate — and a really expensive collection of duck decoys
The divorce was going smoothly, as divorces go, but then came the revelations about the duck decoys.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Asa Brebner’s friends are still singing his praises — and his songs

In ‘Alma,’ an uncertain future for mother and daughter caught in political crossfire

Comedy star Theo Von and his mullet are coming to town

Medford students learn the power of podcasts

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

Greg Vasil

Don’t drag Boston backward with rent control
Peter Dreier and Don Gillis

Mayor Wu’s rent control proposal is pro-business
Lydia Edwards

How to repair and rebuild a cracked foundation for housing justice
IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek

In war-torn Ukraine, orphanages on the brink
EDITORIAL

The Supreme Court won’t break the Internet, but Congress can help fix it
IDEAS | KAT ROSENFIELD

The illusion of a frictionless existence

Metro

‘Stories coming back to life’: An inside look at recent shipwreck discoveries on Nantucket

Recently discovered shipwreck fragments on Nantucket have renewed interest in the island’s rich, though often tragic, seafaring past. “When you just say ‘shipwreck,’ people get very excited,” Evan Schwanfelder said.
RI POLICING

R.I. will finally get moving again on studying racial profiling

Although the state law mandating the collection and study of data on the race and ethnicity of motorists in traffic stops has expired, Rhode Island has continued to apply for and receive federal funding for such studies.

These maps show how much snow New England can expect as the winter storm continues into Tuesday

For some people in Massachusetts, the storm that will continue into Tuesday may bring the highest snow totals so far this season, following a mostly mild winter.

School closures in Massachusetts for today

With a winter storm bringing at least a few inches of snow to Eastern Massachusetts and heavier snowfall toward the central and western regions of the state, schools announced closures for Tuesday.

Sports

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Surging Knicks prove they’re no slouch, while Celtics’ Jayson Tatum must slough off post-break slump

The Celtics are going to have to adjust quicker and more resoundingly when 3-point shots aren’t falling.
Bruins 3, Oilers 2

Connor McDavid was spectacular, but Bruins hold off Oilers to earn seventh straight victory

McDavid scored both Edmonton goals, but Boston's depth was the difference.
NBA

LaMelo Ball breaks ankle, latest setback in rough season

The Hornets star can't seem to catch a break this season.
NBA

Lakers bracing for LeBron James to miss multiple weeks
Knicks 109, Celtics 94

Streaky Celtics go ice-cold from deep, let frustrations boil over as Jayson Tatum is ejected in loss to the Knicks
MONDAY'S GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

Sophomore Kat Cheesebro did what she always does, fueling Dartmouth girls’ basketball to a Division 2 preliminary-round win

Business

TALKING POINTS

Murdoch acknowledges Fox News hosts endorsed election fraud falsehoods

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Chef launches products for distance runners and triathletes out of his Fenway food lab

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene.

2023 US recession now expected to start later than predicted

‘Dilbert,’ Scott Adams lose distributor over racist remarks
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CONNECTIONS

When cancer forced my pediatrician dad to close his practice, hundreds of letters followed

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Feb. 27-March 5
Style Watch

Design inspiration: Thumbed-through paperbacks make for a nice home library
Dinner with Cupid

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

metro

Winter storm slows commute, closes schools

Toddler left at hospital after SUV stolen in Lawrence with her inside; 2 suspects arrested

Lawsuit filed in Chelsea Soldiers’ Home deaths from COVID

sports

Reading boys’ basketball concludes season sweep of Arlington with Jake Palm’s buzzer-beating bank shot in the Division 1 preliminary round

Bruins’ Taylor Hall returns to Boston with lower-body injury

For Celtics’ Marcus Smart, getting into it with 76ers fans was all in good fun

business

Rupert Murdoch testified that Fox commentators ‘endorsed’ Trump’s 2020 election lie

DeSantis takes over Disney district, punishing company

TD Bank to pay $1.2 billion to end suit tied to Ponzi scheme

politics

Biden sketching dire picture of GOP desire to cut spending

Supreme Court weighs Biden student loan plan worth billions

Republicans are increasingly talking about ‘electability’ of their candidates ahead of 2024

Nation

Final state emergencies winding down three years into pandemic

Official held in Vegas reporter killing aims to drop lawyer

GOP donors in New York await a parade of presidential hopefuls

World

China purging ‘Western erroneous views’ from legal education

To heal Brexit wound, UK and EU strike a Northern Ireland trade deal

Biden deploys high-powered aides, plus more aid, to bolster Ukraine

opinion

Unbound: Introducing the Justice Dictionary

Unbound Takeover: The Gift Of Gratitude

The Supreme Court won’t break the Internet, but Congress can help fix it

lifestyle

He doesn’t have time for me

Stressed about tax season? 7 money podcasts for commiserating, consolidating, and planning for the future

Clothing swaps build community and bring sustainable fashion to Greater Boston

food & dining

Three recipes that add exciting flavors to cod

Does the restaurant kitchen of the future run on electricity?

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

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

James Hills assembled a gospel choir for Embrace Boston. Now he hopes to keep it going.

Have camera, will fish

Galleries: A map based on touch and care

Books

Bellingham author and illustrator works with Matthew McConaughey on new children’s book

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.

Movies

Gordon Pinsent, award-winning Canadian actor, dies at 92

Tom Luddy, a behind-the-scenes force in cinema, dies at 79

Walter Mirisch, Oscar-winning producer, dead at 101

Television

This week’s TV: Chris Rock live, a Fleetwood Mac-like saga, and down with the ‘Succession’-verse

On ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Woody Harrelson muses about marijuana and vaccine mandates in opening monologue

Forget CNN’s ‘formal training.’ Don Lemon needs to be schooled by a bunch of women in their 50s.

music

‘Awakenings’ is the stuff of dreams

Asa Brebner’s friends are still singing his praises — and his songs

Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic do it Beethoven’s way at Symphony Hall

Theater/Dance

In ‘Alma,’ an uncertain future for mother and daughter caught in political crossfire

Comedy star Theo Von and his mullet are coming to town

Ingenuity meets virtuosity in Manual Cinema’s ‘Frankenstein’

globe local

Milton asks governor to stop demolition of stairs at MBTA station

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

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

Obituaries

Gordon Pinsent, award-winning Canadian actor, dies at 92

Terry Holland, who transformed Virginia basketball, dies

Gérard Latortue, former interim Haitian premier, dies at 88