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Stash pizza owner allegedly bragged about fatal car crash

As part of what federal authorities allege was his campaign to force a Brazilian native into working long hours for low pay, Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis pointedly noted he killed a man and had been imprisoned for his crime.
Criminal complaint in forced labor case details allegations of harrowing abuse, intimidation

MBTA quiet about how slow zone crisis happened as speed restrictions persist across subway system

“I’m optimistic that tomorrow we will be in a position to lift the global speed restriction on the Green [Line] at the start of service,” MBTA Interim General Manager Jeff Gonneville announced during a press conference Friday afternoon.
Healey asks Legislature for $20 million to help alleviate MBTA hiring woes

celtics 126, trail blazers 112
Celtics build enough cushion to survive Damian Lillard’s fourth-quarter scoring spree for Trail Blazers
Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 12 rebounds to lead Boston, and Jaylen Brown added 27 points.

Dan Shaughnessy: Brad Stevens says Celtics have things to ‘clean up’, and other thoughts

Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star, dies at 60
Often put in a suit or a crisp uniform during his career, Lance Reddick regularly played tall, taciturn, and elegant men of distinction.

BPDA approves big projects in Nubian Square, Allston-Brighton
An apartment tower on the site of the former Boston Skating Club site and a 12-story laboratory facing the Massachusetts Turnpike were among the green-lit projects.

Skier survives being buried in an avalanche in New Hampshire

Boston man, 38, charged with allegedly trying to throw wife into Fort Point Channel
Forecast | Dave Epstein

From skiers to gardeners, this weekend’s weather has something for everybody
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Sale of prime Newton real estate is forcing the closure of a Catholic School: ‘It reeks of Judas’

At the center of the controversy: An aging group of Franciscan sisters who own the land and whose decision to sell the property will force the 7th- through 12th-grade girls school to close in June.

In the wake of the Ohio train derailment, one California town recalls its past
A California train derailment in 1991 has echoes in East Palestine.

How accurate is Hulu’s ‘Boston Strangler’? Here’s what to know.

We looked at what's fact and fiction in the series premiering Friday. Here's what we found.
Men: FDU 63, Purdue 58

Fairleigh Dickinson becomes second No. 16 seed in history to beat No. 1 in men’s NCAA Tournament, stunning Purdue

Fairleigh Dickinson didn’t even win the Northeast Conference Tournament, falling in the title game to Merrimack, which was not allowed to participate in the NCAA Tournament.
Providence can’t match Kentucky on the boards, bows out in men’s NCAA Tournament After first NCAA Tournament win, Sacred Heart women run into Stanford buzz saw in NCAA Tournament first round

‘It was life-changing’: For four scorching nights in 1977, Bruce Springsteen owned Boston

The four shows at the Music Hall were some of the best of Springsteen's glory days. Just ask the diehards who were there.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s March 25, 1977, setlist MBTA to offer train service to Gillette Stadium for Boss, other concerts this summer

Mike Mota and the art of the Virtual Con

The secret behind this businessman’s success? Tireless networking, great timing — and some smoke and mirrors.
men's hockey east semifinals: merrimack 2, umass lowell 1 (2 ot)

Matt Copponi wins it in double overtime, lifts Merrimack over UMass Lowell and into men’s Hockey East final

Copponi’s goal midway through the second overtime at the Garden put the Warriors into the championship game for the first time in a dozen years.

Dunkin’ officially retires its Dunkaccino. Fans are devastated.

After more than two decades of the Dunkaccino winning over hearts and tastebuds, no longer will Dunkin’ customers be able to “say hello” to Al Pacino’s “chocolate friend.”
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

The government wants me to delete TikTok. Here’s why it’s wrong.

There are crucial holes in the public narrative about a potential US ban of the video app.
ANDREW ZIMBALIST

Ivy League athletes had a choice. They opted for college without athletic scholarships.
NEWSLETTER

Mike Pence’s homophobic ‘joke’
EDITORIAL

A controversial way to protect teachers of color
Alex Beam

My friend, the coyote
The Emancipator

Who’s going to check them?

Racial equity audits, when done right, can provide the knowledge and data for organizations to make real improvements in racial equity.
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More recent News

Woman suffers life-threatening injuries after head-on crash in Wrentham

The woman was a passenger in a Toyota Tacoma pickup that struck a Hyundai Elantra around 7:50 p.m. Friday in front Wrentham District Court, near East and Common streets, police chief Bill McGrath said.

Officials are preparing security in case of Trump indictment

Law enforcement officials in New York are making security preparations for the possibility that former president Donald Trump could be indicted in the coming weeks and appear in a Manhattan courtroom in an investigation examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with him, four law enforcement officials said Friday.
New judge to oversee Trump grand jury investigations

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
There’s momentum at last for East-West Rail, but Postal Service still stands in the way
A key lawmaker is renewing pressure on the Postal Service to move its huge sorting facility alongside South Station, to enable the expansion of rail service.

How the first week of NFL free agency unfolded
NFL free agency got underway this week, and the Patriots made a number of moves to help bolster their roster for the 2023 season.

Brockton school bus driver says police harassed him, over stop sign
The Brockton police cruiser, with its lights activated and siren wailing, came speeding up behind a school bus as a group of kindergartners crossed the street. Believing he was following safety protocol, the bus driver kept his lights flashing and Stop sign arm extended.

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘We both enjoy music; he is much more into classical music’
Will these two musical Californians get into a groove?

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Thirty-three years after the Gardner heist, where are the paintings?

The popularity of the Vermeer exhibit in Amsterdam underscores the significance of the loss, but also the hope that Boston and the larger art community will one day see the works return.
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‘It was Team Massachusetts’: How city and state officials braced for the worst after Silicon Valley Bank failure
As the bank’s customers desperately tried to pull their money out, city and state officials scrambled to come up with contingency plans to help the scores of Mass. startups, nonprofits, and other businesses that had money tied up in SVB.

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The audit is expected to cut across an array of state agencies, and could realize the former lawmaker’s long-sought goal of detailing the extent that agencies have relied on nondisclosure, nondisparagement, and other agreements in settlements.

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You’re welcome

The Autism Alliance’s new initiative trains and certifies businesses and nonprofits in how to be “Autism Welcoming.”
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What else is drifting away from us besides the moon?

Today’s fact — that the moon is slowly drifting away from us — is different. It feels more disturbing than interesting, and less like fact than metaphor. It feels like a warning, too. “Pay attention,” it demands. What else is drifting away?”

Turkish-born faculty at Framingham State mobilize to help earthquake survivors

A fund created by the university on behalf of the faculty group has raised more than $13,000 to date.

Black history symposium to highlight traditions and today’s changemakers

The Essex National Heritage Commission, in partnership with Salem State University, presents a March 25 event focusing on activism in Essex County.

Sports

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Celtics build enough cushion to survive Damian Lillard’s fourth-quarter scoring spree for Trail Blazers

Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 12 rebounds to lead Boston, and Jaylen Brown added 27 points.
men's hockey east semifinals: merrimack 2, umass lowell 1 (2 ot)

Matt Copponi wins it in double overtime, lifts Merrimack over UMass Lowell and into men’s Hockey East final

Copponi’s goal midway through the second overtime at the Garden put the Warriors into the championship game for the first time in a dozen years.
ECAC MEN'S HOCKEY | HARVARD 1, CORNELL 0

Alex Laferriere advances Harvard men to championship game with overtime goal

The Crimson stopped Cornell, with Mitchell Gibson making 15 saves for the shutout, in the semifinal round and will play Colgate in the final.
MIAA Div. 1 girls' basketball: Andover 55, Bishop Feehan 51

Perfect finish: Andover girls’ basketball punctuates its 26-0 run with a Division 1 state title victory over Bishop Feehan
WOMEN: STANFORD 92, SACRED HEART 49

After first NCAA Tournament win, Sacred Heart women run into Stanford buzz saw in first round
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Providence can’t match Kentucky on the boards, bows out in men’s NCAA Tournament

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Sale of prime Newton real estate is forcing the closure of a Catholic School: ‘It reeks of Judas’

At the center of the controversy: An aging group of Franciscan sisters who own the land and whose decision to sell the property will force the 7th- through 12th-grade girls school to close in June.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

There’s momentum at last for East-West Rail, but Postal Service still stands in the way

A key lawmaker is renewing pressure on the Postal Service to move its huge sorting facility alongside South Station, to enable the expansion of rail service.

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How to get the most out of a visit to London, before the coronation crowds take over
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Learning to relax at the Kripalu retreat in the Berkshires
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Blind date: ‘We both enjoy music; he is much more into classical music’

metro

In Marlborough, high school students learn about entrepreneurship through redesigning a mall

A perilous winter journey by a furry fugitive

From Massachusetts to Florida, Pendenza chased his dreams to become the leading scorer for the Everblades

sports

Fairleigh Dickinson becomes second No. 16 seed in history to beat No. 1 in men’s NCAA Tournament, stunning Purdue

Nick Martinez sets the tone for Malden Catholic against Mansfield in dominant back-to-back Division 2 boys’ state title victory

There are 6 MIAA boys’ and girls’ hockey championships at TD Garden Sunday. Here’s a preview.

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Mike Mota and the art of the Virtual Con

Biden calls for tougher penalties for executives of failed banks

Here’s the breakdown of banks in trouble

politics

Officials are preparing security in case of Trump indictment

In the wake of the Ohio train derailment, one California town recalls its past

Boston to host gathering of foreign ambassadors to experience the city, meet with local leaders

Nation

St. Patrick’s Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints

Hundreds of Los Angeles schools to close next week as workers strike

New judge to oversee Trump grand jury investigations

World

Arrest warrant from criminal court pierces Putin’s aura of impunity

New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market

Turkey’s Erdogan Finally Endorses Finland’s NATO Bid, but Not Sweden’s

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Leave libraries to the experts — librarians

Playing matchmaker for MassINC

A potent white supremacist tool — propaganda

lifestyle

Tooth gems are sparking joy in Greater Boston

She could have been ... my girlfriend in Canada

Is he behaving this way because of his recent divorce?

food & dining

Bar Vlaha prepares to open in Brookline; Lehrhaus debuts outside Inman Square

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Puritan Oyster Bar in Cambridge isn’t trying too hard but succeeds at everything

travel

Visiting Zermatt and the Mighty Matterhorn

Why you should visit Alexandria, Va.

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Arts

To search, to seek, to see: Betye Saar brings her travels to the Gardner Museum

A timeline of the Gardner Museum art heist

Darrel Ellis: A fractured life in pictures at the Carpenter Center

Books

Spotlighting Cambridge’s Blacksmith House Poetry Series, Dan Levitt’s ‘What’s Gotten Into You,’ and a new Eric Carle exhibit

Matthew Desmond’s ‘Poverty by America’ turns its lens on those who profit from it

John Sayles on reading for and during the making of a film

Movies

How accurate is Hulu’s ‘Boston Strangler’? Here’s what to know.

Five things we learned from Ben Affleck’s Hollywood Reporter interview

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are ‘Moving On’ with a little help from their friends

Television

Keri Russell returns to TV in ‘The Diplomat’

Five things we learned from Ben Affleck’s Hollywood Reporter interview

With some promising new shows on the horizon, TV has some spring in its step

music

‘It was life-changing’: For four scorching nights in 1977, Bruce Springsteen owned Boston

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s March 25, 1977, setlist

MBTA to offer train service to Gillette Stadium concerts this summer

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet presents its best ‘Don Quixote’ yet

In ‘K-I-S-S-I-N-G,’ a teen absorbed in a world of possibilities

When ‘Into the Woods’ was revived, the scary stuff was happening offstage

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You’re welcome

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Turkish-born faculty at Framingham State mobilize to help earthquake survivors

Obituaries

Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star, dies at 60

Jim Gordon, rock drummer convicted in mother’s killing, dies at 77

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