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Records show Healey interviewed candidate for T general manager in February

Governor Maura Healey’s daily schedules indicate she may be getting closer to naming the next head of the embattled MBTA.

Healey asks Legislature for $20 million to help alleviate MBTA hiring woes

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

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

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.

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

A skier who was buried for about 6 1/2 minutes after getting caught in an avalanche in New Hampshire’s White Mountains this week is alive and unhurt after being dug out by a companion

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

In 1991, after a train derailment near Dunsmuir, Calif., a car carrying a water-activated pesticide fell off the tracks and into the Sacramento River.

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.

With new commissioners, Healey aims to reshape an agency seen as critical to climate reforms
This week, in what Governor Maura Healey said is a first move in overhauling the department, her administration named two pointedly climate-friendly commissioners to the three-person commission that leads the DPU.

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.

Keira Knightley in "Boston Strangler."

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.

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.”

ONE-TIME USE ONLY: Bruce Springsteen performing at the Boston Music Hall, March 25, 1977

‘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

After struggling with his shot over the previous two games, Jayson Tatum got aggressive and attempted 18 free throws against Portland.

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.

A six-game Celtics road trip offers rookie JD Davison insight into how to lead like Marcus Smart Brad Stevens says Celtics have things to ‘clean up’, and other thoughts

“He sees the ice really well,” Trent Frederic said of new teammate Tyler Bertuzzi (center). “He’s helping me a lot, the way he plays.”

bruins notebook

Tyler Bertuzzi’s best spot appears to be on the Bruins’ third line

Coach Jim Montgomery has tried him on the first and second units, but Bertuzzi seems to mix well with Charlie Coyle and Trent Frederic.

It’s been a yo-yo season for the Bruins’ Jakub Lauko. Is his time in roster-bubble purgatory coming to an end?

Fairleigh Dickinson's Joe Munden Jr. (left) and Sean Moore rejoice after a victory over Purdue.

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 first round

Opinion

An aerial view shows a soybean plantation that used burning to expand near Porto Velho, Brazil, in 2019.

Saving the Amazon, before it’s too late

The United States should join Europe in halting the import of beef and other goods linked to the deforestation of the critical rainforest region.

IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFER

Vultures all the way down

MBTArrrrrrrrrgh!

MARCELA GARCÍA

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

Mike Pence’s homophobic ‘joke’

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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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

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INVESTIGATION

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.

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.

Russian attacks continue in wake of Putin arrest warrant
Widespread Russian attacks continued in Ukraine following the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights.

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.

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She could have been ... my girlfriend in Canada
But she didn’t want to meet in person.

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A 2014 image of the US Postal Service Annex alongside South Station. State lawmakers have long urged USPS to move the vast mail sorting facility to make room for an expansion of the train station, which would make room for more Amtrak and commuter rail service to Boston.

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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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Sarina Horner, a high schooler, collected more than 17,000 signatures on a petition asking the North Carolina General Assembly to change how it taxes feminine hygiene products.

IDEAS | RACHEL KAUDER NALEBUFF

A red badge of courage, period

In this June 2021 photo, teacher Deborah Garcia Weitz worked with Gianna Adams in her kindergarten classroom at the Mozart Elementary School in Boston.

A controversial way to protect teachers of color

A coyote strolled along Francis Street in front of Brigham and Women’s Hospital where it walked onto the grounds.

My friend, the coyote

Princeton head coach Carla Berube celebrates after cutting down the net after Princeton defeated Columbia in the NCAA Ivy League women's college basketball championship game in 2022 in Cambridge. A federal lawsuit filed by a pair of basketball players from Brown University alleges the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services.

ANDREW ZIMBALIST

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

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

I’m in my prime, and I’m done hiding my age

IDEAS | ELOISE DAVENPORT

My fitness trackers took me hostage

Metro

Records show Healey interviewed candidate for T general manager in February

Governor Maura Healey’s daily schedules indicate she may be getting closer to naming the next head of the embattled MBTA.

You’re welcome

The Autism Alliance’s new initiative trains and certifies businesses and nonprofits in how to be “Autism Welcoming.”

BEVERLY BECKHAM

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.

Sports

After struggling with his shot over the previous two games, Jayson Tatum got aggressive and attempted 18 free throws against Portland.

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.

Merrimack's Matt Copponi celebrated after scoring in the second overtime.

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.

Alex Laferriere (right) scored the overtime winner against Cornell and again was able to celebrate with Sean Farrell and the rest of the Crimson.

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

Men: Kentucky 61, Providence 53

Providence can’t match Kentucky on the boards, bows out in men’s NCAA Tournament

Business

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.

BPDA approves big projects in Nubian Square, Allston-Brighton

Layoffs hit UPS facility in Warwick

magazine

London's Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben.

How to get the most out of a visit to London, before the coronation crowds take over

Practicing a yoga pose by the Stockbridge Bowl, which is also called Lake Mahkeenac.

Learning to relax at the Kripalu retreat in the Berkshires

The town of Myrina, capital of Lemnos island.

Looking for a gorgeous Greek island you can actually afford to visit?

This week's daters: Anna and Chris

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We both enjoy music; he is much more into classical music’

metro

Michael Corley, a Salem State University senior, has led several student campaigns, including a successful effort in support of a plan to rename a university building after 19th century abolitionist Charlotte Forten, Salem State’s first Black graduate.

Black history symposium to highlight traditions and today’s changemakers

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

A perilous winter journey by a furry fugitive

sports

Fairleigh Dickinson's Joe Munden Jr. (left) and Sean Moore rejoice after a victory over Purdue.

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.

business

Mike Mota sits on a red velvet couch in his office, which features a huge mural of the main character from "The Sopranos."

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

Former president Donald Trump en route to Iowa on March 13, 2023, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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

A police department Pipe and Drums band marched in the St. Patrick's Day Parade along 5th Avenue on Friday in New York City.

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

Farmworkers use Florida march to pressure other companies

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

World

A damaged restaurant is seen after Russian shelling hit in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on March 18.

Russian attacks continue in wake of Putin arrest warrant

Pakistan: Police storm Imran Khan home in Lahore, arrest 30

Serbia and Kosovo in high-stakes EU-mediated talks

opinion

Michael Arthur Delaney at his nomination hearing Feb. 15, 2023.

Michael Delaney may or may not be qualified to be a judge, but he shouldn’t be disqualified for legitimate tactics

Tips for protecting our democracy

Careful, Wellesley students

lifestyle

Gia Benitez, pictured, is the owner of Gemmed by Gia, a studio offering tooth gems and applications in Brighton.

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

Lamb chops are on the menu at Bar Vlaha in Brookline.

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

Connecting with Portugal through food with cookbook author Maria Lawton

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

travel

The famous Matterhorn, rising 14,692 feet above sea level, glows in the afternoon sunlight.

Visiting Zermatt and the Mighty Matterhorn

Why you should visit Alexandria, Va.

Looking for a gorgeous Greek island you can actually afford to visit?

Arts

Artist Betye Saar in her house in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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

Illustration from "Where Are You Going? To See My Friend!" by Eric Carle and Kazuo Iwamura.

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

Keira Knightley in "Boston Strangler."

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 (pictured in "The Americans") will star in a new Netflix political thriller.

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

ONE-TIME USE ONLY: Bruce Springsteen performing at the Boston Music Hall, March 25, 1977

‘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 performs "Don Quixote" at the Citizens Bank Opera House.

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

globe local

At Dave & Buster’s in the Natick Mall, Joey Lively, 11, plays one of the video games.

You’re welcome

What else is drifting away from us besides the moon?

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

Obituaries

Actor Lance Reddick appears at the "White House Down" premiere in New York in 2013.

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

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

Lynn Seymour, acclaimed ballerina and a dramatic force, dies at 83