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Welcome to the ‘Buy Nothing’ revolution
The offbeat giveaway groups on Facebook flourished during the pandemic, with membership numbers more than tripling.

Tick-borne disease babesiosis now considered endemic in northern New England

Most cases are transmitted to humans by bites from blacklegged ticks also known as deer ticks, the same insects that carry Lyme disease.

Hampshire College extends warm welcome to students from New College of Florida, a DeSantis target

Ed Wingenbach, president of Hampshire College, said his team reached out to student organizers at New College in Sarasota, Fla., because the two colleges are “very similar institutions.”

UBS to buy Credit Suisse for nearly $3.25 billion to calm turmoil

Banking giant UBS is buying troubled rival Credit Suisse for almost $3.25 billion, in a deal orchestrated by regulators in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking system.

Before collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed spotted big problems Elizabeth Warren says she favors increasing FDIC’s deposit insurance cap

Here are some of the charges that could arise from the Trump investigations

The investigations — which also focus on Donald Trump’s efforts to cling to power after the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents after leaving office — are confronting prosecutors with tough choices.

District attorney leading Trump case says rhetoric won’t intimidate office

Speed restrictions lifted for most of Green Line on Sunday night

Man and woman killed Saturday night in Holliston crash

WBC: US 14, CUBA 2

US routs Cuba to reach World Baseball Classic final

Bruins 7, Sabres 0

Seven different Bruins score as they wrap up road trip with trouncing of Sabres

Artist Betye Saar at 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

Acclaimed artist Betye Saar brings her “Heart of a Wanderer” exhibition to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum through May 21. The 96-year-old artist is credited with “redefining Black consciousness in art.”

‘It’s a great time to be in Boston:’ Revelers celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in South Boston
“It’s St. Patrick’s Day,” said Maddie Vinjng during the parade. “It’s a great time to be Irish, It’s a great time to be in Boston, It’s a great time to be alive.”

Governor Maura Healey roasts state Senator Nick Collins at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston.

Politicians trade jabs and jokes at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast in Boston

The breakfast was held at the Ironworkers Local 7 Hall and hosted by state Senator Nick Collins kicked off with a festive start, featuring live music and plenty of humor.

Confetti flies at the start of the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.

See photos from the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and breakfast in Boston

Hundreds of people lined Main Street for "The World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade" in Little Compton, R.I. on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The parade route was just 89 feet long.

The ‘World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade’ raised spirits — and about $10k for charity

A proposal to build the ‘world’s tallest flagpole’ looms over a small community in Maine
What would become of this picturesque community five hours north of Boston if a powerful local family’s proposal to turn hundreds of acres of nearby wilderness into a billion-dollar patriotic theme park — complete with a 1,461-foot flagpole — moves ahead?

The Mass General Brigham offices in Somerville.

Medical residents at Mass General Brigham could soon unionize. Here’s why.

The health system is pushing back, with program directors holding individual meetings with residents to discourage the effort.

Joe Mazzulla's Celtics are 7-6 since the NBA All-Star break and have dropped to third in the Eastern Conference behind the Bucks and 76ers.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Time for Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla to turn to Jaylen Brown and others late when Jayson Tatum struggles

Saturday night's loss to the Jazz was just the latest example. Tatum had been held scoreless since late in the second quarter.

Baby boomers are booming, but they’re just not going to hit the residential real estate market the way some experts thought they would.

We were told there’d be a wave of home sales once baby boomers turned 65. That isn’t happening.

People are living longer, and high home prices have them hunkering down instead of listing, experts say. For prospective home buyers, the future will be frustrating.

Are empty-nesters really downsizing?

Opinion

Manager and bartender Anna Puiia prepared a to-go cocktail behind the bar at Brassica Kitchen in Jamaica Plain on Jan. 10, 2021.

Raise a glass to another year of to-go drinks

A pandemic-era perk should get more time to prove its worth to struggling restaurants.

Ending Saddam Hussein’s reign of terror was the right call

Saving the Amazon, before it’s too late

IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFER

Vultures all the way down

MBTArrrrrrrrrgh!

Actor Shameik Moore poses with young movie-goers during the ‘Spiderman Into The Spider-Verse’ Atlanta screening at Regal Atlantic Station on Dec. 6, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Emancipator

How to tell if a film or TV Show is antiracist

While conversations about representation are essential, we also need to talk about the way racism itself is portrayed. The stories we tell can help solve the problem — or can perpetuate it.

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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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Adam Sandler receives Mark Twain Prize, praise from comic pals
A host of comedic and entertainment royalty gathered Sunday night at Washington’s Kennedy Center as Adam Sandler received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Methuen police investigating after one car stolen, 15 cars have items stolen

Police are looking for two males possibly connected to the incidents that took place late Friday night and into Saturday. All of the vehicles were unlocked and police are urging residents to lock their cars and roll up windows, among other safety measures.

Multiple pit bull puppies abandoned on streets in Salem

The dogs found Sunday morning are malnourished, dehydrated and showed other signs of abuse and neglect, Salem police said.

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.

5 Connecticut children, ages 8-17, dead after New York crash

Police in Scarsdale, N.Y. believe the vehicle was being driven by a 16-year-old boy when it veered off the Hutchinson River Parkway, hit a tree and caught fire early Sunday. A 9-year-old boy, the sixth person in the Nissan Rogue, was the only survivor, police said.

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A nationwide ban on a product used by more than 100 million Americans feels like an outsized, unnecessary measure.

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

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

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

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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.

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Metro

The ‘World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade’ raised spirits — and about $10k for charity

Hundreds of Rhode Islanders, many dressed in green, gathered to watch the 89-foot-long parade in Little Compton, R.I.

See photos from the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and breakfast in Boston

Lining the route of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston, crowds joined in on the celebration of the holiday on Sunday.

Hampshire College extends warm welcome to students from New College of Florida, a DeSantis target

Ed Wingenbach, president of Hampshire College, said his team reached out to student organizers at New College in Sarasota, Fla., because the two colleges are “very similar institutions.”

Rafael Viñoly, architect who designed the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, dies at 78

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Trea Turner, who drove in four runs, has a tournament-leading four home runs.

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US routs Cuba to reach World Baseball Classic final

Trea Turner homered twice as the US reached its second straight World Baseball Classic final.

Marquesha Davis sank two free throws with 15.4 seconds left and Ole Miss held on to beat Stanford.

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Madison Scott hit a pair of free throws with 23 seconds left that gave the Rebels the lead for good in a game the Cardinal never led.

Shrewsbury's Rachel Bunsick (17) carries the trophy to the student section as teammate Maggie McManus celebrates their 4-1 win over St. Mary's in the Division 1 girls' hockey state championship.

D1 GIRLS' HOCKEY: SHREWSBURY 4, St. MARY'S 1

Shrewsbury’s confidence in high-scoring blue line rewarded with Division 1 girls’ hockey state championship

“I’ve been saying all year long, from our goalie to our four defensemen, they’re the strongest in the state,” said Shrewsbury coach Frank Panarelli.

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Fairleigh Dickinson battles, but Florida Atlantic ends ride for No. 16 seed

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Business

UBS to buy Credit Suisse for nearly $3.25 billion to calm turmoil

Banking giant UBS is buying troubled rival Credit Suisse for almost $3.25 billion, in a deal orchestrated by regulators in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking system.

Welcome to the ‘Buy Nothing’ revolution

The offbeat giveaway groups on Facebook flourished during the pandemic, with membership numbers more than tripling.

Before collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed spotted big problems

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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.

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

metro

A Green Line train arrived at the Blandford Street Station on Saturday.

Speed restrictions lifted for most of Green Line on Sunday night

Politicians trade jabs and jokes at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast in Boston

Corey wants to become a scientist

sports

Alfredo Despaigne drew a walk to score the first run on Sunday's World Baseball Classic semifinal for Cuba.

Cuba’s semifinal place at the World Baseball Classic only heightens event’s spotlight

BU, Harvard, and Merrimack men’s hockey will all be staying in New England for NCAA regional play

North High becomes first Worcester city school to win a Division 1 state boys’ basketball title

business

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Warren says she favors increasing FDIC’s deposit insurance cap

A proposal to build the ‘world’s tallest flagpole’ looms over a small community in Maine

Credit Suisse’s First Boston plan in doubt amid crisis talks

politics

Former President Donald Trump shared a lengthy social media post Saturday criticizing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office was investigating hush money paid on Trump's behalf.

DA leading Trump case says rhetoric won’t intimidate office

Here are some of the charges that could arise from the Trump investigations

Hampshire College extends warm welcome to students from New College of Florida, a DeSantis target

Nation

Former president Donald Trump.

Witness proposed by Trump defense to go before Manhattan grand jury Monday

School systems sue social media companies for unprecedented toll on student mental health

Trump claims his arrest is imminent and calls for protests, echoing Jan. 6

World

Dennis Miralis, lawyer for former US military pilot Daniel Duggan, speaks to the media outside the court in Sydney, on Jan. 10, 2023.

US pilot could have been lured to Australia, lawyer says

China’s Xi meeting Putin in boost for isolated Russia leader

Russian President Putin visits occupied city of Mariupol

opinion

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.

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

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A red badge of courage, period

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She could have been ... my girlfriend in Canada

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

A rendering from the proposal for Flagpole of Freedom Park near Columbia Falls, Maine. If built, the more than $1 billion attraction would include the tallest flagpole in the world.

A proposal to build the ‘world’s tallest flagpole’ looms over a small community in Maine

Visiting Zermatt and the Mighty Matterhorn

Why you should visit Alexandria, Va.

Arts

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

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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.

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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."

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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

Giancarlo Guerrero conducts the BSO and singers of the Lorelei Ensemble in Julia Wolfe's “Her Story” on Thursday in Symphony Hall.

Sounding ‘Her Story’ and the music of loss

At Roadrunner, Dawes makes a celebratory return to Boston

When only affluent fans can afford concert tickets, there’s a price to be paid

Theater/Dance

The New York City-based Gibney Company debuts “A Measurable Existence” at the ICA in Boston on March 17.

Gibney Company’s engaging Boston debut explores what separates us, what brings us together

Boston Ballet presents its best ‘Don Quixote’ yet

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

globe local

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

Autism Alliance is teaching restaurants and other places how to accommodate families with special needs children

What else is drifting away from us besides the moon?

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

Obituaries

Rafael Viñoly discussed a student’s building plans at the Yale Architecture School in New Haven in 2005.

Rafael Viñoly, architect who designed the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, dies at 78

Tejano musician Fito Olivares dies in Houston at 75

Ann Summers lingerie chain boss Jacqueline Gold dies at 62