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‘I'll always be a Patriot’: Belichick out as head coach

Legendary coach won six Super Bowls over 24-year tenure

Ben Volin I On football

After 24 years, it had become obvious: It was time for the Patriots to move on from Bill Belichick
A 4-13 record this season and 29-39 (including postseason) the last four years with no playoff wins, is not where anyone expected to be.

See complete coverage of Belichick's departure

Was it actually a mutual parting of ways?

WATCH: The Patriots and Bill Belichick are breaking up. Sports columnist Chris Gasper thinks the coach's achilles heel was believing too much in his brilliance.

dan shaughnessy

It’s Belichick and Auerbach, then everyone else when it comes to New England coaching greatness

What is the next coaching stop for Bill Belichick? Here are some possible landing spots.

Why move on from Bill Belichick now? ‘This is a results business,’ Robert Kraft explains.

Genocide case against Israel stirs strong feelings among Boston-area residents
As South Africa takes Israel to the International Court of Justice on claims of committing a genocide against Palestinians, many New Englanders who have close ties to the conflict harbor strong feelings about what’s happening.

Six Jewish students file federal lawsuit against Harvard, calling it ‘a bastion’ of ‘anti-Jewish hatred’

Crews work to rescue man caught in ‘very angry’ Parker River in Newbury

Officers and firefighters responded to the area of Forest and River streets on the report that a man was trapped in the river at 6:41 p.m., Newbury police and fire said Thursday night.

Truck driver involved in crash that killed bikers in N.H. rejects plea offer in Conn. case

It seems like hardly anyone still cares about COVID. Does it matter?

Doctors differ on the question, with some saying long COVID remains a significant risk, while others say that concern is overblown.

See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

BUCKS 135, CELTICS 102

Bobby Portis-powered Bucks explode in second quarter, blow out Celtics in Milwaukee
A massive 25-0 run for the hosts silenced the weary Celtics, as Joe Mazzulla chose to bench his starters at halftime for the rest of the night.

US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen

U.S. and British militaries are bombing more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship-launched Tomahawk missiles.

Andrea Campbell, Attorney General of Massachusetts, answered a question during an interview at the State Attorneys General Association meetings, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Boston.

Campbell settles $1.8 million suit with student loan servicer Nelnet

Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial

Salem man sentenced to six-years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child pornography

Globe Magazine

‘God, I wish I hadn’t seen that’: On the trail of Bigfoot in the Berkshires

The irresistible lure of Bigfoot took our group deep into the woods — and to entirely unexpected places.

The Boston School Committee approved Wednesday a change to how the district awards extra points for admissions to its three exam schools, including Boston Latin School.

Boston exam school admissions just changed. Here’s what you need to know.

The change was driven by how difficult it was for Tier 7 and 8 students without extra points to earn admission to the exam schools.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘The system is rigged’: How Massachusetts school districts fail dyslexic students and their families
This academic neglect puts a huge burden on parents, forcing them to take on what can amount to full-time jobs as advocates for their children, pouring money and time into fights with school districts to get the instruction they need.

Artist Max Streicher's “Endgame (Nag & Nell)” clowns are part of the WINTERACTIVE artworks prepared for display in Downtown Boston.

Art installations open in Downtown Boston, including two giant floating clown heads; effort to attract more people to city

Four art installations have opened in Downtown Boston, including two giant floating clown heads and an 11,000 pound steel whale, part of a free winter art experience produced by the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District.

QUICK BITE

I finally got a seat at Sally’s Apizza, and here’s what I found
You can get more than the coal-fired, thin, sooty Neapolitan pie Sally's is famous for at the first Boston-area location. It’s been packed since opening in late 2023.

Ben Affleck (left) and Jeremy Renner in 2010's "The Town."

At the Brattle, ‘Made in Massachusetts: 100 Years of Filmmaking in the Bay State’ is a cinematic bonanza

A labor of love and unofficial survey of the greater Boston area on film gets a free screening Sunday.

Bruce Bickerstaff was among more than 30 people who took part in a protest on Saturday to oppose the closing of the Walgreen's store at 416 Warren St. in Roxbury.

Money, Power, Inequality

Walgreens to postpone closing of Boston location, city officials say

The drugstore, which was originally slated to close on Monday, instead will close on Jan. 31, city officials said Thursday.

This image provided by Henry Swenson, waves crash against the road as flood waters cover the street at Hampton Beach, N.H. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. A major storm drenched the Northeast and slammed it with fierce winds.

Cleanup continues along New England coast after widespread flooding

Residents and public works crews were digging out, cleaning up, and making repairs across much of coastal New England on Thursday, after heavy rain and churning seas pounded the region a day earlier.

Newport Historical Society staff races to save archive of old photographs damaged in storm-related flooding

Opinion

Activists at a press conference organized by the Not Above the Law and Declaration for American Democracy coalitions to mark three years since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol.

Renée Loth

For Trump, every day is Opposite Day

The way Trump plays the game, it’s an insidious manipulation of the truth, a way to project upon his opponents the most noxious qualities of his own character.

CARINE HAJJAR

DeSantis shines as Florida man. But did he win the debate?

SCOT LEHIGH

Nikki Haley beats Ron DeSantis in Iowa debate

JOAN VENNOCHI

An uncertain ending for Patriots’ Mac Jones

IDEAS | Evan Selinger & Brenda Leong

Getting AI ready for the real world takes a terrible human toll

LISTEN

The Stump: Audio dispatches from James Pindell on the campaign trail

Listen to the latest updates from Globe political reporter James Pindell as he outlines what to watch as presidential contenders enter the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.

More recent News

Police standoff in Cambridge ends peacefully, one in custody
The man, who was not immediately identified, had been holed up in a home in Fenno Street, where police had responded around 1:30 p.m. Thursday to a report of a domestic incident, police said.

Maine man, 20, pleads guilty to New Year’s Eve attack on NYC police officers in Times Square
Authorities say Trevor Bickford, 20, of Wells, Maine, had spent months consuming "radical Islamic" materials before he carried out the attack, which seriously wounded three police officers.

Crews work to rescue man caught in ‘very angry’ Parker River in Newbury
Officers and firefighters responded to the area of Forest and River streets on the report that a man was trapped in the river at 6:41 p.m., Newbury police and fire said Thursday night.

Second suspect arrested in East Boston death investigation
Julio Ardon, 26, was arrested Thursday at a home in Fall River charging him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon as part of the investigation into the stabbing death of a Medford man last month on Gove Street in East Boston, police said.

Christmas trees find new home on damaged Martha’s Vineyard beach
Edgartown plans to use bare Christmas trees to rebuild the dunes in South Beach after a series of damaging storms.

Former Lawrence fire inspector to pay $65,000 for violating conflict of interest law
David Blanchette, who retired from the Lawrence Fire Dept. in 2021, violated the conflict of interest law by conducting official inspections on properties where his private business had already done pre-inspection work.

‘A toss up right now.’ Chris Christie’s exit could be a ‘game-changer’ for Nikki Haley.

Chris Christie didn't endorse a rival when he dropped out of the race for president this week. But his decision could still help onetime rival Nikki Haley.

Sentence of life without parole is unconstitutional for adults under 21, SJC rules
Juvenile justice advocates hailed the ruling as a major step forward.

Planning a ‘no-spend’ year in 2024? You’re not alone.
Vowing to buy less is a perennial New Year’s resolution, but there are signs of a real shift among some companies and consumers toward less waste.

Madonna’s ‘Celebration Tour’ is also a nostalgia trip for her old-school fans
It’s hard to overstate the influence the Queen of Pop has had on fashion, culture, feminism — and me.

Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Big Atlas, Plane Jane, and Binx hosted the premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race season 16 watch party at Time Out Market Boston on Friday, Jan. 5.

This Boston-based Jane is anything but plain in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Oud player Basel Zayed's show at the Crystal Ballroom Jan. 18 is sold out.

Blacklisted on the West Bank, Basel Zayed has settled into his new musical home in Boston

Jodie Foster (left) and Kali Reis in "True Detective: Night Country," premiering Sunday on HBO and Max.

‘True Detective: Night Country’ is a dark delight

Kevin Hart (pictured at Atlantic City in September) performs Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Medford's Chevalier Theatre.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

President Biden spoke during a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College, Jan. 5, in Blue Bell, Pa. In his first campaign event of the 2024 election season, Biden said that democracy and fundamental freedoms are under threat if former president Donald Trump returns to the White House.

SCOT LEHIGH

Biden begins a critical clash with Trump about democracy

Investor Bill Ackman has pledged to conduct a plagiarism review of all MIT faculty and leadership plus the journalists at Business Insider, which first reported allegations against his wife, Neri Oxman.

EDITORIAL

How colleges can head off plagiarism wars

Donald Trump took the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Judges scoffed at Trump’s immunity argument. But Americans shouldn’t.

Activists outside the White House on Jan. 8, 2019, challenged President Donald Trump's claim that Congress needed to fund a border wall.

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Who decides what counts as a crisis?

RENÉE GRAHAM

Austin going AWOL does Biden no favors

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

‘Flash,’ an old horse with a big belly, rescued from muddy paddock in Plympton

Flash, a 22-year-old semi-retired show horse, was rescued by the Plympton fire department after he got stuck in his muddy paddock.

Sentence of life without parole is unconstitutional for adults under 21, SJC rules

Juvenile justice advocates hailed the ruling as a major step forward.

RI NEWS

R.I. to continue expansion at St. Mary’s Home for Children even after explosive report detailing abuse and neglect

The $11 million, 12-bed project is seen as a much-needed stop-gap solution to a longstanding crisis: too-few beds for girls needing psychiatric care in Rhode Island. Construction is expected to begin in March.

Truck driver involved in crash that killed bikers in N.H. rejects plea offer in Conn. case

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 28, of West Springfield, appeared in Hartford Superior Court for about three minutes on Thursday on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Sports

Frustration was the theme of the night for Jrue Holiday and the Celtics.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Fatigue finally catches up to the Celtics — too bad it was against the Bucks

The NBA schedule has treacherous points for every team. There are going to be nights where fatigue is exposed, where shots are short, legs are heavy and effort just isn’t enough.

Prolific Prep forward AJ Dybansta (right), a Brockton native, drives to the basket in the first quarter against Orangeville Prep (Canada) at BC High on Thursday night.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Brockton’s AJ Dybantsa and coaches make triumphant return home with Prolific Prep boys’ basketball team

Dybantsa (25 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals) led Prolific to a 91-49 victory over Orangeville Prep (Canada) in a game at BC High, the alma mater of coaches Ryan Bernardi and Carl Pierre.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is pumped up after another bucket during the Bucks' 25-0 run in the second quarter that ran the Celtics out of Fiserv Forum Thursday night.

BUCKS 135, CELTICS 102

Bobby Portis-powered Bucks explode in second quarter, blow out Celtics in Milwaukee

A massive 25-0 run for the hosts silenced the weary Celtics, as Joe Mazzulla chose to bench his starters at halftime for the rest of the night.

Baseball

Juan Soto, Yankees agree to $31 million deal, AP source says, record for arbitration-eligible player

Bruins notebook

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery gleaned insight from Bill Belichick

Red Sox

Red Sox find terms with Nick Pivetta, other three arbitration eligible players on one-year deals

Business

TALKING POINTS

Sperry sold, Waltham headquarters to close

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial

Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Trump seized an opportunity to speak in court, unleashing a barrage of attacks during a six-minute diatribe before being cut off by the judge.

Eight downtown office buildings could soon become apartments

EBay settles criminal charges over harassing Natick couple as new details emerge

magazine

Bart Hanson lives with his family and North Reading and makes his living as a poker professional.

Globe Magazine

YouTube poker player Bart Hanson just can't stop winning

LOVE LETTERS

I thought I found love online, but he gradually stopped responding

PERSPECTIVE

Boston is too expensive, everyone agrees. So what’s keeping you here?

MISS CONDUCT

A neighbor is spreading false fears about new arrivals to a shelter in town

metro

Demonstrators charged local officials with genocide in solidarity with Palestinians outside of Boston City Hall.

Genocide case against Israel stirs strong feelings among Boston-area residents

Newport Historical Society staff races to save archive of old photographs damaged in storm-related flooding

Walgreens to postpone closing of Boston location, city officials say

sports

Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said he will miss his chats with Bill Belichick, as Stevens spoke with the legendary coach first as a head coach, and then as a front-office leader.

Brad Stevens: Bill Belichick’s departure leaves a significant void in Boston sports scene

Bill Belichick out as Patriots head coach: All the analysis, news, and reaction

Collin Graf pleased with his decision to return to Quinnipiac’s men’s hockey team instead of turning pro

business

Campbell settles $1.8 million suit with student loan servicer Nelnet

US is investigating if Boeing made sure a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards

Sage CEO sees encouraging sales for new pill for postpartum depression

politics

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall and amphibious assault ship USS Bataan transit the Bab al-Mandeb strait on Aug. 9, 2023.

US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen

Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial

Vivek Ramaswamy’s R.I. nomination papers ‘signed’ by some dead Rhode Islanders

Nation

People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, on Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass.

Students Sue Harvard, Calling It a ‘Bastion’ of Antisemitism

Austin’s undisclosed hospitalization draws new internal investigation

New storm to bring blizzard and more tornadoes: City-by-city forecasts

World

South Africa's Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola (center) and Palestinian assistant Minister of Multilateral Affairs Ammar Hijazi (right) addressed the media outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday.

Israel Faces Accusation of Genocide as South Africa Brings Case to U.N. Court

Ukraine’s Zelensky rules out a cease-fire with Russia, saying Moscow would use it to rearm

Starvation looms for large share of Gaza residents

opinion

Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Clinton, Iowa, on Saturday, Jan. 6.

The tricky task ahead for Trump’s GOP rivals

An uncertain ending for Patriots’ Mac Jones

Judges scoffed at Trump’s immunity argument. But Americans shouldn’t.

lifestyle

Can we stop giving gifts?

Don Lemon, former CNN host, to launch ‘The Don Lemon Show’ on X

5,000-word New York Times op-ed speculating on Taylor Swift’s sexuality slammed by supporters

food & dining

Tomato pie at the newly opened Sally’s Apizza in Woburn.

I finally got a seat at Sally’s Apizza, and here’s what I found

Revival Café + Kitchen plans a Watertown opening; Makaroni Pasteria launches at High Street Place

Ayo Edebiri talks Golden Globes speech, why she can’t eat viral ‘The Bear’ potato chip omelet on ‘Kimmel’

travel

A practical primer for staying sober while traveling this Dry January

Chase Ultimate Rewards downgraded my flight, then canceled it

Gabrielle McClinton on landing her dream role, the magic of Ireland, and those Trader Joe’s nut packs

Arts

Faith Ringgold, "Picasso’s Studio," 1991. © 2023 Faith Ringgold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York.

At 93, American artist Faith Ringgold is finally getting her due

Michael John Gorman named new director of MIT Museum

Boston Public School students and families to get free admission to Boston museums, Wu says

Books

A photograph from “Radio Silence: A Book of Walks,” a new book by Deb Todd Wheeler that moves through deep grief.

Brookline artist gives form to grief in ‘a walking lament’; exhibition at Eric Carle Museum shows how picture books are made; Boston Comic Arts Foundation announces new monthly event series

‘I'll always be a Patriot’: Belichick out as head coach

Ben Volin I On football After 24 years, it had become obvious: It was time for the Patriots to move on from Bill Belichick A 4-13 record this season and 29-39 (including postseason) the last four years with no playoff wins, is not where anyone expected to be.

It’s Belichick and Auerbach, then everyone else when it comes to New England coaching greatness

What is the next coaching stop for Bill Belichick? Here are some possible landing spots.

Why move on from Bill Belichick now? ‘This is a results business,’ Robert Kraft explains.

Crews work to rescue man caught in ‘very angry’ Parker River in Newbury

Truck driver involved in crash that killed bikers in N.H. rejects plea offer in Conn. case

It seems like hardly anyone still cares about COVID. Does it matter?

BUCKS 135, CELTICS 102 Bobby Portis-powered Bucks explode in second quarter, blow out Celtics in Milwaukee A massive 25-0 run for the hosts silenced the weary Celtics, as Joe Mazzulla chose to bench his starters at halftime for the rest of the night.

US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen

Campbell settles $1.8 million suit with student loan servicer Nelnet

Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial

Salem man sentenced to six-years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child pornography

‘God, I wish I hadn’t seen that’: On the trail of Bigfoot in the Berkshires

Boston exam school admissions just changed. Here’s what you need to know.

Art installations open in Downtown Boston, including two giant floating clown heads; effort to attract more people to city

QUICK BITE I finally got a seat at Sally’s Apizza, and here’s what I found You can get more than the coal-fired, thin, sooty Neapolitan pie Sally's is famous for at the first Boston-area location. It’s been packed since opening in late 2023.

At the Brattle, ‘Made in Massachusetts: 100 Years of Filmmaking in the Bay State’ is a cinematic bonanza

Walgreens to postpone closing of Boston location, city officials say

Cleanup continues along New England coast after widespread flooding

For Trump, every day is Opposite Day

DeSantis shines as Florida man. But did he win the debate?

Nikki Haley beats Ron DeSantis in Iowa debate

An uncertain ending for Patriots’ Mac Jones

Getting AI ready for the real world takes a terrible human toll

The Stump: Audio dispatches from James Pindell on the campaign trail

More recent News

Police standoff in Cambridge ends peacefully, one in custody The man, who was not immediately identified, had been holed up in a home in Fenno Street, where police had responded around 1:30 p.m. Thursday to a report of a domestic incident, police said.

Maine man, 20, pleads guilty to New Year’s Eve attack on NYC police officers in Times Square Authorities say Trevor Bickford, 20, of Wells, Maine, had spent months consuming "radical Islamic" materials before he carried out the attack, which seriously wounded three police officers.

Crews work to rescue man caught in ‘very angry’ Parker River in Newbury Officers and firefighters responded to the area of Forest and River streets on the report that a man was trapped in the river at 6:41 p.m., Newbury police and fire said Thursday night.

Christmas trees find new home on damaged Martha’s Vineyard beach Edgartown plans to use bare Christmas trees to rebuild the dunes in South Beach after a series of damaging storms.

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‘A toss up right now.’ Chris Christie’s exit could be a ‘game-changer’ for Nikki Haley.

Sentence of life without parole is unconstitutional for adults under 21, SJC rules Juvenile justice advocates hailed the ruling as a major step forward.

Planning a ‘no-spend’ year in 2024? You’re not alone. Vowing to buy less is a perennial New Year’s resolution, but there are signs of a real shift among some companies and consumers toward less waste.

Madonna’s ‘Celebration Tour’ is also a nostalgia trip for her old-school fans It’s hard to overstate the influence the Queen of Pop has had on fashion, culture, feminism — and me.

Culture & Lifestyle

This Boston-based Jane is anything but plain in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Blacklisted on the West Bank, Basel Zayed has settled into his new musical home in Boston

‘True Detective: Night Country’ is a dark delight

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

Beyond the Gilded Gate

Nightmare in Mission Hill

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Biden begins a critical clash with Trump about democracy

How colleges can head off plagiarism wars

Judges scoffed at Trump’s immunity argument. But Americans shouldn’t.

Who decides what counts as a crisis?

Austin going AWOL does Biden no favors

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

‘Flash,’ an old horse with a big belly, rescued from muddy paddock in Plympton

Sentence of life without parole is unconstitutional for adults under 21, SJC rules

R.I. to continue expansion at St. Mary’s Home for Children even after explosive report detailing abuse and neglect

Truck driver involved in crash that killed bikers in N.H. rejects plea offer in Conn. case

Sports

Fatigue finally catches up to the Celtics — too bad it was against the Bucks

Brockton’s AJ Dybantsa and coaches make triumphant return home with Prolific Prep boys’ basketball team

Bobby Portis-powered Bucks explode in second quarter, blow out Celtics in Milwaukee

Juan Soto, Yankees agree to $31 million deal, AP source says, record for arbitration-eligible player

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery gleaned insight from Bill Belichick

Red Sox find terms with Nick Pivetta, other three arbitration eligible players on one-year deals

Business

Sperry sold, Waltham headquarters to close

Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial

Eight downtown office buildings could soon become apartments

EBay settles criminal charges over harassing Natick couple as new details emerge

YouTube poker player Bart Hanson just can't stop winning

I thought I found love online, but he gradually stopped responding

Boston is too expensive, everyone agrees. So what’s keeping you here?

A neighbor is spreading false fears about new arrivals to a shelter in town

metro

Genocide case against Israel stirs strong feelings among Boston-area residents

Newport Historical Society staff races to save archive of old photographs damaged in storm-related flooding

Walgreens to postpone closing of Boston location, city officials say

sports

Ben Volin I On football

After 24 years, it had become obvious: It was time for the Patriots to move on from Bill Belichick
A 4-13 record this season and 29-39 (including postseason) the last four years with no playoff wins, is not where anyone expected to be.

BUCKS 135, CELTICS 102

Bobby Portis-powered Bucks explode in second quarter, blow out Celtics in Milwaukee
A massive 25-0 run for the hosts silenced the weary Celtics, as Joe Mazzulla chose to bench his starters at halftime for the rest of the night.

QUICK BITE

I finally got a seat at Sally’s Apizza, and here’s what I found
You can get more than the coal-fired, thin, sooty Neapolitan pie Sally's is famous for at the first Boston-area location. It’s been packed since opening in late 2023.

Police standoff in Cambridge ends peacefully, one in custody
The man, who was not immediately identified, had been holed up in a home in Fenno Street, where police had responded around 1:30 p.m. Thursday to a report of a domestic incident, police said.

Maine man, 20, pleads guilty to New Year’s Eve attack on NYC police officers in Times Square
Authorities say Trevor Bickford, 20, of Wells, Maine, had spent months consuming "radical Islamic" materials before he carried out the attack, which seriously wounded three police officers.

Crews work to rescue man caught in ‘very angry’ Parker River in Newbury
Officers and firefighters responded to the area of Forest and River streets on the report that a man was trapped in the river at 6:41 p.m., Newbury police and fire said Thursday night.

Christmas trees find new home on damaged Martha’s Vineyard beach
Edgartown plans to use bare Christmas trees to rebuild the dunes in South Beach after a series of damaging storms.

Sentence of life without parole is unconstitutional for adults under 21, SJC rules
Juvenile justice advocates hailed the ruling as a major step forward.

Planning a ‘no-spend’ year in 2024? You’re not alone.
Vowing to buy less is a perennial New Year’s resolution, but there are signs of a real shift among some companies and consumers toward less waste.

Madonna’s ‘Celebration Tour’ is also a nostalgia trip for her old-school fans
It’s hard to overstate the influence the Queen of Pop has had on fashion, culture, feminism — and me.