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Mayors in Mass. cities played key roles ending teachers strikes. So why was Newton’s Fuller absent from the bargaining table?
Newton has a strong mayor system of government, so Mayor Ruthanne Fuller directs the city’s budget, including how much the school district gets.

‘What damage has been done?’ After strike’s end, Newton grapples with how to heal community rifts. Editorial: Who won in Newton? Not the students.

Should a Harvard professor host a speaker with views on the Hamas attack he finds morally wrong?
The invitation of a Palestinian academic who said the Oct. 7 attack was “a normal human struggle" for freedom has drawn condemnations. But some Harvard professors say that controversial, even repugnant, views must be openly discussed and interrogated at a university.

The election to replace George Santos may hinge on immigration politics
For Democrats, the special election presents an opportunity to not only take a key congressional seat, but to run offensively on an issue that has increasingly been a weak spot politically.

Bail won’t be revoked for man charged in fatal Hingham Apple Store crash, judge rules
Bradley Rein last appeared in court on Dec. 27, when he was ordered held for an evaluation at a mental health facility after he allegedly failed to keep his GPS monitoring bracelet charged.

State tax revenues slump again, fall $263 million below dimmed projections

Senate Republicans resist advancing on border policy bill, leaving aid for Ukraine in doubt

Here’s what’s in the Senate border deal for Mass.

A social studies classroom at a New Hampshire high school.

Why is N.H. considering a ban on social emotional learning?

Social emotional learning is the latest target in the culture wars waged over what can be taught in schools.

As literacy bill faces deadline, Governor Healey stays mum on curriculum mandate
Governor Healey on Monday said schools are “failing” students by not using up-to-date reading instruction, but she declined to say whether she supports legislation to require schools to choose instructional materials from a list of state-approved reading curriculums.

AS I SEE IT

Cape Cod in winter is a place of empty beaches and soothing solitude
Winter brings an opportunity for unlimited solitude and a real appreciation for the beauty of Cape Cod. “It’s paradise. There’s nobody around,” said a visitor.

BU goaltender Mathieu Caron and defenseman Case McCarthy embrace after a frenetic final minute capped a Beanpot semifinal victory over rival BC at TD Garden.

71ST MEN'S BEANPOT | BOSTON UNIV. 4, BOSTON COLLEGE 3

BU gets back to the men’s Beanpot final, Macklin Celebrini’s two goals helping solve rival BC

Macklin Celebrini's two goals outdid Gabe Perreault's two for BC, as BU beat its Commonwealth Avenue antagonists for the first time in three tries this season.

Northeastern comes from behind, tops Harvard in overtime

Police Chief William G. Brooks lll stood with students of Callahan Elementary School in Norwood.

‘Time to wrap it up,’ Norwood police chief announces retirement after 47-year career

Chief William G. Brooks III, who has been a law enforcement officer for 47 years, will be spending more time with his wife, Donna, and their children and grandchildren.

Grammy Awards

Ben Affleck unleashes his inner pop star while poking fun at his viral 2023 Grammys moment (and wearing a giant doughnut necklace) in a new ad for Dunkin'.

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’

"Underestimate Boston at your peril," Affleck says in the ad, which also features an appearance by New England TikTok star Charli D’Amelio.

Watch: Tracy Chapman brings down the house with ‘Fast Car’ performance at 2024 Grammys See the winners list from the 2024 Grammy Awards

Amy Carnevale, chairperson of the Mass. Republican Party, seen last year inside the party's Woburn headquarters. The Mass. GOP is shifting its office back to Merrimac Street in Boston.

In symbolic reversal, Mass. GOP moving office to Boston and ‘back in the fight’

The Massachusetts Republican Party had for years called 85 Merrimac Street home before its former chair moved its headquarters to Woburn in what was billed then as a cost-cutting maneuver.

Sandra Nijjar, a community organizer, spoke at a rally for Marco Flores who was convicted of killing the man who had been abusing him for years.

‘A victim not a criminal’: The push to stop the deportation of Marco Flores, who killed his abuser

Flores faces deportation to El Salvador after serving his sentence for killing the man who sexually abused him for years, his family said. Withdrawing his guilty plea could change that, said Barbara Munro, the lawyer appointed to see if there's a basis to reopen the case.

Special Report: The boy who burned inside

As cars disembarked to the right, a line of people to the left waited to board a ferry to Woods Hole from Vineyard Haven in 2021.

Steamship Authority summer ferry reservations begin this week following issue with booking program

Reservations for the Nantucket route will open at 8 a.m. Thursday, followed by openings for the Martha’s Vineyard ferry at 8 a.m. on Feb. 14, the Steamship Authority said.

Opinion

If anyone is pandering to antisemitic stereotypes about Jews, it is, by all reports, Republican Representative Elise Stefanik of New York.

Steven Beller and Joshua Shanes

Elise Stefanik’s vendetta against Harvard isn’t about antisemitism; it’s political — and personal

Why the attacks on Harvard’s Derek Penslar by the Elise Stefaniks of the world are dangerous.

When the barbed wire comes down at Concord prison, the possibilities are endless

State officials knew about Steward finances long before this crisis

I visited supervised consumption sites in six cities. Here’s what I found.

Newton teachers strike is over but much remains unsettled

More recent News

King Charles III is being treated for cancer and will temporarily halt his public duties
The palace didn’t disclose what form of cancer the king has, but said it’s not related to his recent treatment for a benign prostate condition.

Edgartown man sentenced to more than 8 years in federal prison for Falmouth bank robbery

On April 8, 2023, Petar Petyoshin walked into the Rockland Trust Bank in Falmouth and put a “purported bomb on the teller counter and brandished a firearm,” prosecutors said.

Replacing R.I.’s Washington Bridge could take 1 to 2 years, federal official says
The new timeframe is significantly longer than the original estimate of three months to repair the major I-195 bridge when it abruptly closed in December.

Patriots ready to hire Packers assistant Jerry Montgomery as defensive line coach
Montgomery, 44, was let go by Green Bay when it hired former Boston College coach Jeff Hafley.

Man charged with making false statements in probe of arson attacks on Jewish institutions in Greater Boston agrees to voluntary detention

Alexander Giannakakis is accused of making false statements to investigators in a matter involving domestic terrorism, according to court records.

Dartmouth reinstating SAT, ACT requirement for applicants after pause during pandemic
Dartmouth College announced Monday it will reinstate the requirement that applicants submit SAT or ACT scores beginning next year, making it the first Ivy League school to do so and renewing the debate over the role of standardized test scores in college admissions.

Recommended reads

When my daughter was born, I became the most scared dad there ever was

Parenthood felt like one long panic attack. I didn’t know it at the time, but these were the best words of parental advice I have ever been given.

Black History Now

Edmund Barry Gaither worked to bring Black art to the masses during the era of desegregation
“There isn’t an American art without African American art. ...There’s something that’s integral to it,” Gaither said.

See more Black History Month coverage

Emergency patients in Boston are waiting longer than ever for care
Many patients at Boston’s best-known hospitals spend 12 to 24 hours in emergency departments, according to the Globe's analysis.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Saving Steward Health Care will take a miracle
At stake? The future of Steward’s nine Massachusetts hospitals, which serve 200,000 patients a year.

Culture & Lifestyle

Actor Barry Keoghan was honored as Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year during a ceremony at Harvard's Farkas Hall in Cambridge on Feb. 2.

Barry Keoghan hits the dance floor as Hasty Pudding’s 2024 Man of the Year

Cécile McLorin Salvant performs at Sanders Theatre Friday night.

Burt Bacharach here, Kate Bush there: Cécile McLorin Salvant makes classic songs her own at Sanders Theatre

Meghan Markle played Rachel Zane in "Suits."

With new series, ‘Suits’ gets expansive

Michael Jackson and Bob Dylan in "The Greatest Night in Pop."

Remember when music’s biggest stars sang ‘We Are the World’ for Ethiopian aid? Netflix does — in entertaining new doc.

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

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

stuart landing page illustration

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, 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

Joe Damaso at Courthouse Fish Market on its last day of business last month.

IDEAS | DAMON KRUKOWSKI

In the age of soulless self-checkout, my friendly fishmongers in Cambridge held back the tide

Democratic Representative Cori Bush of Missouri at a press conference in Washington in October.

Stop policing Black women’s comportment

Holy Family Hospital in Methuen is one of the hospitals for which Steward is seeking buyers.

Help Steward patients but don’t bail out the hospital system

Lynda Bluestein spread her arms wide to greet her daughter, Aimee, as she arrived to the home hospice in Concord, Vt., where she would say goodbye to her mom for the last time.

A full life, an assisted death

Cornelia Griggs

It’s not just superstition: Why I’m worried on this Groundhog Day

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Edgartown man sentenced to more than 8 years in federal prison for Falmouth bank robbery

On April 8, 2023, Petar Petyoshin walked into the Rockland Trust Bank in Falmouth and put a “purported bomb on the teller counter and brandished a firearm,” prosecutors said.

Steamship Authority summer ferry reservations begin this week following issue with booking program

Reservations for the Nantucket route will open at 8 a.m. Thursday, followed by openings for the Martha’s Vineyard ferry at 8 a.m. on Feb. 14, the Steamship Authority said.

TSA confiscates gun at Logan Airport after finding it in passenger’s carry-on bag

The unloaded .38 Special was found in the bag during security screenings Saturday morning, along with five rounds of ammunition and a pocket knife, officials said.

‘Time to wrap it up,’ Norwood police chief announces retirement after 47-year career

Chief William G. Brooks III, who has been a law enforcement officer for 47 years, will be spending more time with his wife, Donna, and their children and grandchildren.

Sports

Tim Murphy spent 30 years at Harvard, winning 10 Ivy League titles.

Watch: Ryan Fitzpatrick narrates emotional farewell video to longtime Harvard football coach Tim Murphy

The three-minute video includes several Ivy League championship celebrations and emotional post-game addresses to his players.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks at a press conference Monday ahead of Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Roger Goodell reveals rare Friday NFL game this year — and it will be held in Brazil

The NFL commissioner said the Eagles will play on Sept. 6, one day after the 2024 season opener. Goodell also touched upon gambling, the Rooney Rule, and Taylor Swift.

BU goaltender Mathieu Caron and defenseman Case McCarthy embrace after a frenetic final minute capped a Beanpot semifinal victory over rival BC at TD Garden.

71ST MEN'S BEANPOT | BOSTON UNIV. 4, BOSTON COLLEGE 3

BU gets back to the men’s Beanpot final, Macklin Celebrini’s two goals helping solve rival BC

Macklin Celebrini's two goals outdid Gabe Perreault's two for BC, as BU beat its Commonwealth Avenue antagonists for the first time in three tries this season.

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown reportedly ‘seriously considering’ participating in NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Eagles will host NFL’s first regular-season game in Brazil as league unveils international schedule

Brett Favre hasn’t finished repaying misspent welfare money, Mississippi auditor says

Business

Kelley Tuthill takes the reins at Catholic Charities amid rising demand for services

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

Mass. employers feeling more upbeat

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Mass Coastal Railroad acquires Bay Colony Railroad

Parisians vote to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics

magazine

When my daughter was born, I became the most scared dad there ever was

Celebrate love of all kinds on Wednesday at the Palentine’s Day Pottery Class, hosted at The Broadway Bar.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Feb. 5-Feb. 11

Rufus Faulk, Jarvis Adams, and Levi Samedi, co-owners of the Mix restaurant, slated to open this spring.

Boston restaurant economics are punishing. $600,000 liquor licenses make it worse.

Iceland’s ‘Silicon Valley of Cod’ holds secrets for New England’s fishing industry

metro

Bradley Rein was photographed leaving the courthouse after his arraignment in April 2023.

Bail won’t be revoked for man charged in fatal Hingham Apple Store crash, judge rules

Should a Harvard professor host a speaker with views on the Hamas attack he finds morally wrong?

Amazon delivery truck crashes into Georgetown building

sports

Northeastern defenseman Hunter McDonald gave Harvard forward Zakary Karpa a look at the boards during Monday night's first semifinal of the 71st Men's Beanpot at TD Garden.

Northeastern comes from behind, tops Harvard in overtime to earn chance at defending men’s Beanpot championship

Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald hospitalized following NHL All-Star festivities

Patriots ready to hire Packers assistant Jerry Montgomery as defensive line coach

business

A Boeing 737 Max jet.

Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some 737 fuselages

Saving Steward Health Care will take a miracle

Uber laying off 168 people as part of Drizly shutdown

politics

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

House Republicans are ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, if they have the votes

Trump’s fate and an obscure section of the Constitution collide at Supreme Court

Nevada will hold presidential primaries and caucuses, creating voter confusion but little suspense

Nation

Jennifer Crumbley is escorted away, Feb. 5, in Pontiac, Mich.

Jury deliberations entering second day in trial of Michigan school shooter’s mom

Justice Department proposes major changes to address disparities in state crime victim funds

This Florida mall has Gucci, Prada … and soon, affordable housing?

World

Britain's King Charles III made his way to Westminster Abbey prior to his coronation ceremony in London, May 6, 2023.

King Charles III is being treated for cancer and will temporarily halt his public duties

Blinken meets with Saudi crown prince, hoping to rally support to end war in Gaza

Parisians vote to triple parking fees for big SUVs and other hefty cars

opinion

Activists protesting the death penalty had placed signs along the road to Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., ahead of the scheduled execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith on Jan. 25.

Ala. execution by gas is the very definition of cruel and unusual

In Milton, a critical vote to help ease the housing crisis

Grief is hard. Not talking about it makes it even harder.

lifestyle

Patriots owner Robert Kraft attended the Grammys in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Photos: Taylor Swift, Robert Kraft, and more stars hit the red carpet at the 2024 Grammys

Is anyone taking care of themselves?

Should I tell my friend I’m in love with him?

food & dining

Ben Affleck unleashes his inner pop star while poking fun at his viral 2023 Grammys moment (and wearing a giant doughnut necklace) in a new ad for Dunkin'.

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’

Two Boston Beer Company vets want to challenge the Michelob Ultras of the world

Moon Bar offers a spirited way in to the Mooncusser experience

travel

JetBlue tails at Logan.

JetBlue to begin offering nonstop flights from Boston to Dublin and Paris

These are the most crowded and expensive theme parks in the world. If you’re headed to Disney, start saving now.

Margaritaville resort will open in Hyannis this summer, company says

Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts said it will remove eight objects from display in response to updated federal regulations.

MFA to pull Native objects from display

Former US senator Patrick Leahy, with new photo show, has plenty of company as a celebrity camera enthusiast

Vera Klement, painter who saw both beauty and evil, dies at 93

Books

This Groundhog Day, take a quick lesson on hurkle-durkling — or lazing about — courtesy of TikTok and . . . Scotland?

In the haunting photographs of ‘Ghosts of Segregation,’ the scars of racism hide in plain sight

Parker-Vincent Alva named Boston’s third Youth Poet Laureate

Movies

Ben Affleck unleashes his inner pop star while poking fun at his viral 2023 Grammys moment (and wearing a giant doughnut necklace) in a new ad for Dunkin'.

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’

Sign up for the Globe’s 4th annual Black History Month Film Festival

Donnie Yen to star in film remake of ‘70s TV series ‘Kung Fu’

Television

Ben Affleck unleashes his inner pop star while poking fun at his viral 2023 Grammys moment (and wearing a giant doughnut necklace) in a new ad for Dunkin'.

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’

This week’s TV: A Super Sunday primer, Netflix’s ‘One Day,’ and ‘Stupid Pet Tricks’

Dorchester native Ayo Edebiri hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Jennifer Lopez performs

music

Miley Cyrus performs "Flowers" during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, in Los Angeles.

Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and Billie Eilish help Grammys reach its largest audience since 2020

A ‘Fast Car’ duet, Joni, Jay-Z, and more: Seven Grammy moments to remember

Marilyn Manson completes community service sentence for blowing nose on videographer in N.H.

Theater/Dance

Christopher Edwards, artistic director of Actors' Shakespeare Project, shown outside of Hibernian Hall in Roxbury, where his company is staging its next production.

With plenty of empty seats to fill, some theater companies are in a fight for survival

In ‘A Case for the Existence of God,’ two lonely strangers, intertwined

In Company One’s ‘The Interrobangers,’ the truth is out there . . . in the woods

Health

Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, R.I.

Prospect Medical Holdings wants to sell its 2 R.I.-based hospitals. Here’s what a proposed deal could look like, executives say.

Timeline: Proposed sale of Rhode Island hospitals preceded by years of regulatory fights, funding problems

Incel culture and its rise in the modern dating world

Obituaries

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Captain Larry Taylor at the White House last year.

Larry Taylor, gunship pilot in Vietnam who led daring rescue, dies at 81

Richard Caster, three-time Pro Bowler and favorite target of Joe Namath, dies at 75

Larry Kessler, whose HIV/AIDS activism changed policy and saved lives, dies at 81