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‘It’s frustrating’: Local small businesses say they’re also victims of Steward Health Care’s financial woes

The company’s money problems mean that it has not paid many vendors — some for several years now, they say.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
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.

Country singer Toby Keith has died after battling stomach cancer
Keith, who was battling stomach cancer, passed peacefully on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer’s website.

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.

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.

Blinken seeks progress on Gaza cease-fire-for-hostages deal in meetings with Egyptian mediators

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

A BC swimmer feels caught in hazing-suspension crossfire and robbed of her final season

Katrina Sommer believes the process lacked transparency, ultimately supporting neither the victims nor the dozens of athletes who were not complicit.

With Gay’s resignation, calls grow for Harvard to end legacy admissions
Some are pressing Harvard to do more to protect diversity – and arguing that the need for the university to end legacy admissions has taken on a stark new urgency.

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.

Beth Teitell | Commentary
One Dalton is selling seven studios, some smaller than 400 square feet. The asking price? Brace yourself.
Some of the condos are so small a full-sized bed feels big, but oh, the amenities. And think of the connections you can make in the elevator.

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.
patriots positional analysis: quarterback

One way or the other, Patriots must address the quarterback position this offseason

Things bottomed out in 2023, but they now have a few options for fixing things under center.

Dartmouth College men’s basketball players declared employees, sets stage for union vote

Unionizing would allow the players to negotiate not only over salary but working conditions, including practice hours and travel.
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 tops Harvard in overtime
Glenn Kenny review | ★★1/2

Coming-of-age meets high camp in ‘Lisa Franksenstein’

In this comedy-horror flick from director Zelda Williams and writer Diablo Cody, a high-school misfit is visited one night by a reanimated gent who’d been buried in the cemetery she regularly visits.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Who won in Newton? Not the students.

Teachers unions and school committees in other districts should take a hard look at whether this kind of protracted battle is good for anyone.
Jake Auchincloss

Congress should commit to US biotechnology leadership
JOAN VENNOCHI

State officials knew about Steward finances long before this crisis
Steven Beller and Joshua Shanes

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

Newton teachers strike is over but much remains unsettled

More recent News

Steamship Authority summer ferry reservations begin this week after problems 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.

State tax revenues slump again, fall $263 million below dimmed projections
The development immediately sets the state behind its new benchmark by about 1 percent, and marks the seventh successive month that saw tax revenue fall below expectations.

History is on the menu at these Rhode Island taverns
During the Colonial era, Taverns were a place for weary travelers to sleep, and a spot for locals to share news and debate. Hundreds of years later, some of them are still serving up great food and drink.

Less rain forecast but historic Southern California storm still threatens flooding and landslides
Rainfall from one of the wettest storms in Southern California history is easing off but forecasters say floods are still possible and saturated ground raises the threat of potentially deadly landslides.

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.

Senate Republicans resist advancing on border policy bill, leaving aid for Ukraine in doubt
In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell recommended to GOP senators in a closed-door meeting that they vote against the first procedural vote Wednesday.

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

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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.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

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

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

With new series, ‘Suits’ gets expansive

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

Special Projects

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.

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

When the barbed wire comes down at Concord prison, the possibilities are endless
John F. Keenan

I visited supervised consumption sites in six cities. Here’s what I found.
IDEAS | DAMON KRUKOWSKI

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

Stop policing Black women’s comportment

Cornelia Griggs

It’s not just superstition: Why I’m worried on this Groundhog Day
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

With Gay’s resignation, calls grow for Harvard to end legacy admissions

Some are pressing Harvard to do more to protect diversity – and arguing that the need for the university to end legacy admissions has taken on a stark new urgency.
RI FOOD & DINING

History is on the menu at these Rhode Island taverns

During the Colonial era, Taverns were a place for weary travelers to sleep, and a spot for locals to share news and debate. Hundreds of years later, some of them are still serving up great food and drink.
Beth Teitell | Commentary

One Dalton is selling seven studios, some smaller than 400 square feet. The asking price? Brace yourself.

Some of the condos are so small a full-sized bed feels big, but oh, the amenities. And think of the connections you can make in the elevator.

Jury selection in Adam Montgomery trial set to begin; accused of killing daughter, Harmony

Montgomery allegedly punched his daughter multiple times in the head on Dec. 7, 2019, after she accidentally went to the bathroom in the car where her family was living.

Sports

patriots positional analysis: quarterback

One way or the other, Patriots must address the quarterback position this offseason

Things bottomed out in 2023, but they now have a few options for fixing things under center.
college sports

A BC swimmer feels caught in hazing-suspension crossfire and robbed of her final season

Katrina Sommer believes the process lacked transparency, ultimately supporting neither the victims nor the dozens of athletes who were not complicit.

NLRB official says Dartmouth men’s basketball can unionize. What’s next?

A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board pushed college sports a bit further from amateurism Monday when she ruled the Dartmouth men’s basketball team can hold a union election - which would mean the athletes are employees of their school.
COLLEGES

Dartmouth College men’s basketball players declared employees, sets stage for union vote

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

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

Business

‘It’s frustrating’: Local small businesses say they’re also victims of Steward Health Care’s financial woes

The company’s money problems mean that it has not paid many vendors — some for several years now, they say.
Beth Teitell | Commentary

One Dalton is selling seven studios, some smaller than 400 square feet. The asking price? Brace yourself.

Some of the condos are so small a full-sized bed feels big, but oh, the amenities. And think of the connections you can make in the elevator.

Super Bowl should smash betting records, with 68 million US adults set to wager legally or otherwise

Swiss bank UBS reports pretax loss in 4Q, plans share buybacks after Credit Suisse deal wraps up
magazine
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When my daughter was born, I became the most scared dad there ever was

Your Week Ahead

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

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

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

metro

One state has a shortage of marijuana. Its neighbor had too much. What to do?

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

Steamship Authority summer ferry reservations begin this week after problems with booking program

sports

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

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

business

One state has a shortage of marijuana. Its neighbor had too much. What to do?

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

Mass. employers feeling more upbeat

politics

Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal and postwar plan for Gaza, but obstacles loom

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

Nation

Country singer Toby Keith has died after battling stomach cancer

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

World

UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied nuclear power plant

Blinken seeks progress on Gaza cease-fire-for-hostages deal in meetings with Egyptian mediators

UK leader Rishi Sunak says King Charles III’s cancer was caught early

opinion

In brothel case, erase stigma and transfer shame where it belongs

Harvard alumni seeking change — and leadership seats at university

Tool in cancer fight or new wrinkle in the ‘underworld of data mining’

lifestyle

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

History is on the menu at these Rhode Island taverns

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

travel

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

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

Coming-of-age meets high camp in ‘Lisa Franksenstein’

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

Television

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

Country singer Toby Keith has died after battling stomach cancer

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

Theater/Dance

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

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

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