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Norwood hospital construction on pause as vendors await payments from Steward

US Representative Stephen Lynch said he was informed some companies working on the hospital project had begun pulling building materials and equipment from the property.

Steward Health Care’s landlord tries to distance itself, but lends more money

Gabrielle Wolohojian, Healey’s former romantic partner, defends against ‘optics’ of Supreme Judicial Court nomination
Gabrielle R. Wolohojian said there may be times she would recuse herself from cases on the Supreme Judicial Court. But no member of the Governor's Council asked her directly how she would approach those involving Governor Maura Healey.

Jury begins deliberations in Adam Montgomery murder trial
During closing arguments Wednesday morning, the defense accused 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery’s stepmom of crafting a “crazy” story to blame girl’s father for her death.

When is the best time to get your flu shot?
New research shows that children who get vaccinated in October are less likely to get sick with the flu than those who get the shot earlier or later.

Former foster children, advocates want a say in who leads the state’s child welfare agency
This year could be a pivotal one for the child welfare system in Massachusetts.

Lawsuit claims 20 Boston-area landlords, brokers discriminated against poor

A fair housing watchdog group filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging the landlords and real estate agents refused to accept government-subsidized housing vouchers.

There is widespread consensus that White Stadium is in dire need of investment and renovation.

Local environmental nonprofit, residents sue to halt White Stadium development plan

It’s the first lawsuit the Emerald Necklace Conservancy has filed in its about 25-year history — an action its leadership took reluctantly, but very seriously, they said.

Chelsea players arrive for a game against Tech Boston at White Stadium.

Plans to turn White Stadium into a soccer palace has sparked a huge controversy — and a lawsuit

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is hopping mad — and raising valid concerns — about the city’s plans to transform White Stadium, in Franklin Park, into the new home of Boston’s expansion women’s professional soccer team.

Healey administration bars Milton from state grants after defiant housing vote. It’s about more than money.
The administration is trying to head off broader momentum sparked by the town’s recent rejection of a controversial housing plan.

Milton to lose out on state grants after rejecting controversial housing plan

State law requires Milton to rezone to allow for 2,461 new housing units, which may or may not get built. Town Meeting came up with a compliant plan in December, but opponents forced a referendum, and last week, 54 percent of the 9,500 voters who came out rejected it.

Make Milton an example

The state has warned the town that failing to allow more housing will cost it. Good.

Wentworth plans residence halls, academic buildings in 10-year vision
The technical school's 31-acre campus in Mission Hill and Fenway may soon include hundreds of dormitory rooms and quad on what is now a surface parking lot.

Alejandro Enciso at his home in Los Angeles.

‘I tried even harder to be a ghost’: Financial coach Alejandro Enciso discusses struggles of growing up undocumented

"I feel like a lot of people who don’t necessarily seem bigoted show their true colors when they talk about immigration," said Enciso, who works remotely for Compass Working Capital in Boston.

“These people are just a bunch of cowards” too afraid “to show their faces,” said Worcester Mayor Joe Petty.

Mass. communities grapple with how to prevent ‘Zoom bombing’ of public meetings

The recent spate of cyber attacks known as “Zoom bombing” can be traced to the start of the pandemic in 2020, when public meetings were forced online and speakers were allowed to participate remotely.

Rob Mariano, a.k.a. "Boston Rob" is among the competitors on NBC's new reality series "Deal or No Deal Island"

Boston Rob pops up on another island — this time to hunt for $200 million

He made a name for himself on ‘Survivor’ 22 years ago. Now Boston Rob is one of 13 competitors on ‘Deal or No Deal Island,’ along with three more native New Englanders.

Opinion

This week, Governor Maura Healey got the headline she wanted — that she’s turning up the heat on Steward Health Care. Now comes the hard part.

For Healey, calling out Steward Health Care is the easy part

What’s the long-range plan to instill public confidence in a system that has lost it?

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Even when it doesn’t act, the Supreme Court speaks volumes

Blame Elizabeth Warren and the FTC for iRobot layoffs

Lawrence K. Altman

How old is too old to be president of the United States?

US can honor Navalny’s memory by supporting Ukraine aid

More recent News

New Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt ‘coming in with a clean slate’ after unit’s disappointing 2023 season
“No preconceived expectations or notions about who these guys are,” he said. “We’ll build it from the ground up.”

New York AG says she’ll seize Donald Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debt
Donald Trump's ability to pay his mounting legal debts is increasingly murky after back-to-back courtroom losses. In January, a jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.

Biden administration cancels $1.2b in student loans with new repayment plan
The notice makes good on the administration’s promise to accelerate forgiveness for borrowers with low original balances who are enrolled in a government plan.

New England Aquarium announces the 100th epaulette shark born at facility
It was a milestone for the aquarium's breeding program, which began in 2009.

Quincy woman arrested on drug, shoplifting charges at South Bay shopping center; allegedly caught with 40 grams of heroin
Taylor Lacorte, 35, who has a 16-page criminal record, now faces narcotics charges that include trafficking more than 36 grams of heroin, possession of a class B substance, and possession of a class B substance with intent to distribute.

Newton canceled February break due to the teachers strike. So far, about a third of students skipped school.
The district’s School Committee canceled the break to make up for school days lost to the recent teachers strike, but district leaders said students would not be penalized for missing school.

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New Hampshire Fish and Game said that as conditions worsened, Matthes ignored advice from other hikers to turn back.

Hiker describes 11-hour ordeal after falling on Mount Washington, admits he was ‘underprepared’

In ferocious winds and freezing temperatures, hiker Cole Matthes slid hundreds of feet down a ravine on Mount Washington, sparking a rescue mission that would last 11 hours, utilize the mountain’s famed Cog Railway, and prompt harsh criticism from rescuers.

Black History Now

Armando Martinez has devoted a lifetime to activism, organizing
The equality-seeking, anti-war, flower-child era “absolutely” spoke to Martinez, he said.

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‘The biggest surprise for most people is that they are even here’
Buyers snap up mid-century modern homes — rare gems among a sea of Capes and center hall Colonials. How did they get here, and what’s behind their allure?

The rise and fall of Drizly, one of Boston’s great startup stories
The dream of building a great local consumer-tech brand that started in a Boston College dorm room would die in a California board room. Here's how it happened.

Culture & Lifestyle

Love Letters

Get good relationship advice. Send a question to Love Letters.

Cush Jumbo in "Criminal Record."

Leads put up a good fight, make ‘Criminal Record’ worth bingeing

Geraldine Viswanathan (left) and Margaret Qualley in "Drive-Away Dolls," a new Ethan Coen film cast by Ellen Chenoweth and Rachel Tenner.

A talent for finding talent

Leslie Jamison, author of “Splinters.”

Leslie Jamison, in ‘Splinters,’ refuses to sugarcoat the rocks and barbs of a real life

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.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill

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

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

Students study in the Student Union at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) campus in Amherst.

Colleges should extend enrollment deadlines due to FAFSA delays

Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, placed to pay tribute to her son at the memorial to victims of political repression, in Salekhard, Russia, on Feb. 20.

When freedom’s leaders die, the movements they championed must continue

Conrad Mainwaring, a former Olympian and longtime track coach, pleaded guilty Feb. 8 to charges of sexually molesting young boys while working at a sports camp in Western Massachusetts in the 1970s.

Pain of child sex abuse victims knows no limits

Students waved their mobile phone lights at a demonstration opposing Columbia University’s suspension of the groups Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voices for Peace during a protest at the school’s campus in New York, Nov. 14, 2023.

As antisemitism spikes in US, Presidents’ Day reminds us of our nation’s values

William Henry Harrison, the ninth president.

Today’s voters would be wise to heed the critics of ‘Old Tippecanoe’

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Local environmental nonprofit, residents sue to halt White Stadium development plan

It’s the first lawsuit the Emerald Necklace Conservancy has filed in its about 25-year history — an action its leadership took reluctantly, but very seriously, they said.

Make Milton an example

The state has warned the town that failing to allow more housing will cost it. Good.

Wentworth plans residence halls, academic buildings in 10-year vision

The technical school's 31-acre campus in Mission Hill and Fenway may soon include hundreds of dormitory rooms and quad on what is now a surface parking lot.

Former foster children, advocates want a say in who leads the state’s child welfare agency

This year could be a pivotal one for the child welfare system in Massachusetts.

Sports

Tomás Chancalay, shown last season, had the lone goal in the Revolution's 2024 season opener on Wednesday in Panama.

Revolution 1, CA Independiente 0

Tomás Chancalay gives Revolution victory in CONCACAF Champions Cup season opener in Panama

New England dominated play against reigning Panamanian champion CA Independiente, taking a lead into next Thursday's second leg at Gillette Stadium.

Boston goaltender Aerin Frankel made 29 saves against Ottawa at Tsongas Center.

PWHL: Boston 3, Ottawa 1

PWHL Boston ends four-game skid with win against Ottawa

Hilary Knight’s unassisted goal at 13:49 of the third period provided insurance.

The Archbishop Williams boys' hockey team poses with the hardware at mid-ice after its 2-1 victory in double overtime vs. Reading in the Buddy Ferreira Classic in Falmouth.

HS boys' hockey | Archbishop Williams 2, Reading 1 (2 OT)

Finn Kelly finds a way for No. 8 Archbishop Williams in double-overtime win vs. No. 9 Reading at Buddy Ferreira Classic

The junior forward from Dorchester scored the only goal for the Bishops in regulation before burying the championship clincher in a 2-1 double-overtime victory over the Rockets.

Watch: Incredible goal scored by the Kings’ Quinton Byfield

Replacement referees kick off Major League Soccer season as labor disagreement continues

New Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt ‘coming in with a clean slate’ after unit’s disappointing 2023 season

Business

Norwood hospital construction on pause as vendors await payments from Steward

US Representative Stephen Lynch said he was informed some companies working on the hospital project had begun pulling building materials and equipment from the property.

Fixture of London skyline to become hotel

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Nvidia gives upbeat forecast as AI reaches ‘tipping point’

Wentworth plans residence halls, academic buildings in 10-year vision

magazine

Richard Evans Schultes in the Cerro Campana mountains in Colombia, in June 1943.

The quest for psychedelics in the Amazon would push a Harvard botanist to his limits

Globe Magazine.

I’m a breast cancer survivor in my 70s and I’m worried about dating again

No one seems to care about this Massachusetts law. That’s a shame.

Pan-Fried Tuna Cakes With Yogurt-Caper Sauce

Avoid a trip to the grocery store with cabinet staples tuna, canned tomatoes, and bread crumbs

metro

Kimberly Peguero peeked at the needle as she got her flu shot last October at the Whittier Street Health Center in Boston.

When is the best time to get your flu shot?

‘They just can’t take this kind of beating’: California mansions on the brink after storms.

Gabrielle Wolohojian, Healey’s former romantic partner, defends against ‘optics’ of Supreme Judicial Court nomination

sports

Mason Lohrei was back from Providence and in the Bruins' lineup against the Oilers for his 28th NHL game.

Injury shelves Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm, reopens door for Mason Lohrei

Jaylen Hunter-Coleman helps Charlestown pull away, earn berth in Boston City League championship vs. Burke

With four-game trip out West underway, Bruins in need of upgrades in three key areas

business

Milton residents voted last week against a controversial plan that would open key sections of the town to more housing development.

Healey administration bars Milton from state grants after defiant housing vote. It’s about more than money.

Germans vote against Tesla plant expansion

United Airlines says after a ‘detailed safety analysis’ it will restart flights to Israel in March

politics

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and former president Donald Trump.

South Carolina’s Republican primary: What to watch as Haley tries to upset Trump in her home state.

Biden mulling plan that could restrict asylum claims at the border

Haley says ‘embryos, to me, are babies,’ in response to Alabama court ruling

Nation

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed arrives at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., on Feb. 21, for the start of her trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence.

Trial of ‘Rust’ armorer to begin in fatal film rehearsal shooting by Alec Baldwin

Trial to determine if Texas school’s punishment of a Black student over his hair violates new law

New York AG says she’ll seize Donald Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debt

World

Richard Visek (right), acting legal adviser at the US State Department, attended a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Wednesday on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

US defends Israel’s policies toward Palestinians

Israeli raid in West Bank city of Jenin kills 3, military says

US warns allies Russia could put a nuclear weapon into orbit this year

opinion

Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, placed to pay tribute to her son at the memorial to victims of political repression, in Salekhard, Russia, on Feb. 20.

When freedom’s leaders die, the movements they championed must continue

Navalny and the dissemination of hope

May I have a word: Drivers on the merge

lifestyle

Love Letters

Get good relationship advice. Send a question to Love Letters.

Meghann Fahy hits the North End, shows Cape Cod pride in Instagram photo with Leo Woodall

YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case

food & dining

Mark Wahlberg attended the "Arthur The King" special screening and pet adoption event at the AMC Century City Cinema in Los Angeles on Feb. 19.

Here’s what Mark Wahlberg thinks about Ben Affleck’s DunKings ad with Tom Brady

Here’s what’s growing in greenhouses in the winter

Fotios Stamos keeps the party going at Kava, Ilona, Gigi, and soon Desnuda in the South End

travel

Boston Surf Adventures hosted a Winter Surf Camp at Hampton Beach for surfers to learn how to surf and surf safely. Christine Jozitis (left) leads surfers in warming up exercises before they surf. They donned wet suits and braved the 14-degree temperatures.

‘It’s a beautiful sport’: More people are warming up to the idea of winter surfing

A ski resort weekend if you don’t ski? Still worth it.

Delta unveils plans for Boston-Honolulu flights

Arts

Jackie Jenkins-Scott, interim president of Roxbury Community College.

Roxbury Community College celebrates five decades with Golden Jubilee Gala

The Newport Historical Society goes deep on Black and Indigenous experiences

On the road with Robert Frank and Todd Webb

Books

A rendering of the interior layout for justBook-ish, a new bookstore opening in Fields Corner in June.

Fields Corner’s new bookstore, justBook-ish, aims to be a hub for the neighborhood

In ‘Wandering Stars,’ Tommy Orange offers a tribute to the Native American spirit against the dark forces of erasure

Leslie Jamison, in ‘Splinters,’ refuses to sugarcoat the rocks and barbs of a real life

Movies

Margaret Qualley (left) and Geraldine Viswanathan in director Ethan Coen's "Drive-Away Dolls."

‘Drive-Away Dolls’: Love and death on the road to Tallahassee

Here’s what Mark Wahlberg thinks about Ben Affleck’s DunKings ad with Tom Brady

A talent for finding talent

Television

Rob Mariano, a.k.a. "Boston Rob" is among the competitors on NBC's new reality series "Deal or No Deal Island"

Boston Rob pops up on another island — this time to hunt for $200 million

Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ return sparks a ratings blast from the past

Meghann Fahy hits the North End, shows Cape Cod pride in Instagram photo with Leo Woodall

music

The Beatles addressed the media at Kennedy International Airport on their arrival, Feb. 7, 1964, in New York. The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own film, all of which are to be directed by Sam Mendes.

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George, and Ringo

At the Chevalier, Cat Power mesmerizes with a transcendent Dylan tribute

Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Anonymous Lover’ is a sweet treat

Theater/Dance

Kate Fitzgerald (left) and Aimee Doherty rehearse a scene from "Thirst" at Lyric Stage Company.

With ‘Thirst,’ Ronán Noone quenched a desire to give an earlier work another try

To the teen girls in ‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ #MeToo registers as ‘us too’

Westford Academy sole Massachusetts school selected to perform ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway adaptation

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

Marnia Lazreg at Hunter College in 2018.

Marnia Lazreg, wide-ranging scholar of women in Muslim world, dies at 83

Rabbi Jules Harlow, 92, dies; helped redefine Conservative Jewish prayer

Charles V. Hamilton, an apostle of ‘Black power,’ dies at 94