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Super Tuesday 2024

Voters turned out to vote on Super Tuesday at Waban Library Center in the village of Waban in Newton in 2020.

Massachusetts heads to the polls as Super Tuesday begins

More than a dozen states are headed to the polls on Super Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.

What to know about Super Tuesday and why it matters Donald Trump wins North Dakota Republican caucuses, adding to victories

Your guide to Super Tuesday in Massachusetts

James Pindell | ANALYSIS

Vermont is set up to be the one state Nikki Haley could beat Trump. And yet.

More than 15,000 Mass. Dems left party this year, allowing them to vote in GOP primary

President Biden spoke to members of the media before boarding Marine One on March 1, 2024, to travel to Camp David, Md.

In rare interview, Biden blasts Trump, criticizes press coverage, and discusses Israel-Hamas war. Here are key takeaways.

Amid concerns about his age and his ability to win reelection, President Biden was adamant in his interview with The New Yorker that he is the right man for the moment.

Angry Democrats in Minnesota push Biden for a Gaza cease-fire with ‘uncommitted’ effort

CHAD FINN

Yes, there’s a long way to go. But these Celtics have the look of a champion.
The Celtics’ performance in their 140-88 victory gave me always-welcome flashbacks to those Big Three-era ‘80s glory days of my youth.

Gary Washburn: Jaylen Brown’s latest stretch has the Celtics hitting the road prepared for all challenges

Cole Perra sets up snow-making guns at Lost Valley Ski Resort in Auburn, Maine, on Dec. 20, 2023, as crews prepare to replace snow lost during rainstorms and warm temperatures.

Weather Focus | Chris Gloninger

‘Hit to the shins’: Ski season keeps slogging along despite the lack of real snow

The unusually warm, record-breaking winter is forcing ski resorts to either close early or extend snow-making operations to compete with low snow levels.

Mardi Fuller (in lilac) with a group of skiers at Whaleback Mountain in Enfield, N.H., on Jan. 27, 2024.

Backcountry hiker forges a path to make outdoor adventures more inclusive

Mardi Fuller, the first Black person confirmed to have climbed all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot mountains, is working to help other people of color experience great heights.

Harvard helps launch new satellite to combat climate change by tracking methane emissions

A ready to launch satellite built to combat climate change, and engineered in part by researchers at Harvard, will pinpoint methane emissions to their source.

Mass. to receive $350 million to replace Cape Cod bridges through federal appropriations bill, officials say

The new funding comes after the state received a $372 million grant from the US Department of Transportation in December for the Cape Cod bridges.

Four takeaways from the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump can appear on presidential ballots

The decision may open the door to further electoral uncertainty, exposing more state officials to disqualification under the provision and setting up a constitutional showdown should Donald Trump win the election.

High court’s ruling restoring Trump to Colorado ballot will end similar challenge in Mass., Galvin says

Anacelia Cuevas stood in her kitchen at her home. She is the mother of a 3-year-old special needs student that was restrained in a chair last month at the James F. Condon K-8 School.

Mother of 3-year-old who was strapped to chair at Condon School said she’s ‘still in shock’ over incident

A spokesperson for the Boston Public Schools said that multiple employees had been placed on leave after nylon straps and duct tape were used to restrain the child.

Brian Walshe, Cohasset man accused in wife’s death, appeals sentence in federal art fraud case

Walshe, who is awaiting trial in the murder of his wife, Ana, was sentenced in February to 37 months in prison for selling fake Andy Warhol paintings and was ordered to pay $475,000 in restitution to his victims, minus $95,000 he had already paid.

Stow man arrested after allegedly following 2 girls into Hudson church bathroom, officials say

‘It doesn’t mean that we are slowing down’: Mayor Wu says of BPS school building overhaul after canceling O’Bryant project

Elizabeth Seal held a photo from Megan Vozzella's wedding to Steve Vozzella, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Augusta, Maine, during a hearing of the independent commission investigating the law enforcement response to the mass shootings in Lewiston.

Survivors assail failure to take guns away from Maine mass shooter

In searing detail, Jason K. Barnett and more than a dozen others spoke of the horror that unfolded the night of Oct. 25.

See complete coverage of the Lewiston shootings

Pizza Shark owner Josh Koopman in front of the historic Pleasant Lake General Store in Harwich last month.

How a shark-themed pizza shop and its catchy jingle revived a historic Cape Cod general store

Pizza Shark and its popular commercial have breathed new life into the old Pleasant Lake General Store.

The Snow Moon rose over the Powder Point Bridge and Duxbury Beach in a photo taken with a once lost and now found 500 mm telephoto lens and camera.

Lost, then found

“Money is not important to me,” said the stranger, Lynn Atkins. “Being connected to nature, being kind to people are.”

Opinion

President Biden has kept Donald Trump-imposed tariffs on Chinese goods, even while adding his own anti-free-trade hurdles. Shipping containers next to gantry cranes at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai, China.

Consumers care about inflation. So why do both major parties want to raise costs by abandoning free trade?

Consumers should realize that no matter what their form, broad protectionist measures are inflationary.

Shan Soe-Lin, Jessica Stern, and John Horvath

Massachusetts needs a protocol for responding to warnings of violence

IDEAS | Matjaž Krivic

In ancient rocks, a message that resonates still

America: Melting pot or loaf of white bread?

MARCELA GARCÍA

I signed up my dog for a brain study at Harvard. Here’s what I learned.

More recent News

Genealogy site reveals Taylor Swift is related to Amherst poet Emily Dickinson
It looks like Taylor Swift’s way with words runs in the family.

Brockton High School staff member injured during altercation between students, officials say
Monday’s fight was the latest in a series of violent incidents at the school, the largest high school in Massachusetts with nearly 3,600 students.

Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to six felony counts in leaked documents case
The plea agreement calls for a prison sentence between 11 and nearly 17 years. Prosecutors plan to seek the high end of the range, according to the agreement.

Federal regulators issue citation to company behind the Pilgrim nuclear facility clean-up
The company in charge of decommissioning the Pilgram nuclear power plant is being cited by federal regulators for a misuse of trust funds.

Ross Gelbspan, who highlighted climate change failings of industry and journalists, dies at 84
“Global warming is no longer merely a future possibility,” Mr. Gelbspan wrote in a 1997 book. “The heat is on. Now.”

Authorities identify couple dead in apparent murder-suicide in Haverhill
Loren Marino, 24, of Haverhill, and Austin Amaral, also 24, of North Providence, R.I., were found inside a home at 195 Broadway as officers were conducting a well-being check, officials said.

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Climber involved in mountain rescue recounts lessons learned above the tree line of Mt. Washington

Michael Wejchert of Mountain Rescue Service guided a team of Globe journalists up Mount Washington and provided tips on hiking during the winter.

Brian McGrory

Dan Shaughnessy was scheduled for emergency heart surgery. Writing on deadline, he still got the job done.
What this is about is the 16 or so hours between when he was told he needed heart surgery and when he was wheeled into the OR. That stretch of time pretty much captures Dan Shaughnessy to perfection.

PERSPECTIVE

An ageist incident at work made my blood boil. Then I realized something essential.
I needed to believe in my own narrative, not the ones foisted on me by a youth-obsessed society.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

In Vermont’s biggest and most progressive city, a referendum on the Progressive Party
Burlington will make history Tuesday, with the election of a woman as mayor, but questions about crime and quality of life are the driving issues behind the campaign.

Culture & Lifestyle

Tom Rush plays an album-release show at City Winery on Friday.

For his new album, Tom Rush goes back to the garden

Kate Fitzgerald (left) and Aimee Doherty in "Thirst" at Lyric Stage Company.

Same day, different journey in Ronán Noone’s ‘Thirst’ at Lyric Stage

J. Robert Oppenheimer, creator of the atom bomb, is shown at his study in Princeton University's Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J., Dec. 15, 1957. A letter written and signed by Oppenheimer is now up for auction.

Boston auction house puts letter and report signed by Oppenheimer up for bidding

In this Oct. 5, 2014 file photo, Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performed in Milan, Italy. O'Connor's estate is denouncing former president Donald Trump for using her song "Nothing Compares 2 U" during campaign rallies.

Sinéad O’Connor estate outraged by Donald Trump’s use of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at rallies

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

Diane Foley, the mother of US journalist James Foley, who was slain by Islamic State militants, spoke to reporters outside the Albert V. Bryan Federal Courthouse following the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh, in Alexandria, Va., on Aug. 19, 2022. Elsheikh, 34, a member of the notorious ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" was sentenced to life in prison by the US court on Aug. 19 for the deaths of four US hostages in Syria.

Diane Foley with Colum McCann

A decade after my son was killed by ISIS, a renewed hope has begun to shine

A robot called Archax, which for now has to be controlled by a human pilot, is being offered by a Japanese company for use by hobbyists and in construction and disaster recovery.

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

What it will take for robots to start doing our chores

A pedestrian walked along Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands, a business neighborhood where multifamily housing has been proposed, and where there is a Green Line station.

Lydia Edwards and James Jennings

Housing for all must include equity

Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley

All eyes on the state’s next move on prison health care

A still from “Judy Blume Forever” by Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Behind the battle over what children can read

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

R.I. must prepare for wildfires amid climate change, panel warns

The legislative commission on forest management for fire prevention calls for increasing the “green economy” bond, mapping access roads, removing boulders from entrances, and adding DEM staff.

Backcountry hiker forges a path to make outdoor adventures more inclusive

Mardi Fuller, the first Black person confirmed to have climbed all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot mountains, is working to help other people of color experience great heights.

Massachusetts heads to the polls as Super Tuesday begins

More than a dozen states are headed to the polls on Super Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.

Weather Focus | Chris Gloninger

‘Hit to the shins’: Ski season keeps slogging along despite the lack of real snow

The unusually warm, record-breaking winter is forcing ski resorts to either close early or extend snow-making operations to compete with low snow levels.

Sports

Mardi Fuller (in lilac) with a group of skiers at Whaleback Mountain in Enfield, N.H., on Jan. 27, 2024.

Backcountry hiker forges a path to make outdoor adventures more inclusive

Mardi Fuller, the first Black person confirmed to have climbed all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot mountains, is working to help other people of color experience great heights.

There's plenty to enjoy during this Celtics season, pointedly the bench, including Luke Kornet (from right), Sam Hauser, and Al Horford.

Yes, there’s a long way to go. But these Celtics have the look of a champion.

The Celtics’ performance in their 140-88 victory gave me always-welcome flashbacks to those Big Three-era ‘80s glory days of my youth.

Cohasset senior Sarah Chenette drives to the basket for two of her game-high 22 points in the Division 4 second-round win over Frontier.

MIAA GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

With Sarah Chenette leading the way, No. 6 Cohasset girls’ basketball moves again into Division 4 quarterfinals

Fueled by the Middlebury-bound senior forward's 22 points, the Skippers took care of No. 11 Frontier in a Round of 16 matchup Monday.

BOYS' BASKETBALL: NORTH ANDOVER 59, NEWTON NORTH 47

No. 4 North Andover boys’ basketball clamps down, eliminates No. 13 Newton North in Division 1 tourney

BRUINS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 1

Bruins find their game again, at least for one night, beat the Maple Leafs

gary washburn | on basketball

Jaylen Brown’s latest stretch of dominance has the Celtics hitting the road prepared for all challenges

Business

Regulator proposes capping credit card late fees at $8, latest in Biden campaign against ‘junk fees’

The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called “junk fees” and a move that regulators say will save Americans up to $10 billion a year.

Takeda staying in Kendall Square

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Federal safety officials say Boeing fails to meet quality-control standards in manufacturing

John O’Brien looks to reposition the last of the ‘Filthy Five’ plants as a clean energy connection point.

magazine

Illustrations for magazine's March 3, 2024, cover story about an ice climbing accident on Mount Katahdin in Maine in 1974.

An ice climbing disaster on Mount Katahdin. A desperate rescue mission.

Globe Magazine.

I disapprove of my daughter’s affair, but now it’s hard to see my grandkids

Prepare for the 96th Academy Awards during a discussion with Robin Young and best-selling author Michael Schulman, on Wednesday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 4-10

The writer's grandmother with her freshly baked rolls hot from the oven.

My grandmother in Kansas could’ve held her own at the best bakeries in Rome

metro

The aging Sagamore Bridge spans the Cape Cod Canal.

Mass. to receive $350 million to replace Cape Cod bridges through federal appropriations bill, officials say

Department of Correction head to retire at end of March

Brian Walshe, Cohasset man accused in wife’s death, appeals sentence in federal art fraud case

sports

Travis Green, who played two seasons in Boston in the mid-2000s, takes over as interim coach for the Devils starting Tuesday morning.

Devils fire coach Lindy Ruff, name former Bruin Travis Green as interim replacement

UConn leapfrogs Purdue for No. 2 spot behind Houston in latest AP Top 25 poll

UConn’s Tristen Newton, Marquette’s Tyler Kolek, a Rhode Island product, among finalists for 2024 Bob Cousy Award

business

Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, R.I.

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

JetBlue and Spirit call off their $3.8 billion merger

The Martha’s Vineyard Times is using AI to translate articles into Portuguese

politics

Voters turned out to vote on Super Tuesday at Waban Library Center in the village of Waban in Newton in 2020.

Massachusetts heads to the polls as Super Tuesday begins

Vermont is set up to be the one state Nikki Haley could beat Trump. And yet.

Coast-to-coast Super Tuesday contests poised to move Biden and Trump closer to November rematch

Nation

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, center, sits with her attorney Jason Bowles, left, during testimony in the trial against her in First District Court, in Santa Fe, N.M., on March, 1.

Ammo supplier says he provided no live rounds in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

Industrial fire and multiple explosions project debris into the air in Detroit suburb

Small plane with several aboard crashes in Nashville and all were killed

World

Ukrainian servicemen of the 28th Separate Mechanised Brigade run to a shelter after they fired at a Russian position at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on March 3.

Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones

Turkey detains 7 more people for allegedly selling information to Israel’s spy agency

Taylor Swift steals the show at an Asian summit as Singapore defends exclusive Eras Tour stop

opinion

A pedestrian walked along Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands, a business neighborhood where multifamily housing has been proposed, and where there is a Green Line station.

Housing for all must include equity

A decade after my son was killed by ISIS, a renewed hope has begun to shine

Toward better health care for the homeless

lifestyle

J. Robert Oppenheimer, creator of the atom bomb, is shown at his study in Princeton University's Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J., Dec. 15, 1957. A letter written and signed by Oppenheimer is now up for auction.

Boston auction house puts letter and report signed by Oppenheimer up for bidding

My friend saw him on a dating app. He said it was his twin brother.

On Leap Day, couples leaned into novelty at micro wedding venue Dearly Studio

food & dining

Jon Taffer is also the author of three books: “Raise the Bar,” “Don’t Bulls*t Yourself,” and “The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want.”

Taffer’s Tavern from ‘Bar Rescue’ star Jon Taffer closes in Watertown

Chef-owner of Rubato in Quincy to appear Tuesday on ‘Chopped’

How a shark-themed pizza shop and its catchy jingle revived a historic Cape Cod general store

travel

The Bay State Model Railroad Museum opens for only two open houses a year, and the next one is March 2-3. It has an elaborate collection of model trains that run on their several tracks inside.

There’s a perfect little model train world hiding in Roslindale, and this weekend it’s open for all to see

The Caribbean’s overlooked gem: Here’s why Grenada should be high on your list of islands to visit

Why not go solo? How to travel alone . . . and like it.

Arts

The Wawaloam Bee statue outside Wawaloam Elementary School in Exeter, R.I.

One woman’s quest to find every Mr. Potato Head statue in Rhode Island

At Fuller Craft Museum, ‘The Red Dress’ speaks intimately to the experiences of women

Brookline painter Leslie Sills brings women’s art history to life

Books

This composite photo shows Taylor Swift, left, during a concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on July 10, 2019, and a daguerrotype of Emily Dickinson on display at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst on Sept. 4, 2013.

Genealogy site reveals Taylor Swift is related to Amherst poet Emily Dickinson

Five things to do around Boston, March 4-10

Preserving the history of New England’s LGBTQ+ communities online; ‘Whale Fall’ wins children’s science book award

Movies

A scene from the 1968 science-fiction movie "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Celebrate the music of the movies with these (debatably) 50 best soundtracks of all time

Now that we’re done with that viral Dunkin’ ad, let’s talk about J.Lo

Are you ready to place your Oscar bets for best documentary short?

Television

For the fourth time, Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the Oscars Sunday night. This year's telecast will begin an hour earlier, at 7 p.m.

This week’s TV: An early start to the Oscars, Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen,’ and an Xfinity annoyance

Sydney Sweeney hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Kacey Musgraves performs

Talent to spare on Netflix’s ‘Ripley’

music

Tom Rush plays an album-release show at City Winery on Friday.

For his new album, Tom Rush goes back to the garden

Genealogy site reveals Taylor Swift is related to Amherst poet Emily Dickinson

Apple fined nearly $2 billion by EU over music streaming competition

Theater/Dance

Kate Fitzgerald (left) and Aimee Doherty in "Thirst" at Lyric Stage Company.

Same day, different journey in Ronán Noone’s ‘Thirst’ at Lyric Stage

Umbrella Stage keeps stepping up

International stars of flamenco music and dance kick off four-night festival on Saturday

Health

Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, R.I.

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

‘You’re not taught this in medical school’: R.I. neurosurgeon on advancements in brain tumor treatment, and the need to educate fellow doctors

In R.I. nursing homes, deficiencies are on the rise. Advocates demand better standards.

Obituaries

Ross Gelbspan pictured in 1997. His work sounding the alarm of climate change was praised by Al Gore, among others.

Ross Gelbspan, who highlighted climate change failings of industry and journalists, dies at 84

Andy Russell, a star outside linebacker who helped turn the Steelers into champions, dies at 82

Howard Hiatt, former Harvard dean who championed global health efforts, dies at 98