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WATCH: The brewer of Sam Adams, Truly hard seltzer and Twisted Tea is embroiled in lawsuits. Reporter Katie Johnston breaks down the impact.

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Healey says she opposes union-backed ballot question to eliminate MCAS graduation mandate

"I do not support getting rid of MCAS,” the governor said during a radio appearance Tuesday.

Over the Pike, a new retail hub rises in the Back Bay
The “air rights” development on Parcel 12 debuted plans for a gathering space and a new name on Tuesday.

What do restaurant customers really want? One of the area’s best-known chefs is trying to find out.

Will Gilson’s blunt Instagram post asking what restaurateurs can do better ups the ante on hospitality in a post-pandemic world. So tell us: How would you answer Gilson?

‘Hurtful’: Some see racism in debates about migrants and shelters
Some residents are complaining about the staggering costs of caring for migrants in their towns and warning about crime and too much change.

Mass. Senate to vote on its own version of limits on emergency shelters, setting up dispute over handling migrants Everything you need to know about the influx of migrants to Mass.
Cold Case Files

Authorities offer $40,000 reward for information in case of Vermont teenager who vanished 20 years ago

On March 19, 2004, Brianna Maitland finished up working her shift as a dishwasher at the Black Lantern Inn. She has not been heard from since.

Controversy roils Park Street Church. Congregants are criticizing its leadership and questioning its direction.

Some members are calling for the resignation of the senior minister, whom a former associate minister at the church has accused of damaging the congregation, mistreating staff, and lying.
AS I SEE IT

Malls once dead, find new life

Malls nearly destroyed America’s main streets. Then the internet nearly destroyed malls for the ease of home delivery. Now, some are slowly reinventing themselves.

Councilor Ed Flynn slams ‘anything goes’ attitude during St. Patrick’s Day Parade

He demanded implementing a “zero tolerance” policy for public drinking, violence, and destruction of property during the parade in a post on Facebook on Monday evening.

ADRIAN WALKER
Boston’s students deserve a renovated White Stadium
I’ve been inside White Stadium recently and can tell you this: It’s the most run-down, dilapidated public facility I’ve seen in years.

Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing law that lets police arrest migrants at border

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over the measure plays out.

Top retired US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul

The rare testimony by the two retired generals publicly exposed for the first time the strain and differences the military leaders had with the Biden administration in the final days of the war.
Biden and congressional leaders announce a deal on government funding as a partial shutdown looms

Peter Navarro is first Trump White House official to serve prison time related to Jan. 6 attack

Man charged with shooting Boston police officer in Dorchester held without bail; report details struggle with suspect
Avery T. Lewis, 31, was arraigned Tuesday in Dorchester Municipal Court on a dozen charges, including assault and battery on a police officer, armed assault with intent to murder, and trafficking in more than 36 grams of cocaine.

New Hampshire charges 1st person in state with murder in the death of a fetus

A 2018 law defines a fetus at 20 weeks of development and beyond as a person for purposes of criminal prosecution of murder.

Body recovered from the Charles River near the Massachusetts Avenue bridge, police say

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here’s what that means.
Red Sox notebook

Here’s an injury update on Red Sox late-inning relievers Chris Martin and Kenley Jansen

As Martin progressed, Jansen remained unable to pitch because of a sore back.
TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Kristen Wiig and Carol Burnett bring ferocity and fun to ‘Palm Royale’

The 10-episode show, which premieres Wednesday on Apple TV+, is set in 1969, in a fortress of big money — an exclusive, snobby resort in Palm Beach — amid the social changes sweeping America.

A newspaper says video of Prince William and Kate should halt royal rumor mill. That’s a tall order.

The Sun newspaper published a short clip late Monday that appeared to show William and Kate smiling as they walked together, carrying shopping bags. It said the footage was taken on Saturday in Windsor, west of London.
Beth Teitell: If anyone is left outside the Kate Middleton rabbit hole, please come save us
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Credit Mike Pence for speaking the truth about Trump

Voters should listen to what the former vice president and other erstwhile Trump appointees say about the man they worked for.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Hollywood tries a new role — gun safety advocacy
EDITORIAL

If it can happen to Taylor Swift …
JOAN VENNOCHI

Mayor Wu plays hardball over White Stadium soccer deal
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Why are antiabortion activists going after sex education?

More recent News

Spring equinox 2024: Here’s what it means
The first day of astronomical spring officially arrives at 11:06 tonight.

Dorchester’s Chef Valentine dishes on ‘Top Chef,’ Fenway dining, and how the kitchen is like football
“I love cooking,” says the chef, who as a teen worked at Dorchester Papa Gino’s. “I love the high-intensity situation in the kitchen. I thrive under that pressure. It’s like making a diamond.”

Two former New England College students are victims in double murder-suicide in Miami, officials say
Meghan Moore, 25, and Sidney Capolino, 23, were fatally shot at their Miami apartment by a man who then turned the gun on himself, police said.

patriots
Trent Brown leaves Patriots to sign one-year deal with Bengals
The big tackle has been with the Patriots the last three seasons and also played for them in 2018.

Chad Finn: With good-not-great results in free agency, the Patriots really need this draft to be a hit

Irish firefighter visiting Boston for St. Patrick’s Day charged with raping woman in downtown hotel
Authorities say Terrence Crosbie attempted to fly back to Ireland on Saturday night after he was interviewed by police, but State Police stopped the plane on the tarmac at Logan International Airport and took him into custody.

Two-alarm fire at Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center spreads to MRI suite, officials say
Crews responded around 10 a.m. to 150 Huntington Ave., the location of the Jamaica Plain Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where an “outside fire” began to spread to the MRI suite in the back of the building, the Boston Fire Department said in an X, formerly Twitter, post Tuesday.

Boston struggles to persuade property owners to replace their lead pipes
Over the years, city officials have provided grants to help defray some costs of replacing the pipes, which can cost thousands of dollars.

LOVE LETTERS podcast
Governor Maura Healey and her partner, Joanna Lydgate, sit down with the Love Letters podcast
Healey said that no matter what happens in her job and in the world, music helps bring her and Lydgate back to a better place. Listen to Love Letters wherever you get your podcasts.

Woman fatally struck by commuter train in Newton

A woman was fatally struck by a commuter rail train in Newton on Tuesday, according to authorities.

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For sale: 7-bed mansion in Atlanta with ... a Rembrandt stolen 34 years ago in the Gardner heist?

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum received about 20 tips over the past year from people who thought they saw stolen paintings in real estate listings, according to Anthony Amore, the museum’s security director.
Quiz: Do you recognize the art stolen in the Gardner museum heist? Watch: Tips about stolen art keep Gardner investigation going Read more Globe coverage of the Gardner art heist coverage

Driving school instructor pleads guilty to bribery scheme involving RMV examiner
Ngan Dinh paid a portion of the bribes to an RMV examiner who was supposed to administer the driving tests, but scored the drivers as if they had passed even though they didn’t, prosecutors said.

Sagadahoc Sheriff says department more careful with yellow flag laws since Lewiston shooting
Sheriff Joel Merry, embattled for months over his department’s handling of warnings about the Lewiston shooter, said his department has applied higher scrutiny to cases in which Maine’s yellow flag law could be used to restrict someone’s weapons.

Early spring 2024 | Ken Mahan
What happened to our winter this year?
A number of meteorological pieces have given rise to a spring weeks ahead of schedule, providing us with fresh sights and sounds of a season eager to burst free.

Earliest ice-out on record declared at N.H.’s Lake Winnipesaukee

Culture & Lifestyle

The struggles, spiritual and otherwise, of August Wilson’s ‘King Hedley II’

The Huntington’s 2024-25 season includes ‘Leopoldstadt’ and a pair of plays from ‘The Ufot Cycle’

Regina King runs for president in ‘Shirley’

Harriet Hayden carte-de-visite photo albums showcase community, solidarity at Boston Athenaeum

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

ALAN WIRZBICKI

How a small Massachusetts town’s transit service is seeking to lure riders
EDITORIAL

Ending veteran homelessness is achievable
Elissa Ely

The pharmacist and the amaryllis
ALEX BEAM

How am I doing? AI says: Fair to middling, you ignorant sloth.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Trump says he’s ready to debate Biden. Don’t believe him.

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

RI HEALTH CARE

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

The union that represents about 1,000 workers at both R.I. hospitals slammed the business model of their only potential buyer, The Centurion Foundation. Its proposed deal would require the hospitals to issue $133 million in bonds.

Controversy roils Park Street Church. Congregants are criticizing its leadership and questioning its direction.

Some members are calling for the resignation of the senior minister, whom a former associate minister at the church has accused of damaging the congregation, mistreating staff, and lying.
RI CRIME

West Warwick man sentenced to prison for conducting decade-long Ponzi scheme

Thomas Huling diverted investor money to fund a lavish lifestyle while evading taxes, authorities said.

Mass. could pursue ‘large’ legal penalties from Uber and Lyft if it wins labor law case

A lawsuit challenging gig worker companies will go to trial this spring.

Sports

OLYMPICS

IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal

The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a deal Tuesday that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season, and will reportedly pay the CFP and participating conferences $1.3 billion annually.
PWHL NOTEBOOK

PWHL Toronto’s CJ Jackson is using fashion and self-expression to help grow the game

Jackson, a goalie for Toronto, hasn’t yet appeared in a game but has gained 11,000 Instagram followers over the course of the season.
COLLEGES

Clemson joins Florida State, becomes second school to sue ACC as it seeks to exit conference
Red Sox notebook

Here’s an injury update on Red Sox late-inning relievers Chris Martin and Kenley Jansen
spring training report

Tuesday’s spring training report: Kutter Crawford allows two early runs then shuts down Rays

Business

Apple, Google talk deal to bring generative AI to iPhones

A deal could bring the Gemini model to iPhones around the world, giving Google access to a massive user base and making generative AI even more mainstream.

Mass. could pursue ‘large’ legal penalties from Uber and Lyft if it wins labor law case

A lawsuit challenging gig worker companies will go to trial this spring.

From Russia, elaborate tales of fake journalists

Biden drops mileage score for electric cars in bid to spur sales
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CONNECTIONS

Best 70th birthday present ever? A trip with my son.
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 18-24
Spring Travel

Ten great New England spas for hydrotherapy, massage, and more
Spring Travel

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak

metro

Spring equinox 2024: Here’s what it means

Healey says she opposes union-backed ballot question to eliminate MCAS graduation mandate

Concord police officer indicted on four counts of assault

sports

Trent Brown leaves Patriots to sign one-year deal with Bengals

Kristaps Porzingis showed very little rust in his return after missing five Celtics games

Charlestown’s Matt Grzelcyk hoping this isn’t his swan song with Bruins

business

Biden drops mileage score for electric cars in bid to spur sales

As their private-equity firm owners look to sell, the future of two safety-net hospitals in R.I. is at stake

Is Greater Boston’s housing market finally revving up?

politics

Biden promotes plan to lower housing costs while courting Latino voters in Nevada and Arizona

Tuesday’s primaries include a key Senate race in Ohio and clues for the Biden-Trump rematch

Biden and congressional leaders announce a deal on government funding as a partial shutdown looms

Nation

Birth control to be sold over the counter in New York pharmacies

Russia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region being targeted by Ukraine

Two-thirds of Chicago kids under 6 could be exposed to lead in water, study estimates

World

Netanyahu rebuffs Biden and vows to press ahead with Rafah invasion

From Russia, elaborate tales of fake journalists

Hong Kong adopts sweeping security laws, bowing to Beijing

opinion

How a small Massachusetts town’s transit service is seeking to lure riders

Mayor Wu plays hardball over White Stadium soccer deal

Ending veteran homelessness is achievable

lifestyle

Send your relationship questions to Meredith and get Love Letters updates via text

Governor Maura Healey and her partner, Joanna Lydgate, sit down with the Love Letters podcast

Rob Gronkowski wants to whoop you at a pickleball game in Southie (for charity)

food & dining

An adorable way to keep your fridge from stinking

A hole new world: Making your own doughnuts

Inside this chocolate shop, lots of sweet surprises

travel

As summer nears, judge’s ruling could spell trouble for Nantucket short-term rentals

Manhattan for a month: Mastering the mind-set of a temporary local

What should you do if a disaster hits a destination you were planning to visit?

Arts

Harriet Hayden carte-de-visite photo albums showcase community, solidarity at Boston Athenaeum

A new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message.

A timeline of the Gardner Museum art heist

Books

Lisa Ko, author of ‘Memory Piece,’ believes paperbacks ‘are made to love’

Katya Apekina reconsidered her early experience as a Russian immigrant in writing her novel ‘Mother Doll’

David Breashears, climber, cinematographer brought Mount Everest to the masses, dies at 68

Movies

Regina King runs for president in ‘Shirley’

Watch: Ben Affleck suffers through Lakers-Warriors’ brutal 19-minute clock delay

The 17th Salem Film Fest cast a global net for a tight-knit community

Television

Kristen Wiig and Carol Burnett bring ferocity and fun to ‘Palm Royale’

Rhode Island on ‘Jeopardy!’, by the numbers

Dorchester’s Chef Valentine dishes on ‘Top Chef,’ Fenway dining, and how the kitchen is like football

music

BSO celebrates Wayne Shorter’s symphonic legacy

Spotify paid $9 billion in royalties in 2023. Here’s what fueled the growth.

Fenway organist Josh Kantor is limbering up for Opening Day

Theater/Dance

The struggles, spiritual and otherwise, of August Wilson’s ‘King Hedley II’

The Huntington’s 2024-25 season includes ‘Leopoldstadt’ and a pair of plays from ‘The Ufot Cycle’

Boston Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’ is a glass slipper that fits

Health

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

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

Obituaries

Gylan Kain, a founder of the Last Poets and a progenitor of rap, dies at 81

James D. Robinson III, former CEO of American Express, dies at 88

Bernard Schwartz, antiwar executive who built an arms maker, dies at 98