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‘We made history’: Massachusetts low-income transit riders could soon see lower fares, similar to other states

The MBTA board of directors voted in favor of offering a reduced fare for adults with low incomes across its entire system on Thursday.

MBTA to pay Chinese company another $148 million to get new Red and Orange Line cars by end of 2027

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding FTX investors

A judge delivered a blistering analysis of Bankman-Fried and his crimes before announcing a sentence that was half of what prosecutors sought.

Coyote that found its way to Beacon Hill is captured and released
”They’re all over Boston,” said Dave Wattles, a state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife biologist. “There are coyotes that were born and raised, and lived their entire lives in the city."

Warren, Markey seek information on Citigroup’s role in Steward transactions

The senators are focusing on a financial adviser that helped facilitate sale-leaseback deals involving hospital buildings.

Forecast | Ken Mahan
Flood watches extended into Friday as snow melts, storm delivers a prolonged punch
Heavy rainfall and snowmelt over saturated grounds have increased the flooding concerns, especially in Southern New England.

These energy suppliers say they can save you money. Regulators say it’s a scam.

Political forces in Massachusetts are aligning around a Senate bill that would enact a first-in-the-nation ban on the industry’s ability to sign up new residential consumers, effectively phasing it out.

Mass. Attorney General launches initiative to combat illegal youth sports gambling

Harvard University removes human skin used in binding of 19th-century book

The original owner, who died in 1933, took the skin from a deceased female psychiatric patient at a hospital where he worked, Harvard officials said.

Teacher at Cambridge public school accused of raping two girls a decade ago

Officials investigating after photo surfaces of Nantucket High students holding up sign with ‘inappropriate racial slur’

As threats in space mount, US lags in protecting key services

Nasturtiums make their brilliant annual debut at the Gardner Museum

The 20-foot vines, punctuated by vibrant orange blooms, cascade down the walls of the museum’s courtyard every spring.
Art review: At the Gardner, the riotous maximalism of Raqib Shaw

In 2005, this downtown office tower sold for $121.7 million. It just resold for $78 million.
It’s another example of declining values for office buildings as pandemic-era shift towards working from home solidifies, a change that has pushed vacancy rates in downtown office towers to their highest level in decades.

As office market struggles, Wu moves to hike commercial tax rates in bid to bolster city budget

Wu seeking to boost commercial tax rates in bid to spare homeowners from seeing higher bills.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Real women are still missing from the movies — the Bechdel Test proves it

“I only go to a movie if it satisfies three basic requirements,” one woman tells another in Alison Bechdel’s 1985 comic strip. In the wake of “Barbie,” the Bechdel Test has hit the mainstream.
Which of the most recent Oscar best-picture nominees pass/fail the Bechdel Test? Documentary review: Topless at the Condor, fearless in real life

Its beach nearly gone, waterfront home on Nantucket sells for just $600k. What does the sale say about the island’s future?
The property was first listed in September for nearly $2.3 million. But after the shoreline lost a stunning 70 feet to erosion in just a matter of weeks, putting the home at imminent risk, the price plunged to $600,000 by year’s end.

Marlon Brando at 100

He did more than make mighty acting weather. He created a climate.
Opening day | Red Sox at Mariners, 10:10 p.m.

Game 1: It’s Opening Day! Here are your Red Sox and Mariners lineups and notes.

It may be raining. Boston may be on the west coast. But baseball is back.
Will 2024 be Alex Cora’s last with the Red Sox? On baseball: The Red Sox enter 2024 with more talent than last year
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Solar eclipse: See how far you are from the path of totality

Where will you be when the total solar eclipse passes by on April 8?
See more coverage ahead of the 2024 total eclipse

Bill Belichick gets roasted by his son Steve during Washington football press conference

The new Huskies defensive coordinator didn't miss a chance to get a dig in.
Patriots special teamer Cody Davis retires

Milton fires back on state lawsuit over MBTA housing law

Town officials filed a response to Attorney General Andrea Campbell's lawsuit that challenges the validity of the ambitious housing law itself, and the attorney general’s ability to enforce it.
live updates

It’s time for the Sweet 16 at TD Garden. Follow along with live updates.

For the first time since 2018, TD Garden is hosting the East Regional. First up: UConn vs. San Diego State in a 2023 national championship rematch.
March Madness brings legions of fans, and big business, to bars around TD Garden
Opinion
IDEAS | Shira Schoenberg

Cut loose at 18 and struggling into adulthood

Young people land in foster care through no fault of their own. For many who age out of state care, the road to independence without family or institutional help is a perilous one.
SCOT LEHIGH

Paul Grogan looks back at an estimable career — and forward to the nonprofit future
ALEX BEAM

The Ukraine-Russia war needs to end now, at the conference table
Alex Green

Governor Healey’s budget proposal threatens 50 years of disability rights
Renée Graham

Child sexual abuse and the complicity of silence at Nickelodeon

More recent News

Biden’s fundraiser with Obama and Clinton nets a record high $25 million, his campaign says

The eye-popping amount was a major show of Democratic support for President Biden at a time of persistently low poll numbers.

‘Keep your filthy hands off Trump Tower!’ Possible seizure of Trump’s signature property hits him hard.

The former president has used the threat to his Manhattan skyscraper as a symbol of what he calls the unfair legal attacks on him and as a way to raise money for his campaign against President Biden.
Trump’s team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case

Fatal fires in Newton, Lowell caused by improper disposal of smoking materials, fire officials conclude

The improper disposal of smoking materials was the most likely cause of separate fires in Newton and Lowell this month that claimed the lives of two men, officials said Thursday.

STUDENT PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM
High school sports photos: The best of the 2023-24 winter season
Dozens of student photojournalists from across the state have helped capture the winter sports scene through the Globe's high school student photography program.

For Boston String Academy students, practice makes progress — all the way to Carnegie Hall
The academy was cofounded by violinists and twin sisters who learned music in Venezuela’s storied national music education program, El Sistema, before attending Boston Conservatory.

college hockey
UMass falls to Denver. BU is taking on RIT. Follow along with live scores from the NCAA hockey tournament.
Boston University, Maine, and UMass play Thursday with a chance to move on to the regional final.

Coast Guard search underway for US Marine from Mass. who went missing in waters off Puerto Rico
Samuel Wanjiru, 26, went into distress after going in the water Wednesday afternoon, US Coast Guard officials said.

R.I.’s Lighthouse Inn is getting knocked down at last

The vacant hotel in Narragansett, often referred to by a previous name, the Dutch Inn, has been the subject of a long running political and legal battle.

Former bus driver sentenced to nine years in prison for cyberstalking 8-year-old N.H. boy

Michael Chick, 40, received his prison term in federal court in Concord, N.H., where he pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking the child, whom prosecutors described as “a student on Chick’s school bus route.”

Recommended reads

The cost to attend these New England universities will top $90,000 a year this fall. Expect more to follow.

More than a few students — and parents — experience sticker shock when looking at the cost of college. Prospective students at a number of New England schools are seeing a particularly breathtaking sum this fall.

Cambridge-based government contractor Draper is set to grow in Lowell
The not-for-profit government contractor, based in Cambridge, is negotiating a lease for a new 200,000-square-foot building on UMass Lowell’s East Campus, near the Tsongas Arena.

LOVE LETTERS
She wanted marriage, not counseling
But why get married if the relationship is suffering?

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Combating crooks delays handling of Massachusetts jobless claims
The state has ramped up benefits processing, but its performance is not back to where it was before the pandemic.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Ballet announces its 2024-2025 season

A family driven apart in the shattering Holocaust drama ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’

Ronny Chieng finds the funny in being fed-up

Mass MoCA employees vote to ratify wage agreement, ending strike

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

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Mifepristone challengers’ terrible case gives SCOTUS a great opportunity
IDEAS | BRITTANY COLLINS

Some diseases are incurable — but we can still provide healing
Carine Hajjar

Unhappy with Trump, unhappy with Biden

EDITORIAL

Western Mass. has untapped economic potential
ANJANA SANKAR

How a ‘murder’ in Boston that didn’t happen made national news in India
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

MBTA to pay Chinese company another $148 million to get new Red and Orange Line cars by end of 2027

The total cost of the contract for the new Red and Orange Line cars is now more than $1 billion.

‘We made history’: Massachusetts low-income transit riders could soon see lower fares, similar to other states

The MBTA board of directors voted in favor of offering a reduced fare for adults with low incomes across its entire system on Thursday.

Top spots to see the total solar eclipse

WATCH: In parts of New England, it will get dark at 3pm. But, meteorologist Dave Epstein says there’s one factor that could ruin the cosmic experience.
CRIME

Hasbro Children’s Hospital employee charged with placing hidden camera in staff bathroom

Jason Baker, who worked at the hospital for more than 20 years, appeared in court Thursday for charges of video voyeurism.

Sports

live updates

It’s time for the Sweet 16 at TD Garden. Follow along with live updates.

For the first time since 2018, TD Garden is hosting the East Regional. First up: UConn vs. San Diego State in a 2023 national championship rematch.
college hockey

UMass falls to Denver. BU is taking on RIT. Follow along with live scores from the NCAA hockey tournament.

Boston University, Maine, and UMass play Thursday with a chance to move on to the regional final.
BASEBALL

Ex-Sox lefty James Paxton gets $2 million boost from the Dodgers

Paxton signed with Los Angeles in late January, but the sides quickly reworked his contract to guarantee $7 million while still allowing him to earn up to $13 million if he is healthy during the early part of the season.
NBA

Timberwolves won’t be A-Rod team, as owner Glen Taylor ends agreement to cede control
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

A new thread to Duxbury-Hingham boys’ lacrosse rivalry? Patriot League foes back together in Division 2

STUDENT PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM

High school sports photos: The best of the 2023-24 winter season

Business

Home Depot buying supplier to professional contractors in a deal valued at about $18.25 billion

It is Home Depot’s largest acquisition in its history and with it, it steps more aggressively into the fast-growing professional builder and contractor business.

4 takeaways about Boeing’s quality problems

Interviews with more than two dozen current and former employees reveal long-standing concerns about quality, particularly as pressure increased to keep production going in the company’s factories.

Warren, Markey seek information on Citigroup’s role in Steward transactions
TALKING POINTS

State looking for consultant to assess convention properties
magazine
Globe Magazine

‘God, I wish I hadn’t seen that’: On the trail of Bigfoot in the Berkshires
Spring Arts

30 top plays, concerts, book and arts events around New England this spring
GLOBE MAGAZINE

The NBA’s hottest prospect is a 17-year-old from Maine. Meet Cooper Flagg.
PERSPECTIVE

Time to embrace the sump pump. Flooded basements are the future of New England’s winters.

metro

Governor Sununu requests emergency declaration, aid after January storms

Fatal fires in Newton, Lowell caused by improper disposal of smoking materials, fire officials conclude

Best things to do in Rhode Island: March 29-April 5

sports

Pablo Sandoval released by Giants hours before their season opener

Game 1: It’s Opening Day! Here are your Red Sox and Mariners lineups and notes.

Patriots special teamer Cody Davis retires

business

March Madness brings legions of fans, and big business, to bars around TD Garden

As office market struggles, Wu moves to hike commercial tax rates in bid to bolster city budget

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding FTX investors

politics

Clinton, Obama join Biden for massive fund-raiser

Biden administration finalizes rule curbing use of short-term health plans

Biden’s fundraiser with Obama and Clinton nets a record high $25 million, his campaign says

Nation

Biden administration will lend $1.5 billion to restart Michigan nuclear power plant, a first in the US

4 takeaways about Boeing’s quality problems

Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in series of stabbings in Rockford, Illinois

World

UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza

Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet amid US pressure

UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza

opinion

Mifepristone challengers’ terrible case gives SCOTUS a great opportunity

Unhappy with Trump, unhappy with Biden

The world needs Evan Gershkovich

lifestyle

She wanted marriage, not counseling

Gisele Bündchen says rumors she cheated on Tom Brady are ‘a lie’

Mindy Kaling to host Biden fund-raiser featuring Obama, Clinton, Lizzo, and more stars

food & dining

Fish Taco brings squid ink tortillas to Hanover Street; Boston Calling announces food lineup

At jam-packed June Bug, wood-fired pizza and more

‘Uyghur food is art’: In Providence, Jahunger is this unlikely chef’s taste of home

travel

Spring broke: Once there was a train in Spain — and I got booted off of it because of $7

Introducing the Shoreside Rooms in Maine and an e-pedal fishing boat

Bank president Lisa Murray on the cafe car, MFA access for all, and what she’s reading next

Arts

At the Gardner, the riotous maximalism of Raqib Shaw

Nasturtiums make their brilliant annual debut at the Gardner Museum

‘Hew Locke: The Procession’ featured in ICA Watershed’s 2024 season

Books

AGNI Magazine offers ‘Dispatches from Palestine’ online; Exeter LitFest takes place first weekend in April; and more

Author readings around Boston through April 6

Kristine Ervin, in ‘Rabbit Heart,’ unearths the contradictions and realities of her mother’s murder

Movies

Marlon Brando at 100

‘Godzilla x Kong’ = monster-movie mediocrity

Real women are still missing from the movies — the Bechdel Test proves it

Television

Hoping to see more of ‘3 Body Problem’

A family driven apart in the shattering Holocaust drama ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’

Martin Scorsese teams with Fox Nation to examine the lives of saints

music

For Boston String Academy students, practice makes progress — all the way to Carnegie Hall

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras fetes new home base

Singer Chappell Roan’s ambition: ‘I don’t want to be boring ever’

Theater/Dance

At ‘Mrs. Krishnan’s Party,’ the hostess is at her most-est

In Anthony Rapp’s ‘Without You,’ there’s joy inside his tears

How Bobby became Bobbie in the gender-reversed revival of ‘Company’

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

Kate Banks, children’s author who wrote about grief, dies at 64

Daniel P. Jordan, transformative leader of Monticello, dies at 85

Ramona Edelin, who advocated for using the term ‘African American,’ dies at 78