Freezing rain makes for treacherous driving conditions Saturday

Any amount of freezing rain could cause slick, icy roads, so drivers are being warned to stay put if they can avoid traveling.

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The crashes included about four rollovers in the Foxborough area, although no serious injuries were reported.

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A range of precipitation will fall through Christmas Day, including rain and snow. Conditions may be icy in places, making travel hazardous.

Fire breaks out at Lawrence school

Firefighters responded early Saturday evening to the John R. Rollins Early Childhood Center, Chief Brian Moriarty said.

Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang announced Friday, just ahead of a planned parent protest against the schedule shifts, that the department would halt the changes.

Civil rights groups urge city schools to listen to parents

Tanisha M. Sullivan, president of the Boston chapter of the NAACP, said the plan to change school start times ?calls for a robust community engagement strategy.?

Tunbridge residents Michael Sacca (L) and Jane Huppee are pictured at Huppee's home in Tunbridge, VT on Sunday, December 03, 2017. They're surrounded by land that the wealthy Mormon developer David Hall wants to build a sustainable, high-tech, high-density community on and they are opposed to. (Matthew Cavanaugh for The Boston Globe)

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Mormon mogul eyes small-town Vermont for vast, futuristic development

A project in Vermont called NewVistas envisions a sustainable development of 1 million people near the birthplace of the founder of the Mormon church.

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The outgoing president also apologized to a winner whose weight he ridiculed.

Starts & Stops

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There?s been a changing of the guards in the lowest ranks of the T?s commuter rail.

Dr. David B. Samadi, a urologist who is one of the nation?s highest-paid surgeons, is the chief of urology at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.

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Spotlight Follow-up

Doctor faces lawsuits over double-booked surgeries

The lawsuits accuse Dr. David Samadi of injuring and defrauding patients by allowing unsupervised medical residents to perform his operations.

A note to Globe readers about our sexual harassment coverage

The editor of The Boston Globe confirms the identity of a former Globe journalist and addresses questions about the paper?s recent coverage.

The last refugee

SYRIAN SLIDER Framingham, Ma., 07/16/17, The Hayani family welcomes the newest and last family of Syrian refugees. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

SYRIAN SLIDER Framingham, MA., 08/15/17, Abdulkader Hayani finishes his first fur coat project for Ellen Cohen Kaplan. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

SYRIAN SLIDER Framingham, Ma., 10/31/17, The Syrian families have their first Halloween. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

SYRIAN SLIDER Cambridge, MA., 10/14/17, The Syrian men and their Dabke dance. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

SYRIAN SLIDER Wellesley, MA., 09/30/17, The Syrian families are part of the Yom Kippur celebration at Temple Beth Elohim. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

SYRIAN SLIDER Wellesley, MA., 09/30/17, Asmaa Hayani is greeted by Bonnie Rosenberg as they make their way to Temple Beth Elohim. The Syrian families are part of the Yom Kippur celebration at Temple Beth Elohim. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Letting go, taking hold

Third in a series of occasional articles on the Syrian families resettling here, and the local people assisting them.

6/26/2001--BOSTON--Joseph Timilty answers a question during a debate of democratic party candidates for the 9th Congressional seat held at the Old South Meeting House in Boston Tuesday

obituary

Joseph Timilty, former state senator who waged epic mayoral battles against Kevin White, dies at 79

Joseph Timilty, who died Friday, was a former state senator and Boston city councilor who ran against Kevin White three times for Boston mayor.

Matt Damon?s father dies at age 74

The actor?s father, Kent Damon, had suffered from multiple myeloma and died Dec. 14.

Boston MA 12/22/17 Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug (47) pressuring Detroit Red Wings center Frans Nielsen (51) who scored a goal on this play during first period action at TD Gardenl. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic reporter:

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Bruins defeat Red Wings in Garden matinee

Patrice Bergeron broke a 1-1 tie at 6:11 of the third period with his ninth goal of the season.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

The AL East has become a division of haves and have-nots

The Yankees and Red Sox are favored again, while their division rivals are taking hits.

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, right, greets wide receiver Robert Woods, left, after Rams' Todd Gurley scored a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

The Rams have as good a shot at the Super Bowl as anyone

They?re 10-4, on the verge of clinching their first NFC West title (and playoff appearance) since 2004.

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Behind demanding careers, a beautiful love story

Patriots receiver Chris Hogan and his wife, surgeon Ashley Boccio, want what?s best for each other and do whatever they can to make it happen.

Ideas | Mark Peters

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A friendly greeting recently got an unfriendly reception in Quebec.

Ty Burr

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There can be great acting in so-so movies, and less-appreciated turns can get overshadowed by acclaim for a film?s stars.

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Since 1994, Wendy MacLean of Lowell has been creating a Victorian-inspired dollhouse with painstaking detail. Most of it handmade, with a precision that defies belief.

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Parting sands on Nauset Beach in Orleans have revealed a piece of nautical history that often can?t be seen from land.

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A Boston University program teaches the coping skills that will give students who have had to leave college a shot at getting back into school or work.

Rita Cornelio, who received gifts through Globe Santa as a child, is giving back through her association with the Kiwanis Club of Medford. At left is a 1958 Globe article detailing the effort that helped reunite her family.

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Sixty years later, memories of Globe Santa still shine

Rita Cornelio remembers her first real Christmas in America. Her joy in 1957 was made possible by the Globe Santa program, then in just its second holiday season.

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Host Chris Gasper welcomes Buffalo Bills reporter Vic Carucci to preview the upcoming Patriots-Bills game.

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EDITORIAL

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The White House insists the tax bill will be a drain on Donald Trump?s finances, when the opposite is plainly true.

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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

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STAT

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Admit it. There are few things worse than being sick over the holidays. So we have some advice.

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by JEOFFREY MAITEM/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9300556a) Filipino villagers wade on floodwater in flood hit town of Salvador, Lanao del Norte province, Philippines, 23 December 2017. According to news reports, Tropical storm Tembin brought mudslides and flooding in southern Philippines that killed nearly 90 people. Tropical storm Tembin brings flooding and mudslides in southern Philippines, Salvador - 23 Dec 2017

Storm leaves 75 dead, dozens missing in southern Philippines

A tropical storm unleashed flash floods and set off landslides in the southern Philippines at a peak time for travel and Christmas preparations, leaving at least 75 people dead and 58 others missing, officials said Saturday.