How a small terrier found adventure in Milton

One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .

Opening Day

It?s been six months since the Red Sox last played, and the world has changed

With the start of the season upon us, we?ve compiled a lineup of nine of the biggest developments since Dustin Pedroia grounded out to end last season, a snapshot of how quickly, and decisively, the world can change.

? Stormy Daniels

? The #MeToo reckoning

? Mueller's first indictments

? [Expletive] countries

? Facebook's privacy scandal

? A nationwide gun law movement

Chad Finn

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This year?s team is already more likable than last year?s, and we?ll start seeing why Thursday afternoon.

Andrew Mahoney

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Some dates on the 162-game calendar are worth circling on your calendar. Here?s why.

Globe Magazine

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A trivia test to get you revved up for the season. Bonus: Predict the team?s regular season record.

Tye Sheridan in the 2018 film

Warner Bros. Pictures

Movie review | ? ? ½

Back to the future, by way of the ?80s, in ?Player One?

?Ready Player One? is like the scene from ?30 Rock? where an aging Steve Buscemi wears a backward cap, totes a skateboard, and exclaims ?How do you do, fellow kids??

book review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/28/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Can't%20Help%20Myself.jpg About that grilled cheese . . . Readers, what do you think?

Advice columnist Meredith Goldstein weaves her own stories of her stumbling love life and personal loss with those of her letter writers in a wryly funny, deeply moving new book.

A photo of the portrait of Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw (in his younger years), who served in the position from 1830 to 1860.

Case of the mystery judge solved!

The Supreme Judicial Court issued a rare public appeal in February for information leading to the identity of the judge in a portrait hanging in the John Adams Courthouse.

Globe Magazine

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My child went sledding alone and emerged from the trees bloody and dazed. He still can?t remember what happened.

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Residents made 328 official complaints about flights from Logan to Massport in February.

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Forget the storms. Increasingly, researchers say, it will only take a high tide for flood waters to overwhelm some East Coast roadways.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/Boston/Images/a25b7619bd504d9b8a9a0af16b7793ba-684526621829493883cb7a7bab11dc41-0.jpg ?I am still old and still in love? ? Barbara Bush updates Smith classmates

The college?s alumnae magazine published a note from the former first lady.

Threatened by youth movement, NRA exploits racial divisions

The video, featuring Killer Mike (left) was billed by the National Rifle Association as ?The Gun Conversation You Need To See.?

NRA TV via Youtube

A video featuring Killer Mike is the most striking example of a concerted effort during the last week to use race as a dividing line in the debate over gun control.

Stephen Davis, left, and Robin Alexander Brown are co-developers of a hotel called Studio Allston. They were photographed in one of the rooms with art by Thomas Buildmore.

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A wave of new hip hotels is headed for long-overlooked corners of Boston

The transformation of the old Days Hotel on Soldiers Field Road is an example of a new type of hotel that?s hitting Boston.

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In a less than an hour, David Hogg had compiled a list of 12 companies, which he then tweeted to his hundreds of thousands of followers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/29/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/00d5c6f91a794b8f95cd2329720f383b-00d5c6f91a794b8f95cd2329720f383b-0.jpg President Trump goes after a favorite target, Amazon

Amazon shares dropped 4.4 percent Wednesday after Axios reported that Trump has wondered if there was a way to ??go after?? the company.

Tom Werner

Names

Red Sox chairman reacts to success of ?Roseanne? reboot

Tom Werner executive produced the original series and its revival ? which drew 18 million viewers Tuesday.

29vineyard -- 7 Skye Lane in Aquinnah is allegedly the site of pornographic movies. (Gabrielle Mannino/Martha's Vineyard Times)

Gabrielle Mannino/Martha's Vineyard Times

What if your house was used in a porn shoot? This homeowner says hers was, and she?s suing

The suit alleges that the defendants used the residence to shoot scenes for pornographic movies that prominently featured her personal artwork as background props.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/EricTyrrell-14517.jpg Court documents detail how Gronk?s house was robbed ? and how the alleged thieves were caught

Eric Tyrrell, one of three men accused of breaking into Gronk?s Foxborough home, was ordered held on $1,000 cash bail.

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Paul was a favorite of visitors to Roger Williams Park Zoo.

Yvonne Abraham

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In an ideal world, we wouldn?t need a law to prohibit on-duty police officers from having sexual relations with people in their custody. But this isn?t an ideal world.

Sponsored by Mt Washington Valley

Whether you seek adventure or relaxation, Mt Washington Valley has it all

From camping and hiking to quiet shops and pristine waterfalls, a trip to this destination will keep you busy.

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Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

PODCAST

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Splitting up used to be much easier. You broke up and just avoided each other at the mall. Today, disentangling is complicated.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Vote now

See who made the final four of Munch Madness

Which local restaurant should win? It?s down to Flour Bakery + Cafe, Little Donkey, Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, and Saltie Girl. Vote for your favorite.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Richard North Patterson

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Gerrymandering empowers extreme candidates, perpetuates incumbents, and strips the vote of meaning.

Special reports

Opinion

Editorial: How to save thousands a year from gun violence

Massachusetts has the nation?s lowest rate of gun deaths. Here are #7steps your state can take to save lives.

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The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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STAT

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The government wants to make it easier for you to share your health data with app developers.

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Increased activity at a North Korean nuclear site has once again caught the attention of analysts and renewed concerns about the complexities of denuclearization talks as President Donald Trump prepares for a summit with Kim Jong Un.

Ahead of Trump summit, new activity at North Korea nuke site

Increased activity at a North Korean nuclear site has once again caught the attention of analysts and renewed concerns about the complexities of denuclearization talks as President Donald Trump prepares for a summit with Kim Jong Un in the coming weeks.

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The Big Picture

2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Scenes from the Paralympics taking place March 9-18 in PyeongChang, South Korea. 670 athletes with disabilities from around the world compete in 80 events in six different sports.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.