Robert Kraft takes first step of new legal strategy

Robert Kraft.

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In a brief court filing, the Patriots owner pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution in Florida and requested a jury trial.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryanwinthropsq11biz.jpg In Boston?s financial district, a skyscraper is being born

Once complete, Winthrop Center ? being built on the site where the Winthrop Square garage once stood ? will be less than 20 feet from its closest neighbor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-21893.jpg Former state trooper sentenced to up to 15 years in prison on rape conviction

Robert Sundberg, 48, was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in state prison Tuesday for repeatedly physically and sexually assaulting a woman he was dating.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/rinaldisingercouirt21.jpg Parents charged with money laundering in college admissions cheating scandal

The indictment against Gregory Colburn, 61, a physician from Palo Alto, and his wife, Amy, 59, marks the first time money laundering charges have been brought in the scandal.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/2cd991823f574ff19a4cd8f800a8a0f6-9dc54a8eaccd49d9bb471caf1e8ec80f-1.jpg Joe Kennedy on proposed cuts to Special Olympics: ?This will never happen. Full stop.?

Representative Kennedy tweeted his response after Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos floated the plan before members of Congress Tuesday.

It?s getting warmer out there, and the broken records at Blue Hill show it

Nearly six times as many hot-temperature records have been broken as cold-temperature records in the past three decades.

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State Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell said she felt Representative Stephanie Borowicz used Johnson-Harrell?s religion against her.

Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito got a tour of DraftKings? new headquarters from CEO and cofounder Jason Robins (right, light-colored jacket).

Baker says rent control is the ?wrong direction? to go on housing

The governor opposes legislation that would impose limits on what landlords can charge.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_walsh5_met.jpg Walsh ups his spending to campaign fund-raising firm that employs his girlfriend

Mayor Martin Walsh, who has built a record-breaking campaign account since entering City Hall, has spent nearly $900,000 on a boutique fund-raising consulting firm that employs his longtime partner, Lorrie Higgins.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/54780b99bcca44b6a31fba4b00479655-54780b99bcca44b6a31fba4b00479655-0.jpg 7 mysteries in Attorney General William Barr?s letter

A very close reading of Barr?s findings on the Robert Mueller report raises some questions.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/0cd24f6b082345588688e28165045c2f-0cd24f6b082345588688e28165045c2f-0.jpg Not one bump stock was turned in since they were banned in Rhode Island, state police say

State police haven?t received any of the gun devices, which are required to be destroyed or handed into local law enforcement under a law enacted last June.

Decorations covered the walls at a 90s-themed party at Harvard Gardens in Beacon Hill.

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As baby boomers and millennials grab headlines, the lost Generation X asks, ?What about us??

With a seemingly endless stream of attention on millennials and the aging boomers, Gen-X has been feeling forgotten, unappreciated, and, frankly, a bit left out.

LYNN, MA - 1/15/2019: Busses line up before the start of the day in the early morning at the Lynn garage. MBTA wants room for more buses, Lynn bus garage with it's capacity constraints and repair work. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 17busspace

Adrian Walker

Riding the 28 bus ? the line that connects Boston?s neighborhoods. Or should

The 28 bus runs from Mattapan through Dorchester to Roxbury, connecting residents of some of the city?s poorest neighborhoods to schools and jobs.

HELP DESK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/23/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/31ADDRESS_art2.jpg How to find and hire contractors, plumbers, and electricians

We asked industry experts to weigh in on how to navigate the process.

Cassie Piuma of Sarma (left), Tony Messina of Uni (center), and Tiffani Faison of Tiger Mama are all nominated for Best Chef: Northeast.

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Who are the James Beard award nominees for 2019?

There are some familiar names on the list (and some exciting new ones, too).

FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2018, file photo, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, in Baltimore. It should be a busy offseason for Harbaugh, who's working with a new contract, adjusting to a first-year general manager and teaming with a different offensive coordinator. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

NFL coaches aren?t sad to see Rob Gronkowski retire

For nine seasons in New England, Gronkowski was a nearly unstoppable force.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Gronkcondo3.jpg Sale of Gronkowski pad in Fort Point Channel could soon be final

The swank, 2,100-square-foot Fort Point condo, connected to Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, had an asking price of $2.375 million.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/5e404572131e43e5b197edea0b425c87-5e404572131e43e5b197edea0b425c87-0.jpg Maine approves bill designed to protect producers of hemp

Lawmakers in Maine have overwhelmingly signed off on a bill designed to make clear that production and sale of hemp-derived food products are allowable in the state.

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/22/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Clipboard-5498.jpg A bad bet for Mass.: More casino gambling

Massachusetts: Don?t become the Catskills by signing off on one too many gleaming new casinos.

Opinion | Jennifer C. Braceras

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_1F23GQ.jpg Democrats cry ?wolf? on collusion and cover-ups

Democratic politicians seem disappointed by Barr?s report and unwilling to accept the truth.

Opinion | William Snyder

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/27SYDEERweb.jpg Hold buyers accountable in sex trafficking

If men were not buying, there would be no incentive for human traffickers to channel women into massage brothels.

Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Clipboard-5525.jpg Northampton too ?remote? for pot sales? What are they smoking?

?As a Western Mass. resident, I?ve had it with those who never venture west of Newton calling Northampton ?remote.? ?

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_flooding4_met-13496.jpg What does the flooding potential look like this spring?

Although there?s been a lot of mud on playing fields and lawns across the state, we haven?t yet seen much in the way of stream and river flooding.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper1-16996.jpg These Celtics are the most disappointing Boston team since the chicken and beer Red Sox

Their distasteful performance this season merits comparisons to the infamous 2011 Red Sox, though there is time for salvage.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/HEADSHOT-HI-RES-Steven-DiSalvo.jpg Endicott College announces new president

Endicott College in Beverly has tapped Steven DiSalvo, the current head of Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, as its new leader.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/0d9592f995aa49f29cea4657e08deb88-b9bb26e216e640289a947507bc10843f-0.jpg New York county bans unvaccinated minors in public as measles spreads

A county in New York City?s northern suburbs declared a state of emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak that has infected more than 150 people since last fall.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast Season 2

Finding love after trauma

In Episode Five, Meredith Goldstein explores the unique challenges of forging a connection with someone when pain and memory are in the way. Oh, and Erin gets a date.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Spotify   |   RadioPublic

 

Munch Madness

Munch Madness

See which restaurants advanced to Round 4

Eight restaurants have advanced to the next round of Munch Madness. Vote your favorites through to the semi finals.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/chang150-6321.jpg Joanne Chang is always on the move

The Globe sits down with leaders in the city?s business community to talk about their career paths, work, and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston?s future. First up is Joanne Chang of Flour bakery cafes.

Newsletters

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Special reports

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You can?t own more than 3 pot shops, but these companies test the limits ? and brag about it

Sea Hunter and Acreage are testing the limits of state regulations on ownership of recreational marijuana stores.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Students stage global protest to speak out on climate change inaction

Students worldwide skipped classes Friday to protest their governments? failure to act against global warming as part of the ?Fridays for Future? movement.

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix?

Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AC4B0145-1-1600x1067.jpg After their baby died, medical bureaucrats deepened their anguish

Many people think SIDS has gone away, but thousands of babies a year die suddenly in the U.S. for unexplained reasons. James High was one of them.

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