Simmons University president Helen Drinan stepping down in 2020

Drinan, credited with bringing stability to Simmons over her 10-year tenure as president, says she?ll step down in June 2020.

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The project?s first phase will extend the Middleborough Line to New Bedford and Fall River, bringing six new stations and two new layover facilities into the rail network. Department of Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said the program will proceed ?full speed ahead.?

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As Democrats weigh impeachment proceedings against President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi counseled her party to pursue facts, not resort to ??passion or prejudice.?

A manager at the Stop & Shop in Medford welcomed his employees back to work Monday morning.

Nathan Klima for the Boston Globe

Stop & Shop says stores are open but may have limited services

There was no indication from the United Food and Commercial Workers union regarding when the ratification vote will be held, though a spokesman said the vote will take place as soon as possible.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/runner1234.jpg Three Chinese runners accused of cheating in Boston Marathon

One of the runners allegedly gave his bib number to someone else and the other two allegedly cheated their way into the marathon by forging their personal best results.

Sanofi Genzyme moved into its new headquarters at 50 Binney St. (above) in 2017 but now finds it more profitable to move out and sublease the building.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Amid Boston?s red-hot real estate market, Sanofi Genzyme flips a deal and makes a tidy profit

The Cambridge-based drug maker will sublease its location in Kendall Square, which commands the highest rents on the East Coast except for prime parts of Manhattan.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Copy%20of%20Walker_040918_ARL_0487x.jpg Seth Moulton enters 2020 Democratic field

The congressman from Massachusetts? Sixth District announced his candidacy for president in a video on his website.

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Security agencies in Sri Lanka had intelligence about the suspected attackers. Why those intelligence officials didn?t act is an unanswered question.

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The Democratic presidential candidate unveiled her plan as she tries to appeal to young voters.

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President Trump made the comments during the annual Easter Egg roll when asked about special counsel Robert Mueller?s portrayal of his White House.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/22/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/1d3018829aba4f4db67cc4e0792a6f99-c0b1e1a637694eb79dddfc96f5904354-0.jpg Herman Cain withdraws from consideration for Fed seat

President Trump says Herman Cain has withdrawn his name from consideration for a Fed seat amid focus on past misconduct allegations.

Students and local officials gather outside the Brooks Elementary School in Medford on Monday for the unveiling of a three-dimensional crosswalk. (City of Medford / Mayor's office) 23crosswalk

City of Medford / Mayor's office

Students convince Medford to install ?3-D? crosswalks at elementary schools

The city on Monday unveiled a three-dimensional crosswalk at one of its elementary schools. More are planned for other schools.

Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron celebrates with teammate Zdeno Chara after scoring the overtime winner against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final hockey playoff series in Boston, Massachusetts May 13, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

When you roll the 7s in the playoffs, you get unforgettable moments

Boston?s sports history is littered with both triumph and heartbreak in the only true ?must-win? game: Game 7.

04/06/2019 BOSTON, MA Camille Kostek (cq) (left) and Rob Gronkowski (cq) sat together before Gronkowski received an award for all the wishes he's made come true for kids battling life-threatening illnesses during the Make-A-Wish Gala held at the Intercontinental Boston. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

NAMES

Gronk enjoys retirement with Camille Kostek in the Bahamas

Looks like he spent some of the Easter weekend tossing around a football.

Boston, Ma., 05/ 21 /10: Dylan Dreyer is WHDH-TV Channel 7's lead meterologist in the mornings where she has helped boost ratings among the viewers in the key demographic, 25-54. (8:30 to 9) ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff ) section:BUSINESS slug: meteorologists reporter Johnny Diaz Library Tag 06012010 Business

NAMES

Dylan Dreyer discusses her miscarriage, infertility to help ?shed the stigma?

The ?Today? show meteorologist, who worked for Channel 7 in Boston before heading to New York, talked about secondary infertility and the emotional loss.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/22/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/GTanguay09_07-7765877.jpg Gary Tanguay announces he is battling non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma

Tanguay is a longtime Boston sports media personality who has been at NBC Sports Boston in its various incarnations for 18 years.

ADAM HIMMELSBACH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin042119GM4Pacers-Celtics_Spt13.jpg With a sweep complete, here are 14 thoughts on the state of the Celtics

From Kyrie Irving?s swagger to Terry Rozier?s re-emergence to Semi Ojeyele?s quest to not react to his teammate getting dunked on.

STUDIO GANG

Ideas | Anthony Flint

We?re redesigning our streetscape ? but what if we?re getting it all wrong?

Making room for bicyclists and pedestrians is great. But how to prepare for driverless cars, trackless trams, and everything else that may come?

Toronto OnT, 4/21/19 Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) celebrates his goal with his teammates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during first period action of game 6 of the NHL Playoff hockey action at Scotiabank Arena. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

Down in front! NBC Sports says camera problem led to fan obscuring the view of Bruins game

A fan?s head blocked the camera for part of the third period of Game 6 between the Bruins and the Leafs.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_Lettvin_02.jpg An annuity check arrived every month for nearly 40 years. Then it ?just disappeared?

An annuity set up decades ago by Denise Lettvin?s mother vanished last year without explanation from John Hancock, which managed the fund.

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Julian Edelman and rocker Citizen Cope hung out

Recording artist Citizen Cope dined with New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman after a Boston concert over the weekend and scored some team memorabilia.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/KREITER03112019moretrains7.jpg Who cares if your train is on time if you?re not?

The MBTA is considering changing the way it measures success on the subway.

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Researchers from MIT are suggesting the big moment may not have happened in the ocean ? but rather in a shallow pond, perhaps 4 inches deep.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/22/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi_480-1045.jpg BPS students deserve an honest process in search for schools chief

Is Cathedral High School headmaster Oscar Santos already the anointed new Boston Public Schools superintendent?

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/Clipboard-0311.jpg T?s youthful retirees costly to taxpayers and riders

It?s time for the agency?s pension board to stop playing by its own rules and join the larger and better run state system.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/945ed2a97fabc64e9ba3ee3a30909bdb15bdc.jpg John Oliver breaks down the redacted Mueller report

The HBO host identified ?incompetence? and ?disobedience as two of the report?s biggest themes.

Greg Shell on evening economic disparities

As managing director of the Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, Greg Shell works to identify and fund companies that offer profitable models for addressing critical social problems.

Special reports

The house at 212 Forest St.

He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

Munch Madness

Munch Madness | Final

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/munch.jpg And the Munch Madness winner is . . .

Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

Newsletters

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Follow the Sox as they try to repeat as world champs, with insight and analysis from the Globe?s beat writers and columnists. Sign up here.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Spring blossoms

In celebration of Earth Day, a look at photographs depicting the beautiful transformation of spring landscapes all over the globe.

Spring House Hunt

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12sellersxref.jpg The things home sellers do that can turn off buyers or kill a sale

A hot housing market forgives a lot of mistakes, but that doesn?t stop sellers from undermining their own home sale.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/22/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/VRTrees1-1024x576.jpg Can VR boost positive feelings in patients with depression?

Existing depression treatments aim to curb negative symptoms, but often don?t boost positive feelings. Can virtual reality help?

Podcasts