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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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Transportation

Missed connections: Irregular timings can leave Nubian Station MBTA riders waiting and chasing buses

More often than not, the 16 MBTA bus routes that pass through Nubian Station are behind schedule during rush hours. The delays, and occasional early departures, can jeopardize trips for passengers at this central transportation hub in Boston. Continue reading →

North Shore

How the Newburyport mayor became a regional lightning rod

In 2021, Sean Reardon won a tight election for mayor. But after leading a huge fight against a half-billion dollar building for Whittier Tech, he sits a bit differently in the corner office. Continue reading →

Higher Education

‘Two different planets’: On university campuses, the Israel-Palestinian divide runs deep

For some students, the war in the Middle East, and the fear and anger it has provoked on campus, has marked their college years indelibly. Continue reading →

Politics

Isolationism courses through the GOP as foreign threats intensify

“These isolationists have always been around,” said Scott Jennings, a former adviser to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “They now exist in a party where the leader of the party happens to see it their way.” Continue reading →

World

Houthi attack forces crew to abandon cargo ship in Gulf of Aden

The crew of a cargo ship in the Red Sea was forced to abandon ship after it came under attack Monday from the Houthi militia in Yemen, who have been firing missiles at ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in what the group says is a campaign to pressure Israel to end its war in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Republican attacks on Biden’s climate law raise concerns before election

Corporate executives have begun facing questions in recent weeks about the possibility that the legislation could be rolled back or changed in ways that could affect their clean energy investment decisions. Continue reading →

Nation

Teachers are missing more school, and there are too few substitutes

Making matters more difficult is a national shortage of substitute teachers, which many educators say has worsened since the pandemic. Continue reading →

Political notebook

Democrats hope the road to House control starts in Long Island

Democrats contend that Tom Suozzi’s successful approach — concentrating on the improving economy and adopting moderate stances on divisive issues such as crime and immigration — portends bigger gains for the party in the fall. Continue reading →

The World

World

As Putin threatens, despair and hedging in Europe

Warnings about Putin’s possible next moves were mixed with Europe’s growing worries that it could soon be abandoned by the United States, the one power that has been at the core of its defense strategy for 75 years. Continue reading →

World

Israeli military continues assault on southern Gaza Strip hospitals

Israel says it is rooting out Hamas activity at the medical centers, which it says Hamas has used to hide military operations. Continue reading →

World

Inside Alexei Navalny’s final months, in his own words

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sought solace in letters and books in prison, and his letters show resolve, curiosity, and wry humor. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Is concern for judicial ethics all that’s driving the controversy over Healey’s pick for high court?

The governor’s choice of a former romantic partner, Gabrielle Wolohojian, crosses into new territory. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Colleges should extend enrollment deadlines due to FAFSA delays

Prospective students face tight time frames to consider financial aid packages. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Their congregation grew by one during the pandemic

A few weeks into lockdown, a person none of us knew started showing up on Zoom every week. Welcoming visitors was not out of the ordinary to us, but at the time it was surprising. Continue reading →

Metro

Money, Power, Inequality

In Boston’s Jean McGuire, a legacy of success in those she uplifted

Jean McGuire’s legacy has largely been defined by her work in Boston Public Schools, and in her stewardship of Franklin Park, the crown jewel of Boston’s Emerald Necklace of green space that runs through the city. Continue reading →

AS I SEE IT

February fishing on the thin ice of a new world

Ice fishermen obsess with trying to find the right fishing spot, especially this year when safe ice is late to arrive and in some places never does. Continue reading →

K-12

Brookline considering eliminating Grade 9 honors English course

The district already axed ninth-grade honors social studies in 2019, and phasing out honors English is expected to presage changes to math and science courses. Continue reading →

Sports

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Bruins end homestand with a win over Stars after a nine-round shootout

David Pastrnak tied the game late in the third period, and Jeremy Swayman saved eight of nine attempts in the shootout. Continue reading →

on baseball

The vibe is a little different as the Red Sox officially begin spring training

Manager Alex Cora gave his players a reassuring pep talk, but this team does not resemble the championship editions of this century. Continue reading →

olympics

Stoughton gymnast Fred Richard hopes a balanced approach leads to an Olympic ticket

With an eye firmly trained on Paris this summer, he is taking care to pace himself and not overextend as he hones his routines. Continue reading →

Business

THE FINE PRINT

Carfax said her Subaru was in an accident. It wasn’t, and they refused to correct it for months.

Carfax made a rookie mistake in attributing an accident to Chris O'Hare's Subaru Outback, and then its “resolution manager” repeatedly spurned efforts by O'Hare to fix it. Continue reading →

Business

The federal government may soon loosen restrictions on marijuana. Here’s how that could impact Massachusetts.

The move could mark the largest federal cannabis policy change in decades, removing the drug from being classified as “Schedule I,” among highly addictive substances, such as heroin and ecstasy, to a lower-risk category called “Schedule III.” Continue reading →

Energy

Eversource, National Grid seek rate hikes to upgrade the grid to handle surge in electrification

Massachusetts' two major utilities are asking for around $2.4 billion over five years to finance improvements to the power grid, amid increasing demand from electric vehicles and heat pumps. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

A celebrity dies, and new biographies pop up overnight. The author? AI.

A new, macabre publishing subgenre has emerged: hasty, shoddy, artificial intelligence-generated biographies of people who have just died. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Charles V. Hamilton, an apostle of ‘Black power,’ dies at 94

With Black leader Stokely Carmichael, Dr. Hamilton wrote the manifesto “Black Power: The Politics of Liberation.” He was seen as a philosophical godfather of the Black Power movement. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MUSIC REVIEW

At the Chevalier, Cat Power mesmerizes with a transcendent Dylan tribute

Re-creating Bob Dylan's historic 1966 UK concert could have been an exercise in indulgence, but it proved to be something else: a heady inquiry into the art of rock ‘n’ roll. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

To the teen girls in ‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ #MeToo registers as ‘us too’

Now at the Huntington in a vibrant production directed by Margot Bordelon, with first-rate performances across the board, “John Proctor is the Villain” is set in 2018 at a high school in rural Georgia. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

I want my boyfriend to go to the doctor

I’m anxious about health, in general. Continue reading →