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Monday, January 27, 2025
Today's Headlines
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K-12

State receivership was supposed to save Dever Elementary, but now Boston wants to close it. What went wrong?

A recommendation to close the Dever is raising fresh questions about the future of school receiverships in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

South Shore

How the bar pie craze made a Brockton man ‘America’s first and only celebrity pizza pan salesman’

Part of the appeal of the bar pizza phenomenon is that it existed for generations at dive bars south of Boston before foodies identified it as a unique regional delicacy. Continue reading →

Politics

‘Giving her opponents political ammunition’: Governor Healey spent at least 76 days out of state in 2024

Healey’s travel in 2024 included a stretch in which she visited or was traveling to other states on 28 of the 80 days from the day she left Massachusetts for the Democratic National Convention in mid-August through Election Day on Nov. 5. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

Trump order warning private employers to ‘end illegal DEI discrimination’ has local companies on edge

Some may privately embrace doing away with diversity initiatives to avoid being targeted. Continue reading →

Business

White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown

Long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, the US and Colombia clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods in a show of what other countries could face if they intervene in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Hiring freeze creates confusion and concern at FBI

The FBI has taken drastic steps to comply with President Trump’s hiring freeze, causing deep uncertainty in the bureau’s ranks and rattling new employees. Continue reading →

Nation

As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, he’ll face daunting array of issues

When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth starts his first official day on Monday morning, he will face a daunting array of issues to tackle — from global conflicts and border security to administrative tasks. Continue reading →

Nation

How redistricting helped Republicans win the House

Competition is an endangered species in legislative elections. Continue reading →

The World

World

Trump’s push to ‘clean out’ Gaza appears to echo wishes of Israeli far right

The idea that goes to the heart of Palestinian fears that they will be driven from their remaining homelands, and one that is likely to be rejected by Egypt and Jordan. Continue reading →

World

As thousands try to return home, fragile Mideast cease-fires are tested

Israeli forces killed scores of people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese officials said, while in Gaza, Israel prevented Palestinians from moving back to their homes, saying Hamas had violated the terms of the truce. Continue reading →

World

Trump alarms Denmark in an icy exchange over Greenland

The tone and content of the icy exchange was described by two European officials who were briefed on the 45-minute call and requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Healey eyes $2.5 billion for public campus maintenance

To meet the needs of the 21st century, the state’s public colleges and universities need modern, suitable buildings. Continue reading →

OPINION

For better education, it’s time to heed Nation’s Report Card

When new data from this gold-standard test is released later this month, the results may paint a sobering picture. But the situation is far from hopeless. Continue reading →

LETTERS

There’s more to lottery data than just where tickets are sold

Focusing solely on sales data by town creates a misleading narrative that communities like Boxford unfairly benefit at the expense of others. Continue reading →

Metro

Money, Power, Inequality

Economic, educational disparities for Native Americans in Mass. perpetuate wealth gap, study says

Centuries of anti-Native American policies and colonization have upheld inequities between Native residents in Massachusetts and non-Natives. Continue reading →

Vermont

In northern Vermont, shock after fatal Border Patrol agent shooting

“We were shocked and saddened,” said one resident of Newport, Vt., of the slaying of the US Border Patrol agent David Maland last week. Continue reading →

Health

Pandemic-era staff shortages ease among Mass. developmental disability service providers

But clinicians and some types of nurses remain in short supply, according to a new survey. Continue reading →

Sports

On Basketball

The NBA has adjusted to the Celtics. Are the defending champions responding?

The Celtics are just going to have to be tougher and grimier as the league figures out how to deal with Boston's firepower. Continue reading →

FIGURE SKATING

World champ Ilia Malinin lands six quad jumps, cruises to third straight US Figure Skating title

He might've planned to land seven quads, but the reigning World champion romped to another national crown by hitting on six of them. Continue reading →

Golf

After watching TGL’s five other teams compete, Boston Common Golf is finally on the tee come Monday night

Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, and Adam Scott will square off against a threesome from Jupiter Links featuring legend Tiger Woods. Continue reading →

Business

Business

White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown

Long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, the US and Colombia clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods in a show of what other countries could face if they intervene in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Continue reading →

Retail

Chick-Fil-A is coming to Logan Airport

The airport location will be Chick-fil-A’s second restaurant in Boston and its 20th in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

She leased a new electric vehicle. Now she’s locked in a $2,000 dispute over how long it takes to charge.

Plus: Pay attention when ordering tickets online; beware of new “smishing” scams; and National Grid’s customer service failures. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Charles Phan, whose Slanted Door elevated Vietnamese food, dies at 62

The self-taught chef, who had fled Vietnam as a teenager, combined the best local ingredients with the recipes of food he grew up on. At one time, his restaurant was the highest-grossing independent eatery in San Francisco. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Carolyn Brown, a shaper of revolutionary dance, dies at 97

She worked closely with Merce Cunningham, composer John Cage, and her former husband, composer Earle Brown. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Boston at a Bargain

Free things to do in Boston this week: disco roller skating, movies, run clubs, and more

Here's your guide to this week's free events around the city. Continue reading →

Arts

Club Passim names a new executive director

The longstanding Cambridge folk club had been looking for new leadership since the fall. Continue reading →

Books

Omo Moses’s ‘The White Peril’ tells a multigenerational story of activism and kinship, including his father, Bob Moses

The MathTalk founder weaves three generations’ tales together in his "family memoir," out this week. Continue reading →