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Thursday, February 23, 2023
Today's Headlines
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Residential

In development-leery Brookline, an early test of the state’s multifamily housing law

A pitched debate over how much to build along Harvard Avenue is heading toward a crucial Town Meeting vote. Continue reading →

Retail

Three years and a pandemic later, these restaurants have reimagined themselves

From dumpling factories to co-working spaces, restaurants are reinventing what it means to be a restaurant. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. GOP in disarray: Party may have $600,000 in debts, misreported hundreds of thousands in spending, memo says

Amy Carnevale, who was elected last month to replace Jim Lyons as the Massachusetts GOP's chair, described a party that had fallen in fiscal disarray under her predecessor. Continue reading →

Health

At Mass. and Cass, BMC shutting down Roundhouse clinical programs

Boston Medical Center is planning to shut its clinical programs for addiction treatment at the Roundhouse by the end of March because of a lack of long-term funding. Continue reading →

World

At least 10 Palestinians killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

The raid Wednesday was the second in less than a month to end in the deaths of at least 10 Palestinians — two of the most lethal such incidents in years. A raid in Jenin late last month killed 10 Palestinians. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Supreme Court seems to favor tech giants in terror case

The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of a lawsuit trying to hold social media companies responsible for a terrorist attack at a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. Continue reading →

Nation

New estimate: US could face default on debt by early June

The US could face an unprecedented default on its obligations as soon as early June if Congress does not act to lift the debt limit, a Washington think tank said Wednesday. Continue reading →

Nation

Massive winter storm brings snow, strong winds, frigid cold

Few places were untouched by the wild weather, some at the opposite extreme. Record highs were forecast from the mid-Atlantic states down through Florida, with some places expected to reach up to 40 degrees above normal. Continue reading →

The World

World

How Poland, long leery of foreigners, opened up to Ukrainians

The paradox of foreigner-leery governments taking in huge numbers of Ukrainians has been especially stark in Poland, long one of the world’s most ethnically homogeneous countries, with a deep-seated mistrust of outsiders and a tangled, often painful history with Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine hits Russian positions deep behind enemy lines

Half a year after the southern port city of Mariupol fell to a fierce Russian siege, nearly a dozen explosions were reported there overnight into Wednesday. Russian-occupied areas of the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson regions were also hit, according to reports and video. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Mayor Michelle Wu is short on details about planning equity

The Boston mayor’s big idea to transform the planning process into something more equitable may be the right idea. But Wu has not done enough to sell it to those Boston residents who would supposedly benefit from it. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Bus error; please reboot

A state official warned Boston Public Schools that proceeding with its school bus contract would be risky. The district should take the hint. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Riding the T: going somewhere slowly

My friends and I have an expression: “Gee, it’s a beautiful day out today. Shall we walk or do we have time to take the T?” Continue reading →

Metro

Immigration

State eyes vacant Newton hotel for temporary emergency shelter use

“We stand ready to support the Commonwealth in the obligation to affirmatively further fair housing and our status as a right to shelter state,” said Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Andover man who killed wife, son, then himself was being treated for depression, district attorney says

“While we can never know everything going on inside someone’s home or mind, we’re absolutely clear domestic violence can’t be tolerated for any reason, and that there’s a mental health crisis in our country,” said Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker. Continue reading →

Higher Education

UMass project honoring its Black history continues after death of founder John Bracey Jr.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst's Black Presence Project collects stories of Black students, faculty, and alumni to preserve and celebrate the history of Black life on campus. Continue reading →

Sports

on baseball

Noah Song is free to continue his career, and now Dave Dombrowski could get the last laugh on Red Sox

Song, a righthander who had been serving in the Navy, was selected from the Sox by Dombrowski's Phillies in December's Rule 5 Draft of veteran minor leaguers. Continue reading →

Bruins notebook

With Bruins rolling, will coach Jim Montgomery scale back Patrice Bergeron’s playing time?

The Bruins' No. 1 center has averaged 17:49 per game this season. Continue reading →

On basketball

Coming off the NBA All-Star break, the Celtics have no excuse not to reach their goal of a championship

The Celtics will enter this treacherous stretch of their schedule healthy. Continue reading →

Business

Biotech

Moderna expands CRISPR gene editing research with ElevateBio partnership

The same mRNA technology used in the Cambridge company’s COVID vaccine could lead to permanent treatments for genetic diseases. Continue reading →

Residential

Boston City Council appears split on Wu’s rent control proposal

Progressive councilors argued Wu's proposal doesn’t go far enough to protect tenants, while the council’s centrists worried about harming small landlords or dampening housing production in the city. Continue reading →

Business

Boston names Corean Reynolds as city’s first director of nightlife economy

Formerly at The Boston Foundation, she will be charged with making the Boston late-night scene more vibrant. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

James Joseph, US envoy to South Africa during Mandela years, dies at 87

In all, Mr. Joseph, a veteran of both the military and civil rights battles in the Deep South, would serve four presidents. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Istvan Banyai, illustrator who mined the surreal, dies at 73

Mr. Banyai produced frame-worthy covers for The New Yorker, along with eye-catching work for other publications and several children's books. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

The first-ever ‘Jeopardy!’ High School Reunion is packed with New Englanders

“There was a big freakout in the group chat. Like, ‘We’re gonna see each other again!’,” said Justin Bolsen of Brown University. “They advertise it as a high school reunion and, honestly, that’s what it is.” Continue reading →

Dance

Jacob’s Pillow announces 2023 summer festival lineup

International programming returns to the acclaimed dance festival this year for the first time since the pandemic. Continue reading →

Arts

Old North Church Illuminated brings Black and Indigenous histories to light

Research fellow Jaimie Crumley is working to uncover hidden histories and share them with the public. Continue reading →