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March 15, 2022

With few specifics and lots of support, Maura Healey leads the race for Mass. governor. But it’s (very) early yet.

The attorney general has ridden a long-forming wave of support to piles of cash, early endorsements, and significant political capital. The field has narrowed around her, creating a head-to-head race with Sonia Chang-Díaz, a progressive state senator.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
When it comes to making facility decisions, Boston keeps students, families, and staff in limbo
Critics say BPS continues to manage facilities with a crisis-response mentality without thinking through the viability of the solutions they are pitching.

UPS failed to make ferry reservations to Nantucket for the summer. Now islanders foresee ‘a world of hurt.’
By the time the apparent error came to light, ferries to Nantucket for the busy season — from May to October — were booked close to capacity for large shipping trucks.

Medicare takes center stage in new push to hold down prescription drug prices

The finances of Medicare, which insures 62.7 million US residents age 65 and over, may be on a collision course with a fast-expanding biopharma industry that has built a business model around charging sky-high prices for innovative medicines.

Russian, Ukrainian negotiators hold new round of talks as Russia keeps up effort to capture Kyiv
Russia and Ukraine kept a fragile diplomatic path open with a new round of talks Monday even as Moscow’s forces pounded away at Kyiv and other cities across the country in a punishing bombardment the Red Cross said has created “nothing short of a nightmare” for civilians.

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The Nation

‘People’s Convoy’ drives through D.C. after permit for organized demonstration downtown partially denied

Police blocked interstate exits in Washington into downtown on Monday as hundreds of trucks, cars, and SUVs protesting the government’s response to the pandemic rode into the nation’s capital to start a second week of demonstrations.

Tree planting is booming. Here’s how that could help, or harm, the planet.

As the climate crisis deepens, businesses and consumers are joining nonprofit groups and governments in a global tree planting boom. Last year saw billions of trees planted in scores of countries around the world.

Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, says she attended Jan. 6 rally before Capitol attack

Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, for the first time has publicly acknowledged that she participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, rally on the Ellipse that preceded the storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, raising questions about the impartiality of her husband’s work.

New malaria treatment for children gets 1st approval

The novel treatment cures a highly contagious type of malaria that targets children much more often than it infects adults and usually kills infected children below the age of 5.

Anti-Trump Republicans lining up for 2024 shadow primary

More than two years before the next presidential election, a shadow primary is already beginning to take shape among at least three fierce Republican critics of former president Donald Trump to determine who is best positioned to occupy the anti-Trump lane in 2024.

‘Things are growing worse by the hour’: Mass. Congress members weigh in on how US could help Ukraine

Ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s virtual speech to the US Congress Wednesday, members of the Massachusetts delegation spoke of possible paths to aid for the country, as it continues to resist an invasion from Russian troops that began more than two weeks ago.

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

An American journalist martyred in Ukraine

Brent Renaud's brand of courage was special but not unique among those committed to bringing the world the truth from inside a war zone.
Joan Vennochi

Tom Brady is all about Tom Brady

This is a man who appears to have everything: fame, fortune, seven Super Bowl wins, plus a loving family. Yet, he still craves an eighth Super Bowl ring. Beyond that — he also craved a dramatic pseudo-exit and equally dramatic reentry, which came at Kevin Garnett’s expense.
LETTERS

The world bears witness to unfolding war crimes

Putin can be characterized as nothing other than a war criminal. This has been a completely unprovoked, manufactured crisis.
LETTERS

Given housing woes, no wonder Newton school enrollment is dropping

As a third-generation Newtonite, I’m disappointed that the city’s land use policies continue to make it difficult for young families to call Newton home.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Ukrainian refugees arriving at the US-Mexico border raise questions for Biden

The desperation of migrants fleeing violence knows no boundaries and is unrelated to skin color and place of origin.
Tara D. Sonenshine

Social media can help stop the spread of misinformation — and Putin

Where social media and media writ large will matter is when a Russian occupation of Kyiv runs headlong into public opposition from within Russia and from around the world.
LETTERS

Public, or at least shared, transportation: our great connector

We passengers all got quiet listening to the snake report as we rumbled along.
LETTERS

Get to heart of why Capitol Police didn’t gird for Jan. 6 riot

If antifa demonstrators had arrived in the same numbers, the Capitol Police would have been perfectly capable of responding "effectively and efficiently" to the "threat environment."

Metro

Uber driver whose car was used in Chanel heist wondering how he’ll get back on the road

The owner of the stolen car used to smash into the Chanel store on Newbury Street last week is now wondering if his insurance company will help him get back on the road as a full-time Uber driver — or leave him on the hook for the costs caused by the crime.
KEVIN CULLEN

Requiem for a humanity correspondent

It was a steely determination to bring that suffering to a wider audience, a fervent belief that showcasing just how horrible or apathetic human beings can be toward one another might somehow lead to less of it, that animated Brent Renaud, gave him purpose, and which ultimately cost him his life at the age of 50.

Boston City Council to weigh protest restrictions

Mayor Michelle Wu, whose quiet Roslindale home has become the site of near-daily 7 a.m. protests over her vaccine mandates, last month proposed a city ordinance that would bar demonstrations at private homes between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.

Hackers hit Mass. background-check firm used by state agencies, universities

Mansfield-based Creative Services Inc., which performs background checks on everyone from cannabis investors to teachers to pharmaceutical workers, said hackers made off with extensive personal data on more than 164,000 people in a "smash and grab" attack last November.

Today in History

Today is Tuesday, March 15, the 74th day of 2022.

In an ‘exquisite spot,’ officials celebrate Neponset River Superfund designation

After years of local advocacy, the EPA designated a 3.7-mile stretch of the Lower Neponset River a Superfund site. The designation will begin a cleanup process that may last decades, undoing the industrial pollution that plagued the river for more than a century.

Maine officials seeing ‘staggering increase’ in deadly crashes

There were 153 deaths from crashes in Maine in 2021. So far to date 32 people have died in crashes this year, officials said.
RI CRIME

Former Rhode Island VFW commander accused of fraud, stolen valor

Sarah Jane Cavanaugh’s alleged schemes were uncovered by people and organizations that help veterans in need — because they’d believed, at first, that she was one of them.

State’s COVID-19 death toll falls by more than 3,700 under new counting method

The change comes after the Department of Public Health announced last week it would narrow the state’s definition of a COVID-related death and was expecting the total number of deaths to fall by about 3,700.

Sports

Beth Teitell

The top 10 reasons Tom Brady un-retired

Number one: He realized that parenting is more punishing than football.
peter abraham | on baseball

Other AL East teams are swinging big deals, so why aren’t the Red Sox?

It's hard to deny that the Red Sox are well-positioned to make a significant move. No deal is out of their reach.

How does Rich Hill keep pitching at an elite level? A look behind the scenes of his workout shows his drive.

The 42-year-old Red Sox lefthander let the Globe observe his regimen at Champions Physical Therapy and Performance in Waltham.
dan shaughnessy

Tom Brady’s attention-grabbing act has become tiresome and annoying

After a Patriot career he conducted with class and humility, Brady has morphed into a carnival show on a par with Deion Sanders and Brett Favre.
NFL

J.C. Jackson leaves Patriots, agrees to five-year contract with Chargers

Jackson's contract will be worth $82.5 million, including $40 million guaranteed.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

‘Letting bygones be bygones:’ How Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen finally ended a decade-long beef

The Celtics' Big Three had a major split for 10 years, before Garnett's jersey retirement ceremony brought he and Allen back together again.
red sox notebook

J.D. Martinez doesn’t regret opting in for 2022 season with Red Sox

“I think I made the right decision personally,” Martinez said. “I’m excited to be here. I think this team has a chance to win again.”
Bruins

Will the next three games be Jake DeBrusk’s farewell tour with Bruins?

The 25-year-old forward asked to be dealt months ago, and the trade deadline is next Monday.
mlb notebook

Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. likely headed for surgery on broken wrist, could miss three months

The All-Star shortstop apparently suffered the injury early in the offseason and felt it when he began preparing for spring training.
chad finn

The only surprise in Tom Brady’s announcement was that he’s staying with the Bucs

Brady left us all kinds of clues that he wasn't really ready for retirement, and it will be fun to see him extend all of those NFL records.
Patriots notebook

Patriots agree to terms with Brian Hoyer, Matthew Slater, and sign James Ferentz

The Patriots also will lose J.C. Jackson and Ted Karras in Free agency.
NFL notebook

Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky is headed to the Steelers; Panthers pursuing Deshaun Watson

Trubisky will have a chance to compete for the starting job following Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement.
The Players Championship

Cameron Smith prevails in a stern test of survival to win The Players Championship

The 28-year-old Australian one-putted eight of his last nine holes with his pure stroke and delivered one of the gutsiest shots of his career on the par 3 17th hole for a birdie and the cushion he needed to win.
ncaa men's basketball

Providence finally broke through in the Big East. Is NCAA success next?

Picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, the Friars went 14-3 in the conference, capturing the first regular-season title in program history.
Sports Log

Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews suspended two games for cross-checking

The NHL's leading scorer will miss the next two games after a scuffle in the crease with Buffalo's Rasmus Dahlin.
ncaa women's basketball

10 players with Massachusetts ties to watch in the women’s NCAA Tournament

South Carolina's Aliyah Boston (Worcester) and Dayton's Araion Bradshaw (Boston) are two of the talented performers in this year's edition of March Madness.
MIAA GIRLS' HOCKEY SEMIFINALS

Arlington girls’ hockey tops Shrewsbury, earns first Division 1 state final appearance

The thrilling 2-1 victory vaulted the second-seeded Spy Ponders (22-1-1) to the D1 state final against either Austin Prep or Acton-Boxborough Sunday at TD Garden.
MIAA BOYS' HOCKEY SEMIFINALS

Watertown boys’ hockey realizes a dream, reaches Division 4 state final at TD Garden

Senior captain Mason Andrade knocked home a rebound with 11:15 to play and Watertown survived a huge push from No. 3 Stoneham for a 4-3 victory at Tsongas Center.