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  1. Robert S. Douglas, Founder of The Black Dog, Dies at 93 Obituaries, Today

    The logo for his tavern on Martha’s Vineyard transformed a black Labrador into an international emblem for summertime.

  2. Judge Limits Trump’s Ability to Withhold School Funds Over D.E.I. U.S., Today

    The administration was seeking to cut off money from public schools that allowed certain diversity and equity programs.

  3. Boston Bets Big on Public Art With a New Triennial Arts, Today

    An ambitious citywide exhibition will feature 20 public art commissions at outdoor venues and partnering museums.

  4. 12 States Sue Trump Over His Tariffs U.S., Today

    The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, said the president’s tariffs have hurt their economies and residents.

  5. New Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters Pay Climate, Yesterday

    Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.

  6. A Coastal New England Town’s ‘Ornery’ Vandal: A Woodpecker Express, Yesterday

    More than 20 vehicles in a town on Cape Ann, Mass., have been damaged by a woodpecker in mating season. “You still see him out here,” one resident said. “Peck, peck, peck, peck.”

  7. $800,000 Homes in California, Colorado and Vermont Real Estate, Yesterday

    An Italianate home in Martinez, Calif., an industrial condo in Denver, and an updated farmhouse in Shelburne, Vt.

  8. An Acadia-to-Zion Guide to Visiting National Parks in an Uncertain Summer Travel, April 22

    Firings, buyouts and a lack of seasonal workers could mean jammed roads, closed campgrounds, limited hours and more. What you need to know before traveling to 10 popular parks.

  9. A Painter Famed for Recreating What She Lost, in the Spotlight Special Sections, April 21

    In 1999 Ann Craven lost nearly everything in a studio fire. Since then, she has made “revisitation” paintings. Next month, these works will be shown across Maine.

  10. In the Cradle of the American Revolution, Telling History Her Way Investigative, April 19

    A teenager in Lexington, Mass., has for years been teaching people about the battle that started the war 250 years ago this weekend. Her entertaining website has drawn praise and raised eyebrows.

  11. Lawsuit Aims to Broadly Halt Deportations of Foreign Students Washington, April 19

    A suit challenges the Trump administration’s campaign in four states and Puerto Rico, and seeks the reinstatement of terminated student visas.

  12. Ex-Harvard Medical School Morgue Chief to Plead Guilty in Sale of Body Parts Express, April 18

    Cedric Lodge stole organs from cadavers that had been donated for medical research, prosecutors said. The university fired him in 2023.

  13. 250 Years and 16 Miles: Following Paul Revere’s Footsteps Insider, April 18

    For the 250th anniversary of Revere’s midnight ride, a reporter set out to learn what the route revealed about Boston’s political past and present.

  14. Riding Paul Revere’s Route 250 Years Later, Here’s What We Saw National, April 18

    We followed the route of Revere’s famous midnight ride. Along the way we spoke to many Americans who felt a sense of wonder about that April night.

  15. A Legal Battle Over Trump’s Threats to Public School Funding Has Begun National, April 17

    Can President Trump withhold federal money for low-income students? A brewing fight over diversity, equity and inclusion programs may force the courts to decide.

  16. He Wanted Peace in the Middle East. ICE Wants to Deport Him. Metro, April 17

    Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at a citizenship interview in Vermont. He had spent a decade trying to understand the conflict that shaped his life, his supporters say.

  17. Trump Administration Announces Lawsuit Against Maine Video, April 16

    Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the Trump administration’s plan to sue Maine over policies that allow some transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.

  18. Faces From a Meth Surge Science, April 16

    The devastating stimulant has been hitting Portland, Maine hard, even competing with fentanyl as the street drug of choice. Although a fentanyl overdose can be reversed with Narcan, no medicine can reverse a meth overdose. Nor has any been approve...

  19. A Scrappy Pop-Up Restaurant Shuttles From Coast to Coast Dining, April 16

    Sal’s Place, an under-the-radar spot under a tent in Los Angeles, started on Cape Cod and moves back there every summer.

  20. As Fentanyl Deaths Slow, Meth Comes for Maine Science, April 16

    A powerful stimulant that keeps users sleepless for days and can ignite psychosis and violence has been rattling Portland and its safety networks.

  21. Un activista de Columbia fue detenido por ICE en su cita de ciudadanía En español, April 15

    Mohsen Mahdawi, residente legal permanente, vive hace 10 años en Estados Unidos y fue detenido en Vermont. No ha sido acusado de ningún delito.

  22. Columbia Activist Arrested by ICE at His Appointment for Citizenship Metro, April 14

    Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident, has lived in the United States for 10 years and was arrested in Vermont. He has not been charged with a crime.

  23. Spring Snow Hits the Northeast Video, April 12

    As much as five inches of snow fell across an area stretching from Albany, N.Y., to Maine on Saturday.

  24. What Spring? Snow Blankets the Northeast. Express, April 12

    Two to five inches of snow fell over an area stretching from Albany, N.Y., to Maine overnight Friday into Saturday morning, forecasters said.

  25. Whitmer Shows How Democrats Are Playing With Fire in Cozying Up to Trump Politics, April 12

    The Michigan governor’s awkward Oval Office appearance reflected how several Democratic state leaders are cultivating cordial but politically risky relationships with the president.

  26. Education Department Is Threatening to Cut All Federal Funding for Maine Schools National, April 11

    The Trump administration has been targeting Maine since the president sparred with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletes at the White House in February.

  27. Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts Names Next Director Culture, April 10

    Pierre Terjanian, the museum’s current chief of curatorial affairs and conservation, will start in his new role in July.

  28. Maine Governor, Staring Down Trump, Says She Is Unfazed by ‘Loud Men’ National, April 10

    Observers of her political rise — and some who have sparred with her — say Gov. Janet Mills’s refusal to bow to President Trump is right in character.

  29. Cabot Butter Is Recalled Over Fecal Contamination Risk Express, April 10

    The company said it was voluntarily recalling 189 cases of its eight-ounce, sea-salted Extra Creamy Premium Butter after it found elevated levels of coliform bacteria.

  30. They Scoured the Northeast for a Space They Could Live and Work In Interactive, April 10

    With about $750,000 to spend, a couple with a dream of opening a business for farm-to-table events looked at pastoral properties in New York, Vermont and Maine.

  31. $1.6 Million Homes in Maine, Georgia and Arizona Real Estate, April 9

    An 1875 home in Kennebunkport, a converted church in Thunderbolt and a contemporary home in Phoenix

  32. William Finn, Tony Winner for ‘Falsettos,’ Is Dead at 73 Obits, April 8

    An acclaimed musical theater writer, he won for both his score and his book and later had a huge hit with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

  33. Chris Sununu Skips a New Hampshire Senate Bid, Dashing Trump’s Hopes Politics, April 8

    The former New Hampshire governor had been seen as a top Republican recruit in the liberal-leaning yet competitive state. President Trump had said on Sunday, “I hope he runs.”

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  35. John Peck, Underground Cartoonist Known as The Mad Peck, Dies at 82 Obits, April 6

    Among many other accomplishments, he illustrated a scholarly work on the history of comic books and wrote record reviews in four-panel comic-strip form.

  36. With Universities Threatened, Can Boston Still Be Boston? National, April 6

    Colleges and teaching hospitals are the cornerstones of the city’s economy — and identity. But federal funding cuts to higher education could change that.

  37. Judge Orders Tufts Student’s Detention Case Moved to Vermont National, April 4

    The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was detained by ICE agents in Massachusetts, driven to Vermont and flown to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government was trying to argue her court case.

  38. Boston’s King of Couches Relinquishes His Crown Express, April 4

    Eliot Tatelman, a fixture on regional television for his quirky ads, is retiring as president of Jordan’s Furniture. It was a nostalgic moment for a place known for fiercely guarding its traditions.

  39. Tufts Student Held by ICE Asks Court to Return Her Case to Massachusetts National, April 3

    After being picked up in Massachusetts, Rumeysa Ozturk was moved to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government wants to argue its case to deport her.

  40. Chris Pappas Jumps Into 2026 Senate Race in New Hampshire Politics, April 3

    Mr. Pappas, a 44-year-old Democratic congressman, is the first major candidate to enter the race to succeed the retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen.

  41. U.S.D.A. Freezes Funding for Maine Amid Battle Over Transgender Athletes Washington, April 2

    The administration concluded last month that Maine had violated federal law by allowing transgender athletes to play on girls’ or women’s teams.

  42. Entire Staff Is Fired at Office That Helps Poorer Americans Pay for Heating Climate, April 2

    The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.

  43. Targeting of Tufts Student for Deportation Stuns Friends and Teachers National, March 29

    The Trump administration said she “engaged in activities in support of Hamas.” Her friends and lawyers say all she did was co-author an essay critical of the war in Gaza.

  44. How to Live in the Mall Culture, March 29

    Want your living space a stone’s throw from the Aéropostale and Hot Topic? A new documentary, “Secret Mall Apartment,” will show you the way.

  45. Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Asked Him Back to My Place’ Styles, March 26

    Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

  46. A Plane Crash in 1961 Devastated the Boston Skating Club. Then It Happened Again. National, March 26

    Two months after the D.C. plane crash killed 67, including six people affiliated with the Boston club, the members had to prepare for the world championships. Unfathomably, they had a blueprint.

  47. $550,000 Homes in West Virginia, South Carolina and Massachusetts Real Estate, March 26

    A Queen Anne Revival in Harpers Ferry, a condo in an 1840 house in Charleston, and a shingled house in New Bedford.

  48. Care About Food Waste? In Massachusetts, You Can Be a Compost Consultant. Climate, March 26

    It’s a dirty job, and someone gets to do it.

  49. How to Reduce Student Absenteeism Letters, April 13

    Readers discuss the reasons for the spike since the pandemic and how to lure students back.

  50. 2 Ex-Officials at Veterans Home Where 76 Died in Covid Outbreak Avoid Jail Time Express, March 27

    The former superintendent and medical director of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts were indicted in 2020 on charges of neglect after many residents became sick and died.

  51. Man Gets 2 Years in Prison for Spending Pandemic Money on Alpaca Farm Express, August 31

    Dana L. McIntyre, who owned a pizzeria in a Boston suburb, defrauded the federal government out of more than $660,000, the Justice Department said.

  52. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Coalition of the Distrustful Op Ed, June 30

    The people who believe he is going to save America.

  53. With Pandemic Aid Ending, Vermont’s Homeless Are Forced From Hotels National, June 20

    The state has begun emptying hotels of about 2,800 homeless people living there as part of a pandemic-era program — and offering them tents — after federal funding ran out.

  54. The Airman Who Wanted to Give Gamers a Real Taste of War World, April 13

    The group liked online war games. But then Jack Teixeira, an active-duty airman, began showing them classified documents, members say.

  55. Some Millionaires Moved Out, but There Are Still Plenty Left Metro, February 23

    New York State tax figures show that 1,453 millionaire taxpayers moved away in 2021, while 80,000 remained.

  56. In Maine, a Rare Influx of New Residents, and a Housing Crunch National, February 3

    New arrivals over the last few years have fueled hopes of population growth, but workers increasingly struggle to find housing in a market gone wild.

  57. What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home? Science, November 19

    Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action.

  58. Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds Science, November 10

    In a so-called natural experiment, two school districts in Boston maintained masking after mandates had been lifted in others, enabling a unique comparison.

  59. Republican Governors to Migrants: Go Away Letters, September 20

    “Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are using asylum seekers as political tools,” a reader writes. Also: President Biden and the pandemic; abortion prosecutors; arms for Ukraine.

  60. Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action. Politics, July 15

    A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.

  61. Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action. Politics, July 15

    A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.

  62. Remembering One in One Million Insider, May 15

    As the United States marks one million Covid-19 deaths, Times journalists reflect on the one story or moment from the pandemic that will stay with them forever.