A sample of the Globe's best photos from March

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08-04-2025

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That's how Jessica Rinaldi, a Globe photographer, describes the nasturtiums that the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
This year, Jessica got access to the museum's off-site greenhouse, where she captured horticulturalists perched on ladders tending to 20-foot blooming vines stretched on trellises above their heads. Jessica watched them move the flowers to the museum's courtyard balconies, where they will hang on display for the next week. 'It is as sure a sign of spring as I know,' she says.
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From pets and pirouettes to basketball and a birthday, here are some of the Globe's other
Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Erin Clark attended Dorothy Burnham's
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Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
The Animal Rescue League of Boston reported in early March that more people
Barry Chin/Globe Staff
Photographer Barry Chin was in the perfect spot when Celtics forward Jayson Tatum stuffed Lakers guard Luka Doncic on his shot attempt during the third quarter of the March 8 game at TD Garden.
Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff
Danielle Parhizkaran captured the coordinated, graceful movements of pairs skaters Riku Miura, left, and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan as they performed during an exhibition gala at the
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Brett Phelps photographed 11-year-old Sofia Hernandez-Williams as she
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Photographer John Tlumacki was there when Jeff and Paula Babel decided to sample a batch of maple syrup in their
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POINTS OF INTEREST
From left, Tony Winslow Jr., Jessica Adams, and Tony Winslow Sr. wore memorial shirts displaying images of 15-year-old Troy Winslow, who died along with two other teenagers in a January 2024 high-speed crash in Boston following a police pursuit.
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Boston
Startling revelation:
Despondent over his play and some fans' criticisms, Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran
Mayoral race:
Josh Kraft proposed focusing Boston police
Read and ride:
Massachusetts
Democrats advanced a measure to spend nearly $1.2 billion from the state's surtax on wealthy households
Aftermath of a crash:
A supervisor told Boston police officers not to chase a car. Minutes later,
Massachusetts and New England
Gov. candidate:
Mike Kennealy, who worked in former governor Charlie Baker's administration,
Hot and cold:
Trump urged Chris Sununu, New Hampshire's Republican former governor,
SOS:
Rescuers
Trump administration
Rümeysa Öztürk:
Representative Seth Moulton compared ICE's arrest of a Turkish grad student at Tufts
Déjà vu:
Trump said the United States and Iran are holding direct talks over Iran's nuclear program. In his first term, Trump scuttled a 2015 nuclear deal Iran made with the US. (
Canceling aid:
The administration terminated lifesaving humanitarian aid for refugees in Syria, Jordan, and other countries. (
Maine v. Trump:
The state sued the administration for withholding federal funds over Maine's policy on transgender athletes. (
Presidential power:
An appeals court ruled that Trump improperly fired Democratic appointees to independent labor agencies. The case will likely end up at the Supreme Court. (
Taking stock:
Markets have crashed before. But most downturns are caused by external events,
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Cheap eats:
If you're worried about Trump's tariffs increasing the price of groceries, Sheryl Julian says to
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Mega money:
Changes are coming to the Mega Millions lottery today: Ticket prices will increase from $2 to $5, but that means much bigger jackpots and larger secondary prizes. (
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Vengeful:
The new season of 'The Last of Us,' which takes place five years after the events of last season's finale, is a slow-burn tale of love and
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De-extincting:
Using deft genetic engineering, ancient DNA, and domestic dogs, scientists have re-created dire wolves, a line of beasts whose live gene pool vanished long ago. (
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They mean well:
There are no villains in '
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Who sells what?
Since tariffs and trade are in the news, see if you know what countries export which products in this interactive game called Tradle. (
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