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 LOST INTERNET ACCESS...CATCHING UP...ICYMI! ❤️  Donate Tuesday, February 17, 2026 🌨️  Mostly cloudy, with a high of 38 and a chance of flurries and freezing rain in the morning. Good Morning Boston, Welcome to the Year of the Horse. Today marks the start of the  Lunar New Year.  You'll have to wait until March 1 for  Chinatown's annual lion dance parade . But if you want to get in on the festivities this week, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is offering  $5 admission this Thursday . Speaking of things to do this week: Offline fun:   It's February school vacation for school-aged kids in Massachusetts — and their parents. If you're hoping to avoid cries of "I'm bored!" without having to shell out  too  much cash, here are a few ideas to get out that are both fun and free: Across Massachusetts: The Department of Conservation and Recreation is hosting  86 free educational programs  across the state this week.  The docket  ...

  New from  CommonWealth Beacon INCLUSIONARY ZONING :  Just as an end-of-year lawsuit launched a broadside against a  decades-old policy to boost affordable development , state lawmakers moved to make it easier for cities and towns to roll out their version of that same policy. Jennifer Smith has more.   HEALTH INSURANCE RELIEF :  The state plans to pump an additional  $250 million  into heavily subsidized insurance offered through the Massachusetts Health Connector to staunch skyrocketing costs for middle-class Bay Staters, Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Thursday. Alison Kuznitz of State House News Service has more.   SENATE ACTION : After turning up their collective noses at Mayor Michelle Wu’s latest attempt to rebalance Boston’s property tax bills, Senate leaders are ready to forge ahead with their  own relief plans  — and to wrench open the financial curtains on a re...