Media, including Globe, walk fine line in the age of ?MeToo?

At the Globe, the reckoning began even before the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke in October.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/12/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/On%20Point%20Tom%20Ashbrook%20outdoor%20Liz%20Linder.jpg WBUR places Tom Ashbrook on leave over unspecified allegations

Ashbrook, the voice of the popular nationally syndicated public radio show ?On Point,? has been placed on leave, WBUR general manager Charles Kravetz said.

Snow is expected across the state. (This map issued by the National Weather Service in Taunton does not cover the westernmost portion of the state because forecasts for that area are issued by the NWS office in Albany, N.Y. Several inches are expected out there.)

National Weather Service

This weekend?s storm is expected to dump up to 6 inches of snow

The storm will increase in intensity through the day Saturday as it moves in from the mid-Atlantic and passes to the southeast of Massachusetts.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Facebook_04fenwayhealth02_met-11222.jpg Fenway health center kept doctor amid accusations

Three employees of the pioneering center filed sexual harassment complaints against Dr. Harvey Makadon, including one who received a $75,000 settlement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/a93f8a46ed374e728e314b710ec02122-a93f8a46ed374e728e314b710ec02122-0-11191-kuvF--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Nathan Carman ?enlarged? holes in boat?s hull, court filing says

Carman is at the center of separate probes into the murder of his wealthy grandfather and presumed death of his mother at sea when his boat sank.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/5ea2c070b61e4deaa1f0e41f968fa1c1-5ea2c070b61e4deaa1f0e41f968fa1c1-0.jpg Rep. Trent Franks offered aide $5m to carry his child

A former aide to Republican Rep. Trent Franks told the AP the congressman repeatedly pressed her to carry his child, at one point offering her $5 million to act as a surrogate mother.

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The White House said that Deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell had always planned to serve for a year before returning home to New York.

A runaway dog named Ronin got loose at Logan Airport Friday morning.

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Rebel dog who escaped at Logan captured

A runaway dog named Ronin spent two hours eluding police outside of Logan Airport Friday morning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/42f9ee1eb91249b9b5a613b9d5e42bf1-42f9ee1eb91249b9b5a613b9d5e42bf1-0.jpg Wealth of documents produced in the Manafort, Gates case

Special counsel Robert Mueller has produced hundreds of thousands of documents, copied 36 electronic devices and 2,000 ?hot? documents in the case against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates.

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A son of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, serving decades for child molestation, was himself sentenced to prison Friday on child sexual abuse charges.

The 600,000-square-foot factory straddling both cities north of Boston was auctioned off in May to a California-based real estate broker.

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Sale of former Polartec plant closes for $5.8 million

The new owner says he plans to turn the property into an industrial innovation hub.

Boston Herald being sold to Gatehouse, files for Chapter 11

Boston Heralsd Ded 8 2017 edition

Globe Staff

The announcement was made to newsroom staff at a meeting at the paper?s newsroom Friday.

Talking Points

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/2%20pat%20purcell-397053.jpg Gatehouse?s purchase of Herald is a big move into Boston

Boston Herald publisher Pat Purcell says he tried every trick he could to keep his beloved newspaper solvent.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/joycecut1.jpg Joyce used office to collect $1m in bribes, kickbacks, indictment says

Former state senator Brian Joyce was also charged with getting hundreds of pounds of Dunkin? Donuts coffee for free.

KEVIN CULLEN

Stealing a hot stove and coming back for the smoke

Former Massachusetts state senator Brian Joyce has reminded us that most corrupt politicians are thieves, not perverts.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/coffee.jpg Thousands in Dunkin? Donuts, a free Jeep, and more allegations from the indictment

Here are five notable allegations in the 102-page indictment brought against former state senator Brian Joyce.

PATRIOTS AT DOLPHINS | MONDAY, 8:30 P.M. (ESPN, CH. 5)

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The AFC East rivals meet in a rematch just two weeks after a chippy game in Foxborough.

Ideas | Lyman Stone

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Where have all the babies gone?

Connections | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/connect1210crop.jpg At age 28, a joyful breakthrough for my autistic son

Sports, and Special Olympics in particular, was the one thing that worked well for him. Until we discovered another outlet that he has enthusiastically embraced.

A firefighting helicopter was dwarfed by smoke and flames during the Thomas Fire on Thursday near Fillmore, Calif.

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David Epstein

Earth, wind, and fire: The weather phenomenon behind California?s infernos

Wildfires fanned by Santa Ana winds are nothing new for California, but the current fire danger has reached record levels in the past several days.

globe santa

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/globesanta-11253.jpeg Woman who cares for her great-grandson asks for help from Globe Santa

She describes him as an extremely active 7-year-old boy who especially enjoys fishing and video games. The woman is the young boy?s legal guardian.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/dtlumacki_zosanta_reg04-U50295860660xaC--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Being a good Santa is no easy sleigh ride

Taking the role seriously is essential to success. Just ask the hairy, burly men who do the job.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Madison_03.jpg Madison Park students walk out of class

More than 100 students walked out of the school Friday morning to protest the removal of the school?s executive director, chanting, ?We want answers.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_farewell1_met.jpg Missing from the next City Council for the first time in decades: men of color

The next council session will mark the first time since 1981 that no men of color will have a seat in the chamber.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Handout_10kirsner02_biz.jpg These cool gifts were born in Massachusetts

You can shop locally for everything from noise-cancelling headphones to home robots to 3D-knitted sweaters.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed-11213.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

Guest host Chad Finn talks ?Hot Stove? ? offseason trades and player signings ? with Boston Globe Red Sox beat reporter Peter Abraham.

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Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/71c85d9f848747fa87b0fb87abdd7d32-71c85d9f848747fa87b0fb87abdd7d32-0.jpg Paul LePage can?t thwart Maine voters

The governor?s stubborn stance puts him at odds not just with voters but also with the state?s constitution.

Newsletters

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Coming soon: Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Special reports

Magazine | A nonfiction novella

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/muck1105altimage-2940[1].jpg He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble

One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

Breaking News Alerts

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Confidential tips

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Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

Holiday Arts Preview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Holiday%20Arts%20preview%20web150-5211.jpg The best of the arts this upcoming holiday season

?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Isaly_CNBC_ScreenCap-1024x576.jpg Legendary biotech financier steps down following sexual harassment allegations

Sam Isaly?s abrupt departure from OrbiMed Advisors comes after a scathing STAT investigation.

Politics

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