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Unsealed court documents say 2005 sexual assault allegations against Arroyo were ‘unfounded,’ but not necessarily untrue
The documents released by Arroyo Friday do not say that the alleged victim lied or that the conduct she alleged did not occur, only that it did not legally constitute rape.

50 percent of Orange Line repair work scheduled during shutdown has been completed, MBTA officials say

Among the projects recently completed are crossover improvements at Ruggles station, rail welding at Forest Hills, canopy work at Sullivan Station, and security enhancements at North Station, General Manager Steve Poftak said in a briefing on Friday.

Legislators question state oversight of MBTA after scathing federal report MBTA announces that Green Line supercars are coming in 2026

Trump search inventory released, reveals new details on Mar-a-Lago documents

It also makes clear for the first time the volume of unclassified government documents at the home even though presidential records were to have been turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration.

As Biden warned about democracy’s collapse, TV networks aired reruns

Trump’s attorney general says no ‘legitimate reason’ for former president to have classified documents

‘Conservative media is lying to you.’ Ann Coulter encourages GOP split from Trump

Acton police officers accused of inappropriate conduct resign

The 16-bedroom, 120,000-square foot property owned by Yankee Candle founder Michael J. Kittredge II, in Leverett, is selling for $23 million.

Smells like luxury: Yankee Candle founder’s property hits the market for $23 million

The sprawling estate, which was built and owned by the late Michael J. Kittredge II, boasts an indoor water park, two car barns with space for classic cars, and a 4,000-square foot stage.

With Mass. attorney general Democratic primary down to two, crucial question emerges: Who is more qualified?
In a battle between candidates with divergent backgrounds, experts stress that experience is about more than years spent in the courtroom.

‘It’s been strange.’ The Massachusetts primary election is unprecedented and subdued all at once.

Election 2022.

2022 Massachusetts voter guide: The primary elections

The races for key statewide offices in Massachusetts are underway, and the Globe is here to help you navigate the ballot.

On Block Island, parties in town and pristine, natural beauty to explore outdoors
Grittier than Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket, people from all walks of life come to Block Island for the beaches, bird watching, and rural beauty – or in search of a good time in town.

This August 2022 photo provided by Pfizer shows vials of the company's updated COVID-19 vaccine during production in Kalamazoo, Mich.

When to get your Omicron booster, and other things to know about the new shots

Here’s what to know about the new shots, now that the FDA and CDC have signed off.

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

A blue September sky in Harpswell, Maine, Friday morning. This is a common sight in New England this time of year.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

Labor Day weather won’t be as nice as the rest of the long weekend

A cold front will stall in the New England area on the Monday holiday.

Chaim Bloom's Red Sox are likely to finish in last place in the AL East for a second time in his three seasons.

Dan Shaughnessy

How did the Red Sox’ Chaim Bloom take his recent vote of confidence? And other thoughts ...

Bloom says there is no mandate from ownership to cut payroll, adding, “We expect we will have resources to do the job.”

Chad Finn: Nine innings with the Red Sox, starting with an offseason to-do list

Opinion

The hundreds of job openings this late in the game are yet another data point that shows that the district is at a crossroads.

MARCELA GARCÍA

How bad are the staffing shortages at the Boston Public Schools?

The hundreds of key vacancies ahead of reopening next week include 203 teachers and more than 100 bus monitors. Will Boston be ready?

Readers weigh in on our dysfunctional democracy

What if Ricardo Arroyo wins?

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

Escape plans of the rich and famous

Safety first, but the MBTA can’t forget about the big transportation picture

The Talk | Kristen Pope

Lily’s big hair day
For the last year of pre-kindergarten, my daughter, Lily, has thrived as the only Black child in her entire school, where her teachers and school administrators love her, care for her, and support her. But there have been some bumps that mostly involved race; one instance was related to her hair.

Orange Line shutdown

Representative Seth Moulton calling for ‘top-to-bottom changes’ and ‘a wholesale culture shift’ at the MBTA
US Representative Seth Moulton is calling for “top-to-bottom changes” and “a wholesale culture shift” at the MBTA.

‘It was helplessly funny’: Amid frustrating Orange Line shutdown, some shuttle drivers provide positivity
From telling jokes to playing music over the speakers, some riders have been praising the upbeat attitudes of the shuttle bus drivers who have come to Boston during the Orange Line shutdown.

During first week of Orange Line shutdown, officials highlight obstacles cyclists often face
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Cambridge City Councilor Alanna Mallon took to Twitter this week to highlight common safety issues cyclists face.

Your guide to the MBTA’s Orange Line shutdown
The Orange Line is shut down until the morning of Sept. 19. Find shuttle bus routes, schedules, and guides to navigate Boston.

Pick your stops: Find an alternative Orange Line route

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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R.I. chiropractor charged in sexual assault of patient; Health Dept. suspends his license for second time

Dr. Thomas P. Sowa was arrested by Cumberland police last week on three felony charges of second-degree sexual assault, as well as simple assault in his office

Hyde Park man, 54, charged with murder in death of man who was run over

Maximo Mazanett was arraigned in the Roxbury division of Boston Municipal Court in connection with the death of Thomas Ruffen, 39, the Suffolk district attorney’s office said in a statement.

Block Island Ferry owners add security measures ahead of holiday weekend, after fights on board last month
In early August, patrons from Ballard’s Beach Resort broke out in brawls on the resort’s property that continued on the ferry. The resort’s lawyers insist those agitators’ actions were not their responsibility.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Here’s what you fans had to say in the annual New England Sports Survey
Channel Media & Market Research once again asked local fans about their favorite teams, coaches, and media personalities.

Jeffrey Shapiro, former first deputy comptroller, appointed state inspector general
Shapiro is a lawyer who previously worked in the Middlesex district attorney’s office and the state attorney general's office; he replaces Glenn Cunha, who served two five-year terms as inspector general from 2012 to 2022, according to a statement from the office of Governor Charlie Baker, who made the appointment in cooperation with Attorney General Maura Healey and Auditor Suzanne Bump.

LOVE LETTERS

After 1,500 texts, is this an emotional affair?
“We are both married with kids.”

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 01: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a primetime speech at Independence National Historical Park September 1, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. President Biden spoke on “the continued battle for the Soul of the Nation.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Biden sounds newly strong alarm: Trumpism menaces democracy

President Biden charged in a prime-time address Thursday that the “extreme ideology” of Donald Trump and his adherents “threatens the very foundation of our republic,” as he summoned Americans of all stripes to help counter what he sketched as dark forces within the Republican Party trying to subvert democracy.

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

Job market flashes signs of cooling down. Here’s what that means for the economy.
US employers slowed hiring in August from the torrid pace of July. The jobless rate edged up to 3.7 percent as more people jumped into the labor pool.

Prominent doctor faces backlash amid ‘fight over the heart of public health’
The controversy over Dr. Leana Wen reflects the growing rift in public health, and among ordinary Americans, over how the United States moves forward with COVID-19.

This was supposed to be the summer Maine tourism returned to normal. Instead, ‘this year has been the toughest.’
The season has been busy, but also unsettling. Hospitality businesses and tourists have had to contend with high prices, labor shortages, and fears of a recession. There’s a sense that COVID may have changed Maine permanently.

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Culture & Lifestyle

The Luna Theater at Mill No. 5 in Lowell is one of more than 20 area movie theaters participating in National Cinema Day.

Coming soon: $3 tickets for National Cinema Day

Wesley T. Jones (left) as Keith Watson and Elena Hurst as Hector Tobar in "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at American Repertory Theater.

In a riveting ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,′ a disparate community speaks its truths

9 fun things to do on Labor Day weekend

Ruth Erickson from Cambridge with Jullian Kalim, 8, and his brother Cassidy Kalim, 3, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The MFA is the seventh and last stop of “The Obama Portraits Tour."

‘Obama Portraits Tour’ lands at MFA for seventh and final stop

Special Projects

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Health misinformation is making us sick

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife, Raisa, in Bonn, West Germany, on June 13, 1989.

Gorbachev failed, which is why he was so greatly honored

City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, left, participates in a debate with Interim Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden at More Than Words Bookstore in Boston on Aug. 9.

Ricardo Arroyo should quit DA race. If he doesn’t, support Kevin Hayden.

Before the Globe published an interview with one of Ricardo Arroyo’s accusers, Senator Elizabeth Warren gave some insight into why she had not withdrawn her endorsement as of Tuesday.

With Ricardo Arroyo and the women who backed him, the #MeToo fever has broken

This aerial view of construction in Allston has Harvard's new Science and Engineering Complex in the foreground.

IDEAS | Alaina D. Boyle & Jennie C. Stephens

Higher education needs a new mission. How about climate justice?

“My ovaries, like me, are only 37, still working hard to regulate my mood, metabolism, and sleep cycle. I’d like to hang on to them for as long as possible.”

IDEAS | MARISSA CONRAD

The medical gamble of my life

Metro

‘Disturbed and disappointed’ lawmakers want answers from DPU after FTA slams agency over T oversight failures

Days after the feds ripped the state Department of Public Utilities for its poor oversight of the MBTA, legislators on a key utility committee on Friday invited DPU chairman to testify before their panel to shed light on whether DPU’s “motivated enough” to fulfill its duty to monitor T safety.

R.I. chiropractor charged in sexual assault of patient; Health Dept. suspends his license for second time

Dr. Thomas P. Sowa was arrested by Cumberland police last week on three felony charges of second-degree sexual assault, as well as simple assault in his office

Boston opted out of hosting the North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament. So Providence opted in.

The tournament is a long-standing tradition that began in Boston in the mid-1940s, and Boston’s Chinatown business leaders had hoped its return would boost the economy.

Jeffrey Shapiro, former first deputy comptroller, appointed state inspector general

Shapiro is a lawyer who previously worked in the Middlesex district attorney’s office and the state attorney general's office; he replaces Glenn Cunha, who served two five-year terms as inspector general from 2012 to 2022, according to a statement from the office of Governor Charlie Baker, who made the appointment in cooperation with Attorney General Maura Healey and Auditor Suzanne Bump.

Sports

Senior Rithikh Prakash, the reigning Globe Division 2 Runner of the Year, is back and hoping to lead his Burlington squad to a Division 2 All-State crown.

BOYS' CROSS-COUNTRY NOTEBOOK

Burlington boys hope their ascent to the top peaks this fall

With the top two returners from last fall's Division 2 All-State meet, Burlington

Members of the Boston Hurricanes volleyball team warm up prior to their match during the 55th North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament in Chinatown in September 1999.

Boston opted out of hosting the North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament. So Providence opted in.

The tournament is a long-standing tradition that began in Boston in the mid-1940s, and Boston’s Chinatown business leaders had hoped its return would boost the economy.

Dustin Johnson (left) and Cameron Smith (center) were paired up in the first round.

‘This is more of a party.’ Here’s what it was like at the first round of the LIV Golf Invitational Boston.

A moderate crowd attended Friday — LIV organizers do not provide crowd estimates — and at one point fans stood three rows deep along the first tee and down the first fairway.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Here’s what you fans had to say in the annual New England Sports Survey

College Football

College Football Playoff to expand from four to 12 teams by 2026

Rangers at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 133: Rangers at Red Sox lineups and notes

Business

Boston opted out of hosting the North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament. So Providence opted in.

The tournament is a long-standing tradition that began in Boston in the mid-1940s, and Boston’s Chinatown business leaders had hoped its return would boost the economy.

Old Boston collides with new in storage dispute at Haymarket

Vendors at the open-air market downtown are in a standoff with a new hotel over storing tents and tables on the sidewalk.

Amazon closes, abandons plans for dozens of US warehouses

URI misses out on $78 million federal grant for blue economy

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Paul Damon harvests clams in Ipswich.

‘It’s a lost cause’: Inside the last stand of New England’s soft-shell clam

Is a famous shipwreck in Newport Harbor? There's a fight over that.

15 picture-perfect treats for under $20 at Boston restaurants

Pasta with zucchini, pancetta, and saffron.

Recipes: Summer veggies like zucchini and corn put a fresh spin on pasta

metro

Jeffrey Shapiro has been appointed to serve as Massachusetts inspector general.

Jeffrey Shapiro, former first deputy comptroller, appointed state inspector general

Block Island Ferry owners add security measures ahead of holiday weekend, after fights on board last month

On Block Island, parties in town and pristine, natural beauty to explore outdoors

sports

The Celtics signed Danilo Gallinari to provide some bench scoring, but it appears he'll be unavailable for much of the season.

Celtics’ Danilo Gallinari is out indefinitely with a torn ACL

His background as a quarterback helps Jakobi Meyers connect with Mac Jones

How did the Red Sox’ Chaim Bloom take his recent vote of confidence? And other thoughts ...

business

US employers added 315,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said Friday.

Job market flashes signs of cooling down. Here’s what that means for the economy.

Biden climate adviser Gina McCarthy resigns From White House

Jackson, Miss., water crisis previews a wetter, hotter US future

politics

This photo shows an aerial view of former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump search inventory released, reveals new details on Mar-a-Lago documents

Jan. 6 panel calls Gingrich to testify, saying he had role in Trump plot

‘Conservative media is lying to you.’ Ann Coulter encourages GOP split from Trump

Nation

William Barr in 2020.

Trump’s attorney general says no ‘legitimate reason’ for former president to have classified documents

Red flag laws get little use as shootings, gun deaths soar

As Biden warned about democracy’s collapse, TV networks aired reruns

World

FILE - Protesters walked through a market with posters of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi at Kamayut township in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 8, 2021. The sentence, which brings the 77-year-old's total prison time up to 20 years and includes hard labor, comes as the military seeks to erase her influence in the country.

Myanmar gives more prison time to its best-known convict

Against fierce resistance, Ukraine makes small gains in the south

G-7 pledges to move forward with Russia oil price cap system

opinion

Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo participated in a debate with Interim Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden in Boston on Aug. 9.

What if Ricardo Arroyo wins?

Gorbachev failed, which is why he was so greatly honored

A swing and a miss

lifestyle

Director Rebecca Taichman during a New York rehearsal of "Sing Street," now on stage at the Huntington Theater Company.

Live performances and a season brimming with entertainment on display at the Greater Boston Arts Expo

After 1,500 texts, is this an emotional affair?

Playing with your emotions? A Boston video game startup aims to help kids regulate their behavior.

food & dining

Bartender Neomy Delacruz crafts a Mum's The Word cocktail at 345 by Plant City in Providence. The speakeasy style bar offers a selection of plant-based craft cocktails, mocktails, high end spirits, local beer, and elevated snacks.

A guide to all things green: The best of R.I.’s vegan and vegetarian scene

Davis Square welcomes a sandwich sensation

Cocktails are the mane attraction at the retro-themed Wig Shop; hunt big game on Beacon Hill

travel

A group of friends and surfers gathered at a beach camp set up on Monhegan Bluffs Beach on Block Island, R.I. on August 27.

On Block Island, parties in town and pristine, natural beauty to explore outdoors

Plan to launch Montreal-to-Boston train service gains steam

A Southern California road trip in the summer? I surprised even myself.

Arts

Amy Heller, "Horseshoes vs Skates," LED mixed-media cyanotype on silk, in "Out of the Blue" at PAAM.

Tangled up in blue at Provincetown Art Association and Museum

At the MFA, the liveliness of ‘Stillness’

Zainab Sumu’s fibers of being

Books

A young duchess, an angry husband, a murder?

A good man is hard to find

Reading aloud, to children and adults

Movies

The Luna Theater at Mill No. 5 in Lowell is one of more than 20 area movie theaters participating in National Cinema Day.

Coming soon: $3 tickets for National Cinema Day

‘Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul’ ministers to the faithful

Game, set, ‘McEnroe’

Television

An orc, as depicted in the new Amazon series "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."

I just want to watch a TV show. Please don’t make me work for it

Will ‘SNL’ experience addition by subtraction?

‘The Murders Before the Marathon’ asks if Boston bombing was preventable

music

Steven Tyler onstage at Fenway Park in August 2014. The band returns to the ballpark for their twice-delayed 50th anniversary show Sept. 8.

Aerosmith all-timers: 10 favorite shows from decades of covering the band

Campfire festival blazes again at Passim this weekend

The familiar voice of Dan Tyminski returns to bluegrass

Theater/Dance

Wesley T. Jones (left) as Keith Watson and Elena Hurst as Hector Tobar in "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," at American Repertory Theater.

In a riveting ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,′ a disparate community speaks its truths

In Anna Deavere Smith’s ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,’ the voices of a shattered city

Jacob’s Pillow festival closes with mighty Miami City Ballet

globe local

MetroWest residents attending a job and resource fair at South Middlesex Opportunity Council, in Framingham.

MetroWest: A region with prosperity and inequity

Turning a botanic garden into an enchanted forest

Will Massachusetts benefit from sports betting?

Obituaries

Author Barbara Ehrenreich poses at her home in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 25, 2005.

Barbara Ehrenreich, muckraking writer and activist, dies

Amy Stechler, documentarian who helped define a style, dies at 67

Lee Thomas, former Sox player, architect of the 1993 Phillies, dies at 86