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Martha’s Vineyard responds to surprise arrival of planeloads of migrants

‘At first they were surprised, just like us.’ Martha’s Vineyard responds to surprise arrival of planeloads of migrants.

Volunteers on Martha's Vineyard scrambled to organize a response to the migrants’ unexpected arrival Wednesday. Meanwhile, state officials are working on a temporary housing solution, potentially on Cape Cod, according to Governor Baker.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis plays games with human beings

In shipping migrants to Martha's Vineyard, the Florida governor had no compunction in using vulnerable human beings as pawns in his game to own the libs. By doing so, he may have locked up his party’s nomination for president.

Here’s what we know about the migrant situation unfolding on Martha’s Vineyard

Planes dispatched by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis carrying about 43 migrants were abruptly flown to Martha’s Vineyard without notice on Wednesday afternoon.

A mother and child spent some time outside the St. Andrew's Parrish House in Edgartown, where migrants were being fed lunch with donated food from the community, on Thursday.

Immigration and legal advocacy groups map out plans to help Venezuelan migrants on Martha’s Vineyard

Migrants waited outside the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edgartown on Thursday.

Voices of migrants, from a New England island in a new land

Students from the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School and migrants helped to bring donated food into St. Andrew's Parrish House in Edgartown.

On Martha’s Vineyard, a rush to help migrants, from restaurant owners to Spanish students

Members of the Martha's Vineyard community and migrants gather at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Edgartown on Sept. 15. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has claimed responsibility for the stunt that sent two unexpected planes of migrants from Venezuela to the island.

Trafficking in human lives should have consequences for its Republican perpetrators

What the shameful political stunt did manage to accomplish, however inadvertently, was to hold up a mirror to the communities the two Republicans have attempted to target.

Westfield woman charged with calling in bomb hoax to Boston Children’s Hospital

A Westfield woman has been charged in connection with a bomb threat called in to Boston Children’s Hospital, law enforcement officials said Thursday.

Mass. taxpayers to get $3 billion back under obscure law, state officials say

Several crucial details remained unclear Thursday, notably how, and when, people could receive money and how much individuals should expect. Governor Charlie Baker‘s office released a statement promising to share “more details soon.”

Life returns to normal at Northeastern as package explosion investigation continues

There have been “no disruptions to teaching and research,” said the university’s communications vice president Renata Nyul. “Not today. Not yesterday.”

MBTA projects grim budget picture for next fiscal year
In the fiscal year beginning next July, federal COVID-19 relief funds won’t be an option, and T leaders have said they are reluctant to reduce service or increase fares out of concern that such measures would derail efforts to restore ridership to pre-pandemic levels.

CVS says some locations have run out of one of the new booster shots

7,936 confirmed cases and 37 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Tom Brady led the Buccaneers to a win over the Cowboys on Sunday night.

Bill Belichick once asked Tom Brady’s throwing coach if he should trade Tom Brady

Tom House made an appearance on the Rich Eisen Show and shared the anecdote from Brady's time with the Patriots.

Mac Jones absent from Thursday’s Patriots practice with illness

Roger Federer won Wimbledon eight times.

With elegant forehands and overpowering serves, Roger Federer set a high bar for men’s tennis

Federer leaves the game on his own terms, yet still manages to leave us wanting more, even when we know he’s already given us everything he had.

Don Lemon is moving to a new morning show that will replace the current “New Day” later this year.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

CNN moves Don Lemon from prime-time slot to morning show

He will cohost the new program, which will replace "New Day," with White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins and “CNN Newsroom” anchor Poppy Harlow.

Hispanic Heritage Month

My Boston History

I’m a multilingual singer-songwriter who grew up among wanderers. Here’s why I call Boston home.
It’s here that I stopped caring about other people’s labels and honed my 'Boston Boricua Chicana emotional crybaby funky jazzy folk.'

How I found my superpower: Becoming Raúl The Third Documenting Chelsea’s indefatigable heart Read more Hispanic Heritage Month stories

Tyrone Anthony Figueroa teaching at East Boston High School.

My NFL dream didn’t pan out. But now I’m a teacher and coach, I know I’ve ‘made it.’

My true success? Crushing social barriers and stereotypes society has built for young men of color.

Opinion

President Biden is driving a message of Democratic accomplishment, while the GOP is bumbling about in foggy disarray.

The midterms take a distinctly Democratic turn

Joe Biden is playing offense, while Lindsey Graham has put Republicans in a muddle.

Natasha Warikoo

Are Asian Americans victims of racism or beneficiaries of whiteness? It’s complex.

Mitra Shavarini, Ronnie Millar, Jeff Thielman, and Elizabeth Sweet

It’s time to truly recognize Constitution Day by recognizing immigrants

Jeff German, a journalist whose passion for exposing wrongdoing cost him his life

IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Culture | V. Jo Hsu

The irony of the trans ‘villain’
When Boston Children's Hospital gets violent threats for providing gender-affirming care, and drag queen story hours are attacked as “sites of sexual predation,” it’s time to confront the rising tide of anti-trans propaganda seeking to divide us.

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Spotlight investigation

Part 1

A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau Video: What the Spotlight Team’s investigation discovered about Dr. Baribeau N.H. hospital promises review after revelations about doctor with 21 malpractice settlements

Dr. Yvon Baribeau

A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

Alarmed doctors at Manchester's Catholic Medical Center tried to get a troubled colleague barred from surgery. But hospital leaders resisted. Then came the "summer of death."

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MIAA FOOTBALL COMMITTEE

Proposal to revamp high school football season includes playoffs beginning after Thanksgiving
The state high school football coaches association made its pitch to the MIAA Thursday for a 10-game regular season that keeps Thanksgiving games as part of the playoff qualifying process.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

After months spent ‘learning how to skate again’ the Bruins’ Brad Marchand plans to return to the ice Friday
Four months after undergoing double hip surgery, Brad Marchand cautioned, “I’ve never not skated for four months . . . it’s gonna take a little bit to get back.”

RI BUSINESS

Lifespan, R.I.’s largest hospital system, posts $49m third-quarter loss: ‘The health care system in Rhode Island is in crisis’
Over a nine-month period ending June 30, 2022, Lifespan Corp.’s operating loss and net losses mounted to $69.5 million and $142 million, respectively.

Globe Summit

Sam Waterston, Andrew Sharpless call for end of offshore drilling at Globe Summit
Protecting and revitalizing diverse ocean ecosystems can help reduce the impacts of climate change, actor and Oceana board chair Sam Waterston and Oceana CEO Andrew Sharpless said at a Globe Summit panel.

See more Globe Summit coverage here

Students who kept ‘pedo database’ heralded as heroes while experts say the middle school failed them

Days after their “Pedo Database” became public, experts weigh in on what the teenage boys did right — and how the schools in this Rhode Island town need to do better

Trump warns of ‘big problems’ if indicted, says he’d still run for office

Former president Donald Trump warned that if he were indicted on a charge of mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House, there would be "problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we've never seen before."

Mark Meadows complies with Justice Department subpoena

Recommended reads

Attorney General Maura Healey has a wide lead for governor in the new poll.

In governor’s race, Healey holds wide lead over Diehl, poll shows, as voters recoil from Trump-backed candidate

Democrat Maura Healey, the attorney general, leads former state representative Geoff Diehl, 52 percent to 26 percent, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe/NBC10 Boston/Telemundo survey.

Explore the data: See the full results from the latest Suffolk/Globe poll

After 150 years, Arnold Arboretum has cracked the color code
The Arboretum preserves one of the planet’s most encyclopedic collections of trees and woody plants from temperate zones. It’s no stretch to say that autumn brings a world of color.

PERSPECTIVE

I’m still learning Spanish. And I’ll always be Latina.
I’ve come to understand that, for some people, especially other Latinos, this equation does not compute.

For this New Hampshire family, ‘Live Free or Die’ is more than a motto
The Browns, who relocated in November, are part of the most recent influx of Free Staters to arrive in New Hampshire, and their embrace of the movement offers a glimpse into its appeal.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Museum of Fine Arts’ Latinx Heritage Night

16 ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

Tom Jones at the Orpheum Theatre.

At the Orpheum, a moving performance from a seated Tom Jones

Naomi Rodgers (left) and Zurin Villanueva ham it up in rehearsal for "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," at New 42 Studios in Manhattan. The actresses are alternating in the title role.

It takes two to play the one-and-only Tina Turner

Terri Lyne Carrington is the founder and artistic director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.

Terri Lyne Carrington has 101 reasons to celebrate women composers

Special Projects

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A "Stop Asian Hate," candlelight vigil in honor of Michelle Alyssa Go, a victim of a subway attack on Jan. 18, 2022, in New York's Times Square.

Natasha Warikoo

Are Asian Americans victims of racism or beneficiaries of whiteness? It’s complex.

New US citizens waved American flags after taking the Oath of Allegiance at Faneuil Hall during a naturalization ceremony on July 14. The oath was administered to 334 people.

Mitra Shavarini, Ronnie Millar, Jeff Thielman, and Elizabeth Sweet

It’s time to truly recognize Constitution Day by recognizing immigrants

Jeff German poses on the Strip in Las Vegas, on June 2, 2021. German, a Las Vegas investigative reporter, was stabbed to death outside his home on Sept. 3, 2022.

Jeff German, a journalist whose passion for exposing wrongdoing cost him his life

A way to revive local news

Why isn't the potentially life-saving information about the bivalent booster’s safety during pregnancy already making headlines?

IDEAS | CATESBY HOLMES

The latest COVID booster is recommended for pregnant women, so why don’t more of them know that?

Four girls at an athletic field in Roxbury, at a recreational sporting event sponsored by La Alianza Hispana.

IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Metro

Mass. taxpayers to get $3 billion back under obscure law, state officials say

Several crucial details remained unclear Thursday, notably how, and when, people could receive money and how much individuals should expect. Governor Charlie Baker‘s office released a statement promising to share “more details soon.”

Lifespan, R.I.’s largest hospital system, posts $49m third-quarter loss: ‘The health care system in Rhode Island is in crisis’

Over a nine-month period ending June 30, 2022, Lifespan Corp.’s operating loss and net losses mounted to $69.5 million and $142 million, respectively.

7,936 confirmed cases and 37 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Westfield woman charged with calling in bomb hoax to Boston Children’s Hospital

A Westfield woman has been charged in connection with a bomb threat called in to Boston Children’s Hospital, law enforcement officials said Thursday.

Sports

Junior 5-foot-9-inch twins Grace (left) and Taylor Lacerda (right) have held court for the No. 4 Franklin Panthers in their 3-0 start.

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

Girls’ volleyball: Juniors Taylor and Grace Lacerda bring their ‘twin telepathy’ to bear on the court for No. 4 Franklin

The Panthers (3-0) are finding early success with a pair of 5-foot-9-inch twins leading the way.

At 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds, it's easy to see where Triston Casas's power comes from. But his plate discipline is something he's honed since childhood.

With a rare combination of patience and power, Red Sox rookie Triston Casas could be a special offensive talent

In his discipline and approach, Casas has looked mature beyond his years. He has not appeared in awe of his opponents nor uncertain of his own talents.

Brad Marchand (left) talks with Ray Bourque during a Bruins Foundation golf tournament in Plymouth on Thursday.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

After months spent ‘learning how to skate again’ the Bruins’ Brad Marchand plans to return to the ice Friday

Four months after undergoing double hip surgery, Brad Marchand cautioned, “I’ve never not skated for four months . . . it’s gonna take a little bit to get back.”

With elegant forehands and overpowering serves, Roger Federer set a high bar for men’s tennis

Marcus Smart glad the Celtics didn’t trade for Kevin Durant

MIAA FOOTBALL COMMITTEE

Proposal to revamp high school football season includes playoffs beginning after Thanksgiving

Business

Lifespan, R.I.’s largest hospital system, posts $49m third-quarter loss: ‘The health care system in Rhode Island is in crisis’

Over a nine-month period ending June 30, 2022, Lifespan Corp.’s operating loss and net losses mounted to $69.5 million and $142 million, respectively.

Biden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power

The plan would target sites in the Pacific Ocean off the California and Oregon coasts, as well as in the Atlantic in the Gulf of Maine.

White House announces tech company efforts to combat violent extremism

Biden says tentative railway labor agreement reached, averting strike

magazine

I’m still learning Spanish. And I’ll always be Latina.

Is it weird that someone sent an evite for a funeral and asked me to RSVP?

‘I have an e-mail all queued up’ for my ex. Should I send it?

Spicy Portuguese Shrimp With Garlic (Shrimp Mozambique)

Recipes: Three ways to cook shrimp for dinner

metro

Community people and migrants outside St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Edgartown on Thursday.

‘At first they were surprised, just like us.’ Martha’s Vineyard responds to surprise arrival of planeloads of migrants.

Runner focuses on the familiar: ‘What shocks me is how quickly it all changes’

Fish and other aquatic animals are paying the price of drought in Massachusetts

sports

Mac Jones was a full participant in Wednesday’s full pads practice but missed Thursday’s practice because of an illness.

Mac Jones absent from Thursday’s Patriots practice with illness

Steelers place linebacker T.J. Watt on injured reserve

This club pro lost his love for golf, then found it at a municipal course in Lynn. His next challenge? Cancer.

business

HarbourVest will relocate from One Financial to One Lincoln, and take over signage rights on the building from State Street Corp.

Private equity giant HarbourVest to take 11 floors and naming rights at One Lincoln tower

A new chapter and name to highlight the ‘Women’s Edge’

Crypto’s long-awaited ‘Merge’ reaches finish line

politics

Community people and migrants outside St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Edgartown on Thursday.

‘At first they were surprised, just like us.’ Martha’s Vineyard responds to surprise arrival of planeloads of migrants.

Two busloads of migrants dropped off near Vice President Harris’s residence in Washington

House OKs bill to curb political interference with census

Nation

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Railroad unions and companies reach tentative deal to avoid strike

7,936 confirmed cases and 37 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

People queue to pay their respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II during the Lying-in State, at Westminster Hall in London, on Sept. 15.

London mourners brave 9-hour wait to say goodbye to queen

Putin, Zelenskyy court major allies as Ukraine makes gains

Swedish PM formally resigns after right-wing bloc wins vote

opinion

A way to revive local news

The latest COVID booster is recommended for pregnant women, so why don’t more of them know that?

What it means when the T doesn’t see disability

lifestyle

I’ve cheated with my ex from high school

16 ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

Can this Gen Z farmer’s mega pumpkins squash records in Vermont and Topsfield?

food & dining

The signature burger from The Haven.

The Haven, a beloved Scottish restaurant and pub, spreads out in new JP location

The Wig Shop opens in Downtown Crossing; potato pizza comes to Central Square

Brother Cleve was the godfather of the local cocktail scene

travel

“Borealis,” an artwork by Swiss artist Dan Acher, will re-create the magic of the Northern Lights in the night sky above Kendall Square.

A local science festival, a beer week in San Diego, and crafts across Maine

On both coasts, oyster tours are the new wine tours

It’s a walk in the park to find both nature and culture in the Berkshires

Arts

Gina Costa, "Night Stories #5"

At the Griffin: ‘Shootapalooza,’ ‘hair portraits,’ and going to the Mardi Gras

Jeff Perrott’s roller coaster of color

Photo-conjuror meets photojournalist at the Addison Gallery

Books

Getting to the heart of the matter

Can women plus law save us?

Paul Theroux on reading, writing, and travel

Movies

Viola Davis, Shelia Atim, and Lashana Lynch in "The Woman King."

‘The Woman King’ leads with humanity, not perfection

In ‘The Silent Twins,’ a sisterhood beyond speech

‘See How They Run’ springs a ‘Mousetrap’

Television

A German policeman checks the identification papers of Jewish people in Poland, circa 1941, as seen in "The U.S. and the Holocaust."

‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ examines a question that haunts us still: Why didn’t we do more?

CNN moves Don Lemon from prime-time slot to morning show

PBS alters Holocaust documentary airings due to queen’s funeral

music

Olivia Mozie, a principal dancer, during a tech rehearsal of the opera "Cosmic Cowboy" at the Paramount Theater.

‘Cosmic Cowboy’ is a space odyssey for 2022

A Roxy Music reunion celebrates 50 years of style and substance

At the Orpheum, a moving performance from a seated Tom Jones

Theater/Dance

Kara Chu Nelson and Sam Fidler rehearse a scene from Moonbox Productions' "Jonathan" at the Boston Center for the Arts.

With a pair of premieres, Moonbox showcases local playwrights to start its season

It takes two to play the one-and-only Tina Turner

Ideology and personality prove a combustible combination in ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’

globe local

Devon Fields has been named Brookline's assistant town administrator for operations.

Brookline announces new assistant town administrator for operations

Newton Senior Center to close in November for NewCAL project

Newton advocates renew calls to use more federal pandemic aid for affordable housing, support services for lower-income residents

Obituaries

Jim Smith and Paula Barry of Conway, Mass., examined names of Louisiana slaves recorded on the 18 monument walls in the Allees Gwendolyn Midlo Hall at Whitney Plantation.

Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, 93, dies; created database of enslaved people

Irene Papas, actress in ‘Zorba the Greek’ and ‘The Guns of Navarone,’ dies at 96

Dr. W. Gerald Austen, MGH surgeon and legendary leader in Boston medicine, dies at 92