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Kate Megraw, the CIO at Webster Five Bank in Worcester, worked from home in June.

Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of employees working from home

Cambridge had the state’s highest percentage of people working from home in 2021 at 44.4 percent, with Boston trailing not far behind at 30.3 percent.

Jesus Lares, a recent graduate of MIT, rejected an offer from Google to work on his start-up full-time. He works out of the entrepreneurship center on MIT's campus.

‘Soul-sucking’: Why some Gen Zers are quitting the 9-to-5

The monotonous nature of a typical office job is the subject of an extremely relatable viral TikTok trend.

CELTICS MEDIA DAY

Stunned Celtics players are still in the dark about Ime Udoka’s suspension
“It’s been hell for us. Caught by surprise. Nobody really knows anything. We’re just in the wind like everybody else," said Marcus Smart

Celtics media day: Key takeaways as interim coach Joe Mazzulla, star players address Ime Udoka’s suspension for the first time

KARA MILLER | THE BIG IDEA

Traffic is so bad, it could hurt our economy. But there’s a way to fix it.
Gridlock reigns during the morning and evening commutes, pretty much no matter where you are. But why is that, and what should we do about it?

Wu set to overhaul powerful city zoning board

Mayor Michelle Wu Monday wiped out most of the Zoning Board of Appeals members on Monday, nominating a slate of community developers, neighborhood organizers, and construction union representatives as replacements.

NASA will slam its Dart spacecraft into an asteroid — and you can watch
NASA is scheduled to deliberately crash an unmanned spacecraft into an asteroid millions of miles from Earth in a test of our planet’s ability to defend itself from asteroid and comet strikes.

Watch live: NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid in test of planetary defense

Biden’s student debt plan would cost $400 billion, per CBO

President Biden’s plan for student debt cancellation will cost the federal government about $400 billion over the next 30 years, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.

Stocks fall on recession fears; Dow slips into bear market

In the US, stock indexes have been losing ground, coming off their fifth weekly loss in six weeks.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Orthodontist vs. insurer: How Question 2 could bring sweeping changes to dental industry

If Question 2 passes, it could affect not just the insurers that do business here, but also dentists and orthodontists — not to mention anyone with dental insurance.

Baker declines to criticize DeSantis over migrant flights, saying he has no interest in ‘presidential debate’
“I’m not running for president, so why engage in what is obviously a presidential debate?” Baker said during an appearance on GBH’s “Boston Public Radio.”

Computer engineer Jack Harwood used his iPad to show off his view while attending his meeting remotely on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

Southern New England will have good weather to view Jupiter while Floridians prepare for Hurricane Ian

While folks people in Florida will be closely monitoring the track of Hurricane Ian over the next several days, the weather here in southern New England looks absolutely stunning.

Jupiter closer to Earth than it has been in 59 years on Monday night

Though Mac Jones (right) was under siege at times and threw three interceptions, he went toe-to-toe with Baltimore's Lamar Jackson for most of Sunday's game.

RAVENS 37, PATRIOTS 26 | CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Just when Mac Jones was making strides, he is dealt this setback

Any significant missed time for Jones will be a blow to his second-year development and the wobbly 1-2 Patriots.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones has a high ankle sprain, and there is no timetable yet for his recovery

A collection of birthday cards with "over-the-hill" themes.

Take a look at the birthday cards ageism advocates say are mean and stereotypical

A group called Changing the Narrative is challenging America’s card makers to reframe their message and design a new collection of birthday cards that celebrate rather than denigrate aging.

Hispanic Heritage Month

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The Hispanic history I carry with me: Rixy
A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and Latino joy, as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

Documentando el corazón infatigable de Chelsea Ideas | Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston Read more Hispanic Heritage Month stories

Visiting Guatemala, my parents’ homeland, transported me to my childhood memories

A family outing to Jamaica Plain’s old Hi-Lo Foods market was always a taste of home.

Opinion

Isaiah Almonte helped carry the flag of Puerto Rico at the start of the Festival Betances parade in Boston's South End in July 2022. The Festival Betances is the longest-running Latino cultural festival in New England.

MARCELA GARCÍA

How I learned to stop worrying and love Hispanic Heritage Month

Is dedicating only a month every year to honor Latino culture just another example of “Hispandering”?

With the Celtics and Udoka, it’s about brand

How remote work withers our social networks

Pamela Paresky and Samuel J. Abrams

An ‘us’ vs. ‘them’ mentality on campuses turns potential friends into allies — or enemies

As law-skirting practices evolve, the state’s gun laws must as well

Culture

Banned Books Week Quiz
Banned Books Week is now underway! Put your knowledge of banned and challenged works to the test with our quiz.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

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

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."

More recent stories

Local researchers are aiming to create the perfect battery. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
Researchers and companies around the world are racing to solve the problem of storing clean energy when the sun isn’t shining on solar farms or the wind isn’t turning turbines.

The US government is challenging a big airline alliance, with Boston at the center of the case
The Department of Justice is suing to block a partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines that it worries could reduce competition at Logan and major New York airports.

Man struck with cinder block during confrontation at Alewife T stop in Cambridge

A man was struck with a cinder block Monday morning during an altercation at the Alewife T station in Cambridge, and police are searching for the assailant, officials said.

What are the chances that marathon record-breaker Eliud Kipchoge will run Boston in April?
The BAA is optimistic that he'll turn up in Hopkinton sooner or later, and given the upcoming calendar and the advanced stage of his career, it makes sense that it be sooner.

Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Category 4
Ian was forecast to intensify rapidly and hit Cuba as a major hurricane late Monday, and then become an even stronger Category 4 hurricane over warm Gulf of Mexico waters before striking the west central coast of Florida on Wednesday.

Interactive map: Storm tracker shows Ian's projected path

Massachusetts confirms 5th human case of West Nile virus this year
The woman was likely exposed to the virus in Middlesex County in an area that is already known to be at an increased risk, according to the Department of Public Health. In the Greater Boston area, the risk for the virus is moderate to high.

Recommended reads

Maryann Zujewski, an education specialist with the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, placed flowers at the stone of Agnes, a slave who died in 1718.

With new headstone, Marblehead won’t let enslaved woman be forgotten

Agnes, a woman who the town’s prominent Russell family enslaved as a domestic servant, died in 1718 at about age 43.

Steve Carell spotted out shopping in Chestnut Hill: ‘Dude loves malls’
The Concord native was spotted at The Shops at Chestnut Hill on Saturday afternoon where he sported a baseball cap and jeans, easily blending in with other suburban shoppers.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘SNL’ cast shrinks, Jan. 6 hearings resume, and a new ‘Interview with the Vampire’
Eight "Saturday Night Live" players won't be returning for season 48, including Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson, while four newbies have been added to the cast.

Somerville tenants rally over soaring rents, gentrification of Green Line Extension corridor
The six-unit building at 82-84 Tremont Street, a few blocks from Union Square, has been bought by a limited liability corporation and is slated to be torn down, tenants said.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Elizabeth Strout (“Lucy by the Sea”) is in conversation with Dawn Tripp in person Monday at 6 p.m. at the Brattle Theatre.

Author readings around Boston Sept. 25-Oct. 1

Jesus Garcia as Rodolfo and Lauren Michelle as Mimì in Boston Lyric Opera's "La bohème," directed by Yuval Sharon.

In Boston Lyric Opera’s new ‘La bohème,’ the girl dies at the beginning — and it works

Pavement has reunited for a 30th anniversary tour that arrives at the Wang Theatre Sept. 28.

Slanted, enchanted, and a few years older, Pavement embarks on a reunion tour

Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song in NBC's reboot of "Quantum Leap."

With tiresome reboots, TV is stuck in a cycle of watch, rinse, repeat

Special Projects

Back to Boston

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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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The Littleton Mill Gun Shop

As law-skirting practices evolve, the state’s gun laws must as well

Students walk on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, Calif. According to a Heterodox Academy survey, the primary reason students say they don’t express their authentic views is fear of peers taking offense.

Pamela Paresky and Samuel J. Abrams

An ‘us’ vs. ‘them’ mentality on campuses turns potential friends into allies — or enemies

Michael S. Roth

College mission: Encourage diverse views but protect democracy

Russian Federation Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergey V. Lavrov spoke during the United Nations Security Council meeting. While that meeting provided a forum for discussion of Russia’s crimes in Ukraine, as long as Russia exercises veto power in that body it can be little more than a debating society.

Russians vote with their feet against Putin’s folly

A 2020 protest by Pakistani activists. Half of all victims of modern slavery are in bonded labor arrangements, which are designed to prevent the workers from ever clearing their debt.

Even now, slavery is a worldwide scourge

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

Massachusetts confirms 5th human case of West Nile virus this year

The woman was likely exposed to the virus in Middlesex County in an area that is already known to be at an increased risk, according to the Department of Public Health. In the Greater Boston area, the risk for the virus is moderate to high.

Baker declines to criticize DeSantis over migrant flights, saying he has no interest in ‘presidential debate’

“I’m not running for president, so why engage in what is obviously a presidential debate?” Baker said during an appearance on GBH’s “Boston Public Radio.”

Mariangely Solis Cervera wants to embed equity into Boston’s culture

In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked Solis Cervera about her goals for the office and how her life experiences will shape her work as Boston’s new chief of equity and inclusion.

Bridge replacement project to get East Bay bike path finally on track

The East Bay bike path traversed the Palmer and Barrington rivers via an old 19th century train route when it was built 30 years ago this year.

Sports

The Yankees' Aaron Judge and Red Sox third baseman Bobby Dalbec have a chat during the first inning of New York's rain-shortened 2-0 win.

Baseball notebook

Aaron Judge didn’t homer, but Yankees are happy with sweep of Red Sox

As Judge chases Maris, the Yankees carried a seven-game streak into Toronto, where they need just one win to clinch the AL East.

Myles Garrett was involved in a one-car accident following practice Monday.

Browns star Myles Garrett in car accident but his injuries are not life-threatening

The team said Garrett was taken to a hospital, but did not give any details about his injuries or condition.

Recently installed interim coach Joe Mazzulla faced a lot of questions at Celtics' Media Day

Nothing to go on whether Joe Mazzulla is the right person to lead these Celtics

Here comes Mazzulla, who has to repair that emotional whiplash for the franchise, and who, oh yeah, also has to coach the players.

Buccaneers, NFL discuss contingency plans if Hurricane Ian makes landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast

Dolphins say quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is not in concussion protocol

Celtics notebook

Celtics’ Robert Williams has no regrets about returning for playoffs

Business

Starbucks says it wants union bargaining to begin

The Seattle coffee giant said it sent letters to 238 stores offering a three-week window in October to start negotiations.

Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of employees working from home

Cambridge had the state’s highest percentage of people working from home in 2021 at 44.4 percent, with Boston trailing not far behind at 30.3 percent.

Factory jobs are booming like it’s the 1970s

Stocks fall on recession fears; Dow slips into bear market

magazine

Alisa Amador

My Boston History

I'm a multilingual singer-songwriter. Here's why I call Boston home.

The Acostas in Havana — parents Antonio and Rosa Acosta, 2-year-old Rosalin in her mother’s arms, and brother Anthony.

My Boston History

Talent and education aren’t always enough. So I work to ensure opportunities for all.

Sabrina Avilés

My Boston History

Documenting Chelsea’s indefatigable heart

My Boston History

How I found my superpower: Becoming Raúl The Third

metro

A composite image of the Jupiter system taken by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam. On Monday, Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth in 59 years, according to NASA.

Jupiter closer to Earth than it has been in 59 years on Monday night

Two men arraigned in connection with fight outside Somerville political event

Southern New England will have good weather to view Jupiter while Floridians prepare for Hurricane Ian

sports

Nauset senior Nate Watring (left), shown here going for a header in 2019, had three goals this week to up his season total to 11.

EMass boys’ soccer: Seven goals from Gloucester senior Geremy Palacios highlights Players of the Week

Stunned Celtics players are still in the dark about Ime Udoka’s suspension

President Biden welcomes World Series champs to White House, while signaling further conversation about Braves’ nickname

business

Graduates walk at a Harvard Commencement ceremony held for the classes of 2020 and 2021, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass.

White House plan to relieve student loan debt costs $400 billion, per CBO

The US government is challenging a big airline alliance, with Boston at the center of the case

White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets

politics

Senator Kyrsten Sinema spoke during a Senate hearing on Sept. 14 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senator Sinema backs strengthening filibuster in speech at McConnell Center

Jan. 6 committee ‘aware’ of call between White House switchboard, Capitol attacker

False claims, threats fuel poll worker sign-ups for midterms

Nation

Vials of single doses of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox at a vaccinations site on Aug. 29 in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Monkeypox appears to recede, but risks and uncertainties linger

Monkeypox appears to recede, but risks and uncertainties linger

Biden’s student debt plan would cost $400 billion, per CBO

World

European Union leaders are watching Giorgia Meloni, the newly elected far-right Italian nationalist, and are worried about a new shift in Europe.

Europe looks at Italy’s Meloni with caution and trepidation

Syria, North Korea take swipes at West as UN assembly ends

17 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia

opinion

A 2020 protest by Pakistani activists. Half of all victims of modern slavery are in bonded labor arrangements, which are designed to prevent the workers from ever clearing their debt.

Even now, slavery is a worldwide scourge

A new school year, the same concerns about bias in sports settings

The ‘R-word’ still stings and, sadly, endures

lifestyle

Steve Carell at the AMC Boston Common for a screening of his film "Beautiful Boy" in 2018.

Steve Carell spotted out shopping in Chestnut Hill: ‘Dude loves malls’

I’m not meeting high-caliber men

Nia Long issues statement following Ime Udoka suspension, asks for privacy ‘to process recent events’

food & dining

Lauren Abda, founder of Branchfood, poses for a photo in the company’s office in Providence, Rhode Island on Sept. 22.

Rhode Island ‘has all the ingredients to be a leading food state;’ Food innovation platform expands into Providence

Want a late-night bite? You have a few options in Providence

Near Harvard Square, a Spanish tapas bar that feels distinctly Cambridge

travel

Frederik Mayet leans on a cross before heading to the stage for his impending crucifixion scene. Under his loincloth he wears a climbing belt, which will be used to attach him to the cross. Mayet is the first Jesus in his family, and it’s a big deal.

‘We must do this’: German village fulfills promise to God by staging Passion Play every 10 years

Robots, runs, and King Tut

Can I get a refund for these airline credits on Expedia?

Arts

The Town of Warren, in partnership with the Warren Arts & Cultural Commission and The Avenue Concept, has commissioned Josie Morway to paint a mural on the storefront at 24 Child Street, as the town continues efforts to raise awareness on the impacts of sea level rise and climate change.

‘How could a piece of art possibly help the world?’ Warren commissions mural to further awareness of climate change.

The Hispanic history I carry with me: Rixy

Subversive strips at Boston College’s McMullen Museum of Art

Books

Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents in recent weeks on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021.

Libraries face increased attempts to ban books

Joshua Bennett on reading ‘to pursue astonishment’

Two books on pandemic parenting

Movies

Steve Carell at the AMC Boston Common for a screening of his film "Beautiful Boy" in 2018.

Steve Carell spotted out shopping in Chestnut Hill: ‘Dude loves malls’

Just Jaeckin, whose ‘Emmanuelle’ was a scandalous success, dies at 82

‘Blonde’ is a rare movie with a NC-17 rating. What set it over the edge?

Television

Steve Carell at the AMC Boston Common for a screening of his film "Beautiful Boy" in 2018.

Steve Carell spotted out shopping in Chestnut Hill: ‘Dude loves malls’

This week’s TV: ‘SNL’ cast shrinks, Jan. 6 hearings resume, and a new ‘Interview with the Vampire’

‘Breaking Bad’ creator teams up with Rhea Seehorn for a new series

music

Father John Misty performs at the Bourbon and Beyond Music Festival in Louisville earlier this month.

Father John Misty re-energizes old favorites at Leader Bank Pavilion

Odyssey Opera soars in Rachmaninoff’s ‘Troika’

In Boston Lyric Opera’s new ‘La bohème,’ the girl dies at the beginning — and it works

Theater/Dance

Mishy Jacobson in "Ada and the Engine" at Central Square Theater.

With a few clanks, ‘Ada and the Engine’ offers an eye-opening ride through computer history

For ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ a not-so-little shot of hurrahs

‘Tina’ reaches for a star but falls short

globe local

From left: Marlene Yesley, Sheila Pallay, and Judith Weinberg with the Torah cover they created.

Torah Sisters bond to piece together Jewish history

The Argument: Should accessory dwelling units be allowed statewide in Massachusetts?

Needham Town Meeting will decide on $2.5 million land purchase along Charles River next month

Obituaries

FILE - President Bill Clinton talks with New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio, left, prior to making an address on his national service plan at the Lewis Brown Athletic Center on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., on Monday, March 1, 1993. Florio, who narrowly lost his re-election bid in 1993 died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. He was 85. His law partner Doug Steinhardt and current Gov. Phil Murphy confirmed Florio died in statements on Monday. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File)

Former NJ governor James Florio dies at 85

Egyptian cleric revered by Muslim Brotherhood dies at 96

Just Jaeckin, whose ‘Emmanuelle’ was a scandalous success, dies at 82