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Even in Boston’s left-leaning suburbs, some police reforms remain elusive two years after Floyd murder

Many liberal-minded communities have not met the demand by some for sharp reductions in police budgets.

Littleton official tells angry residents 80-plus gun dealers in mill have complied with laws

The meeting followed a Globe report on Sept. 10 that the Mill houses the largest cluster of federally licensed firearms dealers in the nation and that many were openly defying Attorney General Maura Healey’s directives on the assault weapons ban.

Report faults BPS leaders for failing to adequately respond to Mission Hill school problems

Boston school district leaders at the highest levels were aware of and failed to fully investigate several allegations of abuse and bullying at the now-shuttered Mission Hill K-8 School, according to a report released Wednesday night.
RED SOX 3, ORIOLES 1

Rich Hill once predicted he could pitch into his 40s. Now, the 42-year-old continues to turn back the clock in a special spot.

Six shutout innings in a win over the Orioles meant plenty to the lefthander, but the opportunity pitching in Boston has given him to spend time with his family has meant even more.

Staffing shortages keep one-fifth of psychiatric beds out of commission

Hundreds more beds could be used if there were enough workers to staff them.

The level of coronavirus in Eastern Mass. waste water just shot up

An important indicator of the prevalence of COVID-19 infections, the level of coronavirus detected in Eastern Massachusetts waste water, registered a sharp increase in recent days.
ben volin | on football

Why would Mac Jones get a second opinion on his injury, and how common is that?

Under the collective bargaining agreement, it is every NFL player's right to seek a second opinion outside of the team doctor, and there are various reasons for doing so.
Bill Belichick says Mac Jones has ‘made a lot of progress in the last 48 hours’
dan shaughnessy

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, a Rhode Island kid, remains a mystery. One thing we know? ‘I’m 0-0, so no one’s mad at me yet.’

Mazzulla was a state high school champion, reached the Final Four with West Virginia, and now sits in the same seat Red Auerbach once occupied.
Malcolm Brogdon sounds ready to embrace his new role with Celtics

Son of Roger Maris believes Aaron Judge should be considered true home run king if he gets to No. 62

The son of the late Yankee slugger said if Judge can hit one more this season, his 62 should be the new standard.
Aaron Judge ties Roger Maris’s AL record with 61st homer Watch: Toronto fan can’t hold on to Judge’s 61st homer

Hispanic Heritage Month

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”?

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

Mi Historia en Boston
La risa es la distancia más corta entre dos culturas
Por mucho que lo intentara, sabía que iba a seguir cometiendo errores verbales, culturales, sociales y profesionales en mi nuevo país.

Opinion
Joan Vennochi

Move out from the safe middle ground, Charlie Baker

He should seize the moment and use his voice to try to realign the values of his party.
Alexandra Vacroux

Is Putin bluffing on using nuclear weapons?
IDEAS | ROBIN CHASE

The joyful and planet-friendly mobility of e-bikes
Robert D. Putnam and Terry Babcock-Lumish

The White House bowling alley is a symbol of what’s wrong with US politics
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The protests in Iran could be a turning point

Black Progress Index | Donna M. Owens
Montgomery County, Maryland emerges as place where Black people can live their best lives
The county is cited in groundbreaking new data about places nationwide where Black residents are prospering. Dubbed the Black Progress Index, this historic collaboration between the Brookings Institution and the NAACP examines the social factors that influence Black well-being.

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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
Part 2

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

‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio dies at age 59
Coolio won a Grammy for best solo rap performance for “Gangsta's Paradise,” the 1995 hit from the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film “Dangerous Minds."

Hilaree Nelson, 49, top ski mountaineer, is dead in Nepal avalanche
The pioneering ski mountaineer was known for making artful turns in improbable places, with dozens of first descents from atop major and lesser-known peaks.

From Beverly to Block Island: Beloved seal ‘Shoebert’ released into ocean
"Shoebert," the famous seal who spent a week in Beverly’s Shoe Pond and later waddled to the police station in the middle of the night, was released into the ocean off Rhode Island Tuesday after a brief stay at a Connecticut aquarium, according to a statement from NOAA.

Newton man, 65, allegedly killed by woman suspected of stealing $40,000 from him, Middlesex DA Ryan says
Leonard J. Garber, 65, was allegedly bludgeoned to death with a hammer by a former tenant, Xiu Fang Ke, who allegedly stole $40,000 by forging the victim’s name on checks, authorities said Wednesday.

City removes 23 street lights after woman is injured by falling light pole on Evelyn Moakley Bridge
Workers removed 23 street lights from the Evelyn Moakley Bridge as a precaution after a 35-year-old woman was injured Tuesday when she was struck by a light pole, according to the Wu administration.

At least 6 people wounded in shooting at school in Oakland

Three of the victims were in critical condition Wednesday afternoon; the conditions of the other three were unknown, according to Ray Kelly, a spokesperson with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.

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ON THE STREET

Watertown has been a city for decades. Now, it’s acting like one.

Things are changing fast these days in Watertown, a tight-knit community where families put down roots, small businesses become institutions, and ethnic enclaves have carved their own niches.
Watertown transformed Arsenal Yards. What about its downtown? Not far from Kendall Square, Watertown emerges as a biotech hub

US announces $1.1 billion more in military aid for Ukraine
The US will provide an additional $1.1 billion in aid to Ukraine, with funding for about 18 more advanced rocket systems and other weapons to counter drones that Russia has been using against Ukrainian troops, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.

KEVIN CULLEN
IRA gunrunner: ‘I never trusted Whitey Bulger.’
Crawley tells his improbable life story in a revealing new memoir.

EBay harassment mastermind says he previously worked for Joe Biden, Bill Gates
In August 2019, under the direction of Jim Baugh, eBay employees sent a Natick couple a series of harassing messages on Twitter and bizarre deliveries including a funeral wreath, live spiders, and a bloody pig’s head mask.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Eight open studios events to explore on weekends this fall

At Roadrunner, Carly Rae Jepsen cuts to all the feelings

Nearly 50 years on, Guy Van Duser and Billy Novick are still swinging

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

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

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

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | ROBIN CHASE

The joyful and planet-friendly mobility of e-bikes
Robert D. Putnam and Terry Babcock-Lumish

The White House bowling alley is a symbol of what’s wrong with US politics
EDITORIAL

Wu cleans house at zoning board
SCOT LEHIGH

The battle within the state Republican Party
Tara D. Sonenshine

The women of Iran need the world to protest with them
IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Metro

Report faults BPS leaders for failing to adequately respond to Mission Hill school problems

Boston school district leaders at the highest levels were aware of and failed to fully investigate several allegations of abuse and bullying at the now-shuttered Mission Hill K-8 School, according to a report released Wednesday night.
The Argument

The Argument: Should Massachusetts impose an additional tax on income above $1 million?

Read two views and vote in our online poll.

Hilaree Nelson, 49, top ski mountaineer, is dead in Nepal avalanche

The pioneering ski mountaineer was known for making artful turns in improbable places, with dozens of first descents from atop major and lesser-known peaks.

Promising Alzheimer’s drug provides second chance for Biogen, and a debated theory about the disease

Neurologists are saying that lecanemab, the latest amyloid-busting drug, could be the biggest advance in treating Alzheimer’s yet. But it does not cure, reverse, or halt the memory-robbing disease.

Sports

MLB

Son of Roger Maris believes Aaron Judge should be considered true home run king if he gets to No. 62

The son of the late Yankee slugger said if Judge can hit one more this season, his 62 should be the new standard.
MLB

Watch: Toronto fan can’t hold on to Aaron Judge’s 61st homer

The Toronto fan agonized over coming up just short.
High school girls' soccer notebook

Masconomet readily embraces its past while playing for the present and preparing the next wave of players for the future

For coach Alison Lecesse, building and sustaining a successful girls' soccer program has been a grass-roots effort. “Fostering the next generation starts in middle school,” Lecesse said.
Red Sox 3, Orioles 1

Rich Hill once predicted he could pitch into his 40s. Now, the 42-year-old continues to turn back the clock in a special spot.
MLB

Aaron Judge ties Roger Maris’s AL record with 61st homer

Hilaree Nelson, 49, top ski mountaineer, is dead in Nepal avalanche

Business

Promising Alzheimer’s drug provides second chance for Biogen, and a debated theory about the disease

Neurologists are saying that lecanemab, the latest amyloid-busting drug, could be the biggest advance in treating Alzheimer’s yet. But it does not cure, reverse, or halt the memory-robbing disease.

Russia poised to annex occupied Ukraine after sham vote

Russia positioned itself Wednesday to formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held a Kremlin-orchestrated “referendum” on living under Moscow’s rule that the Ukrainian government and the West denounced as illegal and rigged.

Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre

California governor approves farmworker unionization law
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Your Home | Small Spaces

A scientist with a newly launched decorating career creates calm in his condo
Dinner with Cupid

'She looked like she'd put in some effort, which made me nervous'

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Sept. 26-Oct. 2
My Boston History

Now that I'm a teacher and coach, I know I've 'made it'

metro

New five-year MassHealth agreement will improve homeless insurance coverage, hospital funding

Staffing shortages keep one-fifth of psychiatric beds out of commission

Newton man, 65, allegedly killed by woman suspected of stealing $40,000 from him, Middlesex DA Ryan says

sports

If the Red Sox let Xander Bogaerts walk, is Trevor Story still armed with the right stuff at shortstop?

LIV Golf refutes report of a deal to buy television time on Fox Sports 1 as it attempts to get TV viewership in US

Packers coach Matt LaFleur preaching caution when it comes to scheming against Brian Hoyer

business

Companies embrace salary transparency

LIV Golf refutes report of a deal to buy television time on Fox Sports 1 as it attempts to get TV viewership in US

UK central bank intervenes in market to halt economic crisis

politics

Michigan lawmakers approve early absentee ballot processing

Biden on ending hunger in US: ‘I know we can do this’

US announces $1.1 billion more in military aid for Ukraine

Nation

Hurricane Ian strikes Florida hospital from above and below

See photos and videos from Florida, where Hurricane Ian has made landfall

At least 6 people wounded in shooting at school in Oakland

World

Mexico is world’s deadliest spot for environmental activists

VP Harris to visit DMZ after North Korean missile tests

Russia poised to annex occupied Ukraine after sham vote

opinion

Harness the power of the phone to attract young voters

The battle within the state Republican Party

Brett Favre, welfare queen

lifestyle

Eight open studios events to explore on weekends this fall

Shakira ordered to stand trial for tax fraud in Spain

Art Walk Project puts public art on the map with free, self-guided tours

food & dining

Kim Ragosta writes the recipes that keep local R.I. farms cooking

The Boston Veg Food Fest returns this weekend with even more vendors

Lord Hobo to open new location in Somerville

travel

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

Robots, runs, and King Tut

Preacher Lawson is ready to catch some Z’s

Arts

At Wellesley’s Davis Museum, a colonial misappropriation gets a 21st-century makeover

Sofía Córdova eyes the other side of apocalypse

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

Books

Morgan Talty wins New England Book Award for ‘Night of the Living Rez’

Libraries face increased attempts to ban books

Joshua Bennett on reading ‘to pursue astonishment’

Movies

‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’: It’s a strange brew

In new Sinead O’Connor documentary, no one compares 2 her

In ‘The Good House,’ some things matter more than location, location, location

Television

Fresh blood brings new life to ‘Interview with the Vampire’

‘Bridgerton’ prequel on tap for 2023

Second to last season of ‘The Crown’ premieres Nov. 9

music

How Ata Kak’s long-forgotten ‘Awesome Tape’ turned into an awesome tour 30 years later

Sue Mingus, who championed her husband’s jazz legacy, dies at 92

Carlos Simon readies his ‘Requiem for the Enslaved’ for live premiere

Theater/Dance

Steve Sweeney opens a cozy comedy club in Quincy

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

globe local

The Argument: Should Massachusetts impose an additional tax on income above $1 million?

Within days, 2 babies in a hurry

Open studios, open skating, and a film under the open sky

Obituaries

Hilaree Nelson, 49, top ski mountaineer, is dead in Nepal avalanche

Bill Plante, CBS News correspondent for a half-century, dies at 84

Robert Ferrante, innovative news producer at WGBH, NPR, and ‘The World,’ dies at 87