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Hikers made their way up a steep section of trail in New Hampshire's White Mountains this summer.

After ‘horror show’ hiker rescues, N.H. asks whether criminal charges are the next frontier

With volunteer rescue teams and conservation officers already “stretched thin,” officials in the state take a defiant stand against irresponsible hiking.

Jay Broccolo, director of weather operations at the Mount Washington Observatory.

Here’s what to know before hiking the New Hampshire mountains

We spoke with Jay Broccolo, the director of weather operations at the Mount Washington Observatory, to learn more about what people should know before embarking on hikes.

An island of acceptance in an ever-redder Texas: How San Antonio, a gateway for migrants, became a hunting ground for DeSantis
Locals say this hospitality toward outsiders is a longstanding tradition in the city, the first major metropolitan area that many crossing the US border with Mexico encounter.

Prison guards beat him and shattered his face. Eight years later, this former inmate only now glimpses justice.
“There’s no accountability for bad behavior. And there’s no acceptance of responsibility,” attorney Robert Griffin said of the Massachusetts Department of Correction.

Ian leaves dozens dead as focus turns to rescue, recovery
At least 34 people were confirmed dead, including 27 people in Florida mostly from drowning but others from the storm’s tragic aftereffects.

Remnants of Ian bring showers and gusts to New England this weekend See photos and videos from Florida, where Hurricane Ian has left a path of destruction

Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 0

Brayan Bello stumbles to start October as Red Sox steamrolled by Blue Jays again

Bello’s outing did not reflect those of September, when the 23-year-old flexed a 1.65 ERA across five starts.

I finally biked to work. Was it worth it?

Boston may have gotten more bike-friendly, but there’s a long way to go. An 8.5-mile ride to downtown would be a good test.

DA: Man charged with murdering mother, burning her body in Truro Friday night

A 34-year-old man is being charged with the murder of his mother in Truro after authorities responding to a well-being check found the woman’s body burning on the front lawn of a home Friday night.

Children’s winter viruses strike early, filling ICUs

Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city

John Beecher (19) is congratulated for his first third-period goal.

Bruins 4, Flyers 0

Marc McLaughlin, John Beecher shine in Bruins win

Neither Fabian Lysell nor Taylor Hall were able to play the whole game, but each escaped serious injuries.

Kevin Paul Dupont: Bruins’ backline in need of a boost

Jakobi Meyers caught nine passes for 95 yards in the Patriots' Week 2 win over the Steelers.

Patriots offense takes another hit with Jakobi Meyers ruled out against Packers

The Patriots' leading receiver will miss a second straight game with a knee injury despite expressing optimism he could play after being limited in practice all week.

Boomer Esiason has some advice for Mac Jones: ‘Do not come back if that ankle is not right’

Flanked by athletic trainer Molly Hogan (left) and assistant AD Kathy Cutter, coaches and senior captains, Kyle Hodsdon is at the helm of a Newburyport High athletic department that has captured back-to-back Dalton Division 3 trophies in the Globe's Scholastic Awards.

2021-22 GLOBE SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

Globe Scholastic Award winners: With a community-wide commitment to excellence, Newburyport at the head of the class

At Newburyport, the mission statement is clear: “Carry ourselves with class, win or lose . . . respect our opponent, and respect your teammates,” said boys' basketball coach Dave Clay.

Here are the 10 divisional winners for the 2021-22 Globe Scholastic Awards

Opinion

Superintendent of Boston Public Schools Mary Skipper spoke to reporters at Trotter Elementary School in Dorchester on Sept. 26, 2022.

The latest Mission Hill report is an early test for Boston’s new schools superintendent

The BPS chief said she wants to rebuild trust in Boston’s schools. That starts with accountability.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The other country building a border wall

Emerson Clauss III

The state can ease its housing problem by building more starter homes

There’s already a blueprint for helping migrants. Let’s invest in it.

A good start to fixing the off-the-rails MBTA pension system

Black Progress Index | Donna M. Owens

Entrepreneur who charted her own Great Migration finds purpose, place in Florida
Carol Thompson-Finn has thrived in Collier County, a locale identified by the Black Progress Index as a top county for Black well-being, and and whose Black community boasts a long, rich history.

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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

Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; US frees 2 prisoners

In a rare softening of hostile relations, Venezuela has freed seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the United States releasing two nephews of President Nicolás Maduro’s wife who had been jailed for years on drug smuggling conspiracy convictions, the White House said Saturday.

Plymouth woman charged with stealing $200,000 from Scituate restaurant where she worked

Maureen M. Graham, 55, was indicted Friday by a Plymouth County grand jury on four counts of grand larceny over $1,200, two counts of forgery, and three counts of tax evasion, according to a statement from the Plymouth district attorney’s office.

Worcester man awarded $8 million for wrongful conviction

The verdict was the result of Natale Cosenza’s four-year lawsuit against the city and eight officers.

After uncertainty, Democrats commit to debates in most statewide races
Debates have been scheduled between the major-party candidates in the contests for governor, attorney general, and auditor.

FALL FOLIAGE

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.

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

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

Recommended reads

Luke Holden (left), a lobster supplier and businessman, provides a key ingredient to Amber Boutiette and Patrick Breeding for their skin cream.

Lotion made from lobster goo? Oft-discarded byproduct fuels business dreams of Maine couple.

Marin Skincare is among the latest ventures to emerge from a scrappy, Maine startup culture that prizes innovation, sustainability, and less waste.

The best tailgating at Gillette? It’s a half a mile away, at a self-storage facility.
On home-game days, Guardian Self Storage turns into a tailgating hotbed.

New MIT Museum glimpses the future and examines school’s past
The 56,000-square-foot museum, which opens this weekend, has scientific marvels, a monstrous "mermaid," and a message for the general public. "We want people to feel that this is their museum," says director John Durant.

Snow Cone, the North Atlantic right whale, seen suffering from yet another severe entanglement
A research assistant who was recently flying 15 miles south of Nantucket with the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team spotted the North Atlantic right whale known as Snow Cone and concluded: she’s a dead whale swimming.

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Culture & Lifestyle

An image from the title sequence of "Severance."

12 great TV show title sequences that stand out

The MIT Museum will open its new 56,000-square-foot, purpose-built home to the public on Oct. 2.

New MIT Museum glimpses the future and examines school’s past

An Airbnb rental in Danvers looks like the witches' cottage in "Hocus Pocus"

To celebrate ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ release, book a stay at ‘The Hocus Pocus Cottage’ in Danvers

The Topsfield Fair runs from Sept. 30-Oct. 10.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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

An e-bike, seen in Key Biscayne, Fla., in 2021.

IDEAS | ROBIN CHASE

The joyful and planet-friendly mobility of e-bikes

President Richard Nixon bowls with the winners of the Seventh World International Bowling Federation Tournament in the Executive Office Building bowling alley on Sept. 17, 1971.

Robert D. Putnam and Terry Babcock-Lumish

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

Mayor Wu's staffing changes to the Zoning Board of Appeals doesn’t solve the larger issues that she was so intent on solving — providing diversity of professional backgrounds and skills without leaving board members open to charges of insider dealing or even intentional insider obstructionism.

Wu cleans house at zoning board

The author, her husband, and their four foster children enter the Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court in Monterey Park, Calif., for their adoption finalization hearing.

IDEAS | GEORGENE SMITH GOODIN

I love my children enough to wish I had never met them

Protesters shout slogans as they hold photos of Iranian Mahsa Amini during a protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus on Sept. 27. pm, T

Tara D. Sonenshine

The women of Iran need the world to protest with them

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

One mother’s healing walk brings marginalized communities together for environmental justice

One week before Indigenous People’s Day, Judith Foster held her first major walk and environmental program since the pandemic

Worcester man awarded $8 million for wrongful conviction

The verdict was the result of Natale Cosenza’s four-year lawsuit against the city and eight officers.

After uncertainty, Democrats commit to debates in most statewide races

Debates have been scheduled between the major-party candidates in the contests for governor, attorney general, and auditor.

Prison guards beat him and shattered his face. Eight years later, this former inmate only now glimpses justice.

“There’s no accountability for bad behavior. And there’s no acceptance of responsibility,” attorney Robert Griffin said of the Massachusetts Department of Correction.

Sports

Cale Makar took hold of the Stanley Cup after the Avalanche's Game 6 win over the Lightning in in June.

Matt Porter | Sunday hockey notes

From UMass to Colorado, Cale Makar had a plan and never veered off course

The No. 4 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft committed to UMass before its 2016-17 five-win season but never wavered, transforming the program before leaping to NHL superstardom.

Most expected that events of the summer would separate Kyrie Irving (left) and Kevin Durant, but both are back with the Nets.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Scandals elsewhere kept Kevin Durant, Nets out of Media Day spotlight, but plenty of drama remains in Brooklyn

Kevin Durant's demands, Ben Simmons's health, and Kyrie Irving's contract were the talk of the league . . . until the Suns and Celtics grabbed all the attention.

For the second day in a row, the Red Sox had no answers for the Blue Jays, who got to rookie Brayan Bello (center) for 10 hits and four runs in four innings.

Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 0

Brayan Bello stumbles to start October as Red Sox steamrolled by Blue Jays again

Bello’s outing did not reflect those of September, when the 23-year-old flexed a 1.65 ERA across five starts.

NFLPA fires independent doctor involved in clearing Tua Tagovailoa

Bruins notebook

Bruins’ backline in need of a boost

2021-22 GLOBE SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

Globe Scholastic Award winners: With a community-wide commitment to excellence, Newburyport at the head of the class

Business

I finally biked to work. Was it worth it?

Boston may have gotten more bike-friendly, but there’s a long way to go. An 8.5-mile ride to downtown would be a good test.

Backing Lindt, Swiss court orders Lidl to ‘destroy’ its chocolate bunnies

The face-off pitted two chocolate bunnies against each other and only one, it seemed, could survive.

UK train strikes and energy hikes add to a week of turmoil

Tesla robot walks, waves, but doesn’t show off complex tasks

magazine

From left: Grade 9 students Dehlen Rabb, Marlon Benjamin, and Jose Jimenez.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘The Mary Lyon way’: A Boston inclusion school’s successful approach to re-engagement

Schools should teach the forgotten history of the Pledge of Allegiance

Why it’s time to stop leaving voice mail messages

The writer’s baby sitter, Miss Anderson, in 1957.

My baby sitter sent me into the woods to look for butterflies

metro

Roseann Bongiovanni of GreenRoots prepared to give a tour of the site Friday.

A huge chance for Chelsea

An island of acceptance in an ever-redder Texas: How San Antonio, a gateway for migrants, became a hunting ground for DeSantis

Daniel Harrop was a Republican who saved Providence from embarrassment

sports

Shohei Ohtani (right) and Mike Trout give the Angels a dynamic duo in the batting order, and Ohtani also serves as the ace of the pitching staff.

Shohei Ohtani agrees to a $30 million deal with the Angels for the 2023 season

Patriots offense takes another hit with Jakobi Meyers ruled out against Packers

Once a promising power prospect, Red Sox infielder Bobby Dalbec plans to reset after lackluster season

business

Dozens of academic labs and biotech firms, including Moderna, are working on nasal vaccines.

New nasal spray vaccines might reduce COVID infections, but the money is still missing

‘Cheers’ fans clink glasses on 40th anniversary of the TV show’s premiere

Stocks end September down 9.3 percent, worst month since March 2020

politics

CITGO oil executives Jose Angel Pereira, from left to right, Gustavo Cardenas, Jorge Toledo, Jose Luis Zambrano, Tomeu Vadell and Alirio Jose Zambrano, standing outside the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, in Caracas, Venezuela on June 18, 2020.

Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; US frees 2 prisoners

Lawmakers confront a rise in threats and intimidation, and fear worse

An island of acceptance in an ever-redder Texas: How San Antonio, a gateway for migrants, became a hunting ground for DeSantis

Nation

Tony Rivera carried items recovered from his family's waterlogged car through receding flood waters still filling a street in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday.

Ian leaves dozens dead as focus turns to rescue, recovery

Here’s what to know before hiking the New Hampshire mountains

After ‘horror show’ hiker rescues, N.H. asks whether criminal charges are the next frontier

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during a ceremony to sign the treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join Russia, in Moscow, on Sept. 30.

Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city

New coup in Burkina Faso raises question: Can the military bring back security?

Cinema opens in Kashmir city after 14 years but few turn up

opinion

Football practice is held on the Charlestown High School turf field with the Tobin Bridge in the background.

Playing fields are straining under the weight of so much use

It’s a moment to praise Mitch McConnell

The joyful and planet-friendly mobility of e-bikes

lifestyle

Derrick Young Jr., cofounder and executive director of Leadership Brainery, photographed at the Boston Public Library as part of "Portraits of Pride." The public art exhibit featuring LGBTQ+ community leaders photographed by Manchester-based John Huet will be on display through October for LGBT History Month.

‘Portraits of Pride’ celebrates truth and love for LGBT History Month with new public art exhibition

I can’t date someone who is average looking

For many women, getting a mammogram is a mental health trigger

food & dining

Kevin and Kathy Statia, of Ontario, Canada, take a photo in front of the Cheers sign on Friday, the 40th anniversary of the TV show's premiere.

‘Cheers’ fans clink glasses on 40th anniversary of the TV show’s premiere

Ballard’s Beach Resort ordered to remove canopies, tiki bar, stage, other structures by CRMC

It’s National Coffee Day. Here’s where you can find the deals.

travel

A couple walks along Menemsha Public Beach in Chilmark on Sept. 23, 2022.

A fondness for shoulder season

Keep that summer vibe going: 10 reasons to head to Martha’s Vineyard now

Where to find a workspace when you’re on vacation in the Berkshires

Arts

John Thomson, "Curio Shop," 1868–1872

When the camera has an imperial power

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

Sofía Córdova eyes the other side of apocalypse

Books

A brief era of brutality and change in ‘American Midnight’

Linda Ronstadt can’t stand ‘boring writing’

On the shimmering border between truth and fiction

Movies

Luke Macfarlane (left) and Billy Eichner in a scene from "Bros."

When Bobby met Aaron: ‘Bros’ is a meet cute that hits the mark

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

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

Television

Kevin and Kathy Statia, of Ontario, Canada, take a photo in front of the Cheers sign on Friday, the 40th anniversary of the TV show's premiere.

‘Cheers’ fans clink glasses on 40th anniversary of the TV show’s premiere

Untitled upcoming NBC show has local ties

12 great TV show title sequences that stand out

music

Lizzo in concert at TD Garden Friday.

Love is all around Lizzo at TD Garden show

Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard is feeling anxious for all of us

Wang joins BSO to tackle (and record) Shostakovich piano concertos

Theater/Dance

Maria Hendricks rehearses a scene from "Dracula: A feminist revenge fantasy, really" at Umbrella Stage Company in Concord. Hendricks plays Dr. Van Helsing.

A feminist take on ‘Dracula’ that bites back

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

globe local

Cyclists from the Charles River Wheelers along the Battle Road Trail in Lincoln. The group is among many taking their bikes off the road and onto gravel paths as a safer alternative to street riding.

The asphalt exodus: Bicyclists and runners turn to gravel trails as a safer way to ride and run

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

Discovering there’s no quit on the volleyball court

Obituaries

Mr. Bussard played blues on his guitar in his home in April.

Joe Bussard, obsessive collector of rare records, dies at 86

Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper, dies at 59

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