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Deaths foretold: The last two years of Adam Howe’s life were a cry for help that was not coming

Mentally ill and struggling with addictions, Howe allegedly killed his mother and then himself.

In Buenos Aires, a city riven by economic and political turmoil, the subway shows up every three minutes. Yeah, that’s different from Boston.
Buenos Aires doesn’t have some of the challenges the Boston area faces, but its transit system offers a window into an alternative universe in which preventative subway maintenance was embraced, a powerful union averted cuts, and the city aggressively took street space away from cars for buses and bikes.

Hundreds rally in Haverhill, Malden ahead of threatened Monday teachers strike

Robert Kraft marries Dana Blumberg in surprise wedding with Tom Brady, Elton John in attendance
Kraft, 81, gained a new ring — a wedding ring — when the billionaire businessman wed Dr. Dana Blumberg, 47, in a celebrity-filled soirée at the Hall des Lumières in New York City, according to Page Six.

Megan Thee Stallion makes confident debut as ‘Saturday Night Live’ host
'SNL' featured rapper Megan Thee Stallion in her first stint as host, while she did double duty as the night's musical guest.

Boston police warn parents of kidnapping scam

Melissa Hamre, who has had long COVID since March 2020, rested with her hands elevated to help with the blood clots in her arms. Her cat Eddie kept her company.

Long COVID took their health. Then it took their money.

Facing an indefinite loss of income and mounting medical costs, long-haulers are finding themselves unable to make ends meet.

‘It’s exhausting to have to not only try and take care of yourself, but then have to paddle upstream the whole time.’

Sue Booth-Daniels, 60

Floating wind farms are planned for the Gulf of Maine to tap huge amounts of potential wind power far off shore
At millions of dollars apiece, the colossal structures must be able to withstand gale-force winds, thrashing waves, and the worst storms. But unlike other offshore wind turbines, they’ll float.

Live updates: Mac Jones is inactive; Bailey Zappe will start for Patriots vs. Browns
The Patriots are in Cleveland to take on the Browns. With a win, Bill Belichick will tie George Halas as the NFL’s second-winningest coach.

Bailey Zappe will start for Patriots vs. Browns; Mac Jones inactive for third straight week Sign up for Point After, our Patriots newsletter

A.J. Greer kisses the spoked-B on his sweater after the first of his two goals Saturday night.

The Bruins’ egalitarian scoring is reminiscent of the memorable 1977-78 ‘Lunch Pail A.C.’ squad

The 1977-78 Bruins had 11 players finish with 20 or more goals scored. The 2022-23 Bruins have 10 goal scorers through two games.

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa received medical attention after taking a hit during a loss to the Bengals last month.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

The NFL’s concussion protocols have changed and the Tua Tagovailoa case is resolved, but no one seems happy with it

The NFL, the union, teams, and players have gripes about how the situation has been handled. And the changes to the concussion protocols could wreak havoc on the season.

If the Red Sox make a big splash in free agency, it could be with Giants lefthander Carlos Rodón.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Which free agents would be good fits for the Red Sox this offseason?

The Red Sox have money to spend, approximately $91.6 million in average annual value before going over the first threshold of Major League Baseball’s luxury tax.

Opinion

People signed a banner during a rally in front of the State House in Boston on June 9. The rally was held in support of allowing immigrants in the country illegally to obtain driver's licenses in Massachusetts.

Yes on Question 4

To keep a new law that allows people who don’t have legal immigration status to apply for a driver’s license, vote Yes on Q4.

The pardon power is being stretched too far

Ableism is on the ballot

Give Beacon Hill time to rework tax refund law, Governor Baker

Assault on American democracy

Joanna Schroeder

The Emancipator

A letter to my White sons

Joanna Schroeder on the talk she has with her White sons breaking down the red flags of White nationalism.

Museums in Focus

"Greetings From Boston, Massachusetts," postcard, c. 1940. Tichnor Brothers Collection.

From maps to manuscripts to matchcovers, 12 highlights from the BPL

A look at what’s inside the Boston Public Library’s Special Collections Department and available online.

Clockwise left to right: Horace D. Ballard, associate curator of American art at the Harvard Art Museums; Stephanie Hueon Tung, curator of photography at the Peabody Essex Museum; Jami Powell, curator of Indigenous art at the Hood Museum of Art; and Michael J. Bramwell, curator of folk and self-taught art at the MFA.

4 Boston museum curators who are shaping what we see next, and how we see it

From the MFA to the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth, museums are looking at their collections through new eyes.

John Durant is director of the MIT Museum, which has moved into new quarters in Kendall Square.

Welcome to the MIT Museum’s ‘spiffy’ new digs in Kendall Square

The museum’s director, John Durant, talks about the new location and what makes the institution such a special place.

Candice Lin, "Memory (Study #2)," 2016, detail.

10 must-see museum shows from Mass. to Maine

Critic Murray Whyte highlights the exhibitions you should see across New England.

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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.

Catholic Medical Center trustees hire firm to investigate its operations after Globe Spotlight investigation New Hampshire keeps patients in the dark about their doctors’ malpractice, disciplinary records Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau

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

Dorchester man arrested in connection with four stabbings in the Theatre District
Daryl Diamond, 39, will face charges including assault with intent to murder in Boston Municipal Court Monday.

Leicester landscaping company owner dies following small construction vehicle accident

The victim was identified as Robert Stuart Jr. in a statement released by the Worcester district attorney’s office Saturday.

Five key moments from the Walker-Warnock debate in Georgia
The debate Friday night between Senator Raphael Warnock and his less experienced Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, had its share of sharp clashes. Here are standout moments from the debate.

Demonstrators for and against abortion square off at rallies Saturday
Hundreds of men protesting women’s abortion rights marched Saturday from Planned Parenthood in Boston to the State House, where they faced off with a phalanx of counter-demonstrators who tried to drown them out while demanding protections for reproductive health care.

Keegan Bradley captures first PGA Tour win in four years at Zozo Championship
Bradley’s last PGA Tour victory was in 2018 at the BMW Championship. This was his fifth Tour victory.

Halloween on the Hill returns in Beverly with Jack-o’-lanterns glowing in the dark and fairy lights
The 114-acre property, owned by the The Trustees of Reservations, is transformed into a celebration of autumn.

Recommended reads

The Natick Mall time capsule was opened 28 years later on Wednesday.

‘Friends’ merch, VHS tapes, lots of big hair. Natick Mall time capsule from 1994 reveals quirky throwbacks.

A Natick Mall time capsule sealed in 1994 was reopened earlier this week, revealing a raft of mementos that defined local and pop culture at the time, along with hundreds of letters and essays speculating on what life would be like in 2022.

COMMENTARY

Soup, ‘Sunflowers,’ and a sad stunt
"Simple-minded public theater serves no one," writes the Globe’s art critic.

An environmental group wants to make Harvard allow public access to its boathouse docks. The university is pushing back.
The Charles River Watershed Association says the university's exclusive use of two swaths of waterfront property needs to come to an end.

Catholic Medical Center trustees hire a firm to investigate its operations after Globe Spotlight investigation
Facing criticism from patient families, their own medical staff, and state legislators in the wake of the stories about Dr. Yvon Baribeau, CMC’s trustees announced on Thursday that Horty, Springer & Mattern would conduct an “independent, external review.”

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Culture & Lifestyle

Author Veronica Roth and the cover image of her new book “Poster Girl”.

Veronica Roth on her new dystopian mystery novel, ‘Poster Girl’

A scene from Tom Stoppard's "Leopoldstadt."

Dramas call the tune on Broadway: A quartet of must-see productions kicks fall season into gear

Tenderoni's pizzas.

Tiffani Faison will open Tenderoni’s in the Fenway, replacing Tiger Mama

Cate Blanchett in "Tár."

‘TÁR’: Cate Blanchett delivers powerhouse performance as world-renowned conductor with dark past — and present

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

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

How the language of social justice is used to protect the status quo

Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo posed with a replica of a Neanderthal skeleton at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany,, Oct. 3. Pääbo was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries on human evolution.

Bina Venkataraman

The unexpected beauty of studying Neanderthals

Chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi spoke as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol held a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 13, as vice chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming looked on.

The Jan. 6 panel throws a gauntlet at Trump’s feet

Tamoa Calzadilla, the managing editor of Factchequeado, which examines inaccurate or misleading Spanish translations, works on an Instagram post in Miami on Sept. 26.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Media and tech companies still aren’t doing enough to police non-English language misinformation

Russian President Vladimir Putin watched the Vostok 2022 military exercise in eastern Russia, outside Vladivostok, on Sept. 6. Putin has signaled that he could resort to nuclear weapons to protect the Russian gains in Ukraine.

With threats of nuclear weapons and warnings of ‘Armageddon,’ lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis

A Democratic nominee for Congress, Joseph Alfonso, knocks on doors around downtown Plainwell, Mich.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

‘What the hell are we doing?’: Democrats are letting beatable election-denying Republicans cruise to reelection

Metro

Halloween on the Hill returns in Beverly with Jack-o’-lanterns glowing in the dark and fairy lights

The 114-acre property, owned by the The Trustees of Reservations, is transformed into a celebration of autumn.

Demonstrators for and against abortion square off at rallies Saturday

Hundreds of men protesting women’s abortion rights marched Saturday from Planned Parenthood in Boston to the State House, where they faced off with a phalanx of counter-demonstrators who tried to drown them out while demanding protections for reproductive health care.

Hundreds rally in Haverhill, Malden ahead of threatened Monday teachers strike

Deb Gesualdo, president of the Malden Education Association, said it is “everyone’s hope” that the committees will reach resolution quickly so teachers from both school districts can return to class Monday.

Deaths foretold: The last two years of Adam Howe’s life were a cry for help that was not coming

Mentally ill and struggling with addictions, Howe allegedly killed his mother and then himself.

Sports

Bailey Zappe did some stretching during pregame warmups.

Live updates: Mac Jones is inactive; Bailey Zappe will start for Patriots vs. Browns

The Patriots are in Cleveland to take on the Browns. With a win, Bill Belichick will tie George Halas as the NFL’s second-winningest coach.

Mac Jones warmed up before the game at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland.

Bailey Zappe will start for Patriots vs. Browns; Mac Jones inactive for third straight week

Jones made the trip to FirstEnergy Stadium and did some light throwing with starter Bailey Zappe before the game, but he didn’t do any jogging or stretching.

Pat Connaughton has become a strong shooter off the bench for the Bucks.

Bucks’ Pat Connaughton to miss first few weeks of season with strained calf

The former St. John's Prep star from Arlington missed the Bucks’ final two preseason games with calf soreness.

Keegan Bradley captures first PGA Tour win in four years at Zozo Championship

The Bruins’ egalitarian scoring is reminiscent of the memorable 1977-78 ‘Lunch Pail A.C.’ squad

padres 5, dodgers 3

To chants of ‘beat LA!’, the Padres eliminate the Dodgers

Business

A new plan for Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College is looking to partner with a developer by offering its prime real estate in exchange for new buildings.

Musk has a ‘super app’ plan for Twitter. It’s super vague

Elon Musk apparently intends to morph Twitter into an “everything app” he calls X.

Ukraine and Russia work to gain advantage in annexed regions

Long COVID took their health. Then it took their money.

magazine

Forget Wordle. Here are 5 secrets to living better, longer.

I picked up the guitar later in life. Here’s what I learned about its effects on the brain.

This week's daters: Jack and Brandon

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘After absolutely destroying an Oreo McFlurry, I felt much better’

Spicy Korean-Style Fish Stew

Recipes: Three stews to warm you as the weather gets cooler

metro

Dana Blumberg and Robert Kraft during their wedding in New York on Friday night.

Robert Kraft marries Dana Blumberg in surprise wedding with Tom Brady, Elton John in attendance

In Buenos Aires, a city riven by economic and political turmoil, the subway shows up every three minutes. Yeah, that’s different from Boston.

Far from home

sports

Bruins center Charlie Coyle scored his first goal of the season against the Coyotes to give Boston a 2-0 lead in the first period.

Bruins showed two things in their home opener: They’re strong, and there’s room for improvement

Peña and pain: Rhode Island product’s 18th-inning home run seals Astros sweep of Mariners, 1-0

Tennessee builds big lead early, needs last-second field goal to beat Alabama

business

Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola Corp., arrives at court in New York, US, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

Head of zero-emission truck venture found guilty of fraud

Supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons announce plan to merge

‘Friends’ merch, VHS tapes, lots of big hair. Natick Mall time capsule from 1994 reveals quirky throwbacks.

politics

President Joe Biden speaks about a student loan debt relief policy at the White House in Washington on Aug. 24, 2022.

Government starts taking applications for student debt cancellation

Warren, Markey put MBTA officials in hot seat over safety incidents

Justice Department seeks end to arbiter’s review of Trump docs

Nation

Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden speaks during a news conference at the Stockton Police Department headquarters about the arrest of suspect Wesley Brownlee in a series of killings in Stockton, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

Stockton, Calif., police arrest suspect in serial killings

Five key moments from the Walker-Warnock debate in Georgia

DeSantis to continue migrant flights to Democratic states

World

Investigators inspect a site after shelling near an administrative building in Donetsk on Oct. 16.

Ukraine: Rockets strike mayor’s office in separatist Donetsk

China’s Xi calls for military growth as party congress opens

Iranian officials say Tehran prison blaze killed 4 inmates

opinion

A tweet from then-President Donald Trump sent on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol held a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 13.

Trump’s role in Jan. 6 attack grows ever clearer

With threats of nuclear weapons and warnings of ‘Armageddon,’ lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis

Funds are key to fill growing gap in home health and nursing care

lifestyle

Author Veronica Roth and the cover image of her new book “Poster Girl”.

Veronica Roth on her new dystopian mystery novel, ‘Poster Girl’

Is it the right time to tell my friend I have feelings for her?

10 family-friendly Halloween activities

food & dining

Tenderoni's pizzas.

Tiffani Faison will open Tenderoni’s in the Fenway, replacing Tiger Mama

Little Whale Oyster Bar takes over for Grand Tour

Iggy’s Bread will open a croissant-only cafe in Huron Village; a mini-golf restaurant comes to the Seaport

travel

Kimpton Marlowe Hotel has partnered with Link, The Smart Pet Wearable with real-time GPS tracking capability that you can use during your stay.

A pet package in Cambridge, Halloween events, and a super-luxe Galapagos sail

The Peloponnese peninsula is Greece’s best-kept secret

American Airlines cancels flight and charges an extra $1,147

Arts

A photo issued by Just Stop Oil of two protesters who have thrown soup at Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The group Just Stop Oil, which wants the British government to halt new oil and gas projects, said activists dumped two cans of Heinz tomato soup over the oil painting on Friday. London’s Metropolitan Police said officers arrested two people on suspicion of criminal damage and aggravated trespass.

Soup, ‘Sunflowers,’ and a sad stunt

4 museum curators around Boston who are shaping what we see next, and how we see it

MFA’s Victoria Reed is a leading voice in debate over looted artworks — and what to do with them

Books

Mountains of the damned

On making — and keeping — reading a daily habit

New stories by a modern master

Movies

Robbie Coltrane arrived in Trafalgar Square, central London, for the world premiere of "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the last film in the series, in July 2011.

Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, has died

‘TÁR’: Cate Blanchett delivers powerhouse performance as world-renowned conductor with dark past — and present

Director Mat Whitecross explores the sonic side of Bond in ‘The Sound of 007′

Television

U.S. rapper Megan Thee Stallion performs on the main stage at the Gurtenfestival in Bern, Switzerland, on July 14.

Megan Thee Stallion makes confident debut as ‘Saturday Night Live’ host

Looking for clues regarding season 5 of ‘Fargo’

‘Bad Sisters,’ great villain

music

On Thursday night at Symphony Hall, Colombian-born conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the BSO accompanied Emanuel Ax in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 18.

At BSO, orchestral Technicolor and Mozartean grace

Ed Sheeran announces second summer 2023 stop at Gillette Stadium

Dolly Parton donation strategy: ‘I just give from my heart’

Theater/Dance

A scene from Tom Stoppard's "Leopoldstadt."

Dramas call the tune on Broadway: A quartet of must-see productions kicks fall season into gear

Look inside the Huntington Theatre’s brand new $55 million renovation

How Nina became Edna: Andrew Levitt’s improbable leap from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ to ‘Hairspray’

globe local

Community members demonstrate against antisemitism to reclaim the bridge over Route 114 in Danvers that neo-Nazis tarnished on the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

‘This is my community’: North Shore residents reclaim Danvers bridge tarnished by hate speech

We need to find ways to carry on in our changed world

Aspiring police officer gets a special visitor

Obituaries

Paul Spooner spoke at the Personal Care Attendant Rally for Overtime demonstration outside the State House in 2016.

Paul Spooner, advocate who expanded opportunities for the disabled, dies at 67

Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, has died

Art Laboe dies at 97; DJ served as conduit among generations, ethnic groups