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‘Whitey’ Bulger’s former associate offers alibi for man wrongly convicted of murder

“I knew it wasn’t him because he was in the bar,” Kevin Weeks said at a civil trial over whether Frederick Weichel deserves state compensation for spending half his life behind bars.

DA Hayden drops charges in corruption case involving MBTA police officer after new evidence found

Suffolk prosecutors said they could not continue the prosecution of David Finnerty after Transit Police discovered a previously unknown computer record that prosecutors said showed Finnerty had not added false information to a 2018 police report on the assault.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘We are out until we get a contract’: teacher strikes continue in Malden, Haverhill

Thousands of students — more than 7,700 in Haverhill, and 6,100 in Malden — will remain out of school while educators protest outside their schools.

As Sysco strike stretches on, 13 are arrested on picket line
Workers picketed trucks leaving Plympton warehouse Monday in most contentious episode yet in two-plus week strike.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

It’s going to get cold and rainy in Boston this week. The same storm could drop a foot of snow in Michigan.

Although not likely, snow is possible this time of year, even in Boston. But farther north and west, snow is much more typical.

Bear mauls 10-year-old in grandparents’ Connecticut backyard

Mayor Wu vetoes City Council’s pay increases for elected officials

Biden kicks off student loan relief application process

Mass. legislative leaders, who promised sweeping and permanent tax relief, still mum on their plans

Brookline resident Deidre Waxman is among the many Americans who have strained to afford insulin to treat their diabetes.

1.3 million Americans ration insulin because of the cost, study says

The century-old drug nearly tripled in price between 2002 and 2013, according to the American Diabetes Association, and has caused out-of-pocket spending for Medicare recipients to surge more recently.

celtics

Malcolm Brogdon knows life goes beyond basketball. He’s still figuring out how far he can go.
The newest Celtic has a dynamic and fulfilling off-court life, and hasn't even tapped into his potential. “It’s been in my blood,” he said of his approach when it comes to activism, civil rights, and social justice causes.

Meet the Celtics: Breaking down what each player on the 15-man roster will bring to the team

The beautiful resistance of Boston Celtics center Al Horford.

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The Hispanic History I Carry With Me: Al Horford

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and Latino joy, as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

The Celtics script on the City Edition uniforms is an homage to Slade's Bar & Grill, which Bill Russell owned in the 1960s.

See all the unique ways the Celtics’ ‘City Edition’ uniforms are honoring Bill Russell

The Celtics script on the uniforms is an homage to Slade's Bar & Grill, which Bill Russell owned in the 1960s.

Are you a true New Englander? If your heat is already on, the answer is no.
In Boston, when the chill sets in, the rules are simple: shorts, iced coffee, and no heat until trick-or-treat. Or later.

Dana Blumberg and Robert Kraft attend the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on Feb. 9, 2020 in West Hollywood, California.

Here’s everything we know about Robert Kraft and Dana Blumberg’s surprise wedding celebration

The top-secret, star-studded affair was kept so hush-hush that guests didn’t realize they were attending a wedding until they got there.

Bar where Robert Kraft and Dana Blumberg had first date renamed ‘Blumberg’s’

The "Toucher and Rich" show on 98.5 The Sports Hub airs from 6-10 a.m.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

A Sports Hub producer was fired despite great ratings. Now host Rich Shertenlieb is paying to bring him back.

“Toucher and Rich” producer Mike Lockhart was fired by Beasley Media, the Sports Hub’s parent company, in a round of layoffs Oct. 7.

Tom Brady (left) and Bill Belichick in 2019, their last season together as Patriots.

dan shaughnessy

It’s time to revisit the Belichick vs. Brady scoreboard

For more than two years, it has been Team Tom in a rout, but suddenly Team Bill is gaining ground.

Opinion

When it comes to Maura Healey's vision for governing, specifics are lacking.

Who’s the real Maura Healey?

What kind of governor will Healey be? It’s hard to say, and she aims to keep it that way.

US needs to act swiftly in providing military equipment to Ukraine

Yes on Question 3

Ableism is on the ballot

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.

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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

Trillium Brewing continues its consolidation in Canton
The move is part of Trillium’s plan to turn 100 Royall Street into its flagship campus.

Taunton mother seeks answers after child returns from school with rope burns on neck

Lauren Williams said in a Facebook post on Friday that her daughter, who attends Elizabeth Pole Elementary School in Taunton, came home from school and said that two students wrapped a rope around her neck.

Tell us: Have you gone through a ‘gray divorce?’
If you’ve split up with your long-time spouse during the pandemic, after decades of marriage, we’d like to talk to you about what life is like now.

Cape Cod ice cream parlor catches fire, closes for ‘immediate future’
Shipwreck Ice Cream will be closed for the “immediate future” as staff assess the damage, the shop posted on Facebook.

Swampscott dog walker surrounded by a pack of coyotes

A Swampscott resident out walking their dog Saturday night found themselves surrounded by at least nine coyotes, prompting police in the North Shore town to issue a safety warning.

Woman killed in Dorchester triple homicide was 24, police say

Police did not identify the woman, saying her name wouldn’t be made public until an autopsy, which was being performed Monday, was complete.

Recommended reads

Rue Dufferin is reflected in the window of La Taverne du Gamer in Stanstead, Quebec. The pandemic restrictions on the US-Canada border have been lifted, but the cross-border traffic has yet to return to its pre-pandemic levels.

Along the US-Canada border, the pandemic leaves a deeper divide

The pandemic border closure forced people on both sides of the line to alter their routines. And even as the last of the restrictions were lifted Oct.1, the new patterns have stuck around, and in the process, some of the deep links — economic, cultural, and personal — have frayed.

Are you a COVID long-hauler in Boston? Here are some resources. Long COVID took their health and their money

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

Healey has touted her record on opioid settlements. What does that mean for how she’d govern?
As attorney general, Maura Healey made a name for herself with her aggressive and successful pursuit of the pharmaceutical companies blamed for triggering the opioid crisis.

‘We’re all dispersed’: Migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard have now settled throughout Eastern Mass.
As they find temporary homes, the migrants also receive official status as crime victims, which could help them remain in US.

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Culture & Lifestyle

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

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

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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

It has been nearly two years since ISO-New England received the states’ request to stop standing in the way of renewable energy. So far, ISO-New England has not acted.

Bradley Campbell

No more excuses: New England’s power grid operator needs to bring renewables online

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

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

Fung now says he backs Electoral Count Reform Act

During Rhode Island Report podcast, the GOP congressional candidate said he hadn’t seen the bill championed by Senator Susan Collins, but a spokesman says, “He simply got a few bills mixed up.”

Mayor Wu vetoes City Council’s pay increases for elected officials

In her most prominent veto yet, Mayor Michelle Wu is rejecting a package of raises for elected and appointed city officials, telling the Boston City Council that the pay bumps they proposed for the mayor and councilors are too high.

Mass. legislative leaders, who promised sweeping and permanent tax relief, still mum on their plans

Pressed by reporters on Monday, the top officials in the House and Senate did not provide a timeline for sending permanent tax relief language that had been approved by both chambers to Governor Charlie Baker.

‘Whitey’ Bulger’s former associate offers alibi for man wrongly convicted of murder

“I knew it wasn’t him because he was in the bar,” Kevin Weeks said at a civil trial over whether Frederick Weichel deserves state compensation for spending half his life behind bars.

Sports

North Carolina parlayed a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament into a run to the national title game last season.

College basketball

North Carolina No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll

Four starters are back from the team that lost to Kansas in New Orleans in last season's title game.

Is Mac Jones (right) healthy and getting his job back on Monday night?

Patriots Notebook

Will Mac Jones or Bailey Zappe start for the Patriots in Week 7? Bill Belichick’s lips are, as usual, sealed.

Jones could progress enough to play against the Bears on Monday night, but Belichick won't say a word about his status — or give assurances that he'll take the job back from Zappe.

Charles Barkley has been with TNT since retiring as a player in 2000.

Charles Barkley, ‘Inside the NBA’ crew agree to contract extensions

Barkley signed a 10-year extension that coincides with contract renewals for host Ernie Johnson and analysts Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal.

Titans, Nashville set final piece of deal for new stadium

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott plans to return Sunday against the Lions

Can James Harden help the 76ers get even more out of Joel Embiid?

Business

Bank of America profits down in third quarter

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after getting locked out of Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts.

1.3 million Americans ration insulin because of the cost, study says

Listen up: Hearing aids go over-the-counter Monday

magazine

Clockwise from top from left: Julia Child, Harry Bernstein, Bob Ross, Toni Morrison, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Five famous figures who found success later in life

Is it pretentious to use fine china we inherited while hosting holiday parties?

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

Bone Up Brewing Company in Everett hosts its its Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest on Saturday and Sunday.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Oct. 17-23

metro

Dana Blumberg and Robert Kraft attend the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on Feb. 9, 2020 in West Hollywood, California.

Here’s everything we know about Robert Kraft and Dana Blumberg’s surprise wedding celebration

Release the damn test scores, Rhode Island

The importance of Diwali, India’s festival of lights, and where you can celebrate in Mass. and R.I.

sports

The Panthers reportedly will receive a sixth-round pick in 2024 and a seventh-round pick in 2025 for Robbie Anderson.

Cardinals acquire disgruntled WR Robbie Anderson from Panthers

Meet the Celtics: Breaking down what each player on the 15-man roster will bring to the team

Bruins are facing the formidable Tkachuk brothers on back-to-back nights

business

Trillium Brewing continues its consolidation in Canton and announced plans to turn the location into its flagship campus.

Trillium Brewing continues its consolidation in Canton

Biden kicks off student loan relief application process

A solar-powered electric car comes to Boston

politics

As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, left, push forward on midterm election campaign stops, voters seem to have little appetite for a rematch between the two in a presidential election.

For Biden and Trump, 2022 is 2020 sequel — and 2024 preview?

Biden kicks off student loan relief application process

Watch live: President Biden gives an update on the student debt relief portal beta test

Nation

Supporters of former president Donald Trump outside the Dallas County Elections office in Dallas, Nov. 9, 2020. Right-wing leaders are mobilizing a national corps of aggressive election activists ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

‘Good Hunting’: Right-wing leaders mobilize corps of election activists

‘Flash’ actor Ezra Miller pleads not guilty to liquor theft

Hearing aids are now sold over the counter. Here’s how to pick one.

World

Liz Truss, UK prime minister, delivered her keynote speech during the Conservative Party's annual autumn conference in Birmingham, UK, on Oct. 5.

With Liz Truss’s agenda gutted, Brits ask if prime minister is still in charge

Iran’s loyal security forces protect ruling system that protesters want to topple

Suicide drones strike fear in Ukraine’s capital, killing 4

opinion

Lobster, whales, and the humans who love them

Community-based nonprofits have become forceful advocates for change

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

lifestyle

If you’ve split up with your long-time spouse during the pandemic, after decades of marriage, we’d like to talk to you about what life is like now.

Tell us: Have you gone through a ‘gray divorce?’

I wish this could be an open relationship

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

food & dining

Trillium Brewing continues its consolidation in Canton and announced plans to turn the location into its flagship campus.

Trillium Brewing continues its consolidation in Canton

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

Little Whale Oyster Bar takes over for Grand Tour

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

From left: Sarah Greene, Eve Hewson, Sharon Horgan, and Eva Birthistle in "Bad Sisters."

This week’s TV: ‘The Peripheral’ premieres and Amy Schumer returns, but will ‘Bad Sisters’ be back?

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

Looking for clues regarding season 5 of ‘Fargo’

music

Boston Baroque music director and founder Martin Pearlman led the Boston Baroque Orchestra and Chorus in Bach's Mass in B Minor at GBH's Calderwood Studio on Saturday.

Boston Baroque fetes golden anniversary with a sterling B Minor Mass

No rust on heavy metal gods Judas Priest at MGM Music Hall

At BSO, orchestral Technicolor and Mozartean grace

Theater/Dance

From left: Cynthia Beckert, Bren McElroy, Joshua Wolf Coleman, and Siobhán Carroll in "A Thin Place" at Gloucester Stage Company.

‘The Thin Place’ is a ghost story in need of a tingling sensation

In Fouad Boussouf’s ‘Näss,’ communal unity and imbalance create an emotionally riveting tour de force

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

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

Mr. Civiletti, taking the oath of office of attorney general from Chief Justice Warren Burger during a ceremony at the Justice Department in 1979. He was President Carter's second attorney general.

Benjamin Civiletti, 87, attorney general in Iran hostage crisis, dies

Jim Redmond, who created Olympics moment helping son, dies at 81

James Wright, historian and champion of diversity as Dartmouth College’s president, dies at 83