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America’s election workers are leaving their jobs in droves

America’s election workers are leaving in droves

Experts worry that the rapid loss of top county election officials drains the system of experience and institutional knowledge at the very moment election deniers are looking to seize on any mistake, small as it might be, to erode the public’s faith in elections.

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See turnover data and hear from elections officials

Turnover among top county election workers has jumped dramatically in key battleground states, according to a Boston Globe analysis of election official turnover data. The Globe collected data from those states and others as well as analyzed a database of election workers maintained by the nonprofit US Vote Foundation.

Massachusetts’ middle class is feeling the squeeze. Can the next governor do anything to help?
From housing to health care to higher education, costs are mounting for many in Massachusetts. Can Beacon Hill actually make it better?

Patriots

From Cole Strange to Bailey Zappe, the Patriots’ 2022 draft class already paying dividends
Cole Strange, who hasn't missed a snap since Week 1, is the lone member of the starting offensive line that hasn’t committed a penalty this season.

Mac Jones officially questionable to play on Monday Night Football

Late baby boomers have long been vulnerable to homelessness. Now as they age, housing providers are struggling to keep up with their needs.

Studies show adults ages 58 to 67 remain more susceptible to homelessness because they faced decades of economic hardship. Researchers and advocates say the solution is more federal dollars for permanent affordable housing.

Growing scrutiny of a quality standard that may influence end-of-life decisions for heart surgery patients

A widely tracked statistic used to assess a cardiac surgeon’s skills — if their patients die within 30 days — is viewed by some clinicians as creating perverse incentives for doctors to prolong artificial life support and delay comfort measures.

Jan. 6 panel won’t take live TV testimony from Trump

Raising the stakes on its extraordinary subpoena to Donald Trump, the House committee investigating the Capitol riot indicated Sunday it would not consider letting the former president testify live on television.

Logan Clegg, accused of killing New Hampshire couple, emerges as a globetrotting drifter — and a bundle of contradictions

The suspect in one of the most high-profile murder investigations in of New Hampshire's recent history was homeless, but he somehow managed to travel to Europe repeatedly and had thousands in cash when he was arrested.

Boston College warns students to be on alert after man seen lurking near off-campus residences in Brighton

NTSB to update investigation on deadly Keene, N.H. crash Sunday afternoon

Christian Vazquez contributed a two-run single in a three-run sixth inning for the Astros.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

The Christian Vázquez Game will be remembered in Houston

The former Red Sox catcher came up big at the plate and behind it in a rare start as the Astros took a 3-0 playoff series lead on the Yankees.

The 2018 diversity and inclusion scorecard for US Rowing indicated that there were no rowers of color on the national team, and only 14.87 percent of those affiliated with the organization did not identify as white.

HEAD OF THE CHARLES

Rowing in Color boats make history, bring visibility to Head of the Charles

“Literally watching them shove off the dock," co-founder Patricia Destine said, "that picture is going to be in someone’s boathouse, someone’s locker room someday. It’s powerful.”

Home win: Cambridge Boat Club’s Emily Kallfelz wins women’s singles on Charles

Jayson Tatum went to the basket against Terrence Ross in the first half.

The Magic were feisty, but Derrick White’s best game — plus 40 from Jayson Tatum — kept the Celtics unbeaten

With the Celtics down by 2 with six minutes left, White scored 7 points during a game-changing run and finished with 27.

With Al Horford getting the night off, Noah Vonleh gets first start with Celtics

50 Years of TV

What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Boston Globe television critic Matthew Gilbert has curated 64 TV series from the past 50 years, and he’s asking readers to pick their favorite TV show of all time.

Matthew Gilbert explains the bracket Ready to vote? Make your picks here.

Opinion

Torch-bearing white nationalists rally around a statue of Thomas Jefferson near the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, Aug. 11, 2017.

Getting rid of a disgraced cop is just the beginning

Cleaning up the mess of potentially tainted cases and making sure he never serves again are the tough problems.

The Supreme Court has a chance to show people how to take a joke

Even with new ‘election integrity’ laws, Republicans may not accept losing outcomes

Support for Ukraine shouldn’t turn on who wins midterm elections

Shock at college sticker prices? You aren’t alone.

A first-time voter, left, takes a selfie with her mother after they cast their in-person absentee ballots at Seacoast Church Mount Pleasant on Oct. 31, 2020, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

The Emancipator

Enter the Other Swing Voter: the mighty 8%

Two young Black voters at Boston University share their message for the “Other Swing Voter” – those who swing between voting Democratic or not at all, most likely to be young and Black or young and Latino.

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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

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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

Trulieve CEO arrives in Mass. amid union push
Trulieve is facing multiple investigations over the death of one of its workers in January, and CEO Kim Rivers declined to speak to a reporter while touring the company's Framingham dispensary Friday.

Questions swirl after China’s former leader Hu leaves event
The twice-a-decade congress of China’s ruling Communist Party is a tightly choreographed event. So when former Chinese President Hu Jintao was guided off stage without explanation Saturday — as the world’s media looked on — questions spilled forth.

China’s Xi expands powers, promotes allies

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Finally, Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson has an election opponent
The extremist sheriff of Bristol County has gotten away with it for far too long. In Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux, he is finally facing a real election challenge.

Community members embrace #Kindness4Colleen nine years after Danvers High teacher’s death

Colleen Ritzer, the Danvers High School math teacher murdered by a student on Oct. 22, 2013, was remembered Saturday on the ninth anniversary of her death with Kindness4Colleen, a campaign to inspire random acts of kindness.

Early voting in Mass. state election begins Saturday
Registered voters have through Nov. 4 to cast early ballots in person. A list of locations and times for early voting is available on the state’s election website.

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Now 40 years in the past, Normand Leveille’s life-changing injury a reminder of an athlete’s fragility
The second-year Bruin took a hit that rattled his head against the boards, but all seemed OK as he finished the first period. It was Oct. 23, 1982, and all was not OK.

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The beautiful resistance of jewelry designer Seville Michelle.

The Hispanic History I Carry With Me: Seville Michelle

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

Calculator: How much would you pay under the ‘millionaires tax’?
Use this calculator to determine how much you would pay in state income taxes now, and if Question 1 passes this November.

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

Where are all the workers? The state’s labor force keeps shrinking.
Employers are expanding despite rising interest rates and recession fears. But the number available workers has slipped in the past year.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I felt like I was talking to someone I had known for longer than a few hours’
Will a broken fortune cookie at dinner be a sign of good luck for these daters?

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Culture & Lifestyle

Liz Gerring Dance Company performs "Harbor" at the ICA

Liz Gerring Dance Company and JACK quartet bring buzzing, mysterious ‘Harbor’ to the ICA

This image released by Republic Records shows "Midnights" by Taylor Swift.

On ‘Midnights,’ Taylor Swift says hello to darkness, her old friend

Niki Metcalf (center) as Tracy Turnblad in "Hairspray."

This ‘Hairspray’ is as buoyant as its bouffants

Flo Milli (pictured at Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival in 2021) performs Oct. 26 at Brighton Music Hall.

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

Maitland Jones Jr., a former NYU professor who was fired after 82 of his 350 students signed a petition against him, in New York, Sept. 28, 2022.

Maitland Jones Jr.

I was fired from NYU after students complained that the class was too hard. Who’s next?

Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, center, hands on hips, with members of the Fascist Party, in Rome, Italy, Oct. 28, 1922, following their March on Rome.

H.D.S. Greenway

Trump’s Mussolini roots

An empty Boston Public School bus in the early morning light drives down South Street in Jamaica Plain.

For too many BPS kids, the wheels on the bus are still not going round and round

The statue, "Contemplation of Justice," at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Affirmative action in college admissions is at risk

Bianca Enos, a first-grade teacher, cheered alongside her fellow Haverhill educators on strike at a rally outside of Haverhill City Hall on Oct. 17.

Maura Healey misses a chance to prove her mettle on Haverhill teachers strike

"Serendipity is something we fashion from a chance event — a happy accident pulsating with possibility."

IDEAS | CLAUDIA E. KALB

Yes, you can cultivate serendipity

Metro

Boston College warns students to be on alert after man seen lurking near off-campus residences in Brighton

Boston police are investigating suspicious activity in the area after receiving reports of a man peering into windows of residences on Foster Street and Kirkwood, Greycliff, Braemore and Radnor roads between 8 and 11 p.m.

NTSB to update investigation on deadly Keene, N.H. crash Sunday afternoon

The National Transportation Safety Board will provide an update early Sunday afternoon on its investigation of a fiery plane crash in Keene, N.H. which left two people dead Friday night, authorities said.

Laren is fun-loving and friendly

Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption.

Community members embrace #Kindness4Colleen nine years after Danvers High teacher’s death

Colleen Ritzer, the Danvers High School math teacher murdered by a student on Oct. 22, 2013, was remembered Saturday on the ninth anniversary of her death with Kindness4Colleen, a campaign to inspire random acts of kindness.

Sports

Rookies Cole Strange (69) and Tyquan Thornton have given the Patriots a lift this year.

From Cole Strange to Bailey Zappe, the Patriots’ 2022 draft class already paying dividends

Cole Strange, who hasn't missed a snap since Week 1, is the lone member of the starting offensive line that hasn’t committed a penalty this season.

Ilia Malinin of the US landed the first quadruple Axel in a Grand Prix event as well as five other quadruple jumps to win the men's title at Skate America at The Skating Club of Boston.

Ilia Malinin soars to victory in Skate America men’s event after landing first quadruple Axel in competition

Malinin cruised to a monstrous program score of 194.29 on his way to a 280.37 total. His tally in the free was 16.06 points more than silver medalist Kao Miura of Japan.

Whether Mac Jones will again be in street clothes and on the sideline, or among his teammates on the field, has yet to be revealed.

Patriots notebook

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones officially questionable to play on Monday Night Football

The status of third-string QB Garrett Gilbert — and whether he is elevated to the game-day roster — will be very telling as to the status of Mac Jones.

celtics 126, magic 120

The Magic were feisty, but Derrick White’s best game — plus 40 from Jayson Tatum — kept the Celtics unbeaten

NLCS | Phillies 10, Padres 6

Phillies overpower the Padres in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the NLCS

ALCS | Astros 5, Yankees 0

Cristian Javier starts the Astros on their way to a shutout of the Yankees and a 3-0 series advantage

Business

Massachusetts’ middle class is feeling the squeeze. Can the next governor do anything to help?

From housing to health care to higher education, costs are mounting for many in Massachusetts. Can Beacon Hill actually make it better?

It’s not a trick: Your Halloween treats are getting smaller

A bag of dark chocolate Hershey's Kisses is now a couple ounces smaller than before. A two-pack of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is a tenth of an ounce lighter. And Cadbury milk bars are about 10 percent skimpier.

No longer tied to offices, workers are still bound by the clock

GOP campaigns against the IRS, vowing to slash its funding

magazine

Bob and Andy Wong in front of their family's restaurant, Kowloon in Saugus.

The legacy of Kowloon: A restaurant, a family, and the remarkable perseverance of Chinese cuisine in America

Samuel Adams

How Samuel Adams became the fearless patriot Britain loved to hate

This week's daters: Kin and Tyler.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I felt like I was talking to someone I had known for longer than a few hours’

Jack Thomas (left) in the Globe newsroom in 1979 and Morrie Schwartz in 1995.

When Morrie Schwartz met Jack Thomas: The story behind ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’

metro

Endicott College’s Gullie the Seagull and Gordon College’s Scottie the Lion prepared for the “Mascot Ice Bucket Battle Royale” ahead of Sunday’s North Shore Walk to Defeat ALS at Endicott.

Rival mascots at North Shore colleges team up to beat ALS

Late baby boomers have long been vulnerable to homelessness. Now as they age, housing providers are struggling to keep up with their needs.

Early voting in Mass. state election begins Saturday

sports

Washington quarterback Carson Wentz could miss four to six weeks.

Commanders’ quarterback Carson Wentz to IR; will miss at least four games

Georgia-bound senior Joenel Aguero feted, then feasts as St. John’s Prep runs away from BC High

Rory McIlroy pulls ahead at CJ Cup with return to No. 1 in view

business

People holds banners and placards as they attend a RMT (The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) union train strike rally outside King's Cross railway station, in London, June 25, 2022.

Inflation protests across Europe threaten political turmoil

IRS raises contribution limits for retirement savings plans

Amazon will use Hawaiian Airlines to operate cargo planes

politics

Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, who is the vice chair of the House panel that is investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

Jan. 6 panel won’t take live TV testimony from Trump

America’s election workers are leaving in droves

See turnover data and hear from elections officials

Nation

Lindsay Farley participated in a group scream at the Zionsville Youth Soccer Fields in Whitestown, Ind., last week.

Did the pandemic change your personality? Possibly.

Joanna Simon, acclaimed singer, Emmy-winning TV correspondent, dies at 85

Disbarred lawyer uses public documents to sow doubt he killed wife, son

World

On Oct. 23 in Nablus, Palestinians gather around the motorcycle that Palestinian militant group Den of Lions says was planted with an explosive device, killing one of its top fighters, Tamer al-Kilani.

Palestinian militant group accuses Israel of killing fighter

Sunak leads in race for UK leader; Johnson yet to declare

Questions swirl after China’s former leader Hu leaves event

opinion

An empty Boston Public School bus in the early morning light drives down South Street in Jamaica Plain.

For too many BPS kids, the wheels on the bus are still not going round and round

Insulin’s value: Christian Fauria recalls nurse saying, ‘I’m going to teach you how to keep your son alive’

A perfect feed from Bill Russell to Jaylen Brown

lifestyle

My wife is flirting with a co-worker

Support without judgment: Women’s Lunch Place celebrates 40 years on Oct. 21. Here are two moms’ stories.

Will my letter change her mind?

food & dining

Crowds pass Halloween decorations set up on the mall in Salem on Oct. 12.

‘Travel by train, boat or broom.’ Salem officials ask visitors to leave cars at home as Halloween looms

Does Dunkin’ have better doughnuts in Europe? This photo has some fans envious.

Former Mistral executive chef Jason Maynard is making the suburbs a little saucier at Sogno

travel

Crowds pass Halloween decorations set up on the mall in Salem on Oct. 12.

‘Travel by train, boat or broom.’ Salem officials ask visitors to leave cars at home as Halloween looms

Jessica Hecht on coffee, travel philanthropy, and getting to India and Africa

Those ‘best’ lists got it right with The Loutrel in Charleston, S.C.

Arts

"Metal of Honor: Gold from Simone Martini to Contemporary Art," installation view, 2022, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Gardner’s ‘Metal of Honor’ show is worth its weight in gold

In Stockbridge, standing still enough to savor George Rickey’s sculpture in motion

At Alpha Gallery, ‘Harmony of Difference’ hums with color and contrast

Books

Physician, cancer researcher, and celebrated author Siddhartha Mukherjee's upcoming book, "The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human" will be published on Oct. 25.

Siddhartha Mukherjee takes on the rise of ‘the new human’ in upcoming book on cell biology

Lincoln and his faith. A new book looks at the 16th president’s religious fervor.

Elizabeth Lim on reading folklore and fairy tales, to feed her own writing

Movies

Dwayne Johnson in "Black Adam."

Dwayne Johnson powers through ‘Black Adam’

In ‘Raymond & Ray,’ Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke play brothers in harm

Maya Cade is building the Black Film Archive one ‘under-seen’ movie at a time

Television

After leaving her long-running talk show (above) in May, Ellen DeGeneres has put together eight episodes of a documentary-style comedy called “About Time for Yourself … With Ellen.”

It’s ‘About Time’ for Ellen DeGeneres’s comeback

What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Vote in our TV bracket: Which show should be crowned champion?

music

Brandi Carlile performs at TD Garden.

Brandi Carlile is in her happy place at TD Garden

On ‘Midnights,’ Taylor Swift says hello to darkness, her old friend

Nelsons, BSO take on Mahler’s ‘Tragic’ Sixth

Theater/Dance

Liz Gerring Dance Company performs "Harbor" at the ICA

Liz Gerring Dance Company and JACK quartet bring buzzing, mysterious ‘Harbor’ to the ICA

This ‘Hairspray’ is as buoyant as its bouffants

Where Samuel Beckett and Mr. Noodle meet, there’s Bill Irwin

globe local

Wearing color-appropriate headwear and footwear for the outing, 3-year-old Quentin Jones picks out a pumpkin at Boston Hill Farm in North Andover.

The Great Pumpkin: A bumper crop of the fall favorite despite the drought

The argument: Should Massachusetts require employers to provide paid vacation time?

Police capture pet bunny on the loose

Obituaries

The art critic Peter Schjeldahl, who wrote about New York’s art world with undiminished enthusiasm for more than half a century, at a poetry reading at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in New York on Oct. 14, 1987.

Peter Schjeldahl, New York art critic with a poet’s voice, dies at 80

Mary McCaslin, folk singer who lamented the lost Old West, dies at 75

Lucy Simon, composer of ‘The Secret Garden,’ dies at 82