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Child rapist charged in slaying of 10-year-old Chicopee girl 56 years ago

Donald Mars, 73, was arraigned Thursday in connection with the 1966 slaying of 10-year-old Betty Lou Zukowski, who left her Chicopee home after taking a telephone call and was never seen alive by her parents again.

Authorities seek info on man they believe married ‘Lady of the Dunes’ months before her death

Authorities are seeking information on Guy Rockwell Muldavin, who they say married Ruth Marie Terry just months before her body was found in the dunes of Race Point in Provincetown.

Warren on Musk and his Twitter takeover: ‘I’ve got a real problem with him’
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Elon Musk have exchanged barbs in the past, sparring over both the implications of the controversial deal as well as her criticizing the tech billionaire for reportedly not paying federal income taxes.

Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico announce they’re married, after keeping it private

Fabiola Valentín, 22, and Mariana Varela, 26, met in 2020 at the Miss Grand International competition in Thailand, where they represented Puerto Rico and Argentina, respectively. They tied the knot Oct. 28, according to an Instagram post.

Police seeking public’s help to identify woman’s body found in Dorchester

Still no winner in Powerball jackpot; prize grows to a staggering $1.5 billion

The doughnut display at the Donut Villa Diner.

Hue will open in the old Storyville space; Chicken & The Pig serves cutlets and dogs in Lynnfield

Plus, a doughnut-themed diner fills a hole in Arlington Center.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Welcome to the most Christmassy town in America
In Central Washington state, there’s a Bavarian village in the mountains that doesn’t just embrace the holiday, it gives it a bear hug.

Breaking the law and sleeping with strangers: People dish on their biggest secrets and regrets in travel survey

Confused by all the ‘millionaires tax’ ads? So were we. So we fact-checked a whole bunch of them.
Sorting kinda true from mostly false on both sides of the hottest race on next week’s ballot.

Your 2022 voter guide: Massachusetts general election

"Clearly, we have to get better, and I’ll be the first to admit that," said BC coach Jeff Hafley.

They’re 2-6. They lost to UConn. How did things get this bad for BC football?

Coach Jeff Hafley believes the university is still in his corner.

Boston’s Long Wharf as a king tide flooded parts of Boston’s waterfront, as well as other coastal areas of Massachusetts.

Boston’s 2030 climate goal is out of reach, a new report finds

Boston is so far behind on climate progress that cutting greenhouse emissions in half by the critical milepost of 2030 is already out of reach, a new assessment has found, and reaching the goal of net zero emissions by 2050 will require a decades-long, all-in effort.

Bruins defenseman Ray Bourque tangled with Hartford's Dean Evason in a 1990 game.

For Bruins fans, there were plenty of reasons to take a trip down to Hartford

In addition to good seats generally being available when the Bruins played the Whalers in Connecticut, the regional rivals had some spirited battles.

Politics

Maura Healey at the Massachusetts Get Out The Vote Rally at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College on Nov. 2, 2022.

Maura Healey wants to be governor. She bristles at the suggestion that she always did.

The situation is, in many ways, exactly what many Democrats envisioned for her, but Healey insists running for governor was not on her radar until fairly recently.

Your 2022 voter guide: Massachusetts general election

Your Home

Since wooden ceilings prevented the installation of recessed lights, it was important to choose lights that are as functional as they are beautiful. Designer Desiree Burns found numerous options on Etsy, including the articulating sconces by Enchant Lighting and disc pendants by Balance Lamp.

Kitchens and Baths

When redoing their kitchen, this family took inspiration from history and Stanley Tucci

Designer Hannah Guilford reinterpreted the kitchen’s color scheme, adding touches of brass, copper, and wood, and adjusted the layout so it functions smoothly for cooking, eating, and accessing the yard.

Kitchens and Baths

A designer remakes a Maine kitchen in a 1920s-era palette that’s fresh and family ready

Two people walk out of the end of a tunnel in Franklin Park in Roxbury on Oct. 16, 2022.

A pandemic trend that seems to be sticking around: walking the world

Photos from a recent Rodney Fox Shark Expedition.

What it takes to cook for a hungry bunch of people on a shark expedition

Best TV Shows bracket

"All in the Family" (left) and "Seinfeld" will face each other in the final round of the Globe's bracket for best TV series of the last 50 years.

And then there were two: It’s ‘All in the Family’ vs. ‘Seinfeld’ in the Best TV finals

"The Sopranos" was eliminated in a tight contest versus the Bunkers, while "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" lost to its sitcom opposite, "Seinfeld."

Vote in the finals of our Best TV Shows bracket Here’s how you voted in Rounds 1-5 What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Opinion

Don Bolduc, center, during a campaign appearance at the American Legion in Laconia, N.H., on Sept. 10.

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The extremist in New Hampshire who might flip the Senate

Don Bolduc, a retired Army general who lied about the 2020 election, has pivoted toward the center since the Republican primary. And it seems to be working.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

In Rhode Island, a moderate Republican looks for a path

Elissa Asch and Laurie Essig

GOP didn’t unite to ban gay marriage like it united on abortion

Taking the political pulse of purple New Hampshire

An interactive guide to the Boston Globe’s 2022 endorsements

Emancipator road trip. Photo Illustration by Alex LaSalvia.

The Emancipator

The Great Election Road Trip

Join us in a tour across the country highlighting activists, issues, and races ahead of next week’s midterm elections.

High Med. Low

Select a county:

Special reports

Photo illustration

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.

Part 2: A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2022

The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofits run by women.

See the full Women & Power issue from Globe Magazine

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Celebrating 150 years of The Boston Globe

We’re marking the Globe’s 150th year with a look back through 15 decades of coverage. Explore 150 of the most significant front pages, revisit classic sports moments, try a crossword from 1917, and more.

Play this Boston Globe crossword puzzle from 1917 150 years, 150 front pages

More recent stories

How social media helped L.L. Bean tote bags become a thing
“I was just the first person to be loud about it online,” says social media influencer Gracie Wiener.

Whoop hires self-driving car veteran as CTO, and its first chief medical officer

The moves come as the Boston fitness-tech company expands beyond its direct-to-consumer business and into enterprise sales, retail, and health care.

Mass. legislative leaders agree on $3.8b spending bill that omits tax relief measures

With $3 billion tax refunds going out to taxpayers under a separate law, legislators chose to include only “one-time investments” in the agreement that emerged Wednesday.

Immigration officials confirm alleged Pelosi attacker was in the US illegally

The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer is a Canadian citizen who was in the United States illegally.

Capitol Police cameras caught break-in at Pelosi home, but no one was watching

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan wounded in shooting at protest

A gunman opened fire at a campaign truck carrying Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters.

Juvenile seriously injured in hit-and-run crash in Acton

A juvenile, believed to be about 13-years-old, was seriously injured after being struck by a car while crossing Great Road Wednesday around 6:15 p.m., police said in a statement. They were flown by medical helicopter to a Boston-area hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries.

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Maxwell Frost, the Democratic candidate for Florida's 10th congressional district, participated in the Pride parade in Orlando.

On track to be the first Gen Zer in Congress, a Florida Democrat hopes to boost his party’s future while remembering his family’s past

Maxwell Alejandro Frost is hoping to teach his fellow Democrats in Congress an important thing: the art of messaging.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

After years of debate, it feels like a detente on the future of the Hynes Convention Center
The apparent ceasefire comes after three years in which the Back Bay Association fought against the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority’s efforts to close the Hynes and focus on a BCEC expansion.

KEVIN CULLEN

Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member, schools Clarence Thomas, its longest-serving member
In recusing herself from the Harvard admissions case, the newest member of the Supreme Court offered an object lesson in judicial ethics to someone who should know better.

One man’s quest to photograph, paint, and preserve Boston’s historic buildings
Matthew Dickey acts as an ambassador for the lesser-known abodes tucked into Boston’s historic neighborhoods.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Butter boards designed by Sally Pasley Vargas.

We turned our noses up at the butter board trend taking over social media. Then we tried them.

Artist Anukriti poses for a portrait with “In place of monuments,” left, and “Mother Militant,” in their exhibition "A Temple for Timeless Beasts" at Mills Gallery at Boston Center for the Arts.

Anukriti questions who gets to be godly in ‘A Temple for Timeless Beasts’

Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna and Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic in "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story."

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic tells his life’s story . . . sort of

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift announces ‘The Eras Tour’ with two stops at Gillette in May

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

If Question 1 passes, and promises are kept, we should expect to see combined spending on education and transportation shoot up by up to $2 billion almost overnight.

Yes on Question 1

US Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia votes on the first day of early voting in Atlanta on Oct. 17.

‘Jim Crow 2.0′ was the lie of the year

Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for governor of Arizona, listened as Virginia’s Governor Glenn Youngkin spoke at a campaign rally in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 19.

The ‘civility’ party could use some humanity

From left to right, China's President Xi Jinping, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro at the BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 14, 2019.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The economic dominance of the US and Europe gets more challengers

Activists rallied outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday, as the justices heard oral arguments in the affirmative action cases involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The end of affirmative action is just the beginning for this Supreme Court

IDEAS | JON ROBERTS AND MATT BIVENS

Who will care for our sickest children? Pediatric hospitals are turning some of them away.

Metro

Harvard symposium seeks to answer: Can reparations close the racial health gap?

The enslavement of Africans in the United States has created a wealth gap between Black and white Americans today amounting to a staggering $14 trillion, Duke University professor William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr. said at the Harvard symposium.

Back on the home front

For three generations of veterans in one family, returning to the US meant something different.

The Argument: Should Massachusetts eliminate the subminimum wage for restaurant workers?

Read two views and vote in our online poll.

A pioneer woman during the Iraq War

As Michaela Fahey, she was a helicopter mechanic, part of a crew maintaining the Boeing CH-47 Chinook that played a vital role in the Iraq War effort.

Sports

Kyrie Irving stopped short of apologizing for a since-deleted tweet promoting antisemitic and hateful speech, or his comments last week that included him saying “anyone else who has criticism, it obviously wasn’t meant for them.”

Adam Silver calls Kyrie Irving sharing antisemitic material ‘reckless,’ says they will meet

Silver also said in a statement that he wants to know why Irving has not apologized. Silver's comments were the first from the league in which Irving was referenced by name.

Damien Lackland (10) and Everett have won seven straight after a season-opening loss to Xaverian. Next up: a trip to Taunton for a Division 1 first-round game Friday night.

High school football playoffs: Nate Weitzer’s first-round selections and games to watch

Brockton/Methuen, Everett/Taunton, Masconomet/Wakefield, Fairhaven/Old Rochester, and Watertown/Dover-Sherborn headline MIAA Round of 16 matchups.

"Clearly, we have to get better, and I’ll be the first to admit that," said BC coach Jeff Hafley.

They’re 2-6. They lost to UConn. How did things get this bad for BC football?

Coach Jeff Hafley believes the university is still in his corner.

For Bruins fans, there were plenty of reasons to take a trip down to Hartford

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Christian Vázquez was part of another iconic October moment, and the Astros’ Game 4 no-hitter has them back in the fight

World Series Game 4 | Astros 5, Phillies 0

Astros finish off combined no-hitter of Phillies in Game 4, led by six innings from Cristian Javier

Business

Want to go to the new Beacon Hill bookstore on a weekend? You may have to wait outside a bit.

On Saturdays and Sundays, the line stretching down the brick-lined Charles Street sidewalk is “a little bit of phenomenon,” said owner Melissa Fetter.

Comcast gives $500K to Boston-area nonprofits to close digital equity gap

The money comes out of Project UP, Comcast’s 10-year, $1 billion pledge to advance digital equity through programs and community partnerships.

Confused by all the ‘millionaires tax’ ads? So were we. So we fact-checked a whole bunch of them.

Stellantis warns drivers to park older models due to air bag deaths

magazine

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2022

Barbara Clarke began investing in women-owned companies in 2013.

Women & Power 2022

‘Write the damn check’: How female funders can help women entrepreneurs grow

Election campaign badge button with the word "Her" written on it

Women & Power 2022

Despite its progressive reputation, Massachusetts has lagged in women’s representation

MIT student Elizabeth E. Brennan (left) and Boston University student Victoria Gonzalez-Canalle work on signs for the Sept. 14 Stand Up and Be Counted rally held at MIT, which Gonzalez-Canalle helped organize.

Women & Power 2022

‘FemTech’ and a moonshot for menstruation science

metro

Quincy College's John Early (16) carries the puck against Mass. Maritime Academy.

Veterans return to the ice for new Quincy College hockey team

Learn to live with coyotes because they’re here to stay

Injured hawk saved from illegal trap

sports

Javier went six no-hit innings Wednesday before being lifted.

Astros’ Cristian Javier pulled from Game 4 after tossing six no-hit innings

Watch: Jayson Tatum delivers thunderous dunk over Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen to send game to OT

For the second time in five nights, Celtics lose to Cavaliers in overtime

business

The WHOOP sign in the Boston skyline.

Whoop hires self-driving car veteran as CTO, and its first chief medical officer

US jobless claims hold near historic low despite cooling economy

Moderna’s third quarter falls short of Wall Street expectations

politics

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, spoke with members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 8, 2022.

Warren on Musk and his Twitter takeover: ‘I’ve got a real problem with him’

In campaign swing, Biden focuses on incumbent Democrats

Hassan, Bolduc meet for final debate in key US Senate race

Nation

Former president Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event supporting US Senator Mark Kelly and Democratic Gubernatorial candidate for Arizona Katie Hobbs, in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 2, 2022.

Obama casts Arizona’s midterm election as a fight to preserve democracy

21 new coffins found in search for Tulsa Massacre victims

Immigration officials confirm alleged Pelosi attacker was in the US illegally

World

Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli prime minister and the head of Likud party, accompanied by his wife Sara waves to his supporters after first exit poll results for the Israeli Parliamentary election at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem, on Nov. 2.

Israel counts last votes as Netanyahu’s majority firms up

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan wounded in shooting at protest

North Korea keeps up missile barrage with suspected ICBM

opinion

US Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia votes on the first day of early voting in Atlanta on Oct. 17.

‘Jim Crow 2.0′ was the lie of the year

Voters must reject any candidate seeking power by turning us against each other

Envisioning college admissions without affirmative action

lifestyle

My bisexual boyfriend wants to open the relationship

How social media helped L.L. Bean tote bags become a thing

Heidi Klum worms her way into the spotlight, and the Internet can’t stop squirming

food & dining

The doughnut display at the Donut Villa Diner.

Hue will open in the old Storyville space; Chicken & The Pig serves cutlets and dogs in Lynnfield

Recipes: Fresh breads and scones for breakfast

Five stars for Mahaniyom for giving us the Thai food we deserve

travel

South Portland-based Brant & Cochran makes two hand-forged portable axes — the Allagash Cruiser and Dirigo Belt camp axes — that are perfect for chopping wood for smokeless fire pits or taking on canoeing and camping adventures.

A power outage party, belly laughs in N.Y., and axes made in Maine

Lufthansa canceled my flight a year ago. Where’s the refund?

A pandemic trend that seems to be sticking around: walking the world

Arts

Jemila MacEwan, "The Wake," 2019. Performance art film; one photo print; paper mache sculpture.

Jemila MacEwan’s ‘Human Meteorite’ surveys a scarred planet

Anukriti questions who gets to be godly in ‘A Temple for Timeless Beasts’

Interested in exploring original Salem witch trials manuscripts? A new project makes it easier.

Books

Kieran Setiya’s new book is "Life is Hard."

What’s the difference between philosophy and self-help?

Yes, soup for you! ‘Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook’ serves up references and recipes

Gerald Stern, poet of wistfulness, anger, and humor, dies at 97

Movies

Brian Tyree Henry and Jennifer Lawrence in "Causeway."

Jennifer Lawrence returns to her indie roots in ‘Causeway’

Sherlock Holmes has a sister? Yes, and her name’s Enola

‘Armageddon Time’ looks through the lens of whiteness

Television

Heidi Klum, left, and husband Tom Kaulitz attend Klum's 21st annual Halloween party at Sake No Hana at Moxy Lower East Side on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in New York.

Heidi Klum worms her way into the spotlight, and the Internet can’t stop squirming

Hulu’s ‘Reboot’ is solid and sly

And then there were two: It’s ‘All in the Family’ vs. ‘Seinfeld’ in the Best TV finals

music

Chris Anzalone is the new owner of Stereo Jack's, which has moved from its longtime location on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge to Ball Square in Somerville.

Jack has left the building, but Stereo Jack’s goes on

Taylor Swift announces ‘The Eras Tour’ with two stops at Gillette in May

Philippe Jaroussky and Artaserse share camaraderie in opera seria

Theater/Dance

Leah Hohauser in Actors' Shakespeare Project's "Let the Right One In."

In a chilling ‘Let the Right One In,’ there will be blood

BoSoma and City Ballet of Boston dance ‘Side by Side’

‘Kinky Boots’ has a hitch in its stride at North Shore Music Theatre

globe local

From left: Thomas J. Fahey Jr. was an Army gunner on a B-17 bomber during World War II; His son, Thomas J. Fahey III, served in the Air Force during the Vietnam era; Thomas J. Fahey III's daughter, Mikaela (Fahey) Felcher, served in the Army and the National Guard during the 2003-2011 Iraq War.

Back on the home front

The Argument: Should Massachusetts eliminate the subminimum wage for restaurant workers?

A pioneer woman during the Iraq War

Obituaries

Tom and Judy Coughlin walked down Main Street in Waterloo, N.Y., in 2008 during a parade to honor the coach of the Super Bowl-winning team. Both lived in Waterloo at that time.

Judy Coughlin, wife of former NFL coach Tom Coughlin, dies at 77 after battle with brain disorder

Daniel Smith, 90, dies; thought to be the last child of an enslaved person in US

Julie Powell, food writer known for ‘Julie & Julia,’ dies at 49