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After years of promise, cell-based meat is moving from the lab to dinner plates
Recent advances in cultivated meat — and a landmark decision by the US Department of Agriculture — are energizing what proponents say is a meat revolution with almost unlimited possibilities.

Fire ravages historic Block Island hotel

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Harborside Inn in New Shoreham at 11:23 p.m. Friday and found a fire in the first-floor kitchen, according to Town Manager Maryanne Crawford.

Embattled Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara faces two challengers in reelection bid

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms
A search at sea highlights the stakes over domestic manufacturing in the nascent offshore wind industry.

Democrats livid over Biden’s N.H. primary snub are banking on a write-in win
If the president’s name isn’t on their ballot, party leaders say, voters will add it themselves: “The DNC created a mess, and New Hampshire Democrats are going to have to clean it up.”

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Where there is no escape from the heat
Even dogs have it better than some held in our prisons and jails, which can be like kilns in the summer, sickening those inside and making conditions dangerous for everybody.

Woman injured in sidewalk collapse outside Dorchester church building Friday night

Iconic downtown bagpiper Ryan Randall on why he plays

Ryan Randall's marathon bagpipe sets made him something of an icon downtown. He took a break from his show at Public Garden to tell the Globe why he plays. ( Olivia Yarvis/Globe Staff )

Old State House bagpiper brings music, memories, (and irritation) to downtown

Bag in hand, kilt on, drones thrown over his shoulder, Ryan Randall can go for hours — to the delight of tourists and the ire of some local workers.

As the Gulf of Maine warms, where are the mussels?
Wild blue mussels seem to be disappearing in the Gulf of Maine. Scientists are now seeking to understand the extent of the loss and the mechanisms causing it.

On Cape Cod, poorly maintained and aging septic systems are a primary cause of the nitrogen pollution that plagues coastal ecosystems. The deteriorating water quality is causing people to lose out on recreational and commercial opportunities like swimming, shellfishing, and fishing.

Pollution is threatening Cape Cod’s famous waters. Its towns are spending hundreds of millions to head off an environmental disaster.

“It may be worse before it gets better,” said Richard Delaney, CEO of the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown. “But the correction, the solution, is underway.”

‘We’re out of good options’: In New York City, an overwhelming migration surge is a warning for Massachusetts
The unfolding emergency illustrates what can happen when government’s ability to cope with a migrant influx is overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

Tight end Darren Waller should give the Giants a big advantage in the red zone.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Predicting the best bounce-back players for the 2023 NFL season

Let’s take a look at the best candidates for a resurgent season.

What can Ezekiel Elliott expect with the Patriots? Just ask LeGarrette Blount.

Luis Urias hit a second-inning grand slam to give the Red Sox the early lead at Yankee Stadium.

Red Sox 8, Yankees 1

Red Sox again beat up on Yankees

Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford went six innings, allowing only one hit, an Aaron Judge solo homer in the sixth.

Tanner Houck is returning to the Red Sox rotation with his confidence intact

Stephen Pina (left) hugs Stacey Borden of New Beginnings at the New Beginnings Re-Entry Community Resources annual fair. Pina was released from prison in March after serving 28 years and is waiting for a ruling on a request to vacate his 1st degree murder conviction.

Roxbury organization hosts resource fair for people who were previously incarcerated

The event was organized by New Beginnings Re-Entry Services, which runs a residential program in Roxbury for women who have been recently released from incarceration.

Aljamain Sterling (left) will defend his bantamweight title against Sean O'Malley on Saturday night in Boston.

Live Updates

UFC 292 is at TD Garden with two title fights on tap tonight. Follow along with live updates.

Follow along with the first UFC pay-per-view in Boston since 2018.

The Treasury Department, the US Postal Service, and local police departments have publicly warned of a recent surge in check-washing, and the American Bankers Association has urged consumers to consider switching to electronic payments.

THE FINE PRINT

Needham police arrest California man in check-washing scam used to buy gold coins

There has been a recent surge in “check washing,” when a mailed check is stolen and the name of the recipient and the amount of the check are erased and replaced with another name and (much larger) amount.

Opinion

A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.

EDITORIAL

Get kids vaccinated in time for school

Parents, school, and health officials all play a role.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Even liberals like Maura Healey are souring on Biden’s immigration bungling

LETTERS

Imagine fewer cars on the road. It’s tricky, but we’ll try.

MARCELA GARCÍA

How to go viral on TikTok

EDITORIAL

An old Coast Guard scandal emerges and casts a harsh light on the service’s sexual assault policies

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Business leaders, some officials support plan to clear Mass and Cass, open recovery campus at Widett Circle
If built, the recovery campus would operate for three or four years until the city reopens its addiction treatment center on Long Island in Boston Harbor.

Chip Chop, Diane Sawyer’s historic home on Martha’s Vineyard, hits market for $24m
A 20-acre waterfront compound on Martha’s Vineyard known as “Chip Chop,” the longtime home of television news anchor Diane Sawyer, hit the market on Thursday for $24 million.

Photos: Meet the attendees of the Provincetown Carnival
Since 1978, the weeklong festivities have been a celebration of Provincetown’s queer community as well as an opportunity to welcome new members and allies

Map: See where tornadoes struck Friday
At least four tornadoes touched down in southern New England on Friday as the summer of heavy rain and severe weather rolls on.

See photos and videos of the severe weather that swept through New England

Hurricane Hilary threatens ‘catastrophic and life-threatening’ flooding in Mexico and California

Hilary is expected to plow into Mexico’s Baja peninsula on Saturday night and then surge northward and enter the history books as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.

Coming to a live venue near you: As Hollywood strikes rage on, Bay State brings in some big (and not-so-big) names
As Hollywood writers approach the four-month mark of their strike, live performance venues are scrambling to make room for a growing number of them who are hitting the road.

The affirmative action ruling is a disaster for college students. This is the path forward.

Colleges can only serve their students and society when they bring together people from varied backgrounds to share and learn from differing ideas.

Harvard, UMass, Tufts update college applications after Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action

New abortion data for Massachusetts show the impact of recent court rulings
More people from out of state are coming to Massachusetts to end their pregnancies.

Pentagon watchdog finds lax oversight and screening of military recruits with extremist ties
Screening lapses can have dire consequences. A recent Globe investigation revealed that at least 82 current and former military service members with far-right, antigovernment, or neo-Nazi views were arrested in the last five years.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

With Sober in the Suburbs, a judgment-free social club for anyone tired of hangovers, headaches, and morning-after regret
Needham’s Kimberly Kearns had three kids, a supportive husband, and a seemingly idyllic life. But she couldn’t stop drinking.

Culture & Lifestyle

Alison Cook-Beatty Dance Company (pictured in 2022) returns to Windhover Center for the Performing Arts Aug. 23-24.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Virgil Ortiz, "The Translator," from the artist’s "Revolt 1680/2180" project, 2015.

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

Ming Min Hui is Boston Ballet's new executive director.

Boston Ballet announces Ming Min Hui as new executive director

Some New Bedford residents want to remove artist Donna Dodson's sculpture "Seagull Cinderella," which returned this year for the city's 10th anniversary Seaport Art Walk.

In New Bedford, the ‘sexy seagull’ is ruffling feathers once again

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Hollie Russon Gilman and Amy Eisenstein

It’s like jury duty, but for getting things done

The official US government Medicare handbook for 2020.

IDEAS | Andrew Ryan and David Meyers

How Medicare can save $500 billion

It is said that in crisis there is opportunity — and the opportunity has never been better for Governor Maura Healey to truly put her stamp on the Parole Board, set it on a path that would keep it out of further legal trouble, and make it function as the gatekeeper it was designed to be.

EDITORIAL

Healey’s big chance to reshape Parole Board to her values

A helicopter dropped water on the Caldor fire in the Lake Tahoe area in September 2021.

IDEAS | BOB REGAN

Notes from the burn scar

EDITORIAL

The organ transplant system needs fixing

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Fire ravages historic Block Island hotel

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Harborside Inn in New Shoreham at 11:23 p.m. Friday and found a fire in the first-floor kitchen, according to Town Manager Maryanne Crawford.

Roxbury organization hosts resource fair for people who were previously incarcerated

The event was organized by New Beginnings Re-Entry Services, which runs a residential program in Roxbury for women who have been recently released from incarceration.

Nan Tull, an artist ‘of true feeling based on experience,’ dies at 85

"Painting is an old person’s game,” Ms. Tull once said. “It’s about your experience in life."

Jean-Louis Georgelin, face of the Notre Dame reconstruction, dies at 74

A French general, Jean-Louis Georgelin was placed in charge of rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a devastating fire in 2019.

Sports

Live Updates

UFC 292 is at TD Garden with two title fights on tap tonight. Follow along with live updates.

Follow along with the first UFC pay-per-view in Boston since 2018.

Tanner Houck plans to bring the same attitude to the mound when he returns to the Sox' rotation.

Red Sox Notebook

Tanner Houck is returning to the Red Sox rotation with his confidence intact

Houck is slated to return to Boston's rotation on Monday or Tuesday, depending on James Paxton's readiness.

Red Sox 8, Yankees 1

Red Sox again beat up on Yankees

Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford went six innings, allowing only one hit, an Aaron Judge solo homer in the sixth.

Red Sox

Red Sox’ Triston Casas a late scratch against Yankees because of tooth infection

John Powers | On Soccer

For every Women’s World Cup team other than England and Spain, was the trip down under worth it?

Red Sox at Yankees | 1:05 p.m. (FS1 and NESN)

Game 123: Red Sox at Yankees lineups and notes

Business

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms

A search at sea highlights the stakes over domestic manufacturing in the nascent offshore wind industry.

The next frontier for corporate benefits: menopause

In the same way that many companies looking to attract and retain talent have expanded their benefits packages to include fertility treatments, paid parental-leave programs and child care, some are now wrapping in menopause-specific care.

GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco

Kansas newspaper is talk of town, and not just for getting raided

magazine

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 2023.

Globe Magazine

The affirmative action ruling is a disaster for college students. This is the path forward.

Fifteen-year-old Peyton Miller controls the ball during practice with the New England Revolution’s B-team, known as Revolution II.

Globe Magazine

At 15, he’s the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution. Next up, homework.

LOVE LETTERS

We broke up but still hang out. Should we get back together?

Dinner with Cupid

After years of promise, cell-based meat is moving from the lab to dinner plates Recent advances in cultivated meat — and a landmark decision by the US Department of Agriculture — are energizing what proponents say is a meat revolution with almost unlimited possibilities.

Fire ravages historic Block Island hotel

Embattled Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara faces two challengers in reelection bid

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms A search at sea highlights the stakes over domestic manufacturing in the nascent offshore wind industry.

Democrats livid over Biden’s N.H. primary snub are banking on a write-in win If the president’s name isn’t on their ballot, party leaders say, voters will add it themselves: “The DNC created a mess, and New Hampshire Democrats are going to have to clean it up.”

YVONNE ABRAHAM Where there is no escape from the heat Even dogs have it better than some held in our prisons and jails, which can be like kilns in the summer, sickening those inside and making conditions dangerous for everybody.

Woman injured in sidewalk collapse outside Dorchester church building Friday night

Old State House bagpiper brings music, memories, (and irritation) to downtown

As the Gulf of Maine warms, where are the mussels? Wild blue mussels seem to be disappearing in the Gulf of Maine. Scientists are now seeking to understand the extent of the loss and the mechanisms causing it.

Pollution is threatening Cape Cod’s famous waters. Its towns are spending hundreds of millions to head off an environmental disaster.

‘We’re out of good options’: In New York City, an overwhelming migration surge is a warning for Massachusetts The unfolding emergency illustrates what can happen when government’s ability to cope with a migrant influx is overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

Predicting the best bounce-back players for the 2023 NFL season

Red Sox again beat up on Yankees

Roxbury organization hosts resource fair for people who were previously incarcerated

UFC 292 is at TD Garden with two title fights on tap tonight. Follow along with live updates.

Needham police arrest California man in check-washing scam used to buy gold coins

Get kids vaccinated in time for school

Even liberals like Maura Healey are souring on Biden’s immigration bungling

Imagine fewer cars on the road. It’s tricky, but we’ll try.

How to go viral on TikTok

An old Coast Guard scandal emerges and casts a harsh light on the service’s sexual assault policies

More recent News

Business leaders, some officials support plan to clear Mass and Cass, open recovery campus at Widett Circle If built, the recovery campus would operate for three or four years until the city reopens its addiction treatment center on Long Island in Boston Harbor.

Chip Chop, Diane Sawyer’s historic home on Martha’s Vineyard, hits market for $24m A 20-acre waterfront compound on Martha’s Vineyard known as “Chip Chop,” the longtime home of television news anchor Diane Sawyer, hit the market on Thursday for $24 million.

Photos: Meet the attendees of the Provincetown Carnival Since 1978, the weeklong festivities have been a celebration of Provincetown’s queer community as well as an opportunity to welcome new members and allies

Map: See where tornadoes struck Friday At least four tornadoes touched down in southern New England on Friday as the summer of heavy rain and severe weather rolls on.

Hurricane Hilary threatens ‘catastrophic and life-threatening’ flooding in Mexico and California

Coming to a live venue near you: As Hollywood strikes rage on, Bay State brings in some big (and not-so-big) names As Hollywood writers approach the four-month mark of their strike, live performance venues are scrambling to make room for a growing number of them who are hitting the road.

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The affirmative action ruling is a disaster for college students. This is the path forward.

New abortion data for Massachusetts show the impact of recent court rulings More people from out of state are coming to Massachusetts to end their pregnancies.

PARENTING UNFILTERED With Sober in the Suburbs, a judgment-free social club for anyone tired of hangovers, headaches, and morning-after regret Needham’s Kimberly Kearns had three kids, a supportive husband, and a seemingly idyllic life. But she couldn’t stop drinking.

Culture & Lifestyle

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

Boston Ballet announces Ming Min Hui as new executive director

In New Bedford, the ‘sexy seagull’ is ruffling feathers once again

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

How the missing become the uncounted

Two Weeks in America

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

It’s like jury duty, but for getting things done

How Medicare can save $500 billion

Healey’s big chance to reshape Parole Board to her values

Notes from the burn scar

The organ transplant system needs fixing

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Fire ravages historic Block Island hotel

Roxbury organization hosts resource fair for people who were previously incarcerated

Nan Tull, an artist ‘of true feeling based on experience,’ dies at 85

Jean-Louis Georgelin, face of the Notre Dame reconstruction, dies at 74

Sports

UFC 292 is at TD Garden with two title fights on tap tonight. Follow along with live updates.

Tanner Houck is returning to the Red Sox rotation with his confidence intact

Red Sox again beat up on Yankees

Red Sox’ Triston Casas a late scratch against Yankees because of tooth infection

For every Women’s World Cup team other than England and Spain, was the trip down under worth it?

Game 123: Red Sox at Yankees lineups and notes

Business

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms

The next frontier for corporate benefits: menopause

GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco

Kansas newspaper is talk of town, and not just for getting raided

The affirmative action ruling is a disaster for college students. This is the path forward.

At 15, he’s the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution. Next up, homework.

We broke up but still hang out. Should we get back together?

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Embattled Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara faces two challengers in reelection bid

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What can Ezekiel Elliott expect with the Patriots? Just ask LeGarrette Blount.

Chase Elliott banking on road-course success to make NASCAR playoffs

Could the retirements of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci be Georgii Merkulov’s big chance with the Bruins?

business

After years of promise, cell-based meat is moving from the lab to dinner plates
Recent advances in cultivated meat — and a landmark decision by the US Department of Agriculture — are energizing what proponents say is a meat revolution with almost unlimited possibilities.

In the waters off Massachusetts, a hunt for foreign ships building wind farms
A search at sea highlights the stakes over domestic manufacturing in the nascent offshore wind industry.

Democrats livid over Biden’s N.H. primary snub are banking on a write-in win
If the president’s name isn’t on their ballot, party leaders say, voters will add it themselves: “The DNC created a mess, and New Hampshire Democrats are going to have to clean it up.”

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Where there is no escape from the heat
Even dogs have it better than some held in our prisons and jails, which can be like kilns in the summer, sickening those inside and making conditions dangerous for everybody.

As the Gulf of Maine warms, where are the mussels?
Wild blue mussels seem to be disappearing in the Gulf of Maine. Scientists are now seeking to understand the extent of the loss and the mechanisms causing it.

‘We’re out of good options’: In New York City, an overwhelming migration surge is a warning for Massachusetts
The unfolding emergency illustrates what can happen when government’s ability to cope with a migrant influx is overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

Business leaders, some officials support plan to clear Mass and Cass, open recovery campus at Widett Circle
If built, the recovery campus would operate for three or four years until the city reopens its addiction treatment center on Long Island in Boston Harbor.

Chip Chop, Diane Sawyer’s historic home on Martha’s Vineyard, hits market for $24m
A 20-acre waterfront compound on Martha’s Vineyard known as “Chip Chop,” the longtime home of television news anchor Diane Sawyer, hit the market on Thursday for $24 million.

Photos: Meet the attendees of the Provincetown Carnival
Since 1978, the weeklong festivities have been a celebration of Provincetown’s queer community as well as an opportunity to welcome new members and allies

Map: See where tornadoes struck Friday
At least four tornadoes touched down in southern New England on Friday as the summer of heavy rain and severe weather rolls on.

Coming to a live venue near you: As Hollywood strikes rage on, Bay State brings in some big (and not-so-big) names
As Hollywood writers approach the four-month mark of their strike, live performance venues are scrambling to make room for a growing number of them who are hitting the road.

New abortion data for Massachusetts show the impact of recent court rulings
More people from out of state are coming to Massachusetts to end their pregnancies.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

With Sober in the Suburbs, a judgment-free social club for anyone tired of hangovers, headaches, and morning-after regret
Needham’s Kimberly Kearns had three kids, a supportive husband, and a seemingly idyllic life. But she couldn’t stop drinking.