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Mass. police oversight panel releases public database of officer disciplinary records

The POST commission has made the database available on its website, and it includes more than 3,400 records for officers from 273 law enforcement agencies across the state.

The State House dome.

Search the POST Commission database of police officer disciplinary records

Northeastern dorm temporarily closed due to water damage, school officials say
A dormitory at Northeastern University is temporarily closed due to “significant water damage,” and incoming students who had planned to stay there have been reassigned to other residences, the school confirmed Tuesday.

Cold virus season is nearly upon us. Here’s what to know about new RSV, COVID, and flu shots.

For the first time, RSV shots will be available for babies and seniors. Here’s how to space out all three vaccines.

With COVID on the rise, here’s a guide to staying safe

Who’s in, who’s out, who’s boycotting: The 8 candidates expected on stage for the first GOP debate
The stage is set for the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. Here's who's in, who's out, and who's decided not to participate Wednesday night in Milwaukee.

Want to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here’s how to watch.

ChatGPT nearly as good as a recent medical school graduate at making clinical decisions, MGB study suggests

While some clinicians have begun experimenting with the technology, health systems for the most part have limited the use to administrative work in hospitals.

Man arrested in overnight standoff in Randolph after allegedly setting fire to condemned home

Teenager allegedly punched state trooper in the face before fleeing traffic stop in Norwell

Two children rescued from a cable car dangling hundreds of feet in the air in Pakistan

Mushrooms such as Marasmius, small mushrooms that grow in clusters on wood, were proliferating in Olmsted Park in Jamaica Plain in 2018.

Mushrooms are everywhere this soggy summer, looking bigger and bolder than ever

There’s one species that’s not just thriving through the muggy drear of the summer, but loving it: mushrooms.

Globe Magazine

Pot prices have tanked. Dispensaries are closing. Is a great crash coming?
It’s been five years since Massachusetts’ first recreational marijuana shops opened. All hasn’t been going entirely according to plan.

These four charts give a snapshot of the cannabis industry in Mass.

A bumpy start — and lessons learned — as Somerville lines busy roads with ‘speed humps’
Drivers in one area were taken by surprise when they encountered a series of unmarked bumps in the street. The city fixed the problem — and took note of the mistake.

Tell us: Has speeding reduced in your neighborhood since the speed humps were installed?

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from left to right, Professor Admir Masic, visiting scholar James Weaver, postdoc Damian Stefaniuk, and Professor Franz-Josef Ulm surround a supercapacitor, which can store renewable energy using cement, water, and carbon.

Is cement the solution to storing renewable energy? Engineers at MIT think so.

Supercapacitors could make powering your home and electric vehicles easier and more sustainable.

Cambridge legalizes EV charging across the sidewalk

WiTricity, a Watertown company, makes wireless charging systems for electric vehicles. In this demo, a Mustang Mach-E is driven over the charger (white square).

This Watertown company wants to charge your EV wirelessly

Several Asian carmakers are using the WiTricity system to let drivers recharge their electric vehicles by parking them above a charging pad at night.

Cambridge legalizes EV charging across the sidewalk

People are seen as they walk through Chinatown in July, 2023.

Massachusetts to change how Asian, Black, and other populations are counted in ‘most expansive’ effort in country

Massachusetts will collect more-detailed data on dozens of Asian, Pacific Islander, Black, Latino, and white ethnic groups, a change that can sharpen policy makers’ understanding of a diversifying population.

Candied garlic spareribs at the Four Winds Pub & Grill in Lynn.

DEVRA FIRST | WHAT SHE'S HAVING

On the shores of Lake Lynnapesaukee

At Four Winds Pub & Grill, the spiffed-up pub grub comes with a water view.

What is family meal and why is it so important to restaurants?

Isaura "Izzy" Buasier is the new chef de cuisine at OAK Long Bar + Kitchen.

‘I’m surprised that there’s no Michelin star here yet’: new OAK Long Bar + Kitchen chef de cuisine Izzy Buasier on the Boston restaurant scene

Isaura Buasier moved to Central Square from northern New Jersey in October after being noticed on an episode of The Food Network’s “Guy’s Grocery Games.”

Witnesses say a property owner snapped this beachgoer’s umbrella in a dispute in North Kingstown on Sunday.

‘Beach rage’: R.I. shore access incident leads to broken umbrella, arrest of property owner

This unusual beach dispute took place on what would have been an otherwise typical and beautiful Sunday at the bay-facing North Kingstown Town Beach.

Opinion

The vessel Jones Act Enforcer last month in New Bedford. The 1920 law limits shipping between US ports to US-owned vessels built in the United States and operated by majority American crews.

Help Hawaii wildfire victims, offshore wind by abolishing the Jones Act

Jones Act also drives up the cost of offshore wind development.

IDEAS | JUDY KUGEL

An epidemic of Americans alone in a crowd

Mayor Wu moves from progressive left to the center on Mass. and Cass response

MARCELA GARCÍA

Boston school safety is a big problem, but few are discussing it

Samuel J. Abrams and Harvey A. Silverglate

A college campus is the last place that should promote a culture of intolerance

News you can use

How to stay safe while swimming in rivers
Check the strength of the current using online guides, wear a life jacket in the water, and don't jump in right away if you see someone in trouble.

A side effect of intense rainfall? Pricey basement repairs.
This summer has been one of the rainiest on record, and local homeowners are paying the costs.

Flight canceled amid bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds, and more.
Many air travelers faced flight cancellations and delays this summer. Staying calm — and knowing your rights — can go a long way if happens to you, experts say.

More recent News

Offshore wind project Revolution Wind gets federal approval

Revolution Wind’s offshore construction is expected to “ramp up” in 2024 with operations beginning in 2025, the developer says.

Rays’ Wander Franco moved to administrative leave while MLB, Dominican authorities investigate

The 22-year-old will be paid and receive service time while on administrative leave under an agreement with the players' association.

Maui confronts the challenge of finding more than 800 missing people after the deadly wildfires

Authorities say more than 800 people remain unaccounted for — a staggering number that presents huge challenges for officials who are trying to determine how many of those perished and how many may have made it to safety but haven’t checked in.

North Andover sustained nearly $30 million in flooding damage, town official says

The total included $3.3 million in damages to public buildings, $4.9 million in damages to more than 300 private homes, and $21.5 million in damages to local businesses.

Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election

Donald Trump’s announcement came hours after his attorneys met with prosecutors in Atlanta to discuss the details of his release on bond.

Attorney John Eastman, who pushed plan to keep Trump in power, surrenders in Georgia

Historic Block Island hotel ‘a total loss’ and could be torn down after devastating fire

State Fire Marshal Timothy McLaughlin told the Globe on Monday that the Harborside Inn was in “full compliance” with fire codes and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Jessica Gormley moved a branch from her backyard shed on Pasco Drive in Johnston, R.I., on Friday after a tornado touched down in the area.

Five tornadoes touched down in Mass., R.I., and Conn. on Friday, forecasters say

The tornadoes reached speeds of up to 115 miles per hour and left damaged property and downed trees in their wake, the National Weather Service said Monday.

Cambridge legalizes EV charging across the sidewalk
In Boston, charging electric vehicles with a cord over the sidewalk is not allowed. But last month Cambridge began a pilot program allowing people to apply for permits to do this.

THE FINE PRINT

She spent nearly $4,000 for a matchmaker. When she asked for her money back, they said no.
There is a state law that guarantees consumers the right to cancel a contract during a three-day “cooling-off” period, but that does not apply in cases like this.

tara sullivan

The lack of transparency in the Bruce Arena investigation is unacceptable
It has been three weeks since the Revolution coach was put on administrative leave, yet we know nothing more about the case than we knew then.

Culture & Lifestyle

Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki led the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at the Koussevitzky Music Shed on Sunday.

Nelsons shakes the rafters and Mälkki becomes first woman to end Tanglewood season with Beethoven’s Ninth

Isaac Brock and Modest Mouse close the first day of the In Between Days Festival at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy on Saturday.

In just its second year, In Between Days takes a giant step

Annie and the Fur Trappers are led by Anne Linders, 33.

Not your dad’s trad: Millennials get in the swing at the free Medford Trad Jazz Fest

Lakecia Benjamin performs as part of the Celebrity Series of Boston Friday, Dec. 1 at the Berklee Performance Center at 8 p.m.

Celebrity Series of Boston rolls out ticket discounts for the under-35 set

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

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

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

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

Get kids vaccinated in time for school

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency on Aug. 8, citing the influx of migrants in need of shelter.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

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

An aerial view of morning rush hour traffic on Route 128 and the Mass. Pike in early November 2019.

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

Santo, the celebrity, in repose.

MARCELA GARCÍA

How to go viral on TikTok

A previously undisclosed investigation reveals the US Coast Guard failed to appropriately review and prosecute cases of sexual assault at the service's Connecticut academy for years while some of the accused rose up the ranks.

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

"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

Mushrooms are everywhere this soggy summer, looking bigger and bolder than ever

There’s one species that’s not just thriving through the muggy drear of the summer, but loving it: mushrooms.

Northeastern dorm temporarily closed due to water damage, school officials say

A dormitory at Northeastern University is temporarily closed due to “significant water damage,” and incoming students who had planned to stay there have been reassigned to other residences, the school confirmed Tuesday.

ChatGPT nearly as good as a recent medical school graduate at making clinical decisions, MGB study suggests

While some clinicians have begun experimenting with the technology, health systems for the most part have limited the use to administrative work in hospitals.

The latest political news in Rhode Island

Endorsements, campaign announcements, and more leading up to the special election for R.I.’s First Congressional District

Sports

Authorities in the Dominican Republic are investigating Wander Franco, an All-Star shortstop, for an alleged relationship with a minor.

Rays’ Wander Franco moved to administrative leave while MLB, Dominican authorities investigate

The 22-year-old will be paid and receive service time while on administrative leave under an agreement with the players' association.

Tanner Houck recorded two saves against the Astros in 2022.

Red Sox at Astros | 8:10 p.m. (NESN, TBS)

Game 126: Red Sox at Astros lineups and notes

Tanner Houck will make his return to the mound for the first time since he was struck in the face by a line drive on June 16.

Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand is the top-ranked player on the LPGA Tour.

Sports Business

Fenway Sports Group, LPGA team up to boost revenue and enhance exposure for women’s golf

LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan described the partnership as a “game-changer for the LPGA and women’s golf.

Patriots certainly seem to be trending in the right direction on offense — with one huge ‘if’

Astros 9, Red Sox 4

Another sloppy defensive game dooms Red Sox in first game of their most crucial stretch of the season

Katie Krall broke ground with the Red Sox. After leaving, she’s found a way to stay in baseball.

Business

innovation beat

This Watertown company wants to charge your EV wirelessly

Several Asian carmakers are using the WiTricity system to let drivers recharge their electric vehicles by parking them above a charging pad at night.

Flight canceled amid bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds, and more.

Many air travelers faced flight cancellations and delays this summer. Staying calm — and knowing your rights — can go a long way if happens to you, experts say.

Is cement the solution to storing renewable energy? Engineers at MIT think so.

State seeks federal money for four big transportation projects

magazine

Why I always look down when I walk on the beach

The Mass Audubon Duck Derby is set for Friday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 21-27

In this Maine summer house, Designer Samantha Pappas painted the walls and ceiling in Benjamin Moore’s White Dove so the existing wood elements and new furnishings would stand out.

Easy fixes make for a quick update on a Maine summer house

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

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

metro

Filing cabinets and other debris from floodwaters inside the East Mill building in North Andover.

North Andover sustained nearly $30 million in flooding damage, town official says

The paths to victory in Rhode Island’s First Congressional District

Flight canceled amid bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds, and more.

sports

Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran climbs to wall only to watch Gleyber Torres's homer fly over his glove Sunday at Yankees Stadium. This is the play where Duran reportedly injured his toe; he's now day-to-day with the ailment.

Jarren Duran headed to IL due to bruised toe suffered during series finale against Yankees

Knicks sue Raptors, accusing Toronto of using ex-Knicks employee as ‘mole’ to steal scouting secrets

Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh to serve suspension to open season for NCAA recruiting violations

business

Michael Finnimore, Harborside Inn owner, in front of the burned out inn on Monday.

Historic Block Island hotel ‘a total loss’ and could be torn down after devastating fire

American workers want almost $79,000 salary to start a new job

She spent nearly $4,000 for a matchmaker. When she asked for her money back, they said no.

politics

Attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former president Donald Trump in power, talked to reporters after a hearing in Los Angeles in June.

Attorney John Eastman surrenders to authorities on charges in Georgia 2020 election subversion case

Want to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here’s how to watch.

Who’s in, who’s out, who’s boycotting: The 8 candidates expected on stage for the first GOP debate

Nation

Guadalupe Gonzalez, a Lahaina, Hawaii, resident who survived a deadly wildfire, stands next to missing person flyers while waiting for a post office to open in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 21.

Maui confronts the challenge of finding more than 800 missing people after the deadly wildfires

A judge will consider if Texas can keep its floating barrier to block migrants crossing from Mexico

As Tropical Storm Hilary shrinks, desert and mountain towns dig themselves out of the mud

World

In this image taken from video, a cable car carrying six children and two adults dangled hundreds of feet above the ground in the remote Battagram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan on Tuesday.

Two children rescued from a cable car dangling hundreds of feet in the air in Pakistan

Real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin wins vote to become Thailand’s 30th prime minister

Ex-Prime Minister Thaksin enters prison in Thailand, with allies on cusp of forming a government

opinion

Ashland celebrated after the NCAA Women's Division 2 championship basketball game against Minnesota Duluth on April 1 in Dallas. The majority of college athletes are white, according to NCAA data.

Student athletics, the other college admission inequity

Incremental steps, big aspirations in state’s efforts to lift families

Ethics in the professions

lifestyle

At 41, I can’t make a relationship last

Photos: Meet the attendees of the Provincetown Carnival

After serial monogamy, I want to be single for a full year

food & dining

A seat at the railing at Hangar B at the Chatham airport.

Flying under the radar: the breakfasts at Hangar B

Karen Akunowicz has a new chef’s blend olive oil

Recipe: Make a summer tuna salad with a lemony anchovy dressing and an array of fresh veggies

travel

This shingle-style mansion on Cape Cod Bay was known as Fieldstone Hall, when it was home to three generations of the Nickerson family.

Want to party like it’s 1899 (or need an excuse to wear your croquet costume)? Head to the Cape.

Delta adds a touch of luster to otherwise quiet opening week at Logan’s expanded Terminal E

Patrick Monahan of Train talks about his wife, Italy, and crystals from Sedona

Arts

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

Three ways of looking at Pueblo art

Provincetown Public Art Foundation aims to make town’s ‘artistic soul visible’

Brice Marden, who rejuvenated painting in the 1960s, dies at 84

Books

In William Boyd’s ‘The Romantic,’ an Irish Everyman survives the tumult of global history through luck, wit, and unfettered joy

Laura Trethewey, author of ‘The Deepest Map,’ reveals a literary cult favorite of deep ocean explorers

Jen Soriano traces her fragile nervous system to generational trauma in ‘Nervous’

Movies

Screenshots of Ceara Jane O’Sullivan’s TikTok (@cearajane).

Coming to a live venue near you: As Hollywood strikes rage on, Bay State brings in some big (and not-so-big) names

Leonard Bernstein’s children respond to criticism of Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’

A rendezvous for the night: The Boss at the movies

Television

Ms. Swenson, flanked by Ivor Emmanuel (left) and Stephen Douglass, at a photo promotion for their musical "110 in the Shade" in London in 1967.

Inga Swenson, who went from stage to ‘Benson,’ dies at 90

This week’s TV: Farewell to Ron Cephas Jones, a Netflix thriller arrives, and a new ‘Star Wars’ spin-off

Netflix bidding farewell to DVD services

music

Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki led the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at the Koussevitzky Music Shed on Sunday.

Nelsons shakes the rafters and Mälkki becomes first woman to end Tanglewood season with Beethoven’s Ninth

In just its second year, In Between Days takes a giant step

Not your dad’s trad: Millennials get in the swing at the free Medford Trad Jazz Fest

Theater/Dance

From left: Karl Gregory, Erica Steinhagen, and Nael Nacer in "The Ding Dongs" at Gloucester Stage Company.

‘The Ding Dongs’: When that doorbell rings, watch out

Old and new at the Pillow

Boston Ballet announces Ming Min Hui as new executive director

Health

Research nurse Sarah French checks on Rodolfo Almeida of Providence at The Miriam Hospital's new Stephen and Diana Lewinstein Center for Innovative Cancer Research, a clinical area where patients receive investigational cancer treatments.

Changing the landscape of cancer care in R.I.: Lifespan, Brown to seek NCI designation

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

Obituaries

FILE - Adobe co-founder John Warnock smiles in the lobby at Adobe headquarters in San Jose, Calif., on May 9, 2001. Warnock, the inventor of the PDF and Adobe Systems co-founder died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, the software company said. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, dies at age 82

Inga Swenson, who went from stage to ‘Benson,’ dies at 90

Claire Golomb, Holocaust survivor and scholar of children’s artistic creativity, dies at 95