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Oregon man confesses to killing woman in Back Bay in 1979, according to officials

John Michael Irmer, 68, walked into an FBI field office last month in Portland and confessed to the killing, authorities said.

White 14-year-old who allegedly tried to drown Black youth in Chatham pond due in court

The defendant, identified as John Sheeran in a police report obtained by the Globe and currently being held in juvenile detention on an attempted murder charge, is due to appear in court Monday for a hearing on his bail status, officials said.

N.H. high school cheerleading program shut down due to alleged ‘harassment, and discrimination’ culture

Londonderry school officials are investigating the allegations, which involve students, parents, and coaching staff, the superintendent told families in a letter.

Embattled Boston City Council incumbents Arroyo and Lara seek reelection Tuesday

The preliminary municipal election on Tuesday marks the first time voters will have a formal chance to pass judgment not only on the political scandals and ethical lapses dogging Arroyo and Lara, but also on the unproductive two-year term of the Council more broadly.
Your guide to Boston's preliminary election More election coverage

Two weeks after rollout, 49 complaints pulled from state police watchdog disciplinary database

The agency removed the complaints because of data errors or decisions that had been overturned in favor of the officers.

Forecast | Dave EpsteinChance of downpours, flooding early this week as forecasters keep eye on Hurricane Lee
It’s another murky and humid morning across southern New England and we have more rain on the way.

Hurricane Lee maps: Timing, path, wind speeds Hurricane tracker: Follow Lee's path

11 people are hurt when a walkway collapses during Maine’s annual lighthouse event

The wooden walkway collapsed at Doubling Point Lighthouse in Arrowsic on Saturday afternoon.

Thousands still without power after weekend storms

Lightning strike victim remains in critical condition See photos and video of storm damage

Moroccans with shovels and bulldozers dig through rubble but hope for survivors dwindles after earthquake

Group attacks victim, tries to steal backpack on Boston University campus, police say
Eagles 25, Patriots 20
christopher L. Gasper

The defense put the Patriots in position to win. When will Mac Jones, Bill Belichick, and the offense do the same?

Sunday's game was exactly the type New England is built to win. But one unit didn't hold up its end of the bargain, putting pressure on the defense.
Jabrill Peppers gave Mac Jones what every QB wants: A chance to win late in the game
Dan Shaughnessy

Plenty of positive signs for the Patriots, just not where it counted — on the scoreboard

The outcome, with Tom Brady in attendance, was a somewhat sad reminder of all that was great and may never be as good again.
Ben Volin: To start winning, the Patriots’ offense must first learn how to stop losing
Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

We learned one important thing from the Patriots’ Week 1 loss: Mac Jones is not broken

Last season’s debacle may have left a dull scar or two, but it was clear in this frustrating but quasi-encouraging 25-20 loss that Jones suffered no lasting damage.
‘That was tough’: Bill Belichick discussed which fourth down call he ‘might’ve punted’ instead

Chris Evans weds actress Alba Baptista in Mass. over the weekend, media reports say
This weekend’s ceremony was a tightly held secret, with Page Six reporting that guests, including a throng of Hollywood A-listers, had to turn over their phones so word of the nuptials wouldn’t leak.

As the neighborhood changes, Harvard Square’s ‘Dewey, Cheetham & Howe’ window lives on
For three decades, a gold-lettered sign advertising a fictional law firm has looked over Harvard Square. In the eyes of "Car Talk," and now the city of Cambridge, it's a cherished historic landmark that isn't going anywhere.

What we think of the new ‘spiked’ line of Dunkin’ coffees and teas

Dunkin’s eight new spiked drinks are available in grocery stores and other liquor retail locations in 12 states starting this month. We tried them all. Here’s what to expect.

From inflation-proof prices to Bama Rush TikTok, TJX is having a moment

The Framingham-based company, which operates T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods, is far outperforming retailers including Target, Macy’s, and Foot Locker.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A marriage thriller, ‘The Morning Show’ returns, and a bunch of ‘Brady’ memorabilia

A very Brady auction is currently taking place. Eve Plumb, who played Jan, is selling off memorabilia she collected during her career, including scripts of some classic episodes.
BOOK REVIEW

On the front line of plagues past

Simon Schama's meandering history of pandemics, 'Foreign Bodies,' rescues a forgotten vaccine scientist from oblivion.
Opinion
Heather Hopp-Bruce

The crashes at the neighborhood corner

Once we’re sure everyone is OK and the police have been called, we stand on the corner and talk. If the accident is big enough, we call 911 before we come outside. Triage.
EDITORIAL

Electric shock therapy is legal but needs oversight
Phil Primack

Rethinking the costly role of fire departments
EDITORIAL

Restraining order law doesn’t adequately protect roommates
JEFF JACOBY

The dubious link between education and antisemitism

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PARENTING UNFILTERED
Nine snack hacks for back to school
Lost in a cloud of Taki dust? Here’s help.

What you need to know as student loan repayments restart
Though loan forgiveness remains a possibility, some 45 million Americans are required to start paying back their loans. Here is a breakdown of what you need to know about the return of the monthly bill.

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 11-17
Attend a book talk with Naomi Klein, shop for succulents, enjoy treats at the Boston Local Festival, and more.

More recent News

Sept. 11 victims remembered at State House ceremonies

The commemoration started with a moment of silence and reading of names of the victims on the front steps of the State House.
DraftKings slammed for ‘Never Forget’ Sept. 11-themed bets for New York sports teams Bells toll as the US marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

innovation economy
A new kind of falafel is being developed in Boston. Is it any good?
At CommonWealth Kitchen, a Dorchester nonprofit that serves as home base for food entrepreneurs, chef Kevin Doherty is cooking up a new kind of falafel — with no chickpeas in sight.

red sox 7, orioles 3
Red Sox beat Orioles on rainy day at Fenway, and glimpse what they hope are good signs for future
The Sox received the sort of contributions from a trio of young core players that they hope will be a harbinger of better days.

As Republicans compete in New Hampshire, ‘parental rights’ come to the fore

Parental rights — a term used as shorthand largely by conservative groups that oppose how public schools approach race, sexuality, and gender identity — is the latest culture war being waged in New Hampshire and elsewhere.

Quincy residents show support for migrants one day after neo-Nazis rallied outside shelter

Quincy residents made red paper hearts and signs bearing welcoming messages Sunday afternoon to show support for migrant families being housed on a local university campus, as they sought to counter a hateful demonstration the night before by a neo-Nazi group.

Off-duty Seekonk police officer identified as 1 of 2 victims in fatal Somerset motorcycle crash

The crash, which occurred on the Route 103 rotary shortly after 1 a.m., killed Kourtny DeForitis, who had served as a patrol officer for the Seekonk Police Department since she graduated from the Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy in 2021, officials said.

Recommended reads

In Rockport, an independent cinema — and video store — rises once again

Three-and-a-half years after it seemed like it was done for good, the Cape Ann Community Cinema is back in business.

After a domestic assault, many victims can find themselves blamed by Mass. child welfare
“It retraumatizes the person who has already gone through a traumatic event,” said Aimee Bouchard, a managing director at the Children and Family Law Division at the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the state agency that oversees public defenders.

Gregg Bigda is the poster boy of police brutality in Springfield. But the city can’t — or won’t — fire him.
The city’s last, best hope is that a relatively new state commission created to address police misconduct will end the saga once and for all. But that’s likely wishful thinking.

‘It’s going to be a slog.’ Getting inflation all the way back to normal is a challenge for the economy and a problem for Biden.
As price growth accelerated again after a yearlong decline, Biden’s approval rating has dropped in recent polls. It demonstrates his challenge to convince voters the economy is improving — a cornerstone of his reelection pitch.

Culture & Lifestyle

In a delightful ‘Dreaming Whilst Black,’ reality is never far away

‘A Raisin in the Sun’ still burns at New Rep

At TD Garden, nods in both directions from Duran Duran

On Saturdays in September, the Rose Kennedy Greenway makes space for dance

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Amid debate on how to deal with rise in youth mobs, police de-escalation measures warrant praise
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why Boston needs a Latino and Caribbean affairs office
EDITORIAL

Opening the door for more victims to sue over sexual abuse
IDEAS | KARA MILLER

Marriage is increasingly for the upper classes. That’s not a good sign.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Revisiting ‘The Real World’ and remembering Pedro Zamora
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Sept. 11 victims remembered at State House ceremonies

The commemoration started with a moment of silence and reading of names of the victims on the front steps of the State House.

See maps of Hurricane Lee: Timing, path, wind speeds

Lee remained a major hurricane Monday as it moved through open waters with maximum sustained winds of about 120 miles per hour as a Category 3 storm.

Embattled Boston City Council incumbents Arroyo and Lara seek reelection Tuesday

The preliminary municipal election on Tuesday marks the first time voters will have a formal chance to pass judgment not only on the political scandals and ethical lapses dogging Arroyo and Lara, but also on the unproductive two-year term of the Council more broadly.

Chris Evans weds actress Alba Baptista in Mass. over the weekend, media reports say

This weekend’s ceremony was a tightly held secret, with Page Six reporting that guests, including a throng of Hollywood A-listers, had to turn over their phones so word of the nuptials wouldn’t leak.

Sports

sports betting

DraftKings apologizes after being slammed for ‘Never Forget’ Sept. 11-themed bets

The Boston-based online sportsbook offered a parlay for picking three New York teams — the Jets, Yankees, and Mets — to win Monday.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TOP 20

High school football: See the Globe’s Top 20 rankings after Week 1

Four of the top five teams in the Globe’s Top 20 high school football preseason poll rolled to double-digit wins in their respective openers, while last week’s No. 4 Central Catholic, fell at Springfield Central.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

High school football: Meet Players of the Week across all eight divisions in Eastern Mass.

Barnstable's Aidan Kundel threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more in a rout of Brockton.
Yankees at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 144: Yankees at Red Sox lineups and notes
Patriots

‘That was tough’: Bill Belichick discusses which fourth down call he ‘might’ve punted’ instead
christopher L. Gasper

The defense put the Patriots in position to win. When will Mac Jones, Bill Belichick, and the offense do the same?

Business

On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden seeks to boost its defense spending by 28 percent

The Swedish government says it wants to increase its defense budget by 28 percent, putting it on track to reach the military spending target 2 percent of gross domestic product set by the NATO alliance, which the Scandinavian country is preparing to join.
innovation economy

A new kind of falafel is being developed in Boston. Is it any good?

At CommonWealth Kitchen, a Dorchester nonprofit that serves as home base for food entrepreneurs, chef Kevin Doherty is cooking up a new kind of falafel — with no chickpeas in sight.

Why is the Justice Department suing Google?

Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week
magazine
Fall Travel

10 train trips to experience New England’s fall foliage in style
Fall Travel

A meteorologist’s guide to New England’s best leaf peeping this fall
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She was dressed well, more so than me’

Fall Travel

A 70-year-old Madrid restaurant was near its end. Then Anthony Bourdain arrived.

metro

Sununu will share a stage with Ayotte. Don’t read too much into it.

Boston City Council preliminary election day is Tuesday. Here’s what to know before you vote.

Central Falls could revamp its City Council

sports

Jabrill Peppers gave Mac Jones what every quarterback wants: A chance to win late in the game

We learned one important thing from the Patriots’ Week 1 loss: Mac Jones is not broken

On defense, when Ja’Whaun Bentley speaks, the Patriots listen — and they responded against the Eagles

business

Moderna to pay Immatics up to $1.8 billion in cancer-drug deal

Dumping fast fashion? New R.I. startup is making it easier to thrift online

Boston station to pioneer 5G TV broadcasts, aimed at your phone

politics

McCarthy juggles government shutdown and Biden impeachment inquiry as House returns to messy fall

Congress embarks on spending battle as shutdown looms at end of September

A US Navy veteran got unexpected help while jailed in Iran. Once released, he repaid the favor.

Nation

Bells toll as the US marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

Escaped murderer still at large slips out of search area, steals van, tries to contact ex-co-workers

Hawaii volcano Kilauea erupts after nearly two months of quiet

World

Moroccans with shovels and bulldozers dig through rubble but hope for survivors dwindles after earthquake

Biden highlights business deals and pays respects at John McCain memorial to wrap up Vietnam visit

North Korean train presumably carrying leader Kim Jong Un departed for Russia, South Korea media say

opinion

Revisiting ‘The Real World’ and remembering Pedro Zamora

The dubious link between education and antisemitism

The motivations behind Vice President Harris’s critics

lifestyle

Chris Evans weds actress Alba Baptista in Mass. over the weekend, media reports say

Witches and love spells abound in NH author’s cozy, queer rom-com

Was breaking up the best decision?

food & dining

A new kind of falafel is being developed in Boston. Is it any good?

What we think of the new ‘spiked’ line of Dunkin’ coffees and teas

Jamie Bissonnette and Ken Oringer end long, successful restaurant partnership

travel

Besides Dolly, Knoxville has the Big Ears Festival

A taste of Vermont, the Beatles in Boston, and gadgets for your car

I was billed twice for my Booking.com room. How do I fix this?

Arts

David Mugar brought fireworks to the Esplanade. Now he has a statue there.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum closed Thursday night to thwart climate protest

At the MFA, a new show reveals John Singer Sargent’s passion for fashion — in service of art

Books

On the front line of plagues past

Life in the state of nature

In ‘Touched Out,’ Amanda Montei deftly illuminates how the girlhood training she received about her body also shapes ideas of what makes a ‘good’ mother and wife

Movies

Chris Evans weds actress Alba Baptista in Mass. over the weekend, media reports say

Fall is for great films: 40-plus movies to look forward to this season

Gayle Hunnicutt, Texan actress who thrived in Britain, dies at 80

Television

Chris Evans weds actress Alba Baptista in Mass. over the weekend, media reports say

This week’s TV: A marriage thriller, ‘The Morning Show’ returns, and a bunch of ‘Brady’ memorabilia

‘Frasier’ reboot pays tribute to dear, departed cast member

music

A new ‘Butterfly’ emerges from the BLO

Tedeschi Trucks Band bringing a ‘Garden Party’ to Boston

10 can’t-miss shows by musicians from the world over

Theater/Dance

As an ‘80s ‘misfit,’ Gary Gulman can look back on his awkward childhood and laugh

10 dance performances to stir your soul this fall

10 comedy shows for a fun-filled fall

Health

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

Sarah Wunsch, ACLU attorney whose rights cases reached far, dies at 75

William Phillips, who exposed corruption in police ranks, dies at 92

Bill Pinkney, pioneering Black sailor who circled the globe, dies at 87