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As Mitt Romney announces end of political career, Massachusetts’ influence remains

Those who have known Romney for decades say they saw unmistakable echoes of his time as governor of Massachusetts in his pragmatic streak in the hyper-partisan US Capitol.

Tropical storm warning in effect from Mass. to Canada as Hurricane Lee approaches

Nantucket and Chatham, Falmouth and Provincetown could see storm surges between 2 feet and 4 feet, meteorologists said.
Live updates: Impacts of Hurricane Lee expected to peak Saturday morning in Boston. Four tornadoes confirmed in Conn., Mass., and R.I. amid Wednesday thunderstorms

These maps show how Hurricane Lee will impact New England

Workers are on strike at all three Detroit auto makers for the first time in their union’s history

About 13,000 auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.
What’s at stake as 13,000 auto workers go on strike

Massive Dorchester Bay City project gets green light from BPDA

The $5 billion, 21-building mixed-use project has long been in the works, with developers envisioning a climate-resilient mini-city on the site of the former Bayside Expo Center.
Photos: Past, present, and future along Dorchester Bay

‘Pornographic films’ allegedly shot on yacht in Nantucket Harbor where retired doctor was arrested, man told police

Pornographic films were allegedly being shot on an 80-foot yacht whose owner was arrested on drug and gun charges last week while the vessel was docked in Nantucket Harbor, according to a man who had spoken by phone with a distressed woman on board.

Dana-Farber, in break with Brigham and Women’s, will build new cancer center with Beth Israel

The new hospital will be located on Beth Israel’s Longwood Medical Area campus.

Governor’s Council approves four Healey pardon requests, as tensions flare at meeting

Suit claims Brown mishandled Title IX case, names former lacrosse player for alleged rape
Alex Speier I On baseball

Timing of Red Sox’ decision to fire Chaim Bloom came as a shock, but their decision to move on did not

The business of baseball teams — and particularly, a Red Sox franchise that has won four World Series in the 21st century — is to win.
dan shaughnessy

Chaim Bloom is not the only guy to blame for this Red Sox mess

“There’s blame to go around,” said Red Sox president Sam Kennedy. “There’s blame on me. Our ownership. The on-field staff deserves blame.”

When will foliage peak in New England and around the US?
Not all foliage is created equal, and each region is expected to peak at different times.

Where to find foliage trackers for each New England state

Fall getaways your family will love. (Because let’s be real: Kids don’t really care about the pretty leaves.)

Foliage for the first time: How our California friend helped us see fall’s colors with fresh eyes

Her father is the only coach she’s ever had. Now, she’s playing on the LPGA Tour — and winning.
Megan Khang's self-taught father is just as good a coach as any big-name coach out there — maybe even better.

After new safety troubles, federal regulators imposes restrictions to prevent further failures

They again ordered the MBTA to take immediate actions to prevent further safety failures and imposed new restrictions on the agency’s access to its own tracks.

Embattled N.H. sheriff misrepresented his education, exaggerated his work history

The top law enforcement officer in Strafford County, N.H., Mark Brave, told voters he had earned a master’s degree in forensic psychology — but a Globe investigation found that was among multiple inaccuracies on his resume.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She grew up in the next town over from me’

These daters share a love for books and breweries. Will they end up on the same page?

Restaurants in R.I., Maine, still struggle to find workers

“We need to do more to keep these people in our industry,” said Dale Venturini, the CEO of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association.

These two Boston-area restaurants made Bon Appétit’s ‘Best New Restaurants’ list

Looking to try the top new restaurants of 2023? The Boston area has two of them.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts tax relief can’t wait

It’s been 20 years since lawmakers enacted major changes to the tax code, while other states have barreled ahead with cuts to income and corporate taxes.
IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Does Mass. give religious people a fair shot at adoption?
W. Russell Neuman

Congress can’t regulate AI. It’s too complex.
Mathew Barlow and Juliette N. Rooney-Varga

Today’s ‘unprecedented’ flooding extremes will be tomorrow’s good old days
NEWSLETTERS

Kevin McCarthy’s trumped-up impeachment inquiry against President Biden

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Who was Peter Faneuil? A Bostonian, merchant, philanthropist — and slave trader.
Most Bostonians know little about the man for whom Faneuil Hall is named, who enriched himself by trafficking in human beings. Should knowing that history change the way the city remembers him?

Share your thoughts on Peter Faneuil: Merchant prince, philanthropist, slave trader

Peter Faneuil was an active trafficker who financed voyages from Boston to West Africa to purchase hundreds of slaves. And he kept at least five slaves to serve his own household.
Watch | Boston Globe Today: How and why we compiled the history of Peter Faneuil

More recent News

Leominster mayor says damage from devastating storm could total ‘$25 to $35 million’
The mayor of Leominster Thursday said the damage from Monday’s devastating storm, which caused roads to collapse and left much of the city’s downtown underwater, could run to $35 million.

AG Campbell launches grant program to support immigration workers amid influx of arrivals
Andrea Campbell said the grant program will fund nonprofits and their community partners, and provide money for “a wide range of immigration-related legal services” including employment authorization, to help immigrants get jobs more quickly.

Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed
The three-count indictment says Hunter Biden lied on a form required for every gun purchase when he bought a gun at a Wilmington, Delaware, gun shop in October 2018.

PragerU course approved for high school credit in New Hampshire
The controversial decision means students will have the option to complete the free online financial literacy lessons through the state’s Learn Everywhere program.

Falling for Woodbury, ‘the most charming small town in Connecticut’
We visitied this quiet, quaint town, with three greens, a community bandstand, and a Main Street lined with shops, restaurants, and locally owned businesses, including several fine antique dealers. And we came away smiling.

State Police arrest Brockton man who allegedly dragged trooper with car
State Police have arrested a 31-year-old Brockton man who allegedly dragged a trooper a short distance down the street with his car during a traffic stop Wednesday and then drove off, officials said.

Recommended reads

Planned Parenthood hoped to meet the post-Roe moment, but layoffs shake its staff

A Globe review of documents and interviews with more than a dozen staffers painted a picture of Planned Parenthood in the year since the Dobbs decision as an entity that appears to have made decisions at odds with its stated goals.

Saudi fund sets up in Boston to plow $1 billion a year into research and drugs to extend life
The source of funding may present a dilemma for some scientists and entrepreneurs because of the kingdom’s record on human rights.

chesto means business
After frosty start, Mayor Wu’s relationship with the business community appears to be warming
Wednesday's Chamber speech, and the response, reflects a growing recognition that the mayor and the business community need each other for Boston to thrive.

With flashier floods and stronger hurricanes, ‘I don’t think we know what normal is anymore’
Climate scientists say the extreme rainfall and flash floods in Leominster are now expected on a warming planet — and there’s much more to come.

Culture & Lifestyle

I tracked my reading with the obsessiveness of a pro athlete. It did not go well.

Ben Okri: ‘You want to literally disappear into a book’

Rodney’s reopens in Harvard Square; train-based festival honoring dead poets celebrates Sylvia Plath; Massachusetts Book Award honorees announced

Author readings around Boston Sept. 17-23

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

SCOT LEHIGH

So long, Mitt Romney, man of many masks

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

How to get the most out of college — and save liberal democracy
Carlo Ratti and Antoine Picon

AI is coming to our neighborhoods and will show us the future of cities

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Probation is supposed to be an alternative to prison. It might be a trapdoor instead.
JOAN VENNOCHI

In City Council results, a shadow campaign between old and new Boston
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Embattled N.H. sheriff misrepresented his education, exaggerated his work history

The top law enforcement officer in Strafford County, N.H., Mark Brave, told voters he had earned a master’s degree in forensic psychology — but a Globe investigation found that was among multiple inaccuracies on his resume.
BUSINESS

Restaurants in R.I., Maine, still struggle to find workers

“We need to do more to keep these people in our industry,” said Dale Venturini, the CEO of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association.
RI POLITICS

Warwick City Council faces big decision on borrowing for two new high schools

Warwick is just one of the Rhode Island municipalities weighing the impact of inflation, construction costs, and interest rates as they pursue new school projects.

These maps show how Hurricane Lee will impact New England

Hurricane Lee remained a large Category 1 storm Thursday evening as it moved toward New England and Atlantic Canada with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour.

Sports

LPGA

Her father is the only coach she’s ever had. Now, she’s playing on the LPGA Tour — and winning.

Megan Khang's self-taught father is just as good a coach as any big-name coach out there — maybe even better.
Eagles 34, Vikings 28

Eagles get big games from Devonta Smith, D’Andre Swift, hang on to beat mistake-prone Vikings

Quarterback Jalen Hurts accounted for three touchdowns to help stave off four scores from counterpart Kirk Cousins, whose team lost three fumbles in the first half and four overall.
Yankees 8, Red Sox 5

Red Sox rally but fall short against Yankees in back end of doubleheader

The Sox tied the game at 5-5 after falling into an early 5-2 hole, but the Yankees plated three runs in the last two innings to split the twinbill.
NFL

Aaron Rodgers announces he’s had surgery on his torn Achilles
High school football roundup

Jack Rees’s game-saving stop helps Duxbury put the clamps on a nonleague win at Mansfield
Alex Speier I On baseball

Timing of Red Sox’ decision to fire Chaim Bloom came as a shock, but their decision to move on did not

Business

Workers are on strike at all three Detroit auto makers for the first time in their union’s history

About 13,000 auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.
BUSINESS

Restaurants in R.I., Maine, still struggle to find workers

“We need to do more to keep these people in our industry,” said Dale Venturini, the CEO of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association.

What’s at stake as 13,000 workers go on strike at major US auto makers

Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?
magazine
Marcela García

What does it mean to lose special places where Latinos gather in Boston?
My Boston History

My night at Havana Club, the heart of salsa and bachata dancing in Cambridge
MISS CONDUCT

How do you make new friends when you’re an older adult?
Fall Travel

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

metro

Tropical storm warning in effect from Mass. to Canada as Hurricane Lee approaches

Live updates: Impacts of Hurricane Lee expected to peak Saturday morning in Boston.

Hurricane Lee to strike weather-worn New England after heavy rain, flooding and tornadoes

sports

‘It’s never easy.’ Red Sox manager Alex Cora reacts to Chaim Bloom’s firing

Orioles call up Heston Kjerstad, Rays activate Manuel Margot before teams face off in four-game series

Rookie receivers draw praise even as Patriots face question about usage

business

UAW poised for midnight strike at plants in Wayne, Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and Wentzville, Missouri

Massive Dorchester Bay City project gets green light from BPDA

Photos: The past, present, and future along Dorchester Bay

politics

As Mitt Romney announces end of political career, Massachusetts’ influence remains

Americans overwhelmingly support Medicare drug negotiations, but Biden sees little political boost, new poll shows

Zelensky is expected to visit Washington as Congress is debating $21 billion in aid for Ukraine

Nation

California lawmakers approve bills including eviction protections and mental health care reform

Closing arguments set to begin in Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial over corruption charges

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial is almost over. This is what happened and what’s next.

World

Ukrainian forces reclaim a village in the east as part of counteroffensive

North Korea’s Kim gets a close look at Russian fighter jets as his tour narrows its focus to weapons

Libyan city closed off as searchers look for 10,100 missing after flood deaths rise to 11,300

opinion

AI is coming to our neighborhoods and will show us the future of cities

How to get the most out of college — and save liberal democracy

Probation is supposed to be an alternative to prison. It might be a trapdoor instead.

lifestyle

Dating in Boston has been rough

Appealing Ahmad lifts ‘Who Is Erin Carter?’ beyond foolishness

Chris Evans weds actress Alba Baptista on Cape Cod, media reports say

food & dining

Restaurants in R.I., Maine, still struggle to find workers

These two Boston-area restaurants made Bon Appétit’s ‘Best New Restaurants’ list

Rapper Ice Spice and Dunkin’ collaborate on new Munchkins drink for fall

travel

Falling for Woodbury, ‘the most charming small town in Connecticut’

When will foliage peak in New England and around the US?

Where to find foliage trackers for each New England state

Arts

At this Harvard exhibition, the maps are real but the places on them aren’t

Harvard museum director stepping down

At Abakus Projects, a show that asks: How compatible are efficiency and humanity?

Books

I tracked my reading with the obsessiveness of a pro athlete. It did not go well.

What happened to the American ideal of democracy?

On the front line of plagues past

Movies

After seeing 20-plus films in six days, our critic shares some final highlights from this year’s TIFF

Drew Barrymore stalking suspect trespasses at fashion show looking for Emma Watson, police say

‘Scrapper’: A tender tale about a kid with serious mettle

Television

A so-so thriller is lurking in this ‘Wilderness’

Helena Bonham Carter, ‘Nolly’ coming to ‘Masterpiece’

Is Jeremy Strong selling his condo on Streeteasy?

music

Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service reach back 20 years

In a documentary of her life, singer Carol Sloane receives her overdue applause

Rapper Ice Spice and Dunkin’ collaborate on new Munchkins drink for fall

Theater/Dance

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism comes home, again

In ART’s ‘Half-God of Rainfall,’ a storm is brewing

In ‘POTUS,’ the West Wing is nothing like ‘The West Wing’

Health

CVS, Walgreens illegally marketed ‘unapproved’ eye drops, FDA says

Ex-Johnson & Johnson CEO joins R.I. biotech company

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

Obituaries

Robert S. Bennett, Washington lawyer at home in a crisis, dies at 84

Eugene Peltola, husband of US Representative Mary Peltola of Alaska, dies in plane crash

Ian Wilmut, scientist behind Dolly the sheep, is dead at 79