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‘An endless stream of scandals’: Lawmakers push for oversight hearing into state’s cannabis regulatory agency

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is pressing the Legislature to hold an oversight hearing of the state’s cannabis regulatory agency days after its chair was suspended, arguing it has been an opaque and ill-functioning entity since its creation six years ago.

Former New England Patriots player Sergio Brown missing after mother found dead in Illinois
Sergio Brown remains missing after his mother was found dead Saturday near her Maywood, Ill., home, according to authorities and published reports.

All lanes on I-93 south reopened after tractor-trailer crash
All southbound lanes on Interstate 93 near Wilmington reopened after 10 a.m. Monday as the cleanup from tractor-trailer rollover was completed earlier than anticipated, officials said.

In bid to stop Trump, one group is making different pitch to independents and Democrats: Vote GOP

With a largely drama-less Democratic presidential field, a new super PAC is trying to persuade independent voters — as well as Democrats willing to drop their party affiliation — in New England and beyond to vote in the GOP primary.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Yes, it’s rainy again, but better weather is on the horizon

Monday's rain will set up the region for a gorgeous stretch of weather beginning Tuesday and likely lasting into the start of the weekend.

Marine Corps turns to social media for help finding jet in S.C. after pilot safely ejects
A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over South Carolina and military officials appealed in online posts Sunday for any help from the public in locating the aircraft.

Official says 5 prisoners sought by the US in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran

In addition to the five freed Americans, two US family members flew out of Tehran, according to a Biden administration official.

Here are the prisoners Iran and US have identified previously in an exchange

Maine man who disappeared after driving wife to work found trapped in truck in New Hampshire woods

Charlestown man charged with brass knuckles attack outside Seaport cocktail lounge after victim bought woman a drink

Green Line shutdown between Lechmere and Union Square starts today

Mike Doten and Amy Robb are part of a group of residents of Cloudland Road who persuaded the town of Pomfret to close the road during the height of foliage season.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

On one of Vermont’s most idyllic roads, fed-up locals say no more to the leaf peepers

Residents convinced their town to close the road for three weeks at the height of foliage season to prevent social media-inspired tourists from clogging it.

Dolphins 24, Patriots 17

Dan Shaughnessy

This one had the makings of a Strange finish, but instead we’re left to wonder what to make of these Patriots
The Patriots looked as if they could drive for the tying TD, but came up inches short on an impromptu lateral to guard Cole Strange.

Your view: Will the Patriots break their losing streak by taking on the Jets?

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones completed 31 of 42 pass attempts on Sunday for 231 yards.

The good news is the Patriots had a chance. The bad news is Mac Jones can’t seem to complete a comeback.

For the second straight week, the Patriots were within striking distance but couldn't finish the job with Mac Jones directing the offense.

‘They’re real nasty.’ Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill had strong words for Patriots fans after Sunday’s game

Bill Belichick.

What are your questions about the Patriots? They may be answered in our next mailbag.

Any burning queries about Bill Belichick and the state of the team? Let's see if we can answer them.

Build it and they will come. Dr. Laurie Glimcher, CEO of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Money and ambition split up Dana-Farber and Brigham

Plus: The Massachusetts job market is tighter than my belt.

The bar and dining area at All That Fish + Oyster, in the Fenway. It's the first concept for Garrett Harker and team after the closing of Eastern Standard.

A first look at All That Fish + Oyster

Garrett Harker’s new restaurant paves the way for Eastern Standard’s comeback.

Ed and Kathy Colbert have been fighting with JetBlue since the airline lost a piece of their luggage on a trip to Savannah a year ago. Ed is photographed holding a companion piece of luggage that was not lost.

Their suitcase never arrived at their destination. A year later, JetBlue still hasn’t compensated them for it.

Ed and Kathy Colbert of Peabody keep getting confusing and contradictory information from the airline on how to submit a claim.

A view of the outdoor roof patio at One Congress, a 43-story, 1 million-square-foot office tower that's the new headquarters of State Street Corp. and InterSystems, a medical software and data management company. Law firm K&L Gates will also have an office there.

One Congress, Boston’s newest skyscraper, makes its debut

State Street Corp. will eventually occupy 27 floors across the 43-story, 1 million-square-foot skyscraper, and law firm K&L Gates and software company InterSystems will also call the tower home.

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

Apple cider doughnuts at Russell Orchards.

What makes cider doughnuts so special? We went farm-hopping to find out.

The best ones are freshly made on the spot: springy, crumbly, and warm reminders of why New England is the most delicious place to be in the fall. (Just don’t ask for the recipe.)

Two volunteers delivering meals with Jewber, a Boston-based organization that provides free Shabbat meals to Holocaust survivors.

Jewber delivers weekly Shabbat and holiday meals to Holocaust survivors

The leading volunteer at the organization founded by three Brandeis students says, “It’s about giving back. It’s about making a difference in the world.”

A view of the outdoor roof patio at One Congress, a 43-story, 1 million-square-foot office tower that's the new headquarters of State Street Corp. and InterSystems, a medical software and data management company. Law firm K&L Gates will also have an office there.

One Congress, Boston’s newest skyscraper, makes its debut

State Street Corp. will eventually occupy 27 floors across the 43-story, 1 million-square-foot skyscraper, and law firm K&L Gates and software company InterSystems will also call the tower home.

Opinion

A cyclist sloshed through Coolidge Corner.

When building bike lanes isn’t enough

Yes, it is a critical first step to getting more people out of their cars and onto bikes. But government, business, and civic groups can do more to encourage cycling.

Hampus Hillerstrom and Jo Ann Simons

People with Down syndrome deserve access to Alzheimer’s treatment

Chris Christie takes on mission impossible in GOP presidential nomination race

IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN

Girls gone wild — Harriet Tubman, Louisa May Alcott, and the freedoms they found outdoors

Basketball style that dazzles on — and off — the court

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Performers with Aqua Sol Serano, from Hyde Square Task Force Youth in Action, danced to the sounds of Jorge Arce and his musicians. To celebrate the start of Latinx Heritage Month, a Fiesta en la Plaza was held on Boston’s City Hall Plaza.

Latinx Heritage Month kicks off with fiesta on City Hall Plaza

Veronica Robles (center), a Boston-based Mariachi singer, with Cassandra McDonald (left) and Nicole Edgecomb (right), is slated to perform at the City of Boston’s Fiesta en la Plaza.

How to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

Dancing at Havana Club

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

Four girls at an athletic field in Roxbury, at a recreational sporting event sponsored by La Alianza Hispana.

IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

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MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘Sex Education’ is back, ‘Still Up’ debuts, and everything we know about the new ‘Frasier’

The upcoming “Frasier” reboot premieres Oct. 12 on Paramount+, and the show’s Boston setting isn’t the only change that’s in store.

Massachusetts to ban state agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles, Healey announces

State agencies will be banned from purchasing single-use plastic bottles, Governor Maura Healey announced Monday.

Could a wave ‘speed bump’ protect coastal communities from storm surge?

Alex Berkowitz's company, Coastal Protection Solutions, is working to build Wavebreakers, structures floating offshore that decrease the height and velocity of destructive waves.

‘Kids can’t even be outside having fun,’ one neighbor says after five people shot in Dorchester. ‘This has got to stop.’

The shooting at a Dorchester housing development left a teenage girl critically injured.

What you need to know about the Manchester mayoral primary
The Sept. 19 municipal primary is nonpartisan, so whichever two candidates come out on top after Tuesday’s vote will advance to the Nov. 7 general election.

Indigenous Veterans Monument to be unveiled in R.I.
The ceremony will take place at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter on Wednesday.

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Beth Teitell | Commentary

The real grandparents of Washington, D.C.: The reality show no one wants

As Biden, McConnell, and other politicians are blasted as "too old," is ageism splashing back on civilians?

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.

Sweet news for cranberry growers as India slashes tariffs on the Mass.-grown fruit
The cuts are expected to boost exports to the South Asian country, which is a growing market for the tart red berry.

On tony Martha’s Vineyard, a center of Black political power grows
Despite the island's association in popular culture with white elites, its rich Black history, especially in and around Oak Bluffs, has made it a growing center of Black political power.

Culture & Lifestyle

Veronica Robles (center), a Boston-based Mariachi singer, with Cassandra McDonald (left) and Nicole Edgecomb (right), is slated to perform at the City of Boston’s Fiesta en la Plaza.

How to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

Butterfly (Karen Chia-ling Ho, center) is a nightclub entertainer in BLO's new production of "Madama Butterfly."

‘Madama Butterfly’ is a poignant American tragedy at Boston Lyric Opera

Test yourself to see how well you know your New England campus novels

From left: Carly Zien, Amy Resnick, Will Lyman, and Joshua Chessin-Yudin in "Prayer for the French Republic" at the Huntington.

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

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

Peso Pluma performed during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The scourge of Mexican drug cartels

Catherine “Kitty” Burke and Michael Burke, a couple in Southampton who sought to adopt a child.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

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

Hyannis area residents and business owners who rely on the Cape Cod Gateway Airport are at odds over the $22 million proposed expansion of one of the airport’s runways.

Hyannis airport plan hits turbulence

The Town of Randolph Board of Health operated a drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic in 2021. The level of service available from local health boards varies dramatically among Massachusetts municipalities.

Massachusetts’ 351 health departments means inefficiency — and unfairness

President Biden greeted audience members at an event on Aug. 16 to recognize the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Biden boasts that he has cut the deficit — even as the deficit streaks upward

"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

Flood watch expanded to cover Worcester and Springfield areas in addition to Eastern Mass., forecasters say

Widespread showers and occasionally heavy downpours are forecast to continue into Monday evening, which could result in localized flooding, the National Weather Service said.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Yes, it’s rainy again, but better weather is on the horizon

Monday's rain will set up the region for a gorgeous stretch of weather beginning Tuesday and likely lasting into the start of the weekend.

All lanes on I-93 south reopened after tractor-trailer crash

All southbound lanes on Interstate 93 near Wilmington reopened after 10 a.m. Monday as the cleanup from tractor-trailer rollover was completed earlier than anticipated, officials said.

‘An endless stream of scandals’: Lawmakers push for oversight hearing into state’s cannabis regulatory agency

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is pressing the Legislature to hold an oversight hearing of the state’s cannabis regulatory agency days after its chair was suspended, arguing it has been an opaque and ill-functioning entity since its creation six years ago.

Sports

Winthrop's Jillian Dempsey is eligible for the draft.

The PWHL draft will be stacked with locals. Here’s who to watch.

The new women's hockey league will hold its first draft on Monday.

Bill Belichick.

What are your questions about the Patriots? They may be answered in our next mailbag.

Any burning queries about Bill Belichick and the state of the team? Let's see if we can answer them.

Demario Douglas fumbled in the first quarter on Sunday, and that was the end of his night on offense.

Bill Belichick calls early turnovers ‘the biggest thing’ that’s held back 0-2 Patriots

New England has struggled to take care of the ball in the first quarter through two weeks.

Former New England Patriots player Sergio Brown missing after mother found dead in Illinois

Demario Douglas was benched after a fumble, but the Patriots’ roster isn’t talented enough to keep weapons off the field

‘They’re real nasty.’ Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill had strong words for Patriots fans after Sunday’s game

Business

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Money and ambition split up Dana-Farber and Brigham

Plus: The Massachusetts job market is tighter than my belt.

Offshore wind projects need federal help to get built, six governors tell Biden: ‘Projects are increasingly at risk of failing’

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and five other Democratic governors are warning the Biden administration that offshore wind projects need more federal funding and planning assistance.

Move over, kibble. This personal chef is focusing on healthier options for your pup.

Their suitcase never arrived at their destination. A year later, JetBlue still hasn’t compensated them for it.

magazine

Hispanic Heritage Month

Honoring 100 change-making leaders across Massachusetts

Mónica Solares, owner of Rincón Guatemalteco in Waltham.

My Boston History

Searching for a taste of home in and around the city

In 2016, El Oriental owner Nobel Garcia poured cider at the news of Fidel Castro’s death.

Marcela García

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

Troops leaving Camp Myles Standish in Taunton for the Boston Port of Embarkation.

My dad never forgot Rosh Hashana at Camp Myles Standish in 1944

metro

Four candidates are running for mayor of Manchester, N.H., as of Monday, April 24, 2023: former congressional staffer Jay Ruais, Ward 2 Alderman Will Stewart, At-Large Alderman June Trisciani, and Ward 1 Alderman Kevin Cavanaugh.

What you need to know about the Manchester mayoral primary

Former New England Patriots player Sergio Brown missing after mother found dead in Illinois

An important discussion about mental health in Rhode Island

sports

Kutter Crawford is 6-7 with a 4.26 ERA in 2023.

Game 151: Red Sox at Rangers lineups and notes

The good news is the Patriots had a chance. The bad news is Mac Jones can’t seem to complete a comeback.

Dolphins 24, Patriots 17: New England drops to 0-2 for first time since 2001

business

Wheatstone and Chevron’s Gorgon plant, both in the state’s Pilbara region, account for between 5 percent and 7 percent of global LNG supply.

Chevron says Australian LNG plant is back to full production after 3 days at 80 percent output

‘No go’: UAW president rejects Stellantis wage increase offer

Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels

politics

Protesters are seen in the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda during a march supporting overturning Wisconsin's near total ban on abortion in January.

Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions in Wisconsin after more than a year

What you need to know about the Manchester mayoral primary

Va. Democrat Wexton won’t seek reelection to Congress after new medical diagnosis

Nation

A United States Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II

Marine Corps turns to social media for help finding jet in S.C. after pilot safely ejects

Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agent testimony

Hunter Biden sues IRS over disclosures

World

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani.

Official says 5 prisoners sought by the US in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran

UK police urged to investigate sex assault allegations against comedian Russell Brand

Ukraine and its allies battle Russian bid to have genocide case tossed out of the UN’s top court

opinion

Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President Biden met with CEOs at the Government Office in Hanoi on Sept. 11. The United States and Vietnam warned against the "threat or use of force" in the disputed South China Sea, days after the latest clash involving Chinese vessels.

Negotiating, or defending, our way through the ‘security dilemma’

Processing the truth about our forebears

Overuse of ‘left-leaning’ is more than a little imbalanced

lifestyle

Is it too soon to have another child?

She was my first date after a long marriage

A parent’s coping guide for back-to-school teen anxiety

food & dining

Two volunteers delivering meals with Jewber, a Boston-based organization that provides free Shabbat meals to Holocaust survivors.

Jewber delivers weekly Shabbat and holiday meals to Holocaust survivors

A first look at All That Fish + Oyster

Move over, kibble. This personal chef is focusing on healthier options for your pup.

travel

Edward Tufte’s Rocket Science 3, is a full-size, fully-equipped airstream with operating lights.

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

These maps show when foliage will peak in New England — and across the country

Where to find foliage trackers for each New England state

Arts

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, "Charting Your Course Through Life," 1940.

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

A lament for a vanishing paradise, through the 300-year history of one plot of land

Test yourself to see how well you know your New England campus novels

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 10

Movies

Sylvester Stallone in "Sly"

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

Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane in "Frasier," streaming on Paramount+ Oct. 12. The first two episodes will also air on CBS.

This week’s TV: ‘Sex Education’ is back, ‘Still Up’ debuts, and everything we know about the new ‘Frasier’

Trump refuses to say in a TV interview how he watched the Jan. 6 attack unfold at the US Capitol

Drew Barrymore and ‘The Talk’ postpone their daytime talk shows until after the Hollywood strikes

music

Sammy Rae & The Friends will return to Roadrunner on Sept. 21.

Sammy Rae & The Friends spread love and care to each other and their fans

Charles Gayle, saxophonist of fire and brimstone, dies at 84

‘Madama Butterfly’ is a poignant American tragedy at Boston Lyric Opera

Theater/Dance

From left: Carly Zien, Amy Resnick, Will Lyman, and Joshua Chessin-Yudin in "Prayer for the French Republic" at the Huntington.

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism hits 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

Boston, MA 10/7/2021: Exterior of Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA on October 07, 2021. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) ( Exteriors of Dana Farber Cancer Institute for story about: Boston’s top cancer hospital had stood out nationally for encouraging its trustees to invest in its start-up companies, including even running them.) COVID-19 coronavirus

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

Your health insurance costs are likely going up in R.I. next year. Here’s by how much.

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

Obituaries

Julian Bussgang and his wife, Fay, at the 2011 ceremony at the Polish consulate in New York City when then-President Bronislaw Komorowski presented Dr. Bussgang with Poland's Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit.

Julian Bussgang, entrepreneur who wrote about escaping Poland as a boy during Holocaust, dies at 98

Charles Gayle, saxophonist of fire and brimstone, dies at 84

Lauch Faircloth dies at 95; GOP senator targeted D.C. home rule in crisis