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Push to increase Latinx representation in local politics

WATCH: Opinion columnist Marcela Garcia believes there’s a gap in social services for Latinx Bostonians. She thinks the city could do better.

Push to increase Latinx representation in local politics

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They are among society’s most vulnerable — children with severe autism — and yet many endure abuse or neglect in the state-licensed residential schools that care for them. With not enough accountability and scant public disclosure, it is an invisible crisis.

Boston Globe Today

Spotlight investigative reporter Liz Kowalczyk talks about her investigation into abuse in group homes for severely autistic students.

ben volin | on football

Is he dirty? Mac Jones has lost the benefit of the doubt with fellow NFL players.
In only two-plus years in the league, the Patriots quarterback has compiled a dubious rap sheet. And it hasn't gone unnoticed.

New Green Line extension already so defective that trains are forced to move at walking pace
Less than one year after the final branch of the much-heralded Green Line extension opened for business, the MBTA said a problem with the tracks has reduced train speeds to just 3 miles per hour along some stretches.

‘Extremely disappointing.’ Business community reacts to problems plaguing MBTA Green Line extension

A trolley waited at the platform of Medford/Tufts Station on the opening day of the new Green Line extension in December.

‘I probably could have walked faster’: Green Line extension riders lament slow zones

“I never know when to trust their announcements, so I just expect it to be slow," said one rider, whose commute was lengthened by T troubles and who said he works from home when he can.

Tell us: Share your experience commuting on the GLX

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's rumored relationship would place them among some of the most iconic sports-celeb couples in American pop culture.

dan shaughnessy

With Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, the stars seem to be aligning again

There is a long history of sports/entertainment power couples, going back to the biggest one of all, Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe.

Local companies see chance to capitalize on Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce mania

Because the federal government is no longer in charge of buying and distributing COVID vaccines, shots are treated as commercial products — and endure the same insurance and supply hiccups that other medications in the American health care system.

Your guide to getting a COVID booster this fall

Here's how to navigate a supply shortage and make sure your insurance has you covered.

Supply shortages and insurance hiccups complicate vaccine rollout

Biden’s decision to make history with UAW picket line visit a ‘total no-brainer’
He saw firsthand the sacrifices the UAW made when he was vice president, and the union’s efforts now to regain financial ground fit into his broader economic agenda.

Mass. General Hospital receives largest gift for cancer research in its history

Massachusetts General Hospital has received its largest gift ever for cancer research from a philanthropic couple, the hospital said Wednesday.

N.H.’s Catholic Medical Center to explore ‘partnership’ with HCA Healthcare

Catholic Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital and regional health system based in Manchester that was the subject of a Boston Globe Spotlight investigation, has signed a non-binding letter of intent with HCA.

Spotlight: A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death

House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one as the Senate pushes ahead to avert a federal shutdown

As the Senate marches ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one — asking his hard-right Republicans to do what they have said they would never do: approve their own temporary House measure to keep the government open.

Tell us: What questions do you have about the looming government shutdown?

In Sullivan Square, big changes coming before the BPDA this week
The Boston Planning and Development Agency board is set to vote on two major projects and a master plan for fast-changing Sullivan Square.

Older adults who spend too much time sitting could face an increased risk for dementia, study says
An author of the study noted that dementia risks are not significant up until about 10 hours a day of sedentary time.

A cyclist pedaled on the Paul Dudley White bike path along the Charles River. A driver was spotted in an SUV on a path along the Charles on Wednesday.

‘Not a Storrowing, but equally dumb.’ SUV drives onto Charles River path.

Lillard requested a trade from Portland in July.

Damian Lillard reportedly is being traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks, ending long saga

The John Hancock sign in Fenway Park, left, and the new location for the sign, Hancock tower, right.

A new (old) sign for the ‘Old’ Hancock Tower

GOP Debate, tonight at 9 p.m.

People visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on the eve of the second Republican presidential primary debate in Simi Valley, Calif.

Republicans face growing urgency to stop Trump as they enter the second presidential debate

The debate comes at a critical moment in the GOP campaign, with less than four months before the Iowa caucuses formally launch the presidential nomination process.

Analysis: GOP presidential candidates get set for their second debate. But what’s the point? Trump heads to Michigan to compete with Biden for union votes while his GOP challengers debate

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

How to watch the second Republican debate tonight What to watch for during the GOP presidential debate

A boy poured water over his head to cool off at the fountain in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, on July 18, 2023. At the time, Europe braced for new high temperatures under a relentless heatwave.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Climate change is altering more than the weather. It’s also disrupting tourism as we know it.

As a result of the headlines about weather-related events, tourists are looking for new summer escapes as they find old vacation haunts increasingly uncomfortable and northern locations more welcoming, travel industry experts say.

The compromise tax package that emerged from Beacon Hill on Tuesday had something for everyone to like — and to hate.

Mass. tax relief package has a little something for everyone (to hate)

Businesses see only marginal improvement to the state’s competitive standing. Equity advocates say the legislation doesn’t go far enough.

What’s in Massachusetts’ $1 billion tax relief package for you?

Lyda Peters, who has worked for 25 years on desegregation and education equity, spoke at a forum remembering the decades of activism, community organizing, and legal campaigns led by the Black community that set the stage for the landmark Garrity decision in 1974 that led to the desegregation of Boston Public Schools.

Long before school desegregation in Boston, these Black leaders were pushing for racial equity in education

Decades of activism, community organizing, and legal campaigns led by Black women set the stage for the landmark Garrity decision in 1974 that led to the forced busing and desegregation of Boston Public Schools.

Opinion

The Green Line extension has a track problem that requires speed reductions to 3 miles per hour. I can walk at that pace, if not faster, and I just had hip replacement surgery.

A troubled MBTA: What’s the plan to fix it, Maura Healey and Phillip Eng?

They need to step up and let the riding public know what the big picture plan is for fixing the troubled agency.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Will the Supreme Court side with loan sharks?

Joshua Rauh and Seamus Duffy

United Auto Workers strike: Is the union idling in the past?

Before it’s too late, the UN blackball of Taiwan must stop

Normalizing Trump’s unhinged rage is an invitation to violence

Hispanic Heritage Month

From left: Constanza Cabello, Elias Torres, Amanda M. Fernández, Jay Calderín, Silvia López Chavez, and Dr. Daniela RamÍrez Schrempp

Meet six Massachusetts leaders from Amplify LatinX’s ALX100

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

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Conexión Latina Newport staff and volunteers have created Festival Latino to celebrate the Hispanic community on Aquidneck Island and beyond.

First-ever Festival Latino to highlight the Hispanic community’s traditions and culture

Owner Edner Ttrente Et Un at Viva Mi Arepa, a Venezuelan restaurant in West Roxbury.

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

Late night TV shows announce their return after Hollywood writers end strike
On Tuesday night, board members from the writers union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production that stretched nearly five months.

Winner of $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot claims prize in Florida
In all, Mega Millions has had five prizes of more than a billion dollars.

Boston City Council approves firefighters contract that results in about 10.6 percent pay hike
The contract requires the city to provide firefighters with base wage increases of 3 percent, 3 percent, and 2.5 percent in July of each fiscal year of the contract, which covers 2021-2024.

Senator Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case
Menendez pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars in exchange for wielding his political influence to secretly advance Egyptian interests and do favors for local businessmen.

Village Restaurant in Essex closes its doors after almost 70 years

“This is, indeed, the end of an era BUT the memories we have all made here are forever,” the owners wrote in a Facebook post.

In Amazon lawsuit, AG Campbell accuses company of ‘corporate greed’

Massachusetts on Tuesday became one of 17 states, alongside the Federal Trade Commission, alleging monopolistic practices by Amazon.

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Elementary students at the Paul Revere Innovation School in Revere arrived on their first day of school in August.

Should Mass. consider a ‘nuclear option’ for catching kids up in school? Here are 7 big ideas.

Parents, experts, and educators told — well, shouted, at — the Globe. It’s time, they said, for the state to dream big and organize a massive push to catch kids up.

From small town Maine, Substack luminary Heather Cox Richardson discusses her new book about the rise of authoritarianism in the US
“Democracy Awakening,” a culmination of the historian's work of the past several years, includes a blueprint for “Reclaiming America.”

THE FINE PRINT

What you need to know about flood insurance as catastrophes like Leominster become more common
Is your home adequately insured for the kind of severe weather experienced in New England this summer?

chesto means business

Lawsuit raises a complex question: How many pot shops is too many in downtown Boston?
The city has repeatedly waived a half-mile buffer rule between marijuana dispensaries. Now, one shop owner is pushing back.

Culture & Lifestyle

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Jad Abumrad talks teaming up with Ira Glass, the future of podcasting, and the dearth of ‘deep-dive journalism’

A writers union support sign rests near SAG-AFTRA members picketing outside Warner Bros. studio as the actors strike continues.

While Hollywood writers get back to work, filming in Massachusetts remains on hold until actors make a deal

Former Boston Globe editor Marty Baron, photographed in the Berkshires where he lives now, has a new book coming out about his time as editor of The Washington Post.

Five revelations from Marty Baron’s new book, ‘Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post’

The Blaze Writers Project team, who will be spelling at Spell-O-Rama, an event on Oct. 4 to raise funds for the Florida Freedom to Read Project, which fights book bans.

Celeste Ng, other local literary lights headline Spell-O-Rama to fight book banning efforts in Florida

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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Teens Speak

Teens Speak

Venezuelan migrants on an inflatable raft near Brownsville, Texas, on May 6.

MARCELA GARCÍA

A respite for tens of thousands of Venezuelan arrivals

Plastics and other trash littered a salt marsh in Chelsea in April.

Joan Fitzgerald

Massachusetts lags on banning plastics

A wave crashed over the new seawall at Brant Rock in Marshfield, Sept. 16. The remnants of Hurricane Lee put on a show at high tide as hundreds came out see the powerful surf crashing.

Michael E. Mann

Climate change and El Niño battle it out this hurricane season

A humpback whale breached in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

NOAA needs to get serious about protecting Stellwagen Bank

"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

N.H.’s Catholic Medical Center to explore ‘partnership’ with HCA Healthcare

Catholic Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital and regional health system based in Manchester that was the subject of a Boston Globe Spotlight investigation, has signed a non-binding letter of intent with HCA.

In 2026, tall ships to return to Boston Harbor for nation’s 250th birthday

In celebration of the US’s 250th birthday in July 2026, a fleet of tall ships will dock in locations across Boston Harbor and welcome the public aboard for the fifth year.

Block Island officials may ask R.I. attorney general to investigate Harborside Inn fire

The owner of the company that had inspected the kitchen’s fire suppression system has been stripped of his journeyman license after the state fire marshal determined that the fire began inside the hotel’s restaurant, “in or near the kitchen hood and exhaust fans.”

Try this in a small town. And in every town.

In a lot of those cities, we can see the antidote for the cruelty and dysfunction that now defines Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s House.

Sports

After finishing as the runner-up for the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award the last two seasons, this could be Micah Parsons's time after a fast start through three games. CHRISTIAN PETERSEN/GETTY IMAGES

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Micah Parsons draw high praise — but just shy of Lawrence Taylor territory

Bill Belichick compared the Cowboys' defensive star to the Pro Football Hall of Famer whom he coached for a decade.

Rory McIlroy has two wins this year and has finished in the top 10 at 12 of his past 14 tournaments.

Rory McIlroy has come a long way since he once called the Ryder Cup an exhibition

McIlroy is the heart of a European team that tries to protect its home turf at Marco Simone.

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred hopes there will be a vote Nov. 14-16 on the A's proposed move to Las Vegas.

Baseball notebook

Rob Manfred hopes MLB owners will vote in November on A’s proposed move to Las Vegas

Las Vegas would become the fourth home for a franchise that started in Philadelphia from 1901-54, moved to Kansas City for 13 seasons, and arrived in Oakland for 1968.

Terry Francona’s beloved scooter stolen for the second time

ben volin | on football

Is he dirty? Mac Jones has lost the benefit of the doubt with fellow NFL players.

HS GIRLS' SOCCER | TOP 20

EMass girls’ soccer: Unbeaten, and with a draw, Bishop Feehan stays atop the Globe’s Top 20

Business

Pfizer chief, visiting Boston, sees ‘scientific renaissance’ over coming decade

Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla said artificial intelligence has the potential to accelerate everything from scanning for drug targets to enrolling patients in clinical trials.

Block Island officials may ask R.I. attorney general to investigate Harborside Inn fire

The owner of the company that had inspected the kitchen’s fire suppression system has been stripped of his journeyman license after the state fire marshal determined that the fire began inside the hotel’s restaurant, “in or near the kitchen hood and exhaust fans.”

Trump’s business empire at risk of dissolution after New York ruling

In Sullivan Square, big changes coming before the BPDA this week

magazine

The Education Issue

Massachusetts schools are among the best. Except for financial literacy.

How scary is ‘Jaws,’ really? My second-grader asked to find out.

MIT Museum’s free Cambridge Science Festival runs Monday through Sunday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 25 - Oct. 1

The writer and his dad after the writer made a hole-in-one in 2012.

I used to dread being dragged to the golf course by my dad. Then he got sick.

metro

Lyda Peters, who has worked for 25 years on desegregation and education equity, spoke at a forum remembering the decades of activism, community organizing, and legal campaigns led by the Black community that set the stage for the landmark Garrity decision in 1974 that led to the desegregation of Boston Public Schools.

Long before school desegregation in Boston, these Black leaders were pushing for racial equity in education

Steamship Authority proposes increased ferry rates for vehicles in 2024 budget

Bilingual classrooms coming to Manchester, N.H., as state touts education choice

sports

Lillard requested a trade from Portland in July.

Damian Lillard reportedly is being traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks, ending long saga

Two veterans in Bruins camp mentor young players even as they compete with them for jobs

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a ‘surprise’ planned for Ezekiel Elliott’s return to Dallas

business

The John Hancock sign in Fenway Park, left, and the new location for the sign, Hancock tower, right.

A new (old) sign for the ‘Old’ Hancock Tower

‘Extremely disappointing.’ Businesses react to problems plaguing MBTA Green Line extension

Mass. tax relief package has a little something for everyone (to hate)

politics

The Biden family dog, Commander.

Bidens’ dog bites Secret Service officer; 11th aggressive incident

Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to recuse herself in federal election subversion case

Republicans face growing urgency to stop Trump as they enter the second presidential debate

Nation

Senator Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian, left US District Court in New York City.

US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case

Lahaina family finds cherished heirlooms and devastation in first home visit after deadly wildfire

Sitting all day increases dementia risk - even if you exercise

World

A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 16, 2023.

US secures the release of the soldier who crossed into North Korea 2 months ago

A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq has killed more than 100 people and injured 150

Iran says it has successfully launched an imaging satellite into orbit amid tensions with the West

opinion

A jet flew near Logan Airport on an early morning in 2022.

Before tragedy strikes, we have to crack down on laser pointers

No, Donald Trump doesn’t have the 2024 GOP nomination locked up

Normalizing Trump’s unhinged rage is an invitation to violence

lifestyle

A person showed his scan card for their personal selection numbers for a ticket for a Powerball drawing on Nov. 7, 2022 in Renfrew, Pa.

Powerball jackpot up to $850 million after months without a big winner

Winner of $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot claims prize in Florida

Prescriptions for Ozempic and similar drugs with weight-loss effects soar past 9 million

food & dining

The Village Restaurant in Essex served fried clams, haddock, onion rings, and other favorites for decades before closing its doors Tuesday.

Village Restaurant in Essex closes its doors after almost 70 years

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

These grapeseed oils use grape seeds left over from winemaking

travel

A boy poured water over his head to cool off at the fountain in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, on July 18, 2023. At the time, Europe braced for new high temperatures under a relentless heatwave.

Climate change is altering more than the weather. It’s also disrupting tourism as we know it.

Historic Block Island inn destroyed in fire had not been inspected by state since 2019

This Maine stout ranks among the country’s best seasonal beers, according to USA Today

Arts

An original copy of Phillis Wheatley's first collection of poems, "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral," which is stored in the Boston Public Library's Special Collections Department for the public to explore.

A date with rare books and historical records at the Boston Public Library

Technology opens wide in Rachel Rossin’s immersive ‘MAW’

Manet, Degas, and the nude that changed everything

Books

Josh Barkan's new memoir is "Wonder Travels."

Josh Barkan, whose memoir ‘Wonder Travels’ chronicles his divorce, takes readers around the world

Steve Inskeep believes in books as the ‘antidote’ to a technophilic age

A date with rare books and historical records at the Boston Public Library

Movies

Screenwriters with WGA stood outside the gates of Warner Bros. Studios in a sign of solidarity with SAG-AFTRA picketers in Burbank, Calif., Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023.

Late night TV shows announce their return after Hollywood writers end strike

‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ barks up a familiar tree

Hollywood writers strike is declared over after boards vote to approve contract with studios

Television

Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley at the first Republican presidential debate in August.

How to watch tonight’s second Republican presidential debate

Here’s when your favorite show will return now that the writers strike is ending

Making a scene in ‘Succession’

music

Noah Kahan performs on day one of the Lollapalooza Music Festival on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at Grant Park in Chicago.

Vermont native Noah Kahan announces second Fenway Park show

Mass. companies see chance to capitalize on Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce mania

Euro rockers Måneskin bring swagger and spectacle to TD Garden

Theater/Dance

Jad Abumrad

Jad Abumrad talks teaming up with Ira Glass, the future of podcasting, and the dearth of ‘deep-dive journalism’

At Raising Voices fest, Taylor Mac will dig into ‘24-Decade History of Popular Music’

A murder, a marriage, a ghost, and some barbecue. ‘Fat Ham’ adds new flavors to ‘Hamlet.’

Health

A CVS pharmacist administers vaccinations for COVID-19 and seasonal flu to Angie Chandler at a store in Orlando, Fla. on Friday, Sept. 15.

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

In its first year, calls to 988 Lifeline increase 50 percent in Rhode Island

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

Obituaries

Sir Michael Bonallack, captain of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club (in red), posed for a photo at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland in 2000.

Michael Bonallack, Britain’s greatest amateur golfer and and chief of the R&A club, dies at 88

Brooks Robinson, Orioles third baseman with 16 Gold Gloves, has died

William Pounds, MIT Sloan School dean who chaired a key Vietnam War-era panel, dies at 95