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As child care costs soar, Healey administration pledges to simplify access to financial support

As parents across the state continue to face soaring child care costs, Governor Maura Healey’s administration is taking steps to make it easier for Massachusetts families to pay those bills, officials said Monday.

Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York to get down to business after fiery first day
After a fiery first day, lawyers in Donald Trump’s New York business fraud trial will move on to the more plodding task of going through years’ worth of his financial documents.

Matt Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House

Republican Representative Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the House in the days ahead.

Lexington native Drew Weissman, co-recipient of Nobel Prize for COVID vaccine research, says he first thought it was a ‘prank’
Dr. Weissman told reporters Monday that he received a “cryptic” text message from his colleague alluding to something big.

How does mRNA technology work? Meet the scientists at the center of the race for COVID-19 vaccines

Tufts University’s new president seeks to promote campus diversity, add more student housing
“The institution is stronger for opening its doors as wide as possible,” Kumar said. “It’s as simple as that. It’s better for us.”

Boston takes its case for more liquor licenses to Beacon Hill

The city is aiming to add 250 licenses over five years — a 25 percent expansion — dedicated to neighborhoods where sit-down restaurants and bars are sparse.

US Representative Henry Cuellar carjacked by three armed attackers about a mile from Capitol

Allegations of discrimination and harassment roil Worcester Art Museum

Boston Fed’s second-in-command will retire after four decades with the Federal Reserve

A battle rages in Maine over an election that some say could change the course of climate action

“This is a definitive fight of 2023 as far as climate,” said Candice Fortin, US campaigns manager for the climate activism group 350.org.

Spiro Veloudos, larger-than-life force in Boston theater, dies at 71
The longtime producing artistic director of Lyric Stage Company played a central role in the rise of midsize theaters as a vital force in Boston.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL
Actions will speak louder than words from Red Sox leadership after another last-place finish
Sam Kennedy and Alex Cora spoke at Fenway Park a day after the season ended in disappointment. The Red Sox have finished in last place three of the last four seasons and fans don’t really need to hear more carefully chosen words and vague promises of better days ahead.

Baseball operations hire, Alex Cora’s influence dominate Red Sox’ end-of-season session Sam Kennedy and Alex Cora share memories of the late Tim Wakefield, a Red Sox great on and off the field
ON BASKETBALL | GARY WASHBURN

Celtics have a lot to process, but not a lot of time to do so

The journey to the NBA championship began at Monday’s Media Day, when standouts Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were candid about seeing close teammates depart for the sake of improvement.
Tailgating with Derrick White, Kristaps Porzingis’s health, and other takeaways from Celtics media day

Christian Gonzalez and Matthew Judon out indefinitely with injuries suffered in the loss to Cowboys

The rookie cornerback and star pass rusher left Sunday's game early with injuries.
Bill Belichick on his 1-3 Patriots: ‘We’re still fighting’

Artist’s family strikes deal to stay in Provincetown dune shack for five more years

Following weeks of negotiations, a pro bono legal team representing Salvatore Del Deo, working with Interior Department representatives, struck a deal that allows his family to continue to occupy the shack.

On Wrongful Conviction Day, man seeks new trial in Springfield for crime he says he didn’t commit

Attorneys for a man convicted over 38 years ago of a Springfield murder filed a motion for a new trial Monday, citing recently discovered DNA evidence and police reports that were kept from the defendant for decades.
As I See It

One big parking lot

“As I See It,” a new weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. Grossfeld relates a story we can all relate to - Boston traffic.

Russ Francis, former Patriots tight end, killed in Lake Placid plane crash

Francis was a passenger when the plane crashed near the Lake Placid Airport on Sunday. Richard McSpadden, who was piloting the plane, was also killed.
Looking back at the career of Russ Francis
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Patients in hallways, long waits for beds: Hospital bottlenecks reach crisis levels

Hospitals, nursing homes, insurers, and policy makers need to find solutions.
RENÉE GRAHAM

The complicity that enables sexual predators
IDEAS | ALISSA VALLES

‘1984’ was meant as a critique of the USSR, but it really fits Putin’s Russia
ELIMINATE MCAS

State needs to end MCAS as a graduation requirement

KEEP MCAS

Pandemic learning losses show MCAS is needed now more than ever
Hispanic Heritage Month

On the air and off, Jose Masso has been heard

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

During Hispanic Heritage Month, doctor says R.I. can do better: ‘Taco Tuesday is not progress. It is appeasement.’

DEVRA FIRST

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

Lexington man, 22, ordered held without bail following shooting of his mother, her friend
Brent Justice Roman-Finnagan was arraigned in Concord District Court on two counts of assault with intent to murder, along with eight more assault and gun charges.

In Boston’s council election, Mayor Michelle Wu tries to flex her influence
By backing certain candidates, she is trying to build a power structure that makes it easier for her to deliver on her agenda.

Swans’ way out: Birds trapped in I-495 median rescued by State Police
Trooper Jared Layman, a recent graduate of the 88th Recruit Training Troop, and Trooper Ryan Shepherd, Layman’s field training officer, wrangled the swans away from the grassy median and the weekend traffic buzzing by on either side, State Police said.

Central Mass. health care system Heywood Health files for bankruptcy

The group pointed to a constellation of financial headwinds, including pandemic-era supply chain snarls, the transition to electronic medical records, a major construction project, and low reimbursement rates.

AG Campbell launches reproductive justice unit, appoints Sapna Khatri as director
Campbell said she intends for the unit to become a national leader, collaborating with attorneys general in other states to respond to national attacks on reproductive rights, reduce racial disparities in maternal care, and combat abortion misinformation that prevents access to care.

Jury selected for trial of Logan Clegg, man accused of killing retired couple in Concord, N.H., opening statements Tuesday

A jury was selected Monday in the highly anticipated trial of Logan L. Clegg, a drifter who allegedly killed a retired Concord, N.H., couple on a hiking trail near their home last year, paving the way for opening statements in the case on Tuesday morning, officials said.

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Dan Shaughnessy

Always more than a baseball player, Tim Wakefield was a hero, on and off the field, for the Red Sox

Wakefield was a community pillar for his entire three decades in Greater Boston, and never wavered in his support for causes like the Jimmy Fund.
Share your favorite memories of Tim Wakefield Red Sox teammates pay tribute to late Tim Wakefield

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Reproductive rights are under attack. Dominique Lee is up for the challenge.
Lee recently returned to Boston as the new president and chief executive of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, overseeing four clinics that serve more than 40,000 patients annually.

Faneuil Hall should be renamed, some say. But the process and support for a name change are hazy.
A coalition called the New Democracy Coalition has been pushing to rename Faneuil Hall over the last five years because of Faneuil’s enslavement of and trading of human beings.

For Boston’s police intelligence gathering operation, more barbed questions
Councilors and civil rights advocates have for years demanded more details about BRIC’s gang database.

Culture & Lifestyle

Lakers legend Magic Johnson pans ‘Winning Time’

Friends of rocker Justine Covault offer a fitting farewell

SZA sets sail across familiar waters with an ever-loyal crew

‘A New World’ doesn’t make the most compelling case for ‘Final Fantasy’ music

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

The Boston suburbs’ cynical ploy to keep poor families out: Use seniors as a shield
Joan Wickersham

Body-shaming isn’t limited to the world of ballet
JEFF JACOBY

Rupert Murdoch was good for Boston
LETTERS

Ms. magazine, ’73: show and tell in a Catholic high school classroom
RENÉE GRAHAM

The complicity that enables sexual predators
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Ferry taken out of service for repairs from ‘hard docking,’ Steamship Authority says

The vessel sustained minor damage from the docking incident Monday afternoon and must pass inspection by the US Coast Guard before it can return to normal operations.

Spiro Veloudos, larger-than-life force in Boston theater, dies at 71

The longtime producing artistic director of Lyric Stage Company played a central role in the rise of midsize theaters as a vital force in Boston.

Swans’ way out: Birds trapped in I-495 median rescued by State Police

Trooper Jared Layman, a recent graduate of the 88th Recruit Training Troop, and Trooper Ryan Shepherd, Layman’s field training officer, wrangled the swans away from the grassy median and the weekend traffic buzzing by on either side, State Police said.

Lexington man, 22, ordered held without bail following shooting of his mother, her friend

Brent Justice Roman-Finnagan was arraigned in Concord District Court on two counts of assault with intent to murder, along with eight more assault and gun charges.

Sports

Devon Witherspoon leads sack-happy Seahawks past offensively inept Giants

Seattle's defense tied a team record with 11 sacks in helping the visitors improve to 3-1.
Bruins notebook

Having coach Jim Montgomery in his corner has helped defenseman Ian Mitchell acclimate to the Bruins

Mitchell was recruited by Montgomery and played for the University of Denver when Montgomery was the coach.
ON BASKETBALL | GARY WASHBURN

Celtics have a lot to process, but not a lot of time to do so

The journey to the NBA championship began at Monday’s Media Day, when standouts Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were candid about seeing close teammates depart for the sake of improvement.
Patriots notebook

Bill Belichick on his 1-3 Patriots: ‘We’re still fighting’
Red Sox

Sam Kennedy and Alex Cora share memories of the late Tim Wakefield, a Red Sox great on and off the field
RED SOX

Baseball operations hire, Alex Cora’s influence dominate Red Sox’ end-of-season session

Business

Jury selection to begin in trial of fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried once promoted his FTX digital coin exchange as a safe way for regular people to get into cryptocurrency.

Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York to get down to business after fiery first day

After a fiery first day, lawyers in Donald Trump’s New York business fraud trial will move on to the more plodding task of going through years’ worth of his financial documents.

Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

Hollywood actors and studios, resuming talks, plan to meet again Wednesday
magazine
MISS CONDUCT

My co-workers' jokes about suicide leave me rattled

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 2 - Oct. 15
The Education Issue

The 'anti-woke' legislation making N.H. teachers nervous
The Education Issue

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

metro

One big parking lot

As child care costs soar, Healey administration pledges to simplify access to financial support

Artist’s family strikes deal to stay in Provincetown dune shack for five more years

sports

Christian Gonzalez and Matthew Judon out indefinitely with injuries suffered in the loss to Cowboys

Actions will speak louder than words from Red Sox leadership after another last-place finish

Adam Teurkia’s move forward has powered O’Bryant boys’ soccer’s rise

business

Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth

The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers

Boston Fed’s second-in-command will retire after four decades with the Federal Reserve

politics

DeSantis said he would support a 15-week abortion ban, after avoiding a direct answer for months

US Representative Henry Cuellar carjacked by three armed attackers about a mile from Capitol

Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth

Nation

Opening statements to begin in Washington officers’ trial in deadly arrest of Black man Manuel Ellis

Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York to get down to business after fiery first day

Hunter Biden returns to court in Delaware and is expected to plead not guilty to gun charges

World

Europe Union’s top diplomat dismisses concern about bloc’s long-term support for Ukraine

Putin’s next target: US, European support for Ukraine, officials say

UN approves Kenya mission to Haiti

opinion

The complicity that enables sexual predators

Body-shaming isn’t limited to the world of ballet

Rupert Murdoch was good for Boston

lifestyle

She wants you to know the real ‘Jeopardy Amy’

She gave my husband a hug goodbye

New documentary celebrates 100-inning charity baseball game for ALS research

food & dining

Boston takes its case for more liquor licenses to Beacon Hill

Get to know the ethnic food markets in Boston and beyond

Providence’s beloved Riffraff bookstore and bar have new owners that plan on keeping it just the same

travel

Didn’t make it to Tanglewood this summer? A fall stroll sounds just as good.

Two Berkshires motor inns have been reinvented as chic hotels, but are they worth the chic price?

We’re going to Lenox this fall. (Again.) Here’s why you should, too.

Arts

In Renaissance Italy, women artists quietly persisted

When seeing is believing meets believing as seeing

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

Books

Olga Ravn, in ‘My Work,’ turns a jaundiced eye on the experience of giving birth

Providence’s beloved Riffraff bookstore and bar have new owners that plan on keeping it just the same

Marty Baron, author of the new book ‘Collision of Power,’ tells the stories behind the stories

Movies

Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is over. But it’s coming to movie theaters soon.

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

‘Stop Making Sense’ in IMAX: Same as it ever was, but bigger and even better

Television

Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

Boston’s infamous ‘Cop Slide’ video featured on John Oliver’s show

Lakers legend Magic Johnson pans ‘Winning Time’

music

Whenever the Rolling Stones were in town, photographer Ted Gartland was there, too

Taylor Swift watches Travis Kelce’s Chiefs take on the Jets at MetLife Stadium

Mariah Carey announces Christmas tour with a date at TD Garden

Theater/Dance

Spiro Veloudos, larger-than-life force in Boston theater, dies at 71

‘The Full Monty’ takes a while to show what it’s got

On Broadway, a season of first impressions and second chances

Health

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

Spiro Veloudos, larger-than-life force in Boston theater, dies at 71

Russell Sherman, luminous pianist and longtime New England Conservatory teacher, dies at 93

Chris Snow, NHL executive and ‘beacon of hope’ for those with ALS, dies at 42