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Mary Logue, 90, surrounded by her four of her six grandkids — Brendan (top left), Amanda (top right), Catherine (bottom left), James (bottom right) — on the front stoop of the Dartmouth Street house.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

One house, one family, and the fading dream of homeownership

Within 100 years, a Watertown family has watched the seams of the American Dream coming apart — one stitch, one generation at a time.

Tell us your family’s Greater Boston homeownership story

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Warnings of growing health crisis in Gaza as Israeli strikes persist

See live updates about the fighting in Gaza and Israel

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UN Security Council fails again to pass resolution on Israel-Hamas war

Displaced families, who returned from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip to the north due to the dangers and difficulties they faced there under Israeli bombardment, took at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Oct. 25, 2023.

Biden and Albanese say the US and Australia stand together with Israel

‘All it takes is one airstrike to miss its target’: Medway family in Gaza fears anticipated ground invasion

Students at several Mass. colleges staging protests against Israel’s attacks on Gaza, joining nationwide rallies

People congregated on Atkinson Street at Southampton Street in the area known as Mass. and Cass on Wednesday.

Boston City Council passes ordinance making it easier for police to clear tents at Mass. and Cass

The Boston City Council on Wednesday voted to make it easier for police to clear tent encampments from streets and sidewalks, the city’s latest effort to address dangerous conditions and a humanitarian crisis near Mass. and Cass.

red sox

Red Sox make Craig Breslow hire official. Here’s what team officials had to say.
“I couldn’t be more excited to return to the Boston Red Sox, an organization that means so much to my family and to me,” Breslow said in a release.

Abraham: The Red Sox’ hiring of Craig Breslow is a best-of-all-worlds move Four things to know about Craig Breslow, who accepted the job as the new Red Sox chief baseball officer

Bill Burr in a scene from "Old Dads."

Bill Burr’s controversial movie ‘Old Dads’ opens at No. 1 on Netflix’s charts

The Canton comic’s directorial debut is drawing ire from critics but praise from fans.

Richard Roundtree (as John Shaft) in the 1971 film "Shaft," directed by Gordon Parks.

A tribute to cinema’s bad mother-shut-your-mouth

Our critic looks back at the career of Richard Roundtree, the cat who never copped out.

Richard Roundtree, star of ‘Shaft,’ dies at 81

Mike Johnson, a staunch Louisiana conservative, is elected House speaker as GOP moves past chaos

Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, eagerly elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the major seat of US power and ending for now the weeks of political chaos in their majority.

Here's how the scramble to elect a House speaker unfolded 5 things to know about House Speaker Mike Johnson

Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial
The fine came after former president Donald Trump was called to the witness stand to explain his comment outside the courtroom about “a person who’s very partisan sitting alongside” the judge in the case, Judge Arthur Engoron.

Details revealed from unsealed court docs in Lindsay Clancy case

Newly unsealed court documents this week provided a stark look at the physical and electronic evidence in the case against Lindsay Clancy, the 33-year-old Duxbury woman charged with murdering her three small children in January.

Boston City Council approves resolution to rename Faneuil Hall
The body voted 10-3 in favor of renaming the popular tourist destination.

Judge rules against BC swimmers and divers seeking anonymity in hazing case

"The plaintiffs have failed to offer any evidence that their conditions or harms will worsen as a result of the disclosure of their names," said the judge.

BC details hazing allegations against swimmers and divers in court hearing

Opinion

Muslim community members mourned Wadea Al-Fayoume at his grave in La Grange Park, Ill., Oct. 16, 2023. A Palestinian American woman seriously injured in a suspected hate crime that left her 6-year-old son dead in a suburb of Chicago is asking the public to “pray for peace” as she recuperates from her injuries.

Passionate debate over the Israel-Hamas war is fine. Violence is not.

Dehumanizing rhetoric is making both Jews and Muslims fearful. Elected officials and civic leaders could do more to counter the vitriol.

IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek

‘If we stop fighting, we, Ukrainians, will be gone.’

Say it again, Supremes: Forced union dues in government are illegal

Israel must maintain its democracy despite war with Hamas

Pregnant women face a desperate scramble in family shelter crisis

The Downtown Crossing area of Boston.

A $2 million effort to ‘level up’ Downtown Boston

The initiative aims to recalibrate downtown, and the the business improvement district’s work within it, to a post-pandemic reality.

This couple took their dog for an early-morning walk along the beach in South Boston on a warm October day in Boston.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Seasonably warm weather hangs around this week with 80 degrees possible

This week, and Saturday especially, may be the warmest days Greater Boston will have until next spring.

In 1981, officials donned protective gear to inspect a contaminated area in Woburn, blamed for causing leukemia in East Woburn children.

EPA proposes full ban on chemical linked to Woburn leukemia cluster

The childhood cancer cases and subsequent litigation were chronicled in “A Civil Action.”

Television host Tom Bergeron accepts Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program for "Dancing with the Stars" onstage during the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 23, 2012.

Tom Bergeron details ‘betrayal’ that led to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ departure

In a new podcast, the Haverhill native opens up about his exit from the show.

More recent News

Murder warrant issued for Gardner man wanted in wife’s slaying; search for suspect in woods suspended
The search for Aaron Pennington, wanted on a murder warrant in the killing of his wife, was suspended late Wednesday afternoon. It will not resume Thursday unless investigators find new information, State Police said.

Pennington is an Air Force veteran, recently worked for Raytheon, officials say

Providence officer acquitted of assault given ‘last chance’ after falling asleep on job

Officer Jeann Lugo’s six-month agreement would allow the city to circumvent the controversial Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights if he gets in trouble again.

Ben Volin I On football

For Matthew Slater and the Patriots, emphasizing family is more important than honoring tradition
When Slater stepped to the middle of the locker room after the Patriots’ exhilarating, 29-25 win over the Bills, he determined that his teammates needed a different message.

bruins notebook

Matthew Poitras’s play could make it an easy decision for Bruins to keep him around
It appears a fait accompli that the 19-year-old will have his entry-level contract (cap hit: $870,000) officially added to the books upon playing his 10th NHL game.

MGM Springfield reaches $6.8 million settlement with AG’s office over wage violations
The attorney general’s office said the alleged violations affected 2,036 workers — ranging from bartenders to cleaners to game dealers — most of whom received hourly wages.

Institute of Contemporary Art director Jill Medvedow to retire
The museum’s longtime leader will step down at the end of 2024.

One family scammed the lottery for $20 million. Then their luck ran out.

A Watertown father and sons cashed more than 14,000 winning tickets, but something just didn’t add up. Inside the largest lottery scheme in Massachusetts history.

Mothership plans to touch down near Alewife; pastrami comes to the Fenway
Plus, French pastries and Sicilian pies and other restaurant news you can use.

Seeing Lily Gladstone beyond ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
She may well be in Oscar voters’ sights, but she’s also done some TV work, including "Reservation Dogs," "Billions," and the upcoming Hulu miniseries “Under the Bridge.”

Henderson: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’: a murder mystery that casts shadows of doubt

Recommended reads

Cozy table seating separate from the bar space at Eastern Standard in Boston, Oct. 22, 2023.

Eastern Standard is back. We paid it a visit to see if it can live up to the original.

The new Eastern Standard doesn’t look much like the old Eastern Standard, but it sure feels like the old Eastern Standard.

Stone-carved graves are going extinct. A Somerville artist is bringing them back to life.
A Salem-born artist is working to bring two stolen Salem gravestones back from the dead by carving replicas by hand, and hoping to revive a New England art form in the process.

LOVE LETTERS

I am enjoying my current flings, but wonder about a real relationship
Can I still meet someone to potentially pursue something serious with?

After more than a century of blade-making, Gillette set to end manufacturing in South Boston
The company will move its production facility to Andover, though about 750 corporate jobs will stay at Fort Point headquarters.

Culture & Lifestyle

David C. Howse, executive director of ArtsEmerson and vice president of Emerson College’s Office of the Arts, is leaving the school to become president of the California College of the Arts.

David C. Howse is leaving ArtsEmerson for presidency of California college

Bill Burr in a scene from "Old Dads."

Bill Burr’s controversial movie ‘Old Dads’ opens at No. 1 on Netflix’s charts

Institute of Contemporary Art Boston director Jill Medvedow in front of United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice in April 2022.

Institute of Contemporary Art director Jill Medvedow to retire

Cartoonist and author Roz Chast and her new book, “I Must Be Dreaming.”

Roz Chast draws on eggs with melted wax

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

Creating things in the OctoStudio app from the MIT Media Lab involves graphical coding blocks.

IDEAS | MITCHEL RESNICK

Transforming screen time: Kids can use smartphones to enhance their creativity

A key stakeholder that seems to be constantly underutilized in the real estate industry: builders of color. Wendy Estrella, along with her husband and business partner, Jose Estrella, has developed and owns over 300 units of residential housing in Lawrence. The couple, both immigrants from the Dominican Republic, have been in business for three decades.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Massachusetts needs more builders of color

Republican members of the House met in the House Ways and Means Committee room for a closed-door vote to select a House speaker candidate on Capitol Hill on Oct. 24.

How the Jan. 6 insurrectionists won

An undated photo of the author, walking in the water, with Weenies, his erstwhile sailboat, near Charles Island in Milford, Conn.

IDEAS | RICHARD D. ZBORAY

I had a small boat, and I sold her

A truck carried an Iranian Khorramshahr missile during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the1980-1988 war with Iraq, in Tehran on Sept. 22, 2023.

What happened to Biden’s promise to be tough on Iran?

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

Boston City Council approves resolution to rename Faneuil Hall

The body voted 10-3 in favor of renaming the popular tourist destination.

Bangladeshi artists urge General Electric to halt involvement in natural gas project

Bangladeshi artists oppose fossil fuel projects built by Boston-based General Electric. Bangladesh is one of the world's most climate-vulnerable nations, and protestors don't want projects that emit more greenhouse gasses built in their nation.

Providence officer acquitted of assault given ‘last chance’ after falling asleep on job

Officer Jeann Lugo’s six-month agreement would allow the city to circumvent the controversial Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights if he gets in trouble again.

Murder warrant issued for Gardner man wanted in wife’s slaying; search for suspect in woods suspended

The search for Aaron Pennington, wanted on a murder warrant in the killing of his wife, was suspended late Wednesday afternoon. It will not resume Thursday unless investigators find new information, State Police said.

Sports

The "Toucher and Rich" show has been one of the most successful Boston radio programs of any genre since 98.5 The Sports Hubs launched in 2009.

Are Toucher and Rich on 98.5 The Sports Hub breaking up?

Co-host Fred Toucher recently signed a multiyear contract extension but longtime co-host Rich Shertenlieb has not.

The Patriots have lost eight of their last 10 games in Miami, including three straight.

Patriots notebook

Patriots’ season could hinge on Sunday’s game against the Dolphins

If New England wins, it moves to 3-5, within two games of Miami, and 3-1 in the division.

Judge rules against BC swimmers and divers seeking anonymity in hazing case

"The plaintiffs have failed to offer any evidence that their conditions or harms will worsen as a result of the disclosure of their names," said the judge.

bruins notebook

Matthew Poitras’s play could make it an easy decision for Bruins to keep him around

76ers tell James Harden to stay home ahead of season opener against Bucks Thursday

Former NBA star Dwight Howard denies sexual assaulting a Georgia man, claiming it was consensual

Business

Strongest US economic growth since 2021 puts Fed in tough spot

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell needs to weigh whether the rise in gross domestic product should prompt another increase in interest rates.

A $2 million effort to ‘level up’ Downtown Boston

The initiative aims to recalibrate downtown, and the the business improvement district’s work within it, to a post-pandemic reality.

Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial

MGM Springfield reaches $6.8 million settlement with AG’s office over wage violations

magazine

I am enjoying my current flings, but wonder about a real relationship

Abby Chin and Mike Gorman

Mike Gorman, the legendary voice of the Celtics. And my dear friend.

Smashed Potatoes With Chili-Lemon Vinaigrette

Skip the mashing and try smashing for a standout potato side dish

Join the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston for a program Tuesday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 23 - Oct. 29

metro

This couple took their dog for an early-morning walk along the beach in South Boston on a warm October day in Boston.

Seasonably warm weather hangs around this week with 80 degrees possible

N.H. groups push back on expanded border patrol

Details revealed from unsealed court docs in Lindsay Clancy case

sports

Special teams captain Matthew Slater has led the postgame huddle in the locker room since 2011.

For Matthew Slater and the Patriots, emphasizing family is more important than honoring tradition

In women’s college hockey, the recruiting process has seen big changes in recent years

Red Sox make Craig Breslow hire official. Here’s what team officials had to say.

business

Sam Bankman-Fried’s testimony will be the first time the public will hear from the FTX cofounder in months.

Bankman-Fried to testify in fraud trial after onslaught from inner circle

Amazon injuries more widespread than thought, study says

White House to unveil sweeping AI executive order next week, tackling immigration, safety

politics

Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson was sworn in at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Mike Johnson, a staunch Louisiana conservative, is elected House speaker as GOP moves past chaos

Israel bombards Gaza with airstrikes; White House rejects calls for cease-fire. Follow live updates.

Biden calls Australia ‘an anchor to peace and prosperity’ during state visit

Nation

In this courtroom sketch, Judge Arthur Engoron questioned former president Donald Trump on the witness stand in New York Supreme Court, on Wednesday. Engoron fined Trump $10,000, saying Trump violated a limited gag order barring personal attacks on court staffers.

Trump ordered to pay $10,000 in new punishment for breaking gag order

Florida orders state universities to disband pro-Palestinian student group, saying it backs Hamas

USPS touts crackdown on postal crime, carrier robberies, with hundreds of arrests

World

Palestinians surveyed the damage caused by an airstrike to a home in downtown Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

Israel finds itself increasingly alone as fury grows over Gaza

Israel says Gaza ground assault to come. But first is battle over risks.

Biden asked Israel to delay ground war if it helps free hostages

opinion

Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, and Henry Santana

Boston City Council: Globe endorses Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, and Santana for at-large seats

Transforming screen time: Kids can use smartphones to enhance their creativity

Standardize wheelchair design so that users aren’t sidelined

lifestyle

For frights and delights this Halloween, look no further than Salem. Pictured, a reveler on Halloween in Salem 2021.

Your ultimate guide to Halloween Week in Salem: from tricks to treats

I think I want a postnuptial agreement

These founders couldn’t find Boston nightlife for queer people of color — so they created their own

food & dining

Starting Wednesday and running through Sunday, the Hyde Park brewery's "ContigoFest" will feature salsa dancing, live performances from local musicians, and the launch of a new members-only beer series.

Hyde Park’s Roundhead Brewing is turning 1 and ready to party

In Rhode Island, a hunt is on to understand the decline of the state’s iconic quahog clam

Mothership plans to touch down near Alewife; pastrami comes to the Fenway

travel

Jetblue said Wednesday it will operate daily flights from Boston to Dublin from March through September and from Boston to Paris in April.

JetBlue announces new routes from Boston to Dublin and Paris

Mayor says West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire and workers are ready to return

In New England, ‘human trafficking is definitely a problem,’ says head of federal initiative combating it

Arts

Institute of Contemporary Art Boston director Jill Medvedow in front of United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice in April 2022.

Institute of Contemporary Art director Jill Medvedow to retire

The joys of juxtaposition

At the Museum of Printing, ‘We’re trying to save the past for the future’

Books

Children read books at a Scholastic Book Fair. Scholastic has come under fire recently for segregating certain books in an effort to navigate book-banning legislation.

Scholastic apologizes, will discontinue its separate diversity catalog after facing criticism

Hilary Mantel’s wit and critical eye live on ‘A Memoir of My Former Self,’ a new posthumous collection of nonfiction

The awe of horror; or how I learned to stop worrying and love the rep

Movies

Mr. Roundtree, in 2019.

Richard Roundtree, star of ‘Shaft,’ dies at 81

A tribute to cinema’s bad mother-shut-your-mouth

‘Anatomy of a Fall’: a murder mystery that casts shadows of doubt

Television

Lily Gladstone (second from left, with, from left, JaNae Collins, Cara Jade Myers, and Jillian Dion) may well be in Oscar voters’ sights for her work in "Killers of the Flower Moon."

Seeing Lily Gladstone beyond ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Tom Bergeron details ‘betrayal’ that led to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ departure

In season 3, ‘Upload’ errors include unnecessary twists, turns

music

Reneé Rapp brings her tour to Roadrunner on Saturday.

All signs point to Reneé Rapp being just fine with Boston

Andris Nelsons reflects on recorded Shostakovich symphonies and their meaning in this moment

Paul Lewis creates Beethovenian bliss with the BSO

Theater/Dance

Davron S. Monroe as Sweeney Todd, with Tim Lawton, Ethan DePuy, and Alexander Lyons.

An unflinching ‘Sweeney Todd’ at Moonbox

David C. Howse is leaving ArtsEmerson for presidency of California college

On TikTok, a Jamaica Plain mom dances through life

Health

Signs posted in the windows of Rhode Island Hospital in Providence serve as a send-off to the military medical team that helped the hospital through some of the pandemic’s darkest days. (Bill Murphy/Lifespan)

Lifespan, largest hospital owner in R.I., could change name in expanded partnership with Brown University

CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors

Neil Steinberg, former CEO of Rhode Island Foundation, to chair R.I.’s new life sciences agency

Obituaries

Mr. Roundtree, in 2019.

Richard Roundtree, star of ‘Shaft,’ dies at 81

‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the ‘first Black action’ movie hero, has died at 81

Lee Berk, ‘visionary’ president who expanded Berklee’s range as a music college, dies at 81