‘A cloud hanging over everybody’s head’: New construction in Greater Boston faces a slowdown
The backlog of projects that are permitted but haven’t yet started work are complicating efforts to address the region’s housing shortage and to build office space better suited for the post-lockdown world.
![Construction work at the former Edward J. Sullivan courthouse and jail in Cambridge on Oct. 31.](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/wx9lnNoHR8s34kcjFb0YowpWAfk=/1440x959/filters:focal(3215x1685:3225x1675)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/ENGNBKZSW3KF72WUYFWTPNKJ2Y.jpg)
Plymouth family to return to Mass. after a month trapped in Gaza
The Shafai family tried to flee Gaza last week but was denied passage. On Tuesday, Senator Ed Markey and Representative Bill Keating announced the family had made it into Egypt.
![After being trapped in Gaza since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, the Shafai family of Plymouth escaped to Egypt and will return to Massachusetts.](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/opfqq53e3E4yor-pgdecKmEoE3E=/1440x959/filters:focal(2011x10:2021x0)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/W3MUMTNYN4SAERGEMY2HUYNXLU.jpg)
Brandeis University bans local chapter of National Students for Justice in Palestine
The school will no longer recognize the campus chapter of the National Students for Justice in Palestine organization, saying the group has “openly” shown support for the Hamas terrorists who attacked Israeli civilians in October, according to a statement from the university.
![Election day in the preliminary municipal election in September for the City of Boston at the Mattahunt Elementary School in Boston. The general election is on Nov. 7.](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/sh9LfQIHTP2Zlu7uzSKiQFEfRSo=/1440x959/filters:focal(2328x10:2338x0)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/A74ODLZJF76LAUKWRVYLOELTKE.jpg)
Boston City Council Election Day is today. Here’s what to know before you vote.
Eligible Bostonians will be able to cast their ballots to elect the city’s next district councilors and at-large city councilors.
![Craig Breslow is a Connecticut native who graduated from Yale with a degree in molecular physics and biochemistry.](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/p1Q_D-dfvpJyx_4d0BoAf8u4AcU=/480x319/filters:focal(1963x10:1973x0)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/RNDDP2CE7TGHWGBDLAVWUMTOOA.jpg)
New Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow sure can talk a good game
The way the cerebral Breslow speaks is in stark contrast to some more plain-spoken Boston sports executives.
![Mac Jones couldn't believe some of the things he was seeing in Sunday's loss to the Commanders.](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/PkaT7754V0-ZzZU45tGFwKhuq4w=/480x319/filters:focal(1733x10:1743x0)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/75XDIWQDKTCX7OL4QN5NLJVKCA.jpg)
Mac Jones strikes the pose of a Patriot whose future does not lie in New England next year
The quarterback continues to behave like a consummate pro in the midst of a trying season, but his days in Foxborough seem to be numbered.
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