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Bruins’ Milan Lucic pleads not guilty to assault and battery charge; released on personal recognizance
Lucic was arrested in his North End home after he got into an argument with his wife when he returned from a night out and couldn’t find his phone, according to a police report.

David Gibbons is out at the Convention Center Authority after board clash and critical audit

After an eight-year tenure as executive director, Gibbons is stepping down on Dec. 1 in the wake of a critical audit of its diversity efforts and disputes over a key development project.

In the aftermath of Lewiston mass shooting, Maine grapples with gun laws

History shows that legislative responses to mass shootings yield mixed results, with some states passing sweeping reforms and others taking little action at all.

How a Maine businessman made the AR-15 into America’s best-selling rifle

With shouts and boos, Canton Town Meeting votes for outside review of police over handling of Karen Read case

Residents voted in favor of an outside review of the Canton Police Department during a special Town Meeting on Monday night, as controversy continues to swirl around a murder investigation in the town.

123-year-old jewelry store in Brockton is closing

"Once you get into your 80s and look down the road, all you see are people getting sick or having broken bones," owner Gladys Rysman said. "So before we got into that, we thought we would simplify life.”

bold types

For Trustees head Katie Theoharides, open space is key to solving climate change
Theoharides, who became president and CEO of the country's oldest land trust this year, sees each of the Trustees' 120 properties across the Commonwealth as an engine of hope.

Merck buys small Cambridge biotech for up to $610 million

Taylor Swift’s Rio tour marred by deaths, muggings, and a dangerous heat wave

Israeli Cabinet to consider possible deal for release of some hostages held by Hamas

Touro Synagogue in R.I., the country’s oldest synagogue, sees increase in visitors coming to reflect

Tom Brady (right) won six Super Bowls playing for Patriots owner Robert Kraft (left). Since Brady left in 2020, New England is 27-33.

ben volin | on football

How an obsession with ‘value’ has led the Patriots to their lowest point in decades

Other than the spend-happy 2021 offseason — which Robert Kraft has derided — the Patriots have been one of the lowest-spending NFL teams in recent years.

Your view: What do you think has led to the Patriots’ demise over the years?

One reader believes it's worth a try to give Malik Cunningham a chance at quarterback.

Patriots mailbag: The team took the week off, but fans kept the questions coming

One reader put it very simply: How many more wins can we realistically expect from the team this season?

He had no car and no furniture, but died with a big secret, leaving his N.H. town millions
For years, Geoffrey Holt was known as a mobile home park groundskeeper in a small New Hampshire town.

Are offshore wind developments a threat to Cape Cod? Here’s what experts say.
Cape Codders raised concerns about a planned offshore wind development. Experts and data indicate the development will be safe, emitting a lower-frequency electromagnetic field than hair dryers and posing minimal threats to residents and wildlife.

Cape Cod residents say no to offshore wind transmission lines under beaches

Not so fast, fashion

Opinion | Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Not so fast, fashion

You may need to change your holiday shopping list after reading this.

Share your thoughts on fast fashion

The St. Regis Residences (right) opened last year.

St. Regis condo developer sells 10 units in unconventional ‘limited inventory bid’ process

Jon Cronin offered one- and two-bedroom condos with minimum required bids about 20 percent below recent sales.

HP Component - Chuck E. Cheese crop

Chuck E. Cheese will remove animatronic band at all locations except one in California. A teen from Mass. helped save it.

Like others across the country, the company’s Warwick, Rhode Island, spot will also lose its furry band as it undergoes renovations this summer.

Thanksgiving

You, too, can roast the perfect turkey.

How to cook a perfect turkey for Thanksgiving

DEVRA FIRST

Bakeries, dive bars, and worthy waterfront dining: These were a few of my favorite things
As always, this year there was much to be thankful for on the culinary scene, writes our restaurant critic Devra First. Here are some standouts.

Stick with tradition for cooking the turkey but get creative with sides

Passengers waited in line for their baggage at Terminal B in Logan International Airport during the Thanksgiving travel season in 2021.

Storm to hit New England during Thanksgiving travel surge

Traffic clogged on State Street near Government Center.

When to fly or drive ahead of Thanksgiving

A view outside TD Garden before a game between the Boston Bruins and the Anaheim Ducks on Oct. 26.

‘I wanna be clear how not OK this is’: Boston TV news reporter condemns man for grabbing him from behind

Looking directly into the camera, a man exclaimed, “Yeah, boy!” and then gave the reporter a bear hug, pushing him down and startling him.

In this image released by Universal Pictures, Matt Damon appears in a scene from "Jason Bourne." A new film in the series is reportedly in the works.

New ‘Jason Bourne’ film reportedly in the works, eyeing Matt Damon return

Deadline reports that director Edward Berger is in talks to helm a new sequel in Universal’s spy franchise.

Donnie Wahlberg’s ‘Blue Bloods’ to end with season 14 in 2024

How can I ask a relative who drinks a lot to limit his intake around me?

This can be a challenging time of year for many. Miss Conduct shares ideas for setting boundaries.

Opinion

Model Melissa Michelle wore a dress designed and made by Atkins Stohr on the beach in Cuba in 2017.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Clothing, climate, and consumers: The problem with fast fashion

How my life changed when I realized my clothes were killing the planet.

Large financial aid boost for public higher education should be coupled with student support, stable prices

In Zionists vs. progressives narrative, there are gray areas

Eric Olson and Mary Beth Ellis

Traffic deaths are preventable. Why aren’t we preventing them?

Another megaproject in Everett, the same questions about traffic and transit

A Green Line train passes through Coolidge Corner.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

What kind of town does Brookline want to be?

Brookline broadcasts an ethos of inclusivity, but it has become a preserve for the privileged. This is no accident, but the fruit of decades of exclusionary actions. Now, the town faces a state mandate to allow more multifamily housing, offering a litmus test of suburbs’ willingness to help reckon with the regional housing crisis.

Explore the project

More recent News

The Rolling Stones announce 2024 Gillette Stadium return
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and the rest of the band will stop in Foxborough May 30 as part of their “Hackney Diamonds” tour.

Pawtucket officer acquitted after shooting teen will resign ahead of potential firing

Daniel Dolan will get a $21,000 payout of his comp time and vacation, as required under state law, and the city has also agreed to pay a year of medical and dental insurance for his family.

Officer killed in N.H. hospital shooting remembered as embodying the ‘definition of heroism’

A candlelight vigil held not far from the scene of the violence was attended by many state employees, who felt the impact of the loss.

Shooter who killed security officer at N.H. psychiatric hospital had been held there years earlier

New Balance factory breaks ground in Londonderry, N.H., projected to add 150 jobs
The Boston-based sneaker company has two factories in Massachusetts and three in Maine. COO Dave Wheeler the foray into New Hampshire will help create a “broader portfolio.”

Lynn man suffers ‘significant facial injuries’ in pitbull attack
The man said he was attacked near Cottage Street around 7 p.m. by “two loose pitbulls,” a police department spokesman said.

HORNETS 121, CELTICS 118 (OT)

Celtics let late lead slip away, stung by Hornets in overtime
Jayson Tatum scored 45 points, but the Celtics blew an 11-point lead in the final six minutes of regulation before Miles Bridges hit the winning 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left in OT.

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A key goal for CVS is turning its thousands of stores into community clinics where pharmacists, doctors, and nurses work together to improve patient health.

CVS pharmacists are at a breaking point, imperiling company’s reinvention plans

There are not enough pharmacists in the pipeline, and the ones the Rhode Island company employs face a daunting set of challenges.

CVS stores make relatively little money. Here’s why.

John Walsh, who engineered Deval Patrick’s historic win, dies at 65
“He was a political genius,” US Senator Ed Markey said of Mr. Walsh, the Democratic strategist he picked to be his chief of staff.

dan shaughnessy

If I used these old Boston sports references, would you know what I mean?
Sure, we like to drop in an old reference now and then, but they're classics and timeless, aren't they?

Cold Case Files

It looked like an overdose, with pills scattered all over the bedroom floor. But she had been strangled.
Marcie Fusillo Martini was 32 years old when she was found dead in her Walpole townhouse in July 1996. Her murder remains unsolved.

Culture & Lifestyle

Los Angeles-based dance company Bodytraffic performs at the ICA Boston on Nov. 17.

Bodytraffic moves in close quarters at the ICA

A Thanksgiving menu inspired by Grandma and styled by Sheryl Julian. From top right: Green Beans in Ginger-Soy Sauce, Scalloped Potatoes, Roast Turkey with Paprika Butter, Buttery Pull-Apart Blossom Bread, Chocolate Cream Pie, Maple-Glazed Sweet Potatoes.

A warm and welcoming Thanksgiving feast, Grandma-style

Maureen Keiller (left) and the ensemble of "The Game's Afoot."

An all-in ensemble elevates Lyric Stage’s madcap ‘The Game’s Afoot’

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

Two ambulances sit in the bay of Melrose Wakefield Hospital earlier this year.

Ban expensive surprise bills for ambulance rides

A firefighter hosed down hot spots at a home in the aftermath of the Coastal Fire on May 12, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Multiple insurers have pulled out of the California marketplace, saying that wildfire risk and the soaring cost of construction prompted them to stop writing new policies in the nation's most populous state.

Insurers are making the world uninsurable and unlivable

The scene of a car bombing in the center of Omagh, Northern Ireland, which killed 29 people and wounded 200 on Aug. 15, 1998. The bombing was the single worst atrocity of the Troubles, and it proved to be a turning point in that long struggle.

IDEAS | JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN

A blueprint in bloodshed: The Troubles in Ireland then, the war between Israel and Gaza now

Crews were on the scene after catastrophic flooding washed out the intersection of Pleasant and Colburn streets in Leominster, leaving a house there an island on its own foundation, Sept. 12.

Jonathan Hakim and Charlie Sidoti

How the home insurance industry can ensure climate-resilient policies

A woman walks by posters with photos of hostages taken to the Gaza Strip during Hamas' attack on the Israeli south on Nov. 15 in Hadera, Israel.

Elizabeth Gaufberg and Cami Tussie

Israeli women and girls were raped during Hamas attack. Where’s the outcry?

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

Flag draped over President John F. Kennedy’s coffin to be displayed at JFK Library on 60th anniversary of his assassination

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday will display the American flag that was draped over the 35th president’s coffin during his funeral procession, as part of a weeklong tribute to his legacy on the 60th anniversary of his assassination, library officials said.

Mass. to house migrant homeless families in MBTA, Department of Transportation office building

In an email to staff Monday morning obtained by the Globe, MBTA general manager Phillip Eng announced that the rooms in the state transportation building at will serve as a “short-term shelter” for around 25 families.

With shouts and boos, Canton Town Meeting votes for outside review of police over handling of Karen Read case

Residents voted in favor of an outside review of the Canton Police Department during a special Town Meeting on Monday night, as controversy continues to swirl around a murder investigation in the town.

President Biden to celebrate Thanksgiving, continue birthday festivities with coconut cake on Nantucket

President Joe Biden celebrated his 81st birthday on Monday and plans to continue the festivities on Nantucket this week.

Sports

The resilient Leilani Rodriguez has become well-versed in the rehab process and has learned to listen to her body when it needs extra attention.

women's college basketball notebook

Not even four ACL tears can keep UMass Lowell’s Leilani Rodriguez out of the game

The senior captain scored 20 points in a season-opening loss to BU that marked her latest return to action.

Bruins player Milan Lucic was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on Tuesday.

Bruins’ Milan Lucic pleads not guilty to assault and battery charge; released on personal recognizance

Lucic was arrested in his North End home after he got into an argument with his wife when he returned from a night out and couldn’t find his phone, according to a police report.

The Globe has selected football All-Scholastics for 120 years. See who made the all-time team.

The Globe has selected a football All-Scholastic team every year since 1903. To celebrate this anniversary, we chose the best player at each position — based on their career after high school — for inclusion on our all-time team.

Tell us your Massachusetts high school football memories

Gosder Cherilus reflects on the life lessons learned at Boston College and the NFL

What was Tom Nalen’s strategy for blocking bigger opponents? ‘Holding. It was the only way.’

Business

innovation beat

Wilmington robotics maker crushes Wall Street estimates

Warehouse automation specialist Symbotic reported stellar growth in its latest quarter, sending its stock price soaring by as much as 40 percent on Tuesday.

For Trustees head Katie Theoharides, open space is key to solving climate change

Theoharides, who became president and CEO of the country's oldest land trust this year, sees each of the Trustees' 120 properties across the Commonwealth as an engine of hope.

Merck buys small Cambridge biotech for up to $610 million

For Trustees head Katie Theoharides, open space is key to solving climate change

magazine

You really shouldn’t have. Gifts these writers won’t forget.

Writer Kara Baskin and her mother on Christmas over the years.

At the holidays, my mom always critiqued my clothes. Now that she’s gone, I miss it.

What my mother was trying to protect in a fortress of Christmas cookies

This week's daters: Carly and Lucas.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We both went to school in the Bronx’

metro

Pawtucket Patrolman Daniel Dolan Jr. after he was arraigned on felonies for shooting an 18-year-old West Greenwich man in a bizarre encounter outside a pizza place in West Greenwich, RI in June 2021. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff )

Pawtucket officer acquitted after shooting teen will resign ahead of potential firing

New Balance factory breaks ground in Londonderry, N.H., projected to add 150 jobs

Bruins’ Milan Lucic pleads not guilty to assault and battery charge; released on personal recognizance

sports

Pat Hughes holds his framed copy of the 1964 Globe All-Scholastic football team. Hughes is second from left in the top row.

Pat Hughes reflects on how he landed at Boston University, and other aspects of his football career

Art Graham explains what made him a deep-threat receiver for the Patriots

Q&A with Pete Cronan: Football was ‘the first thing I did that people thought I was doing well’

business

11-20-23: Londonderry, NH: Pictured before the start of a groundbreaking ceremony for the under construction 102,000 square foot New Balance Londonderry facility is New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (right) who is showing off the New Balance sneakers he wore for the occasion to New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan (center) and New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas (left). (Jim Davis for The Boston Globe).

New Balance factory breaks ground in Londonderry, N.H., projected to add 150 jobs

David Gibbons is out at the Convention Center Authority after board clash and critical audit

Tech Power Players 2024 nomination form

politics

Last year President Joe Biden spoke during a visit with firefighters on Thanksgiving Day at the Nantucket Fire Department on Nov. 24, 2022.

President Biden to celebrate Thanksgiving, continue birthday festivities with coconut cake on Nantucket

Federal court moves to drastically weaken Voting Rights Act

Court seems inclined to keep restricting Trump’s trial speech. But gag order could be narrowed.

Nation

A view of the Deer Island waste water treatment plant in Boston.

Tracker: See the latest levels of coronavirus in Boston-area waste water

A shooter wounded four in Ohio Walmart store before killing himself, police say

Navy plane overshoots runway and ends up in ocean, but all 9 aboard escape unharmed

World

Palestinians gathered in front of a building hit by an Israeli on the Gaza Strip in Nusseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

Israeli Cabinet to consider possible deal for release of some hostages held by Hamas

German police raid homes of 17 people accused of posting antisemitic hate speech on social media

Israel recalls ambassador ahead of South African parliamentary vote to shut down Israeli embassy

opinion

Share your thoughts on this story: Not so fast, fashion

Not so fast, fashion

From wardrobe to waste

lifestyle

Rob Gronkowski arrived at the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Rob Gronkowski is thankful for his first Emmy this Thanksgiving

Are there more relationship problems around the holidays?

He deleted messages from one specific woman

food & dining

A holiday cookie cutter from the Rutland, Vt., company Ann Clark Cookie Cutters.

Reshape your cookie game this holiday season

Study of Black wine entrepreneurs now has a part two

How a later-in-life career change took Eric Spitz from finance to food, and why he loves it

travel

Travellers queue up to pass through the south security checkpoint at Denver International Airport, Nov. 20, in Denver.

Record crowds are expected to take to the air and roads for Thanksgiving

Driving or flying before feasting? Here are some tips for Thanksgiving travelers.

Wild about trolls? See the movie — or even better, Norway

Arts

Rosanne Somerson, "Water Ribbon Table," 2019, cherry, aluminum, digitally printed maple.

In ‘Fluid/Solid,’ Rosanne Somerson goes with the flow — of wood

In a stunningly honest exhibition, Harvard Art Museums put their links to China’s opium trade on display

Safety, surveillance, and being seen — Joanna Tam examines it all in ‘Visibility Studies’

Books

Matthew Longo, author of “The Picnic A Dream of Freedom and The Collapse of The Iron Curtain."

Matthew Longo’s ‘The Picnic’ tells the story of a forgotten Pan-European gathering on the border between Hungary and Austria in 1989

James Ellroy is not impressed

For Oliver de La Paz, community is built on sonnets and verse

Movies

Ariana DeBose as Asha and Alan Tudyk as the pajama-wearing goat, Valentino, in Disney’s new movie, "Wish."

‘Wish’ unfulfillment

New ‘Jason Bourne’ film reportedly in the works, eyeing Matt Damon return

Melrose turns spooky as ‘Beetlejuice 2′ films in town

Television

Tom Selleck in "Blue Bloods."

‘Blue Bloods’ final season will stretch across 2024

Donnie Wahlberg’s ‘Blue Bloods’ to end with season 14 in 2024

Rob Gronkowski is thankful for his first Emmy this Thanksgiving

music

Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones last performed at Gillette Stadium in 2019. The band returns to Foxborough in 2024.

The Rolling Stones announce 2024 Gillette Stadium return

Taylor Swift’s Rio tour marred by deaths, muggings, and a dangerous heat wave

Influences at play with Adès and Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Theater/Dance

Jennifer Apple and Brian Thomas Abraham in "The Band's Visit" at the Huntington Theatre.

A moving portrait of hope and heartbreak in ‘The Band’s Visit’

The Royal Ballet of London makes exclusive visit to Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in 2024

An all-in ensemble elevates Lyric Stage’s madcap ‘The Game’s Afoot’

Health

Dr. Elizabeth Benz is the director of the Samuels Sinclair Dental Center in Providence, R.I.

In R.I., there’s a lack of dentists caring for patients with special needs. This program is trying to change that.

R.I. attorney general sues Prospect Medical Holdings, says his concern for its hospitals is ‘greater than it has ever been’

‘I never realized what people go through’: Doctor and former hospital CEO with Stage 4 cancer calls for greater empathy in medicine

Obituaries

A photo provided via the Gold family shows Mr. Gold in 2010. He emerged in the 1950s as a promising young writer exploring the emotional lives of ordinary men and women and the complexities of Jewish identity in America.

Herbert Gold, postwar novelist of love and marriage, dies at 99

John Walsh, who engineered Deval Patrick’s historic win, dies at 65

David Del Tredici, who set ‘Alice’ to music, dies at 86