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Nightmare in Mission Hill | Chapter Six

An open secret festers north of Boston, within the Stuart family

Charles Stuart’s guilt was widely known in some circles. But no one said a word — until the silence broke.

Mass General Brigham reports strong year, but headwinds foreboding for the market

While the system is in the black by $95 million — a welcome return following last year’s record-breaking losses — it is treating fewer people than it would like to, largely because it has few places to discharge patients recovering from hospitalization.

Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts court-approved abortion

The Texas Supreme Court late Friday temporarily halted a lower court order allowing a Dallas woman to obtain an abortion in spite of the state’s strict bans, after she learned her fetus has a fatal condition.

CELTICS 133, KNICKS 123

With return of Kristaps Porzingis, Celtics hit full throttle in another win over the Knicks
Derrick White had 30 points to lead the way, while Porzingis added 21 points and Jayson Tatum another 25 Friday at TD Garden.

Technically speaking, Jaylen Brown didn’t expect to get ejected

Evening closures on Green Line extension will continue an additional week, MBTA says

The MBTA granted the contractor, GLX Constructors, an additional seven nights to continue working, extending the closure until “at least” Dec. 17, the agency said Friday.

Utility worker Roderick Jackson, killed in Waltham crash, remembered as ‘heart’ and ‘backbone’ of family
Gathered around the kitchen table, 12-year-old Roderick Jackson sliced up a small pizza for his siblings and proudly sat back as his younger siblings devoured the pizza, his brother Manuel Asprilla-Hassan recalled Friday.

City councilors call for greater access to Reggie Lewis center amid reports Boston athletes practice in school hallways

Boston city councilors approved a resolution on Wednesday on use of the Roxbury center after reports that teams from more affluent suburban districts use it while Boston athletes' access has waned.

Brookline school officials violated Massachusetts campaign finance laws by sending emails about tax increases

In all, nine emails were distributed at various times by either Superintendent Linus Guillory or school principals in the weeks leading up to the May 2 local elections.

Tatum O'Neal, left, a cast member in "The Runaways," and her father, actor Ryan O'Neal, pose together at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Ryan O’Neal, who was nominated for an Oscar for the tear-jerker “Love Story” and played opposite his precocious daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon,” has died.

Ryan O’Neal, actor who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ dies at 82

Northampton man charged with attempted murder after allegedly firing AK-47 into neighbors’ home

Lakeville wrestling club owner charged with indecent assault on minor, police say

Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack

Targeting online gambling, Northeastern lawyer who fought Big Tobacco sues DraftKings

Law professor Richard Daynard, who helped uncover evidence that tobacco companies knew about the cancer risks of smoking, said he sees online gambling as a looming crisis for society.

As fallout from explosive antisemitism hearing continues, Harvard president apologizes for her remarks
The presidents of UPenn, Harvard, and MIT have faced denunciations since they offered equivocal answers about whether calling for the genocide of Jews violated the schools' policies.

Israel presses on with Gaza bombardments, including in areas where it told civilians to flee US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

A coalition of unions and supporters join Starbucks workers at a rally outside a midtown Manhattan Starbucks coffee store, calling for "fair schedules and wages" on Nov. 16 in New York. On Thursday, Starbucks reported roughly an $11 billion loss in market value since Nov. 16.

Starbucks lost $11 billion in market value in two weeks. Did pro-Palestinian boycotts play a role?

There are many economic factors that influence a company’s market value, but experts say Starbucks' recent losses appear more significant than what is normal.

Army vs Navy | Gillette Stadium | Saturday 3 p.m.

College football is always changing. Why does the Army-Navy game endure?
The commitment between the cadets and the midshipmen has endured since the rivals first met in 1890.

Army team members run up the hill carrying a sign to be placed on an easel in the last of three competitions on Boston Common against Navy teams.

Patriot Games: See how Army cadets and Navy midshipmen competed in and around Boston

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe smiles during an interview with CBS's Jenny Dell, a former Red Sox reporter for NESN, last month.

Jenny Dell gets a New England homecoming as part of CBS’s broadcast crew for Army-Navy

Members of the 13th company are running a game ball from Annapolis, Md., to Gillette Stadium, continuing a tradition that dates back more than four decades.

Why 194 Naval Academy midshipmen are running a game ball from Annapolis, Md., to Gillette Stadium

A US Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Maryland.

‘Monumental’: FDA approves first CRISPR-based gene-editing drug, marking breakthrough for sickle cell disease

Casgevy was developed by Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, which is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, but has most of its workforce in Massachusetts.

What to know about CRISPR gene-editing technology

‘She’s got it right’: Healey hangs two MFA paintings by Black artists in her State House office
The paintings, “Black Tie” by Robert T. Freeman and “At the Tremont Street Car Barns” by Allan Rohan Crite, depict Black Americans in society in earlier decades.

Flavors of charged lemonade displayed at a Panera in Novato, Calif.

Two people have died after drinking Panera’s ‘charged’ beverages. Is marketing to blame?

Both wrongful death lawsuits claimed the deceased typically steered clear of energy drinks and argued that Panera’s beverages were not adequately advertised as such.

Should I text again?

Maybe we’re lost in translation.

Love Letters: I saw my friend’s dad at a bar

Tyler O'Neill finished eighth in National League MVP voting in 2021, but that season has been an outlier in an injury-marred career.

Red Sox trade for Cardinals outfielder Tyler O’Neill

O’Neill, 28, has only once reached 500 plate appearances. That was in 2021, with the righthanded bat cracked 34 home runs and won his second straight Gold Glove.

Opinion

Migrants waded past large buoys being used as a floating border barrier on the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Aug. 1.

Does anyone care that kids are still drowning in the Rio Grande?

When it happened under Donald Trump, deaths at the US-Mexico border triggered national outrage. Now they’re met with a shrug.

Why New Hampshire matters more than Iowa

The pages of life keep turning

IDEAS | Steve Rathje & Jay Van Bavel

Why we click on stuff we know we won’t like

Teaching, preaching climate action

Single family garage

Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reimagining an American ideal

California is trying to tackle its housing crisis by rethinking the traditional single-family home. Why isn’t Massachusetts?

Explore the project

More recent News

Actor Jonathan Majors urged ex-girlfriend not to seek aid after head wound, jury hears
Majors implored his former girlfriend not to seek medical help after she sustained a head injury in an unspecified incident in London last year.

Connecticut woman shot and killed in Brockton, suspect remains at large

Police obtained an arrest warrant for Gelson Fernandes, 29, of Brockton, charging him with homicide for the death of Stephanie Beatty, 22, of Norwich, officials said Friday.

Weekend outlook: Temps to jump into the 50s before wind and rain move in
If you have outdoor plans, the good news is precipitation should hold off until Sunday night.

Healey taps state solicitor, former adviser to fill first open seat on Supreme Judicial Court
Elizabeth "Bessie" Dewar, 43, would be the youngest person to join the Supreme Judicial Court since 1972.

Observers see OPEC ‘panicking’ as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out
Veteran climate negotiation observers say the oil industry is starting to sweat as United Nations climate talks heat up and threaten to plug fossil fuel-belching wells for good.

Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists

Suspect sought in deadly beating in Manchester, N.H.

Te-Jay Thomascq, 46, of Manchester was pronounced dead at Elliot Hospital. Police issued an arrest warrant for the suspect, Akim Alleyne, 33, of Manchester, who faces a reckless manslaughter charge.

Globe Santa

‘A lot of us comedians, we’re like big kids’: Globe Santa comedy show raises money for children in need
The 11th Annual Globe Santa Comedy Night will feature nine comedians for a stand-up showcase at Giggles Comedy Club in Saugus - and pizza!

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Globe Santa is a program of the Boston Globe Foundation and exists solely to deliver joy to children.

Recommended reads

Brian Cox as Logan Roy in "Succession." After four seasons, the HBO series went out on top in 2023.

THE YEAR IN ARTS

In 2023, a farewell to some of TV’s best shows, and the first glimpse of less glut

Gone are "Succession," "Ted Lasso," "Reservation Dogs," "The Great," and soon, "The Crown." All went out on top. The good news for oversubscribed viewers: The too-much-TV era may be past its peak.

Americans gained wealth during COVID pandemic, but racial wealth gap persists, study says
White and Asian families still hold far more wealth than other racial groups.

Billerica couple’s gloriously over-the-top holiday display takes months. Despite hardships, they continued the tradition.
For 29 years, the Lossmans’ Christmas display in Billerica has brought comfort and joy.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Inside the middle-class world of college budgeting
“It’s like buying a pair of leggings. Are you going to buy the $130 ones at Lululemon? Or are the $19 ones in Marshalls going to last you just as long?” We talk to the experts.

Culture & Lifestyle

Satya Chávez (left) and Lucy Gondínez rehearse a scene from "Real Women Have Curves: The Musical." Gondínez plays Ana, the strong-willed teen at the center of the story.

Latina women command center stage in ART’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’

Hasan Minhaj (pictured in November 2022 at the Stand up for Heroes benefit in New York) will perform Dec. 8 at the Boch Center Wang Theatre.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

A still from "The Boy and the Heron."

‘The Boy and the Heron’: a magical Miyazaki mystery tour

Coral Reefer Band members Peter and Jim Mayer will reunite onstage for the first time since the death of Jimmy Buffett (above) for a benefit concert in Cambridge Saturday.

Coral Reefer Band members honor Jimmy Buffett ahead of Christmas benefit concert in Cambridge

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

This image made from bodycam video footage taken by a Hamas militant and released by Israel Defense Forces shows the militant in a residential neighborhood at an undisclosed location in Israel.

I watched the Oct. 7 video. I don’t know how anyone can say Hamas are freedom fighters.

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

Would you do it if you could? Advanced DNA testing for embryos is here — and it’s fraught.

A cartoonist outsources her work to AI

A cartoonist outsources her work to AI

Soldiers of Ukraine's National Guard 1st brigade Bureviy (Hurricane) practiced during combat training at a military training ground in the north of Ukraine in early November.

Stephen F. Lynch

Why the US must support Ukraine with aid

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu held a news conference to discuss the tentative contract agreement between the city and the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association on Dec. 5. On left is Larry Calderone, president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, and next to him is Michael Cox, Boston Police Commissioner.

Wu scores some important wins in new police contract

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

Ryan O’Neal, actor who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ dies at 82

A heartthrob actor, Ryan O'Neal went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in “Love Story” and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon."

Suspect sought in deadly beating in Manchester, N.H.

Te-Jay Thomascq, 46, of Manchester was pronounced dead at Elliot Hospital. Police issued an arrest warrant for the suspect, Akim Alleyne, 33, of Manchester, who faces a reckless manslaughter charge.

COVID rules have changed. Here’s what experts recommend if you test positive.

COVID cases are on the rise again, but treating the virus looks different this year than it has in years past.

Utility worker Roderick Jackson, killed in Waltham crash, remembered as ‘heart’ and ‘backbone’ of family

Gathered around the kitchen table, 12-year-old Roderick Jackson sliced up a small pizza for his siblings and proudly sat back as his younger siblings devoured the pizza, his brother Manuel Asprilla-Hassan recalled Friday.

Sports

US skier Mikaela Shiffrin competes during the Women's Downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Dec. 9.

Mikaela Shiffrin races to rare win in World Cup downhill edging out Sofia Goggia at St. Moritz

Mikaela Shiffrin has won a World Cup downhill ski race to extend her lead in the overall standings.

The Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 23, 2014.

Athletes from Russia and Belarus are cleared to compete at Paris Olympics

Individual athletes from Russia and Belarus who qualify for next summer’s Paris Olympics will be allowed to compete in the Games, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday, ending talk of a blanket ban on competitors from the two nations over the war in Ukraine.

Celtics guard Jaylen Brown storms the court after being ejected in the fourth quarter Friday night against the Knicks at TD Garden.

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Technically speaking, Jaylen Brown didn’t expect to get ejected

Boston has been a dominant first-half team before regressing after the break, with the biggest struggles arriving in the third quarter.

College football

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels honored as country’s best college football QB

CELTICS 133, KNICKS 123

With return of Kristaps Porzingis, Celtics hit full throttle in another win over the Knicks

Boston College 95, Holy Cross 64

Jaeden Zackery, Quinten Post help Boston College men’s basketball overpower Holy Cross

Business

innovation economy

How three Boston women are helping NATO scout for defense startups

The alliance’s 31 member countries found that relying only on established defense contractors and tech companies — “the military-industrial complex” — wouldn’t be sufficient to solve strategic problems.

Amid housing crisis, advocates celebrate innovation in N.H.

New analysis from the NH Zoning Atlas found that acreage available to build some types of housing decreased from 2022 to 2023. Most categories remained the same, and a few made modest gains.

Targeting online gambling, Northeastern lawyer who fought Big Tobacco sues DraftKings

Mass General Brigham reports strong year, but headwinds foreboding for the market

magazine

Guimel DeCarvalho, chief diversity officer at Wayside Youth & Family Support Network in Framingham.

Top Places to Work

These workplaces are doubling down on their commitment to diversity and inclusion

Top Places to Work

Some companies are remote, some hybrid. At least one lets you work from a boat.

Illustration for 2023 Top Places to Work perks feature

Top Places to Work

Eight great job perks: Free work boots, $10k toward an electric car, and more

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts 2023: Explore the winners lists and more

metro

A contested right-of-way or walking path to the shoreline of Block Island Sound in Westerly, RI is blocked by a chain link fence.

RI ACLU asks fire district to withdraw letters identifying public access donors as potential witnesses in shoreline dispute

Neighbor helping neighbor: It’s the spirit of Globe Santa

Amid housing crisis, advocates celebrate innovation in N.H.

sports

The players representing France left Australia with the trophy after winning the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer.

United States, Mexico put forth joint bid to host 2027 Women’s World Cup

Maddy Steel, Bishop Feehan girls’ basketball overwhelm Woburn in season-opening nonleague win

LAFC seeks MLS Cup repeat against host Columbus Crew

business

A coalition of unions and supporters join Starbucks workers at a rally outside a midtown Manhattan Starbucks coffee store, calling for "fair schedules and wages" on Nov. 16 in New York. On Thursday, Starbucks reported roughly an $11 billion loss in market value since Nov. 16.

Starbucks lost $11 billion in market value in two weeks. Did pro-Palestinian boycotts play a role?

A soft landing for the economy looks more likely after new jobs report

What to know about CRISPR gene-editing technology

politics

Former president Donald Trump spoke after exiting the courtroom for a break at New York Supreme Court on Dec. 7 in New York.

Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case but narrows restrictions on his speech

Saint Anselm College, local GOP officials surprised by CNN’s announcement of a debate in N.H.

Hunter Biden is indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in a special counsel investigation

Nation

Republican presidential candidates from left, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy arrive on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, Nov. 8, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami.

DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy will appear in northwest Iowa days after a combative GOP debate

Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts court-approved abortion

Actor Jonathan Majors urged ex-girlfriend not to seek aid after head wound, jury hears

World

Activists participate in a demonstration with the image of jailed activist Mohamed al-Siddiq and Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Dec. 9, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists

Observers see OPEC ‘panicking’ as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out

Israel presses on with Gaza bombardments, including in areas where it told civilians to flee

opinion

People walked by the Massachusetts State House on a sunny morning in March 2022.

Defying will of voters is a practice of both red and blue states

What Hamas can learn from Hanukkah

Indigenous land trust empowers women to reclaim and restore ancestral land

lifestyle

Should I text again?

I saw my friend’s dad at a bar

Inside the middle-class world of college budgeting

food & dining

Central Perk, a new cafe based on the themes of the hit TV show "Friends," has opened on Newbury Street.

The one where we try Central Perk

New Haven classic Sally’s Apizza prepares to slice into Woburn; Blackbird Doughnuts fills a hole in Watertown’s sweets scene

Cookbooks for everyone

travel

Even Wall Street is lit for the holidays in New York.

New York is great at the holidays. In the dead of winter, it’s even better.

A Green Mountains escape, a California escape, and a kit with road trip essentials

I’m still waiting on a refund from a canceled pandemic flight

Arts

Torrance York, "Untitled 8768," 2020.

Photographic inwardness, photographic outwardness

Five art experiences that resonated in 2023

‘She’s got it right’: Healey hangs two MFA paintings by Black artists in her State House office

Books

For the pilgrims of Gabriel Bump’s ‘The New Naturals,’ change is the only constant

New book offers glimpse of history behind Cambridge’s Andover Shop; launch celebration for poet David Ferry’s posthumous collection on Dec. 13; local press publishes contemporary Korean poetry series

Author readings around Boston through Dec. 16

Movies

A scene from the 2001 animated film "Spirited Away" by Hayao Miyazaki. The director's latest film, "The Boy and the Heron," is in theaters now.

12 Japanese animated films to stream before Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’

‘Eileen’: Fear and loathing in Massachusetts

‘The Boy and the Heron’: a magical Miyazaki mystery tour

Television

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe smiles during an interview with CBS's Jenny Dell, a former Red Sox reporter for NESN, last month.

Jenny Dell gets a New England homecoming as part of CBS’s broadcast crew for Army-Navy

In 2023, a farewell to some of TV’s best shows, and the first glimpse of less glut

Matthew Gilbert’s top 10 TV shows of 2023

music

SZA at TD Garden on Feb. 28.

Maura Johnston’s top 10 concerts of 2023

For pop music fans in 2023, live shows answered a need to connect

10 memorable classical music moments from 2023

Theater/Dance

Kayla Shimizu (center left) and Davron S. Monroe (center right), shown in Reagle Music Theatre's "The Little Mermaid," both made big impressions with their versatility on Boston-area stages.

For these actors, change was a constant in 2023

Don Aucoin’s top 10 theater productions of 2023

Jeffrey Gantz’s 10 best dance performances of 2023

Health

A CVS pharmacy in Miami.

CVS to launch new pharmacy reimbursement model aimed at simplifying drug pricing

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

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

Obituaries

Tatum O'Neal, left, a cast member in "The Runaways," and her father, actor Ryan O'Neal, pose together at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Ryan O’Neal, who was nominated for an Oscar for the tear-jerker “Love Story” and played opposite his precocious daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon,” has died.

Ryan O’Neal, actor who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ dies at 82

Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90

Patrick J. Kenney Jr., 42, who died in apparent accident in Kowloon parking lot, was devoted father