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For the Lewiston bar filled with memories and desecrated by mass murder, there is no certain future — only cautious hope

What would it mean to end here? What would it take to keep going? Neither question yields easy answers.
See the Globe’s complete coverage of the Maine shootings

Two dead as powerful storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power across New England
Across the region, ferocious winds toppled trees and powerlines and littered streets with debris while heavy rain caused coastal flooding and made some roads impassable.

Map: See power outages across the region

What was a ‘tropical-like’ storm doing in New England — in December?

Raging water pours down Jackson Falls in New Hampshire

See videos and photos of damage from the storm that pounded New England
Beth Teitell

Wicked unfair: They booked a cruise to the Bahamas. Then they learned they were going to Boston instead.

Bad weather forced an itinerary change. Now, passengers who were dreaming of pina coladas are facing clam chowder.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Bill Belichick is the Patriots’ star attraction, which makes their record much less surprising
The Patriots post-Brady approach is a case study in putting too much emphasis on coaching, which admittedly is more important in the NFL, and not enough on talent. Put another way, In Bill They Trusted too much.

Patriots mailbag: Malik Cunningham and a future after Bill Belichick popular topics
Sports Business

A regional sports network group went bankrupt. MLB teams depend on those revenues. Here’s what’s at stake.

More than a third of MLB teams aren't as lucky as the Red Sox, whose games air on locally owned NESN.

Healey administration proposes dipping into surplus funds to fill hole in shelter funding

Governor Maura Healey’s administration plans to file a supplement budget to help offset costs brought on the state’s overburdened emergency shelter system, according to a report sent Monday to the Legislature.

Authorities seek charges against 28 accused of buying sex from Cambridge, Watertown brothels

Last month, federal authorities made national news when they arrested three people on charges that they were running brothels out of Cambridge, Watertown, and the Washington, D.C., suburbs catering to a wealthy and well-connected clientele.

In a church built by abolitionists, Christian and Jewish congregations come together amid bomb threats
“This is part of loving our neighbor,” says Northampton pastor who recently unveiled a colorful — and communal — display of support for members of Beit Ahavah synagogue.

Police went to a Berkshires middle school after receiving a complaint about an explicit book

Police in Great Barrington were recently called to a local middle school after receiving a complaint of a sexually explicit book being shown to students, but authorities determined no laws had been broken.

How a rail trail sparked a fight pitting outdoor recreation against rare species

A new section of the trail has raised questions about how to strike the right balance between outdoor recreation and environmental preservation.

Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, spewing magma in spectacular show of Earth’s power
A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending a flash of light into the evening sky and spewing semi-molten rock into the air in a spectacular show of Earth’s power in the land known for fire and ice.

MassHealth to raise rates for some independent practices, though doctors say more is urgently needed

Israel strikes south Gaza and raids a hospital in the north as war grinds on with renewed US support
Beyond the Gilded Gate

A Boston building, scattered souls, and rent control revisited

The end of rent control three decades ago helped push many working people out of a Fenway apartment building — and out of Boston. Their stories speak to one of the causes of the current housing crisis, and to the increasing demands that rent caps return.

Explore the project
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Rob ‘Hardy’ Poole headed to Sports Hub morning show alongside Fred Toucher

Hardy, a Sports Hub veteran most recently the third voice on the midday 'Zolak and Bertrand Show,' will take the role vacated by Rich Shertenlieb in November.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Why the Celtics are better prepared for a long West Coast swing than they were last season

The Celtics are trying to avoid the same fate as last December, when they were humbled by the Warriors in California. They'll take on Golden State on Tuesday, the first of a four-game swing ending Christmas Day.

Tom Brady responds on TikTok to family who accidentally got a photo of him at CVS

"My mom must have been printing some photos out in San Francisco," the former Patriots quarterback wrote in the comments of the social media post.
Podcast

Listen to ‘Murder in Boston’

Presented in association with HBO, “Murder in Boston: The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting,” is available wherever you get your podcasts.
Read chapter one of ‘Nightmare in Mission Hill’ Read the full series
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

Boston’s costly courtroom fight against a Black shooting victim

Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration — and its 14 attorneys — are ganging up on the mother of Terrence Coleman, a mentally ill Black man who was fatally shot by a Boston police officer in 2016.
H.D.S. Greenway

Israel, how many deaths in Gaza are enough?
EDITORIAL

$2 billion redevelopment will turn public housing into mixed-income community
IDEAS | CAITLIN SHETTERLY

In Vacationland, wading through a climate catastrophe
ALAN WIRZBICKI

For Phil Eng, fixing the T is a step toward bigger things

More recent News

Merle Goldman, whose insights informed US relations with modern China, dies at 92
Historian Jonathan Mirsky once called Dr. Goldman “the foremost Western expert on China’s intellectual dissidents — especially writers.”

Old North Church’s oldest artifacts, four wooden angels, repaired and reinstalled ahead of holiday services
The angels were made in present-day Belgium in the 1620s and have perched upon the church’s gallery railing since 1746.

The state’s first THC drink ‘package store’ is opening in Medford
The soon-to-be-open location of Theory Wellness includes a “beverage dispensary” full of seltzers, sodas, and energy drinks infused with cannabis.

An earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 126 people in nation’s deadliest quake in 9 years

As emergency workers searched for the missing in collapsed buildings and at least one landslide, people who lost their homes were preparing to spend a cold winter night in tents at hastily erected evacuation sites.

Dustin Pedroia, Jonathan Papelbon, Trot Nixon, and Elaine Steward to enter Red Sox Hall of Fame
The three former players and team executive will be honored at Fenway Park in May.

Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend in car in New York
A Manhattan jury found Majors guilty of assault and harassment. He was also acquitted of a different assault charge and of aggravated harassment.

Globe Santa

Parents of children with complex medical problems turn to Globe Santa for help
The 17,000-plus families who write letters to Globe Santa find their way to us through a variety of social service agencies that assist them in some way. There are 52 of these agencies in Greater Boston which are registered to recommend families for holiday gifts.

Donate to Globe Santa

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

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Money, Power, Inequality

‘We have a long way to go’: Three years after Boston declares racism a public health threat, the work is as critical as ever

The work for equality remains as critical as ever, especially as the level of public attention and motivation that mobilized in 2020 fades and as an “anti-woke” sentiment across the country aims to unravel the progress that has already been made.
Seven charts that show what’s behind the racial wealth gap in Boston

RFK Jr. is attracting support with celebrity and conspiracy. But can he get on the ballot that way?
Kennedy is trying to translate his quixotic campaign — a blend of leftist, right-wing, and conspiratorial populism — into an operation that can actually impact the 2024 presidential race.

A Northeastern grad baked the cakes Olivia Rodrigo destroyed on ‘SNL’
Morgan Knight started her cake business in Boston and has been baking up a storm ever since.

The five most surprising findings from the Globe’s Charles Stuart investigation
Here are some of the top findings from the “Nightmare in Mission Hill” series and podcast “Murder in Boston.”

Culture & Lifestyle

Tom Brady responds on TikTok to family who accidentally got a photo of him at CVS

10 great performances our film critic loved in 2023

Here is a list of 55 books we loved in 2023

An earful of artists, albums, and tracks that represent the best of Boston 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

Did Claudine Gay plagiarize or not? Harvard should be clear.
JOAN VENNOCHI

The Lynn temporary commuter rail platform is one stop along the way to a better MBTA
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse
Edward J. Markey

America is both a leader and a laggard on climate action
Joe Baerlein

Who should prep university presidents? Crisis managers, not lawyers.
CARINE HAJJAR

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

Metro

RI POLITICS

7 issues to watch in the Rhode Island Senate in 2024

From health care and education to guns, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio and Majority Leader Ryan Pearson unveiled their top priorities for the legislative session.
FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

Some of the best things I ate in 2023

Truffle ravioli, molé sauce, raw scallops, and much more.

R.I. health insurer raising Early Intervention rates as hundreds of infants and toddlers wait for services

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island notified providers that the insurer will raise its reimbursement rates for the program on Feb. 1.

How a rail trail sparked a fight pitting outdoor recreation against rare species

A new section of the trail has raised questions about how to strike the right balance between outdoor recreation and environmental preservation.

Sports

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Bill Belichick is the Patriots’ star attraction, which makes their record much less surprising

The Patriots post-Brady approach is a case study in putting too much emphasis on coaching, which admittedly is more important in the NFL, and not enough on talent. Put another way, In Bill They Trusted too much.
Sports Business

A regional sports network group went bankrupt. MLB teams depend on those revenues. Here’s what’s at stake.

More than a third of MLB teams aren't as lucky as the Red Sox, whose games air on locally owned NESN.
SEAHAWKS 20, EAGLES 17

Drew Lock’s late touchdown pass rallies Seahawks to 20-17 victory over sliding Eagles

The backup quarterback threw a 29-yard pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba with 28 seconds left to cap a 92-yard drive, as host Seattle stunned Philadelphia.
LINCOLN-SUDBURY 3, BILLERICA/CHELMSFORD 1

Lincoln-Sudbury beats the clock, holds off Billerica/Chelmsford girls’ hockey in a Merrimack Valley/Dual County Large win
Golf

Hayden Springer earns PGA Tour card just over a month after the death of his 3-year-old daughter

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

No word on cornerback J.C. Jackson’s status from Bill Belichick

Business

R.I. health insurer raising Early Intervention rates as hundreds of infants and toddlers wait for services

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island notified providers that the insurer will raise its reimbursement rates for the program on Feb. 1.

Good news for late holiday shoppers: Retailers are improving their delivery speeds.

Some of America’s biggest retailers are working to increase their shipping speeds to please shoppers expecting faster and faster deliveries.

US moves to protect old growth forests as climate change threatens their survival

Google to pay $700 million in antitrust settlement reached with states before recent Play Store trial loss
magazine
Bostonians of the Year 2023

Tributes to Mel King, Tim Wakefield, and other giants we lost in 2023
MISS CONDUCT

My kids feel hurt that their aunts and uncles blow off important events
CONNECTIONS

Our kids had a dream baby sitter, the kind who changes the world
LOVE LETTERS

How do you figure out which dating app is best for you?

metro

For the Lewiston bar filled with memories and desecrated by mass murder, there is no certain future — only cautious hope

Two dead as powerful storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power across New England

See videos and photos of damage from the storm that pounded New England

sports

Why the Celtics are better prepared for a long West Coast swing than they were last season

Despite tongue-lashing, Broncos coach Sean Payton says all is well with QB Russell Wilson

Abington selects Ed Reilly to succeed the legendary Jim Kelliher as its football coach

business

US Steel to be bought by Japanese rival after takeover drama

Apple to halt US sales of latest watches after patent loss

Ron Shaich takes Life Alive and Level99 concepts out of state for first time in 2024

politics

Vice President Harris announces nationwide events focused on abortion

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, to be laid to rest at funeral Tuesday

Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court

Nation

Abbott signs law allowing Texas to arrest migrants, setting up federal showdown

Many kids are still skipping kindergarten. Since the pandemic, some parents don’t see the point.

Thousands of lights at Chicago Botanic Garden illuminate tunnels, lilies and art

World

German court orders repeat of 2021 national election in parts of Berlin due to glitches

Israel strikes south Gaza and raids a hospital in the north as war grinds on with renewed US support

Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea

opinion

Who should prep university presidents? Crisis managers, not lawyers.

The trouble with Effective Altruism

Resurrecting the lost arboretum of Salem

lifestyle

Tom Brady responds on TikTok to family who accidentally got a photo of him at CVS

Fans swoon over Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi Gillette appearances

Lynn program for Afghan refugees gets grant support from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Foundation

food & dining

Some of the best things I ate in 2023

Sheryl Julian’s favorite Globe recipes of 2023

A Northeastern grad baked the cakes Olivia Rodrigo destroyed on ‘SNL’

travel

Wicked unfair: They booked a cruise to the Bahamas. Then they learned they were going to Boston instead.

Does Logan really need a fifth Legal Sea Foods? What we like and don’t like about the airport’s Terminal E expansion.

At Pittsburgh’s Moonshot Museum, a window into the future of aerospace

Arts

Old North Church’s oldest artifacts, four wooden angels, repaired and reinstalled ahead of holiday services

David Smith’s ‘Medals for Dishonor’ at Harvard speak to the horrors of war, and our times

A photographer sizes up her subjects

Books

Movies rarely portray the publishing industry with any degree of realism, but ‘American Fiction’ is a refreshing exception

Here is a list of 55 books we loved in 2023

Author readings around Boston through Dec. 20

Movies

In ‘Monster,’ a mother seeks answers after discovering her son’s bully is his teacher

10 great performances our film critic loved in 2023

With ‘American Fiction,’ writer-director Cord Jefferson flips the script on stereotypes

Television

This week’s TV: Farewell to ‘Curb,’ Happy Birthday to Dick Van Dyke, and welcome to ‘Extended Family’

That’s a wrap: Bryant Gumbel and HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ air their last episode after 29 years.

Kate McKinnon talks life post-‘Saturday Night Live’ in return hosting Christmas-tinged episode

music

Fans swoon over Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi Gillette appearances

Taylor Swift and Jerome Powell are an unlikely pair of economic titans

Our 50 favorite albums of the year

Theater/Dance

Midwinter Revels serves up a frolicsome ‘Feast of Fools’

Yes, ‘Real Women Have Curves.’ And the ART has a winner.

‘The Rocky Menorah Christmas Show’ has the Gold Dust Orphans up to their usual mischief and mayhem

Health

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

Merle Goldman, whose insights informed US relations with modern China, dies at 92

Influential people we lost in 2023

Eric Montross, Celtics draft pick and former UNC star, dies at 52 after cancer fight