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Police cars outside of 8 Wilson's Way in Dover

Officials identify married couple, teenage daughter found dead in Dover home in apparent act of domestic violence

The married couple ran an education technology company, and their 18-year-old daughter attended Middlebury College in Vermont. Officials said police found a gun during a search of the home.

Police are investigating after a couple and their daugher were found dead in their home at 8 Wilson’s Way in Dover on Thursday. This is the entrance to Wilson’s Way.

What we know about the Kamal family, found slain in Dover

Officials identified the three deceased individuals as Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife Teena Kamal, 54, and their daughter Arianna Kamal, 18. Here’s what we know about them.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

For Ukrainian refugee family in Cambridge, multiple school transfers compound trauma
In emails shared with the Globe, the Belmont superintendent told the family she could not make an exception to the policy, and the School Committee does not weigh in on individual student cases.

Controversy roils the future of English learners education in Boston Public Schools

Kati Dunne, 22 (left) chatted with her mother, Tere Ramos, in her kitchen on a weekend in December. Dunne has autism and lives in a temporary group home where her mother has been dissatisfied with the care.

Spotlight follow-up

Thousands of Mass. children diagnosed with autism are becoming adults. Many families find the state unprepared to help.

A record number of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities turn 22 years old this year and qualify for adult services with the Department of Developmental Services.

Spotlight: There are no words

Vermont Governor Phil Scott (right) spoke with Vermont Senator Peter Welch before a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the East Calais General Store on Oct. 27.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

How Vermont’s Phil Scott became the most popular governor in America

Even as a Republican in the bluest state in the country, Scott has seen his popularity grow with each election.

2023 Year in Review

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

The untold stories behind some of our travel writer’s favorite moments of 2023
There are moments when I notice things in my adventures that may not work for a story, but they stick with me, and I think, “Someday, I’ll write about this.” Well, my friends, someday is today,

Kristaps Porzingis (right) has been a terrific addition to a Celtics team that is looking like a championship contender again.

Checking the scorecard with our annual State of the Teams appraisal

It's time for the year-end assessment of where things stand with the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox, and Revolution.

The best sports moments we saw live in 2023 Shaughnessy: The end of 2023 feels like 1965 again in Boston sports

Vermont’s unwelcome distinction: Residents known for being ‘green’ spew out more greenhouse gases
A recent report focused on Vermont shows that the state produces the second-highest greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the Northeast, narrowly trailing only New Hampshire.

Righthander Lucas Giolito joining Red Sox as team begins to rebuild starting rotation
The 29-year-old has spent the majority of his career with Chicago, earning Cy Young votes for three straight seasons from 2019-21, but is coming off allowing 41 home runs in a league-high 33 starts.

New Dominion voting machines may not be widely available for 2024 election

The president of LHS Associates, which services the state’s aging AccuVote machines, said the company cannot guarantee the old machines will work, and some cities and towns may have to hand-count ballots.

MBTA is eliminating frustrating slow zones at record pace

The percentage of subway tracks where trains are forced to slow down because of defects dipped below 20 percent this month for the first time since March, according to the agency’s dashboard.

Stoughton pizza shop to close its doors after 68 years
Customers will have their last chance to get a slice at Denneno’s Pizza in Stoughton this weekend.

Prominent lab developer Alexandria Real Estate Equities in November 2020 bought up a stretch of industrial property at 380-420 E St. in South Boston for $168.5 million and had planned a large lab facility. The firm this month sold the property again for just $87 million.

Alexandria drops South Boston lab project and sells property at deep discount amid biotech’s funk

Milton voters will have final say on controversial zoning plan on Feb. 13

Milton Town Meeting approved the zoning plan on Dec. 11 by a 158-76 vote, over the objections of opponents who argued the town was moving too quickly for such a momentous change.

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney

Suspect in slaying of woman in Lawrence arrested in Texas

South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

Palestinians stream into a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive in the center

Stuart share 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

Vanessa Braganza, pictured outside the Harvard University's Widener Library, studies ciphers, or secret codes, in an effort to reclaim the lives of women who've been obscured by history.

A Harvard student sleuth cracks the code on the hidden lives of Louisa May Alcott and other notable women

Louisa May Alcott's unpublished version of Jules Verne’s “Michael Strogoff” has been all but forgotten in the nearly 150 years since she composed it. But a few years ago, a Harvard doctoral candidate stumbled across the play at the Houghton Library.

A plated dinner on the deck of Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

This Rhode Island restaurant serves up one of the best dishes in the country, according to NYT

Plus, other notable nods the Ocean State got in food and hospitality in 2023.

The top ‘only in Rhode Island’ stories of 2023

Earlier this month, Mayim Bialik (pictured hosting "Jeopardy!" in 2021) posted a statement on her Instagram page saying that Sony, which produces the show, “has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of ‘Jeopardy!’”

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Mayim Bialik’s abrupt ‘Jeopardy!’ exit caught Ken Jennings by surprise

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published this week, Jennings indicated he had no idea a shake-up was in the cards.

Opinion

Sean McDade helped his mother Joan McDade look over her new home during its construction, Aug. 23. The constructed accessory dwelling unit was lowered by crane into the Concord backyard. ADUs are allowed only by special permit in some Massachusetts towns.

Here’s how Massachusetts can make housing more affordable

The state must now take action and build 200,000 housing units in a little more than six years.

Netanyahu should resign

Trying out an electric vehicle in the Norwegian cold

Nikki Haley, a she-wolf in moderate’s clothing. But Trump is worse.

Joan Wickersham

What does, and doesn’t, help when treating holiday depression

Beyond the Gilded Gate

The $600,000 problem. Why does it cost so much to build housing in Boston, and what can we do about it?

Many forces drive the housing crisis here, and the sky-high cost of construction is one of the most powerful.

Calculator: How costs affect construction of an apartment building

Explore the project

More recent News

Which current Patriots would make the best future coaches? We polled the locker room.
Several candidates were mentioned by those we asked, but the same three names kept coming up again and again.

L Street Brownies’ annual New Year’s plunge in South Boston to raise money for charities
The L Street Brownies swim club hopes to raise $10,000 for local charities from the sale of T-shirts for the 2024 New Year's Day cold water plunge, scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at M Street Beach in South Boston.

RI Heritage Hall of Fame pumps brakes on honoring Michael Flynn
After facing outrage for honoring Trump's disgraced former national security advisor, the orgainzation said in a statement that it will “defer Flynn’s induction to a more peaceful and rational time and a more secure place.”

Tenants threatened with eviction after they spoke to R.I. housing rights group, lawsuit claims
The ACLU and R.I. Center for Justice have filed a lawsuit on behalf of low-income tenants in Pawtucket and West Warwick, arguing that the threats are a violation of state law.

Healey administration says temporary shelters meet overflow requirement
Officials have been scrambling to open temporary overflow sites since the shelter system hit the governor's 7,500-family capacity limit in November amid a surge of new arrivals.

The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show.
Documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests tell a far different story from what Air Force leadership told the nuclear missile community decades ago.

Globe Santa

Half a century of remembering Globe Santa
Joseph A. Milano, president of Boston’s Union Oyster House, has many titles and many interests, but an initiative that’s particularly close to his heart is Globe Santa.

Donate to Globe Santa

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

Recommended reads

People inside Cambridge City Hall and out vow to improve the contracting system.

In diverse, progressive Cambridge, women and people of color get few city contracts, study finds

A “disparity study” commissioned by the City Council has found that just one-half of 1 percent of some $260 million in city contracts went to firms owned by people of color over a recent five year period.

Credit card skimmers keep popping up in stores in Mass. and N.H. Here’s how to protect yourself.
None of the recent local incidents have led to reports of financial information being stolen, but in other cases, criminals using skimmers have been prosecuted for stealing millions of dollars from unwitting consumers.

Professors say they know how to save Harvard. Top leaders are listening.
Harvard, the faculty members said, should abandon its practice of taking official positions on political or social issues.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I felt more comfortable as we learned more about each other’
Will these daters get together again in 2024?

Culture & Lifestyle

10 artists we can’t wait to hear in 2024

Madonna opened the North American leg of her tour at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Dec. 13. After postponing Boston dates last summer due to an illness, she'll be at TD Garden Jan. 8-9.

Mark your calendars, music fans: It’s going to be a packed year of concerts, films, and festivals

Steve McQueen's "Lynching Tree," a lightbox-mounted photograph at the Gardner Museum. The piece will be installed in its Fenway Gallery Jan. 20.

At the Gardner, Steve McQueen calls forth a living reminder of slavery with ‘Lynching Tree’

Ryan Seacrest returns to cohost "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" on ABC.

New Year’s Eve 2024: Your guide to all the countdown TV specials

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

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

The real ‘clash of civilizations’ will happen at home

Montreal's winter festival, known as Montreal en Lumiere. Can Boston have something like this?

IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

How to make Boston winters much less depressing

This old 2003 Jeep TJ is made of steel. It's a closed system with predictable parts. It is knowable and fixable.

Heather Hopp-Bruce

The old yellow Jeep and the mechanic who kept us running

A Tesla location in Drammen, Norway, near Oslo.

Trying out an electric vehicle in the Norwegian cold

Sean McDade helped his mother Joan McDade look over her new home during its construction, Aug. 23. The constructed accessory dwelling unit was lowered by crane into the Concord backyard. ADUs are allowed only by special permit in some Massachusetts towns.

Here’s how Massachusetts can make housing more affordable

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

New Dominion voting machines may not be widely available for 2024 election

The president of LHS Associates, which services the state’s aging AccuVote machines, said the company cannot guarantee the old machines will work, and some cities and towns may have to hand-count ballots.

Tenants threatened with eviction after they spoke to R.I. housing rights group, lawsuit claims

The ACLU and R.I. Center for Justice have filed a lawsuit on behalf of low-income tenants in Pawtucket and West Warwick, arguing that the threats are a violation of state law.

Milton voters will have final say on controversial zoning plan on Feb. 13

Milton Town Meeting approved the zoning plan on Dec. 11 by a 158-76 vote, over the objections of opponents who argued the town was moving too quickly for such a momentous change.

L Street Brownies’ annual New Year’s plunge in South Boston to raise money for charities

The L Street Brownies swim club hopes to raise $10,000 for local charities from the sale of T-shirts for the 2024 New Year's Day cold water plunge, scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at M Street Beach in South Boston.

Sports

Senior Brent Nicolosi (bottom) trains wit his older brother, Jake.

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

EMass wrestling: Recording a pair of tournament titles, Haverhill’s Brent Nicolosi headlines Athletes of the Week

Nicolosi helped the Hillies win the Noble (Maine) Invitational and place second at the prestigious George Bossi Lowell Holiday Tournament.

C.J. Beathard will quarterback the Jaguars in a key game Sunday against the Panthers. Beathard was 11 of 15 passing with a touchdown in relief of injured starter Trevor Lawrence last week.

Will Jaguars be harder to beat with C.J. Beathard leading their offense against the Panthers?

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who had not missed a start in his three years, was ruled out of Sunday's game, which has playoff and draft implications.

Lucas Giolito (right) was traded by the White Sox to the Angels in July, then waived as part of a larger Los Angeles roster cull and ended the year in Cleveland.

Righthander Lucas Giolito joining Red Sox as team begins to rebuild starting rotation

The 29-year-old has spent the majority of his career with Chicago, earning Cy Young votes for three straight seasons from 2019-21, but is coming off allowing 41 home runs in a league-high 33 starts.

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

At Haverhill, all the pieces are falling into place on the mat

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Alabama, Michigan both restrict game film viewing on tablets due to fears of hacking, sign-stealing

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: BISHOP FENWICK 56, WALPOLE 45

Bishop Fenwick girls’ basketball doesn’t need a postseason to prove it’s the team to beat in Division 2

Business

Tenants threatened with eviction after they spoke to R.I. housing rights group, lawsuit claims

The ACLU and R.I. Center for Justice have filed a lawsuit on behalf of low-income tenants in Pawtucket and West Warwick, arguing that the threats are a violation of state law.

Stocks end 2023 up 24 percent for the year as resilient economy energizes investors

Easing inflation, a resilient economy, and the prospect of lower interest rates buoyed investors, particularly in the last two months of the year.

Alexandria drops South Boston lab project and sells property at deep discount amid biotech’s funk

Marathon Development offers to pull R.I.’s Lippitt Mill redevelopment project out of receivership

magazine

WBZ TV's news team of the 1980s and '90s.

The 1980s dream team that made WBZ news must-see TV in New England

The writer’s neighbor Mona Kluz (front left) celebrates a birthday at one of the dance parties.

New Year’s Eve will be our street’s 1,386th dance party. Here’s why we celebrate.

Miss Conduct’s four tips for a happier new year in 2024

Basque-Style Cheesecake

What resolutions? Try these two indulgent cheesecake recipes any time of year.

metro

A plated dinner on the deck of Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

This Rhode Island restaurant serves up one of the best dishes in the country, according to NYT

RI Heritage Hall of Fame pumps brakes on honoring Michael Flynn

The top ‘only in Rhode Island’ stories of 2023

sports

The United States, shown during its game vs. Switzerland on Thursday, defeated Czechia on Friday and will face Slovakia on Sunday.

Hockey East stars help United States men’s hockey team outlast Czechia in shootout victory

Which current Patriots would make the best future coaches? We polled the locker room.

With a well-rounded 200-foot game, Georgii Merkulov is ready to debut with Bruins

business

Michael Cohen leaves for a break during the civil business fraud trial of former president Donald Trump at the New York Supreme Court.

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney

In diverse, progressive Cambridge, women and people of color get few city contracts, study finds

Two new adult day care centers licensed to open in N.H.

politics

Michael Cohen, a former fixer and lawyer for Donald Trump.

Court showdown likely on Trump’s eligibility

New Dominion voting machines may not be widely available for 2024 election

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney

Nation

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine spoke during a news conference on Friday in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine vetoed a measure Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors and trans athletes' participation in girls and women's sports.

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care and transgender athletes in girls’ sports

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care and transgender athletes in girls’ sports

The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show.

World

The cooling tower of the Yongbyon nuclear complex was demolished in 2008.

North Korea’s new reactor at nuclear site likely to be formally operational next summer, Seoul says

An American-Canadian-Israeli woman previously believed to be held hostage in Gaza is declared dead

Poland says ‘everything indicates’ a Russian missile briefly entered its airspace and left

opinion

The real ‘clash of civilizations’ will happen at home

The old yellow Jeep and the mechanic who kept us running

Poignant portraits of the survivors of Maine shootings

lifestyle

The most-read Love Letters of 2023

In praise of old friends

When do I bring up sex?

food & dining

A plated dinner on the deck of Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

This Rhode Island restaurant serves up one of the best dishes in the country, according to NYT

Stoughton pizza shop to close its doors after 68 years

Tree House Brewing owners deny allegations of wrongdoing in ongoing lawsuit

travel

Take the kids? Children love to be outdoors learning to cross country ski.

Where to go cross-country skiing in New England with kids

The untold stories behind some of our travel writer’s favorite moments of 2023

Alligators and crabs in paradise

Arts

Sarah Goodridge, “Rose Prentice” (1771-1852), circa 1837-38. Watercolor on ivory. Yale University Art Gallery, Partial gift of Caroline A. Phillips and purchased with the John Hill Morgan, b.a. 1893, ll.b. 1896, hon. 1929, Fund.

With antique portraits of Black Americans, Mickalene Thomas assembles a powerful chorus

At the Gardner, Steve McQueen calls forth a living reminder of slavery with ‘Lynching Tree’

No, the revolution wasn’t televised, but it was photographed

Books

Former president Barack Obama spoke at a rally on Nov. 2, 2020, at Turner Field in Atlanta. Obama recently released his annual list of favorite movies and books.

Barack Obama’s 2023 list of favorite films includes two made in Mass.

Author readings around Boston through Jan. 6

Life at a 254-mile remove gives astronauts, and readers, a rare perspective of the planet in ‘Orbital’

Movies

Former president Barack Obama spoke at a rally on Nov. 2, 2020, at Turner Field in Atlanta. Obama recently released his annual list of favorite movies and books.

Barack Obama’s 2023 list of favorite films includes two made in Mass.

The unparalleled reign of Latifah, hip-hop’s one and only Queen

Finding a different sort of narrative for narrative filmmakers

Television

Earlier this month, Mayim Bialik (pictured hosting "Jeopardy!" in 2021) posted a statement on her Instagram page saying that Sony, which produces the show, “has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of ‘Jeopardy!’”

Mayim Bialik’s abrupt ‘Jeopardy!’ exit caught Ken Jennings by surprise

The unparalleled reign of Latifah, hip-hop’s one and only Queen

A run of bad luck for a very good actress is far from ‘Great News’

music

Madonna opened the North American leg of her tour at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Dec. 13. After postponing Boston dates last summer due to an illness, she'll be at TD Garden Jan. 8-9.

Mark your calendars, music fans: It’s going to be a packed year of concerts, films, and festivals

10 artists we can’t wait to hear in 2024

Winter warmth awaits, courtesy of a cornucopia of upcoming classical concerts

Theater/Dance

Lenny Clarke (right) and Tony V. will share a New Year's Eve bill at Giggles Comedy Club in Saugus.

12 New Year’s Eve comedy shows for a last laugh at 2023

Though the pandemic subsided, ImprovBoston never recovered

A ‘Die Hard’ diehard creates ‘Yippee Ki Yay,’ and the Huntington gets in on the action

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

Australian chef and restaurateur Bill Granger, center right, with royal pastry chef Kathryn Boyden, center left, and other royal chefs in the kitchens at Buckingham Palace in London as they made pavlova ahead of a reception to be given in advance of the Royal Visit to Australia in 2011.

Bill Granger, chef who brought avocado toast to the world, dies at 54

More notable deaths

Looking back at those we lost this year