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From Wormtown to Boomtown: How the fastest-growing city in New England hopes to manage its growth

Worcester is seeing a rush of new residents priced out of points to the east, and is crafting housing and transportation plans to absorb them.
In Worcester, a ballpark and a neighborhood rise together

Indigenous history lies buried in far downeast Maine. The race is on to preserve it.

For thousands of years, the Wabanaki people sought out coastal spots to set up camp or make a home. As climate change leads to higher seas and stronger storms, archaeologists are racing to understand and preserve what they can of that history before the ocean takes it away.

Big Lots will close 18 stores in Mass. and New England. Here’s the list of locations.

Five of the stores marked for closure are in Massachusetts, along with two in Vermont, one in Maine, one in New Hampshire, and nine in Connecticut.
2024 Paris Olympics
Adam Himmelsbach | Beat writer's notebook

What Tom Brady told the Celtics, Katie Ledecky’s plans, Grant Williams the journalist, and other nuggets from the Olympics

Stephen Nedoroscik won two medals. He can't get upgraded to first class on his flight home?
Track New England athletes as they go for gold in Paris Your Olympics daily digest: What you missed on Tuesday and what to watch on Wednesday
Postcard from Paris

The Paris metro sure beats the Red Line

The Paris metro is fast, spotlessly clean, and air conditioned.

Fans — including Matt Damon — want a Robin Williams statue in Boston Public Garden. Here’s why it hasn’t been built (yet).

"I don’t know if it will happen, but I really hope it does," Damon recently said of a proposed tribute to his late "Good Will Hunting" costar.
Your view: Should Robin Williams be memorialized with a statue in the Boston Public Garden?

She rode elephants for Ringling. Now she dances with trees.
Anyone can dance on a tree, but you can’t dance with a tree if you don’t understand it the way Serenity Smith Forchion does.

Among Massachusetts hospitals, the gap between rich and poor widens

Hospitals that serve lower income patients charge much lower prices compared to big players like Mass General Brigham.

Staunch progressive or lifelong moderate? Tim Walz’s allies say he’s neither — or both.

These widely shared clips of Tim Walz went viral when Kamala Harris named him her running mate
Now that Vice President Kamala Harris has named Tim Walz as her 2024 running mate, a wave of online posts have begun to resurface, introducing the Minnesota governor to a wider audience.

Rhode Map: @short_pants weighs in on Walz

Harris and Walz kick off election campaign with battleground state tour. Follow live updates.

Topsfield man dies while hiking with family in New Hampshire
The 52-year-old man was hiking between the summits of the north and south peaks of Kinsman Mountain when he experienced a medical emergency, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said.

‘Where is the accountability?’: Chaos at the Cannabis Control Commission leaves $7 billion pot industry in the lurch

Months of scandal and a call for receivership have many questioning who is at the helm of the state agency, and what their dysfunction means for consumers and marijuana companies.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
The meltdown that wasn’t: 5 lessons from Wall Street’s panic attack
Investors took a deep breath. They decided the world isn’t about to end. So what did we learn from this episode?

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Are weight-loss drugs sparking an insulin shortage?
Insulin, an essential hormone that can be life-saving for those with diabetes, is becoming hard to find, and weight-loss drugs might be to blame, according to STAT News reporter Elaine Chen.

What we know about Britain’s violent riots and the disinformation that led to them

Friends mourn pregnant woman killed at Lynn apartment. ‘All she ever wanted was to be a mom.’

ADDRESS

The median home price here is edging toward $1m. Sorry, it’s going to cost you a lot more than that.
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

Tara Sullivan
‘The happiest moment of my life’: Gabby Thomas, Massachusetts’ own, blazes to glory at the Paris Games
The former Harvard sprinter seized the moment, racing away from the field to capture Olympic gold, and yet she couldn't believe what she accomplished.

US women’s basketball vs. Nigeria preview: How to watch and what to know See the current Olympic medal count for the Summer Games
Games & Puzzles

Play Decathalon

We're releasing 10 special puzzles over 10 days that will put your problem-solving skills to the test.

‘A story that no one’s ever told’: New TV show portrays Federal Hill, New England Mafia, and the birth of the witness protection program

A sneak preview of the new TV pilot about John Partington, a Rhode Islander who helped form the witness protection program, will be shown at the Providence Place Mall on Wednesday night.

Comedy meets psychedelic science as Shane Mauss brings ‘A Better Trip’ to Boston

The comedian and podcaster talks opening minds while balancing science with laughs in his psychedelic-themed show.
LOVE LETTERS

I reconnected with an old flame, and want him back in my life

But we’re both married, and “he’s keeping me at bay.”
Opinion
JEFF JACOBY

Nike celebrates athletics at its worst

In a toxic new ad, the footwear and apparel company preaches that athletes achieve glory by embracing their darkest and most selfish impulses.
Renée Loth

The side benefits to our new day in politics
EDITORIAL

Legislature must return to work
GLOBE OPINION

‘Color me disappointed’: Six Opinion writers weigh in on Tim Walz
IDEAS | WILL AUSTIN

Fewer kids are applying to Boston’s exam schools. It’s a sign of a larger problem for the city.
Best of the Best

9 best craft breweries and taprooms to visit in Greater Boston

9 of Boston’s best live music clubs for rock, hip-hop, jazz, and more

We picked the best food in Greater Boston. You, readers, had thoughts.

➔ More from The Boston Globe's Best of the Best

More recent News

Man arrested for allegedly stealing $13,000 worth of chips from Everett casino
Gary Hunt, 35, is facing larceny charges after he allegedly reached into a dealer's tray and stole 13 orange chips before fleeing through an emergency exit Tuesday evening, State Police said.

CVS Health cuts its 2024 forecast a third time, dragged down by health insurance struggles
CVS Health now expects adjusted per-share earnings for the year to be between $6.40 and $6.65.

After Wu pressures Senate, Spilka all but declares property tax proposal dead on Beacon Hill
The home rule petition unexpectedly advanced out of the House last minute after Wu and House leadership agreed to some changes to the proposal, but the Senate didn't take it up before a chaotic end to formal sessions last week.

Is a single word enough to get a children’s book blacklisted? Maybe — if that word is ‘nonbinary.’
Founded by kid-lit writers, Authors Against Book Bans fights censorship by deploying authors to the front lines, from social media to school board meetings.

Ex-BPD officer sentenced to 6 months in federal prison in OT fraud scandal
Diana Lopez, 62, of Milton, was also sentenced to two years of supervised release, fined $5,000 and ordered to pay $36, 028 in restitution, the statement said.

Part of a hotel on Germany’s Mosel River collapses. Two people are dead and others are trapped.
Fourteen people were in the hotel in Kroev when one story of the building collapsed at about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Police said five were able to get out of the building unhurt because they weren’t in the part that collapsed. But others were trapped.

Recommended reads

Beth Teitell

‘Quiet vacationing’ is the workplace trend of summer. But is it ethical?

“Quiet vacationing” is hooky on steroids. Some employees sneak away for weeks with a few strategic emails and calls. The requirements? A manager who’s not into micro-managing. A light workload. And chutzpah.

Steward landlords turning over properties to lender, boosting hopes of deals on hospitals this week
The state of Massachusetts has extended a bridge loan in hopes of finalizing the hospital sales by week’s end.

In Boston, just four of city’s top 100 earners are women. The majority are white men.
Data obtained by the Globe highlight the gender and race gaps in city government pay.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Bill Belichick’s upcoming media blitz has one big goal: To show NFL owners what they’re missing out on
You better believe Broadcast Bill’s newfound fondness for the media and his media employment is part of a game plan to get back into coaching.

Culture & Lifestyle

Elin Hilderbrand throws in the beach towel

Comedy meets psychedelic science as Shane Mauss brings ‘A Better Trip’ to Boston

Hurrahs, humor, and visions of a new home: Boston reacts to Great Scott’s impending rebirth

Is a single word enough to get a children’s book blacklisted? Maybe — if that word is ‘nonbinary.’

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The secret history and uncertain future of purple
MARCELA GARCÍA

There may be no way to overthrow Maduro
EDITORIAL

Let’s help ‘childless cat ladies’ who want to have a child, not mock them
JOAN VENNOCHI

Are ‘politics, sports, and revenge’ behind state’s failure to move on Everett stadium?
Karen Stabiner

The DiCaprio effect when dating after 50
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

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Are weight-loss drugs sparking an insulin shortage?

Insulin, an essential medicine that can be life-saving for those with diabetes, is becoming hard to find and highly popular obesity drugs might be a reason, according to STAT News reporter Elaine Chen.

Friends mourn pregnant woman killed at Lynn apartment. ‘All she ever wanted was to be a mom.’

Brianna Welsh was allegedly killed by her boyfriend's brother.
MLB

Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player who later worked in commissioner’s office, dies at 60

MLB released a statement confirming his death. Bean died at home on Tuesday after a yearlong fight with acute myeloid leukemia.

Big Lots will close 18 stores in Mass. and New England. Here’s the list of locations.

Five of the stores marked for closure are in Massachusetts, along with two in Vermont, one in Maine, one in New Hampshire, and nine in Connecticut.

Sports

Sarah Barber | Minor Details

New acquisition Quinn Priester struggles in Worcester debut, but Red Sox aren’t worried

The righthander, acquired from the Pirates at the trade deadline, lasted just 2⅓ innings, allowing eight runs.
Adam Himmelsbach | Beat writer's notebook

What Tom Brady told the Celtics, Katie Ledecky’s plans, Grant Williams the journalist, and other nuggets from the Olympics

Stephen Nedoroscik won two medals. He can't get upgraded to first class on his flight home?
MLB

Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player who later worked in commissioner’s office, dies at 60

MLB released a statement confirming his death. Bean died at home on Tuesday after a yearlong fight with acute myeloid leukemia.
Red Sox at Royals | 8:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 113: Red Sox at Royals lineups and notes
olympics

The US women’s basketball team is in the knockout stage. See the Olympic tournament schedule.
Postcard from Paris

The Paris metro sure beats the Red Line

Business

On The Street

From Wormtown to Boomtown: How the fastest-growing city in New England hopes to manage its growth

Worcester is seeing a rush of new residents priced out of points to the east, and is crafting housing and transportation plans to absorb them.

Big Lots will close 18 stores in Mass. and New England. Here’s the list of locations.

Five of the stores marked for closure are in Massachusetts, along with two in Vermont, one in Maine, one in New Hampshire, and nine in Connecticut.

Among Massachusetts hospitals, the gap between rich and poor widens

Disney returns to profit in third quarter as streaming business starts making money for first time
magazine
Globe Magazine

They’re friends. They’re Satanists. They have a plan to save American democracy.

LOVE LETTERS

I reconnected with an old flame, and want him back in my life
Perspective

Netflix’s ‘Black Barbie’ and the importance of dreaming big
Cooking

Light summer meals in 30 minutes or less

metro

A soggy start to the day will slowly shift to partly sunny skies

13 must-attend food and wine festivals in Rhode Island, from August to November 2024

‘A story that no one’s ever told’: New TV show portrays Federal Hill, New England Mafia, and the birth of the witness protection program

sports

US women’s basketball vs. Nigeria preview: How to watch and what to know

Your Olympics daily digest: What to watch on Wednesday

Amid concerns about dirty water and strong current, marathon swimmers dive into the Seine River

business

The meltdown that wasn’t: 5 lessons from Wall Street’s panic attack

CVS Health cuts its 2024 forecast a third time, dragged down by health insurance struggles

‘Where is the accountability?’: Chaos at the Cannabis Control Commission leaves $7 billion pot industry in the lurch

politics

Harris’s pick of Walz amps up excitement in Midwestern states where Democrats look to heal divisions

With Walz now on the ticket, Vance previews expected GOP attack lines

Harris and Walz kick off election campaign with battleground state tour. Follow live updates.

Nation

Sea turtles strandings have increased dramatically. Congress might create a fund to bail them out.

How Lahaina’s more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire

Tropical Storm Debby swirls over Atlantic, expected to again douse the Carolinas before moving north

World

What we know about Britain’s violent riots and the disinformation that led to them

A Russian governor urges people to give blood as hazy reports of a Ukrainian incursion emerge

Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but failed to take power

opinion

Two arch-terrorists are dead. Rejoice.

May I have a word: The parking spots you somehow missed

‘Color me disappointed’: Six Opinion writers weigh in on Tim Walz

lifestyle

Searching for some (peri)-menopause friends

This week’s freebies and deals: Art, photography classes, a ‘Goonies’ screening, and more

My friend’s girlfriend doesn’t trust me

food & dining

13 must-attend food and wine festivals in Rhode Island, from August to November 2024

Light summer meals in 30 minutes or less

Food Crayon adds a taste of flavor and fun

travel

‘Quiet vacationing’ is the workplace trend of summer. But is it ethical?

So long, seaplanes: Boston-New York service grounded this summer after selling too few tickets

Fun, unexpected, and accessible: A roundup of recommendations for travelers with mobility issues

Arts

Fans — including Matt Damon — want a Robin Williams statue in Boston Public Garden. Here’s why it hasn’t been built (yet).

She rode elephants for Ringling. Now she dances with trees.

Audrey Flack, painter, sculptor and photorealist pioneer, dies at 93

Books

Elin Hilderbrand throws in the beach towel

‘Nat Turner, Black Prophet’ places the iconic Black rebel in his religious context

The lives and loves of Peggy Guggenheim

Movies

Fans — including Matt Damon — want a Robin Williams statue in Boston Public Garden. Here’s why it hasn’t been built (yet).

‘Kneecap’ is the somewhat true tale of an Irish-language hip-hop group

‘The Instigators’: a heist-gone-wrong movie done right? Nope.

Television

‘A story that no one’s ever told’: New TV show portrays Federal Hill, New England Mafia, and the birth of the witness protection program

Meet the Sherborn resident who stars in Netflix’s wildly popular kids show ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’

It’s time for ‘Summer Under the Stars’ on TCM

music

Dalia Stasevska’s BSO debut program might look conventional, but the conductor thrives on shattering expectations

Hurrahs, humor, and visions of a new home: Boston reacts to Great Scott’s impending rebirth

Def Leppard, Journey, and Steve Miller Band bring familiar fanfare to Fenway Park

Theater/Dance

Comedy meets psychedelic science as Shane Mauss brings ‘A Better Trip’ to Boston

She rode elephants for Ringling. Now she dances with trees.

Chenoweth charms, but Broadway-bound ‘The Queen of Versailles’ is a mixed bag

Health

What consumers should know about the FTC’s upcoming lawsuit against CVS over how it negotiates drug prices

What’s next for Roger Williams Medical Center? CEO warns Boston University could terminate affiliation, court docs show.

Fatal overdoses drop in R.I. for the first time in five years

Obituaries

Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player who later worked in commissioner’s office, dies at 60

Dr. Roman W. DeSanctis, renowned cardiologist who felt called to practice medicine, dies at 93

Audrey Flack, painter, sculptor and photorealist pioneer, dies at 93