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When do fall colors start to pop in New England?

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Hotel strikes a headache for guests, hotels, and workers alike

A three-day strike at four Boston hotels disrupted services and woke up guests. More actions may follow.

Bill to add 225 new liquor licenses in Boston poised to pass Legislature this week

The agreement ends weeks of closed-door talks between House and Senate leaders, who proposed different versions of a bill that would add anywhere from 205 new licenses to more than 260.

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher to step down next month

Starting Oct. 1, the famed cancer institute will be led by Benjamin Ebert, chair of its medical oncology department.

Karen Read thanks supporters at rally, calls them ‘modern equivalent’ of Vietnam War protesters
Pink-clad demonstrators rallied in a number of communities in Massachusetts and across the country on Monday in support of Read.

Top Trump volunteer in Mass. no longer with campaign after warning New Hampshire is ‘no longer a battleground state’

Some New England Republicans see Vice President Kamala Harris as a more formidable opponent than President Biden.

Left-wing misinformation is having a moment More updates from the 2024 campaign trail

Mistrial declared in first criminal trial stemming from probe into N.H.’s youth detention facility

Man recalls victim of Dorchester barbershop shooting; neighbors shaken by ‘execution-style’ attack

Former substitute teacher at Hingham Middle School faces criminal charge in ‘inappropriate’ text message probe

Hospitalized N.H. man has three mosquito-borne illnesses, family says in fund-raising appeal

Marie Kasongo, valedictorian at Match Charter Public High School, was photographed at the Boston Public Library. Kasongo immigrated as a child from the Democratic Republic of Congo and is attending Brown University in the fall.

Match High valedictorian is headed to Brown, taking her passion for learning with her

When classes begin Wednesday at Brown University, first-year student Marie Kasongo will be ready.

Your water bottle is probably dirtier than you think.

Is your water bottle making you sick? Probably. Here’s how to fix it.

Your reusable water bottle is grosser than you think, and studies show that not cleaning it properly is bad for your health.

Globe Spotlight

Inside the secret financial dealings of Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre
A new Spotlight investigation reveals that as Steward Health spiraled toward bankruptcy, the CEO used its bank account as his own.

Spotlight: Steward Health Care spent millions on surveillance of its critics — even amid financial crisis With Steward sales hearing imminent, deals face legal objections

Primary Election Day

"I voted stickers" lined a table at Gloucester High School during the Super Tuesday presidential primary on March 5.

What to watch as Mass. voters head to the polls for state primary elections

Polls are open until 8 p.m. as voters pick candidates for US Senate, state Legislature, and some buzzy local races.

Legislative votes and policies would be ‘off-limits’ to auditor even with power to probe Legislature, report says

Races to watch

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The offensive line is a key area of concern heading into the regular season.

Meet the 2024 Patriots: A player-by-player look at the initial 53-man roster

There has been turnover on both sides of the ball as new coach Jerod Mayo put together his first team.

A season-opening win over a top-10 opponent had BC's Drew Kendall, Thomas Castellanos, and Lewis Bond (left to right) in high spirits.

Five takeaways from Boston College football’s convincing win over Florida State

Under new coach Bill O'Brien, the Eagles have dispensed with an underdog mentality, and it showed in the season opener.

Overall, this past summer was a good one: We definitely had our share of heat and humidity, but August brought some relief.

Hot start, cool finish: Summer 2024 goes down as one of the warmest, more humid in New England

Boston felt its muggiest July on record, and its 12th warmest June through August.

This year, college students will find a growing cadre of more specialized artificial intelligence apps designed for specific courses or topic areas.

innovation beat

Big AI on campus: ChatGPT is back for the fall semester

A big part of this year’s learning experience will involve artificial intelligence apps, particularly the generative variety that helps with brainstorming, writing papers, and coding.

Frantz Joseph pulled paperwork from the state’s Family Welcome Center outside the Immigrant Family Services Institute in Mattapan, which is providing assistance to migrants.

Some landlords have vacant apartments for homeless families. The paperwork required by the state is driving some away.

A key program Massachusetts uses to find long-term housing for homeless families is straining to accommodate thousands of them.

Opinion

Donald Trump spoke at his 78th birthday celebration, hosted by Club 47, in West Palm Beach, Fla., on June 14.

Why age is no longer an issue in the presidential election

Donald Trump’s behavior is so abhorrent that his age has been reduced to nothing but a number.

Michael Ettlinger

Trump’s plan to vaporize the economy

Is the ‘birth dearth’ a crisis for Boston schools?

New school year should bring new approach to student protests

IDEAS | Sandro Galea

Is it OK to stop worrying about COVID?

More recent News

Brockton man rescued after being trapped up to his waist in coal for hours inside train car in Bridgewater
The Plymouth County Technical Rescue Team worked with firefighters and others using industrial vacuum equipment to extricate the worker, officials said.

Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau’s widow raises more than $500k as the sports world mourns
Current and former NHL players are among the more than 7,600 donors to the fund supporting Madeline Gaudreau, who is pregnant with the couple’s first child.

Newspaper chain Gannett to close Cambridge-based website Reviewed, which was accused of using AI to write product reviews
The closure comes months after the site’s unionized editorial employees held a one-week strike over low wages and “bad-faith bargaining.”

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer, and director, dies
In his long career, Darren acted, sang, and built up a successful behind-the-scenes career as a television director, helming episodes of such well-known series as “Beverly Hills 90210″ and “Melrose Place.”

Revolution Wind energy project hits key milestone

The offshore wind farm aims to deliver power to Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Signal, power problems cause delays on several MBTA lines

At 1:48 p.m., the MBTA said power was “fully restored” on all lines.

Man who fled to Kenya after allegedly killing his girlfriend held without bail

Kevin Kangethe was arrested in Kenya on Jan. 30.

Former aide to two New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

Linda Sun was arrested along with her husband, Chris Hu, at their $3.5 million home on Long Island.

‘We all failed you.’ Heartbreak at funeral for Israeli-American hostage in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of people thronged a Jerusalem cemetery to pay their respects to Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who became one of the most recognizable faces of the nearly year-old hostage crisis.

Netanyahu pushes back against new pressure over Gaza and hostages: ‘No one will preach to me’

Recommended reads

One major complaint comes up again and again as internship season draws to a close: There just wasn’t much to do.

There for 8 hours, only working for 2: These summer interns were neglected — or ghosted — by their bosses

One major complaint comes up again and again among college students as internship season draws to a close: There just wasn’t much to do.

THE FINE PRINT

She agreed to a free home security system ‘upgrade’ from ADT. Then the fees started coming in.
Linda Weatherbee's experience is a reminder that while automatic payments from your credit card for ongoing services are a nice convenience, they require close monitoring.

How much has EV charging improved in New England? We hit the road to find out (and try the best ice cream shops).
The goal was to log a full day on the road in a Tesla Cybertruck and a Rivian SUV — but no road trip is complete without some sugary pit stops.

PERSPECTIVE

Most jobs don’t have mandatory retirement ages. Maybe more should.
After the June presidential debate, I began to wonder: Do we need to be told when to call it quits?

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart at Symphony Hall in May 2024.

Boston Pops springs into fall with September and Halloween mini-seasons

Barry Schneier photographs Anaïs Mitchell, one of the book's featured artists, outside of Passim.

His Passim project: Through portraits, Barry Schneier tells folk history with ‘The Song Is Still Being Written’

Artist Sheida Soleimani posed for a portrait inside her studio where she had created a scene in which to photograph her father to represent the journey he took on horseback when he fled Iran.

Art and environmental activism are birds of a feather for Sheida Soleimani

Arrow Street Arts founder David Altshuler and Georgia Lyman, whose theater group Liars and Believers is curating the 11-day festival celebrating the launch of the Harvard Square multi-use arts space.

11 days, 40+ events: ArrowFest kicks off new beginning for iconic Harvard Square venue

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

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

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The author's father, Edward Shanahan, in Detroit, where he was a general assignment reporter at the Free Press, writing feature stories from around the state.

IDEAS | MARK SHANAHAN

Writing my father’s obituary with him revealed a man I never knew

Wind turbines are seen from Interstate-84, July 9, 2023, near Hammett, Idaho.

Dustin Tingley and Ana Martinez

To grow local support, Washington must share renewable energy revenues

The unfinalized purchase of Killington and Pico Mountain, a popular resort in southern Vermont, by a group of local investors marks the beginning of an experiment in independent ownership as more East Coast resorts find themselves reporting back to companies out west.

A lift for New England skiers

The Kancamagus Highway in Lincoln, N.H.

Mary Ann D'Urso

From the Garden State to the Granite State

James Garner in 2009.

(Almost) everything I know about life, I learned from ‘The Rockford Files’

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

The Portland Maine Comedy Festival is back to celebrate the city’s wacky and welcoming scene

The four-day festival returns this weekend with 100 comics performing at dozens of shows across Portland venues.

Lawsuit spurs calls for investigations into how Mayor Hopkins got sports car

Barbara Fenton-Fung calls for State Police and the attorney general to investigate, while City Council member Robert Ferri says Hopkins should consider resigning if allegations are true. Hopkins says his GOP rival is trying to exploit “a baseless lawsuit."

Brockton man rescued after being trapped up to his waist in coal for hours inside train car in Bridgewater

The Plymouth County Technical Rescue Team worked with firefighters and others using industrial vacuum equipment to extricate the worker, officials said.

Mistrial declared in first criminal trial stemming from probe into N.H.’s youth detention facility

A jury deadlocked on 12 charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault against Victor Malavet, who was accused of repeatedly raping a teenage resident of the state-run youth detention center where he worked in 2001.

Sports

Fiona Howard beams with a gold medal around her neck in Versailles, France.

PARIS PARALYMPICS

This Northeastern graduate once spent nearly 800 days at Boston Children’s Hospital. Now she’s a Paralympic gold medalist.

For three years, as she dealt with myriad health issues, Howard didn't ride a horse before resuming the sport in 2022.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 29: Keegan Bradley of the United States hits his shot from the first tee during the first round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on August 29, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

Keegan Bradley selected for Presidents Cup, but Justin Thomas left off American roster

Bradley, a New England native, will become the first active Ryder Cup captain to play in the Presidents Cup.

Watertown field hockey ruled again in Division 3 last November.

HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY

EMass field hockey: Defending Division 3 champion Watertown opens No. 1 in Globe Top 20

The Raiders are coming off a 22-0 season and the program's record 21st state title, but there will be numerous challengers.

nfl 2024 | patriots roster

Meet the 2024 Patriots: A player-by-player look at the initial 53-man roster

Bruins notebook

Charlie McAvoy and Bruins take part in first captain’s practice prior to training camp

Red Sox at Mets | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 139: Red Sox at Mets lineups and notes

Business

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher to step down next month

Starting Oct. 1, the famed cancer institute will be led by Benjamin Ebert, chair of its medical oncology department.

When property investors want out, these bargain hunters rush in

Investors in private real estate funds have a problem: Even as the prices of office buildings and other commercial properties tumble, their holdings are locked up, possibly for years.

OpenAI, still haunted by its chaotic past, is trying to grow up

Hotel strikes a headache for guests, hotels, and workers alike

magazine

Most jobs don’t have mandatory retirement ages. Maybe more should.

Chilean‑Style Pork Sandwiches

Upgrade your sandwich options with fried halloumi and peaches, Chilean style pork, and more

My divorced parents’ drama is causing grief for me and my wife

Beacon Hill Books & Cafe on the left and the Fenway Victory Garden at right.

Best of the Best

We put together a list of the best things to do in Boston. Readers had their own ideas.

metro

From left, Allison Crews as Florence, Andrew Iacovelli as Charles, Jack Clarke as Thomas, and James Lucey as Perkins in “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong” at Burbage Theatre Co. in Pawtucket, R.I.

Burbage Theatre Co.’s ‘The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong’ is funny, but could be funnier

Man recalls victim of Dorchester barbershop shooting; neighbors shaken by ‘execution-style’ attack

Match High valedictorian is headed to Brown, taking her passion for learning with her

sports

A makeshift memorial grew outside Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.

Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau’s widow raises more than $500k as the sports world mourns

Red Sox have plenty of prospects — and a league champion — in the Dominican summer circuit

Johnston’s Joe Mazzulla returns to Rhode Island with the NBA championship trophy

business

Michael Lynch in 2014. Lynch, who died last month when his yacht sank, had planned to appeal the ruling in the lawsuit against him.

Hewlett-Packard to pursue $4 billion claim against Mike Lynch’s estate

Big AI on campus: ChatGPT is back for the fall semester

Bill to add 225 new liquor licenses in Boston poised to pass Legislature this week

politics

Former president Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings on the second day of jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, April 16, 2024, in New York.

Federal judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to intervene in wake of hush-money conviction

Harris’s campaign to spend nearly $25m to help down-ballot Democrats

Trump campaign must stop using ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ after lawsuit from family of song’s co-writer

Nation

Pro-Palestinian supporters protested outside Columbia University Tuesday in New York City and urged arriving students and faculty to join them rather than go to class.

As Columbia resumes classes, student activists vow to carry on with protests against Israel

Former aide to Hochul and Cuomo is charged as Chinese agent

In a first, Phoenix hits 100 straight days of 100-degree heat

World

Firefighters in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, examined the bags containing the bodies of migrants who died trying to cross the English Channel to England.

At least 12 die trying to cross English Channel, French authorities say

Hewlett-Packard to pursue $4 billion claim against Mike Lynch’s estate

Polio vaccinations in Gaza are beating goals, WHO says

opinion

A health worker walked past an mpox treatment center in Munigi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Aug. 19.

Achieving global health equity calls for funding, political will

An ‘existential threat’ to transit in New York

A lift for New England skiers

lifestyle

Pedestrians in Copley Square looked at their phones while walking.

Do cellphones cause brain cancer? A WHO review of 63 studies finds no link.

Free events in Boston this week: Boston Arts Festival returns, free concert, Seaport movie night

I cheated. He won’t forgive me.

food & dining

Students arrive during the first day of school at the Mary Burke Elementary Complex in Chelsea.

Kids heading back to school? Here’s how to ditch the plastic and pack more sustainable lunches.

Recipe: Banana muffins with sticky bun topping will be especially welcome after the first days of school

Chefs outline the many hurdles to opening an independent restaurant in Boston

travel

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is hard to miss in Cleveland — and you shouldn’t miss it.

Checking out one of Cleveland’s greatest hits: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Traveling over Labor Day weekend? Have a back-up plan for cancellations and delays, and be patient.

We picked a Florida vacation spot we’d never heard of. Turned out to be the ideal choice.

Arts

Artist Sheida Soleimani posed for a portrait inside her studio where she had created a scene in which to photograph her father to represent the journey he took on horseback when he fled Iran.

Art and environmental activism are birds of a feather for Sheida Soleimani

At Mass MoCA, Steve Locke’s ‘the fire next time’ chills to the bone

New mural in Providence honors lost Chinatown and historic drag queen

Books

Sebastian Smee and his book “Paris in Ruins.”

When Paris was under siege, its artists turned from war’s horrors to love and light

John Kaag still reads a lot of philosophy books

Garth Greenwell’s ‘Small Rain’ examines life in a state of sickness

Movies

A scene from "Hundreds of Beavers."

‘Hundreds of Beavers’ screens at the Somerville

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer, and director, dies

10 movies about work to stream this Labor Day weekend

Television

James Gandolfini in 2011.

Before James Gandolfini was Tony Soprano he was Bear, in ‘Get Shorty’

A Netflix documentary about being out and about

This week’s TV: Gary Oldman brings big trouble as ‘Slow Horses’ returns for a new season

music

Barry Schneier photographs Anaïs Mitchell, one of the book's featured artists, outside of Passim.

His Passim project: Through portraits, Barry Schneier tells folk history with ‘The Song Is Still Being Written’

Boston Pops springs into fall with September and Halloween mini-seasons

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer, and director, dies

Theater/Dance

Ian Stuart at the 2022 Portland Maine Comedy Festival.

The Portland Maine Comedy Festival is back to celebrate the city’s wacky and welcoming scene

Still star-cross’d

The way Romeo and Juliet move

Health

Lifespan signed a purchase agreement to take over Morton Hospital in Taunton.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Obituaries

Mr. Darren, one of the stars of the film "For Those Who Think Young," chatted with Nancy Sinatra (center) and Claudia Martin about their film debuts in 1963.

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer, and director, dies

George Woodwell, influential ecologist on climate change, dies at 95

Linda Deutsch, AP trial writer who had front row to courtroom history, dies