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14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say

Two students and two teachers were killed in the incident, which prompted a massive police response and terrified students and parents. Officials said the shooter, a 14-year-old student, surrendered when confronted by police.

A mother and daughters exchange frantic texts during Georgia school shooting What we know about the Apalachee High School shooting victims

Healey selects former N.J. State Police lieutenant colonel to lead Mass. State Police

The effort to pick a new leader follows the February 2023 retirement of former colonel Christopher Mason, who had pledged to reform the force.

Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre refuses to comply with subpoena for federal hearing

Through his lawyer, de la Torre argued that he is prohibited by Steward itself from discussing the company’s bankruptcy.

Globe Spotlight: Inside the secret financial dealings of Ralph de la Torre

Bankruptcy judge approves sales of six Steward hospitals in Massachusetts

Police investigate beating of transgender teen in Gloucester

The mother of a transgender teenager who was beaten up Friday night at a party in a Gloucester park said video shows a large group of teenagers attacking her son.

Harris pitches tax plan in New Hampshire as Trump insists he is still fighting for the potential swing state
Whether New Hampshire's four electoral votes are still truly in play has become a matter of heightened dispute in recent days.

See live updates from the campaign trail Trump’s dreams of winning NH have dimmed

Sandra Birchmore’s estate questions why state ‘didn’t pursue a criminal investigation’ against Matthew Farwell

Massachusetts primary elections

Marjorie Decker spoke in Cambridge on Tuesday night.

Decker appears to prevail in Mass. House primary, topping challenger after Cambridge officials release updated tally

Nearly 20 hours after polls closed, Representative Marjorie Decker had 3,472 votes to Evan MacKay’s 3,431.

Here are the winners from Tuesday’s primary likely headed to the Legislature next year Dolan upsets 25-year incumbent, Civil emerges from four-way race in Governor’s Council primaries

Weekend Forecast | Dave Epstein

Weekend forecast looking cloudy and a bit wet for Greater Boston
A frontal system approaches on Saturday, bringing partly to mostly cloudy skies.

BPS enters third and final year of state improvement plan. Is the overhaul working?
When classes resume Thursday, families should see improvements under the state plan, though much of the implementation remains unfinished.

A massive, 125-year-old lakeside mansion in New Hampshire has gone up for sale for the first time in a century, giving potential buyers the opportunity to live like a survivor of the Titanic for an asking price of $9.5 million.

For $9.5 million, you can own this lakeside N.H. mansion built by a Titanic survivor

The eight-bedroom, four-bathroom shingled estate at 58 Wiggin Farm Road in Moultonborough includes an expansive 5,605 square feet of living space and a sweeping 964 feet of shorefront on Squam Lake.

Red Sox reliever Rich Hill (above) reacts after walking in a run during the eighth inning of an 8-3 loss to the Mets Wednesday night at Citi Field.

Peter Abraham | METS 8. RED SOX 3

What is realistic for Red Sox after a wretched road trip?

At 70-70, the Sox are at .500 for the first time since June 14 when they were 35-35. They have lost five straight for the first time this season and 11 of 14 counting the completion of a suspended game last week.

Red Sox bullpen falters again, walks in three runs as Mets finish off three-game sweep

Hockey fans paid their respects to former Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew at a memorial on the steps at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Aug. 31 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau posts emotional tribute to siblings, who were killed in N.J. crash

Katie Gaudreau called Johnny and Matthew the “absolute best big brothers a little girl could have asked for.”

The Patriots have a new look under first-year coach Jerod Mayo.

Your guide to the 2024 NFL season: Super Bowl favorites, top story lines, rule changes, and more

The season begins Thursday night with Chiefs-Ravens, and there is a new Friday night game in Week 1 as well.

Opinion

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Jackson’s support for binding Supreme Court ethics rules is part of an extraordinary shift. Congress must listen.

"A binding code of ethics is pretty standard for judges, and so I guess the question is: Is the Supreme Court any different?" Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said this week.

JOAN VENNOCHI

What’s the delay in deciding Shannon O’Brien’s fate with the cannabis board?

JEFF JACOBY

Most climate policies have something in common: They don’t work

IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

Why are you so angry?

EDITORIAL

Don’t panic over EEE. But be cautious.

More recent News

MFA returns necklace to Turkey
The MFA said a scholar, who wished to remain anonymous, suggested the museum look into the origin of the necklace several years ago, before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Corrections officer arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting inmate at the state prison for women in Framingham

The officer, who was arrested at his Rhode Island home Wednesday, also allegedly bought underwear for other inmates, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot is set to go to auction
Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital after he was fatally wounded will go up for auction later this month.

Boston police identify man fatally shot in Dorchester barber shop
A second shooting victim who also was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries is expected to survive and will not be identified, Boston police said Wednesday.

Man suffers medical emergency, apparently drowns in pond in Northwood, N.H.

George Chapman, 68, of Concord, drowned after apparently suffering a medical emergency and falling off a dock at Jenness Pond Wednesday evening, authorities said.

Man ordered held without bail on witness intimidation charge in death of Lawrence woman
Cristian J. Montero was ordered held pending a dangerousness hearing on Sept. 11.

‘All my friends are going to high school’: Braintree teen remains without school for second straight year

Caught in the middle of a battle between her mother and Braintree Public Schools over her education, Samantha Frechon is again facing the start of school with nowhere to go.

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is good good
Michael Keaton returns as the demon so nice, you must say his name thrice. Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara are also back in this grisly and fun sequel.

DEVRA FIRST

10 restaurant openings to know about this fall
Vegetable omakase, post-pickleball pasta, handmade Korean dumplings, and other autumnal delights are coming our way. Here's a look at these and others.

shirley leung

Dana-Farber’s Laurie Glimcher is leaving on her own terms. That’s the difference between male and female leadership.
“I am 73, and I feel strongly that we must look to the next generation,” Glimcher told the Globe in an interview.

Culture & Lifestyle

Sam Jay is back in Boston this weekend for a show at the Wilbur.

After roasting Tom Brady, Dorchester comic Sam Jay is ready for her next big gig

Moshe Waldoks poses for a portrait during a walk along the Charles River in Allston in late August. Waldoks's one-man show, "You Can Live If They Let You," premieres at Boston Center for the Arts Sept. 12.

What’s it like inside the mind of Newton’s rabbi-rabblerouser Moshe Waldoks?

Coming onboard as an executive producer, Walton Goggins has helped revive the Oldtone Music Festival, which returns Sept. 5-8 in New York's Hudson Valley.

Walton Goggins lends his star power to help revitalize the Oldtone Music Festival

Dominican singer-songwriter Ray Liriano returns to the Jamaica Plain Music Festival stage this year.

Jamaica Plain Music Festival broadens its vision for 12th edition

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.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Migrants who were being deported from the United States walked along a bridge that connects El Paso and Mexico, on March 18, 2021.

Michael Ettlinger

Trump’s plan to vaporize the economy

A Conley Elementary School second-grader waited for her bus in Boston, on Sept. 7, 2023.

Tom Keane

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

Signs and flags are pictured at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn of the Stratton Student Center campus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in May.

EDITORIAL

New school year should bring new approach to student protests

A girl headed to her elementary school in Brooklyn, New York on the first day of classes in 2021. This year, most schools are treating COVID like the flu or RSV, at the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

IDEAS | Sandro Galea

Is it OK to stop worrying about COVID?

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

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

New Hampshire US House hopefuls offer gun violence solutions in back-to-back debates

Republicans Bill Hamlen, Vikram Mansharamani, and Lily Tang Williams and Democrats Maggie Goodlander and Colin Van Ostern met for back-to-back debates at New England College ahead of Tuesday’s primary.

Weekend Forecast | Dave Epstein

Weekend forecast looking cloudy and a bit wet for Greater Boston

A frontal system approaches on Saturday, bringing partly to mostly cloudy skies.

Police investigate beating of transgender teen in Gloucester

The mother of a transgender teenager who was beaten up Friday night at a party in a Gloucester park said video shows a large group of teenagers attacking her son.

Decker appears to prevail in Mass. House primary, topping challenger after Cambridge officials release updated tally

Nearly 20 hours after polls closed, Representative Marjorie Decker had 3,472 votes to Evan MacKay’s 3,431.

Sports

Peter Abraham | On baseball

What is realistic for Red Sox after a wretched road trip?

Fans gather for a candlelight vigil to honor Columbus Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau outside of Nationwide Arena on Wednesday.

NHL

Candlelight vigils held in Columbus, Calgary as those who knew Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau try to make sense of their deaths

The crowd of of roughly 1,000 outside Nationwide Arena in Columbus was encouraged at 7:49 p.m. to light their candles. For the next 13:21 — for Johnny’s jersey No. 13 and Matthew’s No. 21 — they stood in silent remembrance.

Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga, catcher Miguel Amaya, and relief pitchers Porter Hodge and Nate Pearson pose after their no-hitter on Wednesday.

CUBS 12, PIRATES 0

Shota Imanaga, Cubs throw combined no-hitter against Pirates at Wrigley Field

This was the fourth no-hitter this season after complete-game efforts by Houston’s Ronel Blanco, San Diego’s Dylan Cease, and San Francisco’s Blake Snell.

Mets 8. Red Sox 3

Red Sox bullpen falters again, walks in three runs as Mets finish off three-game sweep

US OPEN

Jessica Pegula breaks through amid American tennis renaissance, upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach the US Open semifinals

Red Sox notebook

Rafael Devers is not obligated to talk to the media and manager Alex Cora stands behind him

Business

Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre refuses to comply with subpoena for federal hearing

Through his lawyer, de la Torre argued that he is prohibited by Steward itself from discussing the company’s bankruptcy.

White House signaling it will likely stop Nippon Steel’s plans to buy US Steel

Joe Biden had already voiced his objections to the merger, backing his supporters in the United Steelworkers union who oppose the deal.

Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of US Steel

TALKING POINTS

Mass. employers faintly optimistic about the economy

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PERSPECTIVE

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

Cooking

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

MISS CONDUCT

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

Improving the on-time performance of Boston school buses will be one of the district's top priorities for the new school year.

BPS enters third and final year of state improvement plan. Is the overhaul working?

Boston police identify man fatally shot in Dorchester barber shop

Healey selects former N.J. State Police lieutenant colonel to lead Mass. State Police

sports

“In the short term, we’ll kind of just get a little creative with it,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said about how New York plans to handle the ends of games going forward.

Yankees will try closer by committee after Clay Holmes blows yet another save

EMass high school football: Here are 30 players you need to see this season

Bill Belichick officially joins Instagram … or ‘InstaFace,’ as he called it

business

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen argued in favor of what would be the largest grocery chain merger in US history while testifying during a federal court hearing on Wednesday.

Kroger’s CEO says shoppers would see lower prices after the chain’s merger with Albertsons

US job openings fall as demand for workers weakens

Meta content court rules ‘from the river to the sea’ isn’t hate speech

politics

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Throwback Brewery on Wednesday.

Harris unveils small business tax plan at New Hampshire campaign stop

Trump questions fairness of next week’s debate at a town hall

Trump election subversion case back in court as judge holds hearing that could set its path forward

Nation

Tributes cover the temporary fence around the King Soopers grocery store in which 10 people died in a mass shooting, on April 23, 2021, in Boulder, Colo.

Opening statements are scheduled in the trial of a man who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket

Jury selection will begin in Hunter Biden’s tax trial months after his gun conviction

What we know about the Apalachee High School shooting victims

World

Demonstrators blocked a road during a protest calling for a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday. Thousands of workers walked off the job Monday in outrage over the deaths of hostages in Gaza, as protesters demanded that Israel reach a deal with Hamas.

With hopes frayed in Gaza cease-fire talks, mediators plan a new push

Ukraine names candidates for its new Cabinet in major overhaul

Mexico’s lower house of Congress approves president’s judicial overhaul

opinion

May I have a word: A future ex-husband

Trump’s plan to vaporize the economy

New school year should bring new approach to student protests

lifestyle

This undated photo shows a 17th century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by the Dutch artist Rembrandt.

From attic to auction: Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4m in Maine

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

food & dining

Ellen Gracyalny is the owner of Ellie’s, a Parisian-style cafe, in Providence, R.I.

‘We were going to have to close’: How the owner of Ellie’s, now reopened, sees the future

10 restaurant openings to know about this fall

City Bar, City Table, and Sólás Irish Pub to close amid Lenox Hotel overhaul

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

Necklace, 550–450 B.C., gold and carnelian. Classical Department Exchange Fund.

MFA returns necklace to Turkey

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

Books

The cover of Terry Farish and Lochan Sharma's new YA novel that's set in the Seacoast of New Hampshire and addresses different perspectives on the debate over immigration.

Immigration debate at the center of a new YA novel set in N.H.

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 1

In ‘Tell Me Everything,’ Elizabeth Strout finds the big hearts behind some of New England’s most tight-lipped townspeople

Movies

Michael Keaton in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is good good

‘Hundreds of Beavers’ screens at the Somerville

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

Television

Former Patriots receiver Danny Amendola will compete on “Dancing with the Stars,” the ABC network announced Wednesday.

Former Patriots receiver Danny Amendola, ‘pommel horse guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik among ‘Dancing with the Stars’ cast

Brian Stelter returns to CNN

ABC to air interview with Karen Read on Friday

music

Walton Goggins lends his star power to help revitalize the Oldtone Music Festival

Jamaica Plain Music Festival broadens its vision for 12th edition

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

Theater/Dance

After roasting Tom Brady, Dorchester comic Sam Jay is ready for her next big gig

What’s it like inside the mind of Newton’s rabbi-rabblerouser Moshe Waldoks?

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

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

Ms. Morial joined her husband, Ernest, on Election Night in 1967 as he won a House seat in the Louisiana Legislature.

14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say

Healey selects former N.J. State Police lieutenant colonel to lead Mass. State Police

Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre refuses to comply with subpoena for federal hearing

Bankruptcy judge approves sales of six Steward hospitals in Massachusetts

Police investigate beating of transgender teen in Gloucester

Harris pitches tax plan in New Hampshire as Trump insists he is still fighting for the potential swing state Whether New Hampshire's four electoral votes are still truly in play has become a matter of heightened dispute in recent days.

Sandra Birchmore’s estate questions why state ‘didn’t pursue a criminal investigation’ against Matthew Farwell

Decker appears to prevail in Mass. House primary, topping challenger after Cambridge officials release updated tally

Weekend Forecast | Dave Epstein Weekend forecast looking cloudy and a bit wet for Greater Boston A frontal system approaches on Saturday, bringing partly to mostly cloudy skies.

BPS enters third and final year of state improvement plan. Is the overhaul working? When classes resume Thursday, families should see improvements under the state plan, though much of the implementation remains unfinished.

For $9.5 million, you can own this lakeside N.H. mansion built by a Titanic survivor

What is realistic for Red Sox after a wretched road trip?

Sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau posts emotional tribute to siblings, who were killed in N.J. crash

Your guide to the 2024 NFL season: Super Bowl favorites, top story lines, rule changes, and more

Jackson’s support for binding Supreme Court ethics rules is part of an extraordinary shift. Congress must listen.

What’s the delay in deciding Shannon O’Brien’s fate with the cannabis board?

Most climate policies have something in common: They don’t work

Why are you so angry?

Don’t panic over EEE. But be cautious.

More recent News

MFA returns necklace to Turkey The MFA said a scholar, who wished to remain anonymous, suggested the museum look into the origin of the necklace several years ago, before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Corrections officer arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting inmate at the state prison for women in Framingham

Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot is set to go to auction Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital after he was fatally wounded will go up for auction later this month.

Boston police identify man fatally shot in Dorchester barber shop A second shooting victim who also was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries is expected to survive and will not be identified, Boston police said Wednesday.

Man suffers medical emergency, apparently drowns in pond in Northwood, N.H.

Man ordered held without bail on witness intimidation charge in death of Lawrence woman Cristian J. Montero was ordered held pending a dangerousness hearing on Sept. 11.

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MOVIE REVIEW ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is good good Michael Keaton returns as the demon so nice, you must say his name thrice. Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara are also back in this grisly and fun sequel.

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shirley leung Dana-Farber’s Laurie Glimcher is leaving on her own terms. That’s the difference between male and female leadership. “I am 73, and I feel strongly that we must look to the next generation,” Glimcher told the Globe in an interview.

Culture & Lifestyle

After roasting Tom Brady, Dorchester comic Sam Jay is ready for her next big gig

What’s it like inside the mind of Newton’s rabbi-rabblerouser Moshe Waldoks?

Walton Goggins lends his star power to help revitalize the Oldtone Music Festival

Jamaica Plain Music Festival broadens its vision for 12th edition

Special Projects

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

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

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

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

Is it OK to stop worrying about COVID?

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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

New Hampshire US House hopefuls offer gun violence solutions in back-to-back debates

Weekend forecast looking cloudy and a bit wet for Greater Boston

Police investigate beating of transgender teen in Gloucester

Decker appears to prevail in Mass. House primary, topping challenger after Cambridge officials release updated tally

Sports

What is realistic for Red Sox after a wretched road trip?

Candlelight vigils held in Columbus, Calgary as those who knew Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau try to make sense of their deaths

Shota Imanaga, Cubs throw combined no-hitter against Pirates at Wrigley Field

Red Sox bullpen falters again, walks in three runs as Mets finish off three-game sweep

Jessica Pegula breaks through amid American tennis renaissance, upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach the US Open semifinals

Rafael Devers is not obligated to talk to the media and manager Alex Cora stands behind him

Business

Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre refuses to comply with subpoena for federal hearing

White House signaling it will likely stop Nippon Steel’s plans to buy US Steel

Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of US Steel

Mass. employers faintly optimistic about the economy

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

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

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

metro

BPS enters third and final year of state improvement plan. Is the overhaul working?

Boston police identify man fatally shot in Dorchester barber shop

Healey selects former N.J. State Police lieutenant colonel to lead Mass. State Police

sports

Yankees will try closer by committee after Clay Holmes blows yet another save

EMass high school football: Here are 30 players you need to see this season

Bill Belichick officially joins Instagram … or ‘InstaFace,’ as he called it

business

Kroger’s CEO says shoppers would see lower prices after the chain’s merger with Albertsons

Harris pitches tax plan in New Hampshire as Trump insists he is still fighting for the potential swing state
Whether New Hampshire's four electoral votes are still truly in play has become a matter of heightened dispute in recent days.

Weekend Forecast | Dave Epstein

Weekend forecast looking cloudy and a bit wet for Greater Boston
A frontal system approaches on Saturday, bringing partly to mostly cloudy skies.

BPS enters third and final year of state improvement plan. Is the overhaul working?
When classes resume Thursday, families should see improvements under the state plan, though much of the implementation remains unfinished.

MFA returns necklace to Turkey
The MFA said a scholar, who wished to remain anonymous, suggested the museum look into the origin of the necklace several years ago, before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot is set to go to auction
Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital after he was fatally wounded will go up for auction later this month.

Boston police identify man fatally shot in Dorchester barber shop
A second shooting victim who also was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries is expected to survive and will not be identified, Boston police said Wednesday.

Man ordered held without bail on witness intimidation charge in death of Lawrence woman
Cristian J. Montero was ordered held pending a dangerousness hearing on Sept. 11.

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is good good
Michael Keaton returns as the demon so nice, you must say his name thrice. Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara are also back in this grisly and fun sequel.

DEVRA FIRST

10 restaurant openings to know about this fall
Vegetable omakase, post-pickleball pasta, handmade Korean dumplings, and other autumnal delights are coming our way. Here's a look at these and others.

shirley leung

Dana-Farber’s Laurie Glimcher is leaving on her own terms. That’s the difference between male and female leadership.
“I am 73, and I feel strongly that we must look to the next generation,” Glimcher told the Globe in an interview.