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3 officers convicted in Tyre Nichols fatal beating, 2 of them acquitted of civil rights charges

Jurors deliberated for about six hours before coming back with the mixed verdict for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith.

Man sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility for Pembroke crash that killed girl, 13

“This is a multigenerational tragedy,” said Kenneth Zisserson, whose daughter, Claire, was killed in the crash.

Black musician attacked by Patriot Front in Boston: ‘I thought I was going to die’
Surveillance video turned over to Charles Murrell’s lawyers by Boston police showed Murrell being shoved into a light pole by Patriot Front members.

Karen Read seeks to delay wrongful death lawsuit brought against her until criminal case ends

Read wants a judge to delay proceedings in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against her until after her second criminal trial, citing her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Boston needs billions to protect itself from sea level rise. Can the city find the money?
Its 47-mile-long coastline is vulnerable to coastal flooding during storms.

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

J.D. Power, an analytics firm, found that Logan ranked 10th out of 20 mega airports, which serve more than 32 million passengers per year.

Former Dartmouth police officer to serve up to 15 years for child rape

Shawn Souza was convicted Wednesday of two counts of aggravated rape of a child, one count of rape of a child by force, and one count of indecent assault and battery of a person 14 or older.

A high-end rebound? Luxury condo project among first since COVID to break ground downtown.
Overlooking the Rose Kennedy Greenway, the 12-story tower will include 29, two- and three-bedroom units and a 4,250-square-foot ground floor restaurant.

Witness recounts harrowing confrontation on highway where gunman killed himself after fleeing fatal shooting scene

Ex-Twelve Tribes elder sentenced to decades in prison for rape, sexual assault of two girls

Boy who died at Stoughton basketball club identified as Brockton sixth grader

The Northern Lights streak through the sky over a horse barn in Mercer, Maine on May 10, 2024.

Aurora Watch

The Northern Lights will shine across New England starting tonight. Here are the best times to view them.

A second flare on Thursday, the most powerful in seven years, could mean even more aurora sightings.

2024 election

Threats, requests, and expanded voting: Mass. clerks are gearing up for a daunting election
Burnout and frustration after the 2020 election and the subsequent storm of misinformation sparked massive turnover within the ranks of local elections officials.

Republican Liz Cheney will campaign with Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds a rally in Michigan

Vice President Kamala Harris walks with Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers as she arrives at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.

Live updates

Kamala Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in Wisconsin. Follow live updates.

Liz Cheney, one of Trump’s fiercest Republican antagonists, is joining Harris at a campaign event in Wisconsin aimed at reaching out to moderate voters and rattling the former president.

Supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

When Donald Trump learned of danger to Mike Pence on Jan. 6, he allegedly said ‘so what?’

We now have the most extensive new detail in years about Donald Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 election, in the form of a much-anticipated filing from special counsel Jack Smith.

What’s next after prosecutors reveal new evidence in Trump’s 2020 election interference case Trump says he would try again to revoke Hatian immigrants' protections Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights and a woman’s ‘individual freedom’

Scientists and researchers performed a necropsy on a North Atlantic right whale that was found dead on Martha's Vineyard in January.

North Atlantic right whale found washed up on Vineyard died from ‘chronic entanglement,’ federal officials say

The juvenile North Atlantic right whale washed up on Martha’s Vineyard in January with fishing gear caught in its tail.

Ipswich antique shop lent supernatural setting for remake of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’
The vampire movie, which starts streaming Thursday on Max, was shot on location in Ipswich and several towns in Worcester County.

The $2 million sale of this townhouse on Providence’s East Side marked a record high transaction for the neighborhood.

A Providence townhouse sold for $2 million – a record high sale for a condo on the East Side

The sale is the highest sales price ever recorded for a condo on the East Side, and the second highest ever recorded for a condo citywide.

LOVE LETTERS

She watches TV during intimate moments

It makes me feel lonely in the marriage.

Enchilada mole with rice and black beans at Tenoch, which just opened in Harvard Square.

QUICK BITE

Tenoch brings tortas, tacos, and (soon) margaritas to Harvard Square’s Garage

The original Tenoch opened on Medford’s Riverside Avenue in 2012. This version has a slightly different menu, including pork sausage and pig belly tacos.

MISS CONDUCT

My aunt brings nothing but demands to our family’s holiday gatherings

She hasn’t contributed to a holiday celebration in 20 years. I’m finally fed up.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene, and the port strike in the campaign’s final weeks

A vehicle drove along the US side of the US-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Ariz., in June.

Where Trump and Harris stand on immigration and border security

Marijuana, the death penalty, and fracking: Harris’s changing positions on key issues

Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks at Trump Tower in Manhattan, on Sept. 26.

Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?

Opinion

Donald Trump met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at Trump Tower, on Sept. 27 in New York. Trump has said Ukraine should have capitulated earlier to Russia’s land demands.

SCOT LEHIGH

Donald Trump is a latter-day Neville Chamberlain

Voters can see Trump’s penchant for appeasement in his approach to Ukraine.

IDEAS | Jason Blakely

My political beliefs are entirely rational. Yours are obviously nuts.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Remembering the ‘Good Times’ of John Amos — television’s first Black father

EDITORIAL

A strong Israeli defense against Iran benefits US interests

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Vance tried to sane-wash Trump’s autocracy. Walz didn’t let him.

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist?
WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

‘This is your festival’: CineFest Latino Boston returns for its second year
The lineup includes work by filmmakers from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, and the US.

More recent News

Celtics

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown talks fighting complacency, relationship with the media, and more on ‘Hot Ones’
Brown appeared this week on the popular YouTube interview show, where guests answer questions while eating progressively spicier chicken wings.

Car crashes into Yarmouth post office Wednesday and destroys lobby, officials say
The driver, 80, was not injured, police said.

Another cannabis dispensary is coming to Back Bay. Some residents are smoking mad.
The unanimous approval came over sharp objections from residents and business owners who say the concentration of pot shops is excessive and detracts from the neighborhood’s quality of life.

For some Jewish Bostonians, Rosh Hashana’s proximity to one-year mark of Oct. 7 attack casts shadow over the holiday

Since the Oct. 7 attack, antisemitic incidents have risen across the country and pro-Palestinian protests have gripped college campuses. For many, the political turmoil has taken its toll.

Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive

This Boston startup launched satellites to improve weather forecasting. Then Hurricane Helene came along.

Tomorrow.io's satellites collected data about Helene as it strengthened into the strongest hurricane ever to hit the Big Bend coast of Florida, wreaking havoc across six states.

Mass General Brigham warns of ‘serious and immediate’ IV fluid shortage due to Hurricane Helene

Odie Henderson review | ½★

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: The joke’s on you
Several people walked out of my screening of the abysmal musical "Joker: Folie Á Deux." I didn’t blame them. In fact, I envied them.

Lynnfield school district fires high school substitute teacher for his ‘alleged connection to hate-based ideologies’
The man was terminated on Monday and banned from school property, the superintendent said.

Historic ship could soon become the world's largest artificial reef
The SS United States shattered a record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger liner on its maiden voyage in 1952.

Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after attack kills contestant
One anticipated participant, a female known as Bear 402, was killed by a male bear during a fight on Monday.

Boston has inspired a whole bunch of pop culture. Here’s a reading, watching, and listening guide.

On the silver screen and in the pages of a hardcover, the spirit of bygone Boston shines through — immortalizing it for younger or newer residents who weren’t around to witness it themselves.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

No, illegal immigration isn’t the reason housing costs so much now
In Tuesday’s debate JD Vance exaggerated both the number of immigrants living illegally in the United States and their impact on rents and house prices.

Some Boston doctors are starting to unravel the mysteries of long COVID and find improved treatments
There’s still no cure for the debilitating condition but some front-line clinicians are finding ways to help patients feel better.

Breast cancer rates are climbing. Are plastics and cosmetics to blame?
The risk of developing breast cancer increased by about 1 percent each year between 2012 and 2021 and grew almost twice as fast for women under the age of 50 as those above it.

Culture & Lifestyle

John Amos appears as himself in the pilot episode of "Suits: L.A."

Remembering John Amos

Patricia Frederick plays on an Erard piano from 1928 at the Frederick Historical Piano Collection, a study center for musicians home to over two dozen grand pianos from 1790 through the early 20th century in playing condition.

Look, don’t touch? Not at Ashburnham’s Frederick Historical Piano Collection.

In this scene from "Blink," Leo, Laurent, Édith, Colin, Mia, and Sébastien look out at the mountains in the Annapurna range.

For subjects and viewers, ‘Blink’ is a story to remember

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in "Joker: Folie à Deux."

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: The joke’s on you

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

Massachusetts State Police Command Staff and over 180 recruits from the 90th Recruit Training Troop stood in formation outside Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel in Worcester. The officers provide a uniformed presence during visiting hours for Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25. Delgado-Garcia was injured during a defensive tactics training exercise.

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts State Police training stuck in a time warp

JD Vance and Tim Walz during the vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on Oct. 1.

JOAN VENNOCHI

In the VP debate, Vance proved to be the bigger liar

GLOBE OPINION

‘In the end, the winner was Vance’: 8 writers weigh in on the VP debate

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper

EDITORIAL

What Boston can learn from other cities that closed schools

A man wearing a "Stronger Than Hate" yarmulke outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, where 11 Jews were massacred in 2018.

JEFF JACOBY

Antisemitism and the power of the big lie

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Massachusetts education board violated Open Meeting Law, attorney general says

The attorney general’s office ordered the state board to immediately comply with the law and warned that similar violations in the future may be considered evidence of intent to violate it.

Mass. reports 1,687 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

State of the Tropics | Ken Mahan

Kirk reaches Category 4 strength in Atlantic as a tropical system in Caribbean is set to douse Florida

Large swells from Kirk could reach the East Coast this weekend.

RI REAL ESTATE

A Providence townhouse sold for $2 million – a record high sale for a condo on the East Side

The sale is the highest sales price ever recorded for a condo on the East Side, and the second highest ever recorded for a condo citywide.

Sports

Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice had to be helped off the field after injuring his knee last weekend.

NFL

Chiefs put leading receiver Rashee Rice on injured reserve, meaning he’ll miss at least four games and likely more

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said the medical staff is waiting for the swelling to subside before they do another round of imaging next week to get a fuller picture of the damage.

The Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark set rookie records for points and 3-pointers and established the league's all-time mark for single-season assists.

WNBA

Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark falls one vote shy of being named unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year

A national panel of sportswriters and sportscasters gave Clark 66 of 67 votes in balloting released Thursday. Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese received the other.

Wide receiver DeMario Douglas is second on the Patriots with 12 receptions for 94 yards.

Patriots notebook

Patriots are hoping their passing game catches fire

As a group, Patriots wide receivers have just 29 catches for 226 yards and one touchdown.

Bruins

Amazon NHL series shows Jeremy Swayman expressing doubt over Bruins future, desire to stay in Boston

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

At Weymouth, Mike Donovan is at work building a winner with the single-wing formation

bruins notebook

Fabian Lysell reverses course from Providence and rejoins Bruins for Quebec game

Business

Senators urge Justice Department to hold Boeing executives accountable for safety violations

Two Democratic senators sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, pressing him to take a tougher approach to Boeing and criminally prosecute the company’s executives for not doing enough to ensure passenger safety on its aircraft.

Biden student loan forgiveness may proceed after small win in lawsuit

The decision delivers a small victory in the Biden administration’s ongoing fight to alleviate federal student loan debt, and a much-needed win after a series of legal challenges have stymied those efforts.

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low

magazine

Education Issue

‘Please, stop doing this.’ Why we need to finally ban phones from schools.

MISS CONDUCT

My aunt brings nothing but demands to our family’s holiday gatherings

Cooking

It’s soup season. New ways to serve favorites including French onion soup.

LOVE LETTERS

My partner doesn’t want kids. Can I change her mind?

metro

Hunt for vintage clothing, vinyl, art, and jewelry on Oct. 5 and 6 at the Little City Thrifty Vintage Market at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence, R.I.

401 Fun: The best things to do in R.I. Oct. 4-11

Brockton High School student arrested after allegedly wielding a gun near campus, officials say

MIT-designed plasma sensor shut down on Voyager 2 spacecraft after 47 years of service

sports

Bobby Wood's missed opportunity against Houston Wednesday was typical of the Revolution's difficulties in finishing off plays around the goal this season.

Revolution’s lack of a finishing touch is proving to be a fatal flaw in their game

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown talks fighting complacency, relationship with the media, and more on ‘Hot Ones’

Evaluating the Red Sox’ pitchers: How they did this year and where they go from here

business

An aerial view of flood damage along the Pigeon River left by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28 in Newport, Tenn.

This Boston startup launched satellites to improve weather forecasting. Then Hurricane Helene came along.

As it prepares to dole out 225 new liquor licenses, Boston is setting some new rules

George Nee on union organizing, Chavez, and a boycott’s unexpected support from the mob

politics

Kamala Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in Wisconsin. Follow live updates.

Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds a rally in Michigan

How Trump credits an immigration chart for saving his life — and what the chart is missing

Nation

RowVaughn Wells, left, mother of Tyre Nichols, prayed with Representative Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, center, entered the federal courthouse for the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in the 2023 fatal beating of her son on Wednesday in Memphis, Tenn.

3 officers convicted in Tyre Nichols fatal beating, 2 of them acquitted of civil rights charges

The search for the missing hits snags at every corner as Helene’s death toll tops 200

Mass. reports 1,687 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

World

A United Nations peacekeeper in the south Lebanon village of Yarine, on July 13, 2024. A year after perhaps the worst military and intelligence debacle in the country's history, its armed forces have regained the momentum.

After successes, Israel’s military is in a ‘long game’ with no clear outcome

The Jewish new year is far more bitter than sweet in Israel

Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive

opinion

Drivers were getting ready a day before the beginning of the school year at the bus lot on Freeport Street in Dorchester in September 2021.

Keep bus routes in mind in plans to close, consolidate Boston schools

Newspaper survival strategy: lean on student journalists

Massachusetts State Police training stuck in a time warp

lifestyle

She watches TV during intimate moments

Jaylen Brown, Ilona Maher, and more New England stars make 2024 Time100 Next list

‘The Giver’ author Lois Lowry on intergenerational bonds in uncertain times

food & dining

Tenoch brings tortas, tacos, and (soon) margaritas to Harvard Square’s Garage

CanalSide Food + Drink sets a date; Chalawan says goodbye

In appreciation of Tupperware: It burps, it stores, it deserves our respect

travel

A Delta Air Lines plane landed at Logan Airport.

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

Titanic exhibition comes to Boston, and a special Theater District tour

Berkshires public art shines in golden autumn light

Arts

Left: "Emerald City (Get 'em! Get the Last Ones!), 2022; Right: "I see Fields of Green (Put the Ball Through the Hoop)," 2022. Installation view, “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” at Tufts University Art Galleries.

Tomashi Jackson speaks truth to painful history in ‘Across the Universe’ at Tufts Art Galleries

‘Help other artists, and then other artists will help you, too,’ says Joanna Tam

Of candidates and the camera

Books

A tympan from a cylinder press, circa 2010, is featured in a new exhibition on the Bow & Arrow Press.

A poet explores animal energies, Bow & Arrow Press lands in a new home, and local award news

Author readings around Boston through Oct. 12

Tracing the mystery of a missing cousin, finding compassion for her ancestors

Movies

Orlando Schwerdt and Ariella Glaser in "White Bird."

‘White Bird’ fails to take flight

For subjects and viewers, ‘Blink’ is a story to remember

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: The joke’s on you

Television

Remembering John Amos

HBO’s ‘The Franchise’ is mild when it should be wild

On ‘SNL,’ no gaffes, political, comedic, or otherwise, for Gaffigan

music

Burton Cummings of The Guess Who is playing in the Boston area for his first US tour in years.

Guess who’s coming to Lynn – and who isn’t

Neko Case is always striving for more range

Look, don’t touch? Not at Ashburnham’s Frederick Historical Piano Collection.

Theater/Dance

"Nassim" comes to the Huntington Theatre this month.

‘Nassim’ challenges an actor to perform a play they haven’t read before

Four characters in search of the present in ‘Now. Here. This.’

American Repertory Theater and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre announce performances

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. Leffland was known for her short stories and deeply researched novels.

3 officers convicted in Tyre Nichols fatal beating, 2 of them acquitted of civil rights charges

Man sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility for Pembroke crash that killed girl, 13

Black musician attacked by Patriot Front in Boston: ‘I thought I was going to die’ Surveillance video turned over to Charles Murrell’s lawyers by Boston police showed Murrell being shoved into a light pole by Patriot Front members.

Karen Read seeks to delay wrongful death lawsuit brought against her until criminal case ends

Boston needs billions to protect itself from sea level rise. Can the city find the money? Its 47-mile-long coastline is vulnerable to coastal flooding during storms.

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

Former Dartmouth police officer to serve up to 15 years for child rape

A high-end rebound? Luxury condo project among first since COVID to break ground downtown. Overlooking the Rose Kennedy Greenway, the 12-story tower will include 29, two- and three-bedroom units and a 4,250-square-foot ground floor restaurant.

Witness recounts harrowing confrontation on highway where gunman killed himself after fleeing fatal shooting scene

Ex-Twelve Tribes elder sentenced to decades in prison for rape, sexual assault of two girls

Boy who died at Stoughton basketball club identified as Brockton sixth grader

The Northern Lights will shine across New England starting tonight. Here are the best times to view them.

Threats, requests, and expanded voting: Mass. clerks are gearing up for a daunting election Burnout and frustration after the 2020 election and the subsequent storm of misinformation sparked massive turnover within the ranks of local elections officials.

Kamala Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in Wisconsin. Follow live updates.

When Donald Trump learned of danger to Mike Pence on Jan. 6, he allegedly said ‘so what?’

North Atlantic right whale found washed up on Vineyard died from ‘chronic entanglement,’ federal officials say

Ipswich antique shop lent supernatural setting for remake of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ The vampire movie, which starts streaming Thursday on Max, was shot on location in Ipswich and several towns in Worcester County.

A Providence townhouse sold for $2 million – a record high sale for a condo on the East Side

She watches TV during intimate moments

Tenoch brings tortas, tacos, and (soon) margaritas to Harvard Square’s Garage

My aunt brings nothing but demands to our family’s holiday gatherings

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene, and the port strike in the campaign’s final weeks

Where Trump and Harris stand on immigration and border security

Marijuana, the death penalty, and fracking: Harris’s changing positions on key issues

Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?

Donald Trump is a latter-day Neville Chamberlain

My political beliefs are entirely rational. Yours are obviously nuts.

Remembering the ‘Good Times’ of John Amos — television’s first Black father

A strong Israeli defense against Iran benefits US interests

Vance tried to sane-wash Trump’s autocracy. Walz didn’t let him.

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist? WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

‘This is your festival’: CineFest Latino Boston returns for its second year The lineup includes work by filmmakers from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, and the US.

More recent News

Celtics Celtics’ Jaylen Brown talks fighting complacency, relationship with the media, and more on ‘Hot Ones’ Brown appeared this week on the popular YouTube interview show, where guests answer questions while eating progressively spicier chicken wings.

Car crashes into Yarmouth post office Wednesday and destroys lobby, officials say The driver, 80, was not injured, police said.

Another cannabis dispensary is coming to Back Bay. Some residents are smoking mad. The unanimous approval came over sharp objections from residents and business owners who say the concentration of pot shops is excessive and detracts from the neighborhood’s quality of life.

For some Jewish Bostonians, Rosh Hashana’s proximity to one-year mark of Oct. 7 attack casts shadow over the holiday

This Boston startup launched satellites to improve weather forecasting. Then Hurricane Helene came along.

Odie Henderson review | ½★ ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: The joke’s on you Several people walked out of my screening of the abysmal musical "Joker: Folie Á Deux." I didn’t blame them. In fact, I envied them.

Lynnfield school district fires high school substitute teacher for his ‘alleged connection to hate-based ideologies’ The man was terminated on Monday and banned from school property, the superintendent said.

Historic ship could soon become the world's largest artificial reef The SS United States shattered a record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger liner on its maiden voyage in 1952.

Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after attack kills contestant One anticipated participant, a female known as Bear 402, was killed by a male bear during a fight on Monday.

Recommended reads

Boston has inspired a whole bunch of pop culture. Here’s a reading, watching, and listening guide.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines No, illegal immigration isn’t the reason housing costs so much now In Tuesday’s debate JD Vance exaggerated both the number of immigrants living illegally in the United States and their impact on rents and house prices.

Some Boston doctors are starting to unravel the mysteries of long COVID and find improved treatments There’s still no cure for the debilitating condition but some front-line clinicians are finding ways to help patients feel better.

Breast cancer rates are climbing. Are plastics and cosmetics to blame? The risk of developing breast cancer increased by about 1 percent each year between 2012 and 2021 and grew almost twice as fast for women under the age of 50 as those above it.

Culture & Lifestyle

Remembering John Amos

Look, don’t touch? Not at Ashburnham’s Frederick Historical Piano Collection.

For subjects and viewers, ‘Blink’ is a story to remember

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: The joke’s on you

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

Massachusetts State Police training stuck in a time warp

In the VP debate, Vance proved to be the bigger liar

‘In the end, the winner was Vance’: 8 writers weigh in on the VP debate

What Boston can learn from other cities that closed schools

Antisemitism and the power of the big lie

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Massachusetts education board violated Open Meeting Law, attorney general says

Mass. reports 1,687 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Kirk reaches Category 4 strength in Atlantic as a tropical system in Caribbean is set to douse Florida

A Providence townhouse sold for $2 million – a record high sale for a condo on the East Side

Sports

Chiefs put leading receiver Rashee Rice on injured reserve, meaning he’ll miss at least four games and likely more

Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark falls one vote shy of being named unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year

Patriots are hoping their passing game catches fire

Amazon NHL series shows Jeremy Swayman expressing doubt over Bruins future, desire to stay in Boston

At Weymouth, Mike Donovan is at work building a winner with the single-wing formation

Fabian Lysell reverses course from Providence and rejoins Bruins for Quebec game

Black musician attacked by Patriot Front in Boston: ‘I thought I was going to die’
Surveillance video turned over to Charles Murrell’s lawyers by Boston police showed Murrell being shoved into a light pole by Patriot Front members.

Boston needs billions to protect itself from sea level rise. Can the city find the money?
Its 47-mile-long coastline is vulnerable to coastal flooding during storms.

A high-end rebound? Luxury condo project among first since COVID to break ground downtown.
Overlooking the Rose Kennedy Greenway, the 12-story tower will include 29, two- and three-bedroom units and a 4,250-square-foot ground floor restaurant.

Threats, requests, and expanded voting: Mass. clerks are gearing up for a daunting election
Burnout and frustration after the 2020 election and the subsequent storm of misinformation sparked massive turnover within the ranks of local elections officials.

Ipswich antique shop lent supernatural setting for remake of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’
The vampire movie, which starts streaming Thursday on Max, was shot on location in Ipswich and several towns in Worcester County.

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist?
WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

‘This is your festival’: CineFest Latino Boston returns for its second year
The lineup includes work by filmmakers from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, and the US.

Celtics

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown talks fighting complacency, relationship with the media, and more on ‘Hot Ones’
Brown appeared this week on the popular YouTube interview show, where guests answer questions while eating progressively spicier chicken wings.

Car crashes into Yarmouth post office Wednesday and destroys lobby, officials say
The driver, 80, was not injured, police said.

Another cannabis dispensary is coming to Back Bay. Some residents are smoking mad.
The unanimous approval came over sharp objections from residents and business owners who say the concentration of pot shops is excessive and detracts from the neighborhood’s quality of life.

Odie Henderson review | ½★

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: The joke’s on you
Several people walked out of my screening of the abysmal musical "Joker: Folie Á Deux." I didn’t blame them. In fact, I envied them.

Lynnfield school district fires high school substitute teacher for his ‘alleged connection to hate-based ideologies’
The man was terminated on Monday and banned from school property, the superintendent said.

Historic ship could soon become the world's largest artificial reef
The SS United States shattered a record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger liner on its maiden voyage in 1952.

Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after attack kills contestant
One anticipated participant, a female known as Bear 402, was killed by a male bear during a fight on Monday.

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No, illegal immigration isn’t the reason housing costs so much now
In Tuesday’s debate JD Vance exaggerated both the number of immigrants living illegally in the United States and their impact on rents and house prices.

Some Boston doctors are starting to unravel the mysteries of long COVID and find improved treatments
There’s still no cure for the debilitating condition but some front-line clinicians are finding ways to help patients feel better.

Breast cancer rates are climbing. Are plastics and cosmetics to blame?
The risk of developing breast cancer increased by about 1 percent each year between 2012 and 2021 and grew almost twice as fast for women under the age of 50 as those above it.