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Hanson resident who projected political sign on water tower to receive cease-and-desist

Town officials became aware the resident was projecting the sign onto the water tower at 228 High St. on Friday.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day isn’t a statewide holiday. Here’s why.
Depending on where you are in Massachusetts, the name of Monday’s holiday might differ.

Affordable housing, lab space, and a pre-K classroom. Here’s Just A Start’s new economic mobility hub.

The Economic Mobility Hub building includes 24 affordable housing units, a universal pre-K classroom, commercial space, and Just A Start’s headquarters.

New England’s viral treasure hunt isn’t over yet: $87,600 is hidden in the woods
There is a $87,600 jar of gold coins concealed in the wilderness.

Big Harvard University donors are back with more ideas to fix their alma mater

Billionaire Bill Ackman and former Facebook executive Sam Lessin are ratcheting up their campaign to reshape the university, arguing Harvard is home to too much activism.

MCAS ballot question finally gives parents a say in standardized testing. How will they vote?

The outcome of Question 2 could influence the direction of schooling for generations of students and families, either lessening the role of MCAS testing or reinforcing its existence.

State to make $3.1 million in grants to combat gambling addiction, youth gambling

The state Department of Health announced $3.1 million in grants to support a pair of programs focused on youth gambling prevention and staff development for outpatient substance use and gambling treatment programs.

New Hampshire man charged with DUI after rollover crash on Route 101, authorities say

Secret documents show Hamas tried to persuade Iran to join its Oct. 7 attack

As Hezbollah and Israel battle on the border, Lebanon’s army watches from the sidelines

 Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes

Woman pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle protected turtles from Vt. into Canada
2024 Election

Why is Donald Trump campaigning in California, a state he’s almost certain to lose?

Trump is almost certain to lose California, and that won’t change after his scheduled Saturday stop in Coachella. Still, there are practical reasons for him to visit.
Follow live presidential campaign updates

Harris’s doctor reports she’s in ‘excellent health.’ Her campaign wants to draw a contrast with Trump.

Obama’s callout to Black men touches a nerve among Democrats. Is election-year misogyny at play?

Harris helps pack aid boxes for North Carolina hurricane victims ahead of Sunday campaign push

A meteorologist’s guide to New England’s best leaf peeping this fall
New England is home to arguably the best fall foliage in the country, and now's the time to immerse yourself in nature’s colorful bounty.

Here’s your complete New England forecast for this long holiday weekend

Could a big hurricane whack New England? ‘More of a question of when than if.’

Could it happen here? As the Southeastern United States recovers from a pair of massive storms, how is climate change loading the dice for a hurricane to hit New England?

Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

As homeowners assessed damage to their property, about 2.2 million customers in Florida remained without power Friday morning.
Photos: See the worst of Hurricane Milton’s aftermath

A social media influencer, $300 pet homes, and caboodles of kittens: Inside Boston’s all-out cat show

The venue was brimming with vendors selling cat-themed merchandise — from a print with an orange tabby popping out of a “Dnkn’ Cat” cup, to luxury cat wands decorated with colorful feathers, and custom-built homes totaling near $300.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

People are talking about the AFC East teams, but for all the wrong reasons

The AFC East was supposed to be the crown jewel of the 2024 NFL season (outside of the Patriots, of course).
Bob Ryan: Sports fans should stop worrying about the big picture and just enjoy the game Patriots notebook: Patriots bring up reinforcements ahead of clash with Texans as injuries mount
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Francisco Lindor has the Mets riding high, and seven other story lines from baseball’s postseason

The New York shortstop's heroics highlight a compelling postseason.
Celtics 139, 76ers 89

Celtics run 76ers off court and other observations

As the Celtics took the floor for their preseason game, about 20 pieces of confetti fell from the rafters and landed on the parquet floor of TD Garden, a reminder of their championship season.
Gary Washburn: How former Celtics draft pick Chauncey Billups rose from journeyman to the Basketball Hall of Fame

‘I’m kicking myself for missing them’: Those who missed the northern lights hope for another chance

The light show Thursday night was the strongest since May and could be seen as far south as Texas, Florida, and California.
See photos of the northern lights across New England
Bruins notebook

‘For his first game back, it was special’: Bruins forward Matt Poitras impresses in season debut

Poitras sustained a shoulder injury after playing 33 games last season, and missed the first two games this season.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump have housing plans. Economists have doubts.

Harris has offered a string of economic proposals. Here’s a closer look at what’s in them.

Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy
Opinion
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How whales grieve, why dogs eat their owners, and other tales of death in the animal kingdom

Philosopher Susana Monsó explores whether animals experience grief.
Alex Beam

On second thought, it’s a work of genius!
SCOT LEHIGH

Grading the MTA leaders on their MCAS campaign
MARCELA GARCÍA

How Latino voters could shape the presidential election
LETTERS

Readers offer range of responses to Globe’s call to vote no on 2

Globe Santa
Giving life to a sweet child’s holiday wishes
Expanding Globe Santa’s impact through a new multimedia approach.

Hispanic Heritage Month

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’
Leguizamo opens up about his PBS docuseries "VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos" and the legacy of Christopher Columbus.

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez
She’ll perform at CultureFest at Belleforge Arts Center in Medfield this Sunday

‘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.

More recent News

It’s not just Fat Bear Week in Alaska. Trail cameras are also capturing wolves, moose and more.
In the vast state known for its abundant wildlife, the magical and sometimes violent world of wild animals can be found close to home.

Transit systems are targeting fare evaders to win back riders leery about crime
Transit systems are building stronger, better security gates to avoid fare skippers.

BU and its graduate students reach deal that could end seven-month strike
The proposed agreement includes higher base pay and expanded health care coverage for roughly 3,000 master's and PhD students.

Music review
Billie Eilish shines at a concert that shows off her fascinating, arena-filling pop fantasies
At a Friday TD Garden show, Eilish showed why she's one of the most exciting performers working in pop music today.

Ted Cruz and Colin Allred wage another big US Senate fight in Texas
Republicans have a stranglehold on every statewide elected office in Texas and control the state Supreme Court, both chambers of the Legislature and both U.S. Senate seats.

Mass General Brigham temporarily suspends non-emergency surgeries due to IV shortage
A national shortage in IV fluids in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene has prompted the state’s largest hospital and health care system, to postpone elective surgeries from Sunday through Wednesday, officials said.

Recommended reads

Half of all Mass. high schools don’t abide by state recommended graduation requirements

Previous research has shown Boston students who completed MassCore had better odds of earning a post-secondary degree than those who did not.

‘Like 15 years of therapy:’ Experts, patients weigh in on risks, benefits of magic mushrooms ahead of ballot question
Massachusetts voters will decide next month whether to legalize five psychedelics

From ‘Call Her Daddy’ to Theo Von, Trump and Harris turn to podcasts, TikTok during election home stretch
With less than a month to go before the election, the candidates have focused on reaching potential voters through untraditional media.

Their wells were poisoned by PFAS. Now, these Nantucket families want justice.
Four households on Nantucket have filed a class action suit against the manufacturers of "forever chemicals." It’s just the latest lawsuit that has targeted companies that produced the chemicals.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘The Apprentice’ is less a biopic of Donald Trump than a morality tale about mentorship gone sour

Making few claims for this ‘Disclaimer’

‘Super/Man’: How Christopher Reeve and his family found their Fortress of Solitude in the Berkshires

A ‘millennial pink’ hat led to this couple’s elegant Newport wedding

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

SCOT LEHIGH

Grading the MTA leaders on their MCAS campaign
Vladimir Gilman

My son is being held in a Russian prison. America, please don’t leave him behind.
Thomas Reed

A new audience for Taylor Swift: Rural Republican parents
MARCELA GARCÍA

How Latino voters could shape the presidential election
RENÉE GRAHAM

Kamala Harris claps back at Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s ‘humble’ criticism
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

State to make $3.1 million in grants to combat gambling addiction, youth gambling

The state Department of Health announced $3.1 million in grants to support a pair of programs focused on youth gambling prevention and staff development for outpatient substance use and gambling treatment programs.

New Hampshire man charged with DUI after rollover crash on Route 101, authorities say

State troopers found 41-year-old James Miller, of Weare, N.H., who suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, between exits four and three on the eastbound side of the highway after the truck rolled over, New Hampshire State Police said.

Woman pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle protected turtles from Vt. into Canada

A woman from Hong Kong pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Vermont to a charge of smuggling for trying to illegally transfer more than two dozen protected turtles from the United States into Canada.

A social media influencer, $300 pet homes, and caboodles of kittens: Inside Boston’s all-out cat show

The venue was brimming with vendors selling cat-themed merchandise — from a print with an orange tabby popping out of a “Dnkn’ Cat” cup, to luxury cat wands decorated with colorful feathers, and custom-built homes totaling near $300.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY

Personal bests were set all around at the MSTCA Bob Glennon Twilight Invitational cross-country meet

Seven of the top 10 finishers in boys’ and girls’ medium varsity races set personal bests, as did nine of the top 10 in the small girls’ varsity race and eight of the top 10 in the small boys’ varsity race.
No. 3 Oregon 32, No. 2 Ohio State 31

Dillon Gabriel rallies No. 3 Oregon past No. 2 Ohio State

Dillon Gabriel threw two touchdown passes and ran for another late score to help third-ranked Oregon hand No. 2 Ohio State its first loss of the season on Saturday night.
UNITED STATES 2, PANAMA 0

Maruicio Pochettino wins US men’s soccer debut as two second-half strikes put down Panama

The former Chelsea and Tottenham manager won his first game in charge, getting a 49th-minute goal from Yunus Musah and a stoppage-time strike from Ricardo Pepi.
Celtics 139, 76ers 89

Celtics run 76ers off court and other observations
CREW 4, REVOLUTION 0

DeJuan Jones hangs one on Revolution as his new Crew pound New England
SATURDAY'S HS FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Andover delivers coach EJ Perry his 100th career victory in nonleague road win at Brockton and other action from Saturday’s games

Business

State to make $3.1 million in grants to combat gambling addiction, youth gambling

The state Department of Health announced $3.1 million in grants to support a pair of programs focused on youth gambling prevention and staff development for outpatient substance use and gambling treatment programs.

Drought is parching the world’s largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity

“Only God knows when this crisis will end.”

Data shows migrants aren’t taking ‘Black jobs’ or ‘Hispanic jobs,’ despite what Trump says

Mass General Brigham temporarily suspends non-emergency surgeries due to IV shortage
magazine
Globe Magazine

How a Satanic temple in Salem is staging a rebellion against the religious right

Best of the Best

We searched for Boston’s best breakfasts. These 12 places are winners.
Fall Travel

10 of the best orchards for apple picking in New England this fall
Fall Travel

Your guide to navigating the Kancamagus Highway during peak foliage season

metro

New England’s viral treasure hunt isn’t over yet: $87,600 is hidden in the woods

The coolest Indigenous Peoples’ Day events in Boston and Cambridge

Man seriously injured by MBTA bus at Forest Hills Station, police say

sports

No. 23 Illinois outlasts Purdue in OT on sack on 2-point conversion

No. 4 Penn State rallies to beat USC in OT on TE Tyler Warren’s record day

As first-year starters, Silver Lake Regional senior twins Maddie and Logan McLeod have the net covered

business

Health regulator completes review of Steward doctors group sale

BU and its graduate students reach deal that could end seven-month strike

Boeing will lay off 10 percent of its employees as a strike by factory workers cripples airplane production

politics

Why is Donald Trump campaigning in California, a state he’s almost certain to lose?

Follow live updates on the 2024 presidential election

Obama’s callout to Black men touches a nerve among Democrats. Is election-year misogyny at play?

Nation

Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states

Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage

Harris helps pack aid boxes for North Carolina hurricane victims ahead of Sunday campaign push

World

Rise of the dragons: Fire-breathing drones duel in Ukraine

Heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are hit again

Planned nuclear plant in a Kenyan top tourist hub and home to endangered species sparks protest

opinion

FEMA’s storm response is weighed down by lies from Trump, GOP

With nod to Maye, Pats are rushing the quarterback — into starting role

She remembers Luis Tiant as an ace, on the field and off

lifestyle

Free museum admission, Boston Ballet discounts, classical music: This week’s free, cheap things to do in Boston

He doesn’t make any money

That’s a wrap? Kids’ birthday party gifts are so yesterday.

food & dining

A new L.A. Burdick will soon sweeten Coolidge Corner

With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think

Chef Barbara Lynch closing all her restaurants

travel

The best way to explore Prince Edward Island

Discovering the secrets beneath the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral

A Victorian manor in Rockport is revived, plus boutique digs in downtown Denver

Arts

Breast plates, football padding, coquette fashion: Young designers take the spotlight at Boston Fashion Week event

At the MFA, ‘Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore’ revels in rhyme not reason

A Kerouac mural debuts in Lowell this weekend, near a church that was ‘a center of life’

Books

Han Kang is awarded Nobel Prize in literature

Local bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 6

Author Jason Reynolds creates his own Judy Blume book moment with young adult novel ‘Twenty-Four Seconds From Now’

Movies

‘Pet grief’ is very real. Director Yen Tan and Margaret Cho, in a rare non-comedic role, made a movie about it.

It’s a family thing at this year’s New York Film Festival

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

Television

Shohei Ohtani’s ads are better, too

Making few claims for this ‘Disclaimer’

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’

music

Billie Eilish shines at a concert that shows off her fascinating, arena-filling pop fantasies

BSO demonstrates why Symphony Hall’s organ should be heard, not just seen

From ‘token woman’ to trailblazers: Meet Boston’s 14-member ‘women-forward’ wedding band

Theater/Dance

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

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

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

Health

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

Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of family political dynasty, dies at 96

Pat Fischer, undersized NFL defensive back, dies at 84

Luis Tiant, inimitable ace of the 1975 AL champion Red Sox, dies at 83