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Late financial reports, ‘insufficient’ info for the public online: DiZoglio issues scathing audit of Mass. Legislature

The Massachusetts Legislature is “one of the least transparent” lawmaking bodies in the country, said state auditor Diana DiZoglio.

In Dorchester, Josh Kraft mum about a possible mayoral run

Rumors of a possible mayoral run by the president of the New England Patriots Foundation have swirled for months.

With compromise near, Wu and business leaders dig back in on Boston tax plan
Boston business leaders and the Wu administration remained at odds Monday over the mayor’s contentious plan to hike commercial property tax rates and ease a sharp hike on homeowners and landlords.

Trendlines | Only in Boston: $21 stands in the way of a deal on property taxes

Forecast | Ken Mahan

High pressure continuing New England’s late October warmth

It should be a bit cooler than yesterday's record highs across New England.

Taunton mayor, charged in alleged assault of husband, to stand trial Dec. 12; dismissal bid denied
In an affidavit last month, O’Connell’s husband, Edward, said he would assert his spousal privilege against testifying against his wife.

Blinken arrives in Israel as US looks to renew cease-fire efforts after the killing of Hamas leader

Swampscott man convicted of 25-year scheme to hide role at Bosnian war prison

MBTA board chair Thomas Glynn will step down

Replicas of the 2024 Celtics banner are on display in the Woburn workshop that's home to New England Flag and Banner.

How a 132-year-old company in Woburn crafted the Celtics’ championship banner

New England Flag and Banner is meticulous in its construction of the banners (which include a lucky penny sewn in). Its latest handiwork will be on display Tuesday night.

Celtics to raise NBA-leading 18th championship banner tonight

Your guide to the 2024-25 NBA season: How to watch the Celtics, top storylines, and award favorites

christopher l. gasper

Celtics not only have the talent to repeat as champions, they have the motivation

Globe Magazine

They thought they knew everything about their beloved mother. Then a detective called.
A detective from the Maine State Police wanted to talk about a cold case. How would a family reckon with what he found?

2024 ELECTION

Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Greenville, N.C., on Monday.

In North Carolina, Trump dismisses ‘cognitive decline’ speculation with bluster while fans insist he’s strong and can win

Among many supporters, Donald Trump’s performance on the campaign trail was not something to worry about, even as Kamala Harris questions his fitness for office.

How Project 2025′s rightward vision became a flashpoint in this year’s election ‘Way too much at stake’: A look at the supporters going to extreme lengths to support their favored presidential candidate

Emily Oneschuk, a Navy Veteran and grassroots organizer for the “Yes on 4" group, Massachusetts for Mental Health Options, spoke at a recent press conference at the Boston Common Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

Massachusetts voters could legalize psychedelics next month. What then?

If Question 4 is approved at the ballot box, advocates say it could help ease the mental health crisis. Opponents, meanwhile, worry about how such substances would be regulated.

A view of a speeding vehicle recorded by a monitor set up on Morton Street in Dorchester.

These are the most dangerous intersections in Boston. What’s behind all the crashes?

Many of the most dangerous intersections in the city are located in historically underserved communities and were built not with pedestrian safety in mind.

From left: Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and Caleb Mclaughlin in a scene from "Stranger Things."

13 spooky TV shows to stream this Halloween season

It's the season for goblins, ghouls, and spine-chilling shows.

Johnny Damon hit two home runs in Game 7 at Yankee Stadium, including a second-inning grand slam that essentially put the game away.

CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA

Netflix’s look back at ‘The Comeback’ nothing less than pitch perfect retelling of Red Sox history

The Barnicle brothers get every beat just right. The aching pain before the joy, the tension and sadness before, as a candid and often hilarious Theo Epstein calls it, the catharsis.

With baseball’s big money on its World Series stage, what’s next for Red Sox spending?

Twrl co-founders Olivia Chen and Pauline Ang.

Asian American boba brand finds opportunity after Simu Liu sparks cultural appropriation debate

The owners of boba milk tea brand Twrl have a chance to pitch a pretty well-known investor, actor Simu Liu.

Harris Vs. Trump on Key Issues

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a Univision town hall, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Doral, Fla.

Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris chats with the hosts during a commercial break at The View, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York.

Harris and Trump offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Trenton-Mercer Airport, in Mercer County, New Jersey, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, en route to a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke after President Biden signed an executive order on gun violence prevention at the White House in Washington on Sept. 26.

In talking about ‘freedom,’ Harris hopes she has a winning message on guns

Opinion

The construction site at Norwood Hospital in Norwood on Sept. 19.

EDITORIAL

Wanted: Local, nonprofit operator for Norwood Hospital

Steward’s exit provides opportunity to reopen health care facility.

IDEAS | E. THOMAS FINAN

How teachers can get around the AI problem — and light up their classrooms in the process

JOAN VENNOCHI

For Elizabeth Warren, the soul-searching needed on the election

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why more Latinos aren’t rejecting Trump

IDEAS | BETSY LEONDAR-WRIGHT

The fallacy of thinking that Trump voters are probably racist

More recent News

New York Magazine parts ways with political reporter Olivia Nuzzi, who had undisclosed relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A pair of investigations found “no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias” in Nuzzi's reporting, the magazine said Monday.

Prosecutors in Karen Read case plan to call her father at retrial, seek related phone records
Read’s phone records, prosecutors say, show that calls between her and a number belonging to her father were made soon after she allegedly ran into her boyfriend and left him to die.

Fugitive hiding out at campsite arrested in Connecticut
Steven Labrecque was wanted on child porn charges in Franklin and New Bedford, Mass. ,the US Marshals Service said Monday.

Cannon misfire from USS Constitution causes stir
A spokesperson for the USS Constitution Museum said the “misfire” was from a cannon, referred to as a ceremonial gun, that “failed to fire during a routine firing evolution” and confirmed no projectiles were involved.

GBH announces return of ‘Basic Black’ and a shakeup to ‘Morning Edition’
The announcement was among a number of programming changes GBH announced.

RI COURTS

Karaoke singers belted out three songs at a Providence restaurant in May. Now, the eatery is facing a lawsuit.
ASCAP is seeking damages between $750 and $30,000 for each of the three songs, as provided under federal copyright law.

People in their 30s and 40s are facing an unprecedented wave of memory problems

Memory lapses are expected as we age, but there’s evidence that many surprisingly young people are losing their grip.

Most states have extensive graduation requirements. In Massachusetts, it’s just the MCAS.
Experts said that if the test requirement is repealed, the state should consider alternate graduation requirements to ensure continued minimum standards.

A year after Maine’s worst mass shooting, what happened to gun reform?
There is no ban on assault weapons in Maine or the nation — nor much chance of one — and other steps toward toughened gun control rules have been halting and limited.

THEATER

The A.R.T. is selling 20,000 pieces of costume history — just in time for Halloween
The theater's scene shop, based in a Cambridge warehouse, has been reconfigured to resemble a vintage boutique for two weekends only, with price tags for clothes, accessories, and memories ranging from $1 to $50.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Nightbitch,’ ‘Nickel Boys,’ and more on tap for this year’s IFFBoston’s Fall Focus Festival

A group examines a whale skeleton at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.

Marine mysteries, gospejazzical, and fall festivals: This week’s free things to do in Boston

Metal sculptor Rob Lorenson photographed with one of his artworks on display on his property.

The Middleboro metal sculptor who wants his pieces to ‘look as luscious as possible’

Xian Zhang conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Schumann's Piano Concerto, with soloist Jonathan Biss.

Xian Zhang raises the bar — and her baton — conducting BSO

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

State Police graduation ceremony on Oct. 21, 2021, at the DCU Center in Worcester.

EDITORIAL

State Police academy dropout rate begs the question, why?

Kamala Harris during a campaign event at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, Pa., on Oct. 16.

ENDORSEMENT

The Boston Globe editorial board endorses Kamala Harris

Former first lady Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention in August, where she urged a revved-up crowd to "do something" to ensure that Vice President Kamala Harris is elected the country's 47th president.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Can Michelle Obama help seal the deal for Kamala Harris?

The Old North Bridge in the early morning light by the the Concord River at the Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord.

IDEAS | JOHN KAAG

The beauty of impermanence in autumn

Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 27.

Guy Ziv

Can Netanyahu rehabilitate his ‘Mr. Security’ image?

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

PODCAST

Pearson vows to fight to remain in R.I. Senate leadership despite Ruggerio’s opposition

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Senate Majority Leader Ryan Pearson said Senate priorities suffered when Ruggerio’s health kept him from being in the room when key decisions were made.

COMMENTARY | RUTH M. FURTADO

To improve the care of nursing home residents, R.I. must improve how staff are treated, supported, and paid

October is Residents´ Rights Month, which honors people living in long-term care facilities. Honoring residents is not enough: In Rhode Island, we need urgent intervention to overhaul the system and give residents the compassionate, quality care they need.

RI EDUCATION

Johnson & Wales University to offer three-year bachelor’s degrees next fall

The model will be the first of its kind in the nation, university officials said.

COMMENTARY | Marc B. Parlange and Jack R. Warner

Voting yes on Question 2 will position R.I. as a biomedical sciences and cybersecurity leader

Biomedical sciences and cybersecurity represent good-paying jobs, economic prosperity, and better health outcomes for our state.

Sports

CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA

Netflix’s look back at ‘The Comeback’ nothing less than pitch perfect retelling of Red Sox history

The Barnicle brothers get every beat just right. The aching pain before the joy, the tension and sadness before, as a candid and often hilarious Theo Epstein calls it, the catharsis.

The Celtics have high hopes for the 2024-25 season after wrapping up in June with an NBA title.

NBA

Your guide to the 2024-25 NBA season: How to watch the Celtics, top storylines, and award favorites

The Celtics’ victory tour ends when Banner 18 is raised to the rafters. After that, it’s anybody’s game, and there are plenty of challengers to the throne.

Members of the Dodgers celebrates their National League Championship Series clincher on Sunday in Los Angeles.

RED SOX

With baseball’s big money on its World Series stage, what’s next for Red Sox spending?

No matter what happens in the World Series, the winner will claim the title of most-expensive champion in MLB history — a designation that the 2018 Red Sox, who spent $251.5 million, held for five years.

celtics

How a 132-year-old company in Woburn crafted the Celtics’ championship banner

RAVENS 41, BUCCANEERS 31

Lamar Jackson, Ravens pour on the points as Buccaneers lose top two receivers to injuries

celtics notebook

Celtics will put a cap on championship season with banner raising and ring ceremony

Business

Massachusetts voters could legalize psychedelics next month. What then?

If Question 4 is approved at the ballot box, advocates say it could help ease the mental health crisis. Opponents, meanwhile, worry about how such substances would be regulated.

Microsoft launches AI agents, deepening rivalry with Salesforce

The AI tools, some acting autonomously and others in concert with a worker, can complete tasks like researching and sorting through sales leads or updating a customer support ticket after a phone call.

With compromise near, Wu and business leaders dig back in on Boston tax plan

TALKING POINTS

Heady days for US stocks may be ending

magazine

CONNECTIONS

As a geriatric nurse practitioner, I got the best advice on talking to elderly people from my dad

The 20th annual Jamaica Plain Canine Costume Parade is Saturday, October 26.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 21-27

Designer Daniela Forte had to navigate multiple ceiling heights in the combined kitchen and dining area, and ensure that the various wood species of the cabinetry, floor, stair treads, and beams didn’t vary too much.

Kitchens & Baths

These Marshfield homeowners felt trapped in their kitchen. Removing a peninsula helped.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was happy to learn that he had tried some classic Rhode Island delicacies’

metro

Lynda Myshrall, of Waltham, took her macramé project to Revere Beach on Monday to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather.

High pressure continuing New England’s late October warmth

Diver in distress at Rockport beach dies, officials say

In Dorchester, Josh Kraft mum about a possible mayoral run

sports

Senior Ronan Mooney, surrounded by his St. John's (Shrewsbury) teammates (from left) Cael Duggan, Adam Trani, Savar Bhasin, Andrew Marrone, and Derek Mulligan, holds aloft the Division 1 state championship trophy after Mooney led the Pioneers to a second consecutive crown Monday at The Haven Country Club in Boylston.

With Ronan Mooney commanding the course, St. John’s (Shrewsbury) rolls to second straight Division 1 golf crown

Foxborough’s Zac Georgantas drives the distance, and more, to win Division 2 golf title

Tua Tagovailoa ‘willing to play the odds,’ plans to start Sunday in return from third NFL concussion

business

Bob Iger, 73, who came out of retirement in late 2022 to retake Disney’s reins, has publicly said he is “definitely” leaving when his contract expires Dec. 31, 2026.

Disney says it will hire a new CEO in ‘early 2026’

Trump’s plans set Social Security benefits up for 33% cut, watchdog warns

New MassBudget president Viviana Abreu-Hernández is motivated by social justice

politics

Harris and Trump highlight their economic policies in outreach to Latino voters

Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney; Trump criticized Biden administration’s hurricane response at North Carolina rally

Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with push from Obama, Walz

Nation

Asian American boba brand finds opportunity after Simu Liu sparks cultural appropriation debate

New campus protest rules spur an outcry from college faculty

Arizona official who delayed 2022 election certification pleads guilty

World

Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards a plane en route to the Middle East as he departs Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Oct. 21.

Blinken arrives in Israel as US looks to renew cease-fire efforts after the killing of Hamas leader

King Charles III ends first Australian visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years

Tropical Storm Oscar heads toward the Bahamas after dumping rains on eastern Cuba

opinion

A makeshift memorial at Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston, Maine, on Nov. 3, 2023, had photos of the victims.

Shootings changed how I feel about safety in America

The carpenter with the gun

They go together like peanut butter and Fluff

lifestyle

Inside Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s ballin’ birthday bash in Boston

Marine mysteries, gospejazzical, and fall festivals: This week’s free things to do in Boston

He’s joining a frat

food & dining

Lunch at some of the Water Street restaurants in Boston in 2022.

Why do so many Boston workers skip their lunch break?

In Winchester, Karma offers sleek sushi for high rollers

Taco Azul opens on Beacon Hill; Alton Brown and Jamie Bissonnette set sail from Boston

travel

A group of tourists stand in line outside a bar as they attend a pub crawl tour in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, on Oct. 17.

Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors

Some Maine ghost stories refuse to die. Here are a few favorites.

‘I’ve turned the world into my office.’ Meet the people working remotely while traveling the globe.

Arts

The Middleboro metal sculptor who wants his pieces to ‘look as luscious as possible’

‘Manet: A Model Family’ at the Gardner Museum reveals intimate drama

Borrowing from the business world, Boston Public Art Triennial announces its 2024 accelerator artists

Books

Illustration by Allison Taliaferro/Globe Staff and Adobe Stock images

Lowell creates a ‘literary corridor’ to horror legend with local ties: Edgar Allan Poe

A single father recalls the ‘terrifying’ early years

Reconsidering Mondrian, master of the modern

Movies

‘Nightbitch,’ ‘Nickel Boys,’ and more on tap for this year’s IFFBoston’s Fall Focus Festival

Zendaya returns to Boston, reportedly to film a new movie with Robert Pattinson

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 21-27

Television

13 spooky TV shows to stream this Halloween season

Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut revisits a profoundly disturbing moment in television history

Tom Brady gets roasted on ‘SNL’ Weekend Update

music

Colombian singer Shakira performs during a halftime show in the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament final in Miami on July 14.

Shakira is returning to Boston on Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour

Leif Segerstam, provocative Finnish conductor and composer, dies at 80

James Taylor performs, Don Law honored, at Boston Arts Academy fund-raiser

Theater/Dance

Karen MacDonald as the title character in "Pru Payne."

At SpeakEasy Stage, Karen MacDonald delivers another tour de force

Celebrate the season with these spooky plays around Boston

Memory, love, and family collide in SpeakEasy’s ‘Pru Payne’

Health

Dr. Susan Meschwitz, center, a chemistry professor at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., in her lab with two undergraduate students.

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

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’

Obituaries

A photo provided via the Yerkes family shows Mr. Yerkes with Arnold Schwarzenegger during the filming of “Commando,” 1985, with a signed note from Schwarzenegger.

Late financial reports, ‘insufficient’ info for the public online: DiZoglio issues scathing audit of Mass. Legislature

In Dorchester, Josh Kraft mum about a possible mayoral run

With compromise near, Wu and business leaders dig back in on Boston tax plan Boston business leaders and the Wu administration remained at odds Monday over the mayor’s contentious plan to hike commercial property tax rates and ease a sharp hike on homeowners and landlords.

High pressure continuing New England’s late October warmth

Taunton mayor, charged in alleged assault of husband, to stand trial Dec. 12; dismissal bid denied In an affidavit last month, O’Connell’s husband, Edward, said he would assert his spousal privilege against testifying against his wife.

Blinken arrives in Israel as US looks to renew cease-fire efforts after the killing of Hamas leader

Swampscott man convicted of 25-year scheme to hide role at Bosnian war prison

MBTA board chair Thomas Glynn will step down

How a 132-year-old company in Woburn crafted the Celtics’ championship banner

Your guide to the 2024-25 NBA season: How to watch the Celtics, top storylines, and award favorites

Celtics not only have the talent to repeat as champions, they have the motivation

Globe Magazine They thought they knew everything about their beloved mother. Then a detective called. A detective from the Maine State Police wanted to talk about a cold case. How would a family reckon with what he found?

In North Carolina, Trump dismisses ‘cognitive decline’ speculation with bluster while fans insist he’s strong and can win

Massachusetts voters could legalize psychedelics next month. What then?

These are the most dangerous intersections in Boston. What’s behind all the crashes?

13 spooky TV shows to stream this Halloween season

Netflix’s look back at ‘The Comeback’ nothing less than pitch perfect retelling of Red Sox history

Asian American boba brand finds opportunity after Simu Liu sparks cultural appropriation debate

Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights

Harris and Trump offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews

Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing

In talking about ‘freedom,’ Harris hopes she has a winning message on guns

Wanted: Local, nonprofit operator for Norwood Hospital

How teachers can get around the AI problem — and light up their classrooms in the process

For Elizabeth Warren, the soul-searching needed on the election

Why more Latinos aren’t rejecting Trump

The fallacy of thinking that Trump voters are probably racist

More recent News

New York Magazine parts ways with political reporter Olivia Nuzzi, who had undisclosed relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A pair of investigations found “no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias” in Nuzzi's reporting, the magazine said Monday.

Prosecutors in Karen Read case plan to call her father at retrial, seek related phone records Read’s phone records, prosecutors say, show that calls between her and a number belonging to her father were made soon after she allegedly ran into her boyfriend and left him to die.

Fugitive hiding out at campsite arrested in Connecticut Steven Labrecque was wanted on child porn charges in Franklin and New Bedford, Mass. ,the US Marshals Service said Monday.

Cannon misfire from USS Constitution causes stir A spokesperson for the USS Constitution Museum said the “misfire” was from a cannon, referred to as a ceremonial gun, that “failed to fire during a routine firing evolution” and confirmed no projectiles were involved.

GBH announces return of ‘Basic Black’ and a shakeup to ‘Morning Edition’ The announcement was among a number of programming changes GBH announced.

RI COURTS Karaoke singers belted out three songs at a Providence restaurant in May. Now, the eatery is facing a lawsuit. ASCAP is seeking damages between $750 and $30,000 for each of the three songs, as provided under federal copyright law.

Recommended reads

People in their 30s and 40s are facing an unprecedented wave of memory problems

Most states have extensive graduation requirements. In Massachusetts, it’s just the MCAS. Experts said that if the test requirement is repealed, the state should consider alternate graduation requirements to ensure continued minimum standards.

A year after Maine’s worst mass shooting, what happened to gun reform? There is no ban on assault weapons in Maine or the nation — nor much chance of one — and other steps toward toughened gun control rules have been halting and limited.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Nightbitch,’ ‘Nickel Boys,’ and more on tap for this year’s IFFBoston’s Fall Focus Festival

Marine mysteries, gospejazzical, and fall festivals: This week’s free things to do in Boston

The Middleboro metal sculptor who wants his pieces to ‘look as luscious as possible’

Xian Zhang raises the bar — and her baton — conducting BSO

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

State Police academy dropout rate begs the question, why?

The Boston Globe editorial board endorses Kamala Harris

Can Michelle Obama help seal the deal for Kamala Harris?

The beauty of impermanence in autumn

Can Netanyahu rehabilitate his ‘Mr. Security’ image?

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Pearson vows to fight to remain in R.I. Senate leadership despite Ruggerio’s opposition

To improve the care of nursing home residents, R.I. must improve how staff are treated, supported, and paid

Johnson & Wales University to offer three-year bachelor’s degrees next fall

Voting yes on Question 2 will position R.I. as a biomedical sciences and cybersecurity leader

Sports

Netflix’s look back at ‘The Comeback’ nothing less than pitch perfect retelling of Red Sox history

Your guide to the 2024-25 NBA season: How to watch the Celtics, top storylines, and award favorites

With baseball’s big money on its World Series stage, what’s next for Red Sox spending?

How a 132-year-old company in Woburn crafted the Celtics’ championship banner

Lamar Jackson, Ravens pour on the points as Buccaneers lose top two receivers to injuries

Celtics will put a cap on championship season with banner raising and ring ceremony

Business

Massachusetts voters could legalize psychedelics next month. What then?

Microsoft launches AI agents, deepening rivalry with Salesforce

With compromise near, Wu and business leaders dig back in on Boston tax plan

Heady days for US stocks may be ending

As a geriatric nurse practitioner, I got the best advice on talking to elderly people from my dad

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 21-27

These Marshfield homeowners felt trapped in their kitchen. Removing a peninsula helped.

Blind date: ‘I was happy to learn that he had tried some classic Rhode Island delicacies’

metro

High pressure continuing New England’s late October warmth

Diver in distress at Rockport beach dies, officials say

With compromise near, Wu and business leaders dig back in on Boston tax plan
Boston business leaders and the Wu administration remained at odds Monday over the mayor’s contentious plan to hike commercial property tax rates and ease a sharp hike on homeowners and landlords.

Taunton mayor, charged in alleged assault of husband, to stand trial Dec. 12; dismissal bid denied
In an affidavit last month, O’Connell’s husband, Edward, said he would assert his spousal privilege against testifying against his wife.

Globe Magazine

They thought they knew everything about their beloved mother. Then a detective called.
A detective from the Maine State Police wanted to talk about a cold case. How would a family reckon with what he found?

New York Magazine parts ways with political reporter Olivia Nuzzi, who had undisclosed relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A pair of investigations found “no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias” in Nuzzi's reporting, the magazine said Monday.

Prosecutors in Karen Read case plan to call her father at retrial, seek related phone records
Read’s phone records, prosecutors say, show that calls between her and a number belonging to her father were made soon after she allegedly ran into her boyfriend and left him to die.

Fugitive hiding out at campsite arrested in Connecticut
Steven Labrecque was wanted on child porn charges in Franklin and New Bedford, Mass. ,the US Marshals Service said Monday.

Cannon misfire from USS Constitution causes stir
A spokesperson for the USS Constitution Museum said the “misfire” was from a cannon, referred to as a ceremonial gun, that “failed to fire during a routine firing evolution” and confirmed no projectiles were involved.

GBH announces return of ‘Basic Black’ and a shakeup to ‘Morning Edition’
The announcement was among a number of programming changes GBH announced.

RI COURTS

Karaoke singers belted out three songs at a Providence restaurant in May. Now, the eatery is facing a lawsuit.
ASCAP is seeking damages between $750 and $30,000 for each of the three songs, as provided under federal copyright law.

Most states have extensive graduation requirements. In Massachusetts, it’s just the MCAS.
Experts said that if the test requirement is repealed, the state should consider alternate graduation requirements to ensure continued minimum standards.

A year after Maine’s worst mass shooting, what happened to gun reform?
There is no ban on assault weapons in Maine or the nation — nor much chance of one — and other steps toward toughened gun control rules have been halting and limited.