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Dolphins 34, Patriots 15

Drake Maye was 22-of-37 passing for 222 yards.

Tara Sullivan

Drake Maye remains the lone star on the Patriots, but coach Jerod Mayo appears to be holding him back

The coach is making head-scratching, conservative decisions rather than let his young QB make a play.

“You’re getting first and 20s and second and 16s, it’s just hard,” said quarterback Drake Maye (left), who shared a postgame moment with Miami's Tua Tagovailoa. “It’s hard to pick up first downs and move the ball.”

State of the Patriots

Sure, the Patriots just ‘have to be better’ but their repeating mistakes are a bad, bad sign

Jaylen Waddle (eight receptions, 144 yards) had a field day against the Patriots.

Between the hashmarks

Patriots’ pass defense hit new lows in second-quarter drubbing by Dolphins

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye looks to throw against the Dolphins.

Except for quarterback Drake Maye, Patriots rookies made little impact

This storm system will have a rainy side and snowy side as it passes through New England.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

New England braces for possible Thanksgiving nor’easter, chilly temps

Timing of this storm is looking like late Thanksgiving night through much of Black Friday could get messy.

Over 20 wildfires still raging through Massachusetts

Jaylen Brown scored the Celtics' first 15 points against the Timberwolves in the first quarter by draining five 3-pointers.

Gary Washburn | CELTICS 107, TIMBERWOLVES 105

Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum dig deep to contribute at both ends as Celtics fight for winning finish

The Jays are not going to always be flawless offensively, although both are elite offensive players. What they can do, however, is give full effort defensively and on the boards.

After leading by 19 points in second half, Celtics hold off Timberwolves at the buzzer

Elon Musk walks out to speak at a campaign rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27.

Musk and Ramaswamy build a ‘DOGE’ team to go to war with Washington

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are interviewing job candidates and seeking advice from experts in Washington and Silicon Valley — pushing a sweeping vision for the “Department of Government Efficiency” past the realm of memes and viral posts into potential real-world disruption.

New law aims to shore up and equalize state’s public health services

Massachusetts is mandating new performance standards for its 321 local public health departments.

Schools to remain closed Monday in Beverly, Marblehead as strikes continue

Educators in two North Shore communities remained on strike Sunday night, hours after a court-ordered deadline to reach a contract in Beverly passed, as officials in the districts announced that more than 7,100 students would miss another day of school.

‘We have finally been heard:’ Healey orders state recognition of Herring Pond Wampanoag tribe in Plymouth
The state recognition — the first granted to a tribe in 48 years — is expected to usher in a new era for the state and the tribal governments.

This family made a change to their house that many people are debating: They got their home off fossil fuels
“There was something satisfying about shutting off the gas and getting rid of the oil,” said Roslindale homeowner Tim Maher. “But a lot of it’s just been a necessity: what’s broken or not working right now?”

Siblings from Mass. and N.H. rescued from trail in Franconia, N.H., as hypothermia set in

Xander Dalke and Aylen Dalke had begun a planned two-day hike around Owl’s Head Mountain about 7 a.m., but their plans were disrupted when the pair fell into Lincoln Brook, officials said.

$5,000 reward offered for information on fire that destroyed Kingston building

“The building, which was under construction for commercial use, sustained catastrophic damage and began to collapse shortly after firefighters arrived,” officials said.

Traffic crawls on a jammed Interstate 93 South in Boston ahead of Thanksgiving Day in 2021.

The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving, according to AAA

About 80 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles this year for the holiday.

Larry Johnson, a Globe cartoonist, was a radio co-host for a quarter century.

Larry Johnson, former WEEI host and sports cartoonist, dies at 75

Rev. Johnson, who also was a Baptist minister, was “a compassionate empathic person,” said Craig Mustard, his longtime cohost of the WEEI talk show “Mustard and Johnson.”

Nick Anderson, 26, of Melrose, was the winner of the Tom Holland look-alike contest.

Tom Holland lookalike contest draws large crowd in Boston Common

“Get off your phones and you might meet the short king, love of your life,” said one of the organizers of the contest.

Opinion

JEFF JACOBY

The myths that hide why Social Security is unsustainable

Beginning with FDR, politicians have promoted fables and fibs about the nation’s largest spending program.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Disqualifying, extreme, and incompetent — Trump’s DEI Cabinet picks

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

How to stop believable bots from duping us all

RAMI ABOU-SABE

Matty in the Morning, in his own words

EDITORIAL

Training to be a state cop shouldn’t be a game of survival

Globe Santa

Exhibit A: Her gas bill

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Thanksgiving

All the fixings for a contemporary Thanksgiving feast

The UMass Amherst marching band played during halftime at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

UMass Amherst marching band ready to take its star turn in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade

Steve Martin and John Candy in 1987's "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."

‘Planes, Trains & Automobiles’ is the perfect Thanksgiving movie

Turkeys were on sale at a Walmart store in Secaucus, N.J., this month. Turkey prices declined this year for the first time since 2018, a Globe data analysis showed.

Shoppers expect to pay more for Thanksgiving this year. They’re in for a tasty surprise.

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Meet the nonprofits that hosted the largest food packaging event in New England in 14 years
End Hunger New England and Community Food Packaging joined forces to package meals for 345,000 people this weekend.

Newton police seek man who allegedly exposed himself to teenagers
The teens were walking near the intersection of Hartman Road and Village Circle when the man pulled up in a large white van pulling an enclosed silver trailer and exposed himself, Newton police said.

Days after being fired by Bruins, Jim Montgomery named Blues coach
Bannister had been on the job in St. Louis for less than a year since succeeding Stanley Cup-winning coach Craig Berube. Montgomery spent two seasons as an assistant on Berube’s staff.

Merrimack, N.H., man dead after crash on Everett Turnpike in Nashua, N.H., officials say
Christopher Duval was driving a 2019 Kia Sorento headed north in the far-right lane near Exit 8 when the SUV veered left and crashed at about 1:10 a.m., officials said.

Three people killed in crash on I-93 in Salem, N.H., officials say

Around 2 p.m. Sunday, state troopers responded to a report of a crash on the Exit 2 offramp and found a Kia Sportage with three occupants who had died, said.

LOVE LETTERS

Would I regret not having a wedding?
I’m starting to think it would be better to elope.

Lawrence General bought out Holy Family hospitals from Steward. Now comes the hard part.

Lawrence General has transformed from a standalone facility into a small system of “safety net” hospitals treating mostly low-income patients in the Merrimack Valley.

‘You can’t wait for perfect’: Portland mixes care, crackdown in homeless crisis
Although the camps are gone, hard questions remain about the limits of compassion, patience, and responsibility in this gentrifying port city.

Generous financial aid programs under threat as more colleges eliminate loans
Schools that have adopted so-called no-loan programs in recent years say they aim to send a clear message: If you have the academic chops to gain admission, you can afford to attend.

Could Donald Trump really deport undocumented immigrants who live in Mass.?
The president-elect said he will focus on deporting undocumented immigrants with a criminal past. But experts expect the administration to target others as well.

Culture & Lifestyle

Jimmy O. Yang and Ronny Chieng in "Interior Chinatown."

How ‘Interior Chinatown’ makes a striving, overlooked background character the hero

20 books for everyone on your holiday shopping list this year

Jacqueline Woodson, pictured in 2020, is one of the authors who will appear at the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards at the BPL on Monday.

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards to present literary celebration at Boston Public Library

Corinne Wasmuht, "50 U Heinrich-Heine-Str.," 2009.

Seeing the US in Germany’s mirror

Special Projects

Seventh-graders at the Curley School on the first day of school in 1975. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe staff)

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

An Ambulance passed Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, La.

A Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Our ultimate guide to more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and fun things to do.

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

While well-defined scientific specialties are deeply explored, the most creative findings often arise where distinct bodies of knowledge intersect.

Wendy Schmidt and Eric S. Lander

Don’t rely on chance meetings for scientific discoveries

The Massachusetts Legislature is generally responsive to union desires — and no cause beats as strongly in the hearts of the Massachusetts building trades as excluding nonunion rivals from work on public construction.

EDITORIAL

Governor Healey’s short-sighted move on project labor agreements risks higher construction costs

IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

Let’s make renting better — for real this time

This is not about sports, women, trans people, or fairness. This conversation about trans athletes is about power and control.

Schuyler Bailar

Anti-trans rhetoric in sports: A power play, not protection

JOAN VENNOCHI

The political mystery of Josh Kraft

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Newton police seek man who allegedly exposed himself to teenagers

The teens were walking near the intersection of Hartman Road and Village Circle when the man pulled up in a large white van pulling an enclosed silver trailer and exposed himself, Newton police said.

Siblings from Mass. and N.H. rescued from trail in Franconia, N.H., as hypothermia set in

Xander Dalke and Aylen Dalke had begun a planned two-day hike around Owl’s Head Mountain about 7 a.m., but their plans were disrupted when the pair fell into Lincoln Brook, officials said.

Schools to remain closed Monday in Beverly, Marblehead as strikes continue

Merrimack, N.H., man dead after crash on Everett Turnpike in Nashua, N.H., officials say

Christopher Duval was driving a 2019 Kia Sorento headed north in the far-right lane near Exit 8 when the SUV veered left and crashed at about 1:10 a.m., officials said.

Sports

Jim Fleming's Rhode Island Rams set a program record with 10 regular-season victories this season.

COLLEGES

Rhode Island, New Hampshire lead New England contingent into FCS tournament field

The Rams earned the No. 10 seed in their first NCAA appearance in 39 years, while the Wildcats bounced back to win their final four games and snipe the No. 16 spot.

Jim Montgomery returns to St. Louis, where he was an assistant coach for two seasons.

bruins

Days after being fired by Bruins, Jim Montgomery named Blues coach

Bannister had been on the job in St. Louis for less than a year since succeeding Stanley Cup-winning coach Craig Berube. Montgomery spent two seasons as an assistant on Berube’s staff.

After watching the Bruins' 1-0 win over Utah in Joe Sacco's debut as interim coach Thursday night, Jeremy Swayman (left) kept the good vibes going Saturday night by making 19 saves in a 2-1 win over the Red Wings.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Locking down defensively, Bruins might finally be finding their footing under Joe Sacco

In their wins Thursday (1-0 over Utah) and Saturday (2-1 at Detroit), the Bruins drilled down on defense (surrendering only 42 shots across 120 minutes) and saw both Joonas Korpisalo and Jeremy Swayman submit solid, smart, alert goaltending performances.

COLLEGES

Miami, SMU make top-10 moves in AP college football poll after chaotic weekend

CHIEFS 30, PANTHERS 27

Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs win at the buzzer again, topping Panthers on Spencer Shrader’s field goal

COLLEGES | UCLA 77, SOUTH CAROLINA 62

South Carolina women’s 43-game win streak shattered in blowout at No. 5 UCLA

Business

Judge in Alex Jones’ bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion’s bid for Infowars

Jones alleges fraud and collusion marred the bankruptcy auction in which The Onion was named the winning bidder on Nov. 14 over a company affiliated with him.

‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel

Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel in the United States.

Karen Read’s Mansfield home sells for $810,000

Lawrence General bought out Holy Family hospitals from Steward. Now comes the hard part.

magazine

In Carrabassett Valley, Maine, skiers and snowboarders alike flock to Sugarloaf.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

The seven wonders of winter in New England

The writer, at right, and his friend Craig pose for a selfie while snorkeling.

Winter Travel

The best view of the Florida Keys may be through a snorkel mask

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Emma is a librarian ... it made it easy to talk about our recent favorite books’

MISS CONDUCT

Settling debates over tips, divvying up leftovers, and an unwanted prayer circle

metro

New England braces for possible Thanksgiving nor’easter, chilly temps

Who is Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for education secretary?

Tom Holland lookalike contest draws large crowd in Boston Common

sports

Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum dig deep to contribute at both ends as Celtics fight for winning finish

Except for quarterback Drake Maye, Patriots rookies made little impact

Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards tangle after Netflix rivalry, winning gold medals

business

Scott Bessent is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for treasury secretary.

The rising price of paying the national debt is a risk for Trump’s promises on growth and inflation

Trump’s trade agenda could benefit friends and punish rivals

Trump and GOP eye new limits on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

politics

The dizzying speed of the picks has given Trump’s second term in office a bracing start, a show of force from a president-elect who has made clear he intends to fill his administration with officials who are willing to upend the ways of Washington.

Senators took down one Trump Cabinet pick. But the fight over their authority is just beginning.

Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different positions and eclectic personalities

Trump is running his transition team on secret money

Nation

Defendant Susan Lorincz takes notes during her trial, Aug. 13, in Ocala, Fla.

White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor through door faces manslaughter sentence in Florida

‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel

Should sex abuse evidence set the Menendez brothers free? A judge will decide.

World

Ariana Campos takes part in a march marking the upcoming International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 23.

An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says

Foreign ministers meet in Italy for the last G7 of the Biden administration

New Zealanders help to save about 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach

opinion

El proceso silencioso que define el futuro de las escuelas de Boston

Mike Huckabee and the end of the two-state solution

Removing consumer protections from BlueHub mortgages was the wrong move

lifestyle

Would I regret not having a wedding?

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards to present literary celebration at Boston Public Library

Free holiday events, $25 show tickets, and cultural celebrations in Boston

food & dining

All the fixings for a contemporary Thanksgiving feast

Arlo Guthrie announces that Alice Brock of ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ fame has died

How LinkedIn led to wedding bells for Jasper White’s son and his high school sweetheart

travel

An American Airlines jetliner rumbles down a runway at Denver International Airport on Jan. 16.

Cutting in line? American Airlines’ new boarding tech might stop you at now over 100 airports.

These ‘dead motels’ are a feast for the eyes

What happens in Las Vegas may have to stay there, but you don’t

Arts

Seeing the US in Germany’s mirror

‘Family Romance’ paints a portrait of Sargent and his patrons

MoMA looks at Robert Frank’s six decades of photography and filmmaking after ‘The Americans’

Books

JustBook-ish, founded by Porsha Olayiwola and Bing Broderick, opens this weekend in Dorchester.

A ‘locally inspired’ bookstore is born, another celebrates a milestone

20 books for everyone on your holiday shopping list this year

‘Family Romance’ paints a portrait of Sargent and his patrons

Movies

The Nutcracker performed by the Boston Ballet in 2023

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 25 - Dec. 8

Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ collide in theaters

With ‘Rita,’ filmmaker Jayro Bustamante tells a different kind of horror story

Television

Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83

Here, there, and pretty much everywhere

‘The Skinny’ showcases a veteran comic doing what he does best

music

Rapper Kendrick Lamar pictured during the Festival d'ete de Quebec in Quebec City, Canada, on July 7, 2017. The artist's unannounced sixth studio album, “GNX,” was released — surprising fans — on Friday.

Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album ‘GNX’

Five years after its premiere, ‘The Brightness of Light’ shines with BSO and Renée Fleming

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 25 - Dec. 8

Theater/Dance

Martha Graham Dance Company in Jamar Roberts's "We The People."

Martha Graham Dance Company is back in Boston for first time in nearly 20 years

Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s freewheeling ‘Emma’ gets the essence of the novel

‘That’s So Jewish’ aims to get to the bottom of who’s ‘most chosen’

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

Mr. Carty (right), with Hank Aaron (left) and Lew Burdette before exhibition game against the Brewers in Milwaukee in 1972.

Dolphins 34, Patriots 15

Drake Maye remains the lone star on the Patriots, but coach Jerod Mayo appears to be holding him back

Sure, the Patriots just ‘have to be better’ but their repeating mistakes are a bad, bad sign

Patriots’ pass defense hit new lows in second-quarter drubbing by Dolphins

Except for quarterback Drake Maye, Patriots rookies made little impact

New England braces for possible Thanksgiving nor’easter, chilly temps

Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum dig deep to contribute at both ends as Celtics fight for winning finish

Musk and Ramaswamy build a ‘DOGE’ team to go to war with Washington

New law aims to shore up and equalize state’s public health services

Schools to remain closed Monday in Beverly, Marblehead as strikes continue

‘We have finally been heard:’ Healey orders state recognition of Herring Pond Wampanoag tribe in Plymouth The state recognition — the first granted to a tribe in 48 years — is expected to usher in a new era for the state and the tribal governments.

Siblings from Mass. and N.H. rescued from trail in Franconia, N.H., as hypothermia set in

$5,000 reward offered for information on fire that destroyed Kingston building

The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving, according to AAA

Larry Johnson, former WEEI host and sports cartoonist, dies at 75

Tom Holland lookalike contest draws large crowd in Boston Common

The myths that hide why Social Security is unsustainable

Disqualifying, extreme, and incompetent — Trump’s DEI Cabinet picks

How to stop believable bots from duping us all

Matty in the Morning, in his own words

Training to be a state cop shouldn’t be a game of survival

Exhibit A: Her gas bill

All the fixings for a contemporary Thanksgiving feast

UMass Amherst marching band ready to take its star turn in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade

‘Planes, Trains & Automobiles’ is the perfect Thanksgiving movie

Shoppers expect to pay more for Thanksgiving this year. They’re in for a tasty surprise.

More recent News

Meet the nonprofits that hosted the largest food packaging event in New England in 14 years End Hunger New England and Community Food Packaging joined forces to package meals for 345,000 people this weekend.

Newton police seek man who allegedly exposed himself to teenagers The teens were walking near the intersection of Hartman Road and Village Circle when the man pulled up in a large white van pulling an enclosed silver trailer and exposed himself, Newton police said.

Days after being fired by Bruins, Jim Montgomery named Blues coach Bannister had been on the job in St. Louis for less than a year since succeeding Stanley Cup-winning coach Craig Berube. Montgomery spent two seasons as an assistant on Berube’s staff.

Merrimack, N.H., man dead after crash on Everett Turnpike in Nashua, N.H., officials say Christopher Duval was driving a 2019 Kia Sorento headed north in the far-right lane near Exit 8 when the SUV veered left and crashed at about 1:10 a.m., officials said.

Three people killed in crash on I-93 in Salem, N.H., officials say

LOVE LETTERS Would I regret not having a wedding? I’m starting to think it would be better to elope.

Recommended reads

Lawrence General bought out Holy Family hospitals from Steward. Now comes the hard part.

‘You can’t wait for perfect’: Portland mixes care, crackdown in homeless crisis Although the camps are gone, hard questions remain about the limits of compassion, patience, and responsibility in this gentrifying port city.

Generous financial aid programs under threat as more colleges eliminate loans Schools that have adopted so-called no-loan programs in recent years say they aim to send a clear message: If you have the academic chops to gain admission, you can afford to attend.

Could Donald Trump really deport undocumented immigrants who live in Mass.? The president-elect said he will focus on deporting undocumented immigrants with a criminal past. But experts expect the administration to target others as well.

Culture & Lifestyle

How ‘Interior Chinatown’ makes a striving, overlooked background character the hero

20 books for everyone on your holiday shopping list this year

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards to present literary celebration at Boston Public Library

Seeing the US in Germany’s mirror

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

A Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Don’t rely on chance meetings for scientific discoveries

Governor Healey’s short-sighted move on project labor agreements risks higher construction costs

Let’s make renting better — for real this time

Anti-trans rhetoric in sports: A power play, not protection

The political mystery of Josh Kraft

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Newton police seek man who allegedly exposed himself to teenagers

Siblings from Mass. and N.H. rescued from trail in Franconia, N.H., as hypothermia set in

Schools to remain closed Monday in Beverly, Marblehead as strikes continue

Merrimack, N.H., man dead after crash on Everett Turnpike in Nashua, N.H., officials say

Sports

Rhode Island, New Hampshire lead New England contingent into FCS tournament field

Days after being fired by Bruins, Jim Montgomery named Blues coach

Locking down defensively, Bruins might finally be finding their footing under Joe Sacco

Miami, SMU make top-10 moves in AP college football poll after chaotic weekend

Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs win at the buzzer again, topping Panthers on Spencer Shrader’s field goal

South Carolina women’s 43-game win streak shattered in blowout at No. 5 UCLA

Business

Judge in Alex Jones’ bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion’s bid for Infowars

‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel

Karen Read’s Mansfield home sells for $810,000

Lawrence General bought out Holy Family hospitals from Steward. Now comes the hard part.

The seven wonders of winter in New England

The best view of the Florida Keys may be through a snorkel mask

Blind date: ‘Emma is a librarian ... it made it easy to talk about our recent favorite books’

Settling debates over tips, divvying up leftovers, and an unwanted prayer circle

metro

New England braces for possible Thanksgiving nor’easter, chilly temps

Who is Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for education secretary?

‘We have finally been heard:’ Healey orders state recognition of Herring Pond Wampanoag tribe in Plymouth
The state recognition — the first granted to a tribe in 48 years — is expected to usher in a new era for the state and the tribal governments.

Meet the nonprofits that hosted the largest food packaging event in New England in 14 years
End Hunger New England and Community Food Packaging joined forces to package meals for 345,000 people this weekend.

Newton police seek man who allegedly exposed himself to teenagers
The teens were walking near the intersection of Hartman Road and Village Circle when the man pulled up in a large white van pulling an enclosed silver trailer and exposed himself, Newton police said.

Days after being fired by Bruins, Jim Montgomery named Blues coach
Bannister had been on the job in St. Louis for less than a year since succeeding Stanley Cup-winning coach Craig Berube. Montgomery spent two seasons as an assistant on Berube’s staff.

Merrimack, N.H., man dead after crash on Everett Turnpike in Nashua, N.H., officials say
Christopher Duval was driving a 2019 Kia Sorento headed north in the far-right lane near Exit 8 when the SUV veered left and crashed at about 1:10 a.m., officials said.

LOVE LETTERS

Would I regret not having a wedding?
I’m starting to think it would be better to elope.

‘You can’t wait for perfect’: Portland mixes care, crackdown in homeless crisis
Although the camps are gone, hard questions remain about the limits of compassion, patience, and responsibility in this gentrifying port city.

Generous financial aid programs under threat as more colleges eliminate loans
Schools that have adopted so-called no-loan programs in recent years say they aim to send a clear message: If you have the academic chops to gain admission, you can afford to attend.

Could Donald Trump really deport undocumented immigrants who live in Mass.?
The president-elect said he will focus on deporting undocumented immigrants with a criminal past. But experts expect the administration to target others as well.