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Somerville library staff members have resigned. They say over city’s handling of misconduct allegations.

In the latest conflict between Somerville Public Library staff and city officials, at least four employees have resigned in recent weeks after a worker accused of misconduct came back to his job.

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi admitted to a hospital after sustaining injury

Pelosi has been admitted to the hospital in Luxembourg after she “sustained an injury during an official engagement,” according to a statement.

WBUR is canceling ‘Radio Boston’ after 15 years on air

The staff behind “Radio Boston” will move to a team focused on “timely coverage of the most pressing and interesting local issues."

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell receives six months probation in domestic assault case
O’Connell, a Republican and former state representative, had been scheduled to stand trial Thursday in Attleboro District Court.

RFK Jr.’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine
The campaign is just one front in the war that the lawyer, Aaron Siri, is waging against vaccines of all kinds.

Six childhood scourges we’ve forgotten about, thanks to vaccines

‘I honestly was speechless’: Coast Guard veteran from Maine reacts to pardon in Biden’s historic clemency action

Biden has been under pressure from justice activists to pardon people, including some Death Row inmates, before he leaves office next month.

Analysis | How we arrived at Pardonville, USA: Three key factors driving this particular moment

As Trump prepares to take office, here’s what to know about ‘sanctuary cities’

Veteran Daniel Penny, acquitted in NYC subway chokehold, will join Trump’s suite at football game

State gives green light to develop giant battery farm in Everett over mayor’s objections

New England got slammed with rain this week. But has it helped relieve the region’s persistent drought?

Woman found dead Thursday in South End apartment; police investigation underway

Bold Types

Liquor licenses, small business grants, and luring Lego: Segun Idowu thinks big to rebuild the city’s economy

For Boston's chief of economic opportunity and inclusion, coming back from COVID has meant ensuring everybody has the chance to contribute to the recovery.

Bold Types: Boston’s business community can’t stop talking about these two letters

Treat yourself: One in three Boston shoppers plan to buy themselves gifts this season. How much will they spend?
Self-gifters say that buying themselves a holiday present is an intentional act of self-care, different from simply picking up something you need while doing your holiday shopping.

North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham wore a Bill Belichick-style cutoff suit jacket when he introduced Belichick as the Tar Heels' new coach.

Ben Volin I On football

Bill Belichick’s contract with North Carolina portrays two sides wary of each other’s commitment

Now that he works for a public university, Belichick’s contract became available in the public record when he signed it Thursday.

Bill Belichick’s UNC GM has a plan to expand UNC football to ‘a national program’ Here are some things to watch out for in Sunday’s Patriots-Cardinals game in Arizona

Gigi, a 1-year-old chihuahua, and Karma, a 5-year-old Bully mix, have developed a close bond at the Animal Rescue League of Boston shelter.

‘They balance each other out perfectly’: Unlikely pair of bonded dogs looking for joint adoption

“It’s not too often we see a pair like this,” said Mike DeFina, a spokesperson for the Animal Rescue League.

Wanted: New homes for hundreds of N.H. mice and rats

The Year in Arts

The 75 best books of 2024
Boston Globe book critics give us their favorites from a year of great titles.

Ben Affleck’s journey to becoming a pop star confirms that anything is possible when you run on Dunkin’. Premiered during Super Bowl LVIII, “The DunKings" ad features Affleck, Tom Brady, and Matt Damon.

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

From the DunKings' debut to the rise of "pommel horse guy," here are some of the year’s biggest Boston pop culture moments.

How much did Tom Brady’s Dunkin’ tracksuit, football gear sell for at auction?

More from the Year in Arts

Music

Theater

Classical Music

Dance

Television

Visual Arts

Porzingis scores over Detroit's Isaiah Stewart at TD Garden.

The Celtics have given Kristaps Porzingis a unicorn-sized stage, and he’s enjoying it ‘like crazy’

The 7-foot-2 center, nicknamed "The Unicorn," has paired well with the league's winningest franchise.

Analysis: Only LeBron James knows what’s happening right now, and what’s in his future

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We are both politically aware’

Will romance be in the cards for these daters?

CONNECTIONS

Of all the new people I met in Rhode Island, our postman was the one whose company I enjoyed most

Our neighbors were kind and helpful, and our son’s school welcomed us, but we still felt like outsiders.

The Globe podcast

Plagiarism accusations against Claudine Gay fueled headlines. ‘The Harvard Plan’ details the sources of backlash.

Episode two details the plagiarism allegations that surfaced just days after Claudine Gay gave testimony to Congress.

Listen to 'The Harvard Plan' on your favorite podcasting app

Opinion

In my column, I mentioned being so utterly repulsed by the closing pages of Ian McEwan’s “The Comfort of Strangers” that I tossed it out the window of a car I was riding in.

SCOT LEHIGH

Readers explain their fiction addiction

They share what triggered their appetite for imaginary worlds and the richness it brings.

Carine Hajjar

A migrant girl was allegedly raped. Why wasn’t an arrest made?

Joe Kriesberg

Lessons for Boston, from my hometown

JEFF JACOBY

‘First, set fire to their synagogues’

EDITORIAL

Trump names a fellow hater of journalists to head Voice of America

Globe Santa

To ask, or not to ask: that is the dilemma
Globe Santa is no stranger to the sometimes painful choice confronting families in need: do we accept help, or risk disappointing the ones we love the most?

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Bostonians of the Year 2024

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Bostonians of the Year: The do good, feel good Boston Celtics

Their impact only starts with the championship they won. Here are 18 things we loved about the journey to Banner 18.

Clockwise from top left: Ayo Edebiri, Zeyneb Magavi, Frederick Richard and Stephen Nedoroscik, Pastor Keke, and Nick Korn, Liz Miranda, Royal Smith, Brian Worrell, and Chris Worrell

A home-grown star, a climate innovator, the team behind new liquor licenses, and other Bostonians who made a difference

Clockwise from top left: Seiji Ozawa, Ethel Kennedy, Luis Tiant, Larry Lucchino, Jack Connors, Jasper White, and Gloria Fox

Remembering Jack Connors, Ethel Kennedy, Seiji Ozawa and others we lost in 2024

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MIT spinoff raises $250 million in largest AI deal of the year in Massachusetts
Liquid AI is developing generative AI apps that work without connecting to the cloud, which could save energy and better protect data privacy.

‘Very meaningful’: With new MCAS guidance, state says former students denied diplomas can now earn credentials
The guidance follows the November passage of a voter referendum striking down the state’s longstanding MCAS graduation requirement.

KRAKEN 5, BRUINS 1

Another bad third period leads to another road loss for the Bruins in Seattle
Despite Brad Marchand tying the NHL's all-time mark with his seventh career penalty shot goal, Boston dropped their second straight to start this five-game trip out West.

Maine police officer killed in crash on I-95 bridge at N.H.-Maine border, officials say
Jacob Wolterbeek, 41, was the married father of three young children, officials said.

McDonald’s employee who called 911 in CEO’s shooting is eligible for a reward, but it will take time
Exactly who will get a reward or a share of one is still being determined, officials said.

Two-year-old girl struck by vehicle in Lowell, injuries life threatening, police say

The child was taken to a Boston-area hospital, police said Thursday evening.

Massachusetts wants to revolutionize its waste stream. Sweden has some answers.

A handful of strategies used in Stockholm and across Europe could be adapted to Massachusetts, experts say, if the state is serious about being a national leader on waste reduction.

‘Rethinking, refusing, reusing, reducing’: Meet Stockholm’s Zero Waste coalition

This peacock is an Essex celebrity and the bane of animal control
Social media has been clogged with photos of the bird, as well as calls that someone needs to do something before it gets killed by a car or a coyote.

Odie Henderson’s 10 best movies of 2024 (and 10 runners-up)
You won’t find ‘Wicked’ here, but our critic goes with the ‘Flow’ and ‘Hard Truths’ among other standouts. Have a bone to pick? Drop your thoughts in the comments.

Cold Case Files

How an out-of-the-blue tip led to an arrest in a 1978 double-murder in West Springfield
Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni called the breakthrough “an amazing turn of events.”

Culture & Lifestyle

Morfydd Clark as Galadriel; Benjamin Walker as High King Gil-galad; Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."

Recognize that show’s name? More and more on TV, you will

Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during The Pop Out – Ken & Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch at The Kia Forum on June 19, 2024 in Inglewood, Calif.

After a static summer and fall, pop music is showing a spark again

Alan Michelson's "The Knowledge Keepers," a pair of chromium-sheen sculptures of two current Native American cultural leaders, Julia Marden and Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines Jr., was installed at the main entrance of the Museum of Fine Arts in November. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

For Native American art and culture, 2024 brought meaningful change

Boston Ballet in Crystal Pite's "The Seasons' Canon"

Boston dance stages filled this year with everything from creative updates to troubling works, to the exhilaratingly new

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

SCOT LEHIGH

Readers explain their fiction addiction

Activists from Students for Fair Admissions celebrate the affirmative action opinion outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 29, 2023.

Alex Shieh

Post-affirmative action policy offers new hope for Asian American students

Shelby Hewitt at her pre-trial hearing at Suffolk County Courthouse.

PODCAST | SAY MORE

Shelby Hewitt conned a lot of people. Globe reporter Patricia Wen tries to explain why.

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson departs the Moakley Courthouse on Dec. 6.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Given the Trump standard, why should Tania Fernandes Anderson resign?

When the CFPB stops a big bank from cheating you, that’s one less chunk of change that goes into its pockets.

Elizabeth Warren

If Trump really wants to help working people he won’t kill this federal agency

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT

Why firefighters in N.H. ignited a holiday-ready living room

The number of fire fatalities in New Hampshire surged in 2024, and authorities are urging the public to exercise caution through the end-of-year season.

CONNECTIONS

Of all the new people I met in Rhode Island, our postman was the one whose company I enjoyed most

Our neighbors were kind and helpful, and our son’s school welcomed us, but we still felt like outsiders.

‘They balance each other out perfectly’: Unlikely pair of bonded dogs looking for joint adoption

“It’s not too often we see a pair like this,” said Mike DeFina, a spokesperson for the Animal Rescue League.

Somerville library staff members have resigned. They say over city’s handling of misconduct allegations.

In the latest conflict between Somerville Public Library staff and city officials, at least four employees have resigned in recent weeks after a worker accused of misconduct came back to his job.

Sports

The Cardinals also have Marvin Harrison Jr. and Kyler Murray, but running back James Conner (above) makes the offense go.

Patriots

Here are some things to watch out for in Sunday’s Patriots-Cardinals game in Arizona

The Patriots need a win for a few reasons, not the least of which is that the Cardinals are the final sub-.500 team they’ll face this season.

celtics

The Celtics have given Kristaps Porzingis a unicorn-sized stage, and he’s enjoying it ‘like crazy’

The 7-foot-2 center, nicknamed "The Unicorn," has paired well with the league's winningest franchise.

Daniel Penny arrives at courtroom after lunch break in New York, Dec. 3, 2024

Veteran Daniel Penny, acquitted in NYC subway chokehold, will join Trump’s suite at football game

Penny was invited by Vice President-elect JD Vance to join Donald Trump’s suite at the Army-Navy football game on Saturday.

HIGH SCHOOLS

Welcome to winter: Six takeaways from the first night of the season, plus a bevy of coaching awards

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY

Globe Top 20 boys’ hockey poll: Who is opening the season at No. 1?

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

Welcome to the co-op era: Small boys’ hockey programs continue to wither, and what else to know as the high school season begins

Business

Treat yourself: One in three Boston shoppers plan to buy themselves gifts this season. How much will they spend?

Self-gifters say that buying themselves a holiday present is an intentional act of self-care, different from simply picking up something you need while doing your holiday shopping.

MIT spinoff raises $250 million in largest AI deal of the year in Massachusetts

Liquid AI is developing generative AI apps that work without connecting to the cloud, which could save energy and better protect data privacy.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

State gives green light to develop giant battery farm in Everett over mayor’s objections

Six childhood scourges we’ve forgotten about, thanks to vaccines

magazine

2024

Bostonians of the Year: The do good, feel good Boston Celtics

On September 27, bicyclists stopped traffic and biked around the rotary near Boston University Bridge for three minutes to honor John Corcoran and other cyclists who have died this year.
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Perspective

Small upgrades could have saved a Cambridge cyclist’s life

LOVE LETTERS

Who gets to keep the friends in a breakup?

COOKING

Cookie swap heroes: Updated recipes for hermits, hazelnut Linzer cookies, and an Italian treat

metro

Commuters enter South Station during Wednesday's windswept rain.

New England got slammed with rain this week. But has it helped relieve the region’s persistent drought?

Bonus podcast: Rhode Map Live event with the Rhode Island Foundation

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell receives six months probation in domestic assault case

sports

Bill Belichick and Michael Lombardi talk during a Patriots minicamp practice in 2015.

Bill Belichick’s UNC GM has a plan to expand UNC football to ‘a national program’

Bill Belichick’s contract with North Carolina portrays two sides wary of each other’s commitment

Four days after winning a high-scoring shootout, Rams prevail in a sloppy, low-scoring field goal battle

business

Segun Idowu, Boston's chief of economic opportunity and inclusion.

Liquor licenses, small business grants, and luring Lego: Segun Idowu thinks big to rebuild the city’s economy

For Segun Idowu, reviving the city's economy after COVID takes many approaches

WBUR is canceling ‘Radio Boston’ after 15 years on air

politics

House Speaker Emerita Representative Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Nov. 19, 2024, in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi admitted to a hospital after sustaining injury

Six childhood scourges we’ve forgotten about, thanks to vaccines

RFK Jr.’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine

Nation

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a Time magazine Person of the Year event at the New York Stock Exchange.

Trump extends unprecedented invites to China’s Xi and other world leaders for his inauguration

Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

Turning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others

World

Syrians chant slogans and wave the new Syrian flag as they gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.

Thousands of Syrians celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad’s fall

Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack of cruise missiles and drones

Huge and rare Mekong catfish spotted in Cambodia, raising conservation hopes

opinion

Post-affirmative action policy offers new hope for Asian American students

Christians in Syria are holding their breath

How clemency can help save us all

lifestyle

Greater Somerville Homeless Coalition outreach manager Amy Rodriguez embraces Sharon Dyer, before she enters the Davis Square T Station to head home.

Here’s where your whole family can give, donate, and volunteer for the holidays (and all year)

Should we get married while still in college?

How a six-year ‘situationship’ built love to last a lifetime

food & dining

From left to right: Linda Hunt, Anabelle Sims-Hunt, and Denise Hunt stand with the tail of a fish. The three women operate a seafood company called Coastline Seafood together. :

The mother-daughter business trying to keep N.H. seafood local

McGonagle’s Pub & Restaurant opens in Dorchester; L.A. Burdick debuts in Brookline

Something sweet: My favorite desserts around New England in 2024

travel

A sculpture of Jólakötturinn, the Icelandic yule cat, lights Reykjavik's city center. According to Icelandic folklore, Jólakötturinn eats children who do not have new clothes at Christmas.

Cold nights, hot lava, and a giant murderous cat. How I found the holiday spirit in Iceland.

Looking for a mix of French flair and Caribbean cool? Here’s where you’ll find it.

Boy, does this place look familiar — if you’re a ‘Death in Paradise’ fan

Arts

For Native American art and culture, 2024 brought meaningful change

MFA removes 20 Dutch and Flemish paintings from its collection

Worlds collided when a museum steward found clues about her Chippewa family in Harvard’s possession

Books

The remarkable, resilient public library

Author Alison Espach on writing, teaching in R.I., and why her latest novel, ‘The Wedding People,’ takes place in Newport

The 75 best books of 2024

Movies

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

TSA agent Taron Egerton has to keep calm in ‘Carry-On’

Selena Gomez announces engagement to record producer Benny Blanco

Television

Recognize that show’s name? More and more on TV, you will

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

BuzzFeed sells brand behind ‘Hot Ones’ to Soros fund affiliate for $82.5 million

music

After a static summer and fall, pop music is showing a spark again

Classical music yearbook: best triple threat, best breakout performance, and more

The 10 best classical albums of 2024

Theater/Dance

Boston dance stages filled this year with everything from creative updates to troubling works, to the exhilaratingly new

Ensembles took the lead this year in Boston theater

This year’s ‘Midwinter Revels’ blends two Mass. immigrant heritages

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

Dr. Thomas F. O'Brien was the first director of the division of infectious diseases at what is now Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Somerville library staff members have resigned. They say over city’s handling of misconduct allegations.

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi admitted to a hospital after sustaining injury

WBUR is canceling ‘Radio Boston’ after 15 years on air

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell receives six months probation in domestic assault case O’Connell, a Republican and former state representative, had been scheduled to stand trial Thursday in Attleboro District Court.

RFK Jr.’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine The campaign is just one front in the war that the lawyer, Aaron Siri, is waging against vaccines of all kinds.

‘I honestly was speechless’: Coast Guard veteran from Maine reacts to pardon in Biden’s historic clemency action

As Trump prepares to take office, here’s what to know about ‘sanctuary cities’

State gives green light to develop giant battery farm in Everett over mayor’s objections

New England got slammed with rain this week. But has it helped relieve the region’s persistent drought?

Woman found dead Thursday in South End apartment; police investigation underway

Liquor licenses, small business grants, and luring Lego: Segun Idowu thinks big to rebuild the city’s economy

Treat yourself: One in three Boston shoppers plan to buy themselves gifts this season. How much will they spend? Self-gifters say that buying themselves a holiday present is an intentional act of self-care, different from simply picking up something you need while doing your holiday shopping.

Bill Belichick’s contract with North Carolina portrays two sides wary of each other’s commitment

‘They balance each other out perfectly’: Unlikely pair of bonded dogs looking for joint adoption

The Year in Arts The 75 best books of 2024 Boston Globe book critics give us their favorites from a year of great titles.

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

More from the Year in Arts

The Celtics have given Kristaps Porzingis a unicorn-sized stage, and he’s enjoying it ‘like crazy’

Blind date: ‘We are both politically aware’

Of all the new people I met in Rhode Island, our postman was the one whose company I enjoyed most

The Globe podcast

Plagiarism accusations against Claudine Gay fueled headlines. ‘The Harvard Plan’ details the sources of backlash.

Readers explain their fiction addiction

A migrant girl was allegedly raped. Why wasn’t an arrest made?

Lessons for Boston, from my hometown

‘First, set fire to their synagogues’

Trump names a fellow hater of journalists to head Voice of America

To ask, or not to ask: that is the dilemma Globe Santa is no stranger to the sometimes painful choice confronting families in need: do we accept help, or risk disappointing the ones we love the most?

Bostonians of the Year: The do good, feel good Boston Celtics

A home-grown star, a climate innovator, the team behind new liquor licenses, and other Bostonians who made a difference

Remembering Jack Connors, Ethel Kennedy, Seiji Ozawa and others we lost in 2024

More recent News

MIT spinoff raises $250 million in largest AI deal of the year in Massachusetts Liquid AI is developing generative AI apps that work without connecting to the cloud, which could save energy and better protect data privacy.

‘Very meaningful’: With new MCAS guidance, state says former students denied diplomas can now earn credentials The guidance follows the November passage of a voter referendum striking down the state’s longstanding MCAS graduation requirement.

KRAKEN 5, BRUINS 1 Another bad third period leads to another road loss for the Bruins in Seattle Despite Brad Marchand tying the NHL's all-time mark with his seventh career penalty shot goal, Boston dropped their second straight to start this five-game trip out West.

Maine police officer killed in crash on I-95 bridge at N.H.-Maine border, officials say Jacob Wolterbeek, 41, was the married father of three young children, officials said.

McDonald’s employee who called 911 in CEO’s shooting is eligible for a reward, but it will take time Exactly who will get a reward or a share of one is still being determined, officials said.

Two-year-old girl struck by vehicle in Lowell, injuries life threatening, police say

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This peacock is an Essex celebrity and the bane of animal control Social media has been clogged with photos of the bird, as well as calls that someone needs to do something before it gets killed by a car or a coyote.

Odie Henderson’s 10 best movies of 2024 (and 10 runners-up) You won’t find ‘Wicked’ here, but our critic goes with the ‘Flow’ and ‘Hard Truths’ among other standouts. Have a bone to pick? Drop your thoughts in the comments.

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For Native American art and culture, 2024 brought meaningful change

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Readers explain their fiction addiction

Post-affirmative action policy offers new hope for Asian American students

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Why firefighters in N.H. ignited a holiday-ready living room

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‘They balance each other out perfectly’: Unlikely pair of bonded dogs looking for joint adoption

Somerville library staff members have resigned. They say over city’s handling of misconduct allegations.

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Here are some things to watch out for in Sunday’s Patriots-Cardinals game in Arizona

The Celtics have given Kristaps Porzingis a unicorn-sized stage, and he’s enjoying it ‘like crazy’

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Welcome to winter: Six takeaways from the first night of the season, plus a bevy of coaching awards

Globe Top 20 boys’ hockey poll: Who is opening the season at No. 1?

Welcome to the co-op era: Small boys’ hockey programs continue to wither, and what else to know as the high school season begins

Business

Treat yourself: One in three Boston shoppers plan to buy themselves gifts this season. How much will they spend?

MIT spinoff raises $250 million in largest AI deal of the year in Massachusetts

State gives green light to develop giant battery farm in Everett over mayor’s objections

Six childhood scourges we’ve forgotten about, thanks to vaccines

Bostonians of the Year: The do good, feel good Boston Celtics

Small upgrades could have saved a Cambridge cyclist’s life

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell receives six months probation in domestic assault case
O’Connell, a Republican and former state representative, had been scheduled to stand trial Thursday in Attleboro District Court.

RFK Jr.’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine
The campaign is just one front in the war that the lawyer, Aaron Siri, is waging against vaccines of all kinds.

Treat yourself: One in three Boston shoppers plan to buy themselves gifts this season. How much will they spend?
Self-gifters say that buying themselves a holiday present is an intentional act of self-care, different from simply picking up something you need while doing your holiday shopping.

The Year in Arts

The 75 best books of 2024
Boston Globe book critics give us their favorites from a year of great titles.

To ask, or not to ask: that is the dilemma
Globe Santa is no stranger to the sometimes painful choice confronting families in need: do we accept help, or risk disappointing the ones we love the most?

MIT spinoff raises $250 million in largest AI deal of the year in Massachusetts
Liquid AI is developing generative AI apps that work without connecting to the cloud, which could save energy and better protect data privacy.

‘Very meaningful’: With new MCAS guidance, state says former students denied diplomas can now earn credentials
The guidance follows the November passage of a voter referendum striking down the state’s longstanding MCAS graduation requirement.

KRAKEN 5, BRUINS 1

Another bad third period leads to another road loss for the Bruins in Seattle
Despite Brad Marchand tying the NHL's all-time mark with his seventh career penalty shot goal, Boston dropped their second straight to start this five-game trip out West.

Maine police officer killed in crash on I-95 bridge at N.H.-Maine border, officials say
Jacob Wolterbeek, 41, was the married father of three young children, officials said.

McDonald’s employee who called 911 in CEO’s shooting is eligible for a reward, but it will take time
Exactly who will get a reward or a share of one is still being determined, officials said.

This peacock is an Essex celebrity and the bane of animal control
Social media has been clogged with photos of the bird, as well as calls that someone needs to do something before it gets killed by a car or a coyote.

Odie Henderson’s 10 best movies of 2024 (and 10 runners-up)
You won’t find ‘Wicked’ here, but our critic goes with the ‘Flow’ and ‘Hard Truths’ among other standouts. Have a bone to pick? Drop your thoughts in the comments.

Cold Case Files

How an out-of-the-blue tip led to an arrest in a 1978 double-murder in West Springfield
Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni called the breakthrough “an amazing turn of events.”