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Donna and Joseph Knight at their home in Middleborough. On Sept. 13, 2023, their daughter, Jennifer, collapsed and died in the registration line at Good Samaritan Medical Center after she told a nurse that she was suffering from chest pain and was having trouble breathing. The Knights are still seeking accountability for her death.

Softened reports. Lax oversight. How state officials enabled Steward's rise and fall.

The Globe Spotlight Team found Steward benefited from insufficient scrutiny from state officials, including Governor Maura Healey, until it was too late. Healey’s administration says it did everything it could to avoid a crisis.

Timeline of the state’s lax oversight of Steward Health Care Read the full investigation

(Left to right) Sam Jones, Tom Heinsohn, and Bob Cousy are among the greatest Celtics of all time.

We asked for your help on who should be considered No. 5 on the list of all-time great Celtics, and you delivered

After Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, John Havlicek, and Larry Bird, who is the next most important/impactful/just-plain-awesome Celtic of them all?

Arthur Medeiros is now a little more than 80 years removed from landing in Normandy on D-Day.

He stormed the beaches of Normandy and survived the Battle of the Bulge. Now, at 104, he’s still golfing three days a week.

Medeiros, who was decorated with three Purple Hearts and Bronze and Silver stars, returned from Europe with harrowing tales. He still shares them, saying “there’s so few of us left.”

Lindsay Lohan attended the screening of Netflix's "Our Little Secret" at The Paris Theatre on November 18 in New York City.

Marcela García

How far would you go to look younger?

Today’s arsenal of antiaging treatments — both surgical and nonsurgical — is vast and ever-growing, but it comes with a hefty price tag.

Oliver Wahlstrom scored 36 goals in 220 games with the Islanders

Bruins claim former Boston College forward Oliver Wahlstrom off waivers from Islanders

Drafted 11th overall by the Islanders in 2018, Wahlstrom played one season for the Eagles before turning pro.

Cole Strange's last game with the Patriots came last December, but ended when he suffered a torn patellar tendon.

Patriots lineman Cole Strange might be ready for season debut

Strange, who has not played since suffering a torn patellar tendon last season, could take snaps at either left guard or center Sunday against the Cardinals.

Amid drones sightings in Massachusetts, officials say there’s little cause for concern

In Massachusetts, reports of flying objects in the skies have increased since Thursday, coming from Brookline, Weston, and across Cape Cod.

Why Democrats lost more seats in Vermont than any other state

Voters cast out more than two dozen Democratic state lawmakers in Vermont on Nov. 5, putting the state at the leading edge of the anti-incumbent wave that swept the country this election.

Biden touts his legacy, but frustration seeps through

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says
The comment from McConnell, a polio survivor, comes amid pushback for RFK Jr.'s appointment for health secretary.

Trump appoints longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell to serve as special missions envoy

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

ABC will also post a note on its website expressing regret over the claim in a March 10 segment on “This Week," according to a settlement document.

Boston helped hundreds of families accomplish the seemingly impossible this year: buying a home in the city
Programs administered by the Boston Home Center provide downpayment and loan assistance to low-income families.

Two men accused of killing a pet rabbit at a Westfield party, officials say

Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied

Celtics

Mike Gorman finds there’s a lot to like about retirement

Over the past few months, the 77-year-old former Celtics play-by-play voice has made his on-stage debut, thrown out the first pitch at a Red Sox game, brought his NBA championship ring on a tour of New York, and visited family in Arizona.

Arlington boys' hockey coach John Messuri gets sprayed with water by his players in the locker room after reaching his 400th career win at Ed Burns Arena.

‘You’re lucky and you’re blessed’: Arlington’s John Messuri becomes 20th boys’ hockey coach in state history with 400 wins

Messuri joined his mentor, Ed Burns, in a select group of coaches to reach the 400-win plateau after No. 4 Arlington cruised to a 7-0 season-opening Middlesex League win over Wakefield.

Division 2 champion Catholic Memorial ran away with the No. 1 spot in the final Globe poll of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

The final Globe Top 20 poll of the high school football season

Once-beaten Catholic Memorial (12-1) — by out-of-state foe Cardinal Hayes (N.J.) on Sept. 7 — the Division 2 state champion, ends the season ranked No. 1 in the Globe’s Top 20 football poll.

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

A temporary shelter was ready for migrants in Roxbury on Jan. 31, 2024. Although the details of the Marlborough case are particularly shocking, problems in migrant shelters have been well documented.

Carine Hajjar

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

A teen living in a state shelter in Marlborough reported that her father repeatedly had sex with her. Instead of being charged, he was sent to a different shelter.

Joe Kriesberg

Lessons for Boston, from my hometown

JEFF JACOBY

‘First, set fire to their synagogues’

IDEAS | ANDREA FLECK CLARDY

A letter to myself as a young girl

EDITORIAL

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

Globe Santa

The elves of Randolph who make Globe Santa possible
The letters come from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians, and in one case this year, a small child’s school teacher, advocating for the family to get help.

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Mass General Brigham wants to tackle health outcomes by bringing postnatal care to new moms’ doorsteps. Literally.
New, high-risk moms receive six free postnatal checkups though the new maternal health program.

Storms encase Iowa and eastern Nebraska in ice and generate first tornado warning in San Francisco
A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road

Pour one out for Whitneys, a stalwart Harvard Square dive bar that is closing at year’s end
The venerable stomping ground will shutter after more than 70 years in Cambridge, after a dispute with its landlord.

United States in direct contact with rebels who took over Syria

The United States has been in direct contact with Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which overthrew the dictatorship of Bashar Assad a week ago, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday.

CEO Murder suspect Mangione hires former top NY prosecutor

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of a UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, hired former veteran Manhattan prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo to defend him on New York murder charges, according to her law firm.

$1 million lottery ticket sold in Norwood; Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $740 million

Winning ticket has yet to be claimed, a lottery official said.

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.

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

Many young people face harsh penalties in the adult justice system. Lawmakers weren’t able to change that.
Legislation that would allow 18-year-olds to be tried and sentenced as juveniles instead of adults for certain crimes was left behind in the economic development package passed last month.

RI EDUCATION

Helping student-athletes cope with an unspoken challenge: mental health
According to The American College of Sports Medicine, about 35 percent of athletes struggle with mental health issues. Francesca Corsinetti is trying to get them the help they need.

Red Sox

The numbers don’t lie. New Red Sox Garrett Crochet was one of baseball’s best last season, and he’s just getting started.
In 2024, the 25-year-old scratched the surface of what he could become, compiling a 3.58 ERA and 209 strikeouts in 146 innings over in 32 starts.

Culture & Lifestyle

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

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

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

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

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

Boston helped hundreds of families accomplish the seemingly impossible this year: buying a home in the city

Programs administered by the Boston Home Center provide downpayment and loan assistance to low-income families.

$1 million lottery ticket sold in Norwood; Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $740 million

Winning ticket has yet to be claimed, a lottery official said.

The elves of Randolph who make Globe Santa possible

The letters come from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians, and in one case this year, a small child’s school teacher, advocating for the family to get help.

Money, Power, Inequality

Mass General Brigham wants to tackle health outcomes by bringing postnatal care to new moms’ doorsteps. Literally.

New, high-risk moms receive six free postnatal checkups though the new maternal health program.

Sports

The Nets are expected to trade point guard Dennis Schroder to the Warriors, a source told the AP.

NBA

Warriors set to acquire point guard Dennis Schroder from Nets, AP source says

The trade is expected to be finalized Sunday when league rules allow certain moves to be made.

UConn's Liam McNeeley is pumped up as the Huskies were top dogs against Gonzaga on Saturday night in New York.

UCONN 77, GONZAGA 71

Dan Hurley picks up 300th victory as Liam McNeeley lifts No. 18 UConn men’s basketball past No. 8 Gonzaga

Tarris Reed Jr. scored 12 points and Jaylin Stewart added 10 for two-time defending national champion UConn (8-3) for coach Dan Hurley's 300th win.

Winthrop's Talia Martucci closes in on Medford goalie Erin Alves and takes the shot that broke the 100-point barrier for the Winthrop senior.

HIGH SCHOOLS

Six takeaways from a milestone night of high school sports, including a national champion

From a national champion runner to a 400th coaching win to 100 wrestling wins to 100 career hockey points, it was a milestone night for many.

High schools

Girls’ hockey roundup: Winthrop senior Talia Martucci records her 100th point, then adds a hat trick to defeat Medford

TENNESSEE 139, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 59

Samara Spencer’s career day highlights No. 19 Tennessee women’s basketball makes NCAA-record 30 3-pointers in win over NC Central

college football

Colorado’s two-way standout Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy

Business

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

ABC will also post a note on its website expressing regret over the claim in a March 10 segment on “This Week," according to a settlement document.

Boston helped hundreds of families accomplish the seemingly impossible this year: buying a home in the city

Programs administered by the Boston Home Center provide downpayment and loan assistance to low-income families.

Once taboo, more Japanese women are brewing sake

BOLD TYPES

Former UMass Memorial president Doug Brown joins law firm Manatt

magazine

2024

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

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

Honorable Mentions

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

Lasting Legacies

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

MISS CONDUCT

Our politics are very different, ‘but I hate being alone.’ Should I breakup with him?

metro

Timeline of the state’s lax oversight of Steward Health Care

Broken promises, lax scrutiny: Inside the state’s failure to regulate Steward Health

Many young people face harsh penalties in the adult justice system. Lawmakers weren’t able to change that.

sports

The Saugus/Peabody wrestling team finished third at the Sons of Italy Tournament at Wilmington High.

Wrestling roundup: Inspired by their late teammate, Saugus/Peabody reaches top three at Sons of Italy Tournament

‘You’re lucky and you’re blessed’: Arlington’s John Messuri becomes 20th boys’ hockey coach in state history with 400 wins

Trump gets warm welcome as he watches Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny

business

Rhode Island-based Beacon Designs, a division of ChemArt, has designed every official White House ornament since the series began in 1981 for the White House Historical Association, including this year's ornament honoring President Jimmy Carter, both sides seen here.

‘An honor and a privilege’: This R.I. company makes the official 2024 White House Christmas ornament

Judge rules for Nantucket Wine & Food Festival owner in false claims case against Waltham liquor store chain

Court denies TikTok’s request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review

politics

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, wears a bandage on his face and wrist as he walks to cast a vote on the Senate floor after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill.

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says

Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she ‘sustained an injury’ from fall on official trip to Luxembourg

US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say

Nation

Donald Trump's longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell speaks during a ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia.

Trump appoints longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell to serve as special missions envoy

Why Democrats lost more seats in Vermont than any other state

Biden touts his legacy, but frustration seeps through

World

A Syrian opposition fighter gestured with his AK-47 in front of an abandoned Syrian army helicopter at the Aleppo airport on Saturday.

United States in direct contact with rebels who took over Syria

Once taboo, more Japanese women are brewing sake

Cajole, plead and flatter: Ukraine makes its case to Trump

opinion

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

‘First, set fire to their synagogues’

Readers explain their fiction addiction

lifestyle

Catch a ride on the Polar Express at Roadrunner, where the Christmas classic will be screened this week.

Boston free events, deals: ‘Polar Express’ matinee, an epic theater trio, and ‘Nutcracker’ dance workshop

Should I have given this relationship more time?

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

food & dining

Whitneys, a Harvard Square bar, is closing.

Pour one out for Whitneys, a stalwart Harvard Square dive bar that is closing at year’s end

These decadent hot chocolate confections cost a whopping $13. Are they worth it?

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

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

Scenes from the Boston Tea Party will be reenacted on Monday.

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 16-22

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

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

Television

Jane Kaczmarek and Bryan Cranston in "Malcolm in the Middle," which ran on Fox from 2000-06.

Cranston, Kaczmarek, and Muniz to reprise their roles in revival of ‘Malcolm in the Middle’

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

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

music

For the first time, the Kingdom Choir plays Boston

It’s ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ season, and Darlene Love is in town

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 16-22

Theater/Dance

Lourenco “Pelé” Fernandes, José Lúis “JL” Spencer, and Candida Rose Baptista in "The Selkie Girl and the Seal Woman."

‘Selkie Girl’ may have a slim plot, but the show’s music makes up for it

A new ‘Christmas Carol’ masters the music, but is leaner on the emotional power

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

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. Patterson eulogized former senator Strom Thurmond in 2003.

Softened reports. Lax oversight. How state officials enabled Steward's rise and fall.

We asked for your help on who should be considered No. 5 on the list of all-time great Celtics, and you delivered

He stormed the beaches of Normandy and survived the Battle of the Bulge. Now, at 104, he’s still golfing three days a week.

How far would you go to look younger?

Bruins claim former Boston College forward Oliver Wahlstrom off waivers from Islanders

Patriots lineman Cole Strange might be ready for season debut

Amid drones sightings in Massachusetts, officials say there’s little cause for concern

Why Democrats lost more seats in Vermont than any other state

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says The comment from McConnell, a polio survivor, comes amid pushback for RFK Jr.'s appointment for health secretary.

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

Boston helped hundreds of families accomplish the seemingly impossible this year: buying a home in the city Programs administered by the Boston Home Center provide downpayment and loan assistance to low-income families.

Two men accused of killing a pet rabbit at a Westfield party, officials say

Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied

Mike Gorman finds there’s a lot to like about retirement

‘You’re lucky and you’re blessed’: Arlington’s John Messuri becomes 20th boys’ hockey coach in state history with 400 wins

The final Globe Top 20 poll of the high school football season

The Globe podcast

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

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

Lessons for Boston, from my hometown

‘First, set fire to their synagogues’

A letter to myself as a young girl

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

The elves of Randolph who make Globe Santa possible The letters come from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians, and in one case this year, a small child’s school teacher, advocating for the family to get help.

More recent News

Mass General Brigham wants to tackle health outcomes by bringing postnatal care to new moms’ doorsteps. Literally. New, high-risk moms receive six free postnatal checkups though the new maternal health program.

Storms encase Iowa and eastern Nebraska in ice and generate first tornado warning in San Francisco A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road

Pour one out for Whitneys, a stalwart Harvard Square dive bar that is closing at year’s end The venerable stomping ground will shutter after more than 70 years in Cambridge, after a dispute with its landlord.

United States in direct contact with rebels who took over Syria

CEO Murder suspect Mangione hires former top NY prosecutor

$1 million lottery ticket sold in Norwood; Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $740 million

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Culture & Lifestyle

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

For Native American art and culture, 2024 brought meaningful change

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

Readers explain their fiction addiction

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

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

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

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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Boston helped hundreds of families accomplish the seemingly impossible this year: buying a home in the city

$1 million lottery ticket sold in Norwood; Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $740 million

The elves of Randolph who make Globe Santa possible

Mass General Brigham wants to tackle health outcomes by bringing postnatal care to new moms’ doorsteps. Literally.

Sports

Warriors set to acquire point guard Dennis Schroder from Nets, AP source says

Dan Hurley picks up 300th victory as Liam McNeeley lifts No. 18 UConn men’s basketball past No. 8 Gonzaga

Six takeaways from a milestone night of high school sports, including a national champion

Girls’ hockey roundup: Winthrop senior Talia Martucci records her 100th point, then adds a hat trick to defeat Medford

Samara Spencer’s career day highlights No. 19 Tennessee women’s basketball makes NCAA-record 30 3-pointers in win over NC Central

Colorado’s two-way standout Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy

Business

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

Boston helped hundreds of families accomplish the seemingly impossible this year: buying a home in the city

Once taboo, more Japanese women are brewing sake

Former UMass Memorial president Doug Brown joins law firm Manatt

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

Our politics are very different, ‘but I hate being alone.’ Should I breakup with him?

metro

Timeline of the state’s lax oversight of Steward Health Care

Broken promises, lax scrutiny: Inside the state’s failure to regulate Steward Health

Many young people face harsh penalties in the adult justice system. Lawmakers weren’t able to change that.

sports

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says
The comment from McConnell, a polio survivor, comes amid pushback for RFK Jr.'s appointment for health secretary.

Boston helped hundreds of families accomplish the seemingly impossible this year: buying a home in the city
Programs administered by the Boston Home Center provide downpayment and loan assistance to low-income families.

The elves of Randolph who make Globe Santa possible
The letters come from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians, and in one case this year, a small child’s school teacher, advocating for the family to get help.

Mass General Brigham wants to tackle health outcomes by bringing postnatal care to new moms’ doorsteps. Literally.
New, high-risk moms receive six free postnatal checkups though the new maternal health program.

Storms encase Iowa and eastern Nebraska in ice and generate first tornado warning in San Francisco
A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road

Pour one out for Whitneys, a stalwart Harvard Square dive bar that is closing at year’s end
The venerable stomping ground will shutter after more than 70 years in Cambridge, after a dispute with its landlord.

Many young people face harsh penalties in the adult justice system. Lawmakers weren’t able to change that.
Legislation that would allow 18-year-olds to be tried and sentenced as juveniles instead of adults for certain crimes was left behind in the economic development package passed last month.

RI EDUCATION

Helping student-athletes cope with an unspoken challenge: mental health
According to The American College of Sports Medicine, about 35 percent of athletes struggle with mental health issues. Francesca Corsinetti is trying to get them the help they need.

Red Sox

The numbers don’t lie. New Red Sox Garrett Crochet was one of baseball’s best last season, and he’s just getting started.
In 2024, the 25-year-old scratched the surface of what he could become, compiling a 3.58 ERA and 209 strikeouts in 146 innings over in 32 starts.