Paul LePage hints he?s considering resigning

Asked on a radio show whether he would complete his term, LePage said he didn?t know, but was ?looking at all options.?

NBC

?I don?t want anyone else to be alone,? Owen Labrie?s victim says

?I feel ready to stand up and own what happened to me,? Chessy Prout said in her first public discussion about her sexual assault.

 Two blocks of downtown crossing are transformed to an outdoor cafe as part of a city expirament. Franklin and Arch streets Globe photo by David Ryan

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?Pop-up plaza? transforms Downtown Crossing ? for now

The experiment is a prelude to what the city wants there eventually: a permanent plaza that would invite more people to sit down near Millennium Tower.

USDA closes offices in 5 states after anonymous threats

Conn. is among the states where the Agriculture Department has closed offices after receiving threats that raised safety concerns.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/03222009_met22starts-7187339%20-%20Copy.jpg MBTA?s expanded student program launches Thursday

Starting Sept. 1, middle and high school students will be able to ride the T at less than half-price.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spartans.jpg Top Mass. judge says controversial sex assault sentence was lawful

Judge Paul Dawley has denied a request to review a sexual assault case that has drawn national attention for a sentence that some feel was lenient.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/c9df905b45454f8cba7f2cd0850a718b-c9df905b45454f8cba7f2cd0850a718b-0.jpg Amtrak announces new generation of Acela trains

The trains, with more amenities and higher speeds, are expected to begin service in 2021.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/charter-ad-11839.JPG New, upbeat ad sings the praises of charter schools for Nov. vote

The 30-second spot is part of the multimillion-dollar campaign from the group backing a referendum to expand charter schools in Mass.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/ItalianRedCross-Proceeds-socialv1.jpg North End restaurants aid earthquake victims in Italy

Proceeds from the sales of bucatini all?amatriciana at participating restaurants will be donated to the Italian Red Cross.

Sponsored by Rockland Trust

Loyalty keeps Sullivan Tire?s wheels in motion

Since 1955, family-owned Sullivan Tire has treated customers like it treats family members?with loyalty and respect. Seven decades of growth later, it?s still working.

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Tomato-leaf gemelli with Benton?s ham, swordfish lardo, and pecorino crumble at Waypoint in Cambridge.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

The 20 most exciting restaurants coming to Boston this fall

Old favorites rise again! Celebrity chefs shine! Food promises to be hydroponic, wood-fired, truffle-topped, chicken-fried ? and above all delicious. Here?s what to expect this season.

Dining Out

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/26/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/turner081716FOOD31dining16.jpg Kava makes the South End feel like a Greek isle

The restaurant focuses on great ingredients, minimally prepared and unassumingly presented.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/596739738.jpg Peyton Manning roasts Tom Brady at a roast of Rob Lowe

The retired quarterback made a Deflategate joke during a Comedy Central special.

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Wayback Burgers is looking for a ?Chompion.?

FILE - AUGUST 24: Donald Trump has called for the investigation of the Clinton Foundation, further intensifying scrutiny on the institution. NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 22: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the audience during the Opening Plenary Session: Reimagining Impact for the Clinton Global Initiative on September 22, 2014 at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Opinion | Robert Kelty

Don?t close the Clinton Foundation

If the former president's non-governmental organization can be forced to shut its doors, ignorance will triumph.

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The Republican candidate has bought TV spots in key battleground states, but he?s skipped one notable location.

Just two potential jurors: Bryan Merville, left, and Taylor Swift posed for a photo in a courthouse waiting area in Nashville.

So you show up for jury duty and there?s Taylor Swift

The singer-songwriter got summoned for jury duty in Nashville and showed up like everyone else.

HOME OF THE WEEK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tlumacki_homeofweekNatick_business021.jpg Natick home on Lake Cochituate has a secret

A hidden room, access to a private dock, and four bathrooms are highlights in this contemporary home.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Instacart1-5992.jpg Instacart expands high-tech grocery delivery, with hopes of helping grandma

For its next act, the company wants to help aging residents navigate the necessities of hometown living.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/handout_xxann01_liv-001.jpg Yes, it?s possible to grill indoors

This appliance doesn?t require charcoal or gas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/jonze.JPG Spike Jonze?s perfume ad is exactly what you think it?d be

This is unlike any perfume ad you?ve seen before.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Handout_30names01_liv.jpg Big Papi has a big fan in Bobby Orr

Orr was among the VIPs who helped Willowbend Country Club celebrate its 25th anniversary over the weekend.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/634238afc8604cd78aae3a18f98a44df-250f1d541d9d4ec6af7fa82ae06fc0c8-0.jpg Hobby Lobby?s slippery slope

In endorsing religious exemptions, the courts are starting the slide down a slippery slope, one that could endanger the equal enforcement of all manner of laws.

Globe investigations

The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-11856.jpg The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

Westborough State Hospital, formerly known as the Westborough Insane Hospital.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

Spotlight | The desperate and the dead

Ghosts from a failed system

Westborough State Hospital was built in the 1800s on hope and compassion. But with little scientific knowledge of mental illness, institutions like these became wretched warehouses.