Obscure policy lets state workers keep names, pay secret

A broad 2007 policy allows workers to request their information be withheld if they or a family member have been victims of any crime prosecuted in court.

A town-by-town look at the most popular cars in Mass.

Jeeps on Nantucket. Subarus and Silverados in the Berkshires. Accords in Lawrence. We took a town-by-town look at the most popular cars in the state.

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More than 1,200 workers have been locked out by the utility for months during a fierce contract dispute. Every day they?re out picketing company facilities, holding demonstrations, and heckling replacement workers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/_K8A8490.jpg State will oversee voting in Lowell, Lawrence for now

The move to ?exercise direct control? through the November election injected more intrigue into the unpredictable, close Third District primary.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/11/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/RinaldiFear01.jpg Five key takeaways from Bob Woodward?s new book, ?Fear?

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist?s book on the Trump White House hits shelves today.

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Woodward says administration officials ?are not telling the truth? when they deny making disparaging remarks about the president.

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In exchange, the Bruins acquired defenseman Steven Kampfer, who played here in 2010-12, and two draft picks.

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After a rainy start, warmth and humidity return

Dry weather and warmer temperatures are expected to return later in the week.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_aaron_dibella.jpg State alcohol agency to investigate after man fell off party cruise

Bay State Cruise Company says it will review what physical changes it can make to the Provincetown II to avoid another such incident.

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With the school year underway and college students departed, dogs are dealing with a mystery: Where did my friend go?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_Tfacilities1_met.jpg Crumbling T stations become a political football

Governor Charlie Baker and challenger Jay Gonzalez each say the other is to blame for the transit system?s state of disrepair.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/davis_condos2_biz.jpg Who?s living in those new, swanky luxury towers? Not Bostonians

The units are owned mostly by part-time residents or by shell companies, a report says, fueling worries that locals have been priced of the housing market.

Bill Anders, left, and Sharon Custer ring bells as part of the Name Presentation and Ringing of Bells Remembrance during the September 11th Flight 93 Memorial Service in Shanksville, Pa., attended by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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?We treasure their memory?: President Trump remembers Sept. 11 victims at event in Pa.

The somber remembrance is in Shanksville, where a commercial airliner crashed while passengers and crew members tried to regain control of the aircraft from hijackers.

Photos

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Americans are commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims.

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State pauses to remember Victims of Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

Governor Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and Attorney General Maura Healey were among the guest speakers who read off the names, one by one, of those who died.

More than one million expected to evacuate as Florence approaches

Mandatory evacuations were imposed for parts of three East Coast states Tuesday.

This Sept. 10, 2018, GOES East satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence as it threatens the U.S. East Coast. As mandatory evacuations begin for parts of several East Coast states, millions of Americans have been preparing for what could become one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the Eastern Seaboard in decades. (NOAA via AP)

Dave Epstein

What we know about the track and strength of Hurricane Florence

The worst damage will occur to the north of where the hurricane makes landfall.

This NOAA/RAMMB satellite image taken at 11:45 UTC on September 10, 2018, shows Hurricane Florence off the US east coast in the Atantic Ocean. - Hurricane Florence is expected to become a dangerous

Here?s how Hurricane Florence could affect us

The storm likely won?t slam into Mass., but its effects could still be felt on the coast. Boaters and beachgoers should be cautious later this week.

The Cornish-Windsor covered bridge near Hanover, New Hampshire, is the longest in New England.

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Fall Travel | Magazine

Follow the Connecticut River for a perfect New England road trip in fall

Take four days to explore the region?s longest river and find extraordinary views, charming covered bridges, historic attractions, and more.

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Coleman is a former first-round draft pick while Fowler went undrafted out of Michigan State four years ago.

New England Patriots wide receiver Riley McCarron (17) fumbles the ball on a punt return during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

After costly muffed punt, Patriots release Riley McCarron

The receiver was released a day after making a major mistake in the season opener.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Chin071218SeaportStoresTalkingShop_Biz22.jpg Fuku pops up at Cambridge?s Little Donkey this week

Fuku, the much-admired East Village sandwich shop started by David Chang, will serve fried chicken, slushes, fries, and beer, and it will come to the One Seaport building later this year.

Follow these 12 steps for VIP treatment at a high-end restaurant

Here?s how to ensure that your experience will be memorable, even if you?re not a VIP.

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A wealthy stock trader took elaborate steps to conceal the network of tunnels beneath his house in a Washington suburb.

Opinion & Ideas

Renée Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/10/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Graham-5154.jpg Serena Williams and the Angry Black Woman

If you?re a black woman, never get upset or you?ll be forever tagged as that most terrifying and despised creature.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

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Buyers who know what sellers want can craft a winning offer in a crowded field without putting themselves at risk.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

The Big Picture

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, August 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: staying cool in the summer heat, installing a new police commissioner, spotting sharks on the Cape, campaigning politicians on the trail, and flipping gymnasts at the US championships.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.