Boston, MA: 9-16-18: The Red Sox Brock Holt celebratesz in the dugout with teammates following his bottom of the third inning two run home run that gave Boston a 3-0 lead. The Red Sox hosted the New York Mets in an inter league regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

RED SOX 4, METS 3

After beating the Mets, the Red Sox? magic number is now two

The 103-47 Sox are inching closer to the franchise record for wins in a season.

Arthur Medici.

Revere man mourned following fatal Cape Cod shark attack

Arthur Medici was a 26-year-old engineering student whose life ended as he was making plans to marry his girlfriend.

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With so many fires and explosions erupting in Lawrence, North Andover, and Andover, firefighters couldn?t reach Ivan Soto?s home in time.

Firefighters checked on the Church of Christ in South Lawrence on Friday.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Adrian Walker

A survivor of the Lawrence explosion: ?The main thing is that the family is safe?

Francisco Brea was heading home to south Lawrence Thursday night when the call came from his wife: something had exploded, and flames were shooting from the chimney. His home is damaged, but his family is intact.

Debris were strewn across the property on Chickering Road in Lawrence where a home had explodied.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Lawrence area residents will not have gas restored for weeks as pipes are replaced

Miles of cast-iron and steel pipes will be replaced in the Lawrence area, according to utility officials.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi17lawrence24.jpg Amid destruction, Lawrence residents mark resilience, responders? outreach

The evacuation order was lifted at 7 a.m. Sunday. But the hardships are not over: About 8,600 homes still have their gas service turned off, and restoring normalcy will take time.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_17reverefire-3_metro.jpg Five-alarm fire in Revere leaves about 100 displaced

Five firefighters were hospitalized with non-serious injuries after battling an hours-long, five-alarm blaze in Revere Sunday that left about 100 residents displaced.

Woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault comes forward

??I thought he might inadvertently kill me,?? said Christine Blasey Ford. ??He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Attachment-20819.jpg After allegations of theft at Winchester church, a youth minister asked questions. Now, he may lose his job

Police and the FBI looked into allegations of theft at St. Mary?s in Winchester. No one was charged, and a youth minister was placed on leave when he asked about it.

2/9/2018 It has been 12 years since Rita Sarpong, right, has seen her family in Ghana. Her sister Ellen Sarpong, center, who married since she has been away, greets her. Six of Rita's seven siblings live in Ghana.(Precious, the beloved daughter of a neighbor, on left.) (Photo by Michele McDonald)

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Stranger in the house

The US has a huge need for home health care, and many from Ghana do the hard work

The need for home care is soaring. Much of the work is done by a stream of immigrants willing to take on this hard and low-paying work.

Jaguars 31, Patriots 20

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan.tif It all seemed so un-Patriot-like, so un-Brady-like

It was a day that came out of opposite land.

Jacksonville, FL - 9/16/2018 - (3rd quarter) Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) called his own number and scrambled for a first down on this run during the third quarter. The Jacksonville Jaguars host the New England Patriots at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Ben Volin, Topic: 17Patriots-Jaguars, LOID:8.4.3163038406.

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Blake Bortles played the game of his life, and the Jaguars beat the Patriots

Bortles completed 25 of 45 passes for 377 yards and four touchdowns, connecting with nine different receivers in the win.

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Juan David Ortiz was found early Saturday, capping what investigators say was a 10-day string of violence.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/PQPFStormTotalQPFWeb1-20813.png Sunny Sunday, then Florence brings rain and wind Tuesday

Florence, which was downgraded to a tropical storm, is expected to take a northward turn from Kentucky on Monday morning and pass through New England on Tuesday.

Music Review

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The singer captivated an adoring audience at the Boston stop of her ?Fare Thee Well? tour.

Ideas | Christopher Klein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/horzklein.jpg The surprising history of American pirates

Pirates were once welcomed with open arms ? even in Puritan Boston.

Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/09/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/iStock_000003325806Small.jpg Pass the scalpel. Hold the guilt trip

An abundance of food unprecedented in human history justifies aggressive measures.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_072117_01homeaides_BAT.jpg Stranger in the house

Most home health aides offer vital care to the frail and aged. But some have other designs, leaving too many clients vulnerable to theft and worse. It is a crisis largely unseen, one which state authorities have done little about.

Newsletters

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A convenient digest of the top political news of the past week, delivered every Saturday. Sign up now.

STAT

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Dr. Michael Siegel says the statement is in ?direct contradiction with the scientific evidence.?

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/10/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/adobestock1.jpg Fall House Hunt: Tips for making that winning offer

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

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