Tufts doctor killed by falling ice remembered for love of adventure

03/02/2010 - Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA - Medical staff, head shot, portrait

Tufts Medical Center

Dr. Judith Pinsker was hiking with her husband and sons, and other people, in the White Mountains when she was struck by falling ice.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/24/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/letmebefrank.jpg Kevin Spacey breaks Twitter silence by posting bizarre video amid arraignment news

Shortly after the Globe reported the actor faces criminal charges in an alleged sex assault, the actor broke his Twitter silence to post an eyebrow-raising video.

Kevin Spacey.

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Kevin Spacey to be charged in alleged Nantucket sex assault

The actor is accused of sexually assaulting the teenage son of former Boston WCVB-TV news anchor Heather Unruh at a Nantucket bar in 2016.

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The desire to cling to office is familiar in Massachusetts? history of political scandal, where criminally charged politicos have often resisted appeals to leave office.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryantower7met.jpg Not just a water tower: Chelsea landmark will come down next year

The water tower at the Soldiers? Home in Chelsea will be taken down early next year to make room for a new long-term care facility for 154 veterans.

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His plea for stronger bonds among peoples came as nationalism and a suspicion of migrants are gaining traction across much of the globe.

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President Trump expressed confidence in Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who is struggling to contain his first real crisis.

NEWS ANALYSIS

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Sometime in the last couple of months, predictions of a major economic downturn or recession in 2019 went from being a crank view to the conventional wisdom.

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The Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 slid into a bear market after US stocks closed Monday in a shaky state.

Boston, MA - December 05, 2018: Eric Carlson takes his daily walk at Fan Pier before starting his workday in the Seaport District in Boston, MA on December 05, 2018. (Wednesday will be sunny with highs in the lower 30s, forecasters said. The dry and cold weather is expected to continue for the rest of the work week. Wednesday night should be mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Thursday should be mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s, and lows dropping to the upper 20s at night.) (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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Christmas Day travel could be affected by black ice

Most of New England woke up Christmas morning with no snow on the ground, but forecasters are warning people across the region to be wary of black ice.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/clark_bernadettecoughlin_062518_02.jpg Proposed law would stop companies from firing workers for off-hours pot use

A bill Senator Jason Lewis plans to introduce next month would only allow employers to fire workers who show up high.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 24: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and first lady Melania Trump take phone calls from children as they participates in tracking Santa Claus' movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve in the East Room of the White House December 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the 63rd straight year that NORAD has publicly tracked Santas sleigh on its global rounds. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Did President Trump ruin Christmas for a 7-year-old?

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump spoke by phone from the White House to children on the day before Christmas.

What?s open, closed on Christmas Day

From banks to grocery stores, here?s a look at what?s open and what?s closed on Dec. 25.

Ben Volin | On Football

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Is anyone feeling confident about the Chiefs and Saints with the way each team is currently playing?

Tom Brady passed for 126 yards Sunday vs. the Bills.

Tara Sullivan

Would anything surprise you with this Patriots team?

With one week left in the season, we are looking at one of the most confusing editions of the Belichick-Brady reign.

The Boston Celtics starters sit on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets in Boston, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Opportunity knocks for Celtics on Christmas Day against Philadelphia

The game against the 76ers is a chance for the Celtics to determine if they can really compete for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

From ?Die Hard? to a crackling yule log: The best Christmas movie streaming options

Gift wrapping complete? Kick back with a glass of eggnog and enjoy some snow-dusted streaming options.

There?s a ?M*A*S*H? marathon Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. on TV Land.

TV Critic?s Corner

Some merry TV marathons to spread holiday cheer

There is nothing like relaxing to beloved shows playing over and over on linear TV. It?s a different kind of watching: daze-watching.

Editorials

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The Boston Globe?s Editorial Board dealt with a range of topics during 2018, from Brett Kavanaugh, to President Trump?s attacks against the press, to the Catholic Church?s sex abuse scandal.

Opinion | Kenneth Rogoff

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AdobeStock_166088942-24194.jpeg Has peak cryptocurrency already come and gone?

The right way to think about cryptocurrency coins is as lottery tickets that pay off in a dystopian future.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/03122010_23library_oped-7533537.jpg These were the 10 most-borrowed books at the Boston Public Library in 2018

Have some free time on your hands over the holiday break? Now?s a good time to pick up a new book. These ones proved popular among Boston borrowers.

JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

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The holidays were my mother?s time to shine, because giving and receiving presents made her light up.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/roy.jpg Three years ago, this veteran hit rock bottom ? and then got back up

Casady Roy knows he?ll always be an addict, always in recovery, and he can deal with that because he knows the alternative.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse25christmaseveservice2.jpg ?If there?s one gift the world needs right now, it?s hope?

Audiences enjoyed musical and spoken-word performances based on the theme ?Hope to the World? on Christmas Eve at Watertown?s Grace Chapel.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part I

Photographs from January to June on a range of topics from around the world.

Special reports

Shannon Goyette (left) and Cynthia Pierce became friends when their children were in kindergarten. Both mothers lost a son to suicide.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

After suicides in Acton and Boxborough, a communion of sorrow

The unthinkable has been an all-too-common companion in two small neighboring towns, where six young people took their lives in the short span of 30 months. The questions keep coming: What is happening? Why? When will it stop?

Podcasts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gladiator%20pic5.jpg Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.

The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.

Newsletters

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Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/New-York-Newsstand-Bernice-Abbott-1024x576.jpg We wish we?d written that: our favorite stories of 2018

It?s been a busy 2018 at STAT, but we still have found the time to see what other journalists are writing ? and get jealous we didn?t do it ourselves.

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 Love Letters: 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.

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