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Joe Galli is a 60-year-old empty nester living alone in a four-bedroom Colonial in Shrewsbury. “I want to downsize but it doesn’t make economic sense,” he said.

In a market badly out of kilter, many older residents are stuck in their homes

Many empty nesters, retired or downshifting, are living in houses that are too big for them.

In the Long Island Bridge legal saga, another victory for Boston
Thursday brought the City of Boston a second legal victory this week in its long-running battle with Quincy over rebuilding Long Island Bridge, a piece of infrastructure many see as a key element in building an addiction recovery campus on the island and alleviating the local opioid epidemic.

Teen’s killing on a Dorchester street brings calls for action
Chris Sanders was in the living room of his home on Ellington Street in Dorchester on Wednesday evening when he heard gunshots. He stepped outside and looked toward adjacent Erie Street — and spotted a teenager collapsed in the street.

With Manchin on board, spotlight turns to Sinema — and COVID

The party-bucking Democrat left the Capitol on Thursday without disclosing whether she’d support Joe Manchin’s sweeping deal with Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer. Democrats also expressed concern about having their 50 senators able to vote, with COVID keeping some out of action.

Democrats’ new spending deal would be a ‘gamechanger’ for the climate, but not without setbacks

Public school enrollment falls in Mass. amid pandemic, high housing costs, and aging suburbs
Some of the greatest declines have occurred in Greater Boston, where school systems in Marblehead, Rockport, Wellesley, Wilmington, Brookline, and Amesbury saw enrollments drop more than 10 percent.

In a surprise, Baker says taxpayers could receive ‘north of $2.5 billion’ in tax relief under little-known law

With state coffers overflowing, Massachusetts taxpayers could receive billions in tax help under an obscure 36-year-old law, Governor Charlie Baker announced. His office estimated taxpayers could get back roughly 7 percent of the income taxes they paid in 2021.

The US is not in a recession. But we’re getting uncomfortably close.

The economy shrank for a second straight quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

It’s unlikely that you’ll catch monkeypox on the T: Answering questions about the virus

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency. We spoke to experts to find out who’s most at risk, where to get tested, and what else the public needs to know.

Kate Price remembers something terrible

An authority on child sex trafficking, she spent decades trying to understand whether the unthinkable happened to her, too.

Read the story Watch the video Event: Join Kate Price and Janelle Nanos for a conversation about this project

Brandi Carlile introduces Joni Mitchell for a special Joni Jam at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on July 24.

Why Joni Mitchell’s return at the Newport Folk Festival mattered to so many of us

The iconic singer-songwriter’s surprise performance was a reminder that even if you’ve been chalked up as lost, you can still be found.

Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts rounds first base on his way to touching them all after his three-run home run off Guardians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie in the sixth inning.

Red Sox 4, Guardians 2

Xander Bogaerts, Kutter Crawford lift Red Sox to series split with Guardians

The Sox had no offensive firepower until Bogaerts’s go-ahead three-run shot in the sixth inning.

Christopher L. Gasper: Chaim Bloom’s balancing act has the Red Sox teetering and toppling over

Vermont state Senator Becca Balint.

Will the next member of ‘The Squad’ come from Vermont?

Becca Balint is racking up big endorsements and big PAC backing as she seeks to become the first woman to represent Vermont in Congress.

Opinion

IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

The afterlife of corpses

Western cultures once were obsessed with dead bodies. Today we dispose of them with clinical efficiency. Are we missing something important?

As the finish line nears, a few tasks remain for Beacon Hill

Bring them their flowers now, while they’re living

The matter with Kansas

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Presidents have always been above the law. AG Merrick Garland must change that.

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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Home of the Week: Somerville condo is on a whole other level: Several of them
Modern layout includes three bedrooms, a primary suite, and office space.

Explore summer in an outdoor paradise nearby
The North and South Rivers Watershed Association has posted a weekly list of things to do and regional sites where you can do them — titled the “2022 Explore South Shore Challenge.”

Drier and drier: Severe drought area in Massachusetts expands
The rain has been a no-show and the parching persists. The area of Massachusetts experiencing severe drought conditions has expanded south from the northeastern corner of the state, according to the latest report from the US Drought Monitor.

Russia, Ukraine trade blame for shelling of POW prison

Russia and Ukraine on Friday accused each other of shelling a prison in a separatist eastern region that reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war who were captured after the fall of Mariupol in May.

Mass. Senate president won’t voluntarily recognize staff union effort, doesn’t ‘see a path forward’

“The Senate does not at this time see a path forward for a traditional employer-union relationship in the Senate as we are currently structured,” Senate President Karen E. Spilka wrote in a staff email on Thursday evening. A piece of state law carves out legislative staff from the definition of public employees who may collectively bargain.

Biden administration plans to offer updated booster shots in September

The Biden administration now expects to begin a COVID-19 booster campaign with retooled vaccines in September because Pfizer and Moderna have promised that they can deliver doses by then, according to people familiar with the deliberations.

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A whiteboard on the 12th floor of a research building at Boston Children's is filled with old notes from Judah Folkman, the hospital’s former chief of surgery.

‘Please do not erase’: A treasured whiteboard at Boston Children’s Hospital has not been touched for 15 years

Preserved for posterity on the 12th floor of a research building, the board captures notes from the former chief of surgery’s transformative cancer research.

A suffocating sense of unease: Mass. residents are stressed by inflation, Supreme Court decisions, new poll finds
Sharply rising prices and seismic Supreme Court decisions have cast a cloud over the lives of Massachusetts residents even as COVID-19 has begun to fade, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll.

My Turo rental was repossessed with valuable items inside
After Michelle Marshall’s Turo rental got repossessed, the car-sharing company offered her a partial refund. But what about her son’s expensive epilepsy medication? Is Turo responsible for that?

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Dunkinflation: Even Boston’s go-to breakfast spot has gotten pricier
You’re not imagining things. Your coffee and hash browns cost more than they used to.

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Americans are feeling burnout, but almost half say they aren’t using all of their vacation days, a new study finds.

A third of Americans feel guilty about taking vacation, new study finds

The Bacon Brothers, Michael (left) and Kevin, perform two shows in Massachusetts in August.

The Bacon Brothers talk ‘forosoco’ music and Boston connections ahead of shows in Mass.

From left: Clint Obenchain, B.J. Novak, and Boyd Holbrook in "Vengeance," written and directed by Novak.

Review: B.J. Novak proves his chops in directorial debut ‘Vengeance’

Mitski performs at Roadrunner Tuesday night.

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An athlete completes an exercise during a FHSAA Girls Weightlifting Championship in New Port Richey, Fla.

Who needs Title IX now?

Daisy Edgar-Jones in West Hollywood, Calif., on June 7.

Why ‘it’ matters

Members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol look out from the dais during a July 12 hearing.

Lawmakers shouldn’t wait for history to judge Trump

Javari Toney, 15, enjoys jumping on his pogo stick by his home on Dorchester Ave. on July 6th, after a weekend of multiple shootings in the city.

Eugene F. Rivers III

Boston Black leadership has a problem

WORCESTER , MA - 12/29/2021 Christine Little, Registered Nurse and Nurse Education Safety Specialist, cracks open the door to request more supplies while helping to put in a dialysis line for a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at UMass Memorial Medical Center. As COVID-19 cases spike and the pandemic ravages on, hospitals are faced once again with a shortage of ICU beds.

Nurses are in short supply. The Legislature can do something about it.

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

Global information wars are a threat to the planet. This is how we could broker peace.

Metro

Foster Grant sunglasses are in the spotlight again, thanks to ‘Elvis’

From the golden age of Hollywood to reappearing on the big screen, looking back at the last century of Foster Grant.

COMMENTARY | GARY SASSE

5 essential attributes of a successful governor

As the campaign for governor heats up in Rhode Island, consider leadership characteristics effective governors have brought to the job, suggests former director of administration Gary Sasse.

In a market badly out of kilter, many older residents are stuck in their homes

Many empty nesters, retired or downshifting, are living in houses that are too big for them.

Teen’s killing on a Dorchester street brings calls for action

Chris Sanders was in the living room of his home on Ellington Street in Dorchester on Wednesday evening when he heard gunshots. He stepped outside and looked toward adjacent Erie Street — and spotted a teenager collapsed in the street.

Sports

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner speaks to her lawyers standing in a cage at a court room prior to a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, on July 26.

Russia’s Lavrov says he will discuss US prisoner swap offer

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan.

The Franklin American Legion team celebrates its banner achievement after defeating Leominster, 6-2, to win the Massachusetts American Legion Senior Baseball Tournament in Milford on Thursday night.

Massachusetts American Legion Senior Baseball Tournament

Jacob Jette takes charge in Franklin’s American Legion championship victory over Leominster

The eventual tournament MVP fired 71 of his 107 pitches for strikes, racking up eight strikeouts in 6 ⅓ innings.

Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts rounds first base on his way to touching them all after his three-run home run off Guardians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie in the sixth inning.

Red Sox 4, Guardians 2

Xander Bogaerts, Kutter Crawford lift Red Sox to series split with Guardians

The Sox had no offensive firepower until Bogaerts’s go-ahead three-run shot in the sixth inning.

Red Sox notebook

Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story still on IL because of pain in injured hand

Revolution’s Jozy Altidore on loan to Puebla FC in Mexico through January

Trump joins LIV Golf pro-am at his New Jersey course

Business

Foster Grant sunglasses are in the spotlight again, thanks to ‘Elvis’

From the golden age of Hollywood to reappearing on the big screen, looking back at the last century of Foster Grant.

Inflation hits record 8.9% in 19 countries using the euro

Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries rose to 8.9% in July, an increase from 8.6% in June, according to the latest numbers published Friday by the European Union statistics agency.

Sony sees profit rise despite waning interest in video games

Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles

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An in-camera double-exposure photograph of Kate Price overlaid with the woods of a Pennsylvania rest area, where she remembers being taken as a child.

Kate Price remembers something terrible

As a senior, I wanted to fight ageism. I had to look in the mirror first.

He wanted a divorce after 26 years of marriage. Now, he wants to reconnect.

Spanish tortilla with roasted red peppers

Recipes: Pull together a tasty dinner of Spanish favorites

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Senate President Karen E. Spilka

Mass. Senate president won’t voluntarily recognize staff union effort, doesn’t ‘see a path forward’

Public school enrollment falls in Mass. amid pandemic, high housing costs, and aging suburbs

Should Massachusetts high schools lock student cell phones during the day?

sports

Andrew Benintendi has not yet discussed getting vaccinated with his new team, the Yankees.

Andrew Benintendi won’t say whether he’ll get vaccinated now that he’s with the Yankees

Arizona Cardinals remove ‘independent study’ addendum from Kyler Murray’s contract

Patriots defense learns a lesson late in practice on Day 2 of training camp

business

Carl Roath, left, a worker with the Mason County (Wash.) Public Utility District, pulls fiber optic cable off of a spool, as he works with a team to install broadband internet service to homes in a rural area surrounding Lake Christine near Belfair, Wash., on Aug. 4, 2021.

Feds: $401 million will add high-speed internet to rural US places

The US is not in a recession. But we’re getting uncomfortably close.

Trader Joe’s workers in Hadley, Mass. vote to unionize

politics

A sales associate talks with a prospective buyer of a Cooper SE electric vehicle on the showroom floor of a Mini dealership, July 7, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles

Basement talk, virtual handshake led to Manchin-Schumer deal

Biden administration plans to offer updated booster shots in September

Nation

Democratic Del. Danielle Walker of Monongalia County speaks to a crowd protesting a sweeping abortion ban bill making its way through the West Virginia Legislature at the state Capitol on July 27, in Charleston, W.Va.

After abortion ruling, West Virginia could become 1st to pass new bill

Flooding in central Appalachia kills at least 8 in Kentucky

Man executed despite calls from victim’s family to spare him

World

Ukrainian troop move by tanks in the Donbas region, on June 21.

Russia, Ukraine trade blame for shelling of POW prison

China’s Xi warns Biden over Taiwan, calls for cooperation

Russia’s Lavrov says he will discuss US prisoner swap offer

opinion

It's possible for policymakers to embrace the red-hot labor market rather than undermine it.

A recession, if we choose

Pike project, Harvard agreement signal big changes ahead for Allston

Otherworldly beauty in the balance in the Galapagos of the Middle East

lifestyle

Years later, I’m still curious about his divorce

Actor Tony Dow, known as Wally Cleaver on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ has died

Bennifer takes Paris: Romantic strolls, lavish dinners, and Ben Affleck’s most iconic nap yet

food & dining

Spicy chicken karahi at Flavor Boom!

Flavor Boom! puts a global, gourmet spin on fast food

Cheesesteaks come to High Street Place; Boston Public Market gets a beer truck

Something new for travelers is popping up all over

travel

See "the world’s largest rubber duck,” according to organizers of Michigan’s 2022 Fest of Sail, running Aug. 12-14 on the shores of Lake Superior in Marquette. Mama Duck (pictured here) weighs 31,500 pounds and measures 61 feet high, 69 feet wide, and 79 feet long.

Art in Brattleboro, music and laughter in Portland, and the world’s largest rubber duck in Michigan

My Turo rental was repossessed with valuable items inside

Pedaling his message: Conn. cyclist is riding 10,000 miles to raise awareness about distracted driving

Arts

Artist Hunt Slonem poses for a portrait in the music room of his Great Barrington estate.

For artist Hunt Slonem, an estate is ‘a grand, unfolding work’

When Andrew Wyeth imagined — and rendered — his own funeral

An ‘alleged’ Faberge egg was found on a seized Russian yacht. If authenticated, it could be sold with proceeds going to Ukraine

Books

The Boston Common is one popular place to read a book around Boston.

Here are 10 of the best spots to read a book around Boston, according to readers

‘An Honest Living’: A modern noir

He reads poetry to his fiction students

Movies

From left, Chip (voiced by Diego Luna), PB (Vanessa Bayer), Krypto (Dwayne Johnson), Ace (Kevin Hart), and Merton (Natasha Lyonne) in "DC League of Super-Pets."

‘DC League of Super-Pets’: when (guinea) pigs fly

Woods Hole Film Festival spotlights films on science and social justice

Where were you in ’82?

Television

Kate Winslet in "Mare of Easttown."

Kate Winslet and HBO: A marriage made in prestige-TV heaven

Tony Dow’s wife incorrectly reported that he had died, family says

Cancellation of ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’ robs late-night TV of a vital voice

music

Brandi Carlile introduces Joni Mitchell for a special Joni Jam at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on July 24.

Why Joni Mitchell’s return at the Newport Folk Festival mattered to so many of us

A glittering goodbye from Elton John at Gillette Stadium

British saxophonist Nubya Garcia’s view from Newport is about to change

Theater/Dance

Taylor Stanley in "Redness," choreographed by Shamel Pitts, performed in "Dichotomous Being: An Evening of Taylor Stanley."

Ballet star Taylor Stanley explores new territory at Jacob’s Pillow

The new Boston Tap Party brings four days of fancy footwork to town

Julianne Boyd is departing Barrington Stage to the strains of ‘A Little Night Music’

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Public school enrollment falls in Mass. amid pandemic, high housing costs, and aging suburbs

Should Massachusetts high schools lock student cell phones during the day?

Police officers step in and provide roadside assistance

Obituaries

Actor and presenter Bernard Cribbins, reads an excerpt from Winnie the Pooh after he received the annual J M Barrie Award for a lifetime of unforgettable work for children on stage, film, television and record, at the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in central London, on Nov. 13, 2014.

Bernard Cribbins, British actor known for ‘Doctor Who,’ is dead at 93

James Lovelock, whose Gaia theory saw the Earth as alive, dies at 103

Tony Dow’s wife incorrectly reported that he had died, family says