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Crews battle a massive fire that has destroyed buildings, cars and vessels at a boat yard in Mattapoisett, Mass., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. The area of the fire was part of a Weather Service warning Friday of elevated fire risk due to drought and high winds. It sent a plume of dense black smoke over southeastern Massachusetts. (Peter Pereira/The Standard-Times via AP)

Massive five-alarm fire burning at boatyard in Mattapoisett

A huge blaze at a boatyard in Mattapoisett reached five alarms Friday afternoon, and aerial footage showed multiple buildings, boats, and cars engulfed in flames.

Shuttle routes, schedules, and more: Your guide to the MBTA’s Orange Line shutdown
The Orange Line is shutting down starting Friday, Aug. 19. Find shuttle bus routes, schedules, and guides to navigate Boston.

Last-minute Orange Line shutdown prep ahead of Friday night closure

Passengers boarded an Orange Line train at the Forest Hills Station.

Find an alternative route during the Orange Line shutdown

How can you get around Boston during the closure? We tried to make sense of the alternative routes.

IDEAS | COLIN WOODARD

The new United States of New England
If America breaks up and if history is any guide, people of our region will seek to lead their own federation.

Former Boston Ballet star Dusty Button and her husband file explosive counterclaim, deny abuse allegations
Six weeks after filing the counterclaim, the Buttons have removed some of their most damning accusations.

MIT scientists say they have found a way to increase the energy output of wind farms

Scientists at MIT have come up with a way that they say could increase significantly the amount of energy produced by the world’s wind farms, without requiring new turbines or other expensive equipment.

Wayfair cuts 870 jobs, including 400 in Boston, as stock plunges

Chief executive Niraj Shah announced the job cuts in a memo to all 18,000 employees on Friday morning. The company is offering severance based on geography, tenure, and job level.

Brothers who leapt from ‘Jaws’ bridge followed a strong Jamaican connection to Cape and Islands

The brothers who leapt into the ocean on Martha’s Vineyard Sunday were following in the footsteps of fellow Jamaicans who’ve been coming to the Cape and Islands for decades to work in the summer.

Mayor Wu declares official ‘Bad Bunny Day’ in Boston, meets Grammy winner after Fenway concert
The mayor was among thousands of exhilarated concertgoers that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — the Puerto Rican rapper and singer known as Bad Bunny — drew to Fenway Park on Thursday night.

Review: Bad Bunny transports fans to the tropics with a genre-melding stadium spectacular

This week's daters: Kaitlin and Ted.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I made the mistake of Bluebiking 2 miles to the restaurant in the heat’

Will a post-date stop at Lucky’s Lounge bode well for this date?

The mail must go through — and it has since 1816 at the oldest post office still operating

This letter carrier has been faithfully conducting her rounds — and will until next winter.

Gillette Stadium is always packed with fans on game day. And if you want season tickets? Get in line.

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A look at Patriots popularity, then and now, and other thoughts

These days, you might have to wait 19 years for a chance to buy season tickets. That wasn't always the case, for sure.

‘I’m at peace’: Josh McDaniels is ready for redemption with Raiders

Opinion

Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, president of the newspaper elPeriódico, is seen after being arrested in Guatemala City on July 29.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The alarming erosion of press freedom in Central America

José Rubén Zamora’s case stands as one example of the pernicious backsliding into authoritarianism of various degrees that’s happened in the region in the last few years.

Dempsey is Democrats’ best pick for auditor

Swanee Hunt and Mary Akrami

Despite setbacks, Afghan women refuse to be silenced

Thousands of miles away, I fear for my friend in Ukraine

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Fetal personhood could challenge the meaning of equality

Culture | Jasmine Nichole Cobb

Public embrace of natural hair offers new twist on civil rights
Recognizing this history of control and humiliation through the material of Black hair is important for understanding new efforts to celebrate and protect wearers of Afro-textured hair in the United States.

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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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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez set to tie the knot again with three-day Georgia wedding ceremony, reports say
Less than two months after quietly getting married in a Las Vegas drive-through chapel, Ben and JLo are reportedly ready to do it big with a lavish wedding celebration at Affleck’s private estate in Georgia.

Pickup truck hits parked car, both crash into Weymouth convenience store

A pickup truck allegedly hit a parked car and both plowed into the side of a Weymouth convenience store off Route 53 Thursday afternoon, according to the Weymouth Fire Department.

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Georgia election law said to harm Black voters
The Supreme Court temporarily halted an election in Georgia on Friday, reviving a federal judge’s ruling that the state had adopted voting rules that disadvantaged Black voters in violation of a federal civil rights law.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Additions and subtractions for ‘Sex Education’
The news is that Dan Levy from “Schitt’s Creek” will be joining the cast for the fourth season, while a number of cast members won’t be returning, including Tanya Reynolds, who played Lily, and Patricia Allison, who played Ola.

Woman drives SUV onto second floor of South Shore Plaza mall in Braintree
Braintree police officers responded to the mall at 11:45 a.m. and found a late-model Lincoln MKX on the mall’s second floor, the Braintree Police Department said in a statement. The driver was still in the car and shoppers were speaking with her.

LOVE LETTERS

I don’t know what to do after this breakup
“I’m starting to lose faith in the dating process.”

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Are we being trolled by the MBTA?

Maybe the 30-day Orange Line shutdown and associated madness are some sort of payback for our relentless derision.

KEVIN CULLEN

Charging fellow inmates with Whitey Bulger’s murder is the easy part
The hard part will be showing how the South Boston gangster was put in the position to be murdered at a federal prison in West Virginia in the first place.

BILLY BAKER

Climb a tree. Face death. Find yourself?
Andrew Joslin specializes in getting people off the ground and up high into a tree, leading classes in “recreational tree climbing” that are about something more — connecting with your ancestral DNA, while finding your “ceiling” of fear.

The Netherlands makes aging and long-term care a priority. In the US, it’s a different story.
The Dutch are addressing the rising cost of aging with a game plan bolstered by a broad consensus that older people deserve to get the care they need. It's an approach that is intriguing — and chastening.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A collage of Nigerian movie posters. Nigeria is home to the "Nollywood" movie industry. Clockwise starting from the top left, "Chain Reaction," "King Of Thieves," "30 Days In Atlanta," the Netflix film "Lionheart," and "The Wedding Party."

Getting to know Nollywood, Nigeria’s version of Hollywood

Pickleball courts at Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club in Brewster.

Old dogs (and knees), new tricks: We took a swing at pickleball

Elisabeth Moss, left, and Odessa Young in a scene from "Shirley."

Feeling a little let down by the ostensible — and male — saviors of cinema?

Oysters and lobster at The Little Whale Oyster Bar.

A Little Whale sighting in Back Bay; Eataly hosts a party

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Encore Boston Harbor opened the WynnBet Sports Bar on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.

Richard A. Daynard, Mark A. Gottlieb, and Harry Levant

Massachusetts makes a losing bet on gambling

Attorney General Maura Healey has prosecuted police officers, among other public employees, but no elected officials. Why this former elected official? And, why now, when he’s running for office?

Maura Healey and the odd prosecution of Dean Tran

Luke Robins, right, embraced his partner Anthony Paiva after being vaccinated on Aug. 8 for monkeypox at Open Door Health, a Rhode Island Public Institute initiative.

Sean Cahill and Kenneth H. Mayer

The US response to monkeypox has not worked. Here’s how to fix it.

A sign in the parking lot of West Virginia's only abortion clinic, Women's Health Center of West Virginia, cautions patients about an anti-abortion center located next door on Friday June 17, 2022, in Charleston, W.Va.

Pro-life pregnancy centers shouldn’t be allowed to manipulate women

BOSTON, MA - 8/9/2022 Interim Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden participates in a debate with City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo at More Than Words Bookstore in Boston on Tuesday. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

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ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Is Kevin Hayden fit to be district attorney?

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

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

Metro

Last-minute Orange Line shutdown prep ahead of Friday night closure

As many as 200 shuttle buses will replace service from Malden to Jamaica Plain on the MBTA’s second-busiest line.

Massive five-alarm fire burning at boatyard in Mattapoisett

A huge blaze at a boatyard in Mattapoisett reached five alarms Friday afternoon, and aerial footage showed multiple buildings, boats, and cars engulfed in flames.

Steamship Authority to purchase two new vessels for island routes

The Steamship Authority board on Tuesday approved spending $30 million to acquire two vessels used in the off-shore oil and gas industry in the Gulf Coast to replace the aging M/V Gay Head and M/V Katama, officials said.

Former Maine Governor Paul LePage threatens to ‘deck’ Democratic staffer in new video

“Six feet away or I’m going to deck you,” LePage, 73, says in the video first posted on Thursday by the Daily Beast. LePage, who previously served two terms as governor of Maine, is the Republican nominee in this year's contest, running against incumbent Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat.

Sports

Jayden Murphy and his Middleboro teammates need to win on Saturday against Pennsylvania to keep their run going at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport. Pa.

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

Middleboro Little Leaguers must win Saturday against Pennsylvania to keep the fun rolling

The Massachusetts representatives battle in an elimination game at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

Following the 2021 arrest, Marcell Ozuna was placed on administrative leave during an MLB investigation and missed Atlanta’s World Series championship run.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Atlanta outfielder Marcell Ozuna facing more legal woes following DUI arrest

The slugger made a brief statement Friday without taking questions after he was booked into the Gwinnett County jail at about 4:30 a.m. Friday and was released on $1,830 bond.

Gretta Scott (from left), Layla Bedair, Emelle Bedair, and Ava Calabro are all smiles as they walk arm-in-arm onto the field during the Ucal McKenzie Breakaway Foundation Youth Camp at the Winsor School on Friday.

Ucal Mckenzie Breakaway Foundation summer camp

Years after his untimely death, Ucal McKenzie’s passion for soccer lives on through Breakaway Foundation summer camp

The soccer camp has grown to the point that it attracted Kristine Lilly, who played in three Olympics and five World Cups.

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Game 120: Red Sox at Orioles lineups and notes

Morgan Smith wins the final three holes to capture Mass. Women’s Amateur

Utah judge reverses law banning transgender kids from sports

Business

Boston-based prescription video game company to raise $163m in Nasdaq debut

Akili Interactive will use the funds to help launch its FDA-cleared video game treatment for ADHD.

Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River

There could be dire consequences if states, cities and farms across the American West cannot agree on how to cut the amount of water they draw from the Colorado River.

Wayfair cuts 870 jobs, including 400 in Boston, as stock plunges

Innovation economy

Keeping video game voice chats from turning dark

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The Batman costume loved by Noah Pozner, the youngest Sandy Hook victim, at his father’s home.

One family’s epic fight against Sandy Hook conspiracies, Alex Jones, and those who deny their son ever lived

This week's daters: Kaitlin and Ted.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I made the mistake of Bluebiking 2 miles to the restaurant in the heat’

My husband had an affair with my best friend. Can the friendship be saved?

Summer Tomato Tian

Recipes: Summer tomatoes stand out in these side and salad dishes

metro

Marion Luoma pointed to a photograph that a visitor captured that appears to show one of the spirits inside the basement of the S.K. Pierce Haunted Mansion.

Want to be a ghost host? Come to Gardner.

R.I. bans outdoor fires in campgrounds, parks to reduce risk of wildfires

The mail must go through — and it has since 1816 at the oldest post office still operating

sports

Josh McDaniels never took for granted that he would get a second chance as an NFL head coach.

‘I’m at peace’: Josh McDaniels is ready for redemption with Raiders

Braves OF Marcell Ozuna facing more legal woes following DUI arrest

A look at Patriots popularity, then and now, and other thoughts

business

Mass. job market strengthened in July, as labor force shrank

Stop & Shop expands efforts to combat food insecurity with Grove Hall ‘wellness space’

Brothers who leapt from ‘Jaws’ bridge followed a strong Jamaican connection to Cape and Islands

politics

LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, center, and activist Porch’se “Queen” Miller, left, at a protest directed toward Delta Airlines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Ga. on March 25, 2021.

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Georgia election law said to harm Black voters

US poised to announce new military aid, drones for Ukraine

As Democrats congratulate each other on climate bill, Bernie’s still not happy

Nation

In April, a jury found El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, guilty on four counts of hostage-taking and four counts of conspiracy after a two-week trial.

Islamic State Militant Sentenced to 8 Life Terms in Killing of US Hostages

District attorney says Graham’s testimony is crucial in election probe

States are bracing for social media-enabled election violence

World

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, Feb. 4, 2022.

Xi and Putin to attend G20 summit in Indonesia

US lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

Prince William charity invests with bank tied to dirty fuels

opinion

Estella Yan, right, and Valeriia on a Zoom call.

Thousands of miles away, I fear for my friend in Ukraine

House Speaker Ron Mariano may have SHOVID

Liz Cheney and the GOP

lifestyle

I don’t know what to do after this breakup

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez set to tie the knot again with three-day Georgia wedding ceremony, reports say

Kids in pricy restaurants: teaching moment or terrible idea?

food & dining

While it may be hard to resist your pet’s sweet, pleading face when he or she stares at your cone, the American Kennel Club says it’s best to avoid lactose (along with macadamia nuts, Xylitol, too much sugar, and, of course, chocolate).

National Dog Day is Aug. 26. Here are 6 places to find cool treats

A Little Whale sighting in Back Bay; Eataly hosts a party

Small business, tiny greens, huge nutritional value, big taste

travel

Leroy Barnes, who worked at at the Flying Bridge restaurant in Falmouth, has been coming from Jamaica to the Cape nearly every summer for the past 19 years.

Brothers who leapt from ‘Jaws’ bridge followed a strong Jamaican connection to Cape and Islands

Old dogs (and knees), new tricks: We took a swing at pickleball

Visiting Storm King Art Center — the king of all outdoor art parks

Arts

Foreground: Rose B. Simpson, "Root A," 2019, in "Rose B. Simpson: Legacies," the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 2022-2023. (Photo by Mel Taing)

Rose B. Simpson shapes stories in clay and steel

In plain view: When a camera isn’t a photographer’s only tool

Portland artist paints over ‘VOTE’ mural with vibrant invocation of strength, for his daughters – and for Providence

Books

Ms. Vincent went under cover for 18 months as a man to research the book.

Norah Vincent, who chronicled passing as a man, is dead at 53

The threat of violence in ‘Babysitter’ by Joyce Carol Oates

Anne Whitney Pierce reads fiction because the real world is enough reality

Movies

Jennifer Lopez is pictured in her wedding dress and poses with Ben Affleck in photos shared in the “On the J Lo” newsletter. The couple is reportedly hosting another wedding ceremony this weekend, this time in Georgia.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez set to tie the knot again with three-day Georgia wedding ceremony, reports say

Getting to know Nollywood, Nigeria’s version of Hollywood

Feeling a little let down by the ostensible — and male — saviors of cinema?

Television

Asa Butterfield and Ncuti Gatwa in "Sex Education."

Additions and subtractions for ‘Sex Education’

‘House of the Dragon’ is a worthy heir to the throne

When a favorite TV series ends, facing the mourning after

music

Bad Bunny performed at Fenway Park on Aug. 18, 2022.

Bad Bunny transports fans to the tropics with a genre-melding stadium spectacular

Mayor Wu declares official ‘Bad Bunny Day’ in Boston, meets Grammy winner after Fenway concert

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez set to tie the knot again with three-day Georgia wedding ceremony, reports say

Theater/Dance

Matt McClure (Buddy Holly) and the cast of "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story."

‘The Buddy Holly Story’ keeps the focus on his ascent

Boston Ballet’s Citydance documentary celebrates the program’s reach, influence in its 30th year

The life-sustaining power of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble

globe local

Tom Woo, with his souped-up late-model Ford Mustang, which he drove to the New England Classic Car Show in Andover.

Sharing a love of wheels, car enthusiasts show off their treasures

Should e-bikes be included in the state’s electric vehicle rebate program?

A trapped skunk leaves birthday gift for rescuer

Obituaries

Ms. Vincent went under cover for 18 months as a man to research the book.

Norah Vincent, who chronicled passing as a man, is dead at 53

Hanae Mori, Japanese couturier who melded East-West styles, dies at 96

Robert Marr, business executive and Dorchester Boys and Girls Clubs founder, dies at 86