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Woman who accused Suffolk DA candidate Ricardo Arroyo of sexual assault breaks silence: ‘The lies. ... It makes me sick’

“These are serious allegations and as I said before, they are false,” Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo said in a released statement.

In a Suffolk DA race rocked by controversy, another question remains: Who has the right experience for the job?

Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate
The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at former president Donald Trump’s Florida estate.

‘The race that eclipsed everything.’ In low-key Mass. primary season, Democratic AG contest ending with fireworks

Quentin Palfrey's exit leaves a tight two-person primary race between former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell and prominent labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan.

State’s largest insurer appoints Sarah Iselin as CEO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced the move on Tuesday, saying Iselin will be the first female chief executive in the company’s history.

New suspect sketches released in case of woman who disappeared in Berkshires in 1982

Appeals court vacates sentence of man convicted of building bomb that killed Boston Police officer in 1991

She’s back: Shannon O’Brien rejoins Mass. government as top marijuana regulator

Veteran special teams ace Justin Bethel may have been the biggest surprise among the Patriots' cuts.

Youth served as 10 rookies make Patriots’ initial 53-man roster with season opener less than two weeks away

The initial roster features 10 rookies, many of whom figure to be immediate contributors.

Here’s a look at the Patriots 53-man roster after Tuesday’s cutdown deadline

At least one undrafted rookie has earned a spot on coach Bill Belichick’s initial 53-man roster for 19 straight seasons.

Patriots notebook

Patriots’ streak of at least one undrafted free agent making initial 53-man roster continues

Safety Brenden Schooler and defensive lineman DaMarcus Mitchell made the team on Tuesday.

Wedding guests are mistaken for LIV protesters, and a Lancaster family is ‘livid’ at the host golf club
Guests were camped out in woods abutting The International in Bolton, site of this week's LIV golf event, and the club called police.

World No. 2 Cameron Smith joins LIV Golf and will debut at Boston event this week

Twins 10, Red Sox 5

Red Sox all manner of sloppy in 10-5 loss to the Twins
Sox reliever Ryan Brasier has inherited 20 runners and allowed 13 to score. He also has given eight home runs and has a 6.62 ERA.

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev waves from the Red Square tribune during a Revolution Day celebration, in Moscow, Soviet Union, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1989.

Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of Soviet Union during its breakup, dies at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, has died.

A person passed through the halls of the Massachusetts State House while lawmakers deliberated over various bills on the final evening of the legislative session on July 31.

Beacon Hill has a money problem: too much of it

The state’s budget surplus and "rainy day fund" are at record levels, but the Legislature has failed to take action.

Bill Murray took multiple photos with the staff at Turk's Seafood Market & Sushi on Sunday evening.

Actor Bill Murray dines at Mattapoisett restaurant, shares laughs with staff and customers

“He decided to eat the swordfish with his chopsticks, even though we provided him with silverware, and he said, ‘Why dirty the silverware? These work just fine,’” said waitress Kimberly McCarthy.

Opinion

A voter filled out his ballot at the early voting location at North Quincy High School in Quincy on Aug. 27.

Thoughts and murmurs in the run-up to primary day

How to improve the Governor’s Council, a reason for independents to vote in the Republican gubernatorial primary, and other primary reflections.

The unstoppable grace of Serena Williams

MARCELA GARCÍA

What if busloads of migrants from Texas came to Boston?

Andrea Campbell for attorney general

Is Massachusetts prepared for COVID-19 safety in the classroom?

The Talk | Rebecca Cokley

Pointing out meaningful representation for children with disabilities
We train our kids to know the difference between genuine friendship, tokenization, and inspiration porn.

Orange Line shutdown

‘It was helplessly funny’: Amid frustrating Orange Line shutdown, some shuttle drivers provide positivity
From telling jokes to playing music over the speakers, some riders have been praising the upbeat attitudes of the shuttle bus drivers who have come to Boston during the Orange Line shutdown.

Orange Line work on schedule, 37 percent complete as governor tours State Street station
Governor Charlie Baker toured State Street station on Sunday to get a better picture of the progress on the Orange Line.

During first week of Orange Line shutdown, officials highlight obstacles cyclists often face
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Cambridge City Councilor Alanna Mallon took to Twitter this week to highlight common safety issues cyclists face.

Your guide to the MBTA’s Orange Line shutdown
The Orange Line is shut down until the morning of Sept. 19. Find shuttle bus routes, schedules, and guides to navigate Boston.

Pick your stops: Find an alternative Orange Line route

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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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For 30 years, they’ve served Vietnamese culture and cuisine
At Pho Hoa and Pho Hien Vuong, it’s not just noodles. It’s a legacy.

Candidates respond to criticism during 2nd Congressional District debate
Democratic front-runner Seth Magaziner did not receive a lot of direct fire from his rivals during the WPRI-Channel 12 event.

Uma Pemmaraju remembered as a pioneering Indian American in Boston’s TV news and on Fox
"I’m a conduit to help other people," Ms. Pemmaraju said of her work as a TV anchor and reporter.

President Biden to visit Boston on Sept. 12 to tout infrastructure law
President Biden will travel to Boston on Sept. 12 to discuss the investments being made under the bipartisan infrastructure law he signed last year, according to a White House official.

Worker cleaning MBTA train at Alewife station suffers traumatic leg injury
A worker cleaning a train suffered a traumatic injury when her leg got stuck between the train and platform at Alewife station in Cambridge on Tuesday.

Bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital was false alarm, police say
Police investigated but did not find an explosive device, according to David Estrada, a Boston police spokesman.

Recommended reads

Narjes Jaafar folds up cardboard boxes while packing her things for a move on Sept. 1.

Surging rents, tight inventory could make moving day worse this year: ‘The whole thing is a thorn in the side of Boston’

This season, between Boston’s red-hot housing market and the snarled-up roads and rails, the annual Great Beantown Move could be even worse than usual.

A right-wing agitator who attended Jan. 6 riot is running for the Mass. House, testing state GOP’s appetite for extremism
Nominating Samson Racioppi would solidify the MassGOP’s hardline position in a year when some of its endorsed candidates for statewide office have embraced Trump’s falsehoods about election fraud and made vulgar, baseless claims about sex education in public schools.

How it started vs. how it’s going: What we’ve learned about COVID-19
As the sun sets on the third summer of the pandemic, here are a few things we thought we knew about COVID-19 at the start — and how they compare to with what we have learned since.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

After Malden’s Mystic Valley Regional Charter School handling of student’s hijab, questions swirl over why such incidents continue to occur
Tensions ratcheted higher this month after a Muslim student and her family complained publicly about the way the school handled the eighth-grader’s decision to wear a hijab, a traditional religious head covering.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Michael Tilson Thomas leads the BSO in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

Michael Tilson Thomas closes Tanglewood on a triumphant note

Director Rebecca Taichman, shown during a break in rehearsal of "Sing Street" at the New 42 Street Studios in New York City.

A Broadway detour brings ‘Sing Street’ to the Huntington

Michael Bobbitt, executive director of the Mass Cultural Council, with OrigiNation artistic director Shaumba Dibingae during a tour of the OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center at Forest Hills earlier this year.

Mass Cultural Council poised to distribute nearly $75 million to state’s cultural sector

Artist Steve Locke has won the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum's Rappaport Prize.

Artist Steve Locke awarded Rappaport Prize by deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

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Back to Boston

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

Manuel Castro, New York City’s immigrant affairs commissioner, spoke to the press before the arrival of migrants from Texas at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York on Aug. 17, 2022.

MARCELA GARCÍA

What if busloads of migrants from Texas came to Boston?

Candidate for attorney general and former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell.

Andrea Campbell for attorney general

Is Massachusetts prepared for COVID-19 safety in the classroom?

Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Boston acting mayor Kim Janey, candidate Shannon Liss-Riordan, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu spoke with the media outside the Boston Public Library on Aug. 27. Warren, Janey, and Wu officially endorsed Liss-Riordan, a candidate for Massachusetts attorney general.

Politics and revenge in the race for attorney general

Student loan debt activists rallied outside the White House on Thursday, Aug. 25, a day after President Biden announced a plan that would cancel up to $10,000 — and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients — in student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 a year.

Timothy Scalona

College was my chance to escape poverty. I expect to graduate with $160,000 in student loan debt.

IDEAS | JOAN VENNOCHI

How the MBTA went off the rails

Metro

New suspect sketches released in case of woman who disappeared in Berkshires in 1982

Police have released new sketches of a suspect in the case of a woman who went missing in the Berkshires 40 years ago.

Candidates respond to criticism during 2nd Congressional District debate

Democratic front-runner Seth Magaziner did not receive a lot of direct fire from his rivals during the WPRI-Channel 12 event.

Bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital was false alarm, police say

Police investigated but did not find an explosive device, according to David Estrada, a Boston police spokesman.

Woman who accused Suffolk DA candidate Ricardo Arroyo of sexual assault breaks silence: ‘The lies. ... It makes me sick’

“These are serious allegations and as I said before, they are false,” Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo said in a released statement.

Sports

Ryan Brasier reacts after giving up a game-changing grand slam to the Twins' Nick Gordon in the fifth inning.

Twins 10, Red Sox 5

Red Sox all manner of sloppy in 10-5 loss to the Twins

Sox reliever Ryan Brasier has inherited 20 runners and allowed 13 to score. He also has given eight home runs and has a 6.62 ERA.

Musician (and Mets fan) Timmy Trumpet plays "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the seventh inning Tuesday in New York.

Baseball notebook

Lux, Dodgers play victory march after denying Mets

The Mets lost with Timmy Trumpet, who performs Edwin Diaz’s entrance song at Citi Field and ready to blare away if the closer got into the game.

Michael Wacha, who will be able to choose where he plays next season, has enjoyed his time with the Red Sox: “I’d most definitely like to stay. I love the city; my family loves the city. Yeah, I can see myself staying here.”

Red Sox notebook

This could be Michael Wacha’s year to plant roots

The 31-year-old righthander, who will be a free agent again after this season, is 9-1 with a 2.53 ERA in 16 starts for the Red Sox.

Wareham’s Joshua Onujiogu, who starred at Framingham State, makes Seahawks’ roster

Defending champion Emma Raducanu loses in first round of US Open

HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY

A closer look at EMass field hockey players to watch in 2022

Business

Best Buy sales down as consumers spend on gas, not gadgets

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied south

Ukraine said it has destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts in a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south, fueling speculation Tuesday that its long-awaited counteroffensive to try to turn the tide of war is underway. Russia said it inflicted heavy casualties in return.

Recent union efforts in Mass. part of growing national trend

Germany upbeat on energy security; Baltics count on wind

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On Sept. 10, help raise money for the Jimmy Fund at Blooms, Brews & BBQ at Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Aug. 29-Sept. 11

A humpback whale breaches and is about to land on the writer and his friend paddling in the kayak.

After a whale crashed on top of my kayak, I set out to learn how they communicate

15 treats from Boston restaurants that taste as good as they look, for $20 or less

Summer Tomato Tian

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

metro

Andrea Campbell and Shannon Liss-Riordan campaigned in Framingham earlier this month.

‘The race that eclipsed everything.’ In low-key Mass. primary season, Democratic AG contest ending with fireworks

Alyssa Limperis on ‘No Bad Days,’ losing her dad, and the things that make Rhode Island great

Trial begins for Providence police officer accused of assaulting his political opponent

sports

Veteran special teams ace Justin Bethel may have been the biggest surprise among the Patriots' cuts.

Youth served as 10 rookies make Patriots’ initial 53-man roster with season opener less than two weeks away

Andover field hockey not resting on its laurels after another Division 1 state title triumph

Here’s a look at the Patriots 53-man roster after Tuesday’s cutdown deadline

business

A drill rig for Talon Metals outside of Tamarack, Minn. Hiding a thousand feet below the earth's surface in this patch of northern Minnesota wetlands are ancient mineral deposits that some view as key to fueling America's clean energy future.

This remote mine could foretell the future of America’s electric car industry

Musk cites whistle-blower report as reason to scrap Twitter deal

Government will cancel $1.5b in loans for Westwood College students

politics

Former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 10, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate

Biden defends FBI, promotes ban on assault-style weapons

President Biden to visit Boston on Sept. 12 to tout infrastructure law

Nation

A woman checks her phone in Orem, Utah, on Nov. 14, 2019.

Survey finds young people follow news, but without much joy

Michigan board to consider abortion rights ballot initiative

NASA plans to retry its moon rocket launch on Saturday

World

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev waves from the Red Square tribune during a Revolution Day celebration, in Moscow, Soviet Union, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1989.

Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of Soviet Union during its breakup, dies at 91

Iraqis heed cleric’s plea to leave streets after clashes

India’s Supreme Court widens definition of ‘family’

opinion

Candidate for attorney general and former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell.

Andrea Campbell for attorney general

Politics and revenge in the race for attorney general

US must take a closer look at nonfatal police violence

lifestyle

Tom Brady stood on the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday in Indianapolis.

As gossip about Tom Brady’s 11-day absence continues, one peculiar explanation keeps cropping up

No one asks me out

Heading back to school? Here’s where you can use your student discount around Boston

food & dining

Dorchester restaurant pillar Pho Hoa has been serving Vietnamese food since 1992. Current co-owner Tam Le (center) took over from his recently retired father Thanh Le (left), after growing up in the restaurant since he was 11 years old. Also pictured are his father-in-law Khau Huynh (right) and his own children Thompson Le, 2, and Madeline Le, 6.

For 30 years, they’ve served Vietnamese culture and cuisine

Lizard Lounge announces a reopening date, 30 months after COVID shut it down

Yes, you can assemble your own clambake. This kit can help.

travel

Public art is displayed on Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors, Fla., on Friday.

In Florida, ‘Don’t Say Gay’ is now the law, and LGBTQ+ businesses fear the fallout

‘Worst Maine travel piece of the year’: Bangor newspaper slams New York Post column

Patriots placekicker Nick Folk is ‘go with the flow’ on vacation and hopes to get to Germany with his dad

Arts

Imogen Cunningham, "The Unmade Bed," 1957

At the MFA, the liveliness of ‘Stillness’

Zainab Sumu’s fibers of being

Harvard Art Museums stay open late on Thursday for exploring and mingling

Books

Gabino Iglesias is a writer, journalist, professor, and literary critic living in Austin.

Gabino Iglesias and reading for the ‘controlled chaos’ of scary books

Transcending the mundane in “Rabbit Hutch”

Retelling the story of the first superstar in ‘Path Lit by Lightning’

Movies

Ms. Dean appeared at the photo call for the film "Triangle of Sadness" at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, in southern France in May.

‘Triangle of Sadness’ actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

‘Me Time’? Make that ‘Flee Time’

John Boyega makes ‘Breaking’

Television

Alyssa Limperis has a new comedy show on Peacock called "No Bad Days."

Alyssa Limperis on ‘No Bad Days,’ losing her dad, and the things that make Rhode Island great

Expect wine, beauty, and jealousy in season 2 of ‘White Lotus’

As gossip about Tom Brady’s 11-day absence continues, one peculiar explanation keeps cropping up

music

Kimon Kirk, shown in a 2015 file photo, performs at Lizard Lounge in Cambridge.

Lizard Lounge announces a reopening date, 30 months after COVID shut it down

Michael Tilson Thomas closes Tanglewood on a triumphant note

Jaimie Branch, trumpeter who crossed genre lines, dies at 39

Theater/Dance

Wesley Jones (seated) and Francis Jue in "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" at Signature Theatre.

In Anna Deavere Smith’s ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,’ the voices of a shattered city

Jacob’s Pillow festival closes with mighty Miami City Ballet

A Broadway detour brings ‘Sing Street’ to the Huntington

globe local

The Remond family’s suffrage trail marker is unveiled in Salem by Michael Selbst, to the delight of Adelaide Solomon-Jordan, a relative of the Remond family, and her son, Ross Stanton Jordan.

Markers give suffragists their due: ‘If they did it back then, we can do it now’

Should Massachusetts enact a junk food tax?

Two ducks are let loose in a cemetery

Obituaries

Ms. Pemmaraju worked as a news anchor and reporter at WBZ-TV in the 1990s.

Uma Pemmaraju remembered as a pioneering Indian American in Boston’s TV news and on Fox

‘Triangle of Sadness’ actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

Creator of the Trapper Keeper, E. Bryant Crutchfield, dies at 85