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The shutdown was supposed to make the Orange Line faster. It’s slower, data show.
T officials acknowledged that service is slower, and offered a series of explanations. For one, they indicated that the five years’ worth of work they said was completed during the 30-day closure turned out not to be enough to immediately eliminate all slow zones targeted during the shutdown.

Tell us about your recent travels on the Orange Line

At Suffolk DA’s office, more departures fuel concerns about direction of office

The heads of the juvenile diversion and integrity review bureau have left their positions

Blast hits Crimea bridge, key supply route in Russia’s war

Russian authorities said that a truck bomb on Saturday caused a fire and the collapse of a section of a bridge linking Russia-annexed Crimea with Russia — a key supply artery for Moscow’s faltering war effort in southern Ukraine.

In rebuke of Putin, rights defenders in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus awarded Nobel

dan shaughnessy

Patriots get no slack this week against the Lions, and other thoughts
There were extenuating circumstances in last week's loss to Green Bay on the road, but facing Detroit at home is a different story.

Bailey Zappe’s college coach knew he was ‘pretty special’ on his very first drive as a freshman at Houston Baptist

Ex-State Police lieutenant sentenced to 2 years’ probation for overtime fraud

Cardinal Spellman football coach Kahn Chace resigns because of harassment by parents

The Georgia US Senate race between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker could end in another extraordinary moment

Herschel Walker encouraged woman to have second abortion: report

Immigration attorney Rachel M. Self spoke to reporters outside of St. Andrew's Parish House in Martha’s Vineyard on Sept. 15.

When migrants were sent to Martha’s Vineyard, a spirited team of Massachusetts lawyers jumped to help

The scramble in those early days on Martha’s Vineyard showed, once again, the efforts of a high-profile team of Massachusetts immigration lawyers, far from the borders but able to flex their clout and power in the name of their advocacy.

A migrant looked out from aboard a ferry that departed from Martha’s Vineyard on Sept. 16, headed for Cape Cod.

Documents indicate Florida had plans for other migrant trips

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration told at least one contractor vying for a bid to transport immigrants out of the state that the job involved sending “criminals” to Massachusetts, according to an interview with the contractor and documents obtained by The Boston Globe.

Migrants flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard have left Joint Base Cape Cod, state says

Condo near top of One Dalton to list for $38 million. Take a look inside.
If the five-plus bedroom residence sells for the sky-high asking price, it would be among the priciest condo sales ever in the city, topping the sale of a $35 million grand penthouse at the Millennium Tower in Downtown Crossing when that building opened in 2016.

Billy Baker

Rollerblading is back, and it’s about time
Over the last few years, a momentum has been building in inline skating, one that took off during the pandemic.

Blake Griffin, right, secured nine rebounds for the Celtics, who were giving up size to the Hornets without Al Horford, Luke Kornet, and Robert Williams.

celtics 112, hornets 103

A solid Blake Griffin debut allows shorthanded Celtics to sting Hornets

Griffin was solid in the paint, providing defensive resistance against bigger Charlotte players and muscling them for rebounds.

Customers lined up at Dunkin' in Boston.

If it seems like everywhere you turn there’s a Dunkin’ — well, in this case, yeah

The sign on the shuttered Dunkin' Express said: “Please visit us at our other location across the room," speaking volumes about the ubiquity of the chain.

Dunkin’ just rolled out a new rewards program, and some customers aren’t happy

98.5 The Sports Hub’s parent company, Beasley Media, has recently been inflicting a round of corporate cost-cutting across its stations in various markets, and stations in its Boston cluster were not spared.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Job cuts take the joy out of yet another ratings period win for The Sports Hub

As of early Friday evening, eight employees at the five Beasley-owned stations in the Boston market were fired, including two at The Sports Hub: Christian Arcand and Mike Lockhart.

Opinion

Police hold back demonstrators looking to confront anti-trans activist Chris Elston, outside of Boston Childrens Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 18, 2022. - The demonstrators showed up as a counter-protest to a group that was against the hospital's programs that deal with gender affirmation surgeries and hormonal treatments.

Protecting transgender health care for the kids who need it

Hospitals on the front lines under attack physically and financially need protection.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why is Question 4 so confusing?

IDEAS | DANIEL BAKER AND CARL JUNE

A disease-slaying drug that lives on in the body?

Sandy Lish and Evelyn Murphy

Year of the Woman in Massachusetts? No thanks.

Proxy battles on the Massachusetts ballot

U.S. military to stop honoring Confederate history — finally
The Naming Commission's goal is to remove all official commemorations of the Confederacy, which Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has called “an act of rebellion. It was an act of treason.”

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150 years of The Boston Globe

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Spotlight investigation

Part 1

A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau Video: What the Spotlight Team’s investigation discovered about Dr. Baribeau N.H. hospital promises review after revelations about doctor with 21 malpractice settlements

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A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

Alarmed doctors at Manchester's Catholic Medical Center tried to get a troubled colleague barred from surgery. But hospital leaders resisted. Then came the "summer of death."

More recent stories

The latest job report offers a glimmer of hope in the fight against inflation

Hence this economic Catch-22: Nobody wants runaway inflation. But nobody wants the Fed to relentlessly jack up interest rates and simply pray it doesn’t topple the economy into a job-killing recession.

Ex-Tyngsborough police officer pleads guilty to federal firearms, bank fraud charges

Daniel Whitman, 37, of Salisbury, owned a gun shop in Tyngsborough that illegally manufactured short-barreled rifles and did not disclose the source of funding for the business, the US Attorney's office said Friday.

Seven children hospitalized after chemical spill at Cape Cod YMCA

The children experienced "respiratory distress" after they were exposed to fumes from a spill of muriatic acid, a chemical used in pool maintenance, a West Barnstable fire official said.

How Black troops lost out in bid to sever Army post’s Confederate ties
Five Black soldiers were among the diverse slate of 10 finalists presented to those in charge of renaming an Army post named after a secessionist, but in the end, it was named after former president Dwight D. Eisenhower.

In Boston visit, BioNTech’s leaders say the pandemic isn’t close to being over
The company’s plans for multiple next-generation vaccines come as millions are rolling up their sleeves for an updated booster shots tailored to the Omicron variants of the virus.

A few ways to mark Indigenous Peoples Day around Boston
Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day in Boston; museums in the city and cities around the area have celebrations on tap.

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Unable to secure an offer on a home after months of searching, Eric and Anna Basile recently renewed their lease on their Arlington two-bedroom apartment.

More people in Greater Boston are giving up on buying a house. That’s bad news for renters.

An increasing number of would-be home buyers are staying in their apartments or hunting for new ones, making it harder for everyday renters to find a place to live.

Red Sox

Who’s under contract? Who’s a free agent? Let’s run through the contract status of every player on the Red Sox roster.
Eleven players will be eligible for arbitration, and five will become free agents. Here's a rundown of the personnel decisions that await before spring training.

Larry Edelman

Here’s how a Boston Pops musician made a fortune on Wall Street
Clarinetist Edward Avedisian picked enough winning stocks to donate $100 million to Boston University. It took hard work, perseverance — and a high tolerance for risk.

Where to go apple picking in Massachusetts 🍎
With the fall season upon us, apple orchards are suddenly calling. Explore our map of the best places to go apple-picking around Massachusetts.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Lia Cirio and Patrick Yocum in George Balanchine's "Apollo."

Boston Ballet’s ‘My Obsession’ is worth obsessing over

Jennifer Koh performs Bernstein's Serenade with Andris Nelsons and the BSO.

Nelsons and BSO make Shostakovich shine

Veronica Raya dances in a ceremonial performance with the group Cetiliztli Nauhcampa at the Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremonial Celebration in Newton. Hundreds of people gathered in Albemarle Park last year as Newton recognized its first-ever Indigenous Peoples Day.

A few ways to mark Indigenous Peoples Day around Boston

Christian Bale attended the European premiere of "Amsterdam" Sept. 21 in London.

Christian Bale thinks ‘we need to find something to be obsessed about’

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Welcome Back to Boston

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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

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‘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

The scandal rocking the chess world

The author's western Pennsylvania garden in warmer days.

IDEAS | DARYLN BREWER HOFFSTOT

A garden must be put to bed, too

MBTA commuter trains at South Station waited for passengers.

Fixing the blatant inequity of Boston transit

Leech Lake Tribal College students harvest wild rice in Steamboat Bay on Leech Lake in Minnesota on Sept. 12.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Supreme Court wetlands ruling could hit communities of color like a tidal wave

Anthony Amore, security director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, was reflected in the empty frame that held the painting "The Concert" by Vermeer.

If he can’t find stolen art, can Anthony Amore find what’s stolen in state government?

A Democratic nominee for Congress, Joseph Alfonso, knocks on doors around downtown Plainwell, Mich.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

‘What the hell are we doing?’: Democrats are letting beatable election-denying Republicans cruise to reelection

Metro

Documents indicate Florida had plans for other migrant trips

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration told at least one contractor vying for a bid to transport immigrants out of the state that the job involved sending “criminals” to Massachusetts, according to an interview with the contractor and documents obtained by The Boston Globe.

This is what giving birth looks like

Louisiana Congressional candidate Katie Darling gaves birth to her son, Ollie, on Sept. 14, and in a campaign ad that went viral.

Migrants flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard have left Joint Base Cape Cod, state says

Dozens of migrants who were flown, unannounced, from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last month have been relocated from a Cape Cod military base to temporary housing or to homes in other states, Massachusetts officials said Friday.

Rollerblading is back, and it’s about time

Over the last few years, a momentum has been building in inline skating, one that took off during the pandemic.

Sports

Brighton junior Quentyn Dulin tries to evade the tackle of TechBoston junior Melvin Crump in the Tigers' 34-12 victory.

Friday's HS football roundup

Sahmir Morales leads Brighton in a convincing win over TechBoston

Morales was a dual threat at quarterback for the Bengals (4-1), rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown while completing 15-of-23 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown in the 34-12 victory.

Andover quarterback Scotty Brown (10 carries, 152 rushing yards, 2 TDs) was too elusive for Methuen Friday night.

HS FOOTBALL | ANDOVER 41, METHUEN 34

Scotty Brown and Lincoln Beal keep Andover’s unbeaten run going against MVC rival Methuen

The 5-0 Golden Warriors leaned on their senior tandem of Brown (10 carries, 152 rushing yards, 2 TDs) and Beal (21 carries, 113 rushing yards, 4 TDs) for the big Merrimack Valley Conference win.

Blake Griffin, right, secured nine rebounds for the Celtics, who were giving up size to the Hornets without Al Horford, Luke Kornet, and Robert Williams.

celtics 112, hornets 103

A solid Blake Griffin debut allows shorthanded Celtics to sting Hornets

Griffin was solid in the paint, providing defensive resistance against bigger Charlotte players and muscling them for rebounds.

HS FOOTBALL | STONEHAM 30, MELROSE 12

Stoneham football coach Bob Almeida joins a new fraternity with his 200th career win

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Job cuts take the joy out of yet another ratings period win for The Sports Hub

NFL players union hopes to have new concussion protocols in place for Sunday’s games

Business

Death toll rises to 7 in blast at gas station in Ireland

Eight people are in hospitals and several people are unaccounted for after a blast tore through the Applegreen service station in Creeslough, County Donegal.

LARRY EDELMAN | THE 2-MINUTE DRILL

The latest job report offers a glimmer of hope in the fight against inflation

Hence this economic Catch-22: Nobody wants runaway inflation. But nobody wants the Fed to relentlessly jack up interest rates and simply pray it doesn’t topple the economy into a job-killing recession.

Stocks slump on fears about rates, recession after jobs data

Gas prices in US rise for a second week after refineries shut down

magazine

The Education Issue

TikTok, Instagram, and the endless scroll of unattainable happiness

The Education Issue

The unauthorized school handbook for bewildered parents and caregivers

From left: Grade 9 students Dehlen Rabb, Marlon Benjamin, and Jose Jimenez.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘The Mary Lyon way’: A Boston inclusion school’s successful approach to re-engagement

This week's daters: Lucinda and Jamie

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘The craziness of the Fluff Festival helped break the ice’

metro

Police cordoned off an area outside Jeremiah E. Burke High School after a student was shot Tuesday morning.

Students fought before shooting at Jeremiah E. Burke High School, police report says

Rhode Island political news: September 2022

Question 4 supporter and opponent spar on driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants

sports

Andrés Muñoz (left) came out of the bullpen to record five outs and complete a Mariners shutout in Toronto started by Luis Castillo (right).

Mariners’ Luis Castillo, Andrés Muñoz combine to shut out the Blue Jays in AL wild-card opener

Russell Wilson shoulders blame for another Broncos debacle

Bailey Zappe’s college coach knew he was ‘pretty special’ on his very first drive as a freshman at Houston Baptist

business

During a visit to Boston, BioNTech chief medical officer Dr. Özlem Tureci and chief executive Dr. Ugur Sahin, said they are planning to test three new versions of their firm's COVID-19 vaccine, which could lead to stronger protection against future versions of the coronavirus.

In Boston visit, BioNTech’s leaders say the pandemic isn’t close to being over

Dunkin’ just rolled out a new rewards program, and some customers aren’t happy

Condo near top of One Dalton to list for $38 million. Take a look inside.

politics

Georgia GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign stop at Battle Lumber Co. on Oct. 6 in Wadley, Ga.

Herschel Walker encouraged woman to have second abortion: report

The Georgia US Senate race between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker could end in another extraordinary moment

Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since ‘62 crisis, Biden says

Nation

New York Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference in City Hall Friday during which he declared a state of emergency as the city struggles to respond to an influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Latin America.

New York Mayor Adams declares state of emergency to respond to migrant crisis

Biden’s Saudi trip faces new scrutiny after OPEC oil cut

No verdict yet from jury in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook trial

World

People inspect a bus that caught fire on a highway in Nashik, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, on Oct. 8.

Bus catches fire in west India, killing 12 and injuring 43

Palestinians: 2 killed in Israeli military raid in West Bank

Blast hits Crimea bridge, key supply route in Russia’s war

opinion

Two issues in particular have ignited Republican ire: Question 1 (the “millionaire’s tax”), which would apply a small surcharge to incomes over $1 million, and Question 4, allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses in the state.

Proxy battles on the Massachusetts ballot

Winter is coming, and the power grid strains

Thanks for the donation to BU med school, but did it have to come with a name change?

lifestyle

Veronica Raya dances in a ceremonial performance with the group Cetiliztli Nauhcampa at the Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremonial Celebration in Newton. Hundreds of people gathered in Albemarle Park last year as Newton recognized its first-ever Indigenous Peoples Day.

A few ways to mark Indigenous Peoples Day around Boston

My ex signs her texts ‘xx’

In Roxbury, the Jeremiah Program offers single mothers fellowship, confidence, and a road map for the future

food & dining

A Dunkin' store at Washington and East Berkeley streets in Boston.

Dunkin’ just rolled out a new rewards program, and some customers aren’t happy

Where to go apple picking in Massachusetts 🍎

Spicy salsas and warm service at Woburn’s new Dora Taqueria

travel

The flight ride attraction “FlyOver in Las Vegas” has launched “Windborne: Call of the Canadian Rockies,” which takes viewers on an immersive adventure to some of the most isolated and untouched areas of the mountain range.

Explore the world by bike, get a bird’s-eye view of the Rockies, and bring along a stuffed pal

When the Krishna River rises

This fall in the Berkshires, outdoor art rivals the foliage

Arts

The installation, known simply as “Borealis,” is currently in the middle of an international tour, and arrived in Kendall Square as part of the Cambridge Science Festival.

Ever wanted to see the Northern Lights? ‘Borealis’ illuminates the Cambridge Science Festival.

At the MFA, a new show looks at what Life left out

Harvard Art Museums examines the power of print in the Enlightenment era

Books

Existing on the edge of extinction

Sandra Cisneros on reading books to become a better writer

Life (and death) of the party in ‘Shrines of Gaiety’

Movies

A still from the documentary "Good Night Oppy"

GlobeDocs 2022: from Massachusetts to Mars, and many destinations between

Going for the gold — and redemption — in ‘The Redeem Team’

Christian Bale thinks ‘we need to find something to be obsessed about’

Television

US actress Amy Schumer.

‘Inside Amy Schumer’ is back — with a new home

Capitol attack hearing, documentary air dates set

Why TV vampires have our undying attention

music

Jennifer Koh performs Bernstein's Serenade with Andris Nelsons and the BSO.

Nelsons and BSO make Shostakovich shine

Dead & Company plan a farewell date at Fenway in 2023

Just by being her authentic self, Loretta Lynn made sure women were heard

Theater/Dance

Lia Cirio and Patrick Yocum in George Balanchine's "Apollo."

Boston Ballet’s ‘My Obsession’ is worth obsessing over

A feminist take on ‘Dracula’ that bites back

Steve Sweeney opens a cozy comedy club in Quincy

globe local

Emily Schadler) homeschools her three children in the backyard of their Maynard home.

Back to (home)school

Bluebirds are making a comeback — thanks to a little help from their friends

Owl caught in net needs an assist

Obituaries

Comedian Judy Tenuta arrived at the opening of The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club at Universal Citywalk in Los Angeles in 2009.

Judy Tenuta, brash ‘Love Goddess’ comedian, dies at 72

Jerzy Urban, acerbic communist turned free-speech hero, dies at 89

Charles Fuller, Pulitzer recipient for ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ dies at 83