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In East Boston, a big move to keep renters in their homes

In one of the biggest deals of its kind, a nonprofit group and the city team up to buy $47 million portfolio of rental properties in bid to combat displacement.

These communities want to lower residents’ electric bills — and carbon emissions. Here’s what’s stopping them.

Here's how municipalities say the Department of Public Utilities is delaying its ability to bring cleaner, more affordable energy to residents.

Along US-Canada border, pandemic leaves deeper divide
The pandemic border closure forced people on both sides of the line, who once considered themselves one community, to alter their routines. And even as the last of the restrictions were lifted Oct.1, the new patterns have stuck around, and in the process, some of the deep links — economic, cultural, and personal — that bound the two sides of the world’s longest international frontier have frayed.

Mass. marijuana regulators started investigating a Holyoke facility over safety complaints. Then a worker collapsed and died in a dust-filled room.

The Cannabis Control Commission was already probing a Trulieve plant in Holyoke when 27-year-old worker Lorna McMurrey’s died there in January.
STEELERS 20, BUCCANEERS 18

Steelers lose Kenny Pickett to concussion, but still surprise Tom Brady, Buccaneers

MBTA Newburyport commuter rail train reports delays

As the Celtics embark on the 2022-23 season, the Globe’s NBA writers break down what they expect to see

Who will protect the rim? Will Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon bristle over minutes? Can Joe Mazzulla win Coach of the Year?
Malcolm Brodgon has embraced his role in Boston, both on and off the court

Robert Kraft marries Dana Blumberg in surprise wedding with Tom Brady, Elton John in attendance

Kraft, 81, gained a new ring — a wedding ring — when the billionaire businessman wed Dr. Dana Blumberg, 47, in a celebrity-filled soirée at the Hall des Lumières in New York City, according to Page Six.

Megan Thee Stallion makes confident debut as ‘Saturday Night Live’ host

'SNL' featured rapper Megan Thee Stallion in her first stint as host, while she did double duty as the night's musical guest.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Yes on Question 4

To keep a new law that allows people who don’t have legal immigration status to apply for a driver’s license, vote Yes on Q4.
JEFF JACOBY

The pardon power is being stretched too far
RENÉE GRAHAM

Ableism is on the ballot

EDITORIAL

Give Beacon Hill time to rework tax refund law, Governor Baker
TIMELINE

Assault on American democracy
The Emancipator

A letter to my White sons

Joanna Schroeder on the talk she has with her White sons breaking down the red flags of White nationalism.
Museums in Focus

From maps to manuscripts to matchcovers, 12 highlights from the BPL

A look at what’s inside the Boston Public Library’s Special Collections Department and available online.

4 Boston museum curators who are shaping what we see next, and how we see it

From the MFA to the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth, museums are looking at their collections through new eyes.

Welcome to the MIT Museum’s ‘spiffy’ new digs in Kendall Square

The museum’s director, John Durant, talks about the new location and what makes the institution such a special place.

10 must-see museum shows from Mass. to Maine

Critic Murray Whyte highlights the exhibitions you should see across New England.
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150 years of The Boston Globe

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

Catholic Medical Center trustees hire firm to investigate its operations after Globe Spotlight investigation New Hampshire keeps patients in the dark about their doctors’ malpractice, disciplinary records Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon Baribeau
Part 2

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

James Wright, historian and champion of diversity as Dartmouth College’s president, dies at 83
The only Marine to serve as president of an Ivy League college, Dr. Wright was a historian who had worked his way through school working in lead mines.

Cambridge police seek to identify suspects in alleged theft of two stolen cars, officer’s equipment

Police in Cambridge are asking the public to help identify a man and a woman suspected of stealing two cars from a gas station on Massachusetts Avenue on Sunday morning, and who may also be involved with the alleged theft of police equipment from an officer’s personal car parked in the same area, the department said.

Contract talks resume Sunday between teachers, leaders in Haverhill and Malden

Educators and school officials were back to bargaining tables in both Haverhill and Malden Sunday morning, as the sides in both school districts face the prospect of teacher strikes starting Monday.

bruins notebook
Brad Marchand feeling ‘real good’ after surprise skate at Bruins practice, but still not cleared for contact
Marchand's timing was off, particularly his hands. But he continues to surprise himself with how good he feels.

Waltham residents work to recover after citywide power surge triggers fires, damages appliances

“Some people told me it was like an explosion,” Waltham Mayor Jeannette A. McCarthy said of the transformers on utility poles that failed. “It was scary, honestly, because it sounded like a gunshot.”

Dorchester man arrested in connection with four stabbings in the Theatre District
Daryl Diamond, 39, will face charges including assault with intent to murder in Boston Municipal Court Monday.

Recommended reads

Deaths foretold: The last two years of Adam Howe’s life were a cry for help that was not coming

Mentally ill and struggling with addictions, Howe allegedly killed his mother and then himself.

In Buenos Aires, a city riven by economic and political turmoil, the subway shows up every three minutes. Yeah, that’s different from Boston.
Buenos Aires doesn’t have some of the challenges the Boston area faces, but its transit system offers a window into an alternative universe in which preventative subway maintenance was embraced, a powerful union averted cuts, and the city aggressively took street space away from cars for buses and bikes.

Long COVID took their health. Then it took their money.
Facing an indefinite loss of income and mounting medical costs, long-haulers are finding themselves unable to make ends meet.

Floating wind farms are planned for the Gulf of Maine to tap huge amounts of potential wind power far off shore
At millions of dollars apiece, the colossal structures must be able to withstand gale-force winds, thrashing waves, and the worst storms. But unlike other offshore wind turbines, they’ll float.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Veronica Roth on her new dystopian mystery novel, ‘Poster Girl’

Dramas call the tune on Broadway: A quartet of must-see productions kicks fall season into gear

Tiffani Faison will open Tenderoni’s in the Fenway, replacing Tiger Mama

‘TÁR’: Cate Blanchett delivers powerhouse performance as world-renowned conductor with dark past — and present

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

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

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

How the language of social justice is used to protect the status quo
Bina Venkataraman

The unexpected beauty of studying Neanderthals
SCOT LEHIGH

The Jan. 6 panel throws a gauntlet at Trump’s feet
MARCELA GARCÍA

Media and tech companies still aren’t doing enough to police non-English language misinformation
Ted Widmer

With threats of nuclear weapons and warnings of ‘Armageddon,’ lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

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

Metro

James Wright, historian and champion of diversity as Dartmouth College’s president, dies at 83

The only Marine to serve as president of an Ivy League college, Dr. Wright was a historian who had worked his way through school working in lead mines.

Along US-Canada border, pandemic leaves deeper divide

The pandemic border closure forced people on both sides of the line, who once considered themselves one community, to alter their routines. And even as the last of the restrictions were lifted Oct.1, the new patterns have stuck around, and in the process, some of the deep links — economic, cultural, and personal — that bound the two sides of the world’s longest international frontier have frayed.

In Cambridge, it’s the distinct voices of city workers that you hear at crosswalk signals

Did you hear that? The voices guiding pedestrians across some streets come directly from city workers' mouths.

‘We’re all dispersed.’ Migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard have now settled throughout Eastern Mass.

As they find temporary homes, the migrants also receive official status as crime victims, which could help them remain in US.

Sports

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

The Braves and Dodgers both lost. Is a five-day break too much time for division winners?

Four division winners —the Astros, Braves, Dodgers, and Yankees — had five-day breaks before playing in the Division Series. Atlanta and Los Angeles were knocked out in four games and Houston played three tight games against Seattle before advancing.
NFL ROUNDUP

Ja’Marr Chase comes up big again in Superdome as Bengals swipe one from Saints

Joe Burrow threw for three touchdowns, two to his former LSU teammate. The latter was a 60-yard connection with 1:57 to go that gave the reigning AFC champions their first lead of Sunday afternoon.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

Eric Miles has all the right answers for Tom Tone, Bedford

The career rushing leader for the Buccaneers steps into a new role and dominates as a dual-threat quarterback.
Patriots 38, Browns 15

How it happened: Rookies Bailey Zappe, Tyquan Thornton shine in win as Bill Belichick makes history
HS FOOTBALL | PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

EMass football: With 5 rushing TDs, Brockton’s Kole Osinubi headlines Players of the Week
JETS 27, PACKERS 10

Green keeps it going as Jets run over uneven Aaron Rodgers, Packers in Green Bay

Business

In East Boston, a big move to keep renters in their homes

In one of the biggest deals of its kind, a nonprofit group and the city team up to buy $47 million portfolio of rental properties in bid to combat displacement.

A new plan for Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College is looking to partner with a developer by offering its prime real estate in exchange for new buildings.

Musk has a ‘super app’ plan for Twitter. It’s super vague

Ukraine and Russia work to gain advantage in annexed regions
magazine
Healthy Aging

Forget Wordle. Here are 5 secrets to living better, longer.

Healthy Aging

I picked up the guitar later in life. Here’s what I learned about its effects on the brain.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘After absolutely destroying an Oreo McFlurry, I felt much better’
COOKING

Recipes: Three stews to warm you as the weather gets cooler

metro

Demonstrators for and against abortion square off at rallies Saturday

Hundreds rally in Haverhill, Malden ahead of threatened Monday teachers strike

Deaths foretold: The last two years of Adam Howe’s life were a cry for help that was not coming

sports

Tennessee jumps to No. 3 in AP Top 25 college football poll after taking down Alabama

With Patriots’ win over Browns, Bill Belichick ties George Halas for second-most overall victories

Steelers lose Kenny Pickett to concussion, but still surprise Tom Brady, Buccaneers

business

Long COVID took their health. Then it took their money.

Head of zero-emission truck venture found guilty of fraud

Supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons announce plan to merge

politics

Government starts taking applications for student debt cancellation

Warren, Markey put MBTA officials in hot seat over safety incidents

Justice Department seeks end to arbiter’s review of Trump docs

Nation

LA’s Black-Latino tensions bared in City Council scandal

Muslims suing over watch-list status say US tactics block scrutiny

Why mystery surrounds what may be Earth’s oldest tree

World

UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks

Ukraine: Rockets strike mayor’s office in separatist Donetsk

China’s Xi calls for military growth as party congress opens

opinion

Trump’s role in Jan. 6 attack grows ever clearer

With threats of nuclear weapons and warnings of ‘Armageddon,’ lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis

Funds are key to fill growing gap in home health and nursing care

lifestyle

I wish this could be an open relationship

Veronica Roth on her new dystopian mystery novel, ‘Poster Girl’

Is it the right time to tell my friend I have feelings for her?

food & dining

Tiffani Faison will open Tenderoni’s in the Fenway, replacing Tiger Mama

Little Whale Oyster Bar takes over for Grand Tour

Iggy’s Bread will open a croissant-only cafe in Huron Village; a mini-golf restaurant comes to the Seaport

travel

A pet package in Cambridge, Halloween events, and a super-luxe Galapagos sail

The Peloponnese peninsula is Greece’s best-kept secret

American Airlines cancels flight and charges an extra $1,147

Arts

Soup, ‘Sunflowers,’ and a sad stunt

4 museum curators around Boston who are shaping what we see next, and how we see it

MFA’s Victoria Reed is a leading voice in debate over looted artworks — and what to do with them

Books

Mountains of the damned

On making — and keeping — reading a daily habit

New stories by a modern master

Movies

Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, has died

‘TÁR’: Cate Blanchett delivers powerhouse performance as world-renowned conductor with dark past — and present

Director Mat Whitecross explores the sonic side of Bond in ‘The Sound of 007′

Television

Megan Thee Stallion makes confident debut as ‘Saturday Night Live’ host

Looking for clues regarding season 5 of ‘Fargo’

‘Bad Sisters,’ great villain

music

At BSO, orchestral Technicolor and Mozartean grace

Ed Sheeran announces second summer 2023 stop at Gillette Stadium

Dolly Parton donation strategy: ‘I just give from my heart’

Theater/Dance

In Fouad Boussouf’s ‘Näss,’ communal unity and imbalance create an emotionally riveting tour de force

Dramas call the tune on Broadway: A quartet of must-see productions kicks fall season into gear

Look inside the Huntington Theatre’s brand new $55 million renovation

globe local

‘This is my community’: North Shore residents reclaim Danvers bridge tarnished by hate speech

We need to find ways to carry on in our changed world

Aspiring police officer gets a special visitor

Obituaries

James Wright, historian and champion of diversity as Dartmouth College’s president, dies at 83

Dan Wieden, adman of Nike ‘Just do it’ fame, is dead at 77

Paul Spooner, advocate who expanded opportunities for the disabled, dies at 67