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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.

Healey has touted her record on opioid settlements. What does that mean for how she’d govern?

As attorney general, Maura Healey made a name for herself with her aggressive and successful pursuit of the pharmaceutical companies blamed for triggering the opioid crisis.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Malden, Haverhill schools shutter amid teachers strike

Thousands of students — more than 7,700 in Haverhill, and 6,100 in Malden — will remain out of school while educators protest outside their schools.

‘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.

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.

Woman killed in triple shooting in Dorchester, police say

One of two men shot was reportedly in critical condition.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘The Peripheral’ premieres and Amy Schumer returns, but will ‘Bad Sisters’ be back?

Creator and star Sharon Horgan says "Bad Sisters" was meant to be a limited series, but she's open to continuing the story of the Garveys. Would that be a good thing?

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.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

The well-rested Dodgers and Braves were quickly eliminated from the playoffs. Is the new format partly to blame?

Four division winners had five-day breaks before playing in the Division Series.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Yes on Question 3

The ballot measure offers a reasonable if imperfect compromise in the state’s long-running alcohol wars.
William Neuman

US needs to end its two broken legs policy on Venezuela
Bradley Campbell

No more excuses: New England’s power grid operator needs to bring renewables online
RENÉE GRAHAM

Ableism is on the ballot

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.
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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.

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.

Explosions rock Kyiv, struck by waves of drones
Waves of explosive-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine's capital as families were preparing to start their week early Monday.

Swampscott dog walker surrounded by a pack of coyotes
A Swampscott resident out walking their dog Saturday night found themselves surrounded by at least nine coyotes, prompting police in the North Shore town to issue a safety warning.

Stomach virus causes closure of Groton school on Monday
Rapid spread of a stomach virus sickened more than 200 students at Florence Roche Elementary School. The school will be closed Monday, but all other schools in the district will be open, the superintendent said.

LOVE LETTERS
I wish this could be an open relationship
"I would eventually want to explore more than monogamy."

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
EDITORIAL

Yes on Question 4
EDITORIAL

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

The pardon power is being stretched too far
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

INNOVATORS Q&A

94-year-old Rhode Islander creates tech device to make using a walker more enjoyable

Rita Melone invented the “Walker Squawker,” which is a playful, animatronic bird that sits on walkers and serves as a personal “sidekick.”
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Malden, Haverhill schools shutter amid teachers strike

Thousands of students — more than 7,700 in Haverhill, and 6,100 in Malden — will remain out of school while educators protest outside their schools.
FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

Where to get your fall flavors on in Rhode Island this October

Autumn-inspired flavors like pumpkin and apple go far beyond the traditional mainstays in Rhode Island.

Are you a true New Englander? If your heat is already on, the answer is no.

In Boston, when the chill sets in, the rules are simple: shorts, iced coffee, and no heat until trick-or-treat. Or later.

Sports

Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

Mac Jones better come back in top form or ‘questionable’ might be his status for some time

Rookie fourth-round pick Bailey Zappe, third on the depth chart just three weeks ago, did his best to spark an official quarterback controversy.
Eagles 26, Cowboys 17

Eagles remain only unbeaten team in NFL after rattling Cowboys

The Eagles are 6-0 for the first time since 2004, when they won their first seven games and went to the Super Bowl.
yankees 4, guardians 2

Gerrit Cole’s strong start just what Yankees needed to force Game 5 against Guardians

Cole pitched seven solid innings and Harrison Bader hit a two-run homer as New York saved its season and forced a decisive fifth game in the AL Division Series.
NFL NOTEBOOK

Quarterback carousel keeps spinning for reeling Dolphins
baseball notebook

A night after falling to Guardians in a walkoff, Yankees switch things up for Game 4
BILLS 24, CHIEFS 20

This time, Josh Allen scores last in back-and-forth battle as Bills beat Chiefs

Business

INNOVATORS Q&A

94-year-old Rhode Islander creates tech device to make using a walker more enjoyable

Rita Melone invented the “Walker Squawker,” which is a playful, animatronic bird that sits on walkers and serves as a personal “sidekick.”

Postal worker holdup leads to muscle-car theft ring arrests

Thieves are using cloned key fobs to steal Dodge muscle cars and other high-powered vehicles directly from dealerships and even automakers in Michigan, then selling them for tens of thousands of dollars less than their value, according to authorities and court records.

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

A new plan for Bunker Hill Community College
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

Healey has touted her record on opioid settlements. What does that mean for how she’d govern?

Woman killed in triple shooting in Dorchester, police say

Along US-Canada border, pandemic leaves deeper divide

sports

Patriots receiver Tyquan Thornton has speed, an opportunity, and a memento from a victory over the Browns

Patriots Christian Barmore, Kendrick Bourne, and Cody Davis injured against Browns

Patriots’ defense takes away the run, and takes apart Browns in a thorough beating

business

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

Ukraine and Russia work to gain advantage in annexed regions

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

politics

Most say voting vital despite dour US outlook, poll shows

For Biden and Trump, 2022 is 2020 sequel — and 2024 preview?

Government starts taking applications for student debt cancellation

Nation

Landmark trial begins over Arkansas’ ban on trans youth care

Inmate stole $11 million in gold coin scheme while in prison, officials say

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

World

Satellite photos show damage at Iran prison amid protests

NATO begins nuclear exercises amid Russia war tensions

Agency says BTS members will serve in South Korea’s military

opinion

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

Consigning the funhouse-mirror image of myself to the past

Immigration, driver’s licenses entwined in tangled Question 4

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

This week’s TV: ‘The Peripheral’ premieres and Amy Schumer returns, but will ‘Bad Sisters’ be back?

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

Looking for clues regarding season 5 of ‘Fargo’

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