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50 Years of TV

Matthew Gilbert

What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Over the next two weeks, Globe readers can vote online for the TV series they consider the best of the past 50 years. Now’s your opportunity to elect your most treasured TV show.

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James Pindell
Scorecard: Grading the final debate performances of Massachusetts candidates for governor
Both Diehl and Healey did what they needed to do to burnish their near-term futures.

Maura Healey and Geoff Diehl spar in final gubernatorial debate

Well behind in the polls, Republican Geoff Diehl repeatedly attacked Democrat Maura Healey’s record on energy issues in their second and final televised debate.
Attorney general candidates tangle over policing, abortion

These two Mass. communities named top places to live by Money magazine
In Money's annual list of the 50 best places to live in the US, only a handful of New England communities made the cut, including just two from Massachusetts.

Witness encountered suspect just minutes after slayings of Concord, N.H., couple, documents show

Startling new information about the mysterious deaths of Stephen and Djeswende Reid in April was disclosed in an affidavit authorities filed Thursday in the case against Logan L. Clegg, who was arrested in Vermont last week and charged with their murders.

In Southie, tensions mount over Boston City Council redistricting

South Boston leaders are enraged over a city council redistricting plan they say will further divide the neighborhood and dilute its voting power.

KEVIN CULLEN
The friends of Freddie Weichel
“Money wasn’t even the secondary issue,” he said. “That jury awarded me $33 million, and they didn’t know anything about the cap. That tells me they knew how egregious this was.”

Wu defends city’s response to crises at Mass. and Cass, calls on state to create out-of-town housing

Speaking over the shouts of demonstrators Thursday, the mayor said teams have collected more than 200,000 syringes from the streets since January.

Haverhill schools to reopen Friday after teachers and district reach deal
Haverhill Education Association President Tim Briggs said teachers had “won a financial package that represents a substantial investment in our public schools, closing the damaging wage gap between Haverhill educators and educators in other districts.”

MISS CONDUCT

Since my wife died, it’s been hard to maintain ties with her family

Everyone was lovely and supportive at first, but now they don’t return my messages.
Bruins 2, Ducks 1

Taylor Hall is the offense and Linus Ullmark is the defense as Bruins top Ducks in OT

Ullmark made 30 saves during regulation and overtime, and stopped all four attempts in the shootout.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is moving better in practice, but is he ready to return to action?

Jones looked better than he has in weeks as he returns from a high ankle sprain suffered Sept. 25.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

For too many BPS kids, the wheels on the bus are still not going round and round

Not only has the system been struggling to address the educational needs of students with disabilities, it’s also struggling to even get those students into the classroom.
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Affirmative action in college admissions is at risk
SCOT LEHIGH

Maura Healey misses a chance to prove her mettle on Haverhill teachers strike
Maitland Jones Jr.

I was fired from NYU after students complained that the class was too hard. Who’s next?
Renée Loth

Republicans aim to minimize abortion in midterms
The Emancipator

Enter the Other Swing Voter: the mighty 8%

Two young Black voters at Boston University share their message for the “Other Swing Voter” – those who swing between voting Democratic or not at all, most likely to be young and Black or young and Latino.
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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

Drought expected to persist across much of the country this winter but end in Mass., forecasters say
Drought conditions are expected to end in parts of Cape Cod, Northern Massachusetts, and Southern New Hampshire, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service.

Amherst mother and son had life-threatening liver damage after eating poisonous wild mushroom
An Amherst man and his mother were hospitalized after mistakenly eating a highly poisonous mushroom that they foraged from the wild earlier this month.

Companies cut back on office space amid slow return to work and recession fears
Sublease space is on the rise amid a turbulent economy and an ongoing disconnect between many companies and their employees about returning to the office.

Missing six-year-old boy from Miami may be in Maine, FBI says

Jorge Morales, or “Jojo,” may be with family in Maine or eastern Canada, according to the FBI in Miami.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL
Jeremy Peña isn’t the only Dominican kid to go to the University of Maine, but he is a rare talent
“He plays like a veteran, but he is a rookie," Dusty Baker said of his Astros' rookie shortstop, off to a 7 for 20 start in the postseason. "He’s quiet and he goes about his business and he just comes to play.”

Charlene Casey sentenced to serve 60 days in jail in crash that killed 2-year-old boy in South Boston
Casey was sentenced to a year in jail with 60 days to serve and the balance suspended, plus two years probation, 100 hours of community service, and a loss of her license for 15 years.

Recommended reads

How an LA transplant turned a ‘haunted’ mansion in Orange into the talk of the town

Cynthia Butler, who moved to Orange from Los Angeles to renovate the historic Revival Wheeler Mansion, is turning the once-dilapidated home into a spooky landmark. And yes, she said, spirits do in fact wander its halls.

Incoming MIT president Sally Kornbluth wants to lift other women up with her: ‘Being a role model is important’
A cell biologist who previously served as provost at Duke University, Kornbluth will be the second woman to serve as MIT’s president.

Beth Teitell
Who does Dunkin’ think it is to change its own reward program?
The state needs to step in and regulate the coffee giant like it’s a utility.

Trash has been piling up outside Massachusetts homes after a Fortune 500 company took over waste collection and started missing pickups
Republic Services, an Arizona-based waste management company, has failed to fulfill its contract requirements across several towns and cities in Greater Boston.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

In ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,’ August Wilson is vividly present

Six revelations from Paul Newman’s posthumously published memoir

Why do we watch ‘Monster,’ and all those other monsters?

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

RENÉE GRAHAM

When Trump says something hateful, believe him the first time
EDITORIAL

Council’s cooler heads should halt unwarranted pay grab
Stephen Goldsmith

How something as simple as a speeding ticket can worsen inequities
SCOT LEHIGH

Donald Trump’s Shadowy power
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Playing with place names
IDEAS | CLAUDIA E. KALB

Yes, you can cultivate serendipity

Metro

COMMENTARY | APRIL BROWN

Providence Reparations Commission’s spending plan is not, in fact, reparations

Although African American and Indigenous residents are referred to as the beneficiaries of the commission’s proposed budget, the primary beneficiaries are instead driven by zip codes assuming income-eligible characteristics

Missing six-year-old boy from Miami may be in Maine, FBI says

Jorge Morales, or “Jojo,” may be with family in Maine or eastern Canada, according to the FBI in Miami.

Haverhill schools to reopen Friday after teachers and district reach deal

Haverhill Education Association President Tim Briggs said teachers had “won a financial package that represents a substantial investment in our public schools, closing the damaging wage gap between Haverhill educators and educators in other districts.”

Drought expected to persist across much of the country this winter but end in Mass., forecasters say

Drought conditions are expected to end in parts of Cape Cod, Northern Massachusetts, and Southern New Hampshire, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service.

Sports

Cardinals 42, Saints 34

Cardinals use two pick-6s in first half to change momentum, outslug Saints

The Cardinals snapped an eight-game home losing streak that was the franchise's longest since 1958.
GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

Girls’ volleyball: Led by record-setting seniors Lauren Tian and Ruby Woodward, Winchester trending as a postseason contender

Ranked No. 10 in the MIAA Division 1 Power Rankings, Winchester coach John Fleming said his team was positioned for postseason success. "Ultimately we do want to make a long run in the state tournament,” he said.
HS Girls' swimming | Wellesley 99, Needham 82

Naomi Boegholm wins four events to lead the unbeaten Wellesley girls’ in dual swim meet vs. Needham

The senior won in the 100-yard backstroke (59.3), the 200 medley relay (1:52.96), 400 free relay (3:48.97) and set a school-record in the 100 butterfly (57.70).
NFL

Panthers deal star running back Christian McCaffrey to 49ers
ASTROS 3, YANKEES 2

Alex Bregman homers, Framber Valdez delivers as Astros go two up on Yankees
Bruins 2, Ducks 1

Taylor Hall is the offense and Linus Ullmark is the defense as Bruins top Ducks in OT

Business

Railroads reject sick time demands, raising chance of strike

Six of the 12 railroad unions that represent 115,000 workers nationwide have approved their tentative agreements with the railroads so far, but all of them have to ratify their contracts to avoid a strike.
talking points

Coalition urges federal officials to put new research agency in Mass.

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Strike ends at Sysco food distribution warehouse in Plympton

These two Mass. communities named top places to live by Money magazine
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GLOBE MAGAZINE

The legacy of Kowloon: A restaurant, a family, and the remarkable perseverance of Chinese cuisine in America
CONNECTIONS

When Morrie Schwartz met Jack Thomas: The story behind ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’

COOKING

It’s time to update 2 fall desserts recipes — pumpkin tarts and apple cake
YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Oct. 17-23

metro

Maura Healey and Geoff Diehl spar in final gubernatorial debate

Scorecard: Grading the final debate performances of Massachusetts candidates for governor

The argument: Should Massachusetts require employers to provide paid vacation time?

sports

Red Sox ‘Killer B’ outfield of yore all among Gold Glove finalists

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is moving better in practice, but is he ready to return to action?

Jeremy Peña isn’t the only Dominican kid to go to the University of Maine, but he is a rare talent

business

Mass. taxpayers board names Doug Howgate its new president

Nick Falkoff is constructing climate change solutions

Bold Types | Nick Falkoff

politics

Oprah seeks to lend her appeal to Abrams in Georgia election

Trump claims he owns White House pardon and immigration policy records

Senator Graham must testify in Georgia probe, appeals court says

Nation

Judge dismisses effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

Trump adviser did not favor Emiratis, ex-treasury chief testifies

Jury: Kevin Spacey didn’t molest actor Anthony Rapp in 1986

World

Pakistan’s election commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan

EU weighs Ukraine support as new refugee exodus beckons

Italian far-right leader says she is ready to govern

opinion

Evening The Odds, One Baby At A Time

Enter the Other Swing Voter: the mighty 8%

Maura Healey for governor

lifestyle

Will my letter change her mind?

Liam Neeson spotted around Boston filming a new movie called ‘Thug’

Soda, chips, hot dogs, etc. — they can take years off your life, scientists say

food & dining

Former Mistral executive chef Jason Maynard is making the suburbs a little saucier at Sogno

These two Mass. communities named top places to live by Money magazine

Paperback Tavern starts a new chapter in Cambridge; Dumpling Daughter adds a cookbook to the menu

travel

Jessica Hecht on coffee, travel philanthropy, and getting to India and Africa

Those ‘best’ lists got it right with The Loutrel in Charleston, S.C.

The art of talking to anyone you meet when traveling

Arts

Gardner’s ‘Metal of Honor’ show is worth its weight in gold

In Stockbridge, standing still enough to savor George Rickey’s sculpture in motion

At Alpha Gallery, ‘Harmony of Difference’ hums with color and contrast

Books

Lincoln and his faith. A new book looks at the 16th president’s religious fervor.

Elizabeth Lim on reading folklore and fairy tales, to feed her own writing

Are we approaching the singularity of John Banville?

Movies

Dwayne Johnson powers through ‘Black Adam’

In ‘Raymond & Ray,’ Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke play brothers in harm

Maya Cade is building the Black Film Archive one ‘under-seen’ movie at a time

Television

What’s the best TV show of the last 50 years? You decide.

Vote in our TV bracket: Which show should be crowned champion?

See which 16 shows go head-to-head in Best TV Shows bracket on Channel 4

music

What ‘TÁR’ says about power, music, and maestro culture

Boston Philharmonic uncorks its new season

Stop! It’s hammer time at Symphony Hall

Theater/Dance

‘Hairspray’ is as buoyant as its bouffants

Where Samuel Beckett and Mr. Noodle meet, there’s Bill Irwin

In ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,’ August Wilson is vividly present

globe local

The argument: Should Massachusetts require employers to provide paid vacation time?

Police capture pet bunny on the loose

Hingham officials consider redistricting if elementary school isn’t replaced

Obituaries

Roger Welsch, ‘America’s premier storyteller,’ dies at 85

Pro Football Hall of Famer Charley Trippi dies at 100

Jeff Weiss, an unconventional theatrical force, dies at 82