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‘The current system is not working.’ Mass. Legislature should make sweeping reforms of beleaguered MBTA, former top federal transportation official says

Speaking to state lawmakers, former US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood said the top of its list should be taking away safety oversight of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority from the state’s Department of Public Utilities.

Omicron boosters not much better against variants than the originals, say two small studies

Both Moderna and Pfizer’s new vaccines increased antibodies, but researchers said the difference was not significant.

Baker offers to reinstate some state workers fired under COVID-19 vaccine mandate

More than 1,000 employees were fired or quit after declining to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Students at some area colleges required to get bivalent booster

Ash Carter, former defense secretary and director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center, dies at 68

As defense secretary at the end of the Obama administration, Dr. Carter opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military.

What should be on the Massachusetts state flag? Readers weigh in.
A special state commission voted unanimously in May to recommend replacing the Massachusetts seal and motto.

Meet the Globe’s new film critic, Odie Henderson
WHAT SHE'S HAVING | SHERYL JULIAN

Delicata fries are one of the joys of fall in New England

Of the many colorful squashes piled high at farm stands, the stubby yellow cylinders with green stripes may be the best tasting.

New book contains Chappaquiddick revelation from Ted Kennedy confidant

Ted Kennedy confided in his sister, Jean, and her husband about the panicked hours following the crash, which claimed the life of 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, a biography says.
patriots notebook

A day later, Bill Belichick provides no clarity on Patriots’ quarterback situation

Following Monday night's loss, even some players expressed confusion, and what the coach said Tuesday morning did not clear things up.

Under Siege: Democracy's Front Lines in Crisis

Elections weren’t in a healthy state pre-2020. Now, we’re pushing them to the brink.

The 2020 presidential contest ushered in a new elections crisis, fueled by supporters of former president Donald Trump who spread conspiracy theories about the integrity of voting systems and bogus claims of fraud. What's received less attention is the strain now being heaped on a decentralized system that already was stretched thin.
Part 2: In the wake of Trump’s lies, a brain drain of local election experience in Georgia Part 1: America’s election workers are leaving in droves
50 Years of TV

In our Best TV bracket, this might be the toughest call of all

Boston Globe television critic Matthew Gilbert has curated 64 TV series from the past 50 years, and he’s asking readers to pick their favorite TV show of all time.
In Round 1, these results surprised our critic Ready to vote? Make your picks here.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Ted Kennedy was right to doubt Alito’s assurances on abortion, the right of privacy

Americans should be just as skeptical that today’s court will respect other privacy precedents.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Democracy is on the line. Don’t count on white women to save it.
JEFF JACOBY

And baby makes 8 billion
Paul Berkely

Vote no on Question 1: We are counting on our nest egg — the value of our home — the most
Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley

A yes vote on Question 1 will expand opportunities for everyone
The Emancipator

The party attacking affirmative action just made the case for it

The anti-Asian bias in Harvard's admissions only helps White applicants, as do legacy, athlete, and Dean's List admissions. We need more affirmative action, not an end to it, and the plaintiff’s own data makes that clear.
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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

Harmony Montgomery’s father waives arraignment on charges of murdering her

Adam Montgomery, the man charged with beating his 5-year-old daughter Harmony to death in Dec. 2019, waived his arraignment Tuesday on charges including second-degree murder, officials said.

INNOVATION BEAT
Takeover rumors swirl around Internet giant Akamai
No offer has been made public and the company declined to comment, but rumors have been swirling since the summer that Akamai has landed in the sights of one or more private equity firms.

After primaries, some Republican candidates try an extreme makeover to soften their hard-line positions

Candidates often recalibrate their campaigns and tweak their messages before a general election, but the reinventions by some 2022 candidates are going much further.

ART REVIEW
At UMass Dartmouth, the clitoris gets its close-up
Sophia Wallace, in her show “Cliteracy: The Art of Intimate Justice," at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s CVPA Campus Gallery, elevates the clitoris into the icon it deserves to be.

Catholic Diocese of Buffalo will submit to secular oversight
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has agreed to submit to sweeping secular oversight of its operations in a legal settlement reached Tuesday with the New York attorney general, Letitia James, resolving a lawsuit that accused the church and its officials of a yearslong cover-up of sexual abuse.

‘More For Your Dollar, Kid’: Market Basket parodies ‘Midnights’ with mock album cover and track list
The Massachusetts-based supermarket chain waded into the meme world, and created a fake album cover and track list based on Taylor Swift's latest album.

Recommended reads

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Nation’s Report Card spells out urgency for local, state leaders to address learning losses

Reading and math scores fell district, state, and nationwide in the National Assessment of Educational Progress, made public Monday. State and district leaders said the scores reinforce the need to work quickly to catch students up.
Key things that schools can do to fight learning loss, according to experts

With inflation fears and a surplus of unsold merchandise, Black Friday season has already begun
Retailers are slashing prices, and consumers hold all the cards.

Boston restaurants are combating food waste with ‘surprise bags’
While some restaurants have recycling or composting initiatives, many opt to throw away excess food. The app Too Good To Go, which offers users unsold food at a fraction of the original price, provides an alternative.

From missing China’s cuisine to owning the No. 1 restaurant in New England
Jayd Bun, founded from Annie Parisi’s love for her home in Tianjin, ranked first place on Yelp’s “Best 100 Places to Eat in New England” list.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A splendid one-man show in spooky ‘Sleepy Hollow’

Realizing, and speaking, their truths in SpeakEasy’s ‘English’

So it goes that pianist Jason Yeager would draw inspiration from Kurt Vonnegut

LA Phil shows off Hollywood-style Mahler and a stunning concerto at Symphony Hall

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

JEFF JACOBY

And baby makes 8 billion
Paul Berkely

Vote no on Question 1: We are counting on our nest egg — the value of our home — the most
Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley

A yes vote on Question 1 will expand opportunities for everyone
EDITORIAL

MBTA should give Warren and Markey the data it promised
Joan Vennochi

Healey believes the region is pitching in on Mass. and Cass
IDEAS | CLAUDIA E. KALB

Yes, you can cultivate serendipity

Metro

No easy answers with dental insurance ballot question

The ballot initiative promises to improve coverage, but opponents of the measure say it will mainly raise costs.
KEVIN CULLEN

In Vermont, a young couple with unique perspective leads the rollout for recreational marijuana

When out-of-staters who appreciate Vermont’s verdant beauty come here, they are surprised that a state which has long been seen as tolerant and open-minded was so late in allowing recreational marijuana sales.

With violence down statewide, police chiefs, DAs tout collaboration and community engagement

More than a dozen local law enforcement leaders gathered Tuesday in a roundtable discussion at the Massachusetts State Police Headquarters to discuss the largely effective efforts statewide to drive down violent crime this past summer.

State’s psychiatric hospital now operating with its own leadership team

Rhode Island State Psychiatric Hospital opened under a new license outside of the Eleanore Slater Hospital system.

Sports

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Report: Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone will be retained despite Yankees’ ALCS flop

SNY reported that both the general manager, whose contract is up, and manager will be welcomed back to the team for 2023 if they want to return.
EMass field hockey | Players of the Week

EMass field hockey: A lacrosse star at Central Catholic, Kerri Finneran’s five goals in two games headlines Players of the Week

The sophomore is quickly developing into a star on the field hockey turf too with three goals in a 3-1 win against Lowell on Friday and two in a 5-2 loss to Andover on Monday
NFL Notebook

NFL says officials didn’t get Mike Evans’s autograph after video circulates

According to the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Referees Association, game officials are not allowed to “ask players, coaches or any other team personnel for autographs or memorabilia.”

Russian court rejects WNBA star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her 9-year prison sentence
red sox

Red Sox assistant GM Eddie Romero visited Rafael Devers in Dominican Republic, but what does that mean?
bruins notebook

Bruins clear Brandon Carlo to play against the Stars

Business

Omicron boosters not much better against variants than the originals, say two small studies

Both Moderna and Pfizer’s new vaccines increased antibodies, but researchers said the difference was not significant.

Sleep apnea device recall drags on, stoking frustration

Many patients are left to choose between using a potentially harmful device or trying risky remedies, including removing the foam themselves, buying second-hand machines online, or simply going without the therapy.

Student loans are failing as ticket to middle class, study says

Renters face charging dilemma as US cities move toward EVs
magazine
GLOBE MAGAZINE

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

How Samuel Adams became the fearless patriot Britain loved to hate

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I felt like I was talking to someone I had known for longer than a few hours’
CONNECTIONS

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

metro

‘The current system is not working.’ Mass. Legislature should make sweeping reforms of beleaguered MBTA, former top federal transportation official says

Why can’t I watch ‘Jeopardy!’? Nexstar-Verizon impasse drags on

Two officers and two inmates hurt in fight at Middleton Jail and House of Correction

sports

We need to stop thinking any quarterback — Jones, Zappe, whoever — is the next Tom Brady

A day later, Bill Belichick provides no clarity on Patriots’ quarterback situation

Sal Frelick’s fierce competitiveness has propelled him from Lexington, to BC, to the No. 2 prospect in the Brewers system

business

GE says it plans to pare back its renewable energy business

Takeover rumors swirl around Internet giant Akamai

Data breach victims sue RIPTA, health insurer

politics

Mark Meadows trying to avoid testifying in Georgia election probe

Biden gets updated COVID-19 booster shot, promotes vaccine

Jan. 6 panel interviews former Trump aide Hope Hicks

Nation

Catholic Diocese of Buffalo will submit to secular oversight

Water investigations said to test Biden racial equity pledge

Gunman in St. Louis high school shooting had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammunition, police say

World

Airstrike on outdoor concert is deadliest aerial attack by Myanmar’s military regime

Russian court rejects WNBA star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her 9-year prison sentence

Rishi Sunak takes over as UK prime minister amid economic crisis

opinion

Telling America’s fortune

So much for incumbent advantage

Healey believes the region is pitching in on Mass. and Cass

lifestyle

Award-winning poet and essayist Ross Gay celebrates the unexpected possibilities of joy

We look great on social media, but ...

My wife is flirting with a co-worker

food & dining

Recipes: Build bold flavors in 3 pork dishes

Oakholm Brewing Co. in Brookfield is beautiful, and other recent thoughts on beer

Recipe: Simmer chicken thighs with potatoes and mushrooms in this cozy, one-pan dinner

travel

‘Travel by train, boat or broom.’ Salem officials ask visitors to leave cars at home as Halloween looms

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.

Arts

At UMass Dartmouth, the clitoris gets its close-up

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

Books

Chelsea Manning on her new memoir and the ‘sheer haphazardness of my entire life’

Siddhartha Mukherjee takes on the rise of ‘the new human’ in upcoming book on cell biology

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

Movies

Boston Jewish Film Festival returns in person for first time in three years

In ‘The Good Nurse,’ on Netflix, the healer as murderer

Dwayne Johnson powers through ‘Black Adam’

Television

In our Best TV bracket, this might be the toughest call of all

Senator Ted Cruz is heckled at ‘The View’ and booed at a Yankees game during New York visit

In Round 1 of our Best TV bracket, the results that surprised our critic

music

The Dinallos have left Music City to make music in this city

So it goes that pianist Jason Yeager would draw inspiration from Kurt Vonnegut

Geoff Nuttall, first among equals in acclaimed quartet, dies at 56

Theater/Dance

A splendid one-man show in spooky ‘Sleepy Hollow’

Realizing, and speaking, their truths in SpeakEasy’s ‘English’

Liz Gerring Dance Company and JACK Quartet bring buzzing, mysterious ‘Harbor’ to the ICA

globe local

The Great Pumpkin: A bumper crop of the fall favorite despite the drought

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

Police capture pet bunny on the loose

Obituaries

Ash Carter, former defense secretary and director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center, dies at 68

Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67

Geoff Nuttall, first among equals in acclaimed quartet, dies at 56