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Early-morning light illuminatee shops on Main Street in Bar Harbor, Maine.

Stormy seas for cruise ships in Bar Harbor

Local businesses challenge voter-approved limit on passengers on Mount Desert Island

Ana Walshe projected success and optimism. Behind the scenes, the missing 39-year-old had stress and uncertainty.

"It seemed like she was at a place where she achieved what she wanted family-wise [and] work-wise,” a longtime friend told the Globe. “And she kind of wanted to live life a little bit more freely.”

More coverage of the Ana Walshe case

Boston man indicted for allegedly sex trafficking a young woman and a minor

The man was arrested on September 2022 and is scheduled to appear in federal court in Boston on Jan. 19, 2023, the statement said.

Republicans ‘won’t budge’ on lifting federal debt ceiling, powerful GOP representative says

Boston police asking the public to help identify five men following New Year’s Day assault

Two people seriously injured in single-vehicle rollover crash in Berkley

Deaths from Russian missile strike on Ukrainian apartment tower rise to 23

Jill Vandor, a matchmaker with the company LunchDates, looked over client files.

As dating apps show their shortcomings, Boston-area matchmakers are busier than ever

Privacy concerns, “swiping fatigue,” and a desire to lock down a serious relationship are pushing people to seek one-on-one help.

Healey has committed to equity ‘in all that we do.’ Advocates are pushing for more Latino representation.
As Governor Maura Healey considers her final Cabinet picks and staffs up her nascent administration, some Latino advocates are pushing the new governor to ensure her administration reflects the population it serves.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

‘The Embrace’ is a tribute to love, justice, and the unsung
The memorial rejects the idea that a single person — usually a man, almost always white — can claim the mantle of greatness alone.

How one Boston-area entrepreneur’s dream sparked the movement that led to the new King memorial

The Embrace, a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, by Hank Willis Thomas.

Jeneé Osterheldt

‘The Embrace’: ‘The hug the city needs’

As Boston unveiled its latest and perhaps most radical work of public art Friday, "The Embrace" was as much a remembrance as it was a 38,000-pound call to action. What are you embracing? Who are you holding? Have you been held lately?

Trains at the CRRC factory in Springfield.

Workers building the new Orange and Red Line cars in Springfield describe a toxic, error-prone factory

Interviews with several former workers at the CRRC Corp. facility in Western Massachusetts describe a dysfunctional scene on the factory floor, showing a chaotic and often harrowing environment prone to mishaps and delays long before the pandemic began.

This wonderful (uncrowded) spot within Bonaire's Washington Slagbaai National Park is a great place for swimming or snorkeling.

Bonaire’s laid-back beauty might blow you away. The food will, too.

Who needs diving when you’ve got flamingoes?

Gabe Davis set Highmark Stadium alight late in the third quarter, his 23-yard touchdown connection with Josh Allen restoring Buffalo's double-digit lead after it surrendered a 17-0 edge to Eric Rowe (left) and Miami.

Buffalo needed to fight, but proved too much for shorthanded Miami

Josh Allen shrugged off a three-turnover outing and his defense forced six punts and two turnovers from rookie Skylar Thompson, who nonetheless brought the Dolphins back from a 17-point deficit.

See the Jaguars-Chargers box score Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is playing a dangerous game if he’s sitting out because of his contract

Opinion

Sal DiMasi in June 2019.

Lawmakers: Close the felon-as-lobbyist loophole

Sal DiMasi’s case shows the need for reform.

IDEAS | JOAN LUKEY

My road trip revealed that electric cars still have a long way to go

IDEAS | ASHLEY LEFRAK

The ‘main basic’ thing my son’s collections have taught me

When ‘whataboutism’ is OK

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why the controversy around the term ‘Latinx’ doesn’t matter

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The Emancipator

On Reckonings, Reimagining, and The Third Reconstruction

Acclaimed historians Ibram X. Kendi and Peniel Joseph joined to discuss Joseph’s latest work, “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century.”⁠

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Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

More recent News

Michelle Wu promised ‘significant reform’ to police union contracts. Now comes the hard part.
The city’s largest police union is already trying to push contract talks off the bargaining table and into the hands of outside arbitrators, a move that has historically favored the unions.

Winning Mega Millions ticket, with $1.35 billion prize, sold in Maine
The lucky combination of numbers drawn late Friday night were: 30, 43, 45, 46, 61 and gold Mega Ball 14. The winning ticket was sold at Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon, Maine, according to the Maine State Lottery. The southern Maine town of over 6,500 residents borders New Hampshire.

He collapsed from cardiac arrest. The next four minutes would determine if he would live.
Experts say Massachusetts lags other states in how it responds to cardiac arrest, which comes with a 90 percent fatality rate outside of hospitals.

House GOP demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs case
Newly empowered House Republicans on Sunday demanded the White House turn over all information related to its searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Joe Biden’s home and former office in the wake of more records found at his Delaware residence.

Biden’s lawyers found more classified documents at his home than previously revealed, White House says

If affirmative action ends, college admissions may be changed forever
In 1964, hoping to erase its image as a privileged cloister for white rich families, Wesleyan University contacted 400 Black high school students from around the country to persuade them to apply.

LOVE LETTERS

She helped me after I almost died
Now “I want to date her.”

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Just the Haze, Samuel Adams.

Here are 6 non-alcoholic beers worth a try

Whether or not you’re abstaining from alcohol this month, there’s a variety of non-alcoholic beers in the marketplace now that deserve your attention.

Melrose School Committee, teachers union reach tentative contract deal to avoid strike
The three-year contract will run retroactively from July 1 of last year to June 30, 2025, and includes cost-of-living and market adjustments totaling 10 percent over the contract’s term, according to a joint statement issued by the Melrose School Committee and the Melrose Education Association.

68 confirmed dead after plane crashes in Nepal resort town
Authorities in Nepal said 68 people have been confirmed dead after a regional passenger plane with 72 aboard crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara.

Charts: These are the COVID-19 metrics to watch now
As Massachusetts battles another COVID-19 surge, it’s a good time to look at the state of the coronavirus outbreak locally.

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Culture & Lifestyle

FILE Ñ Jeff Beck performs at Madison Square Garden in New York on April 13, 2013. Beck, one of the most skilled, admired, and influential guitarists in rock history, died on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2022, at a hospital near his home in Surrey, England. He was 78. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)

Boston guitarists pay homage to an idol, Jeff Beck

Heidi Zwicker, photographed across the street from the Cabot cinema. She is a Sundance Film Festival senior programmer originally from the North Shore of Boston.

From Salem to Sundance: Meet film festival programmer Heidi Zwicker

From left: Victoria Clark, Justin Cooley, and Steven Boyer in "Kimberly Akimbo." In the musical, Clark plays a 16-year-old who suffers from a genetic disorder that ages her physically four times faster than normal.

These outsiders have a place where they belong: on the stage

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta in 1960.

How to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Boston

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Two Weeks in America

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Jeneé Osterheldt

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Martin Luther King Jr. addressed marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.

How not to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.

A man helps a woman navigate past cars in the driveway and lines of people waiting to get COVID tests at Boston Medical Center in January 2022. COVID can no longer be used as a protective shield that excuses grossly ineffective responses by legislators, insurance companies, and health care administrators to the hospital crisis in America today.

Lauren Stiller Rikleen

The deplorable conditions in the emergency department

Members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment marched up Beacon Street in Boston for the rededication of the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial, near the State House, on June 1.

Jacqueline Jones

What does Boston owe descendants of the enslaved?

A portrait of former president Andrew Jackson behind President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in 2017.

David M. Shribman

The tension between Trumpites and Trumpians

President Biden responded to a reporter's question after speaking about the economy in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus, Jan. 12, in Washington.

Biden owes the public some answers on classified documents

West Virginia guard Erik Stevenson fouled Kansas State guard Tykei Greene during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Dec. 31,

IDEAS | WILLIAM DEVINE

The business of college sports deserves to collapse

Metro

‘This is a win for Melrose:’ Teachers, supporters rally in favor of new contract

“This contract is going to help, not only the teachers, but the students [too]... This is a win for Melrose,” a teacher said Sunday.

Janet Cotter Poole, protester for peace and self-described radical Catholic, dies at 94

People need to "first and foremost, focus on kindness," Mrs. Poole once said.

Healey has committed to equity ‘in all that we do.’ Advocates are pushing for more Latino representation.

As Governor Maura Healey considers her final Cabinet picks and staffs up her nascent administration, some Latino advocates are pushing the new governor to ensure her administration reflects the population it serves.

Stormy seas for cruise ships in Bar Harbor

Local businesses challenge voter-approved limit on passengers on Mount Desert Island

Sports

After reaching the semifinals for the first time in 2022, Iga Swiatek is looking to break through for an Australian Open title this year.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

With the first major of the tennis season at hand, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek swings into action

Swiatek was the last player standing at two of the past three majors, with wins in 2022 at the French Open and the U.S. Open.

David Krejci (left) could join Patrice Bergeron at 1,000 games played, all for the Bruins, as soon as Monday.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

David Krejci keeps up productive pace for Bruins as he skates into career game No. 1,000

The 36-year-old center will be the seventh Bruin to reach the milestone. He has 226 goals and 535 assists through 999 games.

Gabe Davis set Highmark Stadium alight late in the third quarter, his 23-yard touchdown connection with Josh Allen restoring Buffalo's double-digit lead after it surrendered a 17-0 edge to Eric Rowe (left) and Miami.

AFC WILD CARD | BILLS 34, DOLPHINS 31

Buffalo needed to fight, but proved too much for shorthanded Miami

Josh Allen shrugged off a three-turnover outing and his defense forced six punts and two turnovers from rookie Skylar Thompson, who nonetheless brought the Dolphins back from a 17-point deficit.

Opening day of Red Sox’ international amateur signing period features plenty of shortstop talent

CELTICS 122, HORNETS 106

Malcolm Brogdon makes up for depleted backcourt as Celtics stumble before throttling Hornets

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

Emotions simmer and boil over in Bruins’ last-minute victory over Maple Leafs

Business

In the South End, one Black-owned gift shop made way for another

After deciding to close the Olives & Grace gift shop, owner Sofi Madison sought out a Black-owned successor to her Tremont Street storefront. She landed on Jae’da Turner, the owner of Black Owned Bos.

As dating apps show their shortcomings, Boston-area matchmakers are busier than ever

Privacy concerns, “swiping fatigue,” and a desire to lock down a serious relationship are pushing people to seek one-on-one help.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

How one Boston-area entrepreneur’s dream sparked the movement that led to the new King memorial

Republicans ‘won’t budge’ on lifting federal debt ceiling, powerful GOP representative says

magazine

The untold story of roller-skating heroes who fought racism in Victorian-era Boston

In 1848, an enslaved couple fled to Boston in one of history’s most daring escapes

Warren Seavey (left) and some of the World War II veterans he admitted to Harvard Law.

A Harvard Law professor broke the rules to let in WWII vets. They made ‘the best class there ever was.’

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

metro

Melrose parents Katherine Mitchell Dirico, left, and Julie Curti participated in a rally sponsored by the Melrose Education Association for a new teachers contract in front of Melrose City Hall in November.

Melrose School Committee, teachers union reach tentative contract deal to avoid strike

Melrose School Committee, teachers union, reach tentative contract deal to avoid strike

‘Water is shooting out of the ground:’ Burst pipe causes massive flooding, street buckling in Jamaica Plain

sports

While the Chargers could muster only two field-goal tries in the second half, missing one, Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars roared into playoff lore with an epic comeback.

From 0.0 to heroes: Jaguars erase 27-point hole to shock Chargers at final gun

In second Travis Roy Cup played without the namesake’s presence, Tabor Academy battles St. Sebastian’s to a thrilling draw

Bruins sign Pavel Zacha to a four-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season

business

Volkswagen Beetle Owners' Club of Sri Lanka exhibit members' cars during an event in Colombo on Nov. 20.

Carl Hahn, VW CEO who brought Beetle to America, dies at 96

Twitter workers forced to drop group lawsuit over severance

In a tight labor market, nonprofits are losing out

politics

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., walked to the House chamber, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. In a letter, Sunday, Jan. 15, to the White House, Comer, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, said he wants to see the documents and communications related to searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Biden’s home and former office as well as visitor logs of the president’s Wilmington, Delaware, home from Jan. 20, 2021, to present.

House GOP demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs case

Biden’s lawyers found more classified documents at his home than previously revealed, White House says

US will hit debt limit Jan. 19, Yellen tells Congress

Nation

The body of a humpback whale laid on a beach in Brigantine N.J., after it washed ashore on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. It was the seventh dead whale to wash ashore in New Jersey and New York in little over a month, prompting calls for a temporary halt in offshore wind farm preparation on the ocean floor from lawmakers and environmental groups who suspect the work might have something to do with the deaths.

Officials: Whale found dead in NJ likely struck by vessel

Driven by election deniers, this county recounted 2020 votes last week

If affirmative action ends, college admissions may be changed forever

World

Customers waited to order at a café at Parq Ubud in Bali, Indonesia, which has become a popular place to live and work for the Russians and Ukrainians who have fled their countries.

In Bali, warring sides learn to cohabitate

Deaths from Russian missile strike on Ukrainian apartment tower rise to 23

Ukraine races to rescue people from Russian strike on Dnipro

opinion

On Tuesday, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed seven executive orders, including the order banning the use of the term “Latinx” in state government.

Why the controversy around the term ‘Latinx’ doesn’t matter

Biden owes the public some answers on classified documents

How not to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.

lifestyle

From left: Rachel Watson-Jih (on table), AJ Guevara, and Livanna Maislen in Company SBB's "Look Who's Coming to Dinner."

Stefanie Batten Bland’s ‘Look Who’s Coming to Dinner’ asks who gets to sit at the table

She helped me after I almost died

Police investigate after Dallas Zoo missing leopard was found. ‘It is our belief that this was an intentional act.’

food & dining

A sign outside of a Starbucks location in Westwood, Mass.

Starbucks is changing its rewards benefits, and fans are steamed

Jan. 15 proclaimed ‘Chowda Day’ in Boston. Celebrate with a cup and a cause for $1.

The Fenway’s wow!! tikka offers fresh, healthy, fast Indian dishes

travel

Discover the importance of Rome as a global hub for photography at Bowdoin College Museum of Art's new exhibit, "In Light of Rome: Early Photography in the Capital of the Art World, 1842-1871," which runs Dec. 8 through June 4.

A Rome exhibit in Maine, a dreamy eclipse escape, and a clever duffel backpack

After a ‘traumatic nightmare’ on Amtrak, can I get a refund?

Love ‘Hamilton’ the musical? Here’s where to walk (or sing and dance) in his footsteps in Nevis

Arts

From left to right, the Rev. Liz Walker, the Rev. Jeffrey Brown, and Paul English stood with The Embrace, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial sculpture that they helped to bring to Boston, on Friday.

How one Boston-area entrepreneur’s dream sparked the movement that led to the new King memorial

The history behind ‘The Embrace’: Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King’s Boston connection

‘The Embrace’: ‘The hug the city needs’

Books

Matthew Salesses’s ‘The Sense of Wonder’ takes on issues of being Asian American in the NBA. Plus: K-drama.

Henry Marsh, pioneering brain surgeon, navigates fear, powerlessness, and acceptance after a diagnosis of prostate cancer in his memoir ‘And Finally’

Martin Puchner on science fiction and speed reading

Movies

Film critic Odie Henderson explains his star-rating system.

The fault in his stars? The Globe’s film critic explains his rating system.

From Salem to Sundance: Meet film festival programmer Heidi Zwicker

Chris Evans goes Instagram official with actress Alba Baptista

Television

Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel reacts as she is crowned Miss Universe during the final round of the 71st Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, in New Orleans on Jan. 14.

Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe Competition

After HBO Max cancellation, ‘Minx’ moves to Starz

This TV reporter’s Boston accent slipped out during an outtake

music

Following the premiere of his new piano concerto "Oceans Apart," composer Justin Dello Joio takes a bow on the stage of Symphony Hall, with soloist Garrick Ohlsson and conductor Alan Gilbert.

At BSO, Gilbert returns with ambitious, exploratory program

Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive dies

Boston guitarists pay homage to an idol, Jeff Beck

Theater/Dance

From left: Victoria Clark, Justin Cooley, and Steven Boyer in "Kimberly Akimbo." In the musical, Clark plays a 16-year-old who suffers from a genetic disorder that ages her physically four times faster than normal.

These outsiders have a place where they belong: on the stage

Moonbox Productions will anchor a new performance venue in Harvard Square

Outside of ‘The Daily Show,’ there’s another Dulcé Sloan

globe local

Natural gas and heating oil (top photos) warm about 75 percent of Massachusetts homes, with electric heat pumps and firewood (bottom row) barely making a dent in the market.

TAKING THE HEAT: As energy costs soar, homeowners are seeking ways to stay warm without breaking the bank.

The Argument: Is inclusionary zoning a good tool for cities and towns to expand affordable housing?

North Shore Workforce Board program aims to recruit and train more mental health counselors

Obituaries

Mrs. Poole.

Janet Cotter Poole, protester for peace and self-described radical Catholic, dies at 94

Carl Hahn, VW CEO who brought Beetle to America, dies at 96

Casey Hayden, a force for civil rights and feminism, dies at 85