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Happy Allston Christmas to all, and to all a good find

It’s an annual tradition of questionable hygiene, but one that is beloved by the city’s thrifty youngsters.
From ‘Storrowing’ to Allston Christmas: What to know before move-in day in Boston

Boston officials urge cooperation as thousands of students return to the city

Seventy percent of leases in Boston begin on Sept. 1, and thousands of residents move in and out of apartments around the city within 24 hours.

Leominster native who died after collapse during Calif. marathon remembered as ‘our rock’ by his friends
Sam Norton began making friends he would have for the rest of his life while he was a freshman at St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury in 2011, forming a tightknit circle of boys from his class and girls from their unofficial sibling school, Notre Dame Academy in Worcester.

Odie Henderson
Summer movies postmortem: Our critic on 4-star favorites, forgettable flops, and films he wished he’d reviewed
As Labor Day approaches, it’s the perfect time to look back at a strange season of cinema — and look forward to the fall.

Tell us: What was your favorite movie of the summer?

Residents pick through the rubble of lost homes and scattered belongings in Hurricane Idalia’s wake

Thus far, authorities have only confirmed only one death, that of a man hit by a falling tree in Georgia. But the storm’s ferocious winds shredded homes in Florida’s Big Bend area.
See photos and videos of the devastation in Florida caused by Hurricane Idalia

Facing system strained by migrant influx, Healey activates National Guard to help at shelter hotels

Governor Maura Healey is aiming to help buttress the state’s overloaded emergency shelter system.

Already reeling, Brockton School Committee finds new $14 million deficit, as superintendent goes on extended med. leave

Mayor Robert Sullivan announced the Brockton School Committee recently uncovered an additional $14 million deficit in the fiscal year 2023 budget, an extraordinary revelation just days before the school year begins.

White 14-year-old called Black teenager racial slur then tried to drown him, Cape district attorney says

The indictment stems from a July 19 incident involving two white and one Black male juveniles at Goose Pond in Chatham, the DA said.

Bill Lee has another health scare, collapsing on the field during pregame ceremonies at Worcester’s Polar Park
Lee reportedly walked off on his own and was laughing and talking in the dugout after the incident.

Updated COVID boosters to be available mid-September, White House says

It’s unclear how well the new shots will work against the latest variant, BA.2.86, but CDC said early indications were promising.

Richard Hanson, Newton man charged with killing his wife, arraigned on first-degree murder charge as new details emerge in court

Hanson, 64, has been held without bail since his district court arraignment in July. Thursday’s arraignment came after a grand jury indicted Hanson on Aug. 17.

Former MBTA Transit Police sergeant now faces federal charges of falsifying report on officer’s assault on man at subway stop

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden had dropped similar charges against David S. Finnerty on the eve of his state trial last October.

Boy, 2, killed in apparent accident in Cohasset
Tara Sullivan

The latest Red Sox tailspin shows management was never serious about building a playoff contender

Dropping seven of 10 to recent champions Houston and Los Angeles underscores how far this roster is from competing.

Celtics sign sharpshooter Svi Mykhailiuk to one-year contract

Mykhailiuk has played for the Pistons, Raptors, Lakers, Thunder, Knicks, and Hornets during his five-year career.

Why is this 12-foot-tall puppet coming to Boston?

Little Amal will appear in neighborhoods across the city for a series of free events over three days before embarking on a cross-country journey culminating in San Diego.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

What you can do about climate change. Readers have suggestions.

Many believe we should all do more, but several said it’s all in God’s hands
EDITORIAL

Council allegations highlight need for anti-bullying rules
PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Cash is still king — just ask Jill Shah
JOAN VENNOCHI

A troubling reality for the GOP: No middle ground on abortion

IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

In 1909, E.M. Forster foresaw the real threat from AI

News you can use

From ‘Storrowing’ to Allston Christmas: What to know before move-in day in Boston
These aren’t just buzzwords. They’re the difference between a regular moving day and a nightmare.

The Sumner Tunnel is reopening Friday. Here’s what you need to know.
The Sumner Tunnel is scheduled to reopen Friday after a two-month closure that shut down a main route from Logan International Airport for critical repairs to the nearly 90-year-old tunnel.

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston
Classic suggestions for soaking up the last bits of summer in style.

More recent News

Donald Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case, seeks to sever his case from others

The decision to skip an in-person appearance averts the dramatic arraignments that have accompanied the three other criminal cases former president Donald Trump faces.
New Hampshire GOP vows to ‘actively’ defend Trump’s ballot eligibility against legal challenge

Governor Healey seeks pardons for four more, continuing her early flex of clemency power
Governor Maura Healey has now sought pardons for 11 people since taking office in January. Her first seven, announced in June, were all approved by the Governor’s Council last month.

Mitch McConnell releases letter declaring him ‘medically clear’ to work after episode
McConnell suffered his second public incident of freezing up in five weeks on Wednesday, prompting questions about his health that his aides have declined to address.

After two arrests, some seek removal of Providence NAACP president
Gerard Catala has been arrested twice in his short tenure as NAACP president in Providence.

Former state senator accused of spending COVID-19 relief loan on luxury cars
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said the state has begun a criminal investigation into allegations against Andy Sanborn.

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor’s plane last year
The filing comes amid a heightened focus on ethics at the high court that stems from a series of reports revealing that Thomas has for years received undisclosed expensive gifts from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.

Read Justice Thomas’s financial disclosure report

Recommended reads

Boston and other school districts have enough bus drivers, but some are still running short

Districts that are fully staffed attribute it to years of recruiting and attracting drivers in a competitive market by raising pay and providing better benefits.

Drug firms test medicines to halt Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear
Signs of cognitive decline and memory loss may not show up for 10 to 20 years after the formation of deposits of amyloid and other toxic proteins in the brain, experts say.

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Robo-umpiring has arrived in the minor leagues. Here’s how it’s been working.
The massive experiment has significant implications for how the game is played, how players develop, and how players are evaluated.

Here are the top Massachusetts high schools, according to 2023 rankings from US News & World Report
The top high school in Massachusetts is Boston Latin School, according to US News & World Report’s latest rankings of the best high schools in the country.

Culture & Lifestyle

See the trailer for Meg Ryan’s rom-com return, ‘What Happens Later’

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston

Toad in Porter Square sold to new owner, but it will remain a music venue

One more rodeo for the ’50s singer known as the Brooklyn Cowgirl

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | ROBERT MOTUM

Westarctica, Sancratosia, Slowjamastan, and other fake nations may have some things to teach real ones
Rachelle G. Cohen

Wu’s Mass. and Cass tent ordinance is little more than a feel-good distraction
JEFF JACOBY

Two years on, the US pullout from Afghanistan looks worse than ever
SCOT LEHIGH

Readers respond on climate change: We need action now
CARINE HAJJAR

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is catching on in New Hampshire and beyond

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Already reeling, Brockton School Committee finds new $14 million deficit, as superintendent goes on extended med. leave

Mayor Robert Sullivan announced the Brockton School Committee recently uncovered an additional $14 million deficit in the fiscal year 2023 budget, an extraordinary revelation just days before the school year begins.

Former state senator accused of spending COVID-19 relief loan on luxury cars

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said the state has begun a criminal investigation into allegations against Andy Sanborn.

Former MBTA Transit Police sergeant now faces federal charges of falsifying report on officer’s assault on man at subway stop

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden had dropped similar charges against David S. Finnerty on the eve of his state trial last October.
BACK TO SCHOOL

Boston and other school districts have enough bus drivers, but some are still running short

Districts that are fully staffed attribute it to years of recruiting and attracting drivers in a competitive market by raising pay and providing better benefits.

Sports

College football notebook

No. 23 URI loses opener to Georgia State; N.C. State player taken off field on stretcher in game against UConn

Safety Rakeim Ashford was injured during the third quarter of the Wolfpack’s season-opening 24-14 win
Baseball

Ronald Acuña Jr. is first player in major league history with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in same season

Acuña hit a long grand slam in the second inning for his 30th homer.
Sports Media

ESPN networks go dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems on busy sports night

The channels went off the air Thursday night because of a carriage dispute between the nation’s second-largest cable TV provider and Disney.
WNBA: Sun 84, Mercury 74

Natisha Hiedeman and Tyasha Harris each score 18 points as Sun finally beat Mercury
THURSDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Matt Costello, Bishop Stang start three-peat attempt strong in boys golf season opener
Baseball

Bill Lee has another health scare, collapsing on the field during pregame ceremonies at Worcester’s Polar Park

Business

After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US

After 10 months, Taylor Swift's US tour is finished, but so are most of the meaningful reforms consumer advocates and industry groups had hoped to pass this year.

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector

Dozens of companies have reduced their workforces, ranging from the regional offices of the tech giants to startups that have only been in a business a few years.

Happy Allston Christmas to all, and to all a good find
TALKING POINTS

Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of Tufts professor’s suit
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MISS CONDUCT

How do you get people to leash their dogs in places where it’s required?
Cooking

Grilled corn is even better charred and slathered in flavored butter
Globe Magazine

Pot prices have tanked. Dispensaries are closing. Is a great crash coming?

Globe Magazine

Ysabel Garcia knows the danger of a mental health crisis. She has a lifesaving message.

metro

Leominster native who died after collapse during Calif. marathon remembered as ‘our rock’ by his friends

New forensic hospital to serve those with serious mental illness

Boston officials urge cooperation as thousands of students return to the city

sports

Guardians throw hat back into ring for AL playoff bid, claim trio of pitchers waived by Angels

Pitching, defense to blame for Red Sox’ downturn and up for analysis after an ugly month of August

Deshaun Watson named one of Browns’ captains

business

Microsoft to stop packaging Teams and Office software in Europe to head off EU antitrust action

Inflation and consumers show staying power as fed eyes another rate move

Software firm Pegasystems trims jobs for second time this year

politics

Two ex-Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Election workers have gotten death threats and warnings they will be lynched, the US government says

Mitch McConnell releases letter declaring him ‘medically clear’ to work after episode

Nation

Residents pick through the rubble of lost homes and scattered belongings in Hurricane Idalia’s wake

Judge rules white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house

White House asks Congress to pass short-term spending deal, boost food aid

World

Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

Fire in Johannesburg kills at least 74 people, including a dozen children

Fire in a garment printing shop kills at least 15 in the Philippines

opinion

It’s possible to change low rates of Black breastfeeding, but it starts with acknowledging the legacy of slavery

A troubling reality for the GOP: No middle ground on abortion

Liberals need a clearer foreign policy

lifestyle

There are strict rules for him at work

Tom Brady, Julian Edelman tease Patriots fans about ‘unretiring’ in new commercial

Fun things to do Labor Day weekend in and around Boston

food & dining

Beach culture is on the menu at Brookline’s new bartaco location

Somerville’s Cantina La Mexicana is closing; Blue Ribbon Brasserie prepares for a fall opening

‘Our love letter to Mexico’: New restaurant on Providence’s Federal Hill pays homage to traditional cuisine

travel

Travel Insured International holds up a refund of $12,780

The art that ‘escaped’ from Vermont is back home again. Here’s where to find it.

King Richard’s Faire, Italian heritage tours, and a spacious travel bag

Arts

At Mystic Seaport Museum, Alexis Rockman’s massive ‘Oceanus’ is a monument to the sea

Cartoonist Barbara Shermund makes a comeback

At Peabody Essex Museum, Gio Swaby’s virtuosic portraits of Black women in thread and fabric

Books

Did Orwell’s wife write herself out of history?

Jill Lepore has seen the inside of time

Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales’: Not Safe for Teens?

Movies

True-crime docuseries ‘Never Let Him Go’ chronicles Cambridge man’s quest for justice

Summer movies postmortem: Our critic on 4-star favorites, forgettable flops, and films he wished he’d reviewed

Taylor Swift is bringing The Eras Tour movie to theaters

Television

A couple of picks from the AMC series popping up on Max

Tom Brady, Julian Edelman tease Patriots fans about ‘unretiring’ in new commercial

Did Hulu pick a good time to cancel ‘The Great’?

music

Zelda soundtrack as legendary as the game itself

An AI opera from 1987 reboots for a new generation

Duran Duran’s Roger Taylor takes a look back as the band forges ahead

Theater/Dance

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism strikes at a Jewish family’s idea of home

Why is this 12-foot-tall puppet coming to Boston?

Dance and digital effects merge in Compagnie Käfig’s imaginative ‘Pixel’ at Jacob’s Pillow

Health

Changing the landscape of cancer care in R.I.: Lifespan, Brown to seek NCI designation

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

Obituaries

Gil Brandt, one of the builders of the Dallas Cowboys into ‘America’s Team,’ dies at 91

Tina Howe, playwright best known for ‘Coastal Disturbances,’ dies at 85

Nicholas Hitchon, 65, who aged 7 years at a time in the ‘Up’ documentaries