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New charges filed against Dorchester man arrested in shooting that wounded 8 during J’ouvert celebration

Gerald L. Vick Jr. was charged Friday with six counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, armed assault to murder, unlawful possession of a machine gun, and other offenses, police said.

Manhattan DA seizes ancient Roman bust from Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum purchased the statute in 1966, when the museum was “provided with little information about the object’s history,” museum officials said.

Brockton superintendent said he ‘overspent’ schools budget, but defends handling of finances

Superintendent Michael P. Thomas said soaring costs in areas like out-of-district student placements, transportation, and staffing forced him to overspend this year’s $229 million schools budget.

Six months after a fire shuttered Brockton Hospital, its absence disrupts life in the city
Residents face long wait times for emergency and primary care, and nearby businesses are suffering.

Burning Man flooding strands tens of thousands at Nevada site; authorities are investigating 1 death
An unusual late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture fest into a sloppy mess, with tens of thousands of partygoers stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert.

This year’s Burning Man is a wet, muddy mess. Here are videos and photos.
RED SOX 7, ROYALS 3

Chris Sale, Red Sox hang in to produce a grueling win over the Royals and a series victory

The win was No. 120 of Sale's career and the Royals made him work for it in the heat. Masataka Yoshida and Adam Duvall powered the Red Sox offense with home runs.
Red Sox Notebook: Masataka Yoshida’s strong showing includes three-run homer in Red Sox’ win
LOVE LETTERS

He made me think we had a future together

And now I’m just ... single and 40.
TARA SULLIVAN

The new-look AFC East is stronger than ever, and the Patriots face stiff competition to stay out of the basement

The once-mighty Patriots are stuck at the bottom looking up at the Bills, Jets, and Dolphins.
Opinion
IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

My heartening summer school class on the new science of aging

I went to the Cape to dive into the expanding field of "geroscience."
JEFF JACOBY

Of course it’s not racist to criticize Kamala Harris
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts needs a new tool against scammers who target elders
RENÉE GRAHAM

Republicans keep talking about ‘riots’ and ‘civil war.’ Believe them.
IDEAS | Jacqueline Grennon Brooks

Saying goodbye to ideas that no longer work

News you can use

COVID-19 levels are on the rise again in Mass. Here’s what to know.
As summer slides into fall and children around the state return to school, the uptick in COVID-19 that began in July is continuing, with hospitalizations now at a five-month high.

The Sumner Tunnel has finally reopened. Here’s what you need to know.
After a two-month closure that shut down a main route from Logan International Airport for critical repairs, the Sumner Tunnel reopened Friday.

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

Travelers hoping to enjoy one last summer fling over Labor Day weekend should expect lots of company

More recent News

Kamaia, 14-year-old lion at Franklin Park Zoo, euthanized following health issues, officials say
Kamaia, a 14-year-old male lion who has lived at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston with his brother since 2015, was euthanized Saturday following a series of health problems dating back to the spring, Zoo New England officials said.

Four Boston city councilors urge state of emergency be declared at Mass. and Cass
Councilors Murphy, Baker, Flaherty, and Flynn wrote in a Friday letter to the Boston Public Health Commission stating that the declaration would give Mayor Wu's administration "more flexibility to respond to the ongoing tragedy."

Right Rev. Bud Cederholm, ‘Green Bishop’ of Episcopal Diocese, dies at 79
"If we do our share, there is hope for the earth," Bishop Cederholm said in 2008 of his advocacy for environmental stewardship.

Biden says he went to his house in Rehoboth Beach, Del., because he can’t go ‘home home’
“I have no home to go to,” said President Biden, who lives at the White House on weekdays and spends most weekends in Delaware, where he has two homes.

KARA MILLER | THE BIG IDEA
Feel like an imposter? It might be good for your career.
MIT professor Basima Tewfik’s research uncovers an upside to being bothered by self-doubt.

Sweet emotion in Philadelphia as Aerosmith starts its farewell tour, and fans dream on
They are music legends and have given the world some of the most enduring rock songs of all time. And they're from Boston.

Recommended reads

At the Crane Estate in Ipswich, a dancing ban by the stage leaves revelers divided

When the Trustees of Reservations announced the dance ban in late July, just after a Beatles cover band performance, they pointed to rowdy behavior as part of the decision.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
A luxurious new way for Bostonians to fly to Bermuda, with a hefty price tag to match
For $2,000 round trip, you can experience BermudAir’s new “aisle class" — suites that take up the entire cabin and provide an "exceptional level of comfort and privacy.”

The story behind that profanity-laced pizza review video in Davis Square
Dragon Pizza in Somerville's Davis Square wanted no part of Dave Portnoy's “One Bite Pizza Reviews," and the owner made his feelings known.

In daring, daylong rescue, crews reach stranded hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine
First responders who joined the daring rescue of six hikers on Mount Katahdin in Maine last weekend had to contend with 30 mph winds and plummeting temperatures during an operation that lasted 21 hours, according to a nonprofit rescue group that helped bring the trapped hikers to safety.

Culture & Lifestyle

A look at design through a feminist lens; a children’s tale by the booksellers at I AM Books; Salem Literary Festival opens this week

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

If you like ‘Suits,’ then try these shows on for size

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

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

‘Blue Beetle’s’ Latino superpower
EDITORIAL

Enrique Pepén for City Council in District 5

NEWSLETTERS

El superpoder latino de “Blue Beetle”
LETTERS

Trump is unfit by many measures, including the Constitution’s
EDITORIAL

Breaking the cycle of post-prison homelessness
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Manhattan DA seizes ancient Roman bust from Worcester Art Museum

The Worcester Art Museum purchased the statute in 1966, when the museum was “provided with little information about the object’s history,” museum officials said.

New charges filed against Dorchester man arrested in shooting that wounded 8 during J’ouvert celebration

Gerald L. Vick Jr. was charged Friday with six counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, armed assault to murder, unlawful possession of a machine gun, and other offenses, police said.

Second victim in Saturday shooting of seven people at Lynn party dies

Abraham Diaz, 25, died on Saturday, and Jandriel Heredia, 21, died on Sunday.

Video of new bike lane infrastructure in ‘the Netherlands’ was actually a shot of Inman Square redesign

The cyclist who labeled the video as being overseas said he did it to show that US cities can do more than their residents think.

Sports

COLLEGE FOOTBALL | FLORIDA STATE 45, LSU 24

Florida State builds off momentum of last season, pounds LSU in top-10 showdown

FSU won its final six games last season and then surprisingly returned nearly everyone for coach Mike Norvell’s fourth season, including Jordan Travis, who accounted for five touchdowns, including three to Michigan State transfer Keon Coleman.
YANKEES 6, ASTROS 1

Prized prospect Jasson Domínguez homers again as Yankees complete sweep of Astros

Domínguez, a 20-year-old rookie playing in his third career game, hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning. New York won all three games in Houston.
nascar

Kyle Larson kicks off NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with first win at Darlington

The 2021 Cup Series champion automatically advances into the round of 12, no matter how he does at Kansas and Bristol the next two weeks.
LPGA

19-year-old Chanettee Wannasaen shatters Portland Classic scoring record for first LPGA Tour victory
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Masataka Yoshida’s strong showing includes three-run homer in Red Sox’ win
high schools

Heads up: Concussions are common in soccer — especially for girls — but rules are changing to keep young athletes safe

Business

Ukraine President Zelensky says defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week

Zelensky made the announcement on his official Telegram account, writing that new leadership was needed after Umerov “has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war.”

It was a very rainy summer on Cape Cod. How have businesses (and crowds) fared?

From hotels and restaurants to the ferries and beaches, some venues have reported lower numbers, but sales and foot traffic remain high overall.
KARA MILLER | THE BIG IDEA

Feel like an imposter? It might be good for your career.

This red dye was so valuable it built cities. One family in Mexico is still making it the old way
magazine
Globe Magazine

He's the youngest soccer player ever signed by the Revolution
MISS CONDUCT

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

Smugglers dumped drugs off the coast. Struggling Maine fishermen saw a jackpot.
Globe Magazine

He was caught trying to scam a COVID fund. Then he vanished.

metro

Brockton superintendent said he ‘overspent’ schools budget, but defends handling of finances

Jimmy Buffett had been battling cancer as he sought treatment in Boston, his website reveals

Kamaia, 14-year-old lion at Franklin Park Zoo, euthanized following health issues, officials say

sports

La Salle Academy’s Phoenyx Silva blasts away, North Andover ace Brigid Gaffny on target in A Shot for Life softball showcase

Chiefs arrive at Week 1 of regular season without holdout defensive star Chris Jones

Rookie Ludvig Aberg stuns Matt Fitzpatrick to win European Masters and put himself in Ryder Cup conversation

business

US hiring settles into a lower gear

S&P 500 loses its sole black female CEO with Walgreens departure

This Boston company is rethinking the way digital tickets are sold

politics

In the pivotal South Carolina primary, Republican candidates search for a path against Donald Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris to face doubts and dysfunction at Southeast Asia summit

Biden and Trump are keeping relatively light campaign schedules as their rivals rack up the stops

Nation

Four astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule to wrap up six-month station mission

Burning Man flooding strands tens of thousands at Nevada site; authorities are investigating 1 death

Biden says he went to his house in Rehoboth Beach, Del., because he can’t go ‘home home’

World

A building marked by fire and death shows the decay of South Africa’s ‘city of gold’

Guatemala’s electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Arévalo’s political party

The never-ending nightmare of Ukraine’s dam disaster

opinion

First debate gets GOP primary up and running

‘Blue Beetle’s’ Latino superpower

Enrique Pepén for City Council in District 5

lifestyle

He made me think we had a future together

Less swiping, more face time: Niche speed-dating offers a specialized alternative to online romance

PEM turns cultural perceptions of bats upside down

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

It was a very rainy summer on Cape Cod. How have businesses (and crowds) fared?

Giant ‘stuffies’ are part of a new R.I. tourism campaign. Locals aren’t the biggest fans.

This Maine inn ranked 4th-best bed and breakfast in the US, according to USA Today

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

Butcher or baronet?

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

Did Orwell’s wife write herself out of history?

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

‘Blue Bloods’ mines the past to ride out the present

If you like ‘Suits,’ then try these shows on for size

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

music

Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys facing civil lawsuits in Vegas alleging sexual assault decades ago

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

Zelda soundtrack as legendary as the game itself

Theater/Dance

Squint and you’ll see Quint: Ian Shaw channels his dad in the ‘Jaws’-inspired ‘The Shark Is Broken’

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?

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

Right Rev. Bud Cederholm, ‘Green Bishop’ of Episcopal Diocese, dies at 79

Marilyn Lovell, stoic wife of Apollo 13 commander, dies at 93

Jimmy Buffett, singer whose ‘Margaritaville’ became anthem and empire, is dead at 76