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Many Mass. students are returning to hot classrooms that could compromise their learning

Many Massachusetts classrooms are not equipped with air conditioning, even as sweltering temperatures persist in the first week of September, which pediatricians say could affect their ability to learn.

City, firefighters reach tentative contract agreement, Wu says

Details were not immediately available on the specifics of the tentative contract, which Mayor Michelle Wu said the two sides had reached on Sunday.
Union leaders take a confident tone as Labor Day arrives amid high-profile strikes

Worcester police chief abruptly retires

The city announced Deputy Chief Paul B. Saucier would serve as the interim chief effective immediately.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
It’s September, but we’ll see hot summer weather during the next few days
Temperatures will be in the 80s and even 90s in some places in Southern New England, and the humidity will be high.

Climate change and poverty are complex problems. These solutions aim to address both.
To try to address climate change and poverty, Boston and Massachusetts officials are funding programs that will recruit people who aren’t in the workforce and, in many cases, pay them to learn green energy trades.

THE FINE PRINT

They never asked for a private hospital room. But now they’re being charged $5,000 for one.

Cheryl and Joe Farrell had already paid hundreds of dollars in copayments for Joe’s five-day stay at the hospital when they received a new demand for payment.

Worcester high school student dies following spicy chip challenge

Two injured, one arrested after a shooting at a Mattapan nightclub

A boy lost his father to gun violence. His mother is throwing birthday parties for kids who share similar grief.

Shiaka McIntosh is currently a one-woman operation, handmaking decorations out of her Dorchester home and shouldering much of the cost herself.
MISS CONDUCT

How to get a guest with a ‘lack of social graces’ to fall in line

“I’m concerned this woman may say something that makes the rest of my family want to do something not in line with a season of repentance.”

Burning Man revelers begin exodus after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert

Muddy roads flooded by a summer storm that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at the Burning Man counterculture festival had dried up enough by Monday afternoon to allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

With schools opening this week, Boston needs to finish safety plan and resolve questions about role of police

The district got rid of school police officers. Now what?
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Too often, military defense comes off as offense
Brendan Little

Long Island is a haven worthy of our most vulnerable
Eric Chasalow and Emily Frey

Why is the music PhD program being cut from Brandeis?

LETTERS

State’s foster care system needs many hands lifting it in support

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.

What to know about Biden’s push to negotiate drug prices: Who benefits and how?
Negotiated prices will become effective beginning in 2026.

More recent News

First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
Jill Biden is "experiencing only mild symptoms," her communications director said, and President Biden tested negative, the White House said.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball
As Brayan Bello learns to settle down, he’s settling in as a big part of Red Sox rotation
The 24-year-old allowed three runs in the first inning of Monday's win over the Rays, something that might have blown up his start earlier in his career.

APPRECIATION
RIP Steve Harwell, lead singer of Smash Mouth and meme king extraordinaire
In my own life, Smash Mouth is shorthand for childlike joy. Their music is an invitation to see life through Harwell’s boxy, rose-colored sunglasses — the Capri-Sun-in-hand anthems of suburbia.

18-year-old dies at Merrill’s Quarry in Westford
He was swimming at the quarry with friends, a State Police spokesperson said.

89-year-old dies after he was hit by a car driven by 16-year-old in New Hampshire, police say

New Hampshire State Police said in a statement Monday that the identity of the driver was currently being withheld due to the person's age.

Four-alarm fire displaces 35 residents in Dorchester
One firefighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, the Boston Fire Department said.

Recommended reads

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.

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.

A nation stares down a Trump-Biden rematch: Uninspired, undecided, and anxious
Between Trump fatigue, Biden ambivalence, and strong distaste for the candidate on the other side, there is a stalemate, one that's exemplified by a bellwether county in Wisconsin.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
How to expand, rather than obliterate, history
The imposing 25-foot granite statue of Hannah Duston was erected in Boscawen in 1874, on the site where she became a folk hero for a daring escape from Native American captors nearly 200 years before.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘A New Brain’ with plenty of heart at Barrington Stage

Reliable rockers from Arctic Monkeys at TD Garden

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

Author readings around Boston Sept. 3-9

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 | CAREY GOLDBERG

My heartening summer school class on the new science of aging
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
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

PODCAST

All you need to know about today’s R.I. congressional race primaries

In a special bonus episode of the Rhode Island Report podcast, the Globe’s Dan McGowan and Steph Machado talk through the endorsements, scandals, and leading contenders in the First Congressional District contest.

One year in, the spotlight is on Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, whether he likes it or not

After his first full year in one of the most demanding posts in Boston, Cox said his tenure so far is “a work in progress.”

Many Mass. students are returning to hot classrooms that could compromise their learning

Many Massachusetts classrooms are not equipped with air conditioning, even as sweltering temperatures persist in the first week of September, which pediatricians say could affect their ability to learn.

Vivek Ramaswamy hits campaign trail in New Hampshire, seeking to build on post-debate buzz

Ramaswamy courted voters on an 11-stop tour through New Hampshire over Labor Day weekend.

Sports

2023 NFL preview

Everything you need to know about the 2023 NFL season

From renovations at Gillette Stadium, to rule changes, to key storylines across the league, get acquainted with what to expect this year.
2023 NFL preview

Will the Patriots reach 10 wins? Who will meet in the Super Bowl? See the Globe’s NFL predictions for 2023.

The Patriots face a tough schedule and play in a tough division, so it could be an uphill battle for a playoff spot.
Duke 28, No. 9 Clemson 7

No. 9 Clemson shocked by Duke in college football season opener for both

Duke thrice held up after Clemson had pushed inside the 10-yard line — even to the 1 on two of those possessions — to hold the Tigers scoreless.
BLUE JAYS 6, ATHLETICS 5

Blue Jays escape A’s in 10 innings, sit just outside of American League’s third wild-card spot
MLB NOTEBOOK

Agent says Shohei Ohtani plans to continue as two-way player following recovery from elbow injury
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

As Brayan Bello learns to settle down, he’s settling in as a big part of Red Sox rotation

Business

First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19

Jill Biden is "experiencing only mild symptoms," her communications director said, and President Biden tested negative, the White House said.

The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists’ hands

WASHINGTON — The government is worried about the safety of chemical facilities across the country after its power to keep dangerous substances out of the hands of extremists lapsed a month ago.

Biden celebrates unions and job creation during a Philadelphia Labor Day appearance

Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands; the West says it has
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

It’s September, but we’ll see hot summer weather during the next few days

Worcester police chief abruptly retires

A boy lost his father to gun violence. His mother is throwing birthday parties for kids who share similar grief.

sports

Even after massive graduation losses, Newburyport boys’ soccer focused on defending Division 3 crown

Paul Rabil, Premier Lacrosse League enjoys another day-long spectacle at Gillette Stadium

Rookie Ludvig Aberg continues meteoric rise as one of three rookies named to Europe’s Ryder Cup team

business

New leader starts up at Hack.Diversity nonprofit

UAW’s clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms

‘Barbie’ tops ‘Super Mario’ as highest grossing 2023 film

politics

Biden to award Medal of Honor to Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in a Vietnam firefight

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat

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

Nation

Rhode Island voters to decide Democratic and Republican primary races for congressional seat

Burning Man revelers begin exodus after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert

The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to begin in the Texas Senate

World

Activist detained in Hong Kong partially won appeal over recognition of overseas same-sex marriage

Kim Jong Un and Putin plan to meet in Russia to discuss weapons

‘Where is the money?’ Military graft becomes a headache for Ukraine

opinion

Find viruses before they find us

They want fiscal healing: Medicare drug price talks are lauded

Shot at students demanding diversity ignores red states’ clawbacks

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

‘Barbie’ tops ‘Super Mario’ as highest grossing 2023 film

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

Television

This week’s TV: ‘Dreaming Whilst Black,’ a ‘Walking Dead’ spinoff, and uncovering gay murders

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

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

music

RIP Steve Harwell, lead singer of Smash Mouth and meme king extraordinaire

Reliable rockers from Arctic Monkeys at TD Garden

Steve Harwell, former Smash Mouth lead singer, has died

Theater/Dance

‘A New Brain’ with plenty of heart at Barrington Stage

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

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

Nathan Louis Jackson, writer for the theater and TV, dies at 44

Steve Harwell, former Smash Mouth lead singer, has died

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