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Rory Coffey looked over the remains of an encampment at Franklin Park while combing the area for used syringes.

‘A big vision’: Proposal for drug rehab and homeless shelter in Franklin Park prompts clash of progressive values

Supporters of the project argue that lives hang in the balance, but opponents argue that the plan will simply transfer the chaos at Mass. and Cass to the park.

On tony Martha’s Vineyard, a center of Black political power grows
Despite the island's association in popular culture with white elites, its rich Black history, especially in and around Oak Bluffs, has made it a growing center of Black political power.

A Beautiful Resistance: Claiming land and water on Martha’s Vineyard

Despite dangers, Maine locals, tourists take storm in stride
“We get nor’easters in the winter mostly. So it’s not that uncommon,” said Steve Miller, 72, who was born and raised in Bar Harbor. “There have been worse nor’easters up here.”

Follow live updates —> Photos: Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee causes strong wind, flooding, colorful sunset ‘We dodged a tragedy today’: Cohasset police officer escapes uninjured as ‘giant tree’ falls on cruiser

Payton Pritchard has been working out in Boston for nearly four weeks and said he has never seen this many Celtics at the Auerbach Center this early.

Last season, Payton Pritchard wanted the Celtics to trade him. Now he plans on being a big part of bringing a championship to Boston.

Pritchard said he has spoken with coach Joe Mazzulla often this summer, the discussions mostly focused on how he can affect games in different ways.

Celtics sign center Neemias Queta to two-way contract

Patriots coach Bill Belichick watches his team warm up before practice Friday.

Four significant challenges the Patriots face ahead of Sunday’s game against Miami

Will Jonathan Jones be able to suit up against Tyreek Hill is among the top areas of concern.

Patriots elevate wide receivers but not offensive linemen Dan Shaughnessy: Staying optimistic that the Patriots will beat the Dolphins, and other thoughts

Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of 16 corruption charges at impeachment trial

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted Saturday of all charges at a historic impeachment trial that divided Republicans over whether to remove a powerful defender of former president Donald Trump after years of scandal and criminal charges.

Beth Teitell

The real grandparents of Washington, D.C.: The reality show no one wants
As Biden, McConnell, and other politicians are blasted as "too old," is ageism splashing back on civilians?

YVONNE ABRAHAMThis union victory is win for everyone
The union representing personal care attendants and the Healey administration agreed on the terms of a new contract that will, once ratified, bring dignity and better pay to people whose essential work is too often invisible.

Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says ‘record profits’ should be shared

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Dana-Farber blindsided Brigham and Women’s. The blowback will be strong.

Brigham leaders were sure they had a deal to extend their partnership with the famed cancer institute. Then Dana-Farber bolted.

Nurses threaten strike at Dana-Farber Merrimack Valley

Actor Russell Brand accused of rape in London Times expose
British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assault.

Boebert apologizes for vaping in a Denver theater

Representative Lauren Boebert, 36, previously denied reports that she had been vaping. A pregnant woman seated behind her asked her to stop before she was ejected for “causing a disturbance” at the show, according to The Denver Post.

Quincy pastry shop raises money for Maui fire victims with Hawaiian-themed cupcakes

Biden urged by GOP senators to give Ukraine long-range missiles

Armed man at RFK Jr. event in Los Angeles is arrested

The FDA advisory panel announced that phenylephrine doesn’t work to get rid of nasal congestion.

Now that a popular cold medicine has been found ineffective, what should sick people do?

After an FDA advisory panel found that an ingredient in many cold medicines does not work, some doctors say that steam, rest, and hydration are the best remedies anyway.

Blue Jays players sprinted onto the field after Whit Merrifield drove in the winning run in the 13th inning.

blue jays 4, red sox 3 (13 inn.)

Red Sox waste too many chances, Blue Jays walk off with win on infield single in 13th inning

Whit Merrifield’s infield single off Mauricio Llovera with two outs scored Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from third base with the winning run.

Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas’s rookie season could be over because of shoulder inflammation

She was my first date after a long marriage

It seems unbelievable that she’s the next love of my life.

Hispanic Heritage Month

The Acostas in Havana — parents Antonio and Rosa Acosta, 2-year-old Rosalin in her mother’s arms, and brother Anthony.

My Boston History

Talent and education aren’t always enough. So I work to ensure opportunities for all.

Mónica Solares, owner of Rincón Guatemalteco in Waltham.

Ahead of Central American Independence Day in Boston, I went searching for a taste of home

Four girls at an athletic field in Roxbury, at a recreational sporting event sponsored by La Alianza Hispana.

IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

The beautiful resistance of Boston Celtics center Al Horford.

The Hispanic History I Carry With Me: Al Horford

Opinion

Hyannis area residents and business owners who rely on the Cape Cod Gateway Airport are at odds over the $22 million proposed expansion of one of the airport’s runways.

Hyannis airport plan hits turbulence

Expanding the Cape Cod Gateway Airport could be a good idea, but backers need to show it’ll help address the region’s transportation needs.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The scourge of Mexican drug cartels

‘What did you learn in school today?’ (asking for a political stakeholder)

Utah after Mitt Romney

La maldición de los carteles del narcotráfico en México

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Who was Peter Faneuil? A Bostonian, merchant, philanthropist — and slave trader.
Most Bostonians know little about the man for whom Faneuil Hall is named, who enriched himself by trafficking in human beings. Should knowing that history change the way the city remembers him?

Share your thoughts on Peter Faneuil: Merchant prince, philanthropist, slave trader

Peter Faneuil was an active trafficker who financed voyages from Boston to West Africa to purchase hundreds of slaves. And he kept at least five slaves to serve his own household.

Watch | Boston Globe Today: How and why we compiled the history of Peter Faneuil

More recent News

Hollywood strikes enter a new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore’s return despite pickets
“The Drew Barrymore Show” will begin airing fresh episodes on Monday, but a lot of off-air controversy will be clinging to its typically bubbly host.

Tara Sullivan

What would have happened if Billie Jean King had lost to Bobby Riggs 50 years ago?
“I thought if we lost we could lose all the steam we had going in women’s tennis and women’s sports," King said this past week.

How he survived 13 days: Cavalcante on the run in Pennsylvania

Convicted of killing an ex-girlfriend in Chester County in April 2021 and sought in a 2017 killing in his native Brazil, Danelo Cavalcante was desperate, authorities said — and resourceful, which enabled him to stay ahead of his pursuers, sometimes by just steps, sometimes by miles.

Shannon O’Brien, the state’s top cannabis regulator, suspended from role a year into her appointment
State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg has suspended Shannon O’Brien as the state’s top cannabis regulator, removing the former treasurer and one-time gubernatorial nominee only a year after she tapped O’Brien for the position.

Man killed, teenager wounded in shooting by police in Providence after car chase
The pursuit began with a violent encounter with police in Burrillville, R.I., crossed briefly into Massachusetts, and eventually into Providence, where Michael Pinto, 40, was killed and his daughter wounded.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She grew up in the next town over from me’
These daters share a love for books and breweries. Will they end up on the same page?

Recommended reads

A Planned Parenthood sign is displayed on the outside of a clinic in Indianapolis.

Planned Parenthood hoped to meet the post-Roe moment, but layoffs shake its staff

A Globe review of documents and interviews with more than a dozen staffers painted a picture of Planned Parenthood in the year since the Dobbs decision as an entity that appears to have made decisions at odds with its stated goals.

These maps show when foliage will peak in New England — and across the country
Not all foliage is created equal, and each region is expected to peak at different times.

‘Pornographic films’ allegedly shot on yacht in Nantucket Harbor where retired doctor was arrested, man told police
The owner of the 80-foot yacht was arrested on drug and gun charges last week while the vessel was docked in Nantucket Harbor.

With flashier floods and stronger hurricanes, ‘I don’t think we know what normal is anymore’
Climate scientists say the extreme rainfall and flash floods in Leominster are now expected on a warming planet — and there’s much more to come.

Culture & Lifestyle

It’s back-to-school month — time for a pop quiz! Test yourself to see how well you know your New England campus novels.

From left: Carly Zien, Amy Resnick, Will Lyman, and Joshua Chessin-Yudin in "Prayer for the French Republic" at the Huntington.

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism hits home, again

Carol Sloane at the Newport Jazz Festival, as seen in the film "Sloane: A Jazz Singer."

In a documentary of her life, singer Carol Sloane receives her overdue applause

The spreadsheet, I told myself, was the key to optimizing my reading life, my version of a pro athlete’s high speed camera.

I tracked my reading with the obsessiveness of a pro athlete. It did not go well.

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

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, 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

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

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Taniqua Mayhew dances with daughter Briel Hurst, an incoming BPS kindergartner, at the Boston Children’s Museum during the annual Countdown To Kindergarten Celebration on Aug. 29. Massachusetts taxpayers are still waiting for a major package that offers tax breaks to parents of young children, among other things.

Massachusetts tax relief can’t wait

Catherine “Kitty” Burke and Michael Burke, a couple in Southampton who sought to adopt a child.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Does Mass. give religious people a fair shot at adoption?

Mitt Romney's two campaigns for the GOP presidential nomination put on display a man torn between his honest evaluation of facts or situations and his instinct for expedience.

So long, Mitt Romney, man of many masks

Yale University.

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

How to get the most out of college — and save liberal democracy

Walk down any street in Boston and visual cues will tell you a lot about it. The potholes and the storefronts, the models of cars and the makeup of crowds all contribute critical insights about our city.

Carlo Ratti and Antoine Picon

AI is coming to our neighborhoods and will show us the future of cities

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Photos: Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee causes strong wind, flooding, colorful sunset

Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee has already started to cause flooding along the New England coast.

Live updates: Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee triggers weather hazards, coastal flooding in New England

Lee, classified as a post-tropical cyclone Saturday morning, was churning in the Atlantic, bringing tropical-storm-like conditions to parts of coastal New England while moving north. Follow live updates.

‘We dodged a tragedy today’: Cohasset police officer escapes uninjured as ‘giant tree’ falls on cruiser

The officer was not injured, police said, and the cruiser was “wrecked beyond repair.”

Quincy pastry shop raises money for Maui fire victims with Hawaiian-themed cupcakes

Fratelli's raised $600 for Maui fire victims through the sale of colorful cupcakes at its locations in Quincy and Weymouth.

Sports

Revolution defender Omar Gonzalez scored in second-half stoppage time, but New England fell to the host Colorado Rapids, 2-1, in Commerce City, Colo., Saturday night.

Rapids 2, Revolution 1

Revolution fall to third in East with loss in Colorado

Two second-half goals were enough for the host Rapids to top the Revolution, despite Omar Gonzalez's goal in second-half stoppage time.

Justin Jolly, shown here making a catch in Week 1, nearly came down with a go-ahead touchdown in the final minute.

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 24, UCONN 17

UConn’s second-half rally held up by untimely penalty in loss to Florida International

Ta’Quan Robertson finished 15 of 32 for 170 passing yards. Devontae Houston carried 19 times for 126 yards to lead UConn (0-3).

It rained cola as Denny Hamlin celebrated his first-round playoff win.

Denny Hamlin opens NASCAR playoff race with win at Bristol as reigning champion Joey Logano eliminated

Kevin Harvick, the 2014 champion who is retiring at the end of the season, also was eliminated after finishing five laps down in 29th.

Ludvig Aberg leads by 2 at BMW PGA Championship

blue jays 4, red sox 3 (13 inn.)

Red Sox waste too many chances, Blue Jays walk off with win on infield single in 13th inning

PORTLAND STATE 91, NORTH AMERICAN 0

Portland State scores 13 touchdowns, sets Big Sky record with 91-0 rout of North American University

Business

Trump plans two Mar-a-Lago fundraisers for campaign, legal fees

Former President Donald Trump is planning separate fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago in October for his election campaign and to help pay legal fees for himself and his supporters, according to people familiar with the plans.

Biden urged by GOP senators to give Ukraine long-range missiles

Four top Senate Republicans prodded President Joe Biden to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles to help its counteroffensive against Russia, saying only a small part of US stockpiles would be needed.

Actor Russell Brand accused of rape in London Times expose

Hollywood strikes enter a new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore’s return despite pickets

magazine

Hispanic Heritage Month

Honoring 100 change-making leaders across Massachusetts

Mónica Solares, owner of Rincón Guatemalteco in Waltham.

My Boston History

Searching for a taste of home in and around the city

In 2016, El Oriental owner Nobel Garcia poured cider at the news of Fidel Castro’s death.

Marcela García

What does it mean to lose special places where Latinos gather in Boston?

Troops leaving Camp Myles Standish in Taunton for the Boston Port of Embarkation.

My dad never forgot Rosh Hashana at Camp Myles Standish in 1944

metro

Two people look out into the harbor as the storm approached Bar Harbor.

Despite dangers, Maine locals, tourists take storm in stride

Healey lifts state of emergency as the erstwhile Hurricane Lee moves northward

Nurses threaten strike at Dana-Farber Merrimack Valley

sports

Koby Altman was elevated to general manager of the Cavaliers in 2017.

Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman arrested for operating a vehicle while impaired

Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams scores UMass late lead, but Eastern Michigan answers for the win

Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas’s rookie season could be over because of shoulder inflammation

business

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.

Harvard graduate gets nod to be Nigeria’s next Central Bank head

UAW strike hits 3 plants as it seeks big raises and other gains

Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says ‘record profits’ should be shared

politics

Businessman Calvin L. Butts, Jr., has hosted political fundraisers at his East Chop home for Black office-seekers.

On tony Martha’s Vineyard, a center of Black political power grows

Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says ‘record profits’ should be shared

Special counsel seeking limited gag order on Trump in elections case

Nation

People walk in the rain and wind from Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee on September 16, 2023 in Bar Harbor, Maine.

After Lee’s landfall, thousands are without power in US and Canada

Armed man at RFK Jr. event in Los Angeles is arrested

Storm forecast to be near hurricane strength upon landfall in Canada

World

A woman waved her fan as she walked in downtown Rome on Aug. 22.

How do we feel about global warming? It’s called eco-anxiety.

Letter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information about Nazi crimes revealed

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers and a warship on a visit to Russia’s Far East

opinion

A check for 2 cents to Robert Skole from the law firm of Dewey, Cheetham & Howe.

A memorable missive from the ‘legal department’ at ‘Car Talk’

By all means, bring on the reform of primary care

Surveying Leominster’s damage, with faith in city’s resilience

lifestyle

She was my first date after a long marriage

A parent’s coping guide for back-to-school teen anxiety

Dating in Boston has been rough

food & dining

Server Selena Teletina delivers food at Block Island's Airport Diner.

Restaurants in R.I., Maine, still struggle to find workers

Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?

These two Boston-area restaurants made Bon Appétit’s ‘Best New Restaurants’ list

travel

Edward Tufte’s Rocket Science 3, is a full-size, fully-equipped airstream with operating lights.

Falling for Woodbury, ‘the most charming small town in Connecticut’

These maps show when foliage will peak in New England — and across the country

Where to find foliage trackers for each New England state

Arts

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, "Charting Your Course Through Life," 1940.

At this Harvard exhibition, the maps are real but the places on them aren’t

Harvard museum director stepping down

At Abakus Projects, a show that asks: How compatible are efficiency and humanity?

Books

A lament for a vanishing paradise, through the 300-year history of one plot of land

It’s back-to-school month — time for a pop quiz! Test yourself to see how well you know your New England campus novels.

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 10

Movies

Sylvester Stallone in "Sly"

After seeing 20-plus films in six days, our critic shares some final highlights from this year’s TIFF

Drew Barrymore stalking suspect trespasses at fashion show looking for Emma Watson, police say

‘Scrapper’: A tender tale about a kid with serious mettle

Television

Fabrice Morvan, left, and Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli, pictured performing in 1992.

Milli Vanilli documentary revisits a sad scandal

A so-so thriller is lurking in this ‘Wilderness’

Helena Bonham Carter, ‘Nolly’ coming to ‘Masterpiece’

music

Peter Gabriel onstage at TD Garden Thursday night.

At TD Garden, Peter Gabriel puts on a show like no other

Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service reach back 20 years

In a documentary of her life, singer Carol Sloane receives her overdue applause

Theater/Dance

From left: Carly Zien, Amy Resnick, Will Lyman, and Joshua Chessin-Yudin in "Prayer for the French Republic" at the Huntington.

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism hits home, again

In ART’s ‘Half-God of Rainfall,’ a storm is brewing

In ‘POTUS,’ the West Wing is nothing like ‘The West Wing’

Health

Boston, MA 10/7/2021: Exterior of Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA on October 07, 2021. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) ( Exteriors of Dana Farber Cancer Institute for story about: Boston’s top cancer hospital had stood out nationally for encouraging its trustees to invest in its start-up companies, including even running them.) COVID-19 coronavirus

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

Your health insurance costs are likely going up in R.I. next year. Here’s by how much.

CVS, Walgreens illegally marketed ‘unapproved’ eye drops, FDA says

Obituaries

Senator Lauch Faircloth spoke to supporters at his campaign headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., in 1998.

Lauch Faircloth dies at 95; GOP senator targeted D.C. home rule in crisis

Fernando Botero, artist of whimsical rotundity, is dead at 91

Tony Award-winner Michael McGrath, mourned as ‘adorable, mischievous, brilliant,’ dies at 65