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Initial autopsy results identify medical issue in death of Patriots fan at Gillette, did not suggest ‘traumatic injury’

The precise cause of death will require further testing by the state medical examiner’s office, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said Wednesday. No charges have been filed in Dale Mooney's death.
Man fatally injured at Gillette was punched twice in head by man in Miami Dolphins jersey, witness says

The Biden administration finally named a coordinator to combat book bans. That was the easy part.
Even as they see a political opportunity to take on the conservative “parents’ rights” movement, the options for the federal government to engage are limited and themselves politically fraught.

These 66 Massachusetts schools were recognized by the state for strong performance

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released 2023 MCAS results on Thursday. Table of Schools of Recognition.
MCAS scores are still well below pre-pandemic levels See 2023 MCAS scores for schools across the state

Workers say Red Line train ignored a warning and blew by them at 25 miles per hour on Monday, according to report

The incident, along with another near miss reported this week, raise the prospect of more mandates from federal regulators that could further limit the T’s ability to repair its tracks, delaying fixes to speed a system riddled with slow zones.

Woman sentenced to probation for racial incident involving Muslim Melrose city councilor

Joan Ditomaso was ordered to stay away from City Councilor Maya Jamaleddine, her husband, and their children, who witnessed the confrontation in December when Ditomaso verbally accosted Jamaleddine and shoved her husband.

GOP lawmakers clash with Attorney General Garland over Hunter Biden investigation

“Our job is not to take orders from the president, from Congress, or from anyone else, about who or what to criminally investigate,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said.

Lawmakers want ‘hard numbers’ on state’s shelter crisis after Healey’s request for $250 million

High school band director in Alabama shocked with stun gun, arrested after refusing to stop music

Tell us: What’s your favorite New England fall activity?

Cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta helps most but not all with the deadly genetic disease
Cystic fibrosis miracle drug Trikafta, helps 90% of people, the other 10% are still waiting for their aid.

A breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug gave them the gift of time. But miracles come with complications.

With Vertex's cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta, death no longer looms so close for many patients. But now, they face unfamiliar worries about careers, money, and old age — “the existential threat of living.”
Boston Globe Today

Watch: Reporter Felice Freyer explains how Trikafta changes everything for some CF patients

When a new drug for cystic fibrosis was approved in 2019, it was a true miracle treatment for thousands of patients. But it also raised some new existential questions for them.

Bruins name Brad Marchand captain, Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak alternate captains
There were no surprises Wednesday when the team finally announced who would succeed Patrice Bergeron.

Why has Massachusetts become a hot spot for Power Five schools to recruit quarterbacks?
Five quarterbacks with Bay State connections have committed to big-time football schools, and they say they helped each other get there.

Globe Summit 2023

At Globe Summit, local college presidents speak out on the future of higher education

At an event moderated by Linda Henry, CEO of Boston Globe Media, the leaders of three Boston-area schools said they are confronting changing consumer demands, enrollment declines, and public distrust in higher education — challenges that require adept leadership and innovation.
Globe Summit panelists weigh the ‘superpowers’ of AI against its hazards See the full schedule for Globe Summit 2023
DINING OUT | ★★★★

At Lenox Sophia, every night is a dinner party

The BYO South Boston restaurant is where fine dining comes to relax.
LOVE LETTERS

‘I see’ is his stock response to everything. She finds it frustrating.

Sometimes that reply leaves her feeling there’s no point in continuing the conversation.
Hispanic Heritage Month

Latinx Heritage Month kicks off with fiesta on City Hall Plaza

How to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

My night at Havana Club, the heart of salsa and bachata dancing in Cambridge
IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Buddy Teevens, gridiron innovator and iconic Dartmouth football coach, dies at 66 after bicycle accident

He won five Ivy League championships with the Big Green but more importantly was responsible for advances in player safety.
Peter Abraham | RANGERS 6, RED SOX 4

Bobby Dalbec is not the same player who was cut at the end of spring training by the Red Sox

Dalbec, in his eighth season in pro ball, said he is really figuring it out.

Marcus Smart’s wedding turned into a Celtics reunion featuring Jayson Tatum, Brad Stevens, and more

Smart celebrated his wedding day alongside his wife, Maisa Hallum, on Saturday.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Don’t blame domestic violence victims in child welfare cases

DCF should be guided by best practices.
IDEAS | MELANIE BROOKS

A daughter who couldn’t ask questions is now a mother who invites them
JEFF JACOBY

Live long and prosper
SCOT LEHIGH

There they go again: Trump and his enablers spread another large lie
RENÉE GRAHAM

So many celebrity apologies, so little sincerity

Experience Globe Summit September 19-21
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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

Missing autistic boy from Chelsea found safe at Cambridge recreation center

Susant Thapa, 11, was located shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday at an indoor pool facility adjacent to Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Chelsea police said. Police had said the boy, who is nonverbal, was drawn to swimming pools and had asked the public to check them.

Kraft Heinz recalling some American cheese slices because the wrappers could pose a choking hazard
The company said one of its wrapping machines developed a temporary issue that makes it possible for a thin strip of film to remain on the slice even after it's been removed from the wrapper.

Photographer Danny Clinch, on learning his craft in Boston when the ‘music scene was awesome,’ and clicking with Bruce Springsteen
Clinch's photos are among those featured in the exhibit “Bruce Springsteen: Portraits of an American Music Icon,” now on display at the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame at the Wang Theatre.

Eastern Bank will acquire Cambridge Trust, and sell its insurance division
The move will beef up the Boston-based bank’s wealth management operation while divesting its slower-growing insurance business.

Thermo Fisher just opened a $180 million plant. Executives already are talking about expanding.
The two-story building in Plainville underscores the company’s commitment to the growing field of gene therapy, which has given hope to people with deadly inherited diseases.

In Boston tech’s first IPO since 2021, Klaviyo to start trading on Wednesday
The marketing software firm raised $576 million in the deal, which could signal a reopening of the window for companies to go public.

Recommended reads

Some N.H. residents are balking at an ordinance requiring them to cut their lawns

Receiving the notice made Jacqui Pierce even more determined to convert her lawn into an oasis for pollinators.
Mow-no-more? How to make a pollinator-friendly yard.

Celebrating its 400th anniversary, the leading name in crashing, banging, and clanging has made a home here
Cymbal-maker Zildjian, described as the oldest family-run business in America, was founded in Turkey in 1623 but now makes its home in Norwell. On Wednesday, it's planning quite a bash to mark its milestone.

Joe’s Pizza, a New York classic, is now open in Harvard Square until 3 a.m.
Who said local nightlife was dead?

In bid to stop Trump, one group is making different pitch to independents and Democrats: Vote GOP
With a largely drama-less Democratic presidential field, a new super PAC is trying to persuade independent voters in New England — and beyond — to vote in the GOP primary.

Culture & Lifestyle

10 podcasts that will make you feel like you’re in a book club

At MGM Music Hall, a Janelle Monáe joy ride

How to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

‘Madama Butterfly’ is a poignant American tragedy at Boston Lyric Opera

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

Hampus Hillerstrom and Jo Ann Simons

People with Down syndrome deserve access to Alzheimer’s treatment
Carine Hajjar

Chris Christie takes on mission impossible in GOP presidential nomination race
EDITORIAL

When building bike lanes isn’t enough
IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFER

After the Vermont flood
JOAN VENNOCHI

Keep Trump on the ballot and let voters decide
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

RI BUSINESS

Home sale prices in Rhode Island jump by double digits as supply remains critically low

The median price of a single-family home in Rhode Island jumped to $450,000 in August, which is a more than 11 percent increase from this same time last year.
PODCAST

Podcast: The future of Providence, according to Mayor Brett Smiley

It has been a busy – and occasionally stormy – summer for Mayor Brett Smiley.
NH NEWS

Rare painting bought for $4 at N.H. thrift store sells for $150,000 at auction

The auction house said the N.C. Wyeth work had been procured at “an antique shop” in Manchester. By that, they meant the local Savers secondhand store.
RHODE MAP

A point of contention on Providence’s big deal with its colleges

The council's finance chairwoman wants the mayor's 10-year agreement with Brown University to be considered separately from the 20-year deal struck with the other colleges.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

High school football returning to Fenway Park for 4 games Thanksgiving week

The matchups feature City rivals Brighton / TechBoston, Hockomock foes Franklin / King Philip, Merrimack Valley rivals Billerica / Chelmsford, and the 117th Fitchburg / Leominster game.
tara sullivan

A commemorative salute to Billie Jean King and her impact, and other thoughts

It was 50 years ago that King struck a blow for equality in a match that she won "fair and square," according to her vanquished opponent.
Bruins

Bruins name Brad Marchand captain, Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak alternate captains

There were no surprises Wednesday when the team finally announced who would succeed Patrice Bergeron.
bruins

Nine pressing questions facing the Bruins entering training camp
RED SOX AT RANGERS | 2:05 P.M. (NESN)

Game 153: Red Sox at Rangers lineups and notes

HS FOOTBALL | WEEK 3

10 high school football games to watch and Nate Weitzer’s picks for Week 3

Business

RI BUSINESS

Home sale prices in Rhode Island jump by double digits as supply remains critically low

The median price of a single-family home in Rhode Island jumped to $450,000 in August, which is a more than 11 percent increase from this same time last year.
ADDRESS

Home of the Week: Stow raised ranch is a refuge next to a refuge

Renovated property boasts a pool with a cabana, a family room with a wood ceiling, and a wildlife sanctuary for a neighbor.

Kraft Heinz recalling some American cheese slices because the wrappers could pose a choking hazard

Thermo Fisher just opened a $180 million plant. Executives already are talking about expanding.
magazine
My Boston History

Shining a spotlight on the lack of diversity backstage
Marcela García

Meet six Mass. leaders from Amplify LatinX's ALX100 list
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 18-24
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She grew up in the next town over from me’

metro

Initial autopsy results identify medical issue in death of Patriots fan at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, did not suggest ‘traumatic injury’

Cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta helps most but not all with the deadly genetic disease

‘Permanent’ jewelry is ‘kind of like part of you’ (yes, you can change your mind)

sports

Initial autopsy results identify medical issue in death of Patriots fan at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, did not suggest ‘traumatic injury’

On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ win, a push to honor her in Congress

Why has Massachusetts become a hot spot for Power Five schools to recruit quarterbacks?

business

‘Permanent’ jewelry is ‘kind of like part of you’ (yes, you can change your mind)

A breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug gave them the gift of time. But miracles come with complications.

Homeowners face rising insurance rates as climate change makes wildfires, storms more common

politics

GOP lawmakers clash with Attorney General Garland over Hunter Biden investigation

The Biden administration finally named a coordinator to combat book bans. That was the easy part.

Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government

Nation

Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

High school band director in Alabama shocked with stun gun, arrested after refusing to stop music

Biden and Brazil’s Lula meeting in New York to discuss labor, climate

World

British police officer is charged with murder of unarmed Black man in London

Six Palestinians are killed in latest fighting with Israel, at least 3 of them militants

Azerbaijan and Armenian forces reach cease-fire deal for breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh, reports say

opinion

Expanding the circle: The reality of implementing restorative justice across the country

Can restorative justice break the cycle of mass incarceration?

Rewriting Retribution

lifestyle

These 3 New England corn mazes rank among the country’s best, according to USA Today

Is it too soon to have another child?

She was my first date after a long marriage

food & dining

These local restaurants are getting national attention

Kraft Heinz recalling some American cheese slices because the wrappers could pose a choking hazard

At Lenox Sophia, every night is a dinner party

travel

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

Rare painting bought for $4 at N.H. thrift store sells for $150,000 at auction

Get a jump on your holiday shopping with these open studio events

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

Books

Suzanne Simard, best-selling author of ‘Finding the Mother Tree,’ pledges advocacy for environmental protection ‘until I’m dead’

Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

Vauhini Vara’s ‘This Is Salvaged’ deals in flesh and blood

Movies

Michael J. Fox receives 2023 Elevate Prize Catalyst Award at Clinton Global Initiative

Gael García Bernal delivers a knockout performance in ‘Cassandro’

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

Television

Hamm adds some serious ambiguity to soapy ‘Morning Show’

Everything we know about the new ‘Frasier’

This week’s TV: ‘Sex Education’ is back, ‘Still Up’ debuts, and everything we know about the new ‘Frasier’

music

Photographer Danny Clinch, on learning his craft in Boston when the ‘music scene was awesome,’ and clicking with Bruce Springsteen

Roger Whittaker, balladeer with an international following, dies at 87

Celebrating its 400th anniversary, the leading name in crashing, banging, and clanging has made a home here

Theater/Dance

At Lyric Stage, Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ meets the moment

Tennessee Williams’s explorations into fantasy and science fiction will lift off in Provincetown

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

Health

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

Buddy Teevens, gridiron innovator and iconic Dartmouth football coach, dies at 66 after bicycle accident

Roger Whittaker, balladeer with an international following, dies at 87

Irish Grinstead of R&B group 702 dies at 43