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Gunman targeted businesses that he thought were part of 'conspiracy' against him, according to search warrant

The man who shot 18 people to death in Maine last week targeted a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston because he believed that they, along with two other businesses, were part of a conspiracy against him, according to new documents.

Shooter was involuntarily committed to Army hospital, military says Timeline: Warnings and reports made on shooter ahead of attack Read the documents detailing warnings about the shooter See our complete coverage

Heather Bailey and her daughter, Ollie, 13, attended a candlelight vigil honoring shooting victims at Worumbo Park in Lisbon Falls, Maine.

Hundreds spilled outside of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul while attending a vigil for the 18 people who were killed in Lewiston’s mass shootings.

Questions emerge about law enforcement’s attention to gunman before shootings

A makeshift memorial grows outside of Schemengees Bar & Grille, one of two places targeted by the gunman.

Does hearing loss play a role in psychosis?

Heather Bailey and her daughter, Ollie, 13, attended a candlelight vigil honoring shooting victims at Worumbo Park in Lisbon Falls, Maine.

Gunman’s ex-wife and son warned authorities he was hearing voices

Law enforcement officials took a break at Lisbon High School during the manhunt for the shooter in Lewiston.

How Maine authorities have used the 'yellow flag' law in the past

Israel carries out wide-scale strike in Northern Gaza
The Israeli military said Tuesday it carried out a strike in Jabaliya on Hamas infrastructure “that had taken over civilian buildings” and that tunnels under the buildings collapsed.

Hezbollah in Lebanon hesitates as Israel strikes Gaza

Nine protesters arrested after several officers assaulted at Cambridge office of Israeli company, police say

A crowd gathered to support six Jewish protesters who were stopped while trying to get to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office where they had planned to stage a sit-in and “call for US action to prevent genocide in Gaza.” Boston Worker's Circle, a Jewish social justice organization, resigned Tuesday from the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston after backlash for attending the rally, which was co-sponsored by anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace.

Jewish social justice group resigns from Greater Boston Jewish council over rally with anti-Zionist group

‘We’ve run out of drinking water’: Medway family describes increasingly dire situation in Gaza as war escalates

Over student and teacher objections, Everett School Committee places embattled superintendent on leave
The 7 to 3 vote effectively ends Superintendent Priya Tahiliani's tenure with the district.

Judge weighs blocking shelter system cap amid crush of families
A state judge is poised to rule on the Healey administration’s effort to limit the number of homeless families allowed in the state’s emergency shelter program, which has been overwhelmed by a surge of migrants amid an escalating housing crisis.

With Mass. shelters nearing state-imposed capacity, questions and legal challenge cloud Healey’s plans

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Eight members of BPS’s English Learners task force resign in protest of district inclusion plan
In a letter to Mayor Michelle Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper, the resigning task force members said the district’s plan to integrate English learners into general education classrooms will lead to worse outcomes.

How Trump’s verbal slips could weaken his attacks on Biden’s age
One of Donald Trump’s new comedic bits at his rallies features him impersonating the current commander in chief with an over-the-top caricature mocking President Biden’s age.

Super PAC backing DeSantis said it was a ‘two-person race’ against Trump. Now it’s targeting Haley.

The stars of "Friends," from left, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, and Matt LeBlanc, pose after winning outstanding comedy series at the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 22, 2002, Los Angeles.

‘Friends’ cast mourns death of Matthew Perry

About a dozen people who have sickle sickle cell disease or relatives with the debilitating blood disorder implored the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to approve a revolutionary gene editing treatment — created by CRISPR Therapeutics and Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals — that those who received it in a clinical trial said transformed their lives.

Patients with sickle cell disease urge FDA to greenlight landmark gene-editing treatment

The treatment, called exa-cel and administered with a single infusion, was as created by Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, which is headquartered in Switzerland but has most of its employees in Mass.

ben volin | on football

Forgoing a fire sale was the right move for Patriots, who need to start signing their own players
Enough is enough with the Patriots letting their talented young players get paid by other teams.

The NFL trade deadline has come and gone. Here are the biggest moves of the day.

Sunrise over the Boston skyline.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Like clockwork, it’s time to debate daylight saving time again

The twice-annual debate over what time zone Massachusetts should be in has been revived anew.

Game 2 of the World Series was a 9-1 blowout by the Diamondbacks that had heads hanging in the Rangers dugout.

dan shaughnessy

This World Series threatens to take apathy toward baseball to an even lower level

Baseball seems to be sliding off the grid of relevance anyway, and Rangers vs. Diamondbacks isn’t going to help.

Peter Abraham: Concerning injuries to Max Scherzer and Adolis García took luster off the Rangers’ Game 3 win

Opinion

This candy is unhealthy. But Halloween is not.

In defense of Halloween

Could the censorious scolds and overprotective parents just give it a rest for this one day?

Joe Biden has a Democratic challenger; he should debate him

From gun violence to abortion bans, recognize the devil before it breaches your door

Andrew Bacevich

Is the US an ‘indispensable nation’ or reckless and misguided?

IDEAS | DOUG SMITH

The last thing my father told me

Construction crews on Tuesday put John Hancock's iconic signature atop the insurance company's headquarters in Back Bay.

Putting their John Hancock on the city skyline

The life insurer on Tuesday completed the installation of its signature sign — which long hung over center field in Fenway Park — at the top of its Back Bay headquarters.

Carla Brodley at the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex at Northeastern University in October.

Women & Power 2023

Where are the women in tech and AI?

We need to bring more diverse brains and perspectives into computing, because the algorithms that power AI reflect those who create them.

Happy Halloween, and may all the candy bars in your bucket be full-size.

These are the best and worst candies of Halloween

Trick-or-treating forecast: Clear and chilly tonight Here’s how to protect children with allergies from anaphylaxis while trick-or-treating

New Kids on the Block in concert at Fenway Park in 2021.

New Kids on the Block to bring ‘Magic Summer 2024’ tour to Mansfield

Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff will join the Boston boy band on tour next year.

More recent News

With UAW strike over, workers return to Stellantis facility in Mansfield
The United Auto Workers reached tentative deals with all of the Big Three automakers, clearing the way for about 46 people to come back to work in Mansfield.

Colorado police say heavily armed man killed himself instead of attacking amusement park
The man's body was discovered in the bathroom of a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado with the words “I am not a killer” scrawled on the wall nearby, authorities said.

Long COVID patients aim to educate doctors about their disease
Patients and patient advocates in New Hampshire will bring together experts from around the country at a symposium at Dartmouth in November.

Healey, promising more compassion, overhauls state’s guidelines for pardons, commutations
Governor Maura Healey’s newly released framework signals the Democrat’s willingness to not only wield clemency earlier and more often than her predecessors but consider a variety of different circumstances in doing so.

‘It’s smoooooth’: Riders, drivers rejoice as stretch of Red Line and Mattapan Trolley speed up after shutdown
Riders who have endured excruciatingly slow train and shuttle bus service in recent months were greeted Monday with a speedier commute as the MBTA reopened the lines between JFK/UMass and Mattapan stations after a 16-day shutdown.

AS I SEE IT | STAN GROSSFELD

Finding the center
“As I See It,” a new weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. This week Grossfeld helps guide us through the Labyrinth at the Armenian Heritage Park.

Mary Logue, 90, surrounded by her four of her six grandkids — Brendan (top left), Amanda (top right), Catherine (bottom left), James (bottom right) — on the front stoop of the Dartmouth Street house.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

One house, one family, and the fading dream of homeownership

Within 100 years, a Watertown family has watched the seams of the American Dream coming apart — one stitch, one generation at a time.

Tell us your family’s Greater Boston homeownership story

Explore the project

Recommended reads

The gates at Harvard University in Cambridge.

As Harvard feels the heat from donors, how much influence should they have on campus?

The horror of the Middle East conflict has raised tensions between donors and university administrators to a boil — and led some philanthropists to cut off contributions.

With Mass. shelters nearing state-imposed capacity, questions and legal challenge cloud Healey’s plans
State officials said they plan to begin pushing those seeking emergency shelter to a waiting list once the system reaches 7,500 families, which they warn could happen “imminently.”

We Found Love | Love Letters

‘He gave me a choice and I made my choice’
“We Found Love,” is a Love Letters podcast miniseries about women who are in romantic relationships with men in Massachusetts prisons. Listen to episode 2.

Another downtown office building sells at a sizable loss
City Realty Group last week said it has acquired a nine-story Leather District office building for $11 million, little more than half what the property last sold for in 2015.

Culture & Lifestyle

On her ‘Woo Woo’ podcast, Rachel Dratch’s guests give her the creeps

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets kick off their US tour at Brighton Music Hall on Wednesday.

Nick Lowe on Christmas music, his masked accomplices, and why he had to change his tune

Buffy Sainte-Marie celebrates her Juno for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Gala Dinner and Awards show March, 24, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

CBC report questions singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims of Indigenous heritage

Brazil's Grupo Corpo performed "Gil Refazendo," choreographed by Rodrigo Pederneiras

Grupo Corpo brings Brazil back to the Shubert

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

Homes on Martha's Vineyard in Oak Bluffs.

Transfer tax would give communities one more weapon in the housing battle

The national debt was $32 trillion when it was displayed on this bus shelter in Washington, D.C., in July.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The deficit has doubled — to $2 trillion. This economist says worrying about it is silly.

A sign told Lewiston residents to shelter in place after a gunman opened fire in two businesses, killing 18 people, the night before, in Lewiston, Maine on Thursday, Oct. 26.

Scapegoating mental illness is ineffective in preventing mass shootings

Henry Santana, an at-large candidate for Boston City Council, posed for a portrait on Oct. 4 at the Alice H. Taylor Apartments, where he grew up.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The compelling candidacy of City Council candidate Henry Santana

Family, friends, and members of the community gathered at the funeral of Samantha Woll, the president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, at Hebrew Memorial Chapel in Oak Park, Mich., on Oct. 22.

Not a hate crime, but still an act of hate

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

Gunman targeted businesses that he thought were part of ‘conspiracy’ against him, search warrant says

The man who shot 18 people to death in Maine last week targeted a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston because he believed that they, along with two other businesses, were part of a conspiracy against him, according to new documents.

Maine mass shooter was involuntarily committed to Army hospital, military says

Fellow reservists described unusual, aggressive behavior during training.

Judge weighs blocking shelter system cap amid crush of families

A state judge is poised to rule on the Healey administration’s effort to limit the number of homeless families allowed in the state’s emergency shelter program, which has been overwhelmed by a surge of migrants amid an escalating housing crisis.

What you need to know about bail reform in N.H.

“The criminal justice system is not designed nor meant to be used for mental health treatment,” said Representative Terry Roy.

Sports

Joshua Dobbs had decent moments with the rebuilding Cardinals, particularly during the first three weeks, while passing for 1,569 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions.

Vikings acquire quarterback Joshua Dobbs from Cardinals in response to season-ending injury to starter Kirk Cousins

Dobbs, who was a fourth-round draft pick out of Tennessee in 2017 by Pittsburgh, will join his seventh team in seven seasons.

The Patriots fielded calls on linebacker Josh Uche (55), but in the end didn't swing a deal.

Patriots make no moves ahead of NFL trade deadline

Tuesday marked the Patriots’ last opportunity to receive value for assets they might lose for nothing in five months.

Hunter Henry (right) is a good example of a Patriot whose contract is about to expire this offseason but who should be re-signed.

ben volin | on football

Forgoing a fire sale was the right move for Patriots, who need to start signing their own players

Enough is enough with the Patriots letting their talented young players get paid by other teams.

The NFL trade deadline has come and gone. Here are the biggest moves of the day.

MIAA FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Here are the seedings and matchups for the state field hockey tournament

patriots notebook

In Bill O’Brien’s eyes, it will take more than one player to replace Kendrick Bourne’s production

Business

Patients with sickle cell disease urge FDA to greenlight landmark gene-editing treatment

The treatment, called exa-cel and administered with a single infusion, was as created by Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, which is headquartered in Switzerland but has most of its employees in Mass.

The defense rests in Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial

The former crypto mogul wrapped up his risky gambit testifying in his defense by insisting he did not know about the alleged fraud at the core of the government’s case against him until last fall.

Biden administration takes on JetBlue as its fight against industry consolidation goes to court

State Street shakes up its hierarchy

magazine

Vampire panic gripped New England in the 1800s. The real evil was in the air.

Celebrate all things water at the two-day Evaporate Live Art Festival, held at the Waterworks Museum.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 30-Nov. 5

The day I grew to really appreciate my son started with a Disney tantrum — mine

One family scammed the lottery for $20 million. Then their luck ran out.

metro

The Everett School Committee placed Superintendent Priya Tahiliani on leave on Monday night. In March, Everett High School students walked out of school in support of Tahiliani, whose contract was not renewed, a year after she filed a complaint with the state accusing the mayor and other School Committee members of racism and discrimination.

Over student and teacher objections, Everett School Committee places embattled superintendent on leave

Providence councilman fired from R.I. governor’s office for pro-Palestinian views

Healey, promising more compassion, overhauls state’s guidelines for pardons, commutations

sports

Fielding Mayhugh and Weston have put together an impressive run in the lead up to the Division 3 tournament.

Favorites, sleepers, and players to watch for the state girls’ volleyball tournament, Divisions 1-5

Matt Poitras will stay with Bruins instead of going back to his junior team

Saudi Arabia likely to host 2034 World Cup after Australia decides not to bid for soccer showcase

business

Construction crews on Tuesday put John Hancock's iconic signature atop the insurance company's headquarters in Back Bay.

Putting their John Hancock on the city skyline

With UAW strike over, workers return to Stellantis facility in Mansfield

Facebook is launching an ad-free version. What does that mean for the future of social media?

politics

Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked on during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine the national security supplemental request on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

US military and diplomatic leaders urge a divided Congress to send aid to both Israel and Ukraine

Super PAC backing DeSantis said it was a ‘two-person race’ against Trump. Now it’s targeting Haley.

Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers

Nation

After Florida passed a law requiring public school districts to impose rules barring student cellphone use during class time, Orange County Public Schools went even further and banned their use during the entire school day. Among the district's schools is Timber Creek High in Orlando.

This Florida school district banned cellphones. Here’s what happened.

Suspect in custody for posting online threats about Jewish students at Cornell University

Home schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education

World

An Israeli army tracked medical vehicle moved along a road near the northern town of Kiryat Shmona close to the border with Lebanon on Tuesday amid increasing cross-border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel.

Hezbollah hesitates as Israel strikes Gaza

Israel carries out wide-scale strike in Northern Gaza

UN agency in Gaza says urgent cease-fire is `matter of life and death’ for millions of Palestinians

opinion

Despite the fact that kids have gone to school without phones since the dawn of the desk, somehow that notion has recently become untenable.

Phones in schools are making children less safe

Transfer tax would give communities one more weapon in the housing battle

The deficit has doubled — to $2 trillion. This economist says worrying about it is silly.

lifestyle

Love Letters

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters

Taylor Swift Halloween theme draws visitors to Beacon Hill home

Epoch Preservation uses artistry and attention to detail to bring historical gravestones back to life

food & dining

A Turkish coffee from Sip of Joy Cafe & Bakery in the South End. The cafe opened in July and serves Turkish coffee and pastries.

Turkish coffee (and the space to enjoy it) at Sip of Joy Cafe & Bakery in the South End

Cheers to Full Pour, a new print magazine devoted to drinks of all kinds

Spruce up your holiday cheese board with a little know-how from spice school

travel

Tourists take in the view at Grindelwald First in the Swiss Alps.

Our travel writer has found a new favorite destination, and it’s in Switzerland

Feeling down? Welcome to the ‘happy place’ of the happiest people in the world

Puzzling a way out in Indigenous Connecticut

Arts

Crystalle Lacouture, "Blue Mask," oil on canvas, from "Evening’s Evening" at Praise Shadows Art Gallery.

Crystalle Lacouture centers loss and care at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

At the ICA, a vital view into the Boston art scene

Robert Irwin, artist of fleeting light and space, is dead at 95

Books

Jeff Yang is author of “The Golden Screen.”

In Jeff Yang’s illustrated history ‘The Golden Screen,’ breadth is freedom

Mary Beard tells us what work by Seneca we’ve been sleeping on

Superfan or dilettante?

Movies

Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley and Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s "Priscilla."

Elvis is the devil in disguise in ‘Priscilla’

‘The Holdovers’ is Payne’s paean to all the lonely people

For ‘Cosplay Dad,’ Rhode Island Comic Con is a place for full expression

Television

Michael C. Hall (second from left), Lauren Ambrose (third from left), Frances Conroy (second from right), and Peter Krause (right) in "Six Feet Under."

‘Six Feet Under’ the latest HBO series to pop up on Netflix

‘Friends’ cast mourns death of Matthew Perry

Fellowes’s ‘The Gilded Age’ isn’t the gold standard, but it’s plenty rich

music

New Kids on the Block in concert at Fenway Park in 2021.

New Kids on the Block to bring ‘Magic Summer 2024’ tour to Mansfield

Taylor Swift Halloween theme draws visitors to Beacon Hill home

CBC report questions singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims of Indigenous heritage

Theater/Dance

On her ‘Woo Woo’ podcast, Rachel Dratch’s guests give her the creeps

‘Frozen’ has the power to enchant, despite some slush

‘How I Learned to Drive’ burrows deep into the murky memories of trauma

Health

A person walks into a CVS Health store on Aug. 1, 2023, in Miami, Fla.

Pharmacy workers at CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid start 3-day walkout

Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says

Lifespan, largest hospital owner in R.I., could change name in expanded partnership with Brown University

Obituaries

Three seats in the upper deck at RFK Stadium were painted white to denote where the towering Frank Howard had hit towering home runs.

Frank Howard, long the face of baseball in Washington, D.C., dies at 87

Climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who emphasized helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71

Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated ‘Friends’ star, dead at 54