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Beyond the Gilded Gate
Reckoning with Boston’s towers of wealth
Luxury high-rises are sprouting across the skyline. Why is Boston, amid a grave housing crisis, so much better at building homes for the wealthy than those in need?

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Army reservist sent texts before Maine attack warning gunman would ‘do a mass shooting’
A set of desperate texts and a letter from a US Army Reserve training supervisor to a Maine sheriff in September reveal the high level of concern the gunman's fellow reservists had about the severity of his mental illness.

See our complete coverage of the Maine shootings

This year, a super-sized Halloween tradition in Lewiston was more important than ever

Lewiston gunman had been involuntarily committed to a mental hospital

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

Newly released documents detail timeline ahead of Lewiston, Maine, shootings

Could a ‘red flag’ law have stopped the gunman in Lewiston?

Report about Maine gunman raises question: Does hearing loss play a role in psychosis?

The MBTA just eliminated one of its longest-lasting slow zones

First identified by work crews before Labor Day in 2022, the Red Line slow zone was “being removed” as of Wednesday morning. Here is its story.

Wu says Boston making ‘great progress’ on dismantling Mass. and Cass homeless encampments
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the task “has been a long-standing challenge in the city of Boston.”

Boston continues intensive effort to clear Mass. and Cass homeless encampments

Josh McDaniels took the fall, but owner Mark Davis has only himself to blame for Raiders’ failures
No coach could succeed under the conditions and in the time McDaniels was given by Davis, who can't decide whether he wants to rebuild or win now.

On Football: Forgoing a fire sale was the right move for Patriots

Postal Service letter carrier assaulted in Medford, taken to hospital with serious injuries

Officers found the letter carrier suffering from “apparent facial injuries” after he was assaulted on his route by three individuals, police said. The suspects took a post office key and fled toward a waiting vehicle.

Person stabbed at Domino’s restaurant in Roxbury
The victim was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Salem State University student, 18, killed in overnight shooting

A Salem State University student was fatally shot early Wednesday amid the North Shore city’s massive annual Halloween celebration, law enforcement and university officials said.

4-year-old boy in critical condition after being accidentally shot by father, police say
Opinion
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

Biden’s real reelection problem isn’t his age. It’s his waning popularity.

Millennials like me and other young voters are likely to wonder how good a Biden presidency is if it means a world in flames.
JEFF JACOBY

Most Americans are tuning out the news
EDITORIAL

Governor Healey adds equity, fairness to her clemency priorities
SCOT LEHIGH

Joe Biden has a Democratic challenger; he should debate him
RENÉE GRAHAM

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

He was ready to quit. Then he started to run. More than 50 marathons later, he’s ready to create a museum

Running helped turn Jean-Paul LaPierre’s life around, and now he is looking for a way to display The Boston Running Museum Archives, a collection of nearly 10,000 pieces of running memorabilia he has amassed over 25 years.
Chad Finn

It’s very early, but these Celtics appear to be built to contend for Banner 18 if they stay healthy

The core — Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, and Al Horford — is the most talented and well-rounded top six in the NBA.
Celtics vs. Pacers: Boston hopes to keep up hot start against Indiana
LOVE LETTERS

I want to stop thinking about my first love once and for all

We were on and off for an entire year. I don’t want this relationship to have power over me anymore.

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.

More recent News

Tyler Christopher, ‘General Hospital’ actor, dies at 50
Mr. Christopher, best known for his long-running role on “General Hospital,” also won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2016 for best lead actor for his role as Stefan DiMera on “Days of Our Lives,” another soap opera.

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN
Meet the 22-year-old Rhode Island woman living her pro baseball dream
Kayla Baptista is a development coach in the Rangers organization, and the big club now finds itself just one victory away from winning its first-ever World Series.

ADDRESS
Fannie Mae keeps a secret condo blacklist. Why?
Won’t buy loans for these properties and forbids lenders from telling anyone. In October, 37 Massachusetts developments were singled out.

Cornell student arrested for allegedly posting online threats about Jewish students
Patrick Dai, 21, a junior from Pittsford, New York, is charged in a federal criminal complaint with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications, authorities said.

Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric will testify at fraud trial that threatens the family’s empire
Donald Trump Jr. is expected to testify Wednesday and Eric Trump on Thursday, kicking off a blockbuster stretch as the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’s lawsuit enters its second month.

Dunkin’ announces its 2023 holiday menu and the return of ‘Free Donut Wednesdays’
We've officially entered the season of peppermint mocha lattes, holiday sprinkles, and complimentary doughnuts.

MFA hands over pair of likely looted Bubon bronzes to Manhattan DA’s office
A spokesperson for the Manhattan DA’s office confirmed the two fragments are part of a wide-ranging criminal investigation into an antiquities smuggling ring.

Ask the Gardener: Is there a cure for beech leaf disease?
Plus, prepping your garden to prevent tomato blight next year and dealing with a hydrangea that just won’t bloom.

MISS CONDUCT
Do nieces and nephews age out of Christmas gifts?
Also, my neighbor has a hoarding problem and I’d like to help.

Recommended reads

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.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Nine 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.

Boston City Council election day is coming up. Here’s what to know before you vote.
Eligible Bostonians will be able to cast their ballots to elect the city's next district councilors and at-large city councilors, whether that's by mail, voting early, or going to the polls on Election Day.

Inside the movement to legalize magic mushrooms in Massachusetts
A growing number of recreational users of psilocybin mushrooms in New England are attempting to turn their passion for the fungi into a broader movement, while campaigning for local measures that would legalize the use and cultivation of the plants.

Culture & Lifestyle

Move over, Wordle: Movie Grid, a new daily trivia game, has users flexing their film knowledge

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

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

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

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 | DOUG SMITH

The last thing my father told me
Andrew Bacevich

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

In defense of Halloween
EDITORIAL

Transfer tax would give communities one more weapon in the housing battle
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The deficit has doubled — to $2 trillion. This economist says worrying about it is silly.
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

Forecast | Dave Epstein

November arrives with a first hard frost in some areas before a pleasant weekend

In the short run temperatures are going to moderate a little bit over the next few days after a cold start Thursday.

Postal Service letter carrier assaulted in Medford, taken to hospital with serious injuries

Officers found the letter carrier suffering from “apparent facial injuries” after he was assaulted on his route by three individuals, police said. The suspects took a post office key and fled toward a waiting vehicle.

Offshore wind firm cancels N.J. projects, as industry’s prospects dim

Orsted, the Danish company that is a leading offshore wind farm developer, said Wednesday that it would write off as much as $5.6 billion as it gives up on plans to build two wind farms off the coast of New Jersey.

The MBTA just eliminated one of its longest-lasting slow zones

First identified by work crews before Labor Day in 2022, the Red Line slow zone was “being removed” as of Wednesday morning. Here is its story.

Sports

ben volin | on football

Josh McDaniels took the fall, but owner Mark Davis has only himself to blame for Raiders’ failures

No coach could succeed under the conditions and in the time McDaniels was given by Davis, who can't decide whether he wants to rebuild or win now.
patriots

Bill Belichick provides no answers on Patriots’ lack of trade-deadline moves

The coach declined to discuss Tuesday's inaction or Josh McDaniels's firing by the Raiders, emphasizing that, "We're getting ready for Washington."
RI Sports

He was ready to quit. Then he started to run. More than 50 marathons later, he’s ready to create a museum

Running helped turn Jean-Paul LaPierre’s life around, and now he is looking for a way to display The Boston Running Museum Archives, a collection of nearly 10,000 pieces of running memorabilia he has amassed over 25 years.
Celtics vs. Pacers | 7:30 p.m. (NBC SPORTS BOSTON)

Celtics vs. Pacers: Boston hopes to keep up hot start against high-octane Indiana offense
NFL

Former Patriots Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler are fired by Raiders in middle of second season
Christopher L. Gasper

MLB has made changes that are good for the game. The 12-team playoff format is a miss.

Business

Offshore wind firm cancels N.J. projects, as industry’s prospects dim

Orsted, the Danish company that is a leading offshore wind farm developer, said Wednesday that it would write off as much as $5.6 billion as it gives up on plans to build two wind farms off the coast of New Jersey.

Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric will testify at fraud trial that threatens the family’s empire

Donald Trump Jr. is expected to testify Wednesday and Eric Trump on Thursday, kicking off a blockbuster stretch as the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’s lawsuit enters its second month.
ADDRESS

Fannie Mae keeps a secret condo blacklist. Why?
ADDRESS

Home of the Week: Consider this Sudbury house DIY done
magazine
Globe Magazine

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

Your Week Ahead

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

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

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

metro

Wu says Boston making ‘great progress’ on dismantling Mass. and Cass homeless encampments

Army reservist sent texts before Maine attack warning gunman would ‘do a mass shooting’

He was ready to quit. Then he started to run. More than 50 marathons later, he’s ready to create a museum

sports

It’s very early, but these Celtics appear to be built to contend for Banner 18 if they stay healthy

Above all else, Craig Breslow has been a problem solver — on the mound and in the front office

Ugly win by the Rangers in Game 4 of the World Series was no fall classic

business

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

The defense rests in Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial

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

politics

Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric will testify at fraud trial that threatens the family’s empire

Biden’s Minnesota trip serves as a show of political force against primary challenger Dean Phillips

White House will develop an anti-Islamophobia strategy but faces skepticism from Muslim Americans

Nation

Cornell student arrested for allegedly posting online threats about Jewish students

The murder trial for the woman charged in the shooting death of pro cyclist Mo Wilson is starting

Mississippi gubernatorial contenders Reeves and Presley will have 1 debate to cap a tough campaign

World

Dozens of severely wounded, and dual nationals, allowed to flee Gaza as war rages on

King Charles III visits war cemetery in Kenya after voicing ‘deepest regret’ for colonial violence

Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide sweeps

opinion

The last thing my father told me

Representative Jared Golden’s reversal on assault weapons took courage

After Lewiston, anguish, anger, and urgency for something to be done

lifestyle

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

Dunkin’ announces its 2023 holiday menu and the return of ‘Free Donut Wednesdays’

10 new restaurants to try right now

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

travel

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

The Boston Tea Party turns 250

Crystalle Lacouture centers loss and care at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

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

Books

Becoming Henry Winkler

Sigrid Nunez’s latest novel meditates upon age, illness, writing, and macaws

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

Movies

Move over, Wordle: Movie Grid, a new daily trivia game, has users flexing their film knowledge

Elvis is the devil in disguise in ‘Priscilla’

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

Television

‘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 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

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

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