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Number of homeless and migrant families in Massachusetts shelters hits state’s limit, officials say

The new limit of 7,500 families has spurred questions about where homeless families, once guaranteed a roof over their heads under state law, will now go.

Vice President Kamala Harris meets with trade union workers at Dorchester town hall
Pipefitters Local 537 in Dorchester hosted Thursday's event that highlighted the administration's investment in infrastructure, apprenticeships and other job training programs for union workers.

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally downtown during Kamala Harris’s visit to Boston

Defendant in brothel case collected $550k in ‘possible fraudulently obtained’ COVID-19 relief funds, prosecutors say

A court document referenced the relief funds and the extensive international travel of a California man charged in connection with a brothel ring that allegedly operated out of apartments in the Boston area.

Affidavit details how investigators discovered brothel ring that catered to wealthy in Boston area and Virginia

Due to teacher vacancies and a shortage of substitute teachers, hundreds of Brockton High School students are spending at least part of their day in the cafeteria with little to no supervision.

Hundreds of Brockton High School students spending class time in cafeteria due to substitute teacher shortage

Healey says she will no longer tell public in advance when she’s leaving Massachusetts, citing ‘security concerns’

In a major break from her predecessors, Governor Maura Healey’s office said it is no longer publicly disclosing when the Democrat intends to travel outside of the state she was elected to lead.

Louijeune says she has the support to become Boston City Council president

3-alarm fire in Cambridge displaces 16 residents of apartment building

Former Brockton police officer arrested for extorting money from R.I. veterans

A passenger headed for the exit inside Kenmore Station.

MBTA plans to eliminate slow zones by incrementally shutting down stretches of subway for repairs

The effort is a huge undertaking for an organization that has struggled to deliver on even its most basic duty in recent years: to provide safe, reliable transit service.

See the schedule of MBTA shutdowns into 2024

Violent antisemitism is a real threat. Congress is responding in ways that might make it worse.
Lawmakers are trading accusations of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and politicizing tragedy in the month since Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel.

The Great Dome on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge.

MIT administrators warn pro-Palestinian student protesters, and counter-protesters, of possible suspension

A letter from MIT administrators Thursday said a demonstration caused a “disruption of Institute activities” and “a line has been crossed.”

R.I. professor who is Netanyahu’s niece says Israeli government ‘is playing into Hamas’s hands’ Suffolk DA’s office investigating graffiti found on BU Hillel building In Congress and on campuses, ‘from the river to the sea’ inflames debate

What happened the day a mother and her two boys were shot dead in their Northfield, N.H., home, according to police
In recently released court documents, prosecutors outlined the sequence of events that led to a New Hampshire teenager's arrest in the deaths of his sister-in-law and his nephews.

A Green Line train passes through Coolidge Corner.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

What kind of town does Brookline want to be?

Brookline broadcasts an ethos of inclusivity, but it has become a preserve for the privileged. This is no accident, but the fruit of decades of exclusionary actions. Now, the town faces a state mandate to allow more multifamily housing, offering a litmus test of suburbs’ willingness to help reckon with the regional housing crisis.

Explore the project

A pass from James van Riemsdyk put Charlie Coyle in perfect position to slot his second goal of Thursday's game past Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin.

BRUINS 5, ISLANDERS 2

Charlie Coyle’s hat trick payoff for a productive line, and the power behind Bruins’ victory over the Islanders

The Bruins moved to 11-1-1 and stayed unbeaten in regulation at home, with David Pastrnak's 10th goal supplemented by eight points from the trio of Coyle, James van Riemsdyk, and Trent Frederic.

SURVEY SAYS | CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Baby boomers are spending big on travel right now. Here’s why.

New studies break down travel by generation, and it’s clear that the older generation is packing its bags, spending big bucks — and not stressing about carbon emissions. Here's a closer look.

These are the best tour companies for seniors

Cheryl Katon

Cheryl Katon’s impossible decision

She loved leading the Boy Scouts in Boston. But could the organization accept her as the trans woman she was?

Opinion

The Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster Massachusetts is a maximum security facility housing criminally sentenced males.

State’s highest court holds the fate of 108 people in its hands

It changed the law on felony murder in 2017 but left them to die behind bars.

Gaza is on the verge of collapse

Jonathan Lowy and Manuel Oliver

If the US can’t fix its gun policy, maybe an international lawsuit can

Which party will survive the election-year rapids ahead?

Former bank heist fugitive Katherine Ann Power wants to tell her story

More recent News

1,451 confirmed cases and 21 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.
Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

It’s win-some, lose-some for Mass. federal energy grants
The state missed out on a $250 million grant to better manage offshore wind power, but it landed $50 million grants for a “future grid” project and to electrify low-income households.

Devin McCourty knew the Patriots were in for a ‘tough season.’ Did it affect his retirement plans?
“I definitely thought it was going to be a tough season,” said McCourty.

Bears beat Panthers 16-13 on TNF

Baby’s remains found at Rochester recycling center, police say
A police dispatcher received a 911 call around 10:40 a.m. Thursday from a Harvey Waste recycling center on Cranberry Highway, Rochester police.

Andover teachers union votes to go on strike Friday
Educators in Andover will go on strike on Friday morning in hopes of securing a new contract from the town’s school committee.

Five teenagers charged for allegedly assaulting, robbing letter carrier in Medford
The alleged assault occurred around 11:40 a.m. on Oct. 31, as the letter carrier was delivering mail in the area of Arden Road and Winthrop Street, police said

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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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, has joined with Democrats in seeking to undo the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision that allowed corporations to make independent political expenditures.

A GOP senator joins the anti-Citizens United chorus

Hobbs, N.M., an oil town near the Texas border, was one of the early sites for Ready4Routines, an eight-week course aimed at helping families build time for reflection into their lives.

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For struggling families, classes in resilience can be lifelines

Former governor Mike Dukakis attended Governor Maura Healey’s inauguration, Jan. 5.

Mike Dukakis, an exemplar of civic engagement

Caution tape near the location in Lisbon, Maine, where officials found the body of the gunman in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Oct. 27.

How Maine can start fixing its gun laws

Missing poster and photos of Helen Medina.

MARCELA GARCÍA

A family’s nightmare quest to find their missing loved one

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

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

Metro

New R.I. cold case team assembled to solve old murders, and answer what families most need to know: What happened?

Rhode Island is launching its cold-case unit at a time when advances in forensic science, including genetic genealogy, are solving old violent crime cases.

Providence Flea wants to buy the land where its market operates, competing with 3 other proposals

The Flea has been leasing the green space on South Water Street where the market is held on Sundays, but the land was always slated to be developed

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Brown University drills 1,000-foot holes to test geothermal energy to heat campus buildings

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Exposure of brothels that catered to the elite spotlights how legal system treats buyers and sellers in sex trade

Both sex work and the law enforcement approach to it have changed over the past few decades, advocates and attorneys say.

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Marv Levy (seen in 1995) won 255 games in a 17-year NFL head coaching career and led the Bills to four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s.

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Marv Levy can relate to Bill Belichick’s situation, and other thoughts

The Hall of Fame coach stayed on the sideline until he was 72, then stepped down after a 6-10 season — a decision he says he regretted.

D'Onta Foreman of the Chicago Bears celebrates with Equanimeous St. Brown after a touchdown during the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Soldier Field.

D’Onta Foreman runs for TD, Bears beat Panthers 16-13 to boost their shot at the top pick in the draft

The Bears also own the Panthers' 2024 first-round draft pick.

Devin McCourty retired from pro football ahead of the 2023 season.

Devin McCourty knew the Patriots were in for a ‘tough season.’ Did it affect his retirement plans?

“I definitely thought it was going to be a tough season,” said McCourty.

HS Football: Needham 42, Methuen 24

Tate Hoffmeister, Needham steamroll past Methuen to reach Division 1 football semifinals

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Bishop Feehan girls’ soccer gets off to a running start, blanks Central Catholic in Division 1 tourney

HS FOOTBALL: ANDOVER 26, WEYMOUTH 14

Andover never looks back after a strong start vs. Weymouth to reach the Division 1 football state semifinals

Business

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The Flea has been leasing the green space on South Water Street where the market is held on Sundays, but the land was always slated to be developed

Judge upholds $24 million verdict against Thermo Fisher subsidiary that discriminated against worker with anxiety

US District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin acknowledged that the sum was “remarkable” but said he had no reason to question it.

Jury awards $1.2 million to Robert De Niro’s former assistant in gender discrimination lawsuit

Waltham company adds to its storage capacity

magazine

An artistic interpretation of the elusive Sportello bagel.

Boston's best everything bagel was real. Then it vanished.

I want a future with my boyfriend, but I’m cheating on him

Congress is weighing a social media ban for kids under 13. Here’s what you can do at home.

How can I honor someone who died even though I didn’t really know them?

metro

Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Pipefitter’s Local 537 in Dorchester Thursday for a town hall-style event moderated by Brian Doherty of the Greater Boston Building Trades Union.

Vice President Kamala Harris meets with trade union workers at Dorchester town hall

‘Kids are waking up’: Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally downtown during Kamala Harris’s visit to Boston

MIT administrators warn pro-Palestinian student protesters, and counter-protesters, of possible suspension

sports

A jubilant Belmont boys' soccer team reacts after Sam Kutsman netted the clinching goal in a 2-1 shootout victory at Natick in a Division 1 second-round match Thursday night.

What a kick for Belmont boys’ soccer: 30th seed to Division 1 quarterfinals with shootout victory

No. 10 Franklin girls’ volleyball upsets second-seeded Haverhill in five-set thriller to earn a berth in the Division 1 state semifinals

Charlie Coyle’s hat trick payoff for a productive line, and the power behind Bruins’ victory over the Islanders

business

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence.

Prospect Medical Holdings has underfunded two R.I. hospitals and affected operations, state says

Amazon takes another shot at health care, this one a virtual care service that costs $9 per month

Jezebel, the sharp-edged feminist website, is shutting down after 16 years

politics

Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump delivered remarks during a campaign event.

‘It just isn’t like that anymore’: With the decline of retail politics, the N.H. primary is changing

Violent antisemitism is a real threat. Congress is responding in ways that might make it worse.

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia announces he’s not running for reelection in 2024

Nation

Rescue teams looked for flash flood victims in the city of Derna, Libya, on Sept. 18, 2023. The last 12 months were the hottest Earth has ever recorded, according to a new Climate Central report Thursday.

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US population will start decline before 2100, census data show

In a US first, a commercial plant starts pulling carbon from the air

World

Smoke rises from an explosion following an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.

Israeli strikes hit near several hospitals as the military pushes deeper into Gaza City

In Congress and on campuses, ‘from the river to the sea’ inflames debate

Israel-Hamas fighting heats up in Gaza City, accelerating the exodus of Palestinians to the south

opinion

Prior to the kickoff of a game in Foxborough in September 2007, while the players warmed up, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (foreground, in his gray hoodie) came onto the field.

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Naming wrongs: Don’t despoil Boston’s skyline with corporate logos

The Trump family testifies

lifestyle

Engagement ring drama

Patrick Dempsey crowned as People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2023

Diane Sawyer’s Martha’s Vineyard estate sells for $23.9 million

food & dining

Grey Sail Brewing in Westerly is making investments to reduce its environmental footprint.

To reduce environmental impact, Grey Sail Brewing turns to solar

Shawarma King in Brookline has shut down after more than 30 years

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travel

Make a pilgrimage to days of yore at Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village, an outdoor history museum situated on more than 200 scenic acres that depicts a rural New England town of the 1830s.

Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village, new National Geographic itineraries, and grab-and-go meal kits

Hotel developer Dick Friedman on the Dalai Lama’s unique laugh, Martha’s Vineyard, and packing light

British Airways owes me a credit for a canceled flight from 2020

Arts

"Toshiko Takaezu: Shaping Abstraction" exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

At the Museum of Fine Arts, an abstract artist’s ‘painting in the round’

Have camera, will travel

A fertile ground for artists in Fall River

Books

The author Jodi Picoult at her home in Hanover, N.H., May 7, 2021.

Jodi Picoult on writing, research, and her latest project

Local bestsellers for the week ended Nov. 5

I thought I wanted to tell the stories of others. Then I realized I wanted to tell my own.

Movies

From left: Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, and Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau in "The Marvels."

Girl power meets cat power in ‘The Marvels’

Hollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios, return to work with writers

Watch: ‘Mean Girls’ musical releases first trailer for 2024 film

Television

Will Friedle attends the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

From Batman to ‘Boy Meets World,’ New England set the stage for Will Friedle

‘Murder at the End of the World’ is a twisty slay ride

These series will return before those pushed back by strike

music

Sweet Honey in the Rock plays a pair of sold-out shows at the ICA this weekend.

Sweet Honey in the Rock brings 50 years of uplift to the ICA

A Eurovision win has turned Kalush Orchestra into Ukraine’s hip-hop ambassadors

CMA Awards 2023: Winners and best and worst moments

Theater/Dance

Christopher Rivas in "The Real James Bond … Was Dominican."

Fact, fiction, and forging an identity in ArtsEmerson’s ‘The Real James Bond … Was Dominican’

In ‘The Band’s Visit,’ there’s harmony in human connection

‘Elvis: A Musical Revolution’ travels a too-familiar path at North Shore Music Theatre

Health

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence.

Prospect Medical Holdings has underfunded two R.I. hospitals and affected operations, state says

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

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

Obituaries

Apollo 8 astronauts in 1968, from left, James Lovell, command module pilot; William Anders, lunar module pilot; and Frank Borman, commander.

Frank Borman, astronaut who commanded Apollo 8, the first crewed mission around the moon, dies

David Ferry, award-winning poet ‘of wisdom and humility,’ dies at 99

Elizabeth Moynihan, political savant, engine of senator’s success, dies at 94