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A state program is billed as a salve for the shelter crisis. For some, it’s impossible to access.
HomeBASE is a decade-old emergency housing assistance program run by the state’s housing office. But the system has been nearly impossible to navigate for many Massachusetts residents in need.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Barriers keeping homeless families from shelter are not acts of nature — but choices we make

Withholding emergency shelter from homeless families because they’re not quite poor enough or virtuous enough or expert enough to qualify won’t cut it.

‘This can happen anywhere:’ In Fairhaven, New Year’s weekend peace shattered by deadly shooting
Police killed a former New Bedford acting fire chief Friday after he shot an officer outside a Fairhaven bar.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’s home targeted with swatting call
At around 8:15 p.m. Friday, first responders at Augusta Regional Communication Center received a call from an unknown man who told them he had broken into the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.

Maine secretary of state who wants to keep Trump off primary ballot is facing threat of impeachment In ‘the two Maines,’ election chief’s decision to boot Trump from primary ballot lands differently

US forces shoot down ballistic missiles in Red Sea, kill gunmen in attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

The US military says it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.

What we know about the Kamal family, found slain in Dover

Officials identified the three deceased individuals as Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife Teena Kamal, 54, and their daughter Arianna Kamal, 18. Here’s what we know about them.

Paula Abdul accuses Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault during ‘American Idol’

Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for ‘many more months,’ thanks US for new weapons sales
2023 Year in Review
Globe Magazine

Dave Barry’s 2023 year in review

What can we say about the year that was? Not even AI could have made it up.

Indictments, infighting, and intractable problems: 2023 was quite the year in politics

The year kicked off with an epic speaker of the House battle and then the political fights never really stopped.

Maine mass shooting, tumult at college campuses: A look back at some of the top local stories in 2023

New England was at the center of many news stories this year. Here's a look back at some of the biggest headlines of 2023.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL
Chris Sale clinched a World Series for the Red Sox, but his legacy in Boston became defined by absence
Sale struck out Manny Machado to finish off the 2018 World Series, but the lanky lefthander has been a tall ghost since, a series of injuries turning him into a part-time pitcher.

Five things to know about new Red Sox second baseman Vaughn Grissom Red Sox trade Chris Sale to Braves for infield prospect Vaughn Grissom
dan shaughnessy

End of Chris Sale Experience reason for Red Sox fans to pop cheap champagne

You just know that Sale will somehow find the old magic in Atlanta and Bob Lobel will be saying, “Why can’t we get pitchers like that?’’

A Harvard student sleuth cracks the code on the hidden lives of Louisa May Alcott and other notable women
Louisa May Alcott's unpublished version of Jules Verne’s “Michael Strogoff” has been all but forgotten in the nearly 150 years since she composed it. But a few years ago, a Harvard doctoral candidate stumbled across the play at the Houghton Library.

All you need to know about Boston’s First Night

With 2024 coming soon, First Night is bringing Boston fireworks, food, and fun on New Year's Eve.

New Year’s Eve 2024: Your guide to all the countdown TV specials

Televised parties include Ryan Seacrest, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, and loads of musical acts from Cardi B to the Jonas Brothers and Morgan Wallen.
Podcast

Listen to ‘Murder in Boston’

Presented in association with HBO, “Murder in Boston: The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting,” is available wherever you get your podcasts.
Read chapter one of ‘Nightmare in Mission Hill’ Read the full series
Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview

It’s hard to believe how much has changed since the Patriots beat the Bills in Week 7

Any hope that the victory — the Patriots’ second of the season — would lead to a turnaround and perhaps a playoff push has long since dissipated.
Patriots put JuJu Smith-Schuster on injured reserve
bruins 5, devils 2

Bruins take control with four-goal second period, never look back in win over Devils

David Pastrnak and Kevin Shattenkirk scored two goals apiece as Boston got its second straight win after four straight losses before the Christmas break.
celtics

‘Ultimate teammate’ Luke Kornet shows he can really play in addition to cheering on his fellow Celtics

The reserve center scored 20 points Friday — the most in his 117 games with Boston — and played a crucial role in the team's two-point victory over the Raptors.
On basketball: Winning an easy-to-lose game like Friday’s a testament to what Joe Mazzulla is crafting down the Celtics bench
Opinion
EDITORIAL

In the battle to build more housing, Massachusetts is making gains

But more, much more, still needs to be done to tame our high housing costs.
IDEAS | ANDREW BRIEDIS

Ringing in the new millennium without Mom
YEAR IN REVIEW

Best of 2023: A year in review from Globe Opinion
EDITORIAL

A manufactured solution to a manufactured problem
Heather Hopp-Bruce

The old yellow Jeep and the mechanic who kept us running
Beyond the Gilded Gate

The $600,000 problem. Why does it cost so much to build housing in Boston, and what can we do about it?

Many forces drive the housing crisis here, and the sky-high cost of construction is one of the most powerful.
Calculator: How costs affect construction of an apartment building

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Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack
Russia launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine on Saturday night, after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod earlier in the day “would not go unpunished”.

British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Michael Clayton’, has died
Tom Wilkinson is remembered by many in Britain and beyond for playing former steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper in the 1997 comedy “The Full Monty." And he appeared in dozens of other movies, including “Batman Begins,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and “Valkyrie."

Chad Finn | Sports Media
Here are a few remaining thoughts on the fall Nielsen Audio ratings
For most sports radio stations, the biggest on-air change in its history might be a cause for concern. But not for The Sports Hub.

Man killed in Braintree house fire overnight Saturday
An older man died in the fire on Hobart Avenue that was reported by a passerby at about 4 a.m., fire officials said.

Suspect in custody after standoff at Mattapan apartment building
A SWAT team of the Boston Police Department descended on 50 Fairlawn Ave. late Saturday morning for a report of shots fired just moments after firefighters arrived for a report of a fire, officials said.

Man killed in Dorchester shooting early Saturday

Shortly before 1 a.m., officers responded to 417 Geneva Ave. for a report of a person shot. A man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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Half a century of remembering Globe Santa
Joseph A. Milano, president of Boston’s Union Oyster House, has many titles and many interests, but an initiative that’s particularly close to his heart is Globe Santa.

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Spotlight follow-up

Thousands of Mass. children diagnosed with autism are becoming adults. Many families find the state unprepared to help.

A record number of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities turn 22 years old this year and qualify for adult services with the Department of Developmental Services.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
For Ukrainian refugee family in Cambridge, multiple school transfers compound trauma
In emails shared with the Globe, the Belmont superintendent told the family she could not make an exception to the policy, and the School Committee does not weigh in on individual student cases.

Credit card skimmers keep popping up in stores in Mass. and N.H. Here’s how to protect yourself.
None of the recent local incidents have led to reports of financial information being stolen, but in other cases, criminals using skimmers have been prosecuted for stealing millions of dollars from unwitting consumers.

IDEAS | MILES HOWARD
How to make Boston winters much less depressing
From sledding to nightclubbing, other cities do more to get people out and about in the bleakest months.

Culture & Lifestyle

10 artists we can’t wait to hear in 2024

Mark your calendars, music fans: It’s going to be a packed year of concerts, films, and festivals

At the Gardner, Steve McQueen calls forth a living reminder of slavery with ‘Lynching Tree’

New Year’s Eve 2024: Your guide to all the countdown TV specials

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

Rob Cuthbert

Americans must pressure Congress to approve support for Ukraine
EDITORIAL

Netanyahu should resign
MARCELA GARCÍA

The most important dog stories of 2023
RENÉE LOTH

Nikki Haley, a she-wolf in moderate’s clothing. But Trump is worse.
IDEAS | SAMUEL SANDERS

What if NIMBYs got paid to become YIMBYs?
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

‘This can happen anywhere:’ In Fairhaven, New Year’s weekend peace shattered by deadly shooting

Police killed a former New Bedford acting fire chief Friday after he shot an officer outside a Fairhaven bar.

Suspect in custody after standoff at Mattapan apartment building

A SWAT team of the Boston Police Department descended on 50 Fairlawn Ave. late Saturday morning for a report of shots fired just moments after firefighters arrived for a report of a fire, officials said.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’s home targeted with swatting call

At around 8:15 p.m. Friday, first responders at Augusta Regional Communication Center received a call from an unknown man who told them he had broken into the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.

Gil de Ferran, Indianapolis 500 winner and Brazilian icon, dies at 56

Thee 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner, Gil de Ferran was also holder of the closed-course land speed record.

Sports

COWBOYS 20, LIONS 19

Cowboys survive late Lions flurry, extend home winning streak to 16 games

Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns, including a 92-yard strike to CeeDee Lamb. Dallas also inducted legendary coach Jimmy Johnson into its ring of honor at halftime Saturday.
BOYS' BASKETBALL: NORTH ANDOVER 68, LAWRENCE 63

Zach Wolinski, North Andover boys’ basketball just too much for No. 5 Lawrence in the Commonwealth Motors final

The senior guard led the way with 26 points as the Scarlet Knights topped the Lancers for the second time this month to capture the team's first home holiday tourney title.
bruins 5, devils 2

Bruins take control with four-goal second period, never look back in win over Devils

David Pastrnak and Kevin Shattenkirk scored two goals apiece as Boston got its second straight win after four straight losses before the Christmas break.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: CENTRAL CATHOLIC 36, ANDOVER 32

Kerri Finneran leads the charge as Central Catholic girls’ basketball tops Andover for Commonwealth Motors title
PISTONS 129, RAPTORS 127

Pistons snap losing streak at 28 games, share ignominy with 76ers
RED SOX

Five things to know about new Red Sox second baseman Vaughn Grissom

Business

Houthis show no sign of ending ‘reckless’ Red Sea attacks as trade traffic picks up, commander says

Since Operation Prosperity Guardian was announced just over 10 days ago, 1,200 merchant ships have traveled through the Red Sea region, and none has been hit by drone or missile strikes, Vice Admiral Brad Cooper said in an Associated Press interview.

California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year

It's an effort that will eventually cost the state about $3.1 billion per year and inches California closer to Democrats’ goal of providing universal health care to its roughly 39 million residents.

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’
RI HOUSING

Tenants threatened with eviction after they spoke to R.I. housing rights group, lawsuit claims
magazine
Globe Magazine

Dave Barry’s 2023 year in review
GLOBE MAGAZINE

The 1980s dream team that made WBZ news must-see TV in New England
MISS CONDUCT

Miss Conduct’s four tips for a happier new year in 2024

CONNECTIONS

New Year’s Eve will be our street’s 1,386th dance party. Here’s why we celebrate.

metro

All you need to know about Boston’s First Night

Barriers keeping homeless families from shelter are not acts of nature — but choices we make

A state program is billed as a salve for the shelter crisis. For some, it’s impossible to access.

sports

No. 6 Georgia beats down No. 4 Florida State in Orange Bowl in matchup of teams missing out on CFP

After several years as teammates, Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle learning to play as linemates

Red Sox trade Chris Sale to Braves for infield prospect Vaughn Grissom

business

Stocks end 2023 up 24 percent for the year as resilient economy energizes investors

Alexandria drops South Boston lab project and sells property at deep discount amid biotech’s funk

Marathon Development offers to pull R.I.’s Lippitt Mill redevelopment project out of receivership

politics

Retirements could tip control of the House majority. It’s Republicans who have the early edge.

Court showdown likely on Trump’s eligibility

New Dominion voting machines may not be widely available for 2024 election

Nation

Storms and high waves pummel California coast for a third day

Mutiny erupts in a Michigan GOP overtaken by chaos

Deportations of migrants rise to more than 142,000 under Biden

World

US forces shoot down ballistic missiles in Red Sea, kill gunmen in attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack

Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for ‘many more months,’ thanks US for new weapons sales

opinion

Netanyahu should resign

What does, and doesn’t, help when treating holiday depression

Making art political is one way to make it bad

lifestyle

The most-read Love Letters of 2023

In praise of old friends

When do I bring up sex?

food & dining

This Rhode Island restaurant serves up one of the best dishes in the country, according to NYT

Stoughton pizza shop to close its doors after 68 years

Tree House Brewing owners deny allegations of wrongdoing in ongoing lawsuit

travel

Where to go cross-country skiing in New England with kids

The untold stories behind some of our travel writer’s favorite moments of 2023

Alligators and crabs in paradise

Arts

With antique portraits of Black Americans, Mickalene Thomas assembles a powerful chorus

At the Gardner, Steve McQueen calls forth a living reminder of slavery with ‘Lynching Tree’

No, the revolution wasn’t televised, but it was photographed

Books

Barack Obama’s 2023 list of favorite films includes two made in Mass.

Author readings around Boston through Jan. 6

Life at a 254-mile remove gives astronauts, and readers, a rare perspective of the planet in ‘Orbital’

Movies

Barack Obama’s 2023 list of favorite films includes two made in Mass.

The unparalleled reign of Latifah, hip-hop’s one and only Queen

Finding a different sort of narrative for narrative filmmakers

Television

Mayim Bialik’s abrupt ‘Jeopardy!’ exit caught Ken Jennings by surprise

The unparalleled reign of Latifah, hip-hop’s one and only Queen

A run of bad luck for a very good actress is far from ‘Great News’

music

Mark your calendars, music fans: It’s going to be a packed year of concerts, films, and festivals

10 artists we can’t wait to hear in 2024

Winter warmth awaits, courtesy of a cornucopia of upcoming classical concerts

Theater/Dance

12 New Year’s Eve comedy shows for a last laugh at 2023

Though the pandemic subsided, ImprovBoston never recovered

A ‘Die Hard’ diehard creates ‘Yippee Ki Yay,’ and the Huntington gets in on the action

Health

CVS to launch new pharmacy reimbursement model aimed at simplifying drug pricing

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

In R.I., there’s a lack of dentists caring for patients with special needs. This program is trying to change that.

Obituaries

Gil de Ferran, Indianapolis 500 winner and Brazilian icon, dies at 56

British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Michael Clayton’, has died

Bill Granger, chef who brought avocado toast to the world, dies at 54