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Steven Scott Perry, 41, of Hampstead, N.H., died Aug. 19 from eastern equine encephalitis.

N.H. man who died of EEE remembered as hard worker and ‘great brother’

“We can’t comprehend how this happened,” said Steven Perry's sister, Susan Hamilton. “It was so tragic and so sudden."

We may see more EEE cases in New England Map: Is your town at high risk of EEE?

While a family mourns N.H. EEE victim, some in Mass. take caution while others go on as usual

Former Stoughton police detective indicted on charge he killed Sandra Birchmore in 2021
Sandra Birchmore, 23, who participated in a Stoughton Police Department youth program when she was a teenager, was pregnant with her first child when she died in 2021.

What to know about the case Read the full indictment of Matthew Farwell In Sandra Birchmore death, feds invoke jurisdiction to charge Stoughton detective

Sandra Birchmore, then a member of the Stoughton Police explorers program, posed for a photograph with Deputy Chief Robert Devine, left, and Chief Paul Shastany in 2013.

A timeline of Sandra Birchmore’s relationship with Stoughton police, former detective

Sandra Birchmore was 13 when she enrolled in the Stoughton police youth program, known as police explorers.

Peter Abraham | RED SOX 3, BLUE JAYS 0

Brayan Bello delivers the Red Sox ‘a much-needed outing’ with eight shutout innings
The 25-year-old righthander's performance in a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays was the kind of start the Sox expected more of this season after signing him to a six-year, $55 million extension.

Brayan Bello dominates as Red Sox shut out Blue Jays to gain in wild-card race

‘I don’t know what I’m going to do’: Patients and staff in Dorchester are devastated by Carney Hospital closure

From patients who have relied on Carney Hospital for decades, to the nurses and doctors who worry about where vulnerable neighbors will get care, the community around the hospital said its closure will be devastating.

As closure looms, pharmacy inside Carney Hospital scrambles for a new home Last-ditch rally calls on Governor Healey to save Carney and Nashoba Valley hospitals

It caught New Englanders by surprise. How a dangerous torrent of hail descended over us.
Thunderstorms firing up across the region on Monday sparked a sudden flood of hailstones.

Opening day at new Stoneham High School delayed due to building permit issue

The first day for students was postponed from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3 due to a delay with receiving an occupancy permit for the new high school, officials said.

Zabdiel Carillo, 7, kisses his mother, Patricia Carillo, goodbye after arriving to the Kelly School during the first day of second grade on Wednesday at the Mary Burke Elementary Complex in Chelsea.

Thousands of Massachusetts students return to school for first day

WBUR names Tiziana Dearing as new ‘Morning Edition’ host
The current "Radio Boston" host replaces Rupa Shenoy, who hosted "Morning Edition" from the fall of 2021 until her departure at the end of June.

‘The freedom to invade every corner of your life’: Tim Walz slams Trump-Vance as anti-worker at union event in Boston
“When Republicans used to talk about freedom, they meant it. Not anymore,” Walz said, pitching the Democrats as the party to help working people.

Kamala Harris needs Black voters in Georgia. How do they feel about her?

See updates from the 2024 campaign trail

Multicolored waffle cones of ice cream in front of the Juice Bar, Nantucket, one of the spots on the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail.

10 awesome ways to celebrate Labor Day weekend in and around Boston

From "Ghostbusters" and fireworks to oceanfront parties and cider doughnuts, let’s kiss summer goodbye and embrace the fall vibes.

Celtic and Olympic gold medalist Jrue Holiday, Raising Cane's owner and founder Todd Graves, and Red Sox great David Ortiz, at the grand opening of Raising Cane's Downtown Crossing restaurant.

David Ortiz, Jrue Holiday hit grand opening of Raising Cane’s in Downtown Crossing

The chicken chain's latest grand opening on Arch Street was a golden moment for celebrity watching — and we mean that literally.

In June, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center held the first statewide embodied carbon reduction challenge to spotlight a variety of renovation and construction projects.

Is wood the new concrete? To slash carbon emissions now, Mass. architects are rethinking their building materials for the future.

Massachusetts architects and engineers are part of a nascent movement to reduce carbon emissions at every step of the construction process.

Opinion

The Trump campaign will do everything it can to hold Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota accountable for every word he has ever uttered.

Trump — already the biggest liar in politics — tries to define Walz as dishonest

When it comes to deceit, Trump trumps everyone else: The Washington Post tracked 30,573 false or misleading claims by Trump during the four years of his presidency.

IDEAS | Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

The Palestinian story I wish I could have told at the Democratic convention

Religion is America’s mighty engine of charitable goodness

Aggrieved Swifties, lovers of AI memes unite

How politics devoured our summer

Best of the Best

The Harvard Museum of Natural History is among the most visited attractions in Cambridge. The two-story 1874 Great Mammal Hall hosts three huge whale skeletons suspended from the ceiling and a 15-foot giraffe among hundreds of animals on display.

11 of the most fun things to do in Boston with kids of all ages

La Padrona

10 best Italian restaurants in Boston’s North End and beyond

Beacon Hill Books & Cafe on the left and the Fenway Victory Garden at right.

We put together a list of the best things to do in Boston. Readers had their own ideas.

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Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
Last year, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority rejected an earlier plan that would have wiped away more than $400 billion in student loan debt.

Long-term care bill poised to head to Governor Healey’s desk
Nearly a month after legislative leaders ended their formal sessions for the term without an agreement on the bill -- and more than 18 months after House Speaker Ron Mariano dubbed it one of his top priorities -- six negotiators submitted their 64-page accord Wednesday.

Celtics agree to one-year nonguaranteed deal with ex-Nets guard Lonnie Walker
San Antonio took Walker with the 18th pick in the 2018 draft, and he played alongside Derrick White until the latter’s trade to the Celtics in February 2022.

Woman accused of posing as Boston Public Schools student undergoing psychiatric evaluation
Shelby Hewitt is undergoing psychiatric evaluation in a program outside of Massachusetts, a prosecutor said in court.

Mother of astronaut Suni Williams defends NASA decision to keep her at space station: ‘Better safe than sorry’
“I’m a mother of an astronaut... I understand all these things, so it’s not bothering me too much,” Bonnie Pandya said.

Bill Belichick’s media blitz will be more expansive than anticipated
ESPN provided more specifics on Belichick’s roles with the “ManningCast” and “The Pat McAfee Show.”

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Evan Mackay, a Democratic candidate running for state representative in the 25th Middlesex District, talked to a volunteer before canvassing in Cambridge in July.

Evan MacKay is trying to pull off a nearly impossible feat in Mass. politics: Unseating a Democratic House incumbent

MacKay’s challenge is highlighting a prime source of the dysfunction and complacency many observers see on Beacon Hill: the singular lack of competition for political office in Massachusetts.

‘It’s chaos’: Welcome to moving-season mayhem in Boston
In Boston, more than half of moving permits are filed in just three summer months of the year, a Globe analysis of city data found.

These environmentalists are cleaning up used oyster shells to help save the ocean and reduce waste
An ongoing shell recycling program in Massachusetts is diverting oyster shells from landfills while also restoring the local oyster population on Cape Cod.

New documentary explores Abraham Lincoln as a ‘Lover of Men’
"The goal of this film is to bring empathy to this topic," says director Shaun Peterson. "We are at the crossroads of a real battle against LGBTQ people in this country."

Culture & Lifestyle

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (center) with Emilia Suárez and Rudy Pankow in rehearsal for the American Repertory Theater's "Romeo and Juliet."

The way Romeo and Juliet move

Sarah Jarosz performs in Boarding House Park Aug. 30 as part of the Lowell Summer Music Series.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Usher performed in concert at TD Garden Tuesday night.

Usher speed runs through his hits as ‘Past Present Future’ tour stops in Boston

Rachel Kushner and the cover to her novel “Creation Lake."

Set amid French revolutionaries, ‘Creation Lake’ is an espionage thriller that ponders civilization’s discontents

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.

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Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden.

Vibes aren’t enough to elect Harris

The new Bike Town at Moakley Park in South Boston aims to provide a safe environment for kids to learn biking skills.

Boston’s first traffic garden opens

A Brockton firefighter walked by protective gear at Station 1 in Brockton on Aug. 3, 2023.

Mass. just set the standard for removing PFAS from firefighter gear. Other states need to follow suit.

People on the Bund promenade in Shanghai on Aug. 19.

IDEAS | Rong Xiaoqing

Chinese and American people have some weird ideas about each other

Gus Walz applauded as his father, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, spoke during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21.

Thank you, Walz family, for shining a light on families like mine

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

It caught New Englanders by surprise. How a dangerous torrent of hail descended over us.

Thunderstorms firing up across the region on Monday sparked a sudden flood of hailstones.

Sister Theresa Kane, 87, dies; challenged pope on ordaining women

“The church in its struggle to be faithful to its call for reverence and dignity for all persons must respond by providing the possibility of women as persons being included in all ministries of our church,” she said.

Opening day at new Stoneham High School delayed due to building permit issue

The first day for students was postponed from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3 due to a delay with receiving an occupancy permit for the new high school, officials said.

Former Stoughton police detective indicted on charge he killed Sandra Birchmore in 2021

Sandra Birchmore, 23, who participated in a Stoughton Police Department youth program when she was a teenager, was pregnant with her first child when she died in 2021.

Sports

Brayan Bello said his eight shutout innings in a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays ranked as "one of my better starts in the big leagues," he said.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Brayan Bello delivers the Red Sox ‘a much-needed outing’ with eight shutout innings

The 25-year-old righthander's performance in a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays was the kind of start the Sox expected more of this season after signing him to a six-year, $55 million extension.

Shohei Ohtani waits for his dog, Decoy, as Decoy delivers the ceremonial first pitch prior to a baseball game between the Dodgers and the Orioles on Thursday in Los Angeles.

More Ohtani magic: After frenzy over bobblehead with his dog, Dodgers star slugs leadoff home run

Long lines of cars were backed up on roads around the stadium five hours before the team hosted the Orioles on Wednesday night.

Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington (left) drives on Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (right) during the first half of their WNBA match Wednesday night in Indianapolis.

WNBA | Indiana Fever 84, Connecticut Sun 80

Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever halt Connecticut Sun’s three-game winning streak

Kelsey Mitchell had a game-high 23 points, Caitlin Clark scored 19 points and set a WNBA rookie record for made 3-pointers, and Lexie Hull had 17 points, including a pair of clinching foul shots with 19 seconds left in the Fever's 84-80 win over the Sun.

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova ousted in second round of US Open

New York Giants put football’s first retired number back in circulation, give it to top pick Malik Nabers

Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0

Brayan Bello (eight innings) dominates as Red Sox shut out Blue Jays to gain in wild-card race

Business

‘I don’t know what I’m going to do’: Patients and staff in Dorchester are devastated by Carney Hospital closure

From patients who have relied on Carney Hospital for decades, to the nurses and doctors who worry about where vulnerable neighbors will get care, the community around the hospital said its closure will be devastating.

Mother of astronaut Suni Williams defends NASA decision to keep her at space station: ‘Better safe than sorry’

“I’m a mother of an astronaut... I understand all these things, so it’s not bothering me too much,” Bonnie Pandya said.

Nvidia’s sales forecast fails to meet lofty expectations

David Ortiz, Jrue Holiday hit grand opening of Raising Cane’s in Downtown Crossing

magazine

None of my friends got me a housewarming gift. Is it because I’m single?

The king and queen of the faire.

Your Week Ahead

King Richard’s Faire and more to do around Boston, Aug. 26 - Sept. 8

STOW, MA - 9/5/2020 - Conrad Gees (cq) with his bag of Akane applesat Honey Pot Hill Orchards, Apple picking . Pick-your-own apple orchards are a great destination for families. during the Pandemic. (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff)

10 of the best places for apple picking in New England this fall

I navigated my trip in Greece in a wheelchair, with help from a friend

metro

Acting US Attorney Joshua S. Levy detailed the arrest and charges against former Stoughton police Officer Matthew Farwell at a press conference in the US attorney’s office in Boston on Wednesday.

In Sandra Birchmore death, feds invoke jurisdiction to charge Stoughton detective

Long-term care bill poised to head to Governor Healey’s desk

‘I don’t know what I’m going to do’: Patients and staff in Dorchester are devastated by Carney Hospital closure

sports

Jayson Tatum drives the lane on Nets guard Lonnie Walker IV at the Garden in November. Walker reportedly is joining the Celtics on a one-year deal.

Celtics agree to one-year nonguaranteed deal with ex-Nets guard Lonnie Walker

The pregame routines of Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas are something to see

Coco Gauff’s serving struggles gave way to stronger play in a second-round win

business

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov appeared at an event on Aug. 1, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Telegram founder charged with wide range of crimes in France

WBUR names Tiziana Dearing as new ‘Morning Edition’ host

As closure looms, pharmacy inside Carney Hospital scrambles for a new home

politics

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks at the International Association of Fire Fighters Convention at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Aug. 28, 2024 in Boston.

Walz addressed firefighters union in Boston before joining Harris for Georgia campaign tour

Trump sees a world on fire, and says he knows who’s to blame

Utah Governor Spencer Cox faces scrutiny for using military cemetery photo with Trump in campaign email

Nation

Adjovi Golo at DePaul University in Chicago, on Aug. 28.

Botched college financial aid form snarls enrollment plans for students

Lawyers for man charged in deaths of 4 Idaho students say strong bias means his trial must be moved

Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado ‘mega den’ are making their live debut

World

Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, right, shakes hands with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan before a meeting at the Bayi building in Beijing, on Aug. 29.

The US national security adviser is holding talks with a top Chinese military official in Beijing

Israeli forces launch a big operation in the West Bank and kill at least 10 militants

Russia bans 92 more Americans from the country, including journalists

opinion

Former president Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate (left) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a rally hosted by Trump at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 23.

RFK Jr. becomes, by any other name, a Trump supporter

Social Studies: The politics of welfare recipients; NIMBY about abortion; good vibes for female entrepreneurship

In Cambridge race, Globe endorses Marjorie Decker for state representative

lifestyle

Multicolored waffle cones of ice cream in front of the Juice Bar, Nantucket, one of the spots on the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail.

10 awesome ways to celebrate Labor Day weekend in and around Boston

Jennifer Lopez files to drop Ben Affleck’s last name amid their divorce, reports say

Trauma-informed tattoo artists combine ink with empathy

food & dining

Celtic and Olympic gold medalist Jrue Holiday, Raising Cane's owner and founder Todd Graves, and Red Sox great David Ortiz, at the grand opening of Raising Cane's Downtown Crossing restaurant.

David Ortiz, Jrue Holiday hit grand opening of Raising Cane’s in Downtown Crossing

Dunkin’ unveils its first latte featuring R.I. favorite: coffee milk

Effie’s Homemade raises its biscuit game with Gruyère and Hazelnut

travel

The pizza at Galleria Umberto in the North End is part of the food tour.

‘You guys look mad. I better get some food in you.’ What it’s like to take the Politically Incorrect North End Food Tour.

Hitting the road for Labor Day weekend? These are the best (and worst) times to travel.

Traveling over Labor Day weekend? Have a back-up plan for cancellations and delays, and be patient.

Arts

Andrew Mowbray's wind-drawing machine.

If wind could talk: Dorchester artist’s drawing machine sparks conversation about climate change

Fiber artist Alex Buchanan has all hands on deck

Picturing a continent in the present tense

Books

Rachel Kushner and the cover to her novel “Creation Lake."

Set amid French revolutionaries, ‘Creation Lake’ is an espionage thriller that ponders civilization’s discontents

Kate Atkinson’s rumpled detective Jackson Brodie is back, this time in a country-house mystery

For ‘Bite’ author Bill Schutt, it’s biographies and horror

Movies

Carrying a torch for cinema: Columbia Pictures turns 100

New documentary explores Abraham Lincoln as a ‘Lover of Men’

Rudy Franchi, who put movies at the center of a technicolor life, dies at 85

Television

"I hate injustice. It just bugs me," said Ms. Bikel, shown in 2005.

Ofra Bikel, whose films freed the wrongly convicted, dies at 94

Some things about ‘Rings’

On Netflix, Adam Sandler returns to stand-up

music

Usher performed in concert at TD Garden Tuesday night.

Usher speed runs through his hits as ‘Past Present Future’ tour stops in Boston

Dispatch looks back on 20th anniversary of ‘Last Dispatch’ Hatch Shell show

Massachusetts punks salute the last local NOFX shows at Punk in Drublic Festival

Theater/Dance

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (center) with Emilia Suárez and Rudy Pankow in rehearsal for the American Repertory Theater's "Romeo and Juliet."

The way Romeo and Juliet move

When masks reveal as well as conceal

Boston Ballet announces roster for 2024-2025 season

Health

Irina Laczkovich, a scientist doing lab work at her work station at Takeda's research facility in Cambridge, Mass.

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Medicaid-funded meal service ships unhealthy food to patients

Obituaries

Sister Theresa Kane, shown in 2016. She taught history and behavioral science at Mercy College (now Mercy University) in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Sister Theresa Kane, 87, dies; challenged pope on ordaining women

Arthur Gregg, Army trailblazer and Fort Gregg-Adams namesake, dies at 96

Ofra Bikel, whose films freed the wrongly convicted, dies at 94