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How much has EV charging improved in New England? We hit the road to find out (and try the best ice cream shops).

The goal was to log a full day on the road in a Tesla Cybertruck and a Rivian SUV — but no road trip is complete without some sugary pit stops.

Mass. investigators saw a suicide. Feds saw a murder. Sandra Birchmore’s friends and family made sure no one looked away.
On Wednesday, federal prosecutors charged a former Stoughton police detective with killing Sandra Birchmore and then staging the scene to make her death look like a suicide.

Water at a Mass. state hospital has been undrinkable for years
A project to get the sprawling Tewksbury campus clean water won't be finished until next year.

Others have politicized Arlington National Cemetery, but Trump’s approach has no precedent

The Army said that former president Trump’s campaign had not been given permission to film in a restricted area of Arlington National Cemetery.

Follow live presidential campaign updates

The country’s largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans
Florida officials are being sued over a law that allows parents and residents to limit what books are available in school libraries if they depict or describe “sexual conduct.”

It’s a pork chop on a stick and a vanilla shake for Tim Walz at the Minnesota State Fair
“For those not from Minnesota, just to be clear, there’s a lot of great state fairs in the country, this is the best one,” Walz said.

2 police, 2 others hospitalized after cruiser flips over in Shrewsbury crash
Tigers 4, Red Sox 1

Alex Cora’s early hook of Cooper Criswell does not pay off as Red Sox drop finale at Detroit

Cora removed the righthander after four perfect innings in favor of Rich Hill, who allowed a two-run homer in the fifth as the Sox lost the game and the series to the Tigers.
LOVE LETTERS

I cheated. He won’t forgive me.

But we’re still spending time together.

Rents are high, vacancies are low. Yep, it’s another September in Boston.

Already one of the country’s priciest rental markets, Boston is seeing rents keep climbing even as other cities cool off.
On the front lines of Boston’s Sept. 1 weekend moving chaos
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

(Almost) everything I know about life, I learned from ‘The Rockford Files’

Beyoncé has the BeyHive. Taylor Swift has Swifties. I am a Rockford-phile.
JEFF JACOBY

The high cost of letting people evade transit fares
EDITORIAL

A Cambridge peace deal between cyclists and drivers
IDEAS | Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

The Palestinian story I wish I could have told at the Democratic convention
Thomas A. Kochan

Lessons from Market Basket’s summer of 2014 shape the future of work
Best of the Best

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

Regina, Si Cara, and 6 more places to find Boston’s best pizza

The six best lobster rolls served around Boston

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What to know about upcoming MBTA shutdowns and progress on slow zones as Red Line riders brace for longest closure
As the T has worked to rid the system of slow zones, many commuters have reported their trains feel faster and smoother.

Infested with mice and mold: Residents complain about unsanitary conditions at Franklin Field development
Residents of this sprawling public housing community in Dorchester say broken door locks, loose faucets, and caved-in shower walls are among a slew of maintenance and repair problems.

Need Boston Labor Day plans? The Globe’s got you covered
There will be a lot going on Monday, when many people in the Boston area will be off work and some businesses will be closed.

What's open and closed on Labor Day in Mass.

‘Wicked Tuna’ gets canceled after 13 seasons and a tourism boom for Gloucester
The show was a phenomenon that made stars of local skippers, and the city of Gloucester.

Claes Dohlman, who restored sight with artificial cornea, dies at 101
More than 19,000 patients have had full or partial eyesight restored with artificial corneas after Dr. Dohlman helped lead the design of what became known as the Boston KPro.

NHL
‘You were perfect’: Johnny Gaudreau’s wife, Meredith, honors late husband on social media
“Thank you for the best years of my life,” Meredith Gaudreau wrote on Instagram after her husband was killed by an alleged drunk driver in New Jersey.

Johnny Gaudreau was an on-ice wizard who scored goals the way no one else did

Recommended reads

Boston Medical Center confirms takeover of St. Elizabeth’s, Good Samaritan hospitals

The deals augur the end of Steward Health Care’s troubled time in Massachusetts.
Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
The cool shapes of Vermont’s Cold Hollow
David Stromeyer's work has been displayed by the Smithsonian, but he prefers the wide-open space of northern Vermont for his massive sculptures.

In Massachusetts, the once-thriving beer biz is losing its fizz
New England breweries are facing a sobering truth: Craft beer is no longer the hopped-up industry it once was. Why did the buzz fade away?

‘A hidden secret.’ What you need to know about the surprisingly hot primary battle for the Governor’s Council.
Fourteen Democrats are vying in Tuesday’s primary for one of the eight seats on the council, a long-ignored, sometimes-ridiculed body with roots in the Colonial era.

Culture & Lifestyle

From fades to flows, what are the best hairstyles for guys this fall? We asked the experts: barbers and teenage boys.

In this corner, Bradley Whitford; in that corner, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Marlee Matlin to join the ‘American Masters’ roster

New England’s jam band legacy is in good hands with Goose

Special Projects

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
HIGH & DRY

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.
Interactive map

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.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Glenn Loury wrestles with contradictions on race and in his own life

ALEX BEAM

Democrats are choosing joy. How much of it can one nation endure?
EDITORIAL

Did state and local authorities fail Sandra Birchmore?
IDEAS | Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

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

Religion is America’s mighty engine of charitable goodness

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Boston hotel workers go on strike, call for better wages in face of high cost of living

Nearly 900 workers across four hotels in Boston went on strike on Sunday morning demanding relief from “arduous workloads” and higher pay.

‘I’ve always wanted to paint a roller rink.’ Rollerama brings art and free fun to Kendall Square.

Fenway native and muralist Massiel Grullon’s dream came true when, earlier this summer, she painted the 7,000-square-foot wavy, bold-striped, blue-toned rink at Kendall Common’s temporary Rollerama in Cambridge.

In an appearance on CBS’s Face the Nation, Healey evaded questions about possibly being Harris’s AG pick

CBS’s Chief White House Correspondent Nancy Cordes suggested that Healey’s name has been floated as a possible US attorney general candidate during her morning show.

Ozempic and Wegovy cut risk of severe COVID in people with obesity, says Harvard study

The findings highlight the widespread disparities in who has access to the blockbuster drugs.

Sports

Tigers 4, Red Sox 1

Alex Cora’s early hook of Cooper Criswell does not pay off as Red Sox drop finale at Detroit

Cora removed the righthander after four perfect innings in favor of Rich Hill, who allowed a two-run homer in the fifth as the Sox lost the game and the series to the Tigers.
LYNX 79, SKY 74

Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese becomes WNBA’s single-season rebounding leader in loss to Minnesota Lynx

With eight games to go, Reese has 418 rebounds, an average of 13.1 per game, with her total surpassing Sylvia Fowles's 404 in 2018.
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Scottie Scheffler caps off incredible year with Tour Championship, FedEx Cup title, and $25 million bonus

With eight wins and more than $62 million in earnings, Scheffler put together the greatest year since Tiger Woods in 2006.
NFL

49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall out of hospital after shooting during attempted robbery, juvenile suspect in custody
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Unexpectedly, Red Sox-Mets series in Queens crucial for both teams
BOSTON COLLEGE FOOTBALL

The Bill O’Brien era at Boston College gets started Monday night at No. 10 Florida State

Business

How a leading chain of psychiatric hospitals traps patients

A New York Times investigation found that some of Acadia Healthcare's success was built on a disturbing practice: It has lured patients into its facilities and held them against their will, even when detaining them was not medically necessary.

Strikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages and daily room cleaning work

More than 40,000 hotel workers nationwide have been locked in difficult contract negotiations with major hotel chains over demands for higher wages and a reversal of service and staffing cuts.
shirley leung

Are MGM Springfield and Encore Boston casinos up for sale? Don’t bet the house on it.

Rents are high, vacancies are low. Yep, it’s another September in Boston.
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Best of the Best

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

Globe Magazine

From coffee milk to cheese-less pizza, why are Rhode Island’s iconic foods so weird?
Fall Travel

Your guide to navigating the Kancamagus Highway during peak foliage season
Fall Travel

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

metro

When should you get your flu shot? Probably not yet.

More than 100 gather in Newton to mourn killing of Israeli American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Need Boston Labor Day plans? The Globe’s got you covered

sports

Alex Cora’s early hook of Cooper Criswell does not pay off as Red Sox drop finale at Detroit

LPGA announces FM Championship will return to TPC Boston in 2025

Jayson Tatum’s summer rolls on with visit to the Great Wall of China

business

How much has EV charging improved in New England? We hit the road to find out (and try the best ice cream shops).

California lawmakers approve legislation to ban deepfakes, protect workers and regulate AI

For generations of Alaskans, a livelihood is under threat

politics

Follow live presidential campaign updates

Trump-RFK Jr. alliance resurrects debate over COVID restrictions, vaccine skepticism in 2024 campaign

Harris calls Trump’s appearance at Arlington a ‘political stunt’ that ‘disrespected sacred ground’

Nation

It’s a pork chop on a stick and a vanilla shake for Tim Walz at the Minnesota State Fair

Others have politicized Arlington National Cemetery, but Trump’s approach has no precedent

The country’s largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans

World

Who were the 6 hostages whose bodies the Israeli military recovered from Gaza?

Israelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza

With Russia on its doorstep, a Ukrainian town packs its bags

opinion

‘Dining across the divide’ is a model for having difficult conversations

(Almost) everything I know about life, I learned from ‘The Rockford Files’

German politics could take a dark turn this weekend

lifestyle

Free events in Boston this week: Boston Arts Festival returns, free concert, Seaport movie night

I cheated. He won’t forgive me.

An interior designer shares her tips for scouring Allston Christmas

food & dining

In Massachusetts, the once-thriving beer biz is losing its fizz

Chip City Cookies comes to Harvard Square and Newbury Street, plus a Greater Boston Food Bank fund-raiser draws big-name chefs

Fast, fresh, and inviting food at Eat Greek Gyros in Somerville

travel

Checking out one of Cleveland’s greatest hits: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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

We picked a Florida vacation spot we’d never heard of. Turned out to be the ideal choice.

Arts

At Mass MoCA, Steve Locke’s ‘the fire next time’ chills to the bone

New mural in Providence honors lost Chinatown and historic drag queen

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

Books

Garth Greenwell’s ‘Small Rain’ examines life in a state of sickness

Salem Lit Fest, Renee Gladman Symposium, and local NEH grants

In ‘A House Restored,’ Lee McColgan used old tools to revive an ancient colonial home

Movies

10 movies about work to stream this Labor Day weekend

When the R is optional: Which actors aced the Boston accent? And who failed?

‘Reagan’ the movie: Just say no

Television

Tony Shalhoub’s journey from stage to screen and back again

In this corner, Bradley Whitford; in that corner, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

When the R is optional: Which actors aced the Boston accent? And who failed?

music

From Foo Fighters to Beyoncé: These artists have objected to Trump’s use of their music

New England’s jam band legacy is in good hands with Goose

‘Bob’s Burgers’ star H. Jon Benjamin shows off his jazzy side with a devilish new record

Theater/Dance

Still star-cross’d

The way Romeo and Juliet move

When masks reveal as well as conceal

Health

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

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

Obituaries

Claes Dohlman, who restored sight with artificial cornea, dies at 101

Michel Guérard, a pioneer of low-calorie, full-flavor food, dies at 91

Rapper Fatman Scoop dies at 53 after collapsing on stage in Connecticut