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Massachusetts primary elections

State Representative Marjorie Decker hugs her son at her election night party Cambridge.

In apparent upset, challenger Evan MacKay in Cambridge declares victory over state Representative Marjorie Decker

Every two years, all 160 Massachusetts House districts and 40 Senate districts are up for reelection. This year, just a sliver of voters had the chance to cast ballots in a contested primary election.

Cartwright declares victory in race for Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County clerkship over Murphy

Crypto advocate John Deaton emerges as Elizabeth Warren’s GOP opponent, in one of few contested Mass. primary races

Track live results from Massachusetts’ state primary races

Globe Spotlight

Inside the secret financial dealings of Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre
A new Spotlight investigation reveals that as Steward Health spiraled toward bankruptcy, the CEO used its bank account as his own.

Spotlight: Steward Health Care spent millions on surveillance of its critics — even amid financial crisis Adrian Walker: After the closing of Carney Hospital, residents wonder who is to blame

Marie Kasongo, valedictorian at Match Charter Public High School, was photographed at the Boston Public Library. Kasongo immigrated as a child from the Democratic Republic of Congo and is attending Brown University in the fall.

Match High valedictorian is headed to Brown, taking her passion for learning with her

When classes begin Wednesday at Brown University, first-year student Marie Kasongo will be ready.

Overall, this past summer was a good one: We definitely had our share of heat and humidity, but August brought some relief.

Hot start, cool finish: Summer 2024 goes down as one of the warmest, more humid in New England

Boston felt its muggiest July on record, and its 12th warmest June through August.

The offensive line is a key area of concern heading into the regular season.

Meet the 2024 Patriots: A player-by-player look at the initial 53-man roster

There has been turnover on both sides of the ball as new coach Jerod Mayo put together his first team.

Hotel strikes a headache for guests, hotels, and workers alike

A three-day strike at four Boston hotels disrupted services and woke up guests. More actions may follow.

Under new program, low-income MBTA riders now eligible for half-price fares

The debut of the MBTA's long-awaited reduced-fare program expands access to more than 60,000 residents across Massachusetts' transit system.

Bill to add 225 new liquor licenses in Boston poised to pass Legislature this week

The agreement ends weeks of closed-door talks between House and Senate leaders, who proposed different versions of a bill that would add anywhere from 205 new licenses to more than 260.

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher to step down next month

Starting Oct. 1, the famed cancer institute will be led by Benjamin Ebert, chair of its medical oncology department.

Mass. public health officials confirm 2 more human cases of West Nile virus for a total of 6

The communities at “high” risk now include Saugus in Essex County; Arlington, Belmont, Malden, Medford, and Melrose in Middlesex County; and Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop in Suffolk County.

Hospitalized N.H. man has three mosquito-borne illnesses, family says in fund-raising appeal

Mother identifies her son as victim of Dorchester barbershop shooting; neighbors shaken by ‘execution-style’ attack
Elijah Clunie, 20, was fatally shot around 12;55 p.m. Monday inside Exclusive Barber Shop on Washington Street.

Top Trump volunteer in Mass. no longer with campaign after warning New Hampshire is ‘no longer a battleground state’

Some New England Republicans see Vice President Kamala Harris as a more formidable opponent than President Biden.

See live updates from the 2024 campaign trail

Former substitute teacher at Hingham Middle School faces criminal charge in ‘inappropriate’ text message probe

“The intent behind these messages was to get students who she felt were responsible for her termination outcasted from their peers,” police wrote in a report.

Francisco Lindor follows through on his 30th home run of the season, a two-run blast in the third inning off of Kutter Crawford.

METS 7, RED SOX 2

Like the Red Sox offense, Rafael Devers quiet following loss

The Red Sox lose their second consecutive series and fourth straight game, dropping them to 70-69, just a game above .500 for the first time since June 15.

Salem's Leanne Smith couldn't barely believe it when she realized she had won gold.

Leanne Smith’s ‘redemption race’ results in freestyle gold for the Salem resident at Paris Paralympics

The 36-year-old New Hampshire graduate also earned a silver medal as part of the American 4x50-meter freestyle relay team.

This Northeastern graduate once spent nearly 800 days at Boston Children’s Hospital. Now she’s a Paralympic gold medalist.

This year, college students will find a growing cadre of more specialized artificial intelligence apps designed for specific courses or topic areas.

innovation beat

Big AI on campus: ChatGPT is back for the fall semester

A big part of this year’s learning experience will involve artificial intelligence apps, particularly the generative variety that helps with brainstorming, writing papers, and coding.

Opinion

Donald Trump spoke at his 78th birthday celebration, hosted by Club 47, in West Palm Beach, Fla., on June 14.

Why age is no longer an issue in the presidential election

Donald Trump’s behavior is so abhorrent that his age has been reduced to nothing but a number.

Michael Ettlinger

Trump’s plan to vaporize the economy

Is the ‘birth dearth’ a crisis for Boston schools?

New school year should bring new approach to student protests

IDEAS | Sandro Galea

Is it OK to stop worrying about COVID?

More recent News

Brockton man rescued after being trapped up to his waist in coal for hours inside train car in Bridgewater
The Plymouth County Technical Rescue Team worked with firefighters and others using industrial vacuum equipment to extricate the worker, officials said.

Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau’s widow raises more than $500k as the sports world mourns
Current and former NHL players are among the more than 7,600 donors to the fund supporting Madeline Gaudreau, who is pregnant with the couple’s first child.

US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 attack in Israel
The criminal complaint filed in federal court in New York City includes charges of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, resulting in death.

Man who fled to Kenya after allegedly killing his girlfriend held without bail
Kevin Kangethe was arrested in Kenya on Jan. 30.

Wayland elementary school evacuated after discovery of inert World War II grenade, police say

At 3:23 p.m., police responded to reports that a student at Loker School on 47 Loker St. found “a metal object resembling a grenade,” a spokesperson for Wayland Police and Fire said in a statement.

Mistrial declared in first criminal trial stemming from probe into N.H.’s youth detention facility
A jury deadlocked on 12 charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault against Victor Malavet, who was accused of repeatedly raping a teenage resident of the state-run youth detention center where he worked in 2001.

Recommended reads

Frantz Joseph pulled paperwork from the state’s Family Welcome Center outside the Immigrant Family Services Institute in Mattapan, which is providing assistance to migrants.

Some landlords have vacant apartments for homeless families. The paperwork required by the state is driving some away.

A key program Massachusetts uses to find long-term housing for homeless families is straining to accommodate thousands of them.

Kids heading back to school? Here’s how to ditch the plastic and pack more sustainable lunches.
As kids head back to school, eco-minded parents are faced with a challenge: How to pack more sustainable lunches. Experts weigh in with some helpful tips.

Is your water bottle making you sick? Probably. Here’s how to fix it.
Your reusable water bottle is grosser than you think, and studies show that not cleaning it properly is bad for your health.

Newspaper chain Gannett to close Cambridge-based website Reviewed, which was accused of using AI to write product reviews
The closure comes months after the site’s unionized editorial employees held a one-week strike over low wages and “bad-faith bargaining.”

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart at Symphony Hall in May 2024.

Boston Pops springs into fall with September and Halloween mini-seasons

Barry Schneier photographs Anaïs Mitchell, one of the book's featured artists, outside of Passim.

His Passim project: Through portraits, Barry Schneier tells folk history with ‘The Song Is Still Being Written’

Artist Sheida Soleimani posed for a portrait inside her studio where she had created a scene in which to photograph her father to represent the journey he took on horseback when he fled Iran.

Art and environmental activism are birds of a feather for Sheida Soleimani

Arrow Street Arts founder David Altshuler and Georgia Lyman, whose theater group Liars and Believers is curating the 11-day festival celebrating the launch of the Harvard Square multi-use arts space.

11 days, 40+ events: ArrowFest kicks off new beginning for iconic Harvard Square venue

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.

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.

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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

The author's father, Edward Shanahan, in Detroit, where he was a general assignment reporter at the Free Press, writing feature stories from around the state.

IDEAS | MARK SHANAHAN

Writing my father’s obituary with him revealed a man I never knew

Wind turbines are seen from Interstate-84, July 9, 2023, near Hammett, Idaho.

Dustin Tingley and Ana Martinez

To grow local support, Washington must share renewable energy revenues

The unfinalized purchase of Killington and Pico Mountain, a popular resort in southern Vermont, by a group of local investors marks the beginning of an experiment in independent ownership as more East Coast resorts find themselves reporting back to companies out west.

A lift for New England skiers

The Kancamagus Highway in Lincoln, N.H.

Mary Ann D'Urso

From the Garden State to the Granite State

James Garner in 2009.

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

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Under new program, low-income MBTA riders now eligible for half-price fares

The debut of the MBTA's long-awaited reduced-fare program expands access to more than 60,000 residents across Massachusetts' transit system.

Cartwright declares victory in race for Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County clerkship over Murphy

Several high-profile endorsements drew unusual attention this year to the race for the clerk position, which is not typically on the average voters' radar.

Missing Lawrence woman found dead at Winnekenni Park in Haverhill

Carol Flaz-Burgos, 37, was found in the Kenoza Lake conservation area after several days of searching, law enforcement officials said Tuesday night.

In apparent upset, challenger Evan MacKay in Cambridge declares victory over state Representative Marjorie Decker

Every two years, all 160 Massachusetts House districts and 40 Senate districts are up for reelection. This year, just a sliver of voters had the chance to cast ballots in a contested primary election.

Sports

Francisco Lindor follows through on his 30th home run of the season, a two-run blast in the third inning off of Kutter Crawford.

METS 7, RED SOX 2

Like the Red Sox offense, Rafael Devers quiet following loss

The Red Sox lose their second consecutive series and fourth straight game, dropping them to 70-69, just a game above .500 for the first time since June 15.

Rafael Devers went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Slumping Rafael Devers has no answers — he wouldn’t respond to questions — as Red Sox continue slide

Devers has one hit in 21 at-bats since he returned from a three-day break to get treatment on two sore shoulders.

DeWanna Bonner led the Sun in scoring as their two-game winning streak was snapped.

STORM 71, SUN 64

Storm flip the script on Sun, exact revenge for Sunday loss with Tuesday win

DeWanna Bonner had 26 points and Brionna Jones 21 for the Sun (24-9).

HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

With experienced leadership, Manchester Essex field hockey poised to make a run in Division 4

Sexual assault lawsuit against former Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus dismissed, but plaintiffs vow to refile

TENNIS HALL OF FAME

Maria Sharapova headlines the ballot for the 2025 Tennis Hall of Fame class

Business

Cathay Pacific finds engine component problem on 15 planes

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher to step down next month

Starting Oct. 1, the famed cancer institute will be led by Benjamin Ebert, chair of its medical oncology department.

When property investors want out, these bargain hunters rush in

OpenAI, still haunted by its chaotic past, is trying to grow up

magazine

Most jobs don’t have mandatory retirement ages. Maybe more should.

Chilean‑Style Pork Sandwiches

Upgrade your sandwich options with fried halloumi and peaches, Chilean style pork, and more

My divorced parents’ drama is causing grief for me and my wife

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

Best of the Best

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

metro

The scene of a double shooting at Exclusive Barber Shop in Dorchester. One man was killed and another wounded in the attack.

Mother identifies her son as victim of Dorchester barbershop shooting; neighbors shaken by ‘execution-style’ attack

After the closing of Carney Hospital, residents wonder who is to blame

Lawsuit spurs calls for investigations into how Mayor Hopkins got sports car

sports

Caleb Jones is a 6-foot-9-inch, 370-pound offensive tackle who spent much of the last two seasons with the Packers.

Patriots sign offensive tackle Caleb Jones to practice squad

Rafael Devers grinding through shoulder pain as Red Sox’ postseason hopes fade

Boston College bounces Florida State from the AP Top 25 and Texas rises to No. 3

business

A guest at the Hilton Park Plaza Hotel crossed the picket line as workers protested outside of the hotel on Monday.

Hotel strikes a headache for guests, hotels, and workers alike

Hewlett-Packard to pursue $4 billion claim against Mike Lynch’s estate

Big AI on campus: ChatGPT is back for the fall semester

politics

Former president Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings on the second day of jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, April 16, 2024, in New York.

Federal judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to intervene in wake of hush-money conviction

Harris’s campaign to spend nearly $25m to help down-ballot Democrats

Emhoff ‘gutted’ after hostages killed by Hamas in Gaza, says he and VP Harris ‘both grieving’

Nation

Law enforcement salute slain Harris County Precinct 4 Deputy Maher Husseini as he is escorted from Ben Taub Hospital after he was shot and killed while off duty on Sept. 3, in Houston.

Texas deputy was fatally shot at Houston intersection while driving to work, police say

As Columbia resumes classes, student activists vow to carry on with protests against Israel

Activists charged with pushing Russian propaganda go on trial in Florida

World

Firefighters in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, examined the bags containing the bodies of migrants who died trying to cross the English Channel to England.

At least 12 die trying to cross English Channel, French authorities say

Hewlett-Packard to pursue $4 billion claim against Mike Lynch’s estate

Polio vaccinations in Gaza are beating goals, WHO says

opinion

New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Washington Commanders Aug. 25 in Landover, Md.

In dealing with the media, Mayo is no Belichick (thankfully)

Achieving global health equity calls for funding, political will

An ‘existential threat’ to transit in New York

lifestyle

Pedestrians in Copley Square looked at their phones while walking.

Do cellphones cause brain cancer? A WHO review of 63 studies finds no link.

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

I cheated. He won’t forgive me.

food & dining

Students arrive during the first day of school at the Mary Burke Elementary Complex in Chelsea.

Kids heading back to school? Here’s how to ditch the plastic and pack more sustainable lunches.

Recipe: Banana muffins with sticky bun topping will be especially welcome after the first days of school

Chefs outline the many hurdles to opening an independent restaurant in Boston

travel

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is hard to miss in Cleveland — and you shouldn’t miss it.

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

Artist Sheida Soleimani posed for a portrait inside her studio where she had created a scene in which to photograph her father to represent the journey he took on horseback when he fled Iran.

Art and environmental activism are birds of a feather for Sheida Soleimani

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

Books

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, ‘Lovely One,’ at Apollo Theater

When Paris was under siege, its artists turned from war’s horrors to love and light

John Kaag still reads a lot of philosophy books

Movies

A scene from "Hundreds of Beavers."

‘Hundreds of Beavers’ screens at the Somerville

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer, and director, dies

10 movies about work to stream this Labor Day weekend

Television

James Gandolfini in 2011.

Before James Gandolfini was Tony Soprano he was Bear, in ‘Get Shorty’

A Netflix documentary about being out and about

This week’s TV: Gary Oldman brings big trouble as ‘Slow Horses’ returns for a new season

music

Barry Schneier photographs Anaïs Mitchell, one of the book's featured artists, outside of Passim.

His Passim project: Through portraits, Barry Schneier tells folk history with ‘The Song Is Still Being Written’

Boston Pops springs into fall with September and Halloween mini-seasons

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer, and director, dies

Theater/Dance

Ian Stuart at the 2022 Portland Maine Comedy Festival.

The Portland Maine Comedy Festival is back to celebrate the city’s wacky and welcoming scene

Still star-cross’d

The way Romeo and Juliet move

Health

Lifespan signed a purchase agreement to take over Morton Hospital in Taunton.

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

Mr. Darren, one of the stars of the film "For Those Who Think Young," chatted with Nancy Sinatra (center) and Claudia Martin about their film debuts in 1963.

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer, and director, dies

George Woodwell, influential ecologist on climate change, dies at 95

Linda Deutsch, AP trial writer who had front row to courtroom history, dies