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Patriots 16, Bengals 10

Kyle Dugger stripped tight end Tanner Hudson near the goal line, forcing one of two Bengals' turnovers.

Dan Shaughnessy

The Patriots, with new coaches and a new QB, looked like the good old Patriots in stifling the Bengals

The much-maligned, underdog Patriots stunned the Bengals, and a lot of other people.

Jerod Mayo got a signature win in his first game as Patriots coach.

Ben Volin | Instant analysis

Jerod Mayo and the Patriots ace their first test in upset win over Bengals

Jerod Mayo walks off the field after the first half of New England's game against Cincinnati.

Here’s what Jerod Mayo said after his first win as coach of the Patriots

Jabrill Peppers screamed, "That's what we do,'' after the Patriots beat the Bengals.

Between the hashmarks

Patriots made some noise in topping the Bengals and the sounds resonated, on and off the field

Dr. Mark Price with his family on the Gillette Stadium field on Aug. 13, 2015, after his first night with the New England Patriots medical team. With him are his wife, Stephanie, and their children, Henry, Julia, and Sarah.

Obituary

Dr. Mark Price, honored physician on Patriots playing field and battlefield, dies at 52

Awarded the Bronze Star for bravery while serving as a surgeon in Afghanistan, Dr. Price was head team physician for the New England Patriots, and "was a blessing to have on our staff," owner Robert Kraft said.

In a win for seniors and people with disabilities, Massachusetts curtails estate recovery practices
The changes are expected to benefit seniors, people with disabilities, and poorer families.

chesto means business

Boston’s developers have had a tough go lately. Now the guy who returns their calls in City Hall is leaving town.
In Arthur Jemison, developers had a sympathetic ear in City Hall. To many of them, his departure represents a bit of a seismic event — or at least another unwanted variable tossed their way.

Christina Novak posting of the obituary for Florence "Flo" Harrelson.

Daughter writes withering 4-sentence obituary for late mother

Christina Novak became internet famous after her withering four-sentence obituary went viral.

A family waited by a traffic island as the traffic lights changed to green at Bennington and Saratoga streets in East Boston.

Pedestrians in Boston face speeding motorists and scooters. The city focuses on safety, but work remains.

On Monday, Boston marked its fifth pedestrian fatality this year after a driver struck and killed a woman in the South End. Seven people died on city streets last year, and nearly 600 were injured.

‘The early evidence is flashing red’: Elizabeth Warren convenes panel on military blast injuries

Experts say shock waves from low-level explosions raise risks of memory loss, suicide, and cancer.

Trump and Harris say they want to make housing more affordable. The experience of Bethlehem, Pa., helps explain why.
The rising cost of homes and rentals has hit hard in a battleground state community that was highly affordable for years before a redevelopment boom helped prices to skyrocket.

Follow live updates from the campaign trail Presidential debate on Tuesday will be 90 fateful minutes for two candidates, and one network

A hot spot for election challenges in 2020, Michigan charts ‘proactive, preemptive’ plan to curb them in 2024

Mother of Georgia suspect called school minutes before shooting to warn of ‘extreme emergency’, family says

The mother of the 14-year-old boy charged with fatally shooting four people at his Georgia high school this past week called the school on the morning on the attack, her sister said.

Suspect was troubled by a broken family, taunting at school, his father said Georgia school shooting highlights fears about classroom cellphone bans

Wade Boggs celebrates after the Red Sox clinched the AL East in 1990 with a win over the White Sox.

Red Sox Hall of Famer Wade Boggs announces he has prostate cancer

What’s it like inside the mind of Newton’s rabbi-rabblerouser Moshe Waldoks?
His new one-man show offers a glimpse.

For $50,000, Harvard buys a Green Book, a Jim Crow-era travel guide that lists local businesses safe for Black motorists

The travel guide suggests a wide range of hair salons, pharmacies, restaurants, and other businesses across the United States.

The harbor of Stonington, Maine, on Aug. 8.

Shocked by extreme storms, a Maine fishing town fights to save its waterfront

Fuel tanker collision in Nigeria caused an explosion that killed at least 48 people

Methuen student makes bomb threat on TikTok against school, police say

Who gets the diamond in a breakup? SJC hears case over $70K Tiffany ring.

Spotlight Team report

Concetta McCarthy visited the gravesite of her beloved cousin, Gilberto Melendez-Brancaccio, on July 17 in Mt. Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy. Gilberto died at age 31 at Carney Hospital. She was like a sister to Gilberto growing up in Quincy.

They died in hallways. In line. Alone. Their deaths are the human cost of Steward’s financial neglect.

On the whole, Steward’s more than 30 hospitals have been among the worst, the most troubled in the country over the last five years, according to several measures.

Read the stories of patients who died after seeking care at Steward hospitals See the complete Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A bowl of Ankara Miso from Ganko Ittetsu Ramen in Coolidge Corner.

DEVRA FIRST

10 restaurant openings to know about this fall

Vegetable omakase, post-pickleball pasta, handmade Korean dumplings, and other autumnal delights are coming our way. Here's a look at these and others.

LOVE LETTERS

When do you tell a partner about a crush?

Just wondering ...

Trevor Story was tagged out by the White Sox' Jacob Amaya on this steal attempt in the third inning on Sunday.

white sox 7, red sox 2

Zack Kelly lit up for five runs in ninth as Red Sox drop series finale to lowly White Sox, 7-2

The crowd of more than 29,000 was booing loudly in the final frame as Boston missed out on the chance to sweep the worst team in baseball.

Opinion

An artists rendering of the proposed housing development on the Hyde Park/Roslindale line.

EDITORIAL

Boston can’t afford to give in to NIMBYism as housing crisis deepens

Jubilee church plan for 200 apartments goes begging while city planners throw up obstacles.

IDEAS | ZACH GOTTLIEB

I just started college. Why isn’t anyone dating?

Carine Hajjar

Admit it, Democrats — Greg Abbott was right about the border

JEFF JACOBY

The empty symbolism of criminal charges against Hamas

RENÉE GRAHAM

After a deadly school shooting, gun reform makes a campaign comeback

More recent News

Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists
Boeing and its largest union said Sunday they reached agreement on a new contract that, if ratified, will avoid a strike that threatened to shut down aircraft production.

Two killed in New Bedford crash identified as mother, 13-year-old son

Gladys Ivelisse Colon Kuilan, 35, and Willniel Osorio-Colon, both of New Bedford, were passengers in a Lexus SUV that rolled over on Interstate 195, officials said.

college football

Boston College football ranked No. 24 in first appearance in AP Top 25 poll since 2018
It’s the first time the Eagles (2-0, 1-0 ACC) have been ranked in the AP poll since 2018, and just the second time since 2008.

Boston Marathon

Registration for 2025 Boston Marathon opens Monday, runs through Friday
Runners who have achieved the qualifying standard for their age group can register this week for April's race.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

People died as Steward executives enriched themselves and shortchanged the hospitals they were supposed to be saving

This unmitigated disaster reaches way beyond hospital closings and lost jobs. It has played out, too, in emergency rooms and intensive care wards, where people paid with their lives for shareholder dividends and executive windfalls.

City continues free Sunday museum access for Boston students
A program that provides thousands of Boston Public Schools students and their families free admission to a half-dozen cultural institutions across the city will continue through the end of the year

He handles custody disputes, death row cases, and biters. He’s Salem’s dog lawyer.

Once a reluctant law student, Jeremy Cohen is now one of the country’s fiercest advocates for canine clients and their owners.

A French ship that sank after a collision in fog in 1856 off the Mass. coast has been found
More than 100 lives were lost when the ship, Le Lyonnais, collided with another ship about 200 miles off the Massachusetts coast. And now, a group of dedicated explorers has found the wreck.

Moderna, Eli Lilly, and other drug firms in Greater Boston have become galleries for disadvantaged artists
Many of the industry’s glitzy new buildings are showcasing impressive artwork by artists dealing with homelessness or living with disabilities — including some of the very conditions that the drug firms treat.

Alleged Cambridge brothel network head to plead guilty, according to court filing
Han “Hana” Lee, 41, of Cambridge, intends to “enter a guilty plea as to the charges lodged against her,” according to court documents.

Culture & Lifestyle

Kacey Musgraves performed at Ryman Auditorium on March 15, in Nashville, Tenn.

Concert review: A barefoot, down-to-earth Kacey Musgraves at TD Garden

Josh Andrés Rivera stars as Aaron Hernandez in "FX’s American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez."

Ads tease Aaron Hernandez FX series during NFL season start this weekend

Meghann Fahy as Merritt Monaco in "The Perfect Couple."

From ‘The Perfect Couple’ to Pizza Shark, Meghann Fahy feels right at home on Cape Cod

Installation view, "Tau Lewis: Spirit Level," at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. From left: "The Doula," "The Night Woman," "The Handle of the Axe," "The Reaper." On the floor: "The Last Transmission."

At the ICA, a transcendent Tau Lewis

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.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A woman who said she had worked in Carney Hospital’s emergency department for 13 years attended a press conference about Steward at Carney Hospital in Dorchester on July 29.

Lori Grant

Steward employees have a few questions for CEO Ralph de la Torre

The former president looked on as former US Representative Tulsi Gabbard spoke at the National Guard Association of the United States’ general conference in Detroit on Aug. 26.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Trump the peacemaker? If only that were true.

Former president Barack Obama embraced Vice President Kamala Harris during an event commemorating the Affordable Care Act at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2022. Obama endorsed Harris's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on July 26.

SCOT LEHIGH

Harris should explain her health care flip-flop

From self checkout to automated menu doom loops to chatbots, today's customer service can often be a conflict in terms.

LETTERS

That dull pain you feel? It’s customer service.

Mourners gathered for the burial of killed American Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose body was recovered with five other hostages in Gaza, during the funeral at Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem on Sept. 2.

EDITORIAL

Hamas murdered Americans. Its leaders must pay.

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Who gets the diamond in a breakup? SJC hears case over $70K Tiffany ring.

Bruce Johnson is suing Caroline Settino for ownership of the ring, in a case fraught with gender politics that could overturn decades of legal precedent in the state.

‘The early evidence is flashing red’: Elizabeth Warren convenes panel on military blast injuries

Experts say shock waves from low-level explosions raise risks of memory loss, suicide, and cancer.

City continues free Sunday museum access for Boston students

A program that provides thousands of Boston Public Schools students and their families free admission to a half-dozen cultural institutions across the city will continue through the end of the year

Methuen student makes bomb threat on TikTok against school, police say

Police said the threat, which was made on TikTok, was not deemed credible, but there will be extra patrols at all schools as a precaution.

Sports

Between the hashmarks

Patriots made some noise in topping the Bengals and the sounds resonated, on and off the field

The buzz returned for the Patriots following their 16-10 win.

Dan Shaughnessy

The Patriots, with new coaches and a new QB, looked like the good old Patriots in stifling the Bengals

The much-maligned, underdog Patriots stunned the Bengals, and a lot of other people.

King Philip’s Keigan Canto-Osorio (4) shed a few tackles in racking up 130 yards rushing and a pair touchdowns, along with a 2-point conversion, in a 42-14 victory over Walpole Friday night.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

EMass football: 35 stalwarts (plus the stout Duxbury O-line) headline Players of Week

Here are the top performers from Week 1 of the MIAA football season.

Patriots 16, Bengals 10

New England stuns Cincinnati to open the Jerod Mayo era with a win. Here’s how it happened.

dolphins 20, jaguars 17

Jason Sanders hits winning field goal as time expires to cap Dolphins’ rally against Jaguars

PARALYMPICS

World records, light show highlight final day as Paralympics conclude in Paris

Business

Presidential debate on Tuesday will be 90 fateful minutes for two candidates, and one network

Tens of millions of Americans will tune in Tuesday night as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris face off, and they will also scrutinize the performance of ABC News.

Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists

Boeing and its largest union said Sunday they reached agreement on a new contract that, if ratified, will avoid a strike that threatened to shut down aircraft production.

Georgia school shooting highlights fears about classroom cellphone bans

chesto means business

Boston’s developers have had a tough go lately. Now the guy who returns their calls in City Hall is leaving town.

magazine

Salem lawyer Jeremy Cohen with his dog, Maisey, and some other canine friends.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

He handles custody disputes, death row cases, and biters. He’s Salem’s dog lawyer.

"American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez," a new limited series on FX, chronicles the rise and unthinkable fall of the former Patriots player.

Globe Magazine

I went behind the scenes of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’. Here’s what I learned.

Dinner with Cupid

‘We’d never seen anyone our age spotlighted’ in Dinner With Cupid

PERSPECTIVE

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

metro

Angel is an exceptionally talented athlete.

Angel, 12, is very sociable and compassionate

Pedestrians in Boston face speeding motorists and scooters. The city focuses on safety, but work remains.

Daughter writes withering 4-sentence obituary for late mother

sports

Bobby Dalbec (show in spring training in 2023) could be claimed off waivers or become a free agent if the Red Sox release him.

Red Sox infielder Bobby Dalbec designated for assignment

It’s a whole new ballgame for Bishop Fenwick football, which has eyes on a big prize

Josh Allen comes alive in second half to lead Bills to a comeback win over Cardinals

business

A blue lobster is seen in a marine sciences lab at the University of New England.

Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell

Moderna, Eli Lilly, and other drug firms in Greater Boston have become galleries for disadvantaged artists

Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing’s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty

politics

Follow live updates on the 2024 presidential election

Congress returns for another big spending fight

A hot spot for election challenges in 2020, Michigan charts ‘proactive, preemptive’ plan to curb them in 2024

Nation

On Wednesday, Ronnie Jefferies painted the parking lot at Science, Arts and Entrepreneurship School in Mableton, Ga, to help cool it by making it more reflective.

School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up

Mother of Georgia shooting suspect called school to warn of emergency, aunt says

Southern California fire quadruples in size, forcing mountain town to evacuate

World

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez waves to supporters during a political event at a square in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela, on June 19.

Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain

Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain that can cause flooding

The heads of the CIA and MI6 issue a joint call for a cease-fire in Gaza

opinion

That dull pain you feel? It’s customer service.

Alerta de spoiler: ¿Sobrevivirá el perro?

Spoiler alert: Dog’s fate revealed!

lifestyle

When do you tell a partner about a crush?

My wife isn’t interested in sex after menopause

Ralph Lauren draws the fashion crowd to the horsey Hamptons for a diverse show of Americana

food & dining

The team behind Brockton Beer Company was photographed as the taproom prepared to open in Brockton in 2022.

Brockton Beer Company, one of state’s few Black-owned breweries, announces closure

Boston police warn about drink spiking as college year begins

King Arthur Baking Company plans a Back Bay pop-up through the end of the year

travel

Looking over Key West from the top of the Key West Lighthouse & Keeper's Quarters.

What it’s like to travel with someone who must climb to the top of things

Follow the yellow brick road. The Land of Oz is real and hidden in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Expedia offers credit for British Airways, but the airline denies it

Arts

In her Boston apartment, Lisa Murphy recently worked on her artwork. She is among 190 artists whose art has been sold or leased by ArtLifting, a Massachusetts-based organization, for decorative use in corporate buildings.

Moderna, Eli Lilly, and other drug firms in Greater Boston have become galleries for disadvantaged artists

At the ICA, a transcendent Tau Lewis

From ‘Tiny Pricks’ to public monuments: 9 art shows with big questions about our country as Election Day nears

Books

“Fierce Desires” is the latest work by author Rebecca L. Davis.

Battles over the bedroom

In Elisa Gabbert’s work, one thing leads to the next, and the next, and the next

Mass Book Awards, a new D&D guide, and graphic novels

Movies

Thaddeus Miles, founder of the Black Joy Project.

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 9-15

Amid allegations against Neil Gaiman, Disney postpones ‘The Graveyard Book’ adaptation

What’s your favorite Tim Burton movie moment?

Television

Ads tease Aaron Hernandez FX series during NFL season start this weekend

On Netflix, revisiting Apollo 13

Bo knows, and so did Jim Riswold

music

Concert review: A barefoot, down-to-earth Kacey Musgraves at TD Garden

St. Vincent wields calculated artifice, curious sincerity at MGM Fenway

The 60th anniversary of the Beatles’ Boston show gets the magic treatment

Theater/Dance

Rudy Pankow as Romeo and Emilia Suárez as Juliet in ART’s "Romeo and Juliet."

At ART, a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ that’s both moving and in motion

In ‘Leopoldstadt,’ Tom Stoppard gets personal

Two new productions that poke fun at old stereotypes

Health

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

The Patriots, with new coaches and a new QB, looked like the good old Patriots in stifling the Bengals

Jerod Mayo and the Patriots ace their first test in upset win over Bengals

Here’s what Jerod Mayo said after his first win as coach of the Patriots

Patriots made some noise in topping the Bengals and the sounds resonated, on and off the field

Dr. Mark Price, honored physician on Patriots playing field and battlefield, dies at 52

In a win for seniors and people with disabilities, Massachusetts curtails estate recovery practices The changes are expected to benefit seniors, people with disabilities, and poorer families.

Daughter writes withering 4-sentence obituary for late mother

Pedestrians in Boston face speeding motorists and scooters. The city focuses on safety, but work remains.

‘The early evidence is flashing red’: Elizabeth Warren convenes panel on military blast injuries

Trump and Harris say they want to make housing more affordable. The experience of Bethlehem, Pa., helps explain why. The rising cost of homes and rentals has hit hard in a battleground state community that was highly affordable for years before a redevelopment boom helped prices to skyrocket.

A hot spot for election challenges in 2020, Michigan charts ‘proactive, preemptive’ plan to curb them in 2024

Mother of Georgia suspect called school minutes before shooting to warn of ‘extreme emergency’, family says

Red Sox Hall of Famer Wade Boggs announces he has prostate cancer

What’s it like inside the mind of Newton’s rabbi-rabblerouser Moshe Waldoks? His new one-man show offers a glimpse.

For $50,000, Harvard buys a Green Book, a Jim Crow-era travel guide that lists local businesses safe for Black motorists

Shocked by extreme storms, a Maine fishing town fights to save its waterfront

Fuel tanker collision in Nigeria caused an explosion that killed at least 48 people

Methuen student makes bomb threat on TikTok against school, police say

Who gets the diamond in a breakup? SJC hears case over $70K Tiffany ring.

They died in hallways. In line. Alone. Their deaths are the human cost of Steward’s financial neglect.

10 restaurant openings to know about this fall

When do you tell a partner about a crush?

Zack Kelly lit up for five runs in ninth as Red Sox drop series finale to lowly White Sox, 7-2

Boston can’t afford to give in to NIMBYism as housing crisis deepens

I just started college. Why isn’t anyone dating?

Admit it, Democrats — Greg Abbott was right about the border

The empty symbolism of criminal charges against Hamas

After a deadly school shooting, gun reform makes a campaign comeback

More recent News

Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists Boeing and its largest union said Sunday they reached agreement on a new contract that, if ratified, will avoid a strike that threatened to shut down aircraft production.

Two killed in New Bedford crash identified as mother, 13-year-old son

college football Boston College football ranked No. 24 in first appearance in AP Top 25 poll since 2018 It’s the first time the Eagles (2-0, 1-0 ACC) have been ranked in the AP poll since 2018, and just the second time since 2008.

Boston Marathon Registration for 2025 Boston Marathon opens Monday, runs through Friday Runners who have achieved the qualifying standard for their age group can register this week for April's race.

People died as Steward executives enriched themselves and shortchanged the hospitals they were supposed to be saving

City continues free Sunday museum access for Boston students A program that provides thousands of Boston Public Schools students and their families free admission to a half-dozen cultural institutions across the city will continue through the end of the year

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He handles custody disputes, death row cases, and biters. He’s Salem’s dog lawyer.

A French ship that sank after a collision in fog in 1856 off the Mass. coast has been found More than 100 lives were lost when the ship, Le Lyonnais, collided with another ship about 200 miles off the Massachusetts coast. And now, a group of dedicated explorers has found the wreck.

Alleged Cambridge brothel network head to plead guilty, according to court filing Han “Hana” Lee, 41, of Cambridge, intends to “enter a guilty plea as to the charges lodged against her,” according to court documents.

Culture & Lifestyle

Concert review: A barefoot, down-to-earth Kacey Musgraves at TD Garden

Ads tease Aaron Hernandez FX series during NFL season start this weekend

From ‘The Perfect Couple’ to Pizza Shark, Meghann Fahy feels right at home on Cape Cod

At the ICA, a transcendent Tau Lewis

Special Projects

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

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

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

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Steward employees have a few questions for CEO Ralph de la Torre

Trump the peacemaker? If only that were true.

Harris should explain her health care flip-flop

That dull pain you feel? It’s customer service.

Hamas murdered Americans. Its leaders must pay.

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Who gets the diamond in a breakup? SJC hears case over $70K Tiffany ring.

‘The early evidence is flashing red’: Elizabeth Warren convenes panel on military blast injuries

City continues free Sunday museum access for Boston students

Methuen student makes bomb threat on TikTok against school, police say

Sports

Patriots made some noise in topping the Bengals and the sounds resonated, on and off the field

The Patriots, with new coaches and a new QB, looked like the good old Patriots in stifling the Bengals

EMass football: 35 stalwarts (plus the stout Duxbury O-line) headline Players of Week

New England stuns Cincinnati to open the Jerod Mayo era with a win. Here’s how it happened.

Jason Sanders hits winning field goal as time expires to cap Dolphins’ rally against Jaguars

World records, light show highlight final day as Paralympics conclude in Paris

Business

Presidential debate on Tuesday will be 90 fateful minutes for two candidates, and one network

Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists

Georgia school shooting highlights fears about classroom cellphone bans

Boston’s developers have had a tough go lately. Now the guy who returns their calls in City Hall is leaving town.

He handles custody disputes, death row cases, and biters. He’s Salem’s dog lawyer.

I went behind the scenes of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’. Here’s what I learned.

‘We’d never seen anyone our age spotlighted’ in Dinner With Cupid

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

metro

Angel, 12, is very sociable and compassionate

In a win for seniors and people with disabilities, Massachusetts curtails estate recovery practices
The changes are expected to benefit seniors, people with disabilities, and poorer families.

Trump and Harris say they want to make housing more affordable. The experience of Bethlehem, Pa., helps explain why.
The rising cost of homes and rentals has hit hard in a battleground state community that was highly affordable for years before a redevelopment boom helped prices to skyrocket.

What’s it like inside the mind of Newton’s rabbi-rabblerouser Moshe Waldoks?
His new one-man show offers a glimpse.

Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists
Boeing and its largest union said Sunday they reached agreement on a new contract that, if ratified, will avoid a strike that threatened to shut down aircraft production.

college football

Boston College football ranked No. 24 in first appearance in AP Top 25 poll since 2018
It’s the first time the Eagles (2-0, 1-0 ACC) have been ranked in the AP poll since 2018, and just the second time since 2008.

Boston Marathon

Registration for 2025 Boston Marathon opens Monday, runs through Friday
Runners who have achieved the qualifying standard for their age group can register this week for April's race.

City continues free Sunday museum access for Boston students
A program that provides thousands of Boston Public Schools students and their families free admission to a half-dozen cultural institutions across the city will continue through the end of the year

A French ship that sank after a collision in fog in 1856 off the Mass. coast has been found
More than 100 lives were lost when the ship, Le Lyonnais, collided with another ship about 200 miles off the Massachusetts coast. And now, a group of dedicated explorers has found the wreck.

Alleged Cambridge brothel network head to plead guilty, according to court filing
Han “Hana” Lee, 41, of Cambridge, intends to “enter a guilty plea as to the charges lodged against her,” according to court documents.