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Teacher Laure Bouyon greeted Theo Lazarus and his dad Arnold Lazarus during drop off time at Capucine Montessori School in Cambridge.

In Cambridge, inequality is rampant. But now, pre-k is free.

Several hundred families — rich, poor, and in between — will get for free education that can otherwise cost more than $30,000 per child this year.

tara sullivan

How does a family like the Gaudreaus go on? ‘You walk on’, says father who also lost his son to a drunk driver.
You do things for the living left behind, for future generations so this never happens again. You work to change rules, to change laws, to change behaviors.

Red Sox 7, Yankees 1

Red Sox hammer Gerrit Cole in rout of Yankees
The Sox will have a chance at a series split on Sunday afternoon.

Dan Shaughnessy: The Yankees began overthinking, and that’s when the trouble started Zach Penrod followed winding road to make major league debut for Red Sox at Yankee Stadium

Thomas Castellanos threw a trio of touchdown passes, but also tossed two picks in a performance that highlighted his talent, but also his flaws.

Missouri 27, BC 21

No. 24 Boston College’s impressive start undone by one five-minute stretch in loss to No. 6 Missouri

In the day’s only matchup between ranked teams, the Eagles flashed promise but ultimately Missouri’s wide receivers wore down BC’s secondary and the Tigers rallied from 11 down.

Michaela Mabinty DePrince joined Boston Ballet in 2021.

Michaela Mabinty DePrince, a war orphan who went on to dance with Boston Ballet, has died

DePrince's career included dancing for Dance Theatre of Harlem and Dutch National Ballet.

From 2021: Boston Ballet newcomer Michaela DePrince appeared in Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade,’ and now stars in ‘Coppelia’

‘PFAS is everywhere’: A Mass. class action lawsuit may set a new standard for damages

Environmental and industry groups are closely watching the case ahead of an expected "tsunami" of PFAS lawsuits.

State troopers have a new tactic against fleeing vehicles — shooting GPS tracking tags
It may sound like a high-tech gadget from an action movie. But it's real.

Election 2024

Harris and Trump place their chips on different states to win White House

The different strategies, which both hinge on a win in Pennsylvania, have been reflected in ad spending by both campaigns and the super PACs supporting them, according to AdImpact.

Republicans don’t want to talk about Jan. 6. Trump can’t help himself.

They were cold on Trump, but then these GOP governors got in line
Several high-profile Trump holdouts have set aside their reservations in a show of how reluctant segments of the GOP appear to be coming home to the former president.

Follow live updates on the presidential election

Wife of Jane’s Addiction frontman says tension and animosity led to onstage scuffle in Boston
A scuffle between members of Jane’s Addiction on Friday night in Boston came amid “tension and animosity” during their reunion tour, lead singer Perry Farrell’s wife said Saturday.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

This is what ending affirmative action looks like
A picture of the aftermath of last year’s Supreme Court decision is coming into focus. It’s not pretty

An American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza

State Police recruit dies after training exercise at academy, agency confirms

Busing at 50

Listen to the full episode

‘You tried to break us, and you didn’t’: One family relives busing in new audio documentary

Earline Pruitt, and her daughter Denise, describe the start of school desegregation in this Globe audio documentary.

Your memories of Boston's busing era Perspective: The busing crisis divided Boston. But playgrounds brought kids like me together.

If the Falcons lose to the Eagles to drop to 0-2 and Kirk Cousins still doesn’t look right, the pressure will intensify to send him to the bench.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Are there really must-win situations in Week 2 of the NFL season? History suggests yes.

Since the NFL expanded the playoffs from 12 to 14 teams in 2020, only 2 of 32 teams to start 0-2 have made the playoffs.

Natick's Jack Kelly recovers a fumble near the goal line against Needham on Friday.

FRIDAY'S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Thrilling comebacks, stunning shutouts, goal-line stands: What you missed in Friday night football

Photos: High school football action from Plymouth North-Falmouth, Methuen-Marshfield, and Needham-Natick

Free agent acquisition Nikita Zadorov is the biggest of the Bruins' backline bruisers at 6 feet 6 inches, 248 pounds.

Jim McBride | Sunday hockey notes

It looks like they’re trying to put together a modern-day version of the Big Bad Bruins

Being hard to play against throughout an 82-game season is a necessity. It’s on the postseason stage, however, where size, muscle, and grit are the most important ingredients to advance.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris and Trump have housing plans. Economists have doubts.

Donald Trump spoke to reporters in the spin room following the debate Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Trump’s struggle to deliver a clear message on abortion at the debate leaves him vulnerable on a key issue

Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, on March 16, in Vandalia, Ohio.

Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign. Some Republicans are worried.

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at the Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence on the Scott Northern Wake Campus of Wake Tech Community College in Raleigh, NC, on Friday.

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks

Opinion

Donald Trump’s false claim that Haitian migrants are eating family pets in Ohio inspired a wave of memes online.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The best memes debunking Trump’s pet-eating claim

Naturally, the internet had thoughts about Trump's incendiary comments about Haitian migrants eating pets. Here are some of the best memes and viral social media posts.

JD Vance fogs up the school safety debate

Was Shannon O’Brien really guilty of ‘gross misconduct’?

PODCAST | SAY MORE

50 years ago, busing rocked East Boston. Two best friends remember how it drove their neighborhood apart.

Don’t come here looking for kind words on Donald Trump

More recent News

Second teen charged with murder of Dorchester man, police say

The 17-year-old, who was not identified due to his age, is charged with fatal shooting of a 49-year-old home inside a Dorchester home on Aug. 12.

Mother of two Black daughters alleges racial bias among students and staff in Millbury public schools

The complaint alleges that the children have endured months of racist taunts and threats from classmates.

Brockton superintendent resigns in fallout from district budget crisis

In a recent report, investigators faulted Mike Thomas for making “critical decisions unilaterally and without any consideration of the budgetary impacts of those decisions.”

CEO of Point32Health, state’s second-largest health insurer, is leaving the company
Point32Health, which was formed in 2021 by the merger of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, has suffered serious setbacks recently.

Happy the elephant hasn’t been seen in months. What’s going on?
Typically, Happy is the main attraction on the monorail ride through the Wild Asia exhibit.

Closed Steward hospitals leave ambulance services scrambling to cover gaps
Patients and medical responders alike are now reckoning with longer transport times after Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer closed their doors.

Charles River Labs to cut over 600 jobs
The Wilmington-based biotech research firm is seeing drug industry clients pull back on spending.

Driver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level

The driver told police he had five or six beers that day and admitted to consuming alcohol while driving, according to the criminal complaint.

Too many texts from Trump or Harris asking for money? There’s an app for that.
A local entrepreneur has launched a free app for iPhone users to delete unwanted texts based on keywords.

Recommended reads

A spokesperson for Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey (shown in 2023) pointed to several examples where the district attorney’s office prosecuted charges against local officers.

In Sandra Birchmore case, questions emerge about why outside investigators weren’t brought in from the start

The case has reignited questions over whether State Police detectives assigned to district attorneys’ offices should investigate local police-involved incidents.

FALL ARTS GUIDE

90 fun things to do in and around Boston this fall
From theater and dance performances to comedy shows and concerts, see what’s on the calendar around the Hub this fall.

What you need to know about EEE, the mosquito-borne disease climbing in New England
In areas deemed at critical risk, Massachusetts officials advise residents cancel or reschedule outdoor gatherings, including organized sporting events, to avoid peak mosquito hours.

Photos: Northern Lights illuminate the night sky in New England
Many night owls shared their striking images of the aurora borealis on social media, capturing the dancing display of colorful hues.

Culture & Lifestyle

Cuban band Clave & Blues will return to perform at the second annual Fiesta en la Plaza.

City Hall Plaza welcomes another free ‘Fiesta’ for Latinx Heritage Month

The Big E returns Sept. 13-29.

A fan’s guide to the Big E: What you need to know about this year’s fair

Composer Mary D. Watkins, right, reviews music with opera singer Deborah Nansteel at the home of co-librettist Cerise Lim Jacobs during a rehearsal for the new opera "Is This America?," about civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer.

For Mary D. Watkins, activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s story is operatic

Singer Meghan Trainor performed at NBC's Today show at Rockefeller Plaza on June 7 in New York. She returns to the Bay State this month as part of her "Timeless" tour.

After more than seven years, Meghan Trainor is back on tour — and loving every minute of it

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

A person rushed to catch the 57 bus at 2:25 a.m. at Kenmore Station during one of the T's experiments with late-night service.

Give us late-night trains, but not yet

James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll in a publicity shot from the 1974 film, “Claudine.”

James Earl Jones was more than just a singular voice

IDEAS | JACK SHAFER

The anti-mainstream media election

Globe Opinion writers weigh in on the Harris-Trump debate.

‘All he had to do was not look crazy’: 6 writers weigh in on the Harris-Trump debate

The McRib sandwich.

What’s the next big thing?

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Charles Biasiny-Rivera, champion of Latino photography, dies at 93

To Charles Biasiny-Rivera, who worked as a street photographer in the barrios of New York City in the early 1970s, his craft was a matter of trust as much as eye.

State Police recruit dies after training exercise at academy, agency confirms

Enrique Delgado-Garcia became unresponsive “during a defensive tactics training exercise,” at the State Police Academy in New Braintree on Thursday. His death was confirmed Friday by State Police.

George Berci, innovative surgeon who pioneered laparoscopy, dies at 103

George Berci revolutionized the modern operating room by developing the tools and techniques of laparoscopy, a minimally invasive procedure that has improved the experience of millions of patients.

Ballerina Michaela DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29

Dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world’s biggest stages.

Sports

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole allowed seven runs and was yanked with one out in the fifth inning.

Dan Shaughnessy

The Yankees began overthinking, and that’s when the trouble started

Paying no heed to a century and a half of Major League Baseball, Gerrit Cole intentionally walked Rafael Devers with a 1-0 lead and nobody on base.

Carver senior quarterback Jack Balzarini (No. 5) throws a pass under pressure from Nantucket defender David Cirillo (No. 17) during the Crusaders' 26-15 nonleague vict- during a non-league victory on Saturday during which Balzarini threw for 256 yards and four touchowns.

HS FOOTBALL | CARVER 26, NANTUCKET 15

Jack Balzarini tosses four touchdowns in Carver’s nonleague win vs. Nantucket

The senior completed 13 of 23 passes for 256 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Crusaders to a 26-15 nonleague win over the Whalers.

Caden Durham rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 16 LSU rally past South Carolina, 36-33, in the Tigers' SEC opener.

LSU 36, SOUTH CAROLINA 33

Josh Williams’ late touchdown rescues No. 16 LSU at South Carolina

Josh Williams scored on a 2-yard run with 1:12 left and mistake-prone No. 16 LSU rallied to beat South Carolina 36-33 to open Southeastern Conference play on Saturday.

red sox notebook

Zach Penrod followed winding road to make major league debut for Red Sox at Yankee Stadium

Missouri 27, BC 21

No. 24 Boston College’s impressive start undone by one five-minute stretch in loss to No. 6 Missouri

49ers place Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve, will miss at least four more games

Business

Charles River Labs to cut over 600 jobs

The Wilmington-based biotech research firm is seeing drug industry clients pull back on spending.

Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head said an internal investigation at its Jarratt, Virginia, plant found that the contamination was the result of a specific production process.

Two local biotechs go public, raising $540 million total

CEO of Point32Health, state’s second-largest health insurer, is leaving the company

magazine

Nominees from 2024 ALX100.

My Boston History | The Power of Now

Amplify LatinX honors 100 Hispanic and Latino leaders across Mass.

Cancer survivor Luis Perez at his home in Chelsea.

My Boston History | The Power of Now

Cancer is the number one cause of death among Latinos. It doesn’t have to be.

My grandmother taught me many things. How to cook, however, was not one of them.

This week's daters: Erin and Sheshank.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We didn’t have loads in common, but the conversation was flowing regardless’

metro

Teacher Laure Bouyon greeted Theo Lazarus and his dad Arnold Lazarus during drop off time at Capucine Montessori School in Cambridge.

In Cambridge, inequality is rampant. But now, pre-k is free.

Jurors help detain a man trying to flee Maine courthouse

Summer keeps hanging on: Weekend will boast warm, sunny days

sports

Making a healthy return to Wellesley High for his senior year, John Battaglino is thankful to be back out on the course, and launching drives at Nehoiden Golf Club for the unbeaten Raiders.

After a challenging two-year battle with Lyme, Wellesley High senior John Battaglino is back on course

Michael Jordan gets elevated again as Chukwuma Okorafor placed on ‘exempt/left squad’ list

How does a family like the Gaudreaus go on? ‘You walk on’, says father who also lost his son to a drunk driver.

business

CVS pharmacists can now prescribe birth control in Massachusetts.

CVS pharmacists now prescribing birth control in Mass.

Boston buildings were bathed in blue light this 9/11 to show solidarity with NYC

Closed Steward hospitals leave ambulance services scrambling to cover gaps

politics

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a debate, Oct. 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City, left, and former president Donald Trump speaks during a debate, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

Follow live updates on the 2024 presidential election

Republicans don’t want to talk about Jan. 6. Trump can’t help himself.

They were cold on Trump, but then these GOP governors got in line

Nation

The coffin of US-Turkish activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was shot dead in the West Bank, is carried by Turkish honor guard police officers to a morgue at the Didim district in Aydin on Sept. 13.

An American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza

Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle

A Georgia work program previews how Trump could reshape Medicaid

World

Mourners surrounded the coffin of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank, at Didim Central Mosque in Didim, Turkey, on Saturday.

An American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza

4 people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave hundreds stranded

Ukrainian troops talk of stiffer resistance as they fight in Russian territory

opinion

US astronauts Alan Shepard (left) and Edgar Mitchell during the Apollo 14 mission in February 1971.

Fatal Apollo 1 mission should be part of our shared memory

A conversation with Letters editor Matthew Bernstein

JD Vance fogs up the school safety debate

lifestyle

Attendees enjoy a game of volleyball at last year's Backyard Bash.

Free events in Boston this week: A playground for grown-ups, Latin Music & Dance fest returns to Eastie, and more

Dating someone with a chronic medical condition

So your kid was cut from the team. What now?

food & dining

The Jahunger noodles, hand-pulled and tossed with beef, onions, chiles, and chives.

Jahunger brings hand-pulled noodles, spicy lamb, and other Uyghur specialties to Cambridge

A Southern supper parlor comes to the Porter Square Hotel; Mr. H brings Shanghainese specialties to the Seaport

Brews, bites, and big screens: Here’s what’s on tap at the Great American Beer Hall in Medford

travel

A late summer crop of onions at The Farm at Weston fills a bin. You’ll find fall produce for sale at farm stands throughout southern Vermont.

A late-summer, slow sojourn in southern Vermont

When reserving an extra seat on United, don’t forget to do this

Jason Bowen on playing a prince, finding fun on vacation, and weighing his luggage

Arts

Édouard Manet, "Madame Auguste Manet," about 1866.

At the Gardner this fall, Manet and family

In Salem, a new exhibit summons the spirits at Peabody Essex Museum

Mayor Michelle Wu says city working to extend free Sunday museum program to all school-aged children in 2025

Books

Cleyvis Natera is part of this year's Provincetown Book Festival.

Provincetown Book Fest, a new novel of Maine, and celebrating trees in verse

Arlie Russell Hochschild’s ‘Stolen Pride’ mines white rural shame

Amanda Becker’s profile of America after the fall of Roe

Movies

The 138th New England Fall Flower Shower will be held Saturday and Sunday.

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 16-22

Fall forward with these 39 movies

Local theaters are serving up cinematic scares for the season

Television

Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in "Hacks."

Humanitas Prizes go to ‘Hacks,’ ‘Fellow Travelers,’ and ‘Black Cake’

20 new and returning TV shows to watch as the leaves turn this fall

Kathy Bates in the courtroom

music

The 138th New England Fall Flower Shower will be held Saturday and Sunday.

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 16-22

After more than seven years, Meghan Trainor is back on tour — and loving every minute of it

For Mary D. Watkins, activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s story is operatic

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.

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

In a photo provided by his daughter, the photographer Charles Biasiny-Rivera in 2020.

Charles Biasiny-Rivera, champion of Latino photography, dies at 93

George Berci, innovative surgeon who pioneered laparoscopy, dies at 103

Ballerina Michaela DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29