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Black market marijuana cultivation in Maine is a big deal

Illegal marijuana growing operations have been found in multiple states across the country in recent years. And officials believe Maine is the latest hot spot.

State Police suspend boxing between trainees after recruit’s death
After a recruit died from injuries he suffered during a training exercise in a boxing ring, the agency has suspended full-contact boxing between trainees, authorities said.

Who will investigate the State Police Academy recruit's death?

Speakers at Harvard forum condemn antisemitism, anti-Zionism

The panelists, who included Israeli and American government officials and Jewish Harvard students, called for university leaders to protect Israeli and pro-Israel students from harassment and ostracism.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
A mix of clouds and sunshine today. Look for our next chance of showers midweek.
The thickest clouds are expected along the coastline with the possibility for a little drizzle.

Cape Cod sees nearly a foot of rain from 3-day storm system

Runaway bulls! Seven of eight escaped cattle captured in North Attleborough.

The North Attleborough Fire Department urged community members in a Facebook message to “exercise extreme caution” and not approach any bulls.

Painted stones memorialize enslaved Africans at 18th-century Shirley-Eustis House in Roxbury

Each stone has the name of a person, including children, enslaved by the Colonial Governor William Shirley of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and his extended family.

Israel warns civilians to evacuate as it strikes wide swaths of southern Lebanon

 Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel

Methuen Mayor Neil Perry has died, city officials say

A new bike share in Greater Boston with a twist: trunk-sized storage to do your shopping on two wheels

CargoB’s electric bike, introduced to Greater Boston in May, has storage that can hold up to 300 pounds.
Celtics

‘We’ve got to bring Larry to the people.’ Meet the Celtics staffers in charge of the NBA title trophy’s wild, joyous summer.

It traveled across the country, overseas, and all over New England. It was held by dignitaries, star musicians, Major Leaguers, and awestruck children. It even occupied a chair at a high-profile wedding.

A dream for Hanson’s Bill Sweezey as the kids get their shot in Bruins’ preseason opener

The 2020 Yale grad assisted on the Bruins' first goal in a 3-2 loss to the Rangers at TD Garden.
Bruins open preseason with a loss to Rangers at TD Garden

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race

Harris might be gaining ground in Maine’s key electoral district, threatening Trump’s path to White House

Why Trump’s and Harris’s proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact

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

Hispanic Heritage Month

Boston’s Hispanic Heritage Month breakfast had awards, jokes, and a head of fabulous hair

Sol y Canto celebrates 30 years as Boston’s ambassadors of Latin folk with a party and new album

El mito del voto latino

El cáncer es la primera causa de muerte entre los latinos. No tiene por qué serlo.

Opinion
EDITORIAL

Closing schools is painful. But in Boston, it’s essential.

Half-empty schools, of which Boston has a lot, aren’t good for students.
IDEAS

The Wisdom Issue: How to grow old — without getting old
Shira Schoenberg

Waning religion challenges theological schools
IDEAS | JIM DAO

Sebastian Junger was minutes from death. Then he saw his dead father.

Matthew Levitt

Israel sends Hezbollah twin messages

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.

More recent News

Search underway for suspects in Alabama mass shooting that killed 4 and injured 17
A search is underway for the shooters who killed four people and injured 17 others in a weekend shooting at a popular nightspot in Birmingham, Ala.

Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 17 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Ala.

INNOVATOR Q&A
Energy-generating cardio equipment at Brown University helps cut carbon emissions
Brown University senior Elina Pipa introduced the green initiative, which she calls an "alternative to the status quo."

At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
UN meets amid a backdrop of growing chaos and violence

Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

Lawmakers have struggled to get to this point as the current budget year winds to a close at month’s end.

Police investigate threat against Chelmsford High School
Police are investigating a threat made against Chelmsford High School, officials said Sunday, marking the latest of a series of threats against schools in Massachusetts and nationwide.

Kathryn Crosby, actress and guardian of husband Bing’s legacy, dies at 90
Kathryn Crosby, a 1950s Hollywood starlet, gave up her film career to marry Bing Crosby, the Oscar-winning actor, radio star and mellifluous “White Christmas” crooner.

Recommended reads

Modern Design

How a Victorian-era town house was modernized for a family of five

A South End couple wanted to adapt the their house for how they and their three kids live while preserving original details.

Today is the first day of fall, heralding all-around cooler weather — and, yes, shorter days
Our days are now transitioning to those brisk autumn chills in the air.

For months at a time, Mass. failed to notify motorists whose vision impairments disqualified them from driving
Months passed during which the state could not ensure people diagnosed with legal blindness stayed off the roads.

The tide is ‘wicked high.’ It’s a glimpse into Boston’s future if climate change continues to worsen.
The high tide on Friday afternoon was about 2 feet higher than Boston’s typical high tide.

Culture & Lifestyle

James Earl Jones spoke to America’s past and symbolized America’s pastime

Kelsey Grammer on 40 years of ‘Frasier’ and why it was ‘his destiny’ to return to Boston

‘If I don’t feel scared, I haven’t done my job,’ says composer Carlos Simon

Sol y Canto celebrates 30 years as Boston’s ambassadors of Latin folk with a party and new album

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

How The Haitian Times is fact-checking Trump’s Springfield claims
IDEAS | MARK SINGER

What Roger Angell knew
Matthew Levitt

Israel sends Hezbollah twin messages

IDEAS | MARGO HOWARD

I don’t like old people
Shira Schoenberg

Waning religion challenges theological schools
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

Black market marijuana cultivation in Maine is a big deal

Illegal marijuana growing operations have been found in multiple states across the country in recent years. And officials believe Maine is the latest hot spot.
INNOVATOR Q&A

Energy-generating cardio equipment at Brown University helps cut carbon emissions

Brown University senior Elina Pipa introduced the green initiative, which she calls an "alternative to the status quo."
COMMENTARY | STEVE McALLISTER

Push back on the NIMBYs and vote for the housing bond in November

Warwick City Council President Steve McAllister says the $120 million bond would add affordable housing and increase homeownership programs.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

A mix of clouds and sunshine today. Look for our next chance of showers midweek.

The thickest clouds are expected along the coastline with the possibility for a little drizzle.

Sports

Celtics

‘We’ve got to bring Larry to the people.’ Meet the Celtics staffers in charge of the NBA title trophy’s wild, joyous summer.

It traveled across the country, overseas, and all over New England. It was held by dignitaries, star musicians, Major Leaguers, and awestruck children. It even occupied a chair at a high-profile wedding.
RED SOX

Baseball minds weigh in on what makes Roman Anthony the game’s best prospect

“If [you] could say he was going to be on the team out of spring training, I wouldn’t be surprised,” said 20-year big league veteran Rich Hill.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Kenley Jansen headed to injured list

The pending free agent will head to the injured list Monday with a shoulder/lat issue.
MLB

After six seasons and just one playoff trip, Reds fire manager David Bell
Red Sox 9, Twins 3

Kutter Crawford, Triston Casas help the Red Sox sweep doubleheader from reeling Twins

A dream for Hanson’s Bill Sweezey as the kids get their shot in Bruins’ preseason opener

Business

After non-endorsement, Teamsters’ Sean O’Brien says Democrats have ‘taken the working men and women for granted’

In an interview, O'Brien said the union's failure to endorse a presidential candidate reflects a failure of the Democratic leadership to remain in touch with its working-class roots.

Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran.

At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen

In battle of retailers and grocers, BJ’s Wholesale Club eyes expansion far beyond New England
magazine
Modern Design

How a Victorian-era town house was modernized for a family of five
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She seems like an excellent human’
PERSPECTIVE

The secret to getting kids off smartphones might be right in our neighborhoods
CONNECTIONS

Growing up mixed race, a question I often heard about my dad was ‘Do you know this man?’

metro

State Police suspend boxing between trainees after recruit’s death

Speakers at Harvard forum condemn antisemitism, anti-Zionism

Two R.I. men linked to crime ring that netted $12.3m selling stolen health and beauty products, prosecutors say

sports

Derrick Henry, Ravens start hot, then weather furious Cowboys comeback

Behind Aaron Judge’s 55th home run, the Yankees move within one victory of clinching the AL East

Bruins open preseason with a loss to Rangers at TD Garden

business

Steward’s leaving the state, but folks in Norwood want their local hospital to return

More shelter beds and a crackdown on tents mean fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco

A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections

politics

Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch

Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

The pop star endorsement that could really swing the election? Bad Bunny.

Nation

Harris raises $27 million in New York fundraiser, promises economic speech this week

What to know about the threats in Springfield, Ohio, after false claims about Haitian immigrants

Search underway for suspects in Alabama mass shooting that killed 4 and injured 17

World

Israel warns civilians to evacuate as it strikes wide swaths of southern Lebanon

Pakistani Taliban deny attacking convoy of foreign ambassadors in restive northwest

UN meets amid a backdrop of growing chaos and violence

opinion

Waning religion challenges theological schools

Israel sends Hezbollah twin messages

Post-affirmative action, colleges grapple with the numbers

lifestyle

Foxborough’s Joanna ‘JoJo’ Levesque brought her memoir to Massachusetts first

Boston at a Bargain: Allston Village Street Fair returns, Black student film festival, and fire throwing

Find heart-racing romance on these high-intensity dates in Greater Boston

food & dining

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 23-29

Barbara Lynch’s Butcher Shop will become a gastropub from a well-known team

Dun dun: Free ‘Law & Order’ fan experience takes over Faneuil Hall next month

travel

A room with a (highway) view. What it’s like to stay at the new citizenM hotel over the Mass. Pike.

Go full beast mode. Here are a few ways to tour the animal kingdom while keeping all your fingers.

Fall happenings at mountain resorts, new small-ship cruises, and shoes made for exploring

Arts

Why will one of Boston Common’s most visited monuments be veiled for four days in September?

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 23-29

MASS Design’s traveling gun violence memorial is now on view in Boston. It’s asking you to imagine the lives of victims.

Books

Foxborough’s Joanna ‘JoJo’ Levesque brought her memoir to Massachusetts first

Sally Rooney is back, but will her many loyal fans love her new book?

Wickersham’s ‘Shipwreck,’ literary awards, and a winning chapbook

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 23-29

James Earl Jones spoke to America’s past and symbolized America’s pastime

After buying theater, West Newton Cinema Foundation moves into second phase of fund-raising campaign

Television

This week’s TV: Zachary Quinto is a quirky, genius doctor on NBC’s ‘Brilliant Minds’

When Dan met Murphy

Dun dun: Free ‘Law & Order’ fan experience takes over Faneuil Hall next month

music

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 23-29

Sol y Canto celebrates 30 years as Boston’s ambassadors of Latin folk with a party and new album

Ahead of their show at the Paradise, Kneecap talks about their movie, rise, and resistance

Theater/Dance

History’s horror invades a family’s home in ‘Leopoldstadt’

Cast your votes from your seat in the mock election performance ‘Fight Night’

A Brechtian musical; a literary lion; Barrence Whitfield gets theatrical

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

Mercury Morris, part of Dolphins’ two Super Bowl wins and their perfect season, dies at 77

Daniel J. Evans, Washington state governor turned senator, dies at 98

Kathryn Crosby, actress and guardian of husband Bing’s legacy, dies at 90