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49ers 30, Patriots 13

Drake Maye wasn't called on to help the Patriots in their 30-13 loss, which may have been the safest course of action.

Christopher L. Gasper

It’s best to keep Drake Maye out of harm’s way until more help arrives

The dirty not-so-secret is that Brissett is doing exactly what the Patriots brought him in to do — absorb the punishment they want to shield No. 3 overall pick Maye from.

Already stretched thin, Patriots’ roster depth tested further in loss to 49ers
After halftime the Patriots ruled out center David Andrews (shoulder), safety Kyle Dugger (ankle), and offensive tackle Caedan Wallace (ankle).

Between the Hashmarks

After another loss, linebacker Jahlani Tavai says injuries no excuse for Patriots’ struggles on defense
It’s debatable whether Ja'Whaun Bentley's loss signaled the start of the defensive slide, but the points allowed have steadily increased since he left the lineup.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

With his favorite players around him, retiring Red Sox radio voice Joe Castiglione got the send-off he so deserved
From former stars like Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, and Jim Rice to grinders like Rich Gedman and Bob Stanley, Castiglione was feted by so many who found a deep connection with the Connecticut native who made Boston home.

Watch Joe Castiglione sign off the Red Sox broadcast after 42 seasons

Red Sox catcher Connor Wong (left) and reliever Justin Slaten high-five after closing out the season-ending 3-1 win over the Rays Sunday at Fenway Park, evening Boston's record at 81-81 for the 2024 campaign.

RED SOX 3, RAYS 1

Alex Cora sets Red Sox’ goal for 2025: Playoffs

Boston closed its season by beating the Rays, and the Red Sox manager believes his club has a chance to end their postseason hiatus next October.

2024 Election

Vermont Public reporter Bob Kinzel and executive editor Brittany Patterson spoke with a resident in Montpelier in August as part of the publication's efforts to hear from voters what issues matter most to them ahead of the November election.

Who will win in 2024? If Vermont Public has its way, the voters.

Vermont Public is shifting the focus of its political and election coverage from who is ahead in the polls to the issues voters care about most.

Follow live campaign updates In a rambling speech in Wisconsin, Trump calls Harris ‘mentally disabled’

Red Line to resume Quincy, Braintree service, following long closure for repairs

Trains are set to start running for passengers Monday, and they're expected go faster within the week.

Death toll rises from Helene while supplies are rushed to North Carolina and Florida digs out
Officials warned that rebuilding from the widespread loss of homes and property would be lengthy and difficult.

Destroyed homes in the small community of Dekle Beach that was devastated by Hurricane Helene near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Friday.

See photos of the flooding and destruction caused by Helene

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88
Willie Nelson once likened Mr. Kristofferson’s lyrics to great literature “whether you sing them or read them. They’re words to live by, and that’s about as much praise as you can say about any writer.”

An Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut for the first time in nearly a year of conflict

In the past week, Israel has frequently targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs, where the militant group Hezbollah has a strong presence but had not hit locations near the city center.

In poignant ghost bike ceremony, John Corcoran remembered by cyclists and loved ones in Cambridge
John Corcoran died after he was struck by a driver on busy Memorial Drive Monday — the third cyclist death in Cambridge this year.

Steward hospital sales set to take effect. Here’s what that means for health care in Massachusetts.

Steward Health Care leaves behind a hospital landscape that has been weakened by the company's meltdown and its closure of five hospitals over the past decade.

Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre will resign

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla is looking to keep the Celtics

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Joe Mazzulla preparing Celtics for grueling grind of repeating

He’s consumed with his players having a different mental and physical approach to this season because they are no longer chasing but being chased.

Mrs. Adler continued teaching well into her 90s, as she offered a Jewish culture class at Orchard Cove in Canton.

Esther Adler, Kristallnacht witness who kept memories alive through writing and teaching, dies at 100

Mrs. Adler was "a brilliant educator" who brought history alive through her own observations of life in Germany under Hitler, said Lori Lefkovitz, a Northeastern University professor.

I didn’t sign up for long-distance

Also, he’s still married.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

The recorded temperature on a thermostat at the Furnace Creek Visitors Center, after 10 p.m. on July 7, in Death Valley National Park, Calif.

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy

Former president Donald Trump speaks about the tax code and manufacturing at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Center, Tuesday, in Savannah, Ga.

Trump calls for 100 percent tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday night.

On immigration, Kamala Harris and Democrats walk a delicate — and harder — line

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, and Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump on July 31.

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

Opinion

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper

What Boston can learn from other cities that closed schools

District leaders should take the academic performance of schools into account as they decide which ones to close or consolidate.

Antisemitism and the power of the big lie

Diversity is America’s greatest strength. But now a lot of people find it threatening.

Project 2025 isn’t going away

MCAS needle shudders on the eve of consequential vote

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist?
WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

‘This is your festival’: CineFest Latino Boston returns for its second year
The lineup includes work by filmmakers from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, and the US.

More recent News

Retired Boston employees want an increase to their pension checks. The mayor’s office says no.
The Boston City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously in support of a COLA base increase for retired city employees, after the Boston Retirement Board voted against it last week on the advice of the mayor’s office.

Man accused of killing grandmother with hammer in N.H.

Joshua Lanchester was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder after New Hampshire State Police found his grandmother dead inside an Easton, N.H., home.

Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire
The fire ignited when a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers, Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters.

Man killed in Mattapan shooting early Sunday morning
Officers responded to Cummins Highway around 1:05 a.m. and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lobster, moose, and ... climate tech? Maine is branching out.
Maine is trying to make a name for itself as a home for climate tech and both public officials and experts are confident the state has something unique to offer.

John Ashton, ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ actor, dies at 76
In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Mr. Ashton was a regular face across TV series and films, including "Midnight Run.” But he may have been known best for his roles in the "Beverly Hills Cop" movies.

Recommended reads

From back center: Roz (Lupita N’yongo), and Brightbill (Kit Connor) in "The Wild Robot."

Odie Henderson review | ★★★★

‘The Wild Robot’ is a wild good time at the movies

Lupita Nyong’o is superb as ROZZUM unit 7134 — Roz for short — the robot who nurtures a runt gosling named Brightbill (Kit Connor) on a remote planet.

TV

Jean Smart shares why she likes New York as ‘Saturday Night Live’ kicks off its 50th season
“Saturday Night Live” began its 50th season with a parade of former co-stars, including Maya Rudolph as Vice President Kamala Harris. Jelly Roll was the night's musical guest.

Immigration limbo for a Malden family on the edge of poverty: ‘I don’t want my kids to feel like “My mom can’t do it”’
It’s been a trying summer for the Thous. The household’s breadwinner, Vibol Thou, is a man without a country who can’t seem to outrun his troubled past.

How a ‘well-known secret’ in Massachusetts cannabis testing is obscuring what’s in your weed
The state's cannabis testing system is poorly designed and enforced, leaving companies essentially free to shop around for favorable lab results for potency and contaminant levels.

Culture & Lifestyle

The 2024 edition of the HONK! Festival comes to the Somerville and Cambridge areas Oct. 4-6. Pictured: Attendees watch a performer at the 2023 edition of the outdoor performance weekend.

Free Boston events this week: HONK! fest returns, FrōJō tastings, plus break a sweat by the Charles

Dance group Malevo from Argentina performs at Berklee Performance Center in October.

90 fun things to do in and around Boston this fall

Noah Kahan is one of several notable locals featured in the “hyperlocal” guides by Apple Maps, with the “Stick Season” singer sharing his favorite spots in the Green Mountain State and beyond.

Noah Kahan, Elin Hilderbrand, and Cousin Stizz share their favorite New England spots in ‘hyperlocal’ Apple Maps guides

Charles and Carol Stuart. “Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, Reckoning,” a three-part documentary about the Stuart case by HBO, produced in association with The Boston Globe, won at the 45th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards on Thursday.

‘Murder in Boston’ takes home prize at 45th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards

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

Shoppers at a Costco, the third-largest retailer in the world, behind only Amazon and Walmart, in Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 16, 2024. More than 100 million people get their groceries (and TVs and gold bars and pet coffins) at Costco.

Is Costco the center of the universe?

Change is needed. Members of the public who care about strong, supportive families should welcome it.

Alexander Chen and Christina Mulligan

Polyamorous relationships are a good thing

Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Why the vice presidential debate matters

State Police trainees turned the corner of a building at the Massachusetts State Police complex in New Braintree in 2012.

What happened in that Massachusetts State Police Academy boxing ring?

Max Page, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, spoke at a rally for a fair teachers contract outside of the Weymouth Town Hall, March 2, 2023.

The MTA beckons voters with false claims on Question 2

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Red Line to resume Quincy, Braintree service, following long closure for repairs

Trains are set to start running for passengers Monday, and they're expected go faster within the week.

Esther Adler, Kristallnacht witness who kept memories alive through writing and teaching, dies at 100

Mrs. Adler was "a brilliant educator" who brought history alive through her own observations of life in Germany under Hitler, said Lori Lefkovitz, a Northeastern University professor.

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Willie Nelson once likened Mr. Kristofferson’s lyrics to great literature “whether you sing them or read them. They’re words to live by, and that’s about as much praise as you can say about any writer.”

Man killed in Mattapan shooting early Sunday morning

Officers responded to Cummins Highway around 1:05 a.m. and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sports

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson picked up a block on his way into the end zone in the third quarter.

Ravens 35, Bills 10

Derrick Henry, Lamar Jackson share limelight in Ravens’ rout of Bills

Henry busted out the longest run in franchise history on the way to a 199-yard game, while Jackson threw for two touchdowns and ran for one.

Marina Mabrey (right) celebrates her basket against the Minnesota Lynx. She hit six 3-pointers to lead the Sun.

Sun 73, Lynx 70

Marina Mabrey’s six 3-pointers lift the Connecticut Sun over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of their WNBA semifinal series

The Sun, who had the stingiest defense in the league this season. held Minnesota to just 41.5 percent shooting from the field and 5 of 20 3-point attempts.

Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was assisted off the field after injuring his knee.

Chiefs fear leading receiver Rashee Rice may be lost for the season with knee injury

Rice was carted to the team bus after the Chiefs’ 17-10 victory with his right knee in a brace after a collision with teammate Patrick Mahomes.

49ers 30, Patriots 13

Already stretched thin, Patriots’ roster depth tested further in loss to 49ers

Christopher L. Gasper

It’s best to keep Drake Maye out of harm’s way until more help arrives

Peter Abraham | On baseball

With his favorite players around him, retiring Red Sox radio voice Joe Castiglione got the send-off he so deserved

Business

Steward hospital sales set to take effect. Here’s what that means for health care in Massachusetts.

Steward Health Care leaves behind a hospital landscape that has been weakened by the company's meltdown and its closure of five hospitals over the past decade.

Who will win in 2024? If Vermont Public has its way, the voters.

Vermont Public is shifting the focus of its political and election coverage from who is ahead in the polls to the issues voters care about most.

Retired Boston employees want an increase to their pension checks. The mayor’s office says no.

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

magazine

A tapeworm may have changed the lives of Caesar, RFK Jr., and millions of others

Tired? Here’s what science tells us about getting a better night’s sleep.

This week's daters: Kate and Donal

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She is a big Celtics fan, which is great since basketball is my ... biggest passion’

The unexpected kindness of strangers lifted us up in Provincetown

metro

Stan likes to play outside on his scooter.

Stan, 9, loves dinosaurs and trucks

Retired Boston employees want an increase to their pension checks. The mayor’s office says no.

In poignant ghost bike ceremony, John Corcoran remembered by cyclists and loved ones in Cambridge

sports

Red Sox third baseman Enmanuel Valdez gets some love from shortstop Nick Sogard after Valdez closed out Sunday's eighth inning with a catch.

Masataka Yoshida’s bum shoulder could need offseason repair

After another loss, linebacker Jahlani Tavai says injuries no excuse for Patriots’ struggles on defense

Rookie report: Polk catches some attention

business

Ralph de la Torre, Steward Health Care CEO, in 2011.

Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre will resign

In global game of influence, China turns to a cheap and effective tool: fake news

Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924

politics

Georgia's State Election Board members discuss proposals to a full room for election rule changes at the state capitol, Sept. 20, in Atlanta.

New rules regarding election certification in Georgia to get test in court

Biden says he hopes to visit Helene-impacted areas this week if it doesn’t impact emergency response

Control of the US Senate is in play as Montana’s Tester debates his GOP challenger

Nation

A sheep nicknamed Montana Mountain King that was part of unlawful scheme to create large, hybrid species of wild sheep for sale to hunting preserves in Texas.

Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts

Wyoming considers slight change to law allowing wolves to be killed with vehicles

New York City closes tunnel supplying half of its water for big $2 billion fix

World

In this aerial image of the Kathmandu valley, Bagmati River is seen flooded due to heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 28.

Flooding toll in Nepal reaches 193 as recovery work is stepped up

An Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut for the first time in nearly a year of conflict

Russia downs more than 100 Ukrainian drones in one of the largest barrages of the war

opinion

The nurses station at the Cardiomyopathy Center in the Tufts medical building in Boston on June 20,2024.

The US has a nurse shortage. Here’s one part of the solution.

The worm that made me cool

Continual cycles of growth and doubt

lifestyle

I didn’t sign up for long-distance

Free Boston events this week: HONK! fest returns, FrōJō tastings, plus break a sweat by the Charles

The tale of two situationships

food & dining

Noah Kahan is one of several notable locals featured in the “hyperlocal” guides by Apple Maps, with the “Stick Season” singer sharing his favorite spots in the Green Mountain State and beyond.

Noah Kahan, Elin Hilderbrand, and Cousin Stizz share their favorite New England spots in ‘hyperlocal’ Apple Maps guides

Wellesley’s Pho Station offers just four very good Vietnamese soups

The Dubliner team will open McGonagle’s in Dorchester; Nouvelle Maison brings wine and cheese to Winchester

travel

A performer chats with the audience at Hartford Pride. It's one of the images used in a new marketing campaign that Connecticut Tourism is using to attract more gay tourists.

Don’t say gay travel? As Florida ends outreach to gay tourists, Connecticut steps in to woo them.

Noah Kahan, Elin Hilderbrand, and Cousin Stizz share their favorite New England spots in ‘hyperlocal’ Apple Maps guides

24 hours in Savannah, where people come to visit and end up staying

Arts

Mark Ostow, Bernie Sanders, 2020.

Of candidates and the camera

Vermont’s Shelburne Museum reveals architecture team and designs for new center for Native American art

‘We can love all of the United States without lying about it,’ says Harvard professor Sarah Lewis

Books

Chen Chen will speak as part of the Maine Lit Fest.

Trident at 40!, book designs, and Maine and New Hampshire festivals

Ta-Nehisi Coates ponders inequality and injustice in ‘The Message’

Boston’s Rick Riordan on his brand new Percy Jackson book, plus casting news for the Disney+ series

Movies

Mr. Kristofferson, shown in 1995, would earn three Grammys in addition to a Grammy for lifetime achievement.

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Essential Maggie Smith movies to stream this weekend

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 30-Oct. 6

Television

Host Jean Smart during Promos in Studio 8H.

Jean Smart shares why she likes New York as ‘Saturday Night Live’ kicks off its 50th season

Big screen, small

‘Murder in Boston’ takes home prize at 45th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards

music

Mr. Kristofferson, shown in 1995, would earn three Grammys in addition to a Grammy for lifetime achievement.

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan brought the brat party to Boston with a sold-out TD Garden show

Vampire Weekend evoke a pseudo-homecoming at TD Garden

Theater/Dance

The cast during the opening night performance of Dianne McIntyre Company's "In the Same Tongue," at Emerson Paramount Center.

At ArtsEmerson, Dianne McIntyre’s ‘In the Same Tongue’ speaks volumes

‘Mamma Mia!’ still merits the exclamation mark

Chris Gethard and Eddie Pepitone ‘carry the flag of rebellion’ as their new comedy tour comes to town

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

Mrs. Adler continued teaching well into her 90s, as she offered a Jewish culture class at Orchard Cove in Canton.

Esther Adler, Kristallnacht witness who kept memories alive through writing and teaching, dies at 100

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Hassan Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for decades, killed at 64