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Joanne Skokan posed for a portrait on the front steps of her Nantucket home on Toms Way. After discovering their wells were contaminated with PFAS, Skokan joined her neighbors in a class action lawsuit against the companies that manufactured the chemicals.

Their wells were poisoned by PFAS. Now, these Nantucket families want justice.

Four households on Nantucket have filed a class action suit against the manufacturers of "forever chemicals" It’s just the latest lawsuit that has targeted companies that produced the chemicals.

2024 Election

Both the Trump and Harris campaigns have recently held wide-ranging conversations with popular podcast hosts, TikTok influencers, and other friendly personalities.

From ‘Call Her Daddy’ to Theo Von, Trump and Harris turn to podcasts, TikTok during election home stretch

With less than a month to go before the election, the candidates have focused on reaching potential voters through untraditional media.

Follow live presidential campaign updates

Analysis | James Pindell

While the presidential race is anyone’s guess, the US Senate picture is becoming clearer

Harris faces new urgency to explain how her potential presidency would be different from Biden’s

Vance, given 5 chances to say Trump lost in 2020, takes none

Guests came and went at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza hotel on Oct. 9 as striking workers picketed outside.

Boston hotel strikes leave guests, event planners in limbo

The union representing hotel workers has threatened to expand its strike to more of the 36 properties it represents.

The Reds will be the fourth major league team managed by Terry Francona.

dan shaughnessy

Catching up with Terry Francona on his return to baseball, and other thoughts

We thought he was done for good when he resigned from the Guardians in October 2023, so what changed?

Later this month, Axon Enterprise, the maker of TASER shock weapons, plans to unveil its new office in the Back Bay.

TASER maker set to expand in Boston

Axon Enterprise is opening a Back Bay office that it says could eventually house 500 employees.

Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida
Arriving just two weeks after Hurricane Helene, the system flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays' baseball stadium, and toppled a construction crane.

Climate change gave significant boost to Milton’s destructive rain, winds, scientists say Photos: See the worst of Hurricane Milton’s aftermath

Big Harvard University donors are back with more ideas to fix their alma mater

Billionaire Bill Ackman and former Facebook executive Sam Lessin are ratcheting up their campaign to reshape the university, arguing Harvard is home to too much activism.

Remember the housing project at Braintree’s South Shore Plaza? It took a big step forward.

It has required an all-out political war to get to this point, but housing may be coming to New England’s largest mall soon.

Missed last night’s Northern Lights display? You may have another chance tonight. Here are the best times to view them.

Northern New England may have the best shot at viewing the aurora Friday night.

Photos: The aurora as seen from around the globe

The northern lights dance over the Boston skyline at 10:30 p.m. Thursday as seen from Quincy.

See photos of the vibrant northern lights across New England

Mount Washington blanketed by ‘full winter conditions’ at the summit, officials say
The calendar might say it’s fall but New England's highest peak got a taste of winter Thursday with several inches of snow at the summit, officials said.

Man who allegedly assaulted 15-year-old girl in Museum of Science bathroom ordered held after dangerousness hearing

A judge ordered the suspect, a 24-year-old Somerville man, held on dangerousness grounds following a hearing in Charlestown Municipal Court on Friday, records show.

Amid declining enrollment, Brandeis is in an intensifying budget crunch

In the midst of widespread financial trouble in higher education, the Waltham school finds itself trying to fend off what some fear could be the beginning of a long-run decline.

‘Like 15 years of therapy:’ Experts, patients weigh in on risks, benefits of magic mushrooms ahead of ballot question

Watch: A guide to Mass. ballot questions

Canton man charged in shooting at Dorchester barbershop that left one man dead

Johnny Marr, former guitarist of the British band The Smiths, performs on the second day of the 27th edition of music festival "A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise" in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands.

concert review

Johnny Marr has accepted the spotlight

The former Smiths guitarist was comfortable and confident at a solo show at the Orpheum

McGuirk Stadium in Amherst is a very modest facility by FBS standards, but it will see a big-time opponent in Missouri.

Why is UMass football scheduling apparent mismatches? Well, the money is good.

No. 21 Missouri, in town this week, is one of three so-called "buy-games" on the slate this year, and they loom as lopsided losses.

The memorial for Ethel Kennedy in the lobby of the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Dorchester on Thursday.

JFK Library visitors offer condolences after death of Ethel Kennedy: ‘A lovely woman, a great wife, mother, and sister’

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum erected a display in the museum lobby where visitors could leave their condolences.

Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of family political dynasty, dies at 96 Photos: Ethel Kennedy and family through the years

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.

Vice President Kamala Harris walks to board Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.

Harris has offered a string of economic proposals. Here’s a closer look at what’s in them.

Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost

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

Opinion

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

SCOT LEHIGH

Grading the MTA leaders on their Question 2 campaign

A “D” for research, an “F” for critical reasoning, but an “A+” for spending members’ dues.

Paul Reville

I helped create the MCAS. Here’s why it should remain a graduation requirement.

Jessica Tang and Jack Schneider

The MCAS doesn’t measure learning. We need to replace it.

Thomas Reed

A new audience for Taylor Swift: Rural Republican parents

ENDORSEMENT

Vote ‘yes’ on Question 3

Ed Kearns (right) in his role as a Santa-like deliver man during the August filming of "A Letter's Journey." Boston based Digitas ad agency and video company ELEMENT Productions donated their services to create the advertising campaign.

Globe Santa

Giving life to a sweet child’s holiday wishes

Expanding Globe Santa’s impact through a new multimedia approach.

Hispanic Heritage Month

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’
Leguizamo opens up about his PBS docuseries "VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos" and the legacy of Christopher Columbus.

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez
She’ll perform at CultureFest at Belleforge Arts Center in Medfield this Sunday

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

More recent News

R.I. inmate who walked off job assignment remains at large

An inmate at Rhode Island’s Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston who walked off a work assignment on Thursday remains at large on Friday morning, officials said.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

That’s a wrap? Kids’ birthday party gifts are so yesterday.
Instead: fiver parties, charity donations, and “please, no gifts” requests, which both relieve and confound, are becoming more popular. What's the right thing to do?

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors Nihon Hidankyo

Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made as the “taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure.”

Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview

Sure, the Patriots will be more interesting with Drake Maye at quarterback, but the Texans are a tough first matchup
The Texans arrive fresh off of a 23-20 win over the Bills in which they sacked Josh Allen just once, but hit him nine times, and held him to just nine completions in 30 attempts.

Half of all Mass. high schools don’t abide by state recommended graduation requirements

Previous research has shown Boston students who completed MassCore had better odds of earning a post-secondary degree than those who did not.

Breast plates, football padding, coquette fashion: Young designers take the spotlight at Boston Fashion Week event
At M Fine Arts Galerie Wednesday night, experimentation and personal stories were on display.

An Alabama real estate firm enabled Steward’s growth and helped hide its shaky finances. It was a house of cards.

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team has spent months investigating this unusual partnership to lay bare another critical piece of the Steward saga.

Unlimited shrimp or unaffordable rent? How Red Lobster’s bankruptcy sheds light on Steward Health Care’s woes.

DEVRA FIRST | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think
Endings are a natural part of the restaurant life cycle. These symbolize a sea change.

Why Polaroid was more than slightly ahead of its time
A show at Harvard Business School looks at how the company was an engine for change in society and art as well technology.

Will Charlie Baker run for office again? NCAA president says he won’t ‘rule anything out.’
Former governor Charlie Baker said at an event in Boston that "we live in really challenging times, and it’s important [for] really good people to step up.”

Culture & Lifestyle

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan in "The Apprentice."

‘The Apprentice’ is less a biopic of Donald Trump than a morality tale about mentorship gone sour

Cate Blanchett and Sacha Baron Cohen as Robert Ravenscroft in “Disclaimer."

Making few claims for this ‘Disclaimer’

‘Super/Man’: How Christopher Reeve and his family found their Fortress of Solitude in the Berkshires

Brianna and Nick Sailor during their May 2024 wedding at the OceanCliff Hotel in Newport, R.I.

Love of ‘millennial pink’ led to this couple’s elegant Newport wedding

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

For elephants and other animals, "the concept of death is a spectrum," says the philosopher Susana Monsó. Understanding death is "not an all or nothing ability."

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How whales grieve, why dogs eat their owners, and other tales of death in the animal kingdom

A person held a handful of Southwest Pink Buffalo mushrooms, which contain psilocybin, a hallucinogenic substance, in Portland, Ore., in 2023.

ENDORSEMENT

Psychedelic drugs have great therapeutic promise. But Question 4 goes too far.

Evan Horowitz

How Boston backed itself into its budget mess

Patriots owner Robert Kraft and head coach Jerod Mayo chatted during a June practice.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Why did the Patriots and the Krafts do nothing about Peppers?

Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Uniondale, N.Y., on Sept. 18.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Donald Trump, role model

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Man who allegedly assaulted 15-year-old girl in Museum of Science bathroom ordered held after dangerousness hearing

A judge ordered the suspect, a 24-year-old Somerville man, held on dangerousness grounds following a hearing in Charlestown Municipal Court on Friday, records show.

Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

Arriving just two weeks after Hurricane Helene, the system flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays' baseball stadium, and toppled a construction crane.

Giving life to a sweet child’s holiday wishes

Expanding Globe Santa’s impact through a new multimedia approach.

RHODE MAP

⛸️ Providence needs an ice rink sponsor

The city is struggling to find a company to sponsor the city center rink across from Kennedy Plaza for the next five years, receiving no bids for the naming rights that have previously been held by Fleet, Bank of America, Alex and Ani, and most recently, BankNewport.

Sports

Former Northeastern goaltender Aerin Frankel, who played for PWHL Boston last season, is among the players already signed to a Fleet contract.

boston fleet

Boston Fleet announces training camp roster featuring a host of returning talent

Training camp begins on Nov. 12, and rosters must be finalized by Nov. 27.

The snowy scene atop Mount Washington on Thursday.

Mount Washington blanketed by ‘full winter conditions’ at the summit, officials say

The calendar might say it’s fall but New England's highest peak got a taste of winter Thursday with several inches of snow at the summit, officials said.

DeMeco Ryans's Texans are ranked fourth overall defensively (274.2 yards per game) and third (154) against the pass.

Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview

Sure, the Patriots will be more interesting with Drake Maye at quarterback, but the Texans are a tough first matchup

The Texans arrive fresh off of a 23-20 win over the Bills in which they sacked Josh Allen just once, but hit him nine times, and held him to just nine completions in 30 attempts.

HIGH SCHOOLS

High school hockey officials are looking for a raise, and the MIAA’s plan won’t cut it. Here’s what it means.

Celtics notebook

Jayson Tatum talks altered shot, entering Year 8 with the Celtics, and the ‘Starting 5′ doc

men's college hockey notebook

For BC star forward Ryan Leonard, the NHL will wait as he attends to unfinished business

Business

JFK Library visitors offer condolences after death of Ethel Kennedy: ‘A lovely woman, a great wife, mother, and sister’

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum erected a display in the museum lobby where visitors could leave their condolences.

TASER maker set to expand in Boston

Axon Enterprise is opening a Back Bay office that it says could eventually house 500 employees.

Boston hotel strikes leave guests, event planners in limbo

We’re looking for New England’s fastest-growing companies

magazine

Education Issue

‘Please, stop doing this.’ Why we need to finally ban phones from schools.

CONNECTIONS

What I learned warming the bench for my high school water polo team

Rowers warm up for the Head of the Charles Regatta last year.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 7-20

PERSPECTIVE

I gave a Mass. judge a gift. The Supreme Court could learn from his response.

metro

The Rhode Island Department of Corrections in Cranston.

R.I. inmate who walked off job assignment remains at large

JFK Library visitors offer condolences after death of Ethel Kennedy: ‘A lovely woman, a great wife, mother, and sister’

Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day events around R.I.

sports

Why is UMass football scheduling apparent mismatches? Well, the money is good.

Catching up with Terry Francona on his return to baseball, and other thoughts

Brock Purdy tosses three touchdowns and 49ers squash Seahawks to move atop NFC West

business

The site of ZOM Living's proposed housing development on the parking lots behind Braintree's South Shore Plaza.

Remember the housing project at Braintree’s South Shore Plaza? It’s taken a big step forward.

From ‘Call Her Daddy’ to Theo Von, Trump and Harris turn to podcasts, TikTok during election home stretch

Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s ‘Cybercab,’ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025

politics

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks during a campaign event, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Warren, Mich.

Walz fires back at Trump in Michigan for insulting Detroit

Vance, given 5 chances to say Trump lost in 2020, takes none

JFK Library visitors offer condolences after death of Ethel Kennedy: ‘A lovely woman, a great wife, mother, and sister’

Nation

A USPS worker inspects trucks that had been relocated to protect them from wind but which are now underwater as intense rain from Hurricane Milton caused the Anclote River to flood, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in New Port Richey, Fla.

Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

Climate change gave significant boost to Milton’s destructive rain, winds, scientists say

12 rescued from Colorado gold mine tourist site where elevator mishap killed 1 person

World

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the 12th ASEAN-US Summit in Vientiane, on Oct. 11.

Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors Nihon Hidankyo

Russia launches fourth aerial attack in a week against Ukraine’s grain-exporting Odesa region

opinion

Taylor Swift performed onstage during The Eras Tour.

A new audience for Taylor Swift: Rural Republican parents

Psychedelic drugs have great therapeutic promise. But Question 4 goes too far.

How whales grieve, why dogs eat their owners, and other tales of death in the animal kingdom

lifestyle

That’s a wrap? Kids’ birthday party gifts are so yesterday.

A Kerouac mural debuts in Lowell this weekend, near a church that was ‘a center of life’

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

food & dining

Hot chocolate at L.A. Burdick, coming soon to Brookline.

A new L.A. Burdick will soon sweeten Coolidge Corner

With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think

Chef Barbara Lynch closing all her restaurants

travel

The newly-launched Island Walk, a 435-mile walking trail that loops around Prince Edward Island.

The best way to explore Prince Edward Island

Discovering the secrets beneath the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral

A Victorian manor in Rockport is revived, plus boutique digs in downtown Denver

Arts

Breast plates, football padding, coquette fashion: Young designers take the spotlight at Boston Fashion Week event

At the MFA, ‘Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore’ revels in rhyme not reason

A Kerouac mural debuts in Lowell this weekend, near a church that was ‘a center of life’

Books

Han Kang, shown in 2016, was most known for her book "The Vegetarian."

Han Kang is awarded Nobel Prize in literature

Local bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 6

Author Jason Reynolds creates his own Judy Blume book moment with young adult novel ‘Twenty-Four Seconds From Now’

Movies

‘Pet grief’ is very real. Director Yen Tan and Margaret Cho, in a rare non-comedic role, made a movie about it.

It’s a family thing at this year’s New York Film Festival

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

Television

Making few claims for this ‘Disclaimer’

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’

In ‘Disclaimer,’ whose point of view is it, anyway?

music

Johnny Marr has accepted the spotlight

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

Melissa Ferrick is figuring out everything she needs

Theater/Dance

The cast of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" pose for a photo. Alex Serino is pictured bottom row, second from left.

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

‘Nassim’ challenges an actor to perform a play they haven’t read before

Four characters in search of the present in ‘Now. Here. This.’

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

Their wells were poisoned by PFAS. Now, these Nantucket families want justice.

From ‘Call Her Daddy’ to Theo Von, Trump and Harris turn to podcasts, TikTok during election home stretch

While the presidential race is anyone’s guess, the US Senate picture is becoming clearer

Harris faces new urgency to explain how her potential presidency would be different from Biden’s

Vance, given 5 chances to say Trump lost in 2020, takes none

Boston hotel strikes leave guests, event planners in limbo

Catching up with Terry Francona on his return to baseball, and other thoughts

TASER maker set to expand in Boston

Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida Arriving just two weeks after Hurricane Helene, the system flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays' baseball stadium, and toppled a construction crane.

Big Harvard University donors are back with more ideas to fix their alma mater

Remember the housing project at Braintree’s South Shore Plaza? It took a big step forward.

Missed last night’s Northern Lights display? You may have another chance tonight. Here are the best times to view them.

See photos of the vibrant northern lights across New England

Mount Washington blanketed by ‘full winter conditions’ at the summit, officials say The calendar might say it’s fall but New England's highest peak got a taste of winter Thursday with several inches of snow at the summit, officials said.

Man who allegedly assaulted 15-year-old girl in Museum of Science bathroom ordered held after dangerousness hearing

Amid declining enrollment, Brandeis is in an intensifying budget crunch

‘Like 15 years of therapy:’ Experts, patients weigh in on risks, benefits of magic mushrooms ahead of ballot question

Canton man charged in shooting at Dorchester barbershop that left one man dead

Johnny Marr has accepted the spotlight

Why is UMass football scheduling apparent mismatches? Well, the money is good.

JFK Library visitors offer condolences after death of Ethel Kennedy: ‘A lovely woman, a great wife, mother, and sister’

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump have housing plans. Economists have doubts.

Harris has offered a string of economic proposals. Here’s a closer look at what’s in them.

Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost

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

Grading the MTA leaders on their Question 2 campaign

I helped create the MCAS. Here’s why it should remain a graduation requirement.

The MCAS doesn’t measure learning. We need to replace it.

A new audience for Taylor Swift: Rural Republican parents

Vote ‘yes’ on Question 3

Giving life to a sweet child’s holiday wishes

Hispanic Heritage Month

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’ Leguizamo opens up about his PBS docuseries "VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos" and the legacy of Christopher Columbus.

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez She’ll perform at CultureFest at Belleforge Arts Center in Medfield this Sunday

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

More recent News

R.I. inmate who walked off job assignment remains at large

PARENTING UNFILTERED That’s a wrap? Kids’ birthday party gifts are so yesterday. Instead: fiver parties, charity donations, and “please, no gifts” requests, which both relieve and confound, are becoming more popular. What's the right thing to do?

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors Nihon Hidankyo

Half of all Mass. high schools don’t abide by state recommended graduation requirements

Breast plates, football padding, coquette fashion: Young designers take the spotlight at Boston Fashion Week event At M Fine Arts Galerie Wednesday night, experimentation and personal stories were on display.

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An Alabama real estate firm enabled Steward’s growth and helped hide its shaky finances. It was a house of cards.

DEVRA FIRST | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think Endings are a natural part of the restaurant life cycle. These symbolize a sea change.

Why Polaroid was more than slightly ahead of its time A show at Harvard Business School looks at how the company was an engine for change in society and art as well technology.

Will Charlie Baker run for office again? NCAA president says he won’t ‘rule anything out.’ Former governor Charlie Baker said at an event in Boston that "we live in really challenging times, and it’s important [for] really good people to step up.”

Culture & Lifestyle

‘The Apprentice’ is less a biopic of Donald Trump than a morality tale about mentorship gone sour

Making few claims for this ‘Disclaimer’

‘Super/Man’: How Christopher Reeve and his family found their Fortress of Solitude in the Berkshires

Love of ‘millennial pink’ led to this couple’s elegant Newport wedding

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

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

How whales grieve, why dogs eat their owners, and other tales of death in the animal kingdom

Psychedelic drugs have great therapeutic promise. But Question 4 goes too far.

How Boston backed itself into its budget mess

Why did the Patriots and the Krafts do nothing about Peppers?

Donald Trump, role model

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Man who allegedly assaulted 15-year-old girl in Museum of Science bathroom ordered held after dangerousness hearing

Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

Giving life to a sweet child’s holiday wishes

⛸️ Providence needs an ice rink sponsor

Sports

Boston Fleet announces training camp roster featuring a host of returning talent

Mount Washington blanketed by ‘full winter conditions’ at the summit, officials say

Sure, the Patriots will be more interesting with Drake Maye at quarterback, but the Texans are a tough first matchup

High school hockey officials are looking for a raise, and the MIAA’s plan won’t cut it. Here’s what it means.

Jayson Tatum talks altered shot, entering Year 8 with the Celtics, and the ‘Starting 5′ doc

For BC star forward Ryan Leonard, the NHL will wait as he attends to unfinished business

Business

JFK Library visitors offer condolences after death of Ethel Kennedy: ‘A lovely woman, a great wife, mother, and sister’

TASER maker set to expand in Boston

Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida
Arriving just two weeks after Hurricane Helene, the system flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays' baseball stadium, and toppled a construction crane.

Mount Washington blanketed by ‘full winter conditions’ at the summit, officials say
The calendar might say it’s fall but New England's highest peak got a taste of winter Thursday with several inches of snow at the summit, officials said.

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’
Leguizamo opens up about his PBS docuseries "VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos" and the legacy of Christopher Columbus.

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez
She’ll perform at CultureFest at Belleforge Arts Center in Medfield this Sunday

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

That’s a wrap? Kids’ birthday party gifts are so yesterday.
Instead: fiver parties, charity donations, and “please, no gifts” requests, which both relieve and confound, are becoming more popular. What's the right thing to do?

Breast plates, football padding, coquette fashion: Young designers take the spotlight at Boston Fashion Week event
At M Fine Arts Galerie Wednesday night, experimentation and personal stories were on display.

DEVRA FIRST | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think
Endings are a natural part of the restaurant life cycle. These symbolize a sea change.

Why Polaroid was more than slightly ahead of its time
A show at Harvard Business School looks at how the company was an engine for change in society and art as well technology.

Will Charlie Baker run for office again? NCAA president says he won’t ‘rule anything out.’
Former governor Charlie Baker said at an event in Boston that "we live in really challenging times, and it’s important [for] really good people to step up.”