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Wu, business groups, reach agreement on property tax dispute

Their plan would hike tax rates on commercial property for three years in bid to balance city budget without sharp tax increase on residential taxpayers.

Family of John O’Keefe opposes bid to delay wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read
Relatives of O'Keefe are claiming Read is “using the media to poison the jury pool” and “has one foot out of Massachusetts” after selling her Mansfield home, legal filings show.

‘It shouldn’t be this difficult’: Why fixing up a kiosk in Harvard Square is costing millions and taking years
The structure that once housed Out of Town News has languished in construction purgatory. Now, Cambridge says its next act will begin soon.

Mass. state Representative Susan Williams Gifford, House minority whip, dies at 64
According to her campaign, she died of cancer while at home, “surrounded by loved ones.”

Wampanoag author’s children’s book at center of Texas library book controversy

Montgomery County north of Houston ordered “Colonization and the Wampanoag Story,” by local author Linda Coombs, back to the nonfiction section of its library system.

GE Vernova, Vineyard Wind are removing blades as inspection drags on

The project is removing some blades and "strengthening other blades as needed to support the safety and operational readiness of this project.”

Longtime elephant at New Bedford zoo to enter hospice care

Former St. Luke’s Hospital doctor convicted of child rape, authorities say

One person killed in major crash on Mass. Pike in Westborough, State Police say

Tell us: Have you been affected by the changes to the Tufts and Harvard Pilgrim insurance plans?
Dan Shaughnessy

From Bob Cousy to Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, Celtics history is second to none

As is so often the case with this fabled franchise, Tuesday's banner raising also was a night to honor the past. And the world champion Boston Celtics have more great past than any pro basketball team in the land.
Celtics hit NBA-record-tying 29 3-pointers in season-opening rout of Knicks The Celtics’ championship rings have 15 carats of diamonds and a piece of the parquet. See details.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

‘We just picked up where we left off’: Celtics have no trouble turning the page on their banner night

The Celtics showed in a 132-109 season opening win they are prepared to defend their title and, for now, the Knicks aren’t even in their stratosphere.
Review: Shaboozey, Benson Boone toast the start of a new Celtics season with a championship-worthy show
2024 ELECTION
Live Updates

Trump targets his base, Harris goes after moderates in campaigns’ final sprint

Harris and Trump are using contrasting strategies to energize their coalitions as campaigns enter the final stretch.
Analysis: The 2024 presidential campaign has been wild — and remarkably stable President Biden takes jab at Trump during N.H. visit to tout Medicare drug savings

John Kelly speaks out about Donald Trump: ‘He certainly falls into the general definition of fascist’

Few top officials spent more time behind closed doors in the White House with former president Donald Trump than John F. Kelly, the former Marine general who was his longest-serving chief of staff.
Trump said he wanted generals like Hitler had, Kelly confirms in new report

As vote draws near, the restaurant industry is split on tipped worker ballot measure

Criticisms are flying on both sides of the upcoming ballot question, as a national workers’ rights group and the restaurant lobby battle over raises for servers, bartenders, and other tipped workers.

The 2004 world champion Red Sox: Where are they now?
Some players are still working in the game, but some are out of baseball. Let's catch up with the team that no one in New England will ever forget.

The Red Sox’ 2004 title was a shared experience, yes. But it was a deeply personal one, too. Listen: The Curse Breakers, Epilogue | Red Sox fans remember the joy of 2004
LOVE LETTERS

We’re not together now, so I banned him from the place we met

Is it fair to tell a person to keep away from somewhere they used to hang out?

A robot could do your next eye exam

There are no optometrists or ophthalmologists in many parts of the US. Eyebot aims to make it easier to get your vision checked.

In Maine, ‘Lewiston is forever changed.’ One year later, the community forges a new path.

Some weep. Some rage. Others retreat quietly into themselves, struggling to accept that it really happened.
Harris Vs. Trump on Key Issues

Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights

Harris and Trump offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews

Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing

In talking about ‘freedom,’ Harris hopes she has a winning message on guns
Halloween

13 spooky TV shows to stream this Halloween season

The A.R.T. is selling 20,000 pieces of costume history — just in time for Halloween

Looking for spooky and haunted places in R.I. before Halloween? Check these out, if you dare.

14 things to do to get in the Halloween spirit in the Boston area
Opinion
Marty Meehan and Javier Reyes

Rural students deserve early college courses too

It’s time to find ways to make rural schools a part of the early college landscape so more students in the state have a chance to benefit from a college education.
IDEAS | LEWIS ROBINSON

They lived together. They died together. One year after Lewiston, those left behind recall a steadfast friendship.
JEFF JACOBY

Hispanic voters flock to the GOP, exploding the ‘great replacement’ theory
SCOT LEHIGH

Try to remove politics from the events of Jan. 6

EDITORIAL

Deal or no deal on taxes? Wu should take this win.

More recent News

A new Boston development is prioritizing first-generation home buyers. It could help close the racial wealth gap.
Boston developers have been experimenting with first generation status as a proxy for race.

Stoughton man, 24, sentenced to three years in federal prison for robbing mail carriers

A Stoughton man received a three-year federal prison term Tuesday for robbing US Postal Service workers with a co-conspirator in Mattapan and Hyde Park in late 2022, prosecutors said.

Stephen Nedoroscik, Ilona Maher, and Danny Amendola go full Disney on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
“Dancing with the Stars” brought the magic of Disney Tuesday night.

patriots mailbag
Patriots mailbag: Which players could bring draft picks at the trade deadline?
If there's nothing else to look forward to in the near future, could the team at least try out some new uniforms?

Board members resigning, diminishing fund-raising: Inside the turmoil at New England’s largest mosque

Diminished community engagement and declining fund-raising were cited by those who resigned, while current leadership downplayed the tensions.

Zach Bryan leaves Brianna LaPaglia ‘blindsided’ after a public breakup
LaPaglia said they had broken up just a day before Bryan made their split public.

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Boston averages 1,900 serious or fatal crashes per year. Here are the most dangerous intersections.

Many of the most dangerous intersections are in underserved communities and weren't built with pedestrian safety in mind.

Globe Magazine
They thought they knew everything about their beloved mother. Then a detective called.
A detective from the Maine State Police wanted to talk about a cold case. How would a family reckon with what he found?

ADRIAN WALKER
Question 1 won’t fix what ails the Legislature. But what will?
It’s not hard to see why DiZoglio’s efforts have struck a nerve with voters.

Red Sox red, regal ensembles, and big shoulders: 10 runway takeaways from Boston Fashion Week
Here are some of the biggest style takeaways and what to keep your eyes on this fall through spring.

Culture & Lifestyle

She said ‘don’t look,’ but he couldn’t look away

Noah Kahan’s L.L. Bean collab celebrates his Green Mountain roots. But what exactly is Vermont style?

Alex Borstein talks Somerville benefit show and the New England-ish origins of Lois Griffin on ‘Family Guy’

A new stage show tries to imagine the end of incarceration

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

JEFF JACOBY

Our poor neighbor to the north
RENÉE GRAHAM

The media’s toxic affair with Trump
EDITORIAL

Wanted: Local, nonprofit operator for Norwood Hospital
Alex Shieh

Here’s what my Brown University classmates don’t understand about divestment from Israel
EDITORIAL

State Police academy dropout rate begs the question, why?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Wampanoag author’s children’s book at center of Texas library book controversy

Montgomery County north of Houston ordered “Colonization and the Wampanoag Story,” by local author Linda Coombs, back to the nonfiction section of its library system.
Live Updates

Trump targets his base, Harris goes after moderates in campaigns’ final sprint

Harris and Trump are using contrasting strategies to energize their coalitions as campaigns enter the final stretch.

Wu, business groups, reach agreement on property tax dispute

Their plan would hike tax rates on commercial property for three years in bid to balance city budget without sharp tax increase on residential taxpayers.

Zach Bryan leaves Brianna LaPaglia ‘blindsided’ after a public breakup

LaPaglia said they had broken up just a day before Bryan made their split public.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Week 8, EMass high school football: The best 10 games to watch and our picks

League showdowns headline loaded slate: Burlington-Stoneham, Weymouth-Needham, North Attleborough-Mansfield, Wellesley-Needham, St. John's Prep-Catholic Memorial.
CONCERT REVIEW

Shaboozey, Benson Boone toast the start of a new Celtics season with a championship-worthy show

Fans flocked to City Hall Plaza Tuesday night to watch a livestream of the Celtics season opener, along with a free concert featuring Shaboozey and Benson Boone.
patriots mailbag

Patriots mailbag: Which players could bring draft picks at the trade deadline?

If there's nothing else to look forward to in the near future, could the team at least try out some new uniforms?
Celtics

Photos: Celtics celebrate NBA title, then defeat Knicks in first game of new season
chad finn

The Red Sox’ 2004 title was a shared experience, yes. But it was a deeply personal one, too.
The curse breakers | Epilogue

‘I guarantee you that baby will be out before the end of the game’: Red Sox fans remember the joy of 2004

Business

Wu, business groups, reach agreement on property tax dispute

Their plan would hike tax rates on commercial property for three years in bid to balance city budget without sharp tax increase on residential taxpayers.

A robot could do your next eye exam

There are no optometrists or ophthalmologists in many parts of the US. Eyebot aims to make it easier to get your vision checked.

Noah Kahan’s L.L. Bean collab celebrates his Green Mountain roots. But what exactly is Vermont style?

Tell us: Have you been affected by the changes to the Tufts and Harvard Pilgrim insurance plans?
magazine
Globe Magazine

People in their 30s and 40s are facing an unprecedented wave of memory problems
Cooking

Make a one-bowl chocolate Bundt cake for an adult Halloween treat
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 21-27
CONNECTIONS

As a geriatric nurse practitioner, I got the best advice on talking to elderly people from my dad

metro

Falling drone injures two people at Celtics watch party at City Hall Plaza, officials say

Firefighter dies while battling massive Conn. wildfire fueled by extremely dry weather

Brookline police investigating swastika stickers posted in Coolidge Corner: ‘We should be alarmed’

sports

The 2004 world champion Red Sox: Where are they now?

Ohtani’s historic 50-50 ball sells at auction for nearly $4.4m amid ongoing dispute over ownership

‘We just picked up where we left off’: Celtics have no trouble turning the page on their banner night

business

GE Vernova, Vineyard Wind are removing blades as inspection drags on

A new Boston development is prioritizing first-generation home buyers. It could help close the racial wealth gap.

Debate over tipped minimum wage ballot question lifts the lid on class divides within the restaurant industry

politics

Trump targets his base, Harris goes after moderates in campaigns’ final sprint

Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including ‘lazy,’ a racist trope against Black people

Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, 26 watches to Georgia election workers

Nation

Harvey Weinstein due back in court for hearing ahead of retrial

A Texas county called a history book about Native Americans in Massachusetts fiction. It reversed itself after an outcry.

1 person dead, 49 people sick from E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

World

US defense chief Austin says there’s evidence North Korea has sent troops to Russia

At least 3 dead, several wounded after attack targeting a Turkish defense company

Meet Apollo, the Egyptian dog filmed atop a pyramid who charmed internet

opinion

The media’s toxic affair with Trump

US should value all work and expand child tax credit

May I have a word: A grating modern soundscape

lifestyle

Zach Bryan leaves Brianna LaPaglia ‘blindsided’ after a public breakup

She said ‘don’t look,’ but he couldn’t look away

Inside Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s ballin’ birthday bash in Boston

food & dining

Eerily delicious Halloween treats for adults

Debate over tipped minimum wage ballot question lifts the lid on class divides within the restaurant industry

I’ll have the tasting menu with beverage pairings. But hold the booze.

travel

Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors

Some Maine ghost stories refuse to die. Here are a few favorites.

‘I’ve turned the world into my office.’ Meet the people working remotely while traveling the globe.

Arts

All politics is local — and a lot of Massachusetts museums are, too

100 years of collecting photographs at the MFA

‘Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition’ centers passengers’ stories through objects

Books

Wampanoag author’s children’s book at center of Texas library book controversy

Coolidge Corner Theatre among locales in new book from Accidentally Wes Anderson

In ‘Absolution,’ VanderMeer returns to Area X and things get very weird

Movies

Coolidge Corner Theatre among locales in new book from Accidentally Wes Anderson

‘Conclave,’ about picking a new pope, serves a massively entertaining slice of melodramatic excess

Isabella Rossellini was taught by nuns growing up in Rome. Now she plays one in ‘Conclave.’

Television

Zach Bryan leaves Brianna LaPaglia ‘blindsided’ after a public breakup

Stephen Nedoroscik, Ilona Maher, and Danny Amendola go full Disney on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Alex Borstein talks Somerville benefit show and the New England-ish origins of Lois Griffin on ‘Family Guy’

music

Cyndi Lauper brings farewell tour to MGM Music Hall this weekend

Noah Kahan’s L.L. Bean collab celebrates his Green Mountain roots. But what exactly is Vermont style?

Shaboozey, Benson Boone toast the start of a new Celtics season with a championship-worthy show

Theater/Dance

A new stage show tries to imagine the end of incarceration

At SpeakEasy Stage, Karen MacDonald delivers another tour de force

Celebrate the season with these spooky plays around Boston

Health

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

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’

Obituaries

Mass. state Representative Susan Williams Gifford, House minority whip, dies at 64

Bob Yerkes, bruised but durable Hollywood stuntman, dies at 92

Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in Pennsylvania