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Chef Will Gilson was devastated when his family’s restaurant went up in flames last month

“When I saw it with my own eyes, I knew. Whatever we had built, in that incarnation, was dead.”

Lewiston: One year later

One year after Lewiston mass shootings, 10 people describe how their lives have been redefined
For so many in Lewiston, Maine’s worst mass shooting remains a fresh wound, the one-year anniversary a reminder that they were attacked by one of their own.

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

A year after Maine’s worst mass shooting, what happened to gun reform?
IDEAS | LEWIS ROBINSON

They lived together. They died together. One year after Lewiston, those left behind recall a steadfast friendship.
2024 ELECTION

Kamala Harris called Donald Trump a fascist. Is he? Historians and academics weigh in.

“If Trump isn’t a fascist, no one is,” said one New England scholar. “Trump is out of central casting.”
Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message as the election looms

What happened to QAnon, and does it matter in the 2024 election?

Jesselyn Cook, author of a new book about QAnon, discussed where the conspiracy theory has gone and what role it is playing in the 2024 election.
Obama, Springsteen boost Harris as she warns of ‘brutally serious’ consequences if Trump wins Live updates: With campaigns eyeing Texas, Harris set to rally with Beyoncé and Trump to tape Rogan podcast

Two more LA Times editors quit after Kamala Harris endorsement quashed

Karin Klein and Robert Greene announced their decisions to leave the paper this week, following that of Mariel Garza, who lead the editorial board.
PARENTING UNFILTERED | KARA BASKIN

Many parents like me are torn over whether to repeal the MCAS graduation requirement. Here’s a two-part, educators’ view from both sides.

This week, I talked to Jennifer Amento, a 23-year educator in Mashpee with the No on 2 Coalition.

‘Losing is creating all this drama’: The Patriots’ wide receiver room is rife with unrest

Production among the receivers this season is down across the board, and that has led to some grumbling.
Chad Finn: We all know about the Patriots’ misery. But the Jets aren’t much better, and they were supposed to be good.

After delay, Boston’s property tax bill inches along in City Council

The measure is intended to increase commercial real estate tax rates and prevent a spike in residential taxes.

Two dozen Harvard faculty suspended from library after pro-Palestinian protest

About 25 faculty members were notified by email that they are suspended from entering the Widener library for two weeks, The Harvard Crimson reported Thursday.

Anonymous donor pledges $1 million in hopes of stopping demolition of iconic Pink House in Newbury
The house, which sits alone on the causeway leading to Plum Island, has been a favorite subject for artists for nearly a century.

After long fight, Roxbury family wins OK to replace their house with an apartment building
A local family’s years-long fight to redevelop their home ended Thursday with an approval from a divided neighborhood group.

Mother of Elijah Lewis to be sentenced in death of 5-year-old
Danielle Dauphinais assaulted, starved, isolated, and neglected her son in 2020 and 2021, prosecutors said.

Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton

A SpaceX capsule carrying the crew parachuted before dawn into the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast after undocking from the International Space Station mid-week.
Around New England with Kevin Cullen

Amid lawsuits over alleged abuse, a Roman Catholic diocese in Vt. files for bankruptcy. Victims say it’s a ploy.

“We always knew they were morally bankrupt,” a victim of abuse said. “This just shows how bankrupt they really are.”

‘Don’t assume you are safe’: Data breaches soar, with nearly 7 million Mass. accounts hit in 2023

More personal data is being stored online, while hackers are becoming more sophisticated.
What to do when your personal data is hacked

Malden man convicted of killing his roommate with a samurai sword sentenced to life in prison

Mass. Air National Guard sergeant charged with possession child sex abuse material

Show us your pet’s Halloween costume
Dan Shaughnessy

Dodgers-Yankees is a World Series guaranteed to take us back, and other thoughts

It’s a Fall Classic matchup steeped in history, as the teams meet for the championship for the 12th time.
TRAVEL

It’s a magical place where you hope your flight will be delayed or canceled. Welcome to the happiest airport on earth.

A seven-story indoor waterfall, butterfly garden, climbing wall, and crystal garden are among the highlights at Singapore Changi Airport.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We both enjoy wine ... Both love a good Christmas movie. Both have close families.’

Will this arts administrator find her muse?
Harris Vs. Trump on Key Issues

Trump flirts with the ultimate tax cut: No taxes at all

Harris plans new ad on economy to counter Trump’s edge on issue

Housing on the ballot: Harris, Trump push different plans for tackling housing affordability crisis

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

What makes a piece of wood a wand? Salem witches question their sacred instruments being sold as toys.

Halloween means spooks, scares ... and cool cover shows

These are the most popular Halloween costumes in Boston, according to Google ‘Frightgeist’

Five musical Halloween treats for all ages
Opinion
Steve Koczela

Polls suggest a close race. These maps show it might not be.

Just a small shift in the polls in seven swing states is all it would take to turn a dead heat into a decisive Electoral College victory for either Harris or Trump.
IDEAS | KEITH O'BRIEN

This is the World Series baseball needs right now
Alex Beam

The ghosts of the NFL
RENÉE GRAHAM

What it takes for men to recognize the reality of sexual assault — other men as victims
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts Legislature operates in the dark. Is anyone shocked?
Globe Santa

A caring teacher and a loving aunt both request help for resettled Haitian children
This year, Globe Santa has received hundreds of letters on behalf of Haitian migrant families.

More recent News

N.H. Catholic school says it did not forfeit soccer game in protest of transgender player on other team
The school lacked enough players for a girls soccer game for “multiple reasons,” the superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Manchester said.

Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won’t come quickly

Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentence be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole.

Entrepreneur John McQuillan invests $10 million for new center to study interplay of science and society
The owner of Somerville-based Triumvirate Environmental is backing a new research institute with Harvard roots.

12-foot shark seen swimming off Chatham, researchers say: ‘Sharktober is on!’
White shark activity off the coast of Massachusetts tends to begin in May and peaks during the months of August, September and October, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

Girl, 14, dies from injuries after being shot in Central Falls, R.I., home

Police have arrested Moises Maldonado, 18, and charged him with manslaughter, officials said Friday.

B.Good closes several Boston-area locations as owner reassesses brand
Two of the former locations are being turned into Anna’s Taqueria restaurants.

Recommended reads

North Toward Hope

Migrants are moving into a Western Mass. town, and straining its schools. Now the welcome mat is fraying.

The newcomers in West Springfield are part of a larger migration story taking place around the state.

EDUCATION
Is using AI cheating? In many schools, teachers are left to figure it out on their own.
In the two years since the public launch of ChatGPT, state education departments across New England have been slow to issue clear guidance to K-12 school districts, leaving many to grapple with AI on their own.

After a seven-year campaign, Boston is getting an Indian consulate
Currently, Indian-Americans across New England have to travel to the New York consulate office in Manhattan to get consular services.

Red Sox
We asked for your memories of the 2004 Red Sox. Here are five of our favorites.
The moments of that October are etched into the memories of Red Sox Nation forever.

Culture & Lifestyle

How the canvases hidden in Lynne Drexler’s Monhegan home are changing the game for Maine artists

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

Ten museum shows to see in every New England state

Billy Crystal shines in a rare dramatic role, but ‘Before’ is far too muddled

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

ENDORSEMENT

Raise the minimum wage for tipped workers: Vote ‘yes’ on 5
SCOT LEHIGH

Thank you, General John Kelly, for speaking the truth about Trump
IDEAS | Julian K. Braxton & Brad Faulhaber

Our students in Boston and Montana speak to one another and learn how to disagree
JOAN VENNOCHI

The legacy of retiring Arc head Leo Sarkissian: He sees people with disabilities for what they can do
IDEAS | LEWIS ROBINSON

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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Two dozen Harvard faculty suspended from library after pro-Palestinian protest

About 25 faculty members were notified by email that they are suspended from entering the Widener library for two weeks, The Harvard Crimson reported Thursday.

Anonymous donor pledges $1 million in hopes of stopping demolition of iconic Pink House in Newbury

The house, which sits alone on the causeway leading to Plum Island, has been a favorite subject for artists for nearly a century.

After delay, Boston’s property tax bill inches along in City Council

The measure is intended to increase commercial real estate tax rates and prevent a spike in residential taxes.

Mother of Elijah Lewis to be sentenced in death of 5-year-old

Danielle Dauphinais assaulted, starved, isolated, and neglected her son in 2020 and 2021, prosecutors said.

Sports

patriots

‘Losing is creating all this drama’: The Patriots’ wide receiver room is rife with unrest

Production among the receivers this season is down across the board, and that has led to some grumbling.
Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview

We all know about the Patriots’ misery. But the Jets aren’t much better, and they were supposed to be good.

The Jets are 2-5, or two games behind where they were with Zach Wilson at quarterback through seven games last season.
Patriots

Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt gets a do-over vs. Jets after his Week 3 game plan failed

If a team's toughness is measured in its ability to run the ball and stop the run, that 24-3 defeat will be remembered as the Patriots submitting meekly.
Dan Shaughnessy

Dodgers-Yankees is a World Series guaranteed to take us back, and other thoughts
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Early on, the rebuilding Wizards were game, but the Celtics showed something with their response
RAMS 30, VIKINGS 20

With top WRs back from injury, Matthew Stafford throws four TD passes as Rams stun Vikings

Business

Two more LA Times editors quit after Kamala Harris endorsement quashed

Karin Klein and Robert Greene announced their decisions to leave the paper this week, following that of Mariel Garza, who lead the editorial board.

After delay, Boston’s property tax bill inches along in City Council

The measure is intended to increase commercial real estate tax rates and prevent a spike in residential taxes.

What happened to QAnon, and does it matter in the 2024 election?

After long fight, Roxbury family wins OK to replace their house with an apartment building
magazine
Globe Magazine

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

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

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

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

metro

What makes a piece of wood a wand? Salem witches question their sacred instruments being sold as toys.

Show us your pet’s Halloween costume

One year after Lewiston mass shootings, 10 people describe how their lives have been redefined

sports

Alyssa Thompson scores first goal for US women in friendly win over Iceland

Sean Kilty gets down and dirty for Stoneham in Middlesex League win over Burlington

Junior achievers rally Medway in dramatic Tri-Valley League win over Norton

business

Entrepreneur John McQuillan invests $10 million for new center to study interplay of science and society

Boston’s State Street became a target of GOP campaign against ‘Woke Wall Street.’ Is the fund giant backing down?

What to do when your personal data is hacked

politics

With campaigns eyeing Texas, Harris set to rally with Beyoncé and Trump to tape Rogan podcast

Kamala Harris called Donald Trump a fascist. Is he? Historians and academics weigh in.

Why Harris (with Beyoncé in tow) is heading to solidly red Texas

Nation

Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton

Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won’t come quickly

District attorney will ask court to resentence Menendez brothers

World

International court prosecutor who charged Netanyahu faces sexual misconduct accusation

Israeli strikes kill 38 people in Gaza’s Khan Younis and 3 journalists in southern Lebanon

Mideast peace talks to resume, but no sign yet that Hamas will take part

opinion

Thank you, General John Kelly, for speaking the truth about Trump

Globe Opinion’s 2024 voting guide

Raise the minimum wage for tipped workers: Vote ‘yes’ on 5

lifestyle

Many parents like me are torn over whether to repeal the MCAS graduation requirement. Here’s a two-part, educators’ view from both sides.

These are the most popular Halloween costumes in Boston, according to Google ‘Frightgeist’

She’s a bad texter

food & dining

Chef Will Gilson was devastated when his family’s restaurant went up in flames last month

B.Good closes several Boston-area locations as owner reassesses brand

A new Irish pub comes to the Back Bay; James Beard winner Tony Messina returns to Boston

travel

It’s a magical place where you hope your flight will be delayed or canceled. Welcome to the happiest airport on earth.

Give the underdog month a chance. Here’s what to do in November in New England.

Traveling with neurodiverse kids can be complicated. One airline offered a trial run to ease the stress.

Arts

Ten museum shows to see in every New England state

How the canvases hidden in Lynne Drexler’s Monhegan home are changing the game for Maine artists

‘Science isn’t all about certainty,’ says MIT Museum director. ‘It’s about the pleasure of finding things out.’

Books

Author readings around Boston through Nov. 2

The Derek Walcott Prize, a poet laureate for Salem, and the Cape Cod Book Festival

Greg Epstein wants you to be skeptical about tech’s heavenly promises

Movies

‘Anora’ is a darker, screwball take on princess-based fairy tales

From ‘Us’ to ‘Them!’: This is not your average Halloween movie watch list

Tom Hardy’s double act can’t save ‘Venom: The Last Dance’

Television

Billy Crystal shines in a rare dramatic role, but ‘Before’ is far too muddled

John Mulaney and Netflix, together again

Why CNN’s John King will be thinking of Boston on Election Night as he works the ‘Magic Wall’

music

Halloween means spooks, scares ... and cool cover shows

Five musical Halloween treats for all ages

30 years later, you can revisit ‘Fumbling Towards Ecstasy’ with Sarah McLachlan

Theater/Dance

Some 54 dancers to take the stage for largest work Boston Ballet has presented

‘Sojourners,’ at the Huntington, kicks off Mfoniso Udofia’s Ufot Family Cycle

A new stage show tries to imagine the end of incarceration

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

Thelma Mothershed Wair, Little Rock Nine student, dies at 83

Bruce Ames, 95, dies; biochemist discovered test for toxic chemicals

Sammy Basso, advocate for progeria research who had a strong connection to the Boston medical community, is dead at 28