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Stash’s Pizza owner sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for forcing immigrants to work long hours without fair pay

Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis was found guilty in June on three counts of forced labor and three counts of attempted forced labor.

Father of Elijah Lewis tells boy’s mother ‘you have ruined so many lives’ as she is sentenced to 50 years to life
Four months before Elijah’s death, his mother allegedly told a friend that she could no longer control the boy, compared him to serial killers, and said she wanted him “gone.”

R.I. jury finds school officials were negligent leading up to Portsmouth teen’s suicide, awards $5m to family

Nathan Bruno, 15, died after he was told to name other students who may have also prank called a coach.

Man shot and killed in public parking lot in Plymouth, one arrested

The victim, a 41-year-old man, was found shot in a parking lot on Middle Street Friday evening.

BOLD TYPES

‘We’re going to see more closures’: UMass Memorial Health CEO warns of hospital problems to come

Eric Dickson has a grim diagnosis for the state’s health care system, including nonprofit hospitals.

Former doctor from Winchester and his father facing child pornography charges

The men are facing charges of child abuse, possessing child pornography, and using a camera hidden in an electrical outlet to record a man in the shower, officials said.

‘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

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

Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron slams newspaper for not making presidential endorsement

“This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty,” Baron, also the former editor of the Boston Globe, wrote on X.

Washington Post will no longer endorse presidential candidates

Israel attacks Iran in series of pre-dawn airstrikes targeting military infrastructure

Russian strikes on Kyiv and central Ukraine kill 2 teenagers and injure dozens

Dylan Hall, 7, of Louisville, Ky., tried to decide between two different wands inside Wynott’s Wands in Salem.

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

You’ll find loads of brooms, robes, and pointy hats for sale in Salem. But perhaps the most controversial are wands.

2024 ELECTION

Trump and Harris offer starkly different visions for how to end homelessness
The election will influence how we respond to what local advocates described as an unprecedented “avalanche” in homelessness and a growing movement to criminalize it.

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump spoke during a rally at Mullett Arena on Thursday in Tempe, Arizona.

For years, it’s been debated if Donald Trump can credibly be called a fascist. Here’s what experts say.

Opinion | Steve Koczela

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

US singer-songwriter Beyonce speaks during a campaign rally for US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, on October 25, 2024.

Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: ‘I’m here as a mother’

Former Maryland governor Larry Hogan spoke to the press after the Maryland Senate debate in Owings Mills, Md., on Oct. 10.

Can this New England-style Republican win in deep blue Maryland?

Larry Hogan is running for Senate after two terms as Maryland governor, finishing with remarkably high approval ratings — including among Democrats.

‘The candidate that nobody wants, but the candidate that everybody needs’: Meet John Deaton, the Republican taking on Warren

A precious few voters are enthusiastic about the Republican candidate trying to unseat Senator Elizabeth Warren; some are just eager to see a Democrat lose.

Lewiston: One year later

In Lewiston, a community comes together in memory one year later
“We have come together to help each other lift the burden of sorrow, opening our hearts to one another and sharing in grief — and in hope.”

Lilian Hathaway, 2, relaxed after playing with her mother, Brenda Hathaway, and 9-month-old sister, Anna, in the backyard of their home in Lewiston on Oct. 3. Brenda was eight months pregnant when her husband, Maxx, was killed at Schemengees Bar & Grille on Oct. 25, 2023, the night of the state’s deadliest mass shooting that claimed 18 lives at the bar and Just-In-Time Recreation.

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.

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

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (left) and Aaron Boone (right) will forever be linked to two of the biggest moments in Red Sox postseason history.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Sox degrees of skipper separation: Yankees’ Aaron Boone and Dodgers’ Dave Roberts meet in the World Series

Neither played in a World Series for the Red Sox, but both had enormous impact on the Yankees-Sox rivalry when it peaked in 2003 and 2004.

Reliving the dream: Sox fans recall their memories of 2004

In his NFL debut, Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye was sacked twice by the Jets in Week 3.

jets at patriots | sunday, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Five things to watch in Sunday’s Patriots-Jets rematch at Gillette Stadium

The Jets have fallen on hard times, but they will have two weapons they didn't have in the first meeting with the Patriots: Haason Reddick and Davante Adams.

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

A conversation with Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins, right, and Lee Pelton, left, was held at the 6th annual Mass Black Expo at the Boston Convention and exhibition Center.

Money, Power, Inequality

What does it take to build Black wealth? Mass. leaders come together to find the answer.

Leaders like US Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, and experts from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston talked about the need for business owners to get support at the state and local level.

Harris Vs. Trump on Key Issues

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Ga., on Oct 23, 2024.

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

Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign event at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, Penn. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.

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

A sign announcing a home for sale is posted outside a home Feb. 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga., near Atlanta.

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

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

The Massachusetts State House and steam backlit by the morning sunrise on Oct. 4, 2024.

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts Legislature operates in the dark. Is anyone shocked?

DiZoglio audit confirms lawmakers operating in an information and technology backwater.

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

Fernando “Toro” Valenzuela’s far-reaching legacy

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.

Halloween

A family poses for a photo at last year's Nightmare on Nixon St. event.

Free (spooky) things to do in Boston, plus a bad movie night, and classical music

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

After performing as The Ramones for a Halloween cover show last year, Boston band Today Junior continue the seasonal tradition with a Misfits cover set at Deep Cuts on Tuesday.

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

Images from “Deadpool & Wolverine” featuring Deadpool, “Despicable Me 4” featuring a Minion, and “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” character Lydia Deetz, played by Winona Ryder.

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

More recent News

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.

Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies
Fans and fellow band members recognized Phil Lesh as a critical member of the Grateful Dead and he was known for his thundering lines on the six-string electric bass.

A 97-yard return? Jack Showstead a showstopper for Natick in Bay State Conference win over Wellesley
The junior (2 TDs) delivered the clinching blow and Sam Hubbard had a pair of short scoring runs for the 11th-ranked Redhawks (6-1).

High School scoreboard High School sports

Roxbury family will be allowed to replace their house with an apartment building after years-long neighborhood battle
A local family’s years-long fight to redevelop their home ended Thursday with an approval from a divided neighborhood group.

Facing little competition at home, Massachusetts lawmakers cross the country to try to flip the House
For the members of Congress from Massachusetts, claiming the majority is just as important — if not more — for their immediate futures.

How to best stop rats emerges as big issue in Rhode Island mayoral race
Cranston considers rat birth control and possums as possible strategies, while Providence is starting to use a liquid form of rodent birth control. But experts emphasize a more basic strategy: cutting off the food supply.

The Forest Service says logging in N.H. can help fight climate change. Environmentalists call that ‘utterly absurd.’

As massive carbon sinks, trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere when they perform photosynthesis. Does logging in national forests release too much carbon dioxide at a critical time for climate change?

REAL ESTATE

Rhode Island homes to buy if you win the lottery
Which Rhode Island home should we buy if we with the lottery? Here's what local realtors told us.

Sneezing? Eyes itching? As New England winters warm, fall allergy season is slowly getting longer.
As New England winters get shorter amid a changing climate, allergy season is getting longer, medical specialists say.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

The Rain Vortex, the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, is seven stories high. It's part of the Jewel at Singapore Changi Airport.

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

Lynne Drexler (1928-99). "Cismont," 1962. Gift from the estate of the artist.

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

Boston couple David Klein and Amanda Pelczynski said their vows in a backyard wedding on Aug. 25 on Long Island, N.Y.

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

John Akomfrah, "Vertigo Sea," 2015 (film still). Part of "Four Artists and the Sea" at the MFA.

Ten museum shows to see in every New England state

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

A server brought a beer to a table at Little Whale Oyster Bar in Back Bay on Oct. 6, 2022.

ENDORSEMENT

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

General John Kelly, former chief of staff to Donald Trump, said that in his opinion Trump meets the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law.

SCOT LEHIGH

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

Sidney High School in Montana, left, and the Winsor School in Boston.

IDEAS | Julian K. Braxton & Brad Faulhaber

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

A 2016 file photo of Leo Sarkissian at the construction site of the new Arc offices.

JOAN VENNOCHI

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

Jason Walker, left, and Mike Deslauriers in Rangeley, Maine, in 2022.

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

RI COURTS

R.I. jury finds school officials were negligent leading up to Portsmouth teen’s suicide, awards $5m to family

Nathan Bruno, 15, died after he was told to name other students who may have also prank called a coach.

How to best stop rats emerges as big issue in Rhode Island mayoral race

Cranston considers rat birth control and possums as possible strategies, while Providence is starting to use a liquid form of rodent birth control. But experts emphasize a more basic strategy: cutting off the food supply.

Sneezing? Eyes itching? As New England winters warm, fall allergy season is slowly getting longer.

As New England winters get shorter amid a changing climate, allergy season is getting longer, medical specialists say.

The Forest Service says logging in N.H. can help fight climate change. Environmentalists call that ‘utterly absurd.’

Sports

Freddie Freeman let loose after winning Game 1 of the World Series with a walkoff grand slam.

WORLD SERIES GAME 1: DODGERS 6, YANKEES 3 (10 INN.)

Epic World Series Game 1 ends on Freddie Freeman’s walkoff grand slam for Dodgers

The Yankees led 2-1 in the eighth and 3-2 in the 10th but both times the Dodgers rallied, winning it when Nestor Cortes served up a 423-foot blast to Freeman.

A deep fourth-down pass intended for Boston College wide receiver Johnathan Montague Jr. is knocked away in the end zone with 1:46 to play. The Eagles got the ball back and had one final shot at a win, but Thomas Castellanos' Hail Mary fell incomplete.

LOUISVILLE 31, BOSTON COLLEGE 27

BC grabs 20-0 lead, then watches it evaporate in crushing loss to Louisville

The visiting Cardinals scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to race past the Eagles at Alumni Stadium.

Needham’s Aidan Williams ran 29 times for 138 yards for No. 5 Needham (7-0) in a 21-3 Bay State Conference home win over No. 14 Weymouth.

HS FOOTBALL | NEEDHAM 21, WEYMOUTH 3

Aidan Williams helps No. 5 Needham gain complete control of Bay State Conference with dominant win over No. 14 Weymouth

The powerful senior running back ran 29 times for 138 yards for the fifth-ranked Rockets (7-0) in a 21-3 Bay State victory over the No. 14 Wildcats (6-1).

HS FOOTBALL: NATICK 27, WELLESLEY 19

A 97-yard return? Jack Showstead a showstopper for Natick in Bay State Conference win over Wellesley

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Sox degrees of skipper separation: Yankees’ Aaron Boone and Dodgers’ Dave Roberts meet in the World Series

BASEBALL

Union head Tony Clark: MLB teams are ‘blowing out’ pitchers, risking injuries, and limiting innings

Business

Chinese hackers targeted phones of Trump, Vance, people associated with Harris campaign, sources tell the AP

It was not immediately clear what data if any may have been taken, but US officials are investigating.

BOLD TYPES

‘We’re going to see more closures’: UMass Memorial Health CEO warns of hospital problems to come

Eric Dickson has a grim diagnosis for the state’s health care system, including nonprofit hospitals.

RI BUSINESS

Pawtucket’s Tidewater soccer stadium faces contruction setback — again

REAL ESTATE

Rhode Island homes to buy if you win the lottery

magazine

Lee Ann Daigle with her daughters Lauryn (left) and Kristyn (right) at their home in Litchfield, New Hampshire, in an undated photo.

Globe Magazine

They thought they knew everything about their beloved mother. Then a detective called.

Globe Magazine

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

John King, who covers politics for CNN, grew up in Dorchester. For magazine column on Oct. 27, 2024.

PERSPECTIVE

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

This week's daters: Caroline and Michael

Dinner with Cupid

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

metro

A young girl with a blue heart, symbolizing Lewiston's strength, during Friday's memorial service at The Colisée marking one year since the mass shooting that killed 18 people.

In Lewiston, a community comes together in memory one year later

Stash’s Pizza owner sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for forcing immigrants to work long hours without fair pay

What does it take to build Black wealth? Mass. leaders come together to find the answer.

sports

In tandem, Marblehead seniors Will Cerrutti (left) and Nate Assa went 1-2 in the MSTCA's Bob Glennon Twilight Invitational earlier this month.

Stride for stride, Will Cerrutti and Nate Assa have made a determined run to prominence at Marblehead

Rested and ready, Central Catholic storms past Andover to capture Merrimack Valley Conference Division 1 title

Browns QB Deshaun Watson has surgery on ruptured Achilles’ tendon

business

Attendees strolled the expo hall at the BIO International Convention at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in 2023.

MCCA board narrows list of candidates for top job down to two finalists

Washington Post will no longer endorse presidential candidates

Two more LA Times editors quit after Kamala Harris endorsement quashed

politics

Revere Representative Katherine Clark would likely become majority leader if Democrats can flip the House.

Facing little competition at home, Massachusetts lawmakers cross the country to try to flip the House

Harris set to rally with Beyoncé in Texas; Trump says he’ll set ‘record’ for deportations if elected

Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the ‘sin’ of a 150-year-old boarding school policy

Nation

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Traverse City, Mich.

6 takeaways from Donald Trump’s 3-hour podcast with Joe Rogan

Fatal drug overdoses are dropping. Not everyone is spared.

A mutt known as ‘Houdini’ for his ability to elude capture is finally off the streets

World

A view of Tehran, capital of Iran, early Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.

Israel attacks Iran in series of pre-dawn airstrikes targeting military infrastructure

Russian strikes on Kyiv and central Ukraine kill 2 teenagers and injure dozens

Israel launches strikes on Iran, risking escalation in Mideast wars

opinion

Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally at Wilmington International Airport, on Sept. 21, 2024, in Wilmington, N.C.

What does ‘consequential’ really mean?

This is the World Series baseball needs right now

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

lifestyle

Free (spooky) things to do in Boston, plus a bad movie night, and classical music

Did I lead her on?

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

food & dining

Will Gilson shown in his Cambridge restaurant Puritan Oyster Bar in 2023.

His family’s restaurant went up in flames last month. How does he memorialize a place full of memories?

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

"The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swan" author Virginia Pye (pictured) will be in conversation with Kerri Maher (”All You Have to Do Is Call”) and Helen Elaine Lee (”Pomegranate”) Oct. 28 at Belmont 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

Halloween festivities in downtown Salem earlier this month.

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 28-Nov. 3

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

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

Television

Steven Van Zandt, left, and Bruce Springsteen appear in “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.”

A different sort of weekend update

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

John Mulaney and Netflix, together again

music

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 28-Nov. 3

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

Five musical Halloween treats for all ages

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet in Crystal Pite's "The Seasons' Canon."

‘Fall Experience’ gets Boston Ballet’s 61st season off to a flying start

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

Health

Dr. Susan Meschwitz, center, a chemistry professor at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., in her lab with two undergraduate students.

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

Phil Lesh performed in Los Angeles in 2009.

Stash’s Pizza owner sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for forcing immigrants to work long hours without fair pay

R.I. jury finds school officials were negligent leading up to Portsmouth teen’s suicide, awards $5m to family

Man shot and killed in public parking lot in Plymouth, one arrested

‘We’re going to see more closures’: UMass Memorial Health CEO warns of hospital problems to come

Former doctor from Winchester and his father facing child pornography charges

‘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.

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

Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron slams newspaper for not making presidential endorsement

Israel attacks Iran in series of pre-dawn airstrikes targeting military infrastructure

Russian strikes on Kyiv and central Ukraine kill 2 teenagers and injure dozens

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

Trump and Harris offer starkly different visions for how to end homelessness The election will influence how we respond to what local advocates described as an unprecedented “avalanche” in homelessness and a growing movement to criminalize it.

For years, it’s been debated if Donald Trump can credibly be called a fascist. Here’s what experts say.

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

Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: ‘I’m here as a mother’

Can this New England-style Republican win in deep blue Maryland?

‘The candidate that nobody wants, but the candidate that everybody needs’: Meet John Deaton, the Republican taking on Warren

Lewiston: One year later

In Lewiston, a community comes together in memory one year later “We have come together to help each other lift the burden of sorrow, opening our hearts to one another and sharing in grief — and in hope.”

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

Sox degrees of skipper separation: Yankees’ Aaron Boone and Dodgers’ Dave Roberts meet in the World Series

Five things to watch in Sunday’s Patriots-Jets rematch at Gillette Stadium

What does it take to build Black wealth? Mass. leaders come together to find the answer.

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.

Massachusetts Legislature operates in the dark. Is anyone shocked?

This is the World Series baseball needs right now

The ghosts of the NFL

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

Fernando “Toro” Valenzuela’s far-reaching legacy

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.

Free (spooky) things to do in Boston, plus a bad movie night, and classical music

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’

More recent News

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.

Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies Fans and fellow band members recognized Phil Lesh as a critical member of the Grateful Dead and he was known for his thundering lines on the six-string electric bass.

A 97-yard return? Jack Showstead a showstopper for Natick in Bay State Conference win over Wellesley The junior (2 TDs) delivered the clinching blow and Sam Hubbard had a pair of short scoring runs for the 11th-ranked Redhawks (6-1).

Roxbury family will be allowed to replace their house with an apartment building after years-long neighborhood battle A local family’s years-long fight to redevelop their home ended Thursday with an approval from a divided neighborhood group.

Facing little competition at home, Massachusetts lawmakers cross the country to try to flip the House For the members of Congress from Massachusetts, claiming the majority is just as important — if not more — for their immediate futures.

How to best stop rats emerges as big issue in Rhode Island mayoral race Cranston considers rat birth control and possums as possible strategies, while Providence is starting to use a liquid form of rodent birth control. But experts emphasize a more basic strategy: cutting off the food supply.

Recommended reads

The Forest Service says logging in N.H. can help fight climate change. Environmentalists call that ‘utterly absurd.’

REAL ESTATE Rhode Island homes to buy if you win the lottery Which Rhode Island home should we buy if we with the lottery? Here's what local realtors told us.

Sneezing? Eyes itching? As New England winters warm, fall allergy season is slowly getting longer. As New England winters get shorter amid a changing climate, allergy season is getting longer, medical specialists say.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

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

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

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

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

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

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

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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

R.I. jury finds school officials were negligent leading up to Portsmouth teen’s suicide, awards $5m to family

How to best stop rats emerges as big issue in Rhode Island mayoral race

Sneezing? Eyes itching? As New England winters warm, fall allergy season is slowly getting longer.

The Forest Service says logging in N.H. can help fight climate change. Environmentalists call that ‘utterly absurd.’

Sports

Epic World Series Game 1 ends on Freddie Freeman’s walkoff grand slam for Dodgers

BC grabs 20-0 lead, then watches it evaporate in crushing loss to Louisville

Aidan Williams helps No. 5 Needham gain complete control of Bay State Conference with dominant win over No. 14 Weymouth

A 97-yard return? Jack Showstead a showstopper for Natick in Bay State Conference win over Wellesley

Sox degrees of skipper separation: Yankees’ Aaron Boone and Dodgers’ Dave Roberts meet in the World Series

Union head Tony Clark: MLB teams are ‘blowing out’ pitchers, risking injuries, and limiting innings

Business

‘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.

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

Trump and Harris offer starkly different visions for how to end homelessness
The election will influence how we respond to what local advocates described as an unprecedented “avalanche” in homelessness and a growing movement to criminalize it.

In Lewiston, a community comes together in memory one year later
“We have come together to help each other lift the burden of sorrow, opening our hearts to one another and sharing in grief — and in hope.”

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.

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.

Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies
Fans and fellow band members recognized Phil Lesh as a critical member of the Grateful Dead and he was known for his thundering lines on the six-string electric bass.

A 97-yard return? Jack Showstead a showstopper for Natick in Bay State Conference win over Wellesley
The junior (2 TDs) delivered the clinching blow and Sam Hubbard had a pair of short scoring runs for the 11th-ranked Redhawks (6-1).

Roxbury family will be allowed to replace their house with an apartment building after years-long neighborhood battle
A local family’s years-long fight to redevelop their home ended Thursday with an approval from a divided neighborhood group.

Facing little competition at home, Massachusetts lawmakers cross the country to try to flip the House
For the members of Congress from Massachusetts, claiming the majority is just as important — if not more — for their immediate futures.

How to best stop rats emerges as big issue in Rhode Island mayoral race
Cranston considers rat birth control and possums as possible strategies, while Providence is starting to use a liquid form of rodent birth control. But experts emphasize a more basic strategy: cutting off the food supply.

REAL ESTATE

Rhode Island homes to buy if you win the lottery
Which Rhode Island home should we buy if we with the lottery? Here's what local realtors told us.

Sneezing? Eyes itching? As New England winters warm, fall allergy season is slowly getting longer.
As New England winters get shorter amid a changing climate, allergy season is getting longer, medical specialists say.

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.