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At DCF, a staff exodus costs children, parents, and foster families services and stability

High workloads, less stressful alternatives and broken idealism all are playing a role in DCF's worst staffing problems in years.

Companies are tightening their return-to-office requirements. How will it play out here?

Amazon workers will report to the office five days a week, come January. Most local employers aren't matching that extreme, but many are rethinking their approach.

‘Left in shambles’: Former Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone opposes request to dismiss her discrimination case

She said Harvard damaged her by refusing to defend her against “malicious and false allegations of misconduct.”

‘She was one of the first women to approach me and show me love.’ Friends mourn 65-year-old woman killed in Boston park.
Celia Simmons was found with multiple stab wounds to her torso at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, police said. She died in a hospital that night.

Amid drought, R.I. has seen dozens of wildfires this fall: ‘It doesn’t take a lot to get a big, huge brush fire going’

Many of the brush fires have started because of “carelessness,” state Fire Marshal Timothy McLaughlin said. “I don’t think people realize it only takes … like an ember.”

State investigating police officers’ misuse of technology in online training, courses suspended

If an officer completed an online course in less than the minimum run time, they will forfeit their ability to do online training.

Teacher at N.H. high school accused of trying to meet trafficked 12-year-old for sex right after school

FBI searched Lawrence doughnut shop tied to Democratic state lawmaker

A trove of baseball cards discovered in Danvers included a coveted 1916 Babe Ruth rookie card (center).

A Babe Ruth rookie card turned up after a Danvers yard sale. The memorabilia world is buzzing.

The 1916 card for the Sultan of Swat is expected to fetch at least $500,000, and possibly far more.

Are the North Shore teacher strikes a coincidence or a carefully coordinated effort?
School district leaders say anecdotal evidence suggests the strikes were planned together. But union leaders say the decisions to strike were made independently based on local circumstances.

A new conservative higher education cognoscenti eyes power under Trump
Trumpian critics of academia are determined to rescue universities from the Marxists and social justice warriors they say unduly influence them.

Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage.

Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says

Photo of RFK Jr. eating McDonald’s with Trump and Musk goes viral: ‘Make America Healthy Again starts tomorrow’

To get Juan Soto into a Red Sox uniform at Fenway Park, it's probably going to cost $600 million or more.

chad finn

Would the Red Sox really pay an absurd amount for Juan Soto? Unlikely, but he would be worth it.

One would like to think that Manny Ramirez’s success here might inform the Sox' pursuit of Soto, but it's easy to doubt that it will.

Peter Abraham: Red Sox great Dustin Pedroia presents a difficult Hall of Fame case

AbbeyRose Hillson and Jasper White met as freshmen at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge and broke up after junior year. It would be a decade and a half before they reconnected — and fell in love all over again.

THE BIG DAY

How a LinkedIn message brought high school sweethearts from restaurant families back together

They rekindled their romance into 2022, culminating when Jasper proposed later that December.

Jeremy Swayman had a second straight rough start, allowing five goals in the Bruins' loss to the Blue Jackets on Monday night.

BLUE JACKETS 5, BRUINS 1

Missing training camp not behind Jeremy Swayman’s struggles

The Bruins All-Star goalie had his second straight rough outing Monday night, giving up three first-period goals and a pair of killer shorthanded strikes in a 5-1 loss to the Blue Jackets at TD Garden.

Slow start, two shorthanded goals sink Bruins in loss to Blue Jackets

Traffic crawls on a jammed Interstate 93 South in Boston ahead of Thanksgiving Day in 2021.

The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving, according to AAA

About 80 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles this year for the holiday.

Tell us about your Thanksgiving travel plans

Opinion

An increasing number of Americans have had to surrender their pets to animal shelters because they can’t afford veterinary care.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Elizabeth Warren’s crusade against the rising cost of pet care charges ahead

The senator from Massachusetts now has her sights set on Mars, the storied global candy conglomerate that’s also the biggest vet provider in the country.

EDITORIAL

New owners of Steward doctors network need to prove themselves

Bruce Marks

Economic development bill gives BlueHub a pass on consumer laws

Jill Abramson

Trump, Musk, and the rise of the conservative press

LETTERS

The thought of RFK Jr. leading HHS rocks the public health world

More recent News

Dog attacks four people in Roxbury, one has life-threatening injuries

Police responded around 4:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a dog attack at 35 Dennison St., police said.

Former Winthrop police lieutenant sentenced to at least 4 years in prison for rape, indecent assault of a child

James A. Feeley pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to one count of rape of a child and seven counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 in a plea deal with Suffolk prosecutors.

US envoy pushes for cease-fire in Lebanon as food crisis worsens after looting in Gaza

A United States envoy returned to Beirut on Tuesday, where Lebanese officials have tentatively welcomed a proposal for an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire.

3 people were killed in New York City knife rampage, police say. A suspect is in custody.
A man fatally stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, carrying out a series of random attacks without uttering a word to his victims, officials said.

Spirited legal clash over wine festival on Nantucket reaches settlement, but tensions remain
The owner of the popular Nantucket Wine & Food Festival has settled her lawsuit against an island hotel that planned to host a different festival launched by a liquor store company under a similar name.

Massachusetts’ oldest resident dies at 113. ‘She was small but had big-person energy.’
Wellesley’s Herlda Senhouse helped Black students pay for college after racial quotas kept her out of nursing school in the 1930s.

Could Greenland hold the answer to New England’s drought? Experts warn months of rain needed to break dry cycle.

New England needs a drastic shift in weather pattern, and soon to offset the tremendous loss in rainfall since August.

How is historic drought affecting Mass. drinking water supplies?

Citing ‘burnout,’ nearly 300 primary care doctors at Mass General Brigham take steps to unionize
The doctors comprise the vast majority of primary care physicians employed by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

MBTA workers are taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay
The T's top earner took home $236,472 in overtime, bringing the official's annual earnings to $392,207 — nearly as much as the president of the United States.

REVOLUTION

The Revolution averaged 29,000 fans a game this past season. So why build a smaller stadium?
In an interview with the Globe, team president Brian Bilello discussed the franchise's latest thinking regarding plans for a new soccer-specific stadium in Everett.

Culture & Lifestyle

Ethel's Creamy Lobster Roll, a signature at Row 34.

Row 34 will open adjacent to The Hotel Commonwealth in 2025, bringing a familiar name to an evolving block

Moira Legault and Tyler Ferron of Nashua, N.H., wed on Nov. 7 at the Amherst Woman's Club in Amherst. The celebration, in part, was provided by Chicago nonprofit Wish Upon a Wedding, an organization that helps to provide weddings and other ceremonies to couples facing life-altering illnesses.

From heartache to hope: A canceled wedding finds new meaning

Historical documentarian Ken Burns conducted a question and answer session June 11 in College Park, Md. His new documentary on Leonardo da Vinci premieres Monday and Tuesday.

This week’s TV: A new Ken Burns documentary, the Country Music Awards, and more

Attendees enjoying a silent disco, which will take place at Republic Fitness in Somerville.

City Hall coffee lounge, a new Levain, and a JP Literary Salon: Free things to do in Boston this week

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

Matt Gaetz spoke with attendees during a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Coachella, Calif., on Oct. 12.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Trump escaped #MeToo reckoning. Will his nominees?

Elon Musk spoke before Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27 in New York.

Jill Abramson

Trump, Musk, and the rise of the conservative press

Joe Rogan, the podcasting behemoth and longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship commentator, at UFC in Miami on March 9.

Renée Loth

Welcome to the world of influencer media

Aiden Robinson was adopted by Christopher Robinson from Swampscott on Nov. 17, 2023.

EDITORIAL

Judges throw a wrench in Massachusetts adoptions

Artist's rendering of a proposed New England Revolution soccer stadium along the Mystic River in Everett.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Revs soccer stadium is a classic Boston insider story

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

WEATHER

Amid drought, R.I. has seen dozens of wildfires this fall: ‘It doesn’t take a lot to get a big, huge brush fire going’

Many of the brush fires have started because of “carelessness,” state Fire Marshal Timothy McLaughlin said. “I don’t think people realize it only takes … like an ember.”

‘A point of pride’: Rhode Island FC barrels it way to the USL title game

“They are bringing forth success at a time when I think, you know, we need things to root for, especially at home in Rhode Island,” Congressman Gabe Amo said.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

A touch cooler, but still dry and breezy today. Red flag warning in effect for Mass.

The further into November we get, the more variable the weather will become as we lose more sunlight each day and the jet stream begins to fluctuate more.

At DCF, a staff exodus costs children, parents, and foster families services and stability

High workloads, less stressful alternatives and broken idealism all are playing a role in DCF's worst staffing problems in years.

Sports

chad finn

Would the Red Sox really pay an absurd amount for Juan Soto? Unlikely, but he would be worth it.

One would like to think that Manny Ramirez’s success here might inform the Sox' pursuit of Soto, but it's easy to doubt that it will.

Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick on Sunday night against the Golden Knights in Las Vegas.

NHL

Alex Ovechkin scores two more goals, ties NHL goalie record before apparent leg injury

The 39-year-old Russian leads the NHL with 15 goals in 18 games, and has five over his last two to surge within 27 of Wayne Gretzky's scoring record.

Three seconds into his first shift since being called up, Bruins left wing Jeffrey Viel dropped the gloves with Blue Jackets right wing Mathieu Olivier in the first period.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Jeffrey Viel called up in hopes he’ll give Bruins forward group a jolt of intensity

A veteran of nearly 300 AHL games who has 139 penalty minutes in his 49 games of NHL experience, Viel is well aware of the step up in competition.

TEXANS 34, COWBOYS 10

Joe Mixon’s three scores leads Texans, as sky keeps falling on reeling Cowboys

BRUINS

Missing training camp not behind Jeremy Swayman’s struggles

UNITED STATES 5, JAMAICA 2

Mauricio Pochettino still after more as US men’s soccer rolls through Jamaica in Nations League

Business

Companies are tightening their return-to-office requirements. How will it play out here?

Amazon workers will report to the office five days a week, come January. Most local employers aren't matching that extreme, but many are rethinking their approach.

About 20 percent of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

The findings provide an indication of how Americans consumed the news during the height of the US presidential campaign that President-elect Donald Trump ultimately won.

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy; bondholders set to take control

Host Brazil focuses G20 summit on fighting hunger amid wars and Trump’s return

magazine

Holiday Style

Unique gift ideas from around New England that cost $5 to $125

“Magic of Lights” runs from November 22 through December 25 at Gillette Stadium.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 18-24

Betsy Ehrenberg holds up the letter Tyler wrote to introduce himself to her. (For privacy, the Globe obscured his contact information.)

Globe Magazine

A woman with cancer needed a miracle from a stranger. A veteran in pain needed one, too.

Festive cocktails, and a mocktail, for any holiday celebration.

holiday style

Who could use a drink? Six festive cocktails for holiday parties.

metro

Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist, rose to prominence with his criticism of the teaching of critical race theory.

A new conservative higher education cognoscenti eyes power under Trump

Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires.

Man pleads guilty to thwarting hate-crime probe into fires set at Jewish institutions in Boston area

sports

Neve Taylor (left) scored the winner in double overtime and joined her Bishop Feehan teammates in jubilation.

Bishop Feehan’s Neve Taylor breaks deadlock, taking down No. 1 Natick in Division 1 girls’ soccer semifinals

Slow start, two shorthanded goals sink Bruins in loss to Blue Jackets

MIAA playoffs: Meet the state champs in field hockey, volleyball, and cross-country

business

An empty storefront on Winter Street in Boston.

Wu wraps up effort to fill vacant storefronts

Lynch says federal research dollars to Mass. could slow under RFK Jr.

Math professor Loring Tu gives eight-figure gift to Tufts

politics

Local Washington officials brace for four years of playing defense against Trump

What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump’s choice to become transportation secretary

Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin representative Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary

Nation

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

3 people were killed in New York City knife rampage, police say. A suspect is in custody.

Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says

World

Russian President Putin signs a new doctrine that lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons

The son of Norway’s crown princess is arrested on suspicion of rape, police say

US envoy pushes for cease-fire in Lebanon as food crisis worsens after looting in Gaza

opinion

Judges throw a wrench in Massachusetts adoptions

What are fathers for?

Welcome to the world of influencer media

lifestyle

Honoring heritage in every pour: the first Native women-owned brewery in the US shares culture through craft

20 Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes to stream this Turkey Day

From heartache to hope: A canceled wedding finds new meaning

food & dining

How a LinkedIn message brought high school sweethearts from restaurant families back together

Spirited legal clash over wine festival on Nantucket reaches settlement, but tensions remain

Row 34 will open adjacent to The Hotel Commonwealth in 2025, bringing a familiar name to an evolving block

travel

The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving, according to AAA

We spent 12 days on the greatest hiking trail in the world. You can, too.

Taylor Goldsmith on doing what he wants, catching up on sleep, and making coffee on a plane

Arts

Sculptor Funlola Coker, from Lagos, Nigeria, creates dreamlike installations that draw on Yoruba cosmology and Afro-futurism.

‘I’m building a world,’ says sculptor Funlola Coker

Ken Burns on why no one, not even Elon Musk, can compare with Leonardo da Vinci

MFA installs Alan Michelson’s answer to ‘Appeal to the Great Spirit.’ ‘No one would ever take them for Native American stereotype.’

Books

OX, Untitled, 2016. Paris. Acrylic on paper.

Poems of desire, looking at graffiti, a new bookstore in Quincy

Stephen King refutes rumors he called Elon Musk Trump’s ‘First Lady,’ was kicked off X

Author readings around Boston through Nov. 23

Movies

From left: Denzel Washington as Macrinus, Pedro Pascal as General Acacius, and Connie Nielsen as Lucilla in "Gladiator II."

‘Gladiator II’ is a very silly sequel, but only Denzel Washington got the memo

Ken Burns on why no one, not even Elon Musk, can compare with Leonardo da Vinci

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 18-24

Television

Joe Scarborough, right, and Mika Brzezinski host MSNBC's "Morning Joe" at NBC Studios in New York on April 14, 2010.

‘Morning Joe’ hosts say they visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago: ‘It’s time to do something different’

20 Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes to stream this Turkey Day

Ken Burns, Renaissance man

music

The Berlin Philharmonic and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko performing at Symphony Hall in 2022.

The Berliners are back

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 18-24

Mattapan native SeeFour wanted the world to see Boston hip-hop on Netflix’s ‘Rhythm + Flow’

Theater/Dance

Uneven ‘Mindplay’ illustrates the perils of interactivity

Faye Driscoll’s ‘Weathering’ is a fearless journey through flesh and feeling

American Repertory Theater launches Lavine Learning Lab for local high schools

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

Mr. Van Der Ryn, at his home in Inverness, Calif, in 2005. He emerged from the back-to-the-land movement in the early 1970s to become a leader in green energy buildings at the University of California Berkeley.

At DCF, a staff exodus costs children, parents, and foster families services and stability

Companies are tightening their return-to-office requirements. How will it play out here?

‘Left in shambles’: Former Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone opposes request to dismiss her discrimination case

‘She was one of the first women to approach me and show me love.’ Friends mourn 65-year-old woman killed in Boston park. Celia Simmons was found with multiple stab wounds to her torso at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, police said. She died in a hospital that night.

Amid drought, R.I. has seen dozens of wildfires this fall: ‘It doesn’t take a lot to get a big, huge brush fire going’

State investigating police officers’ misuse of technology in online training, courses suspended

Teacher at N.H. high school accused of trying to meet trafficked 12-year-old for sex right after school

FBI searched Lawrence doughnut shop tied to Democratic state lawmaker

A Babe Ruth rookie card turned up after a Danvers yard sale. The memorabilia world is buzzing.

Are the North Shore teacher strikes a coincidence or a carefully coordinated effort? School district leaders say anecdotal evidence suggests the strikes were planned together. But union leaders say the decisions to strike were made independently based on local circumstances.

A new conservative higher education cognoscenti eyes power under Trump Trumpian critics of academia are determined to rescue universities from the Marxists and social justice warriors they say unduly influence them.

Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says

Photo of RFK Jr. eating McDonald’s with Trump and Musk goes viral: ‘Make America Healthy Again starts tomorrow’

Would the Red Sox really pay an absurd amount for Juan Soto? Unlikely, but he would be worth it.

How a LinkedIn message brought high school sweethearts from restaurant families back together

Missing training camp not behind Jeremy Swayman’s struggles

The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving, according to AAA

Elizabeth Warren’s crusade against the rising cost of pet care charges ahead

New owners of Steward doctors network need to prove themselves

Economic development bill gives BlueHub a pass on consumer laws

Trump, Musk, and the rise of the conservative press

The thought of RFK Jr. leading HHS rocks the public health world

More recent News

Dog attacks four people in Roxbury, one has life-threatening injuries

Former Winthrop police lieutenant sentenced to at least 4 years in prison for rape, indecent assault of a child

US envoy pushes for cease-fire in Lebanon as food crisis worsens after looting in Gaza

3 people were killed in New York City knife rampage, police say. A suspect is in custody. A man fatally stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, carrying out a series of random attacks without uttering a word to his victims, officials said.

Spirited legal clash over wine festival on Nantucket reaches settlement, but tensions remain The owner of the popular Nantucket Wine & Food Festival has settled her lawsuit against an island hotel that planned to host a different festival launched by a liquor store company under a similar name.

Massachusetts’ oldest resident dies at 113. ‘She was small but had big-person energy.’ Wellesley’s Herlda Senhouse helped Black students pay for college after racial quotas kept her out of nursing school in the 1930s.

Recommended reads

Could Greenland hold the answer to New England’s drought? Experts warn months of rain needed to break dry cycle.

Citing ‘burnout,’ nearly 300 primary care doctors at Mass General Brigham take steps to unionize The doctors comprise the vast majority of primary care physicians employed by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

MBTA workers are taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay The T's top earner took home $236,472 in overtime, bringing the official's annual earnings to $392,207 — nearly as much as the president of the United States.

REVOLUTION The Revolution averaged 29,000 fans a game this past season. So why build a smaller stadium? In an interview with the Globe, team president Brian Bilello discussed the franchise's latest thinking regarding plans for a new soccer-specific stadium in Everett.

Culture & Lifestyle

Row 34 will open adjacent to The Hotel Commonwealth in 2025, bringing a familiar name to an evolving block

From heartache to hope: A canceled wedding finds new meaning

This week’s TV: A new Ken Burns documentary, the Country Music Awards, and more

City Hall coffee lounge, a new Levain, and a JP Literary Salon: Free things to do in Boston this week

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

Trump escaped #MeToo reckoning. Will his nominees?

Trump, Musk, and the rise of the conservative press

Welcome to the world of influencer media

Judges throw a wrench in Massachusetts adoptions

Revs soccer stadium is a classic Boston insider story

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Amid drought, R.I. has seen dozens of wildfires this fall: ‘It doesn’t take a lot to get a big, huge brush fire going’

‘A point of pride’: Rhode Island FC barrels it way to the USL title game

A touch cooler, but still dry and breezy today. Red flag warning in effect for Mass.

At DCF, a staff exodus costs children, parents, and foster families services and stability

Sports

Would the Red Sox really pay an absurd amount for Juan Soto? Unlikely, but he would be worth it.

Alex Ovechkin scores two more goals, ties NHL goalie record before apparent leg injury

Jeffrey Viel called up in hopes he’ll give Bruins forward group a jolt of intensity

Joe Mixon’s three scores leads Texans, as sky keeps falling on reeling Cowboys

Missing training camp not behind Jeremy Swayman’s struggles

Mauricio Pochettino still after more as US men’s soccer rolls through Jamaica in Nations League

Business

Companies are tightening their return-to-office requirements. How will it play out here?

About 20 percent of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy; bondholders set to take control

Host Brazil focuses G20 summit on fighting hunger amid wars and Trump’s return

Unique gift ideas from around New England that cost $5 to $125

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 18-24

A woman with cancer needed a miracle from a stranger. A veteran in pain needed one, too.

Who could use a drink? Six festive cocktails for holiday parties.

metro

A new conservative higher education cognoscenti eyes power under Trump

Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires.

Man pleads guilty to thwarting hate-crime probe into fires set at Jewish institutions in Boston area

sports

Bishop Feehan’s Neve Taylor breaks deadlock, taking down No. 1 Natick in Division 1 girls’ soccer semifinals

Slow start, two shorthanded goals sink Bruins in loss to Blue Jackets

‘She was one of the first women to approach me and show me love.’ Friends mourn 65-year-old woman killed in Boston park.
Celia Simmons was found with multiple stab wounds to her torso at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, police said. She died in a hospital that night.

Are the North Shore teacher strikes a coincidence or a carefully coordinated effort?
School district leaders say anecdotal evidence suggests the strikes were planned together. But union leaders say the decisions to strike were made independently based on local circumstances.

A new conservative higher education cognoscenti eyes power under Trump
Trumpian critics of academia are determined to rescue universities from the Marxists and social justice warriors they say unduly influence them.

3 people were killed in New York City knife rampage, police say. A suspect is in custody.
A man fatally stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, carrying out a series of random attacks without uttering a word to his victims, officials said.

Spirited legal clash over wine festival on Nantucket reaches settlement, but tensions remain
The owner of the popular Nantucket Wine & Food Festival has settled her lawsuit against an island hotel that planned to host a different festival launched by a liquor store company under a similar name.

Massachusetts’ oldest resident dies at 113. ‘She was small but had big-person energy.’
Wellesley’s Herlda Senhouse helped Black students pay for college after racial quotas kept her out of nursing school in the 1930s.

Citing ‘burnout,’ nearly 300 primary care doctors at Mass General Brigham take steps to unionize
The doctors comprise the vast majority of primary care physicians employed by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

MBTA workers are taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay
The T's top earner took home $236,472 in overtime, bringing the official's annual earnings to $392,207 — nearly as much as the president of the United States.

REVOLUTION

The Revolution averaged 29,000 fans a game this past season. So why build a smaller stadium?
In an interview with the Globe, team president Brian Bilello discussed the franchise's latest thinking regarding plans for a new soccer-specific stadium in Everett.