Charities struggle to meet demand as donations fall
Massachusetts charities are focused on finding creative new ways to collect donations while grappling with a still-steady stream of families who suddenly need help.
Keeping track on Black Friday
Today analysts will visit stores, count cars, and use high-tech means to collect data and find economic trends.
Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
At Occupy, disparate group finds harmony in protest
A survey of some 60 protesters at the Occupy Boston site, conducted by the Globe, sketches a portrait of a resilient, dedicated group drawn from surprisingly varied walks of life.
With wary optimism, Palmer pins hopes on casino
Like perhaps no other town in Massachusetts, Palmer has pinned its hopes on a casino as an economic savior that could reverse years of decline and usher in a new day.
Ready for a smooth run
Tropical Storm Irene wreaked havoc in Vermont, but ski areas are set to open as soon as the temperature drops low enough and long enough to make artificial snow stick.
A Boston Thanksgiving: Turkey with a twist
On Thanksgiving Day, the quiet streets of Boston provided sporadic sightings of people marking the all-American holiday in less-than-predictable fashion.
Dan Shaughnessy
CM stars left to ponder Penn State futures
It’s been a bit of a circus for Catholic Memorial’s Armani Reeves and Camren Williams since the scandal at Penn State, to which they’ve given verbal commitments.
“So many people are hurting and they need to really take care of themselves first before they can help others.”
Catherine D’Amato, president of the Greater Boston Food Bank
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Metro
Menino decries redistricting plan
Mayor Thomas M. Menino yesterday panned a plan that would divide Chinatown and remove precincts from District Two, calling some features of the proposal “gerrymandering at its best.’’
Business
Ready for a smooth run
Tropical Storm Irene wreaked havoc in Vermont, but ski areas are set to open as soon as the temperature drops low enough and long enough to make artificial snow stick.
Politics
Paul goes against Republican grain on foreign policy
While most of the Republican candidates are open to military action against Iran, Ron Paul advocates diplomacy. He wants to slash the defense budget and opposes extending the Patriot Act.
Nation & World
Egyptian court orders release of 3 US students
The three who attend college in Cairo were arrested near Tahrir Square where they allegedly threw firebombs at security forces fighting with protesters.
Sports
Patriots at eagles
Keeping the line straight
An offensive lineman on the Patriots knows he will have to learn the responsibilities of several positions, sometimes without room for a learning curve.
Movies
Movie Review
Singing with ‘Passione’
Actor-director John Turturro offers a visual and musical love letter to Naples.
Arts
PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW
Going ‘Solo,’ plus one
Rocker Patti Smith shuns images of fame for simplicity in “Patti Smith: Camera Solo,” at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Special reports
Special Section
Holiday Arts Preview
Our critics give their top picks for what to see and experience this holiday season in the worlds of theater, dance, movies, DVDs, classical music, and pop music. This is your guide to holiday season entertainment.
Opinion
“The old Middle East is vanishing. A new one is forming in the crucible of war and revolution. The stakes could not be higher for the United States.”
Nicholas Burns
Ideas
The improvements coming to air travel amount to a long-awaited application of new thinking and new technology to a complex system that has been slow to accommodate change.
Leon Neyfakh, Ideas staff writer