Fewer middle-income families can afford Boston

Many families that make a decent living are getting edged out of the city as housing prices and rents skyrocket.

President Barack Obama is slated to visit Boston on Monday to speak at the Greater Boston Labor Council?s annual Labor Day Breakfast.

Obama visit likely to tie up Monday morning traffic

President Obama will be attending a Labor Day breakfast at Boston?s Park Plaza hotel from 8:30 a.m. through noon.

The 14-foot shark washed up alive on Whitecrest Beach in Wellfleet on Sunday morning.

Courtesy of Bill Galvin

Cape beachgoers try to save 14-foot great white shark

A frantic rescue effort could not save a great white shark that stranded itself on Whitecrest Beach in Wellfleet on Sunday.

Representative Jim Langevin of Rhode Island at a town hall meeting in August.

Traditional New England town halls on the wane

So-called ?tele-town halls? is a new favored forum among many members of Congress, especially on controversial issues.

Rochelle Valdez, 27, recently completed a principal-training program at Boston College and will be the new principal of Mather Elementary School in Dorchester.

Boston public schools see high principal turnover

A revolving door of principals is creating fresh challenges for the newcomers as the district also adjusts to a new administration.

Incumbent City Councilor Tito Jackson greeted Christopher Samuel at a fund-raiser on Sunday.

Quiet City Council race nears first finish line

Candidates fanned out across Boston this weekend, searching for something that may be in short supply Tuesday: voters.

Catherine Piedad knew well the isolation that came with working far from home. But she never felt more alone than in the basement of a $2 million Newton home.

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For some domestic workers, a life of virtual slavery

Catherine Piedad knew well the isolation of working far from home. But she never felt more alone than in the basement of a $1.7 million Newton home.

A window near the door of the main ticket office on Yawkey Way was damaged and boarded up until it can be replaced.

Two women shot outside Fenway Park early Sunday

Their injuries are not life threatening, and the 2 a.m. incident may have been gang-related, said police.

Publisher Brook Holmberg (left) chatted with editor-in-chief Jud Hale in his office at Yankee Magazine in Dublin, N.H., this past week.

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At 80, Yankee magazine is far from slowing down

Some may quip that Yankee is as old as its average reader. But the publication isn?t ready for the journalistic nursing home just yet.

The Banshee in Dorchester is home to the Boston chapter of the soccer-loving American Outlaws, including (from left to right) Connor Steck, Tim Westfield, and Brian Ledet, who cheered a goal by the US men against Peru on Friday night.

If the US is playing soccer, the American Outlaws will be there

Featuring chapters across the country, the once tiny group of disenfranchised fans now boasts 30,000 dues-paying members.

Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in London, part of the BSO?s European tour.

Names

Carry-on kerfuffle on BSO return trip

Returning home from a two-week European tour, the Boston Symphony Orchestra faced a situation boarding their flight.

Kim Davis was jailed for her refusal to issue licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

Kentucky clerk appeals order putting her in jail

Kim Davis has appealed a judge?s decision to jail her for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

Welcome mat is always out at these pet-friendly resorts

There?s no need to leave Fido at home when you hit the road. We sleuthed out four ultra-pet-friendly digs in New England.

2015 NFL preview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/brady150-7715.jpg Tom Brady keeps personal feelings on Deflategate to himself

The Patriots quarterback spoke about having his suspension lifted, but would not go into great detail.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks before practice Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots host the Pittsburgh Steelers to open the NFL season Thursday night. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

Bill Belichick discusses Patriots cuts

The Patriots coach talked Sunday about parting ways with Reggie Wayne and Jonas Gray, among others.

Cecil the lion.

US hunter tied to Cecil the lion killing headed back to work

Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer said he feels safe enough to return to work, but declined to say where he?s spent the last six weeks.

Red Sox 6, Phillies 2

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/RedSox02.jpg Red Sox complete sweep of Phillies

David Ortiz hit his 497th career home run as the Red Sox took three straight from baseball?s worst team.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_ted_cruz.jpg Ted Cruz sells himself as antiestablishment candidate

The US senator from Texas stopped in N.H. on Monday to open his campaign office in Manchester.

Opinion & Ideas

DANTE RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/danteramos-1298.jpg Independent contractors, or abandoned workers?

A big issue in today?s sharing economy is that there?s too much riding on the distinction between contractors and employees.

The Big Picture

Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Migrant crisis in Europe

A record number of migrants, most of them refugees fleeing war and crisis in the Mideast and Africa, are seeking asylum in Europe.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/HubSpot-IPO-920x526.png HubSpot memoir incident prompts federal probe

An assistant US attorney in Boston and an FBI cybercrimes agent are working on the case, sources said.

Crux

John L. Allen Jr.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/allenj.png Christian martyrs must not be forgotten

Why don?t Christians tell the stories of their faith?s victimization so the world takes notice?