New to the oyster flats, these farmers ride the wave

Ichabod Flat Oysters owner Don Wilkinson, right, and his two-man crew working on his farm 1 mile off Plymouth Harbor at low tide. The crew checks on newly seeded cages, other mid-sized trays, and then fully grown shellfish ready for harvest. ()

George Rizer for the Boston Globe

Plymouth hasn?t been a major oyster producer until the last few years, but it?s making inroads.

President Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Committee 22nd Annual Women's Leadership Forum National Issues Conference in Washington, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Obama urges limits on school testing

Obama on Saturday also said the government shares responsibility for turning tests into the be-all and end-all of American schools.

Police arrest woman suspected of shooting relative in Hyde Park

The alleged shooter, 36-year-old Yvonne Lewis, allegedly took off in a red Pathfinder, prompting a statewide search.

Emergency personnel respond after a vehicle crashed into a crowd of spectators during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, causing multiple injuries, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 in Stillwater, Oka. (David Bitton/The News Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

David Bitton/The News Press via AP

3 dead, 22 injured after OSU homecoming parade crash

A woman arrested on a DUI charge crashed into a crowd of spectators Saturday during the university?s homecoming parade.

 More rain soaked parts of Texas on Friday as millions of residents braced for other storms that could spin off from massive Hurricane Patricia approaching southwest Mexico.

Storms flood roads, sweep man into drainage ditch in Texas

The remnants of Patricia, which was downgraded to tropical depression status, may add to the rain falling in South and Central Texas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/dtlumacki_memorial_metro07-8946.jpg Cape?s only Medal of Honor recipient honored

Dennis native Benjamin Franklin Baker was honored a century after he served in a critical battle of the Spanish-American war.

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The head of the Registry of Motor Vehicles doesn?t want you to hate the RMV anymore.

Bill Belichick was always good for a frosty postgame handshake with former Jets coach Rex Ryan, but things seem to have thawed between the AFC East rivals.

Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff file

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

The hate has drained out of Patriots-Jets

Things have been positively civilized between the old rivals all week. That?s not as much fun.

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

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A series of questionable personnel decisions have contributed greatly to the team?s underachievement.

NICK CAFARDO I SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/2015-10-22T031852Z_1879296211_NOCID_RTRMADP_3_MLB-NLCS-NEW-YORK-METS-AT-CHICAGO-CUBS-8155--90x90.jpg Who is trending up and down as baseball free agency nears?

A poll of managers, GMs, and scouts provides insight into who will score in free agency and who won?t.

Beverly Beckham

You never know if you?ll miss it someday

?You never know? is the reason I have a closet full of shoes and boots and coats and hats I don?t wear.

Lorelei Stathopoulos, known as Salem?s ?Famous Love Clairvoyant,? owns Crow Haven Corner and lives on the upper two floors.

A peek inside the home of a Salem witch

Lorelei Stathopoulos, known as Salem?s ?Famous Love Clairvoyant,? owns and lives at Crow Haven Corner, Salem?s oldest witch shop.

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home of the week

On Saugus Hilltop, staking a claim on backyard oasis

Saugus home with an outdoor kitchen, fire pits, and micro putting greens is the Globe?s Home of the Week.

movies

?I Smile Back? role a serious challenge for Sarah Silverman

It?s not what Sarah Silverman does in?I Smile Back? that?s shocking. It?s that she?s starring in a straight-on drama and makes it look easy.

Crux

Vatican Radio praises movie on Globe coverage of abuse scandals

The Vatican?s official radio outlet described ?Spotlight,? which will be released next month, as ?honest? and ?compelling.?

book review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/08142011_15steinem_1-8012225.jpg ?My Life on the Road? by Gloria Steinem

Steinem?s ?My Life on the Road? shares lessons and insights she learned from all stages in her life.

Love Letters

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When she?s 65, he?ll be 77 ? that can be a big difference in terms of physical capabilities.

Opinion & Ideas

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-1426.jpg The Benghazi circus keeps rolling

Even by the standards of today?s hyperpartisan politics, Thursday?s hearing was stunning.

Ground Game

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If Martin O?Malley wants to stay in the Democratic race, he?ll need to give the speech of his life Saturday in Iowa.

The Big Picture

Pale light hangs in a pine forest during a rainy autumn morning on Oct. 15, near Fuerstenwalde, eastern Germany.

Patrick Pleul/AFP/Getty Images

Autumnal hues around the world

Before bleak scenes and colder temperatures arrive, foliage and glowing sunsets enliven landscapes across the globe.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/maeda_20phonebooths-downpage_biz1.jpg The phone booth makes a comeback

Superman?s go-to changing room is making a comeback in open offices, providing needed privacy in workspaces designed for collaboration.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/2015-10-21T120859Z_966186651_GF20000026188_RTRMADP_3_POPE-VATICAN[1]-982--90x90.jpg Vatican denies report that Pope Francis has brain tumor

The Vatican said the pope is in good health and that his head is ??absolutely perfect.??