Stagnant since 2009, wages finally starting to rebound

The average hourly wage for the vast swatch of the Mass. middle class is, adjusted for inflation, slightly below that from seven years ago.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/nantucket12.jpg Hermine?s impact will be felt through midweek

Strong rip currents and roiling surf will ?persist for several days,? warned one meteorologist.

State Representative Walter Timilty of Milton, seeking to replace Brian Joyce in the state Senate, campaigned Friday at Angel?s Cafe in Sharon. Seven candidates are fighting to fill Timilty?s current seat.

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Political change coming to Milton as Brian Joyce exits

The departure of the under-fire state senator has resulted in no fewer than nine candidates vying for two open seats.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Copy%20of%20ap_becker_met-11898.jpg Despite outcry, sex assault sentence followed precedent

A Globe review of similar cases found that 56 percent of the defendants did not serve time in jail.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/galaxy.jpg Exploding smartphone startles Winthrop paramedic

The Galaxy Note 7 exploded while charging early Saturday on a bedside table.

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The lawsuit filed by the patrolmen?s union over the body camera program echoes past challenges faced by police brass.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/07/10/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Advance/Images/suarez_14nosomerv(1)_NOWK_007-9339.jpg Charter school fight extends into the primaries

Pro- and anti-charter school forces are spending relatively big bucks to back candidates who support their views.

Hillary Clinton spoke to law enforcement leaders last month in New York.

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On the trail, Hillary Clinton finds her comfort zone

As the negative headlines mount, Clinton is quietly finding more rhythm and, some say, appearing more natural.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/ce060baab9ff4e7f8a2044991d9cd8d6-ce060baab9ff4e7f8a2044991d9cd8d6-0.jpg Mike Pence: Trump?s evangelist, emissary, and explainer in chief

The Indiana governor is trying to personally persuade those who object to Donald Trump to back the GOP candidate.

Town of Berlin tells residents to shelter in place

Police said that a bank robbery suspect on the loose ?should be considered armed and extremely dangerous.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160101_KDB_FRAMINGHAM_019.jpg Framingham State police officer accused of lewd behavior

The unnamed officer has been placed on administrative leave and is banned from campus pending an investigation.

Tom Brady, shown during last week?s preseason game against the Giants, can return to the team after Week 4.

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Tom Brady is gone, but still looms large in Foxborough

The Brady-less month began with a giant banner looming over the Gillette Stadium turf and his locker remaining intact.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/MT.jpg Local Catholics celebrate Teresa?s canonization

Some parishioners at the newly named St. Teresa of Calcutta in Dorchester woke before dawn to watch the event.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/aram.jpg The arms belonged to someone else. Grueling work made them his own.

?This has restored so, so, so much,? Will Lautzenheiser, 42, says of his surgery to attach transplanted arms.

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Bill Linehan and Frank Baker quickly spiked the plan last year when it faced stiff opposition.

ALEX BEAM

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It?s better than a wig runner or a chief happiness officer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Obit%20Carlin-6746489.jpg Once too raw, a George Carlin special resurfaces

Carlin?s Sept. 10, 2001, performance, which was slated to be aired on HBO, referenced Osama bin Laden and large-scale disasters.

Steven Tyler and the Loving Mary Band performed Sunday at the Citi Wang Theatre.

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MUSIC REVIEW

Steven Tyler was the least country part of his country show

The Loving Mary Band carried the Aerosmith star through Sunday?s show at the Citi Wang Theatre.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/AFP_D42RI.jpg Could Yelp indicate whether your business deserves a loan?

Brick-and-mortar banks are stepping into the world of social media monitoring.

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/599226026.jpg Yoan Moncada is a very good work in progress

The rookie made some mistakes during his first series in the majors, but there?s no denying his talent.

SENSE OF SUMMER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/sizzle.jpg Heat, smoke, meat: perfection on the grill

The steak hisses as it hits the gleaming steel grates, and the sound is one of summer?s greatest.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/daytrip14.jpg What?s open, closed on Labor Day

A look at how today?s holiday will affect your routine.

Globe investigations

The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-11856.jpg The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

Brighton, MA., 08/12/16, At the end of the camp day, camper Sylvia Snider, 5, of Belmont, snuggles up next to the camp councelors. In addition to the recreational camp offered as part of the Kennedy Day School, Franciscan Childrenâ??s also offers an Adaptive Sports Program that provides children with special needs the opportunity to participate in sports in a fun and safe environment. The Program promotes the learning of new skills, social opportunities and moderate to vigorous physical activity to maintain and improve health and fitness. Franciscan Childrenâ??s provides a compassionate and positive environment where children with complex medical, mental health and educational needs can receive specialized care â?¦ so that all children can reach their fullest potential and live their best life. Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

A camp of care

At Franciscan Children?s in Brighton, several weeks of summer camps are offered so that children with special needs and their families feel supported year round.