Rosenberg to step aside as Senate leader during investigation

Mass. Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg.

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Mass. Senate President Stanley Rosenberg will step aside as the chamber?s leader for the duration of an investigation into allegations that his husband sexually assaulted or harassed four men.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi01janitor04.jpg ?You give your best every day and that?s the reward you get??

After 30 years as a janitor at UMass Boston, Bobby Carroll will soon be out of a job, the latest victim of deep budget cuts at the school.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/2c1ceadae8754166a2b7e5242795e752-2c1ceadae8754166a2b7e5242795e752-2246.jpg ?We need his vote.? Trump endorses Roy Moore

The Republican candidate for US Senate in Alabama stands accused of making unwanted sexual advances on teenagers when he was in his 30s.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/885289434.jpg Trump feels ?very badly? for Michael Flynn

President Trump says it?s ??very unfair?? how Michael Flynn has been treated, adding that ??it?s like they ruined his life.??

Patriots 23, Bills 3

Rob Gronkowski was called for a penalty four time on Sunday.

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Dan Shaughnessy

Don?t try to defend Rob Gronkowski this time

The big tight end?s admittedly cheap hit was inexcusable and deserves a one-game suspension.

Andrew Mahoney

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/4a31f99b36d64f53bb169fd26d709523-4a31f99b36d64f53bb169fd26d709523-0.jpg What punishment is Rob Gronkowski facing?

The All-Pro tight end could be fined and/or suspended for his late hit on Buffalo defensive back Tre?Davious White.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/2b7892b19f934bf3977127c6285f4024-2b7892b19f934bf3977127c6285f4024-0.jpg ?He said it.? Billy Bush reaffirms Trump ?Access Hollywood? tape is real

Bush has responded to recent reports that President Trump has questioned the authenticity of video in which he can be heard bragging about grabbing women by their genitalia.

Even when the sun hasn?t been out, it?s been dry and temperatures have been seasonable. That?s about to change.

Dave Epstein

Another dry weekend will give way to rain, and that?s good news for your flowers

Before the ground freezes, it is important that we have adequate moisture for next year?s growing season.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_RedLine_05.jpg Passengers stranded on powerless Red Line train for 20 minutes during morning delay

A disabled train near Andrew station in South Boston threw a wrench into the morning commute.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/477244350.jpg Here?s why CVS is spending $69 billion to buy insurer Aetna

The deal is aimed at creating a new type of health care provider capable of remaining standing amid seismic shifts in the industry.

An increased number of Mass. residents report packages being stolen from their property after delivery.

Police work to combat package theft during holiday season

With the holidays on the way, an increased number of Mass. residents report packages being stolen from their property after delivery.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/MistletoeBall201710.jpg Carrying on tradition at the Mistletoe Ball

Some 300 guests attended the 71st annual gala at the Fairmont Copley Plaza.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Skanska-121%20SeaPort-05-Exterior_Cam02-01_re.jpg As real estate booms, ?on spec? office buildings going up all over town

Developers are putting up buildings without signed tenants, in the hope that if they build it, someone will come.

Study finds double-booked surgeries put patients at risk

Hip surgery patients were nearly twice as likely to suffer serious complications when their surgeon ran two operating rooms at once.

Len Zavalick took his neighbor's recycling and garbage to the curb for pick-up in Holliston.

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The Fine Print | Sean Murphy

Holliston condo owners feel they?re being trashed in fight over garbage collection

Condo owners want to know why certain services are provided to single-family home owners but not to them.

Nestor Ramos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/drink_gallery1.e09e8b9a87c7.jpg Can an honest lover of real food get behind bars?

Energy bars are a huge business, but what do we lose in the rush toward ?food replacement??

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/6-10591.jpg Bridgewater guards go on trial this week in 2009 patient death

The medical examiner ruled that the guards caused Joshua Messier?s death when they forcefully strapped him down.

James Levine in the BSO library in 2009.

Globe staff/file

Met suspends James Levine; BSO said it had no complaints

The Met suspended its relationship with Levine after three men accused the famed conductor of initiating sexual activity with them when they were teenagers.

globe santa

A grandmother?s wish: education, happiness for 5-year-old who likes to read

He has few books or toys or games, and she?d like to give him something special for Christmas.

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Analysis

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The tax plan President Trump is backing in Congress would hurt the many in the middle class in the long term.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_substanceabusecenterplymouth_metro126.jpg Patients call Plymouth addiction center a mere jail

After a recent patient suicide, critics are discussing what they see as the addiction center?s fundamental flaw.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_lobsterman_metro413.jpg As ocean warms, Cape?s lobstermen feel a chill

To the south of Cape Cod, rising sea temperatures have contributed to the decimation of the lobster population. The industry has collapsed.

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11-year-old Massimo achieves superhero status with help from local comic book artist.

Born premature, Massimo has defied predictions at every stage. Now, his courage is inspiring his transformation into a real hero: Traffic Man.

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Opinion | Niall Ferguson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/883626916.jpg The rudeness of King Donald

He?s not nuts. He?s just crass and always has been.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/kreiter_grousbeckgaspar_seasonticket4_spts.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

Boston Celtics CEO and co-owner Wyc Grousbeck joins host Chris Gasper to discuss the Celtics? hot start, if they can truly contend for the NBA title, and Boston?s reputation as a destination for star players.

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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

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?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Infertility.jpg Investors see big money in infertility. And they?re transforming the industry

The new push: Get healthy young women to start worrying about their future fertility now ? and to pay for pricey tests and services.

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