Peter Abraham

Chris Sale vs. Justin Verlander in Game 1 is a matchup to savor

Boston, MA - 10/12/2018 - Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (41) at today's Red Sox workout in preparation for Game 1 of the ALCS vs. the Houston Astros at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 13Red Sox, LOID: 8.4.3455684276.

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

Chris Sale and Justin Verlander are ace starters, and each is set to throw at a high level as the ALCS begins.

Boston, MA - 10/12/2018 - The Boston Red Sox workout in preparation for Game 1 of the ALCS vs. the Houston Astros at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 13Red Sox, LOID: 8.4.3455684276.

Here are some Globe staff ALCS predictions

The best-of-seven series is about to begin, so it?s time for our experts? best guesses.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-23125.jpg How the Red Sox won us over, even (ahem) the skeptics

Our sports High Renaissance continues. We are the center of the pro sports universe.

Manny Machado is flexing his muscles for the Dodgers now, but could be in play for the Yankees as a free agent in the offseason.

Nick Cafardo | sunday baseball notes

After an early exit, Yankees have work to do in the offseason

The Yankees need help in their rotation, but they could also enter the Manny Machado sweepstakes.

 
Saudi officials enter Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. A senior Turkish official says Turkey and Saudi Arabia will form a

Trump vows ?severe punishment? if Saudis are tied to Khashoggi case

President Trump added to the pressure on Saudi Arabia over the fate of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi, saying ?we?re going to get to the bottom of? his disappearance.

At the Nashoba Valley Ski Area in Westford, the Witch?s Woods Haunted Hayride and Halloween ScreamPark is family-friendly.

HALLOWEEN HAUNTS

From spooky to scary, Halloween fun abounds

Greater Boston is awash with colorful events, whether you?re on the lookout for a good fright or accompanying small goblins who are awed by flickering jack o?lantern light.

Dinner with Cupid

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Will she steal his heart with talk of an unsolved art heist?

NAMES

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One Dorchester street was transformed into a winter ?Wonderland? on Friday.

The former home of John Proctor is for sale.

You can buy John Proctor?s home

The former home of John Proctor ? he was a victim in the Salem with trials ? is in modern-day Peabody and it?s up for sale for $600,000.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_HUBweek_metro013.jpg Here?s what is happening at HUBweek Saturday

Boston?s HUBweek festival welcomes Saturday with a multitude of panels and performances focused on technology, business, and the arts. Here are a few events to light up your weekend.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_HUBweek_metro147.jpg HUBweek Forum: The opportunities and challenges of science and tech developments

In a wide-ranging discussion at City Hall Plaza Friday, the Broad Institute?s Eric Lander, former secretary of defense Ash Carter, and MIT?s Maria Zuber looked at what the future could hold.

Spotlight

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gladiator_image.JPG Gladiator: The crisis facing football, through the lens of Aaron Hernandez

Football star Aaron Hernandez went from the bright lights of the Super Bowl to a convicted murderer in a few years. The Globe?s Spotlight Team takes a hard look at the crisis facing football through the lens of Aaron Hernandez?s life and terrible crimes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_colorchange_met.jpg Today?s rain will clear in time for tonight?s Red Sox-Astros game. But temperatures will be chilly

Temperatures will be in the 50s on Saturday afternoon, and then fall to the upper 30s and lower 40s after nightfall.

Two people shot in Dorchester within hours, one dead

Two people were shot in Dorchester within 12 hours late Friday into early Saturday, leaving one dead and the other with life-threatening injuries.

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra hires investigator following child pornography case

Another employee recently resigned amid allegations he sent ?inappropriate?? text messages to members of the youth orchestra.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/10195851-e77d-4800-88a0-2383853ba416.jpg Probe at Choate Rosemary Hall unearths more sexual misconduct allegations

?On behalf of the Board and the entire Choate Rosemary Hall community, we apologize deeply to all survivors who suffered abuse at our school and to their families,? read a Friday letter to the school?s community.

Crews responded to a fire during the gas fires and explosions in Lawrence last month.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

After Merrimack Valley explosions, natural gas comes under sharp scrutiny

Even before the disaster last month, the fossil fuel had been under criticism for its environmental drawbacks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_ship1_met[1]-21703.jpg All non-essential work by Columbia Gas to be halted through at least December

The DPU announced a moratorium on all non-essential gas work by the utility during the massive recovery effort in the Merrimack Valley following the September explosions and fires.

Narragansett coach placed on leave for sending ?inappropriate content? to student

The regional school district in Worcester County did not identify the coach in a statement released Friday.

REMOTE TRANSMISSION -- YARMOUTHPORT;5/28/02- Inside Edward Gorey's house, which will serve as a museum of his work. GLOBE STAFF PHOTO BY-- Library Tag 06092002 Travel

TOM HERDE/Globe staff

Arts | Special museums section

What?s new at museums around the region

This year?s Museums Special section looks at houses and much more.

Amanda Mena, 16, kicked off Friday?s ceremony by singing ?God Bless America.?

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

A shining new YMCA to rise in Lynn

A mix of private donations and public financing is being used to build the new Y, with an emphasis on education and wellness.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-21784.jpg Suffolk DA candidate apologizes in response to allegations of past abuse

Michael Maloney said he apologizes to ?anyone who feels disappointed by this unfortunate situation? after a Globe report revealed a 2014 restraining order against him.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_marisakellysuffolkunivpres_metro019.jpg Marisa Kelly formally installed as Suffolk University?s president

In Kelly, Suffolk has tapped an insider who has made progress in calming tension over leadership and direction on the campus in recent years.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_19Z1NN.jpg Hurricane death toll rises to at least 14, and officials say it is likely to keep rising

Search-and-rescue teams found at least one body Friday in Mexico Beach, the ground-zero town nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/15roxburypot201a.jpg Going slow on cannabis cafes can?t be a good thing

Social consumption of marijuana may be years away. The problem is that endless delay is more likely than not to foster any number of end-runs around official policy. That can?t be a good thing.

Special reports

The Big Picture

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, September 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: gas explosions in Lawrence, 9/11 remembrance ceremonies, and primary elections.

Newsletters

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Red Sox reporter Alex Speier writes about everything baseball with an eye for analytics and an insider?s knowledge of the game.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AP_17298486387699-1024x576.jpg Opinion: A widely used guideline said I didn?t need a mammogram. It was wrong

Because of conflicting guidelines about when women should begin having them, women like me fall through the cracks.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix?

Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.