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Russ Francis, former Patriots tight end, killed in Lake Placid plane crash

Former New England Patriots tight end Russ Francis and Richard McSpadden, an former commander of the Air Force’s Thunderbird demonstration squadron, were killed in a single plane crash outside Lake Placid on Sunday.

Lexington native Drew Weissman awarded Nobel in medicine for enabling development of mRNA vaccines

Scientists Katalin Karikó and Weissman were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
How does mRNA technology work? Meet the scientists at the center of the race for COVID-19 vaccines

Artist’s family strikes deal to stay in Provincetown dune shack for five more years
The agreement follows weeks of negotiations with Interior Department representatives. “I’m hopeful that our resolution is a predictor of the course of things to come, that the community is not going to be broken up," a member of the family said.

Over the weekend, Greater Boston gained a company on the S&P 500
Veralto Corp., a new arrival in Waltham, has spun off from Danaher and is now trading as an independent company.

Trump says he’ll be in court for a New York trial scrutinizing his business practices

With control over some of his most prized real estate holdings in jeopardy, former president Donald Trump says he will make a voluntary trip to court in New York Monday.
Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie

Trial of Logan Clegg, man accused of killing retired couple in Concord, N.H., set to begin

Jury selection is set to start Monday in the double murder trial of Logan Clegg, a drifter with a history of international travel who allegedly killed a retired Concord, N.H., couple on a hiking trail last year.

Fire destroys Jamie Wyeth paintings, damages historic buildings in Maine
The original paintings and illustration, along with several signed prints, books, and photographs, were lost when the fire started late Wednesday.

Former Saugus selectman, Boston nonprofit comptroller sentenced to 18 months for stealing $1.3 million

California governor to name Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat

Pilot’s body recovered after plane crash Saturday on Lake Winnipesaukee

Cowboys 38, Patriots 3
Tara Sullivan

Bill Belichick says he is standing by Mac Jones, but the quarterback’s future with the Patriots is on the line

The QB had his worst game as a Patriot, and there are serious questions about the long-term viability of Jones as the leader of this offense.
Patriots’ defense takes some huge hits with the losses of Christian Gonzalez and Matthew Judon
Ben Volin | On Football

Blowout win over Patriots was ‘surreal’ for Jerry Jones, but sad for anyone who appreciates Bill Belichick’s place in history

It was the worst loss of Belichick's 28-year head coaching career.
Chad Finn | Unconventional Review: Truth be told, this is not a good Patriots team

Tim Wakefield | 1966-2023

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Always more than a baseball player, Tim Wakefield was a hero, on and off the field, for the Red Sox

Wakefield was a community pillar for his entire three decades in Greater Boston, and never wavered in his support for causes like the Jimmy Fund.
Tell us: What will you remember most about Tim Wakefield?

Tim Wakefield, former Red Sox knuckleballer who won two World Series, dies at 57

Mr. Wakefield’s death was the result of a seizure related to a recent diagnosis of brain cancer.
Red Sox teammates pay tribute to late Tim Wakefield

shirley leung
Reproductive rights are under attack. Dominique Lee is up for the challenge.
Lee recently returned to Boston as the new president and chief executive of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, overseeing four clinics that serve more than 40,000 patients annually.

A battle rages in Maine over an election that some say could change the course of climate action
“This is a definitive fight of 2023 as far as climate,” said Candice Fortin, US campaigns manager for the climate activism group 350.org.

In Boston’s council election, Mayor Michelle Wu tries to flex her influence

By backing certain candidates, she is trying to build a power structure that makes it easier for her to deliver on her agenda.

‘This one hurt’: Jayson Tatum says goodbye to former Celtics teammates Robert Williams and Malcolm Brogdon

The Celtics traded Brogdon and Williams to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a deal that brought Jrue Holiday to Boston.
On Basketball: By trading for Jrue Holiday, the Celtics loudly pronounce they’re in win-now mode

‘It’s a godsend’: Mobile clinic provides life-saving relief to Worcester residents struggling with addiction

Hundreds of addicts have received treatment from the clinic on wheels, though regulatory obstacles remain.

Statewide ‘read-ins’ highlight attempts to censor books in schools, libraries

Libraries across the commonwealth are inviting community members to read challenged books in public as part of a statewide “Let Freedom Read” series. More than 70 such events are being planned across the state this week.
Opinion
IDEAS | ALISSA VALLES

‘1984’ was meant as a critique of the USSR, but it really fits Putin’s Russia

George Orwell foresaw today’s particular combination of lies, violence, and profit.
EDITORIAL

Patients in hallways, long waits for beds: Hospital bottlenecks reach crisis levels

Max Page and Deb McCarthy

State needs to end MCAS as a graduation requirement

Mary Tamer

Pandemic learning losses show MCAS is needed now more than ever

NEWSLETTERS

Reina Carolina Morales Rojas and the pain of not knowing

Hispanic Heritage Month

On the air and off, Jose Masso has been heard

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

During Hispanic Heritage Month, doctor says R.I. can do better: ‘Taco Tuesday is not progress. It is appeasement.’

DEVRA FIRST

10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

More recent News

Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world

Teenage girl struck by vehicle and seriously injured in Braintree
The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Washington Street near Milton Road, Braintree police said.

Woman, 29, found dead on shore of Merrimack River in New Hampshire in ‘possible drowning’
At around noon, a homeowner reported finding the body of a woman later identified as Ashlee Krauss, of Manchester, officials said.

Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff
Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike, while actors will begin talks that could end their own long work walk-off.

For Boston’s police intelligence gathering operation, more barbed questions

Councilors and civil rights advocates have for years demanded more details about BRIC’s gang database.

LOVE LETTERS
She gave my husband a hug goodbye
Should I be concerned?

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Faneuil Hall should be renamed, some say. But the process and support for a name change are hazy.

A coalition called the New Democracy Coalition has been pushing to rename Faneuil Hall over the last five years because of Faneuil’s enslavement of and trading of human beings.

PERSPECTIVE
How scary is ‘Jaws,’ really? My second-grader asked to find out.
At his repeated requests, I watched the 1975 flick with my son. Then came the night terror.

There’s more to that ‘Lost Hat’ poster on that utility pole. Welcome to the wild world of paper fliers.
Even as online ads have become the most popular way for smalltime musicians, shops, clubs, and other groups to reach their target audiences, paper fliers have endured as an art form and subculture all their own.

Kendi raised millions with promises to conquer racism. What went wrong?
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi said that the recent turmoil surrounding the Center for Antiracist Research should be understood as the growing pains of a young, fast-moving organization still finding its footing.

Culture & Lifestyle

She wants you to know the real ‘Jeopardy Amy’

SZA sets sail across familiar waters with an ever-loyal crew

‘A New World’ doesn’t make the most compelling case for ‘Final Fantasy’ music

‘Stop Making Sense’ in IMAX: Same as it ever was, but bigger and even better

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

The Boston suburbs’ cynical ploy to keep poor families out: Use seniors as a shield

Joan Wickersham

Body-shaming isn’t limited to the world of ballet

JEFF JACOBY

Rupert Murdoch was good for Boston

LETTERS

Ms. magazine, ’73: show and tell in a Catholic high school classroom

RENÉE GRAHAM

The complicity that enables sexual predators

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Lexington native Drew Weissman awarded Nobel in medicine for enabling development of mRNA vaccines

Scientists Katalin Karikó and Weissman were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Artist’s family strikes deal to stay in Provincetown dune shack for five more years

The agreement follows weeks of negotiations with Interior Department representatives. “I’m hopeful that our resolution is a predictor of the course of things to come, that the community is not going to be broken up," a member of the family said.

Trial of Logan Clegg, man accused of killing retired Concord, N.H., couple on hiking trail, set to begin

Jury selection is set to start Monday in the double murder trial of Logan Clegg, a drifter with a history of international travel who allegedly killed a retired Concord, N.H., couple on a hiking trail last year.
INNOVATOR Q&A

RISD joins effort started by King Charles to put climate, people at center of business

The Rhode Island School of Design has joined the Terra Carta Design Lab, which provides a practical roadmap toward a more sustainable future for people and the planet.

Sports

Celtics

‘This one hurt’: Jayson Tatum says goodbye to former Celtics teammates Robert Williams and Malcolm Brogdon

The Celtics traded Brogdon and Williams to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a deal that brought Jrue Holiday to Boston.
Ben Volin | On Football

Blowout win over Patriots was ‘surreal’ for Jerry Jones, but sad for anyone who appreciates Bill Belichick’s place in history

It was the worst loss of Belichick's 28-year head coaching career.
Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

Truth be told, this is not a good Patriots team and its latest loss should force everyone to face that fact

The loss in Dallas felt even worse than the 35-point margin of defeat. The Patriots were uninspired, undisciplined, and unprepared.
CHIEFS 23, JETS 20

Chiefs shake off Jets with a seemingly enchanted Taylor Swift catching another Travis Kelce game

Tara Sullivan

Bill Belichick says he is standing by Mac Jones, but the quarterback’s future with the Patriots is on the line

how it happened

Cowboys 38, Patriots 3: Nothing goes right in worst loss of Bill Belichick’s career

Business

Over the weekend, Greater Boston gained a company on the S&P 500

Veralto Corp., a new arrival in Waltham, has spun off from Danaher and is now trading as an independent company.

Trump says he’ll be in court for a New York trial scrutinizing his business practices

With control over some of his most prized real estate holdings in jeopardy, former president Donald Trump says he will make a voluntary trip to court in New York Monday.
INNOVATOR Q&A

RISD joins effort started by King Charles to put climate, people at center of business

shirley leung

Reproductive rights are under attack. Dominique Lee is up for the challenge.

magazine
MISS CONDUCT

My co-workers' jokes about suicide leave me rattled

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 2 - Oct. 15

The Education Issue

The 'anti-woke' legislation making N.H. teachers nervous

The Education Issue

Mass. schools are among the best. Except for financial literacy.

metro

Statewide ‘read-ins’ highlight attempts to censor books in schools, libraries

There’s more to that ‘Lost Hat’ poster on that utility pole. Welcome to the wild world of paper fliers.

For Boston’s police intelligence gathering operation, more barbed questions

sports

Patriots’ defense takes some huge hits with the losses of Christian Gonzalez and Matthew Judon

The Patriots say they’re better than they seem. Their words are starting to ring hollow.

‘He was our hero:’ Tim Wakefield remembered for his selfless charitable works, including for the Jimmy Fund

business

Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie

A day after deal to avert shutdown, conservative Republicans will try to remove McCarthy as speaker

politics

Representative Matt Gaetz is threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It won’t be easy.

McCarthy faces test as Gaetz moves to oust him for working with Democrats

The justices are taking the bench Monday at the Supreme Court for the first time since June

Nation

California governor to name Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat

Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie

Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world

World

5 missing people are located after a Spanish nightclub fire, leaving the death toll at 13

Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope is to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future

Top European diplomats meet in Kyiv to support Ukraine as signs of strain show among allies

opinion

The complicity that enables sexual predators

Body-shaming isn’t limited to the world of ballet

Rupert Murdoch was good for Boston

lifestyle

She wants you to know the real ‘Jeopardy Amy’

She gave my husband a hug goodbye

New documentary celebrates 100-inning charity baseball game for ALS research

food & dining

Soup recipes for a cozy fall weekend

Your view: What’s the best dessert you’ve had from a Boston-area restaurant?

Pigs in a blanket and other nostalgia on the menu at Sloane’s

travel

Artist’s family strikes deal to stay in Provincetown dune shack for five more years

Didn’t make it to Tanglewood this summer? A fall stroll sounds just as good.

Two Berkshires motor inns have been reinvented as chic hotels, but are they worth the chic price?

Arts

In Renaissance Italy, women artists quietly persisted

When seeing is believing meets believing as seeing

A date with rare books and historical records at the Boston Public Library

Books

Marty Baron, author of the new book ‘Collision of Power,’ tells the stories behind the stories

Emily Wilson’s new translation of ‘The Iliad’ brings a Zoomer-generation vibe to the classical war epic

Rebecca Clarren’s Jewish ancestors fled a pogrom in Odesa for the US. They started over in South Dakota — on stolen land

Movies

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

‘Stop Making Sense’ in IMAX: Same as it ever was, but bigger and even better

Michael Gambon, actor who played Professor Dumbledore in 6 ‘Harry Potter’ movies, dies

Television

For admirers of Andrea Martin, this role was great news

Strike by writers underscored the vital role they play

Hollywood writers have won the AI battle. What about the rest of us?

music

‘A New World’ doesn’t make the most compelling case for ‘Final Fantasy’ music

SZA sets sail across familiar waters with an ever-loyal crew

U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas

Theater/Dance

On Broadway, a season of first impressions and second chances

A father reckons with his grief by getting onstage and holding back nothing

Jad Abumrad talks teaming up with Ira Glass, the future of podcasting, and the dearth of ‘deep-dive journalism’

Health

Latest COVID vaccine rollout facing canceled appointments, pricey insurance bills

In its first year, calls to 988 Lifeline increase 50 percent in Rhode Island

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

Obituaries

Russell Sherman, luminous pianist and longtime New England Conservatory teacher, dies at 93

Chris Snow, NHL executive and ‘beacon of hope’ for those with ALS, dies at 42

Tom Conway, Steelworkers President and Biden Ally, Dies at 71