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Top Places to Work in Massachusetts 2019

The 125 companies with the happiest workers in the state.

Top Places to Work
A look at the most generous employee benefits out there today
These companies are adapting to workers’ needs, from shipping breast milk home to paying for gender transition.

People who love their jobs do these 6 thingsTen Top Places workers share why they love their jobsSee more from Top Places to Work

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Top largest employers in Massachusetts for 2019

Top large employers in Massachusetts for 2019

Top medium-sized employers in Massachusetts for 2019

Top small employers in Massachusetts for 2019

Introducing bribery charge indicates Democrats are ready to talk specifics

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sharpened the focus of Democrats’ impeachment case against President Trump on Thursday, accusing the president of committing bribery when he withheld vital military assistance from Ukraine at the same time he was seeking its commitment to publicly investigate his political rivals.
Trump asks Supreme Court to block subpoena for his tax returns

Deval Patrick worked at Bain Capital, a one-time Democratic target. How will voters respond now?
Patrick focused on impact investing, pitched as a kinder, gentler kind of private equity.

Kevin Cullen: On Patrick, conventional wisdom might just be wrongPatrick on his late 2020 bid: ‘I feel I have something to offer’

State Senate strips Brockton lawmaker of chairmanship after OUI arrest

The Senate Committee on Ethics found that Michael Brady violated a rule that prohibits a member using or trying to use “improper means to influence an agency . . . of the Commonwealth.” The full state Senate voted to accept the panel’s recommendations.

opinion

Editorial

Time to fix Boston’s electoral recount process

OPINION | ALEX BEAM

Mercury is in retrograde; take cover

Renée Graham

For Haley, it’s Team Nikki all the way

Jeff Jacoby

Are hate crimes up or down? The government has no idea

Teen killed 2, shot 3 in Santa Clarita, Calif. school shooting

A boy described as bright, quiet and “normal” pulled a gun from his backpack on his 16th birthday and opened fire at his high school before saving the last bullet for himself, authorities said. 21 minutes ago

SJC upholds rulings challenging Baker on vape ban

The state’s highest court Thursday upheld a lower judge’s decision challenging Governor Charlie Baker’s authority to unilaterally ban vape sales in Massachusetts.
Mass. reports 5 new vaping illness cases to CDC

Funeral for Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard set for Monday; died after saving two firefighters

Worcester Firefighter Chris Pace, one of those rescued, was in serious condition at UMass Memorial Medical Center, a hospital spokesman said.

Another floating ice disk emerges in Maine
Chris Gooley was driving to work Thursday morning when he saw a group of people taking pictures of something in what is normally a fairly desolate part of his drive through Northeastern Maine.

Investing in a college degree? These four Mass. schools offer the biggest payoff
Would you be better off enrolling at pharmacy school or Harvard University?


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  1. Deval Patrick worked at Bain Capital, a one-time Democratic target. How will voters respond now?
  2. Pelosi suggests Trump could face bribery charge
  3. Deval Patrick launches 2020 presidential bid in N.H.: ‘I feel I have something to offer’
  4. The 2019 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts
  5. Myles Garrett smashes helmet over Mason Rudolph’s head, marring Browns’ victory over Steelers
  6. Top largest employers in Massachusetts for 2019
  7. Investing in a college degree? These four Mass. schools offer the biggest payoff
  8. To usher in the end of foam cups, Dunkin’ promotes a conscious un-cup-ling
  9. ‘I’m embarrassed for you’: Kellyanne Conway lays into CNN’s Wolf Blitzer after he asks about her husband
  10. For many, the commuter rail is no easy ride
Ask the Globe

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Ask the Globe is a series where curious readers pose questions they'd like us to probe. We track down an answer and share the story of what we find.

NAMES
Jenny Slate’s grandmother made her steal a copy of The Boston Globe from a library
Slate told Conan O’Brien on his show Wednesday that her grandmother forced her to steal a copy of the Boston Globe from an elderly Jewish community.

Browns 21, Steelers 7
Myles Garrett smashes helmet over Mason Rudolph’s head, marring Browns’ victory over Steelers
Garrett called his action “inexcusable” following a fight that happened with eight seconds left in a nasty game between division rivals. 1:26 a.m.

Globe panel explores big ideas on R.I. transit, hospitals, college affordability
Nearly 150 people turned out for the Globe panel discussion titled “Rhode Map Live: Charting Rhode Island’s Future.”

NAMES

$14.85 million Martha’s Vineyard estate rented this summer by the Obamas is under agreement

The Edgartown spread, owned by Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck, has been on the market since 2015.
CHesto Means Business

Gunmaker’s split underscores challenges facing the industry

These are tough times to be running a gun manufacturer. Just ask the people who lead American Outdoor Brands.
Political Notebook

‘I’m embarrassed for you’: Kellyanne Conway lays into CNN’s Wolf Blitzer after he asks about her husband

Kellyanne Conway told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that he embarrassed himself following a tense exchange Thursday where he asked the White House counselor to respond to her husband’s criticism of President Trump on television.
You asked us, we answered: The impeachment hearings

Warren clashes with billionaires after release of ad

The Massachusetts senator and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful is ramping up her rhetoric against the very wealthy this week.
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Pedestrian killed on Route 495 in Raynham

1 dead in 3 car crash in Freetown

Manhole fires close streets in Wellesley

Man found dead in freezer at fish processing building in Braintree; no sign of foul play

Recommended Reads

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

Good times not so good for Neil Diamond fans whose plaque wasn’t delivered

Keith and Mary Irvine ordered a special commemorative Neil Diamond plaque in August for their daughter. It was supposed to arrive within 10 business days. They’re still waiting.

The Sky Bar’s triumphant return
The chocolate bar with four separate fillings is back in production this week. This is the unlikely story of its salvation.

How to navigate solo travel as a young woman
Traveling alone goes against all the lessons I was taught as a child: Stick with your friends, don’t walk alone late at night, don’t talk to strangers.

Rhode Island

Globe panel explores big ideas on R.I. transit, hospitals, college affordability

Nearly 150 people turned out for the Globe panel discussion titled “Rhode Map Live: Charting Rhode Island’s Future.”

Rhode Islanders lament the demise of the Dunkin’ double-cup

To usher in the end of foam cups, Dunkin’ promotes a conscious un-cup-ling

Newton

Sports

Myles Garrett smashes helmet over Mason Rudolph’s head, marring Browns’ victory over Steelers

Former Boston College star Ky Bowman goes from undrafted to NBA starter

Patience pays off as Brockton outlasts Xaverian in Division 1 South boys’ soccer semifinal

Politics / Business

Ousted ambassador next to testify in Trump impeachment probe

You asked, we answered: The impeachment hearings

Ayanna Pressley would end death penalty, ban assault weapons in sweeping criminal justice reform bill

Nation / World

Pelosi suggests Trump could face bribery charge

Kentucky’s Matt Bevin concedes governor’s race

Old dogs, new tricks: 10,000 pets needed for science

Lifestyle

Matt Damon relives Boston sports memories on ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’

Ben Affleck battles alcohol addiction in first trailer for ‘The Way Back’

Rent the Runway makes changing your outfit even easier

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here’s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Amid a stronger local economy, there are questions about whether Democrats can win back white working-class voters in western Pennsylvania in 2020.

What happened after a young Trump voter in Michigan transformed into a vegan AOC fan
One jarring experience shortly after President Trump’s election set off a chain of events that changed a Michigan college student’s political world forever, leaving a mother reeling as her son transformed from a conservative activist into a vegan Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fan in a little under a year.

More from the Battleground project

At a Michigan football field, impeachment is the political line of scrimmage for a suburb in flux

Here, the opioid crisis is bigger than politics. As rehab centers replace pill mills, an Ohio River city fights back

At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

To the millions of us who visit Cape Cod once or twice a summer, the effects of climate change can seem subtle, if we see them at all: A breach in the dunes. A crack in the pavement. But once you know how to see what is shifting, changing and washing away, it is impossible to ignore. Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
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(Unsent) Love Letters

Columnist and podcast host Meredith Goldstein and psychotherapist and “Where Should We Begin?” podcast host Esther Perel explore the messages we keep to ourselves.
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SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

Second major hospital chain agrees to pay millions to resolve concerns over concurrent surgery

Whistleblowers accused celebrity surgeon David Samadi of allowing trainees to perform surgeries while he was in another operating room.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

OPINION | SCOT LEHIGH

Daniel Ellsberg, the original whistle-blower, looks back — and forward

Editorial Cartoon | Dan Wasserman

The latest Trump defense

OPINION | Thomas E. Patterson

The marketplace of delusion

OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

After Taylor and Kent, more truth-tellers are needed

OPINION | SCOT LEHIGH

Bloomberg’s a bad bet — but don’t discount Deval

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Trump’s real impeachable offense

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: Officials salute fallen Worcester fire lieutenant

Photos: Tourists, Venetians slosh through a flooded lagoon city

Two Hong Kong protesters shot, one in critical condition

With Linotype print, the old is new again

Metro

Red Line to shut down between Broadway, Kendall/MIT for four weekends

Parts of the MBTA’s Red Line will shut down for four weekends from Friday through Dec. 15 to repair Park Street and Downtown Crossing stations.

1 dead in 3 car crash in Freetown

Other people were injured in the crash that occurred on Route 24 north, near exit 10, around 8:40 p.m. Thursday, State Police said.

State Senate strips Brockton lawmaker of chairmanship after OUI arrest

The Senate Committee on Ethics found that Michael Brady violated a rule that prohibits a member using or trying to use “improper means to influence an agency . . . of the Commonwealth.” The full state Senate voted to accept the panel’s recommendations.

Manhole fires close streets in Wellesley

Washington Street and State Street will remain closed while investigators investigate the cause of the fire, police said late Thursday night.

Deval Patrick launches 2020 presidential bid in N.H.: ‘I feel I have something to offer’
The 63-year-old Democrat kicked off his campaign with a web video, and an appearance in New Hampshire, filing paperwork to appear on the ballot in the first-in-the-nation primary state.

Lottery
Lottery results from Thursday drawings

STAT

From assisted hatching to embryo glue, most IVF ‘add-ons’ rest on shaky science

Millennials caring for parents with Alzheimer’s face agonizing challenges

She was destined to get early Alzheimer’s, but didn’t. Did a rare mutation protect her?

Before signing up for drug trial, one patient wants to know: Can I afford it?

sports

Ben Volin | On Football

Five things the Patriots need to improve on in the second half

Despite an 8-1 record and the top seed in the AFC, there is plenty that needs work for Weeks 11-17.

Former Boston College star Ky Bowman goes from undrafted to NBA starter

It was a dream come true as he keeps proving his doubters wrong.

Browns waive troubled receiver Antonio Callaway

Callaway is facing a possible 10-game league suspension for another drug violation.

Xander Bogaerts finishes fifth in AL MVP voting

The shortstop is one of four Red Sox who received MVP votes.

Red Sox
Xander Bogaerts finishes fifth in American League MVP race
Sox shortstop gets six fourth-place votes.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK
Bruins lose Zach Senyshyn for a month, stretching forward lines thinner
Trent Frederic was called up from Providence as coach Bruce Cassidy continues to rearrange his lines.

Politics

Ousted ambassador next to testify in Trump impeachment probe
The House will hear from a singular witness today in the Trump impeachment hearings: Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president’s allies in a “smear” campaign now central to the inquiry.

Business

As gig economy expands into temporary staffing, worker protections retreat
A settlement with Massachusetts attorney general creates a hybrid model offering protections that independent contractors lack.

Marijuana

SJC upholds rulings challenging Baker on vape ban
The state’s highest court Thursday upheld a lower judge’s decision challenging Governor Charlie Baker’s authority to unilaterally ban vape sales in Massachusetts.

magazine
Women & Power

The 2019 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

Women & Power

How successful female entrepreneurs beat the odds

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She began the conversation by rattling off 10 questions’

Cooking

Recipes: Three surprising ways to make meatballs

sports

Xander Bogaerts finishes fifth in AL MVP voting

Xander Bogaerts finishes fifth in American League MVP race

Bruins lose Zach Senyshyn for a month, stretching forward lines thinner

metro

State Senate strips Brockton lawmaker of chairmanship after OUI arrest

Globe panel explores big ideas on R.I. transit, hospitals, college affordability

Rhode Islanders lament the demise of the Dunkin’ double-cup

Nation

Trump wants Supreme Court to block subpoena for his taxes

‘I’m embarrassed for you’: Kellyanne Conway lays into CNN’s Wolf Blitzer after he asks about her husband

Plan would protect 21 coral hot spots in Gulf of Mexico

World

Venice floods after seeing highest tide in 50 years

Hong Kong universities cut semester short as protests roil city

Brits lash out at Boris Johnson as he visits flooded towns

politics

You asked, we answered: The impeachment hearings

Ayanna Pressley would end death penalty, ban assault weapons in sweeping criminal justice reform bill

Warren clashes with billionaires after release of ad

business

As gig economy expands into temporary staffing, worker protections retreat

WeWork had $1.25b in losses in the third quarter

The new Gannett will be the largest newspaper publisher in the US

lifestyle

Matt Damon relives Boston sports memories on ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’

Ben Affleck battles alcohol addiction in first trailer for ‘The Way Back’

Rent the Runway makes changing your outfit even easier

marijuana

SJC upholds rulings challenging Baker on vape ban

More than 2,100 vaping illnesses, 42 deaths nationwide, CDC reports

Here’s what to know about the new pot shop in Salem that opened this week

opinion

Time to fix Boston’s electoral recount process

Massachusetts should ban flavored tobacco

Mercury is in retrograde; take cover

food & dining

Frank, meet Beverly: L’Espalier chef opens new restaurant on North Shore

The Sky Bar’s triumphant return

Finding new joy in good ol’ ‘Joy of Cooking’

travel

Here, there, and everywhere

My kids wanted to know: What exactly did Jefferson do at Monticello, anyway?

How to navigate solo travel as a young woman

Books

Books led Ojibwe author David Treuer from the reservation to Middle-earth

Local bestsellers for the week ending 11/10

As the Astro Poets, Alex Dimitrov and Dorothea Lasky reach for the stars

Movies

From Turkey to the Gardner to underground

‘Marriage Story’ belongs to a small but distinctive genre: D-I-V-O-R-C-E M-O-V-I-E-S

In ‘Ford v Ferrari,’ a lot more than just vroom-vroom

Television

After five-season run, ‘Poldark’ fades to black

The third season of ‘The Crown’ is a royal triumph

Sean Spicer voted off ‘Dancing With the Stars’

music

A poignant pair carries Boston Lyric Opera’s faltering ‘Fellow Travelers’

How this Boston musician landed megastar conductor Simon Rattle for her breast cancer fund-raiser

The on-again, off-again Flatlanders are on again

Theater/Dance

From ‘Orient Express’ to ‘Oliver!,’ some treats for theatergoers in any season

A writer discovers his dark side in Ronán Noone’s ‘The Smuggler’

‘Boomer Boys’ make their way to the Regent Theatre

globe local

Son vows to beautify Mansfield cemetery where his father is buried

Brockton museum portrays the agony of opioid addiction

A ‘Deaf Car Guy’ with a driving passion

Obituaries

Dr. Wayne Bardin, innovative researcher on birth control, dies at 85

Peter Gossels, who escaped the Holocaust and became a beacon of hope and optimism, dies at 89

Tour de France ‘eternal runner-up’ Poulidor dies at 83