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‘There’s so much stuff’: Take a look inside Barbara Lynch’s Gloucester estate sale

Some waited hours before the estate sale opened. It came weeks after the city of Boston sued her for nearly $1.7 million in unpaid personal property taxes.
City’s lawsuit against Barbara Lynch’s restaurants allowed to move forward

‘Nauseous,’ ‘disappointed’: Constituents react to Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s federal indictment
While some residents expressed dismay at the allegations, others argued it doesn’t change their opinions of her because she is innocent until proven guilty.

Five fast facts about Tania Fernandes Anderson and her political tenureRead the indictment

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL
Harris said yes to Rogan. The only GOP rival that worried Trump. What we learned at Harvard’s campaign manager summit.
Insiders from the campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris provided an oral history about the election, continuing a long-standing tradition.

In some states, legislatures are working to undermine election resultsHow alarmed Harris staffers went rogue to reach Black and Latino voters

‘Everybody is drinking Guinness.’ Here’s why.

“The numbers are completely bananas right now,” said Oran McGonagle, an owner of the Dubliner, a 2-year-old pub in Boston.

The big holiday debate: should your Christmas tree be real or fake?

An overwhelming majority of Americans still choose fake trees, but an increasing number are opting for the real tree each year, according to the American Christmas Tree Association.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Forget North Carolina, where are Bill Belichick’s best NFL landing spots in 2025?

Here is a view of the NFL teams that make the most sense for the former Patriots coach in 2025.

Police push to identify gunman who killed CEO, and FBI offers reward

The gunman likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush, police officials said. But he left something behind: a backpack that was discovered in Central Park.

Insurgents reach gates of Syria’s capital, threatening to upend decades of Assad rule
Insurgents' march across Syria accelerated with news that they had reached the gates of Damascus and that government forces had abandoned the central city of Homs.

Opposition fighters are at Damascus' gates. Who are they and what now?

Pot cafes are finally coming to Mass. Here is what we know.
The Cannabis Control Commission debuted new licenses Thursday that will allow for marijuana consumption in public lounges, comedy clubs, and more.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

New England faces quick-hit snow showers with next clipper system tonight. Here’s what to expect and when.

This system will not be nearly as impactful but can be disruptive to some degree, especially across Northern New England.
Maps: Where is snow expected this weekend?

USS Constitution Museum commemorates 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
Dozens of people gathered at the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown Navy Yard to commemorate the anniversary of the attack.

White Stadium project cost has doubled from previous estimates, with city on hook for $91 million

The redevelopment would convert the 1940s-era stadium into a modern, 10,000-seat arena for the BOS Nation FC soccer team and new facilities for Boston Public Schools athletics.

Boston man arrested after South End road rage incident leads to gunfire, police say

Chelsea man charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife in crosswalk, authorities say

Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talks

Triston Casas already at work after injury-plagued year with Red Sox and eager to play — wherever it may be

Casas appeared at Polar Park happy where he's at, despite the growing possibility that he could be part of an offseason trade to help the Red Sox meet their goal of a front-of-the-rotation starter.
Plenty of trades and free agent signings in store at MLB’s Winter Meetings
Bruins 4, Flyers 3 (OT)

Bruins fight back to beat Flyers on Pavel Zacha’s overtime goal

The Bruins forced overtime with goals in the third period by Trent Frederic, his second of the game, and Brad Marchand.
Third line using size and strength to come up big for Bruins

The BSO’s maestro had to leave mid-concert. Put on the spot, his assistant conductor stepped up.

BSO music director Andris Nelsons, who’d fallen ill, exited the stage after the overture to Mozart’s "The Abduction from the Seraglio."
US presidential transition

Trump’s pick for top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts will likely crack down on illegal immigration

Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

Several of Trump’s Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct

Trump has assembled an uber-wealthy Cabinet, raising risks of ethics conflicts

Opinion
EDITORIAL

With Boston School Committee pick, Wu misses opportunity to be bold

The mayor shouldn’t play into the hands of those who’d prefer to take the power of appointing members away from her.
IDEAS | TOM SHEEHAN

The fabulous grandes dames of my youth

Ryan Normandin

In Newton, we tried an experiment in educational equity. It has failed.

Durwood Zaelke and Maxime Beaugrand

From thin gruel to action: COP29′s surprising breakthrough

LETTERS

The pardon: the power and the — well, nobody’s calling it glory

Globe Santa

How Globe Santa shaped my life

Christmas brings up a lot of emotions for me and so does Globe Santa, which was my family’s lifeline back to normalcy. It even shaped the work I did later in life.
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The Globe podcast

First episode of ‘The Harvard Plan’ unpacks Claudine Gay’s short, troubled tenure as president

The historic appointment of Harvard’s first Black female president was one of the most troubled chapters in its history.

More recent News

Lori Trahan target of false bomb threat, police say
Police Captain Michael Breault said the threat was emailed directly to the police department around 8:15 a.m.

Six takeaways from the final day of MIAA Super Bowls as North Attleborough, Shawsheen, and West Boylston are crowned
North Attleborough put a bow on the 2024 MIAA Super Bowls with decisive win over Hockomock League rival Mansfield, the last of eight champions to be crowned at Gillette Stadium.

A ‘mythical’ voice for recovery community reflects on career ahead of retirement
"Everybody sees the devastation [caused by addiction], but they don’t always see the value of living,” Maryanne Frangules says.

A Nantucket homeowner ignored a ‘sketchy’ Airbnb request. High schoolers threw a party in her house anyway.
The homeowner said she had been told by police that the person behind the Airbnb messages was the same person who organized the party — a freshman in high school.

Wu reappoints Boston School Committee vice chair
Michael O’Neill has spent 16 years on the committee, the last four of which he was the vice chair.

Free festive fun: Boston concerts, family-friendly events, and more
This week’s Boston at a Bargain features holiday festivities for Dec. 9-15.

Recommended reads

MBTA says more repairs on the T could crop up. Experts are questioning why that is.

The MBTA has underscored a point from the beginning of its ambitious initiative to replace every degraded rail and tie: problems with tracks will emerge now and again.

Bagpipe bonanza Christmas concert to make Boston debut
The show has been selling out concerts in New York and New Jersey since 1999.

Solutions to Boston’s housing crisis ... in Texas?
A group of city councilors invited a group of their colleagues north to help figure out how Boston might dig out of its deep housing shortage the way Austin is.

RI SPORTS
After a soccer captain lost her team, she launched a new one of her own: Rhode Island Rogues
“Why not me?” Shannen Pelletier Kennawi asked herself after her soccer club cut its women’s program in 2017. “If my heart is in it this much, why can’t I be the one to at least get it all started?”

Culture & Lifestyle

MIT puts finishing touches on new music hub

Impressionism’s 150th, an anniversary more absent than present

Bagpipe bonanza Christmas concert to make Boston debut

Even when she seems to have a cold, Mariah Carey’s voice can fill TD Garden

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

A Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Our ultimate guide to more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and fun things to do.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

Black Republicans get played again

MARCELA GARCÍA

Challenging the bias of ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’

Miriam Jayaratna and Ali Fitzgerald

If Donald Trump ran a cereal company

EDITORIAL

With Boston School Committee pick, Wu misses opportunity to be bold

SCOT LEHIGH

Warning: Rough Trump trade seas ahead

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

USS Constitution Museum commemorates 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Dozens of people gathered at the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown Navy Yard to commemorate the anniversary of the attack.

Boston’s Museum of Science holds first green job fair

The fair was the closing event of the museum’s “Year of the Earthshot,” a 12-month-long initiative featuring exhibits, programs, and events exploring climate solutions and seeking to inspire hope for a greener future.

‘There’s so much stuff’: Take a look inside Barbara Lynch’s Gloucester estate sale

Some waited hours before the estate sale opened. It came weeks after the city of Boston sued her for nearly $1.7 million in unpaid personal property taxes.

Prince Johnson, Liberian warlord turned senator, dies at 72

A Liberian warlord turned lawmaker, Prince Johnson was accused of atrocities stemming from the country's civil war in the 1990s.

Sports

SEC Championship | Georgia 22, Texas 19 (OT)

Georgia pulls off another overtime stunner, beating Texas for SEC title

Backup QB Gunnar Stockton sparks No. 5 Bulldogs to 22-19 overtime victory after starter Carson Beck is injured before halftime in SEC title game vs. No. 2 Longhorns.
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Marcus Smart finally healthy enough to face Celtics at TD Garden for first time since trade to Memphis

Smart, who played nine years with the Celtics, returned to Boston last February but was injured. Saturday night, the Grizzlie was healthy enough to face the Celtics.
RED SOX

Tyler O’Neill signs free agent deal with Orioles after single, slugging season with Red Sox

Acquired in a trade with St. Louis last December, O'Neill won the AL’s Comeback Player of the Year award after leading the Red Sox in home runs, but wasn't a priority for Red Sox brass this winter.
RED SOX

Triston Casas already at work after injury-plagued year with Red Sox and eager to play — wherever it may be

MLS CUP | GALAXY 2, RED BULLS 1

It’s six for Galaxy, as Los Angeles strikes early and holds off Red Bulls for another MLS Cup

Golf roundup

Justin Thomas takes 1-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler in the Hero World Challenge

Business

Police push to identify gunman who killed CEO, and FBI offers reward

The gunman likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush, police officials said. But he left something behind: a backpack that was discovered in Central Park.

On these apps, the dark promise of mothers sexually abusing children

The promotional photo showed a mother affectionately hugging and kissing her daughter. The girl, around 8 years old, smiled into the camera.

Boston’s Museum of Science holds first green job fair

Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talks

magazine
2024

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts: Explore all four winners lists

Perspective

Drowning in unread email, I sought the nirvana of ‘Inbox Zero’

Patty Dann

Reading aloud to my friend in hospice was my long goodbye to her

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Talking to her felt like talking to a crush’

metro

The big holiday debate: should your Christmas tree be real or fake?

How Globe Santa shaped my life

Wu reappoints Boston School Committee vice chair

sports

Third line using size and strength to come up big for Bruins

Bruins fight back to beat Flyers on Pavel Zacha’s overtime goal

Shesterkin’s deal with the Rangers makes him the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history, reports say

business

Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward

UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance

Police believe the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO quickly left NYC on a bus after shooting

politics

Meet the Silicon Valley billionaires steering Trump’s transition

Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results

Harris said yes to Rogan. The only GOP rival that worried Trump. What we learned at Harvard’s campaign manager summit.

Nation

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ sell at auction for $28 million

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ sell at auction for $28 million

How a stowaway at JFK airport made it all the way to Paris

World

Insurgents reach gates of Syria’s capital, threatening to upend decades of Assad rule

South Korea’s leader survives impeachment vote after his power grab

In Athens, a new answer to water supply crunch: an ancient aqueduct

opinion

Fatal crashes on I-95 raise alarm over spike in reckless driving

Cambridge Health Alliance clinicians should have a voice in decision-making

Don’t gut free speech rights to go after super PACs

lifestyle

An archbishop’s knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as heads of state look on

Free festive fun: Boston concerts, family-friendly events, and more

How do I advise a friend in a bad relationship?

food & dining

‘There’s so much stuff’: Take a look inside Barbara Lynch’s Gloucester estate sale

A little bit of this and a little more of that at Zurito

Your armpits can smell like Boston Kreme thanks to a new deodorant from Dunkin’ and body-care brand Native

travel

How a stowaway at JFK airport made it all the way to Paris

On its way out, the Biden administration renews a push for airline-consumer protections

Take it from two frequent travelers, these are the year’s best gifts for people on the go

Arts

Impressionism’s 150th, an anniversary more absent than present

Harvard’s Peabody museum returns Native American burial remains

Florida photographically, then and now

Books

Celebrating ‘Free to Be,’ a new little magazine, and a memoir about Braille and blindness

Reading aloud to my friend in hospice was my long goodbye to her

Walking through history in an ancient Persian city

Movies

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ sell at auction for $28 million

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 9 - 15

‘Queer’: quantum of boredom

Television

‘Scrubs’ is poised to join the wave of reboots

‘Abbott Elementary’ is still finding ways to grow

‘The Sticky’ wants to be ‘Fargo,’ but can’t pull it off

music

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 9 - 15

The Holiday Pops returns, serious and silly as usual

UVM’s Noah Kahan lookalike challenge drew in over a dozen competitors. But there was one clear winner.

Theater/Dance

Dance and narrative combine in ‘Diary of a Tap Dancer’

Jinkx and DeLa want their show to be a home for the holidays

Expect 250 costume changes to tell the story of ‘Rosemary’s Baby Jesus’

Health

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

Obituaries

Prince Johnson, Liberian warlord turned senator, dies at 72

Louis Nelson, designer who honored Korean War veterans, dies at 88

Leonard Shapiro, immigration judge who ruled on Obama’s relatives, dies at 88