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What could rent control look like in Providence? Portland, Maine, offers clues.

Portland has a complicated rent control system that has ratcheted up tensions between landlords and tenants.
Globe Magazine: New England schools are failing — and ‘nobody seems to care’

First civics MCAS finds most Grade 8 students not meeting expectations

Just 39 percent of students passed the first social studies MCAS in nearly 20 years, state data show.
Globe Magazine: New England schools are failing — and ‘nobody seems to care’

Harvard visiting professor arrested by Brookline police after allegedly firing pellet gun

Leaders of a nearby temple said they had “no reason to believe this was an antisemitic event.”

Eileen Brown, founding president of Cambridge College, dies at 87
Fresh out of college in the late 1950s and teaching at an inner-city high school in Philadelphia, Eileen Brown advocated relentlessly on behalf of Black students who were facing constant racist hurdles.

R.I. men arrested after South End police vehicle takeover

An overnight attack left one Boston Police cruiser inoperable and two Rhode Island men in custody.

Israel, Hamas set for talks over Trump’s Gaza peace plan in Egypt on Monday

Egypt, a key intermediary in truce talks, said it would host delegations from Israel and Hamas to discuss a possible exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

Rare Harvest supermoon, bright Saturn double-header to grace the night sky Monday
We're about to see three supermoons in a row, as the moon gets exceptionally close to Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter than normal.

Two men die after fire tears through home in Chelmsford

What will the Red Sox roster look like next year? Here’s a look at each 2025 player’s contract status.

Alex Bregman will be a primary story line until his contract situation is resolved. The Red Sox have four players eligible for free agency and 22 under team control with no arbitration rights.

Glen Powell, ‘Chad Powers’ cast talk Belichick and Brady, working with the Mannings, and following their own playbook

Powell and his costars open up about Hulu’s new sports comedy.

Endless texting, no dates or plans

I can’t even get someone to show up for golf.
Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Nearly 250 patients at top Mass. hospitals say they were abused by a renowned doctor. Why wasn’t he stopped sooner?
Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.

Larry Nassar and Derrick Todd are two doctors accused of sexual assault under the guise of pelvic floor therapy. What is it?

Pelvic floor therapy is rarely, if ever, done by a physician. Doctors almost always refer patients to a specialist.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Why five feet of building space can doom construction

1973 law on high-rise threshold is out of sync with national recommendations.
IDEAS | Heather Hopp-Bruce

What happened to Amy?

IDEAS | Mardi Fuller

I belong in wilderness

IDEAS | Ben Goldfarb

A road runs through it

IDEAS | Joan Baez

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‘Oldest, poorest, sickest’: Inside Maine’s elderly gun suicide crisis

More older Mainers died by gun suicide than they did in car crashes over a 15-year period. The numbers represent a troubling trend playing out in rural communities across the country.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers plan to appeal as convicted hip-hop star faces more years behind bars

The case shattered the 55-year-old hip-hop star's carefully cultivated reputation as an affable celebrity entrepreneur, A-list party host, and reality TV star.

Margaret Markey, who championed victims of sexual abuse, dies at 83

Motivated in part by her son's account of sexual abuse by a priest, Ms. Markey successfully championed a law allowing victims of molestation to seek restitution from predators and a predator's employer many years after the crime.

Stonewall National Museum, facing deep cuts, may need a new home

For more than five decades, the Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has chronicled the LGBTQ+ community by collecting and sharing its history.

East Boston teenager held without bail after September stabbing, officials say

A teenager from East Boston is being held without bail after allegedly stabbing a 14-year-old girl as she walked home from school last month, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office said Sunday.

After bear kills goat in Townsend, police urge residents to take precautions during encounters

In its search for a meal to devour, a black bear wandered into a yard on Bridle Path in Townsend on Thursday morning, where a resident reported the bear killed one of his goats, according to police.

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Eileen Brown, founding president of Cambridge College, dies at 87

Fresh out of college in the late 1950s and teaching at an inner-city high school in Philadelphia, Eileen Brown advocated relentlessly on behalf of Black students who were facing constant racist hurdles.

Harvard visiting professor arrested by Brookline police after allegedly firing pellet gun

Leaders of a nearby temple said they had “no reason to believe this was an antisemitic event.”

R.I. men arrested after South End police vehicle takeover

An overnight attack left one Boston Police cruiser inoperable and two Rhode Island men in custody.

Rare Harvest supermoon, bright Saturn double-header to grace the night sky Monday

We're about to see three supermoons in a row, as the moon gets exceptionally close to Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter than normal.

Sports

RED SOX

What will the Red Sox roster look like next year? Here’s a look at each 2025 player’s contract status.

Alex Bregman will be a primary story line until his contract situation is resolved. The Red Sox have four players eligible for free agency and 22 under team control with no arbitration rights.
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF NOTEBOOK

Wakefield boys’ golf is battle-tested and hungry to repeat

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Eastern Mass. golf: Players of the Week for Sept. 25-Oct. 2

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GAME 1 | TIGERS 3, MARINERS 2 (11 INN.)

Zach McKinstry lifts Tigers over Mariners in 11 innings in ALDS opener

GAME 1 | Dodgers 5, Phillies 3

Teoscar Hernández’s 3-run homer lifts Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers over the Phillies in NLDS opener

Business

Israel, Hamas set for talks over Trump’s Gaza peace plan in Egypt on Monday

Egypt, a key intermediary in truce talks, said it would host delegations from Israel and Hamas to discuss a possible exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

What could rent control look like in Providence? Portland, Maine, offers clues.

Portland has a complicated rent control system that has ratcheted up tensions between landlords and tenants.

Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects.

Winter is coming. So are tariff-induced price hikes on tomatoes and other produce.

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The Education issue

New England schools are failing — and ‘nobody seems to care’

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Kids need more independence. If only Massachusetts law would allow it.

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School schedules are breaking parents — and hurting kids

DINNER WITH CUPID

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Weather mailbag: Is fall drought the new normal? And why are the northern lights so hard to predict?

What could rent control look like in Providence? Portland, Maine, offers clues.

Kamren says he’s ‘always ready to play!’

sports

Blue Jays break open Game 1 of ALDS against the Yankees’ bullpen

Fast start propels Brewers to victory over Cubs in NLDS opener

Revisiting a significant field hockey score, plus 8 takeaways from Saturday’s high school sports slate

business

Health care confusion helps propel spending on Boston lobbying firms

Federal shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may.

Takeda, largest biopharma employer in Mass., plans more layoffs

politics

Government shutdown continues with lawmakers at an impasse

‘SNL’ tackles Trump vs. late-night TV, Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl in season premiere

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon

Nation

Texas LGBTQ+ teenagers and families navigate a public school clampdown

Trump sends 300 California National Guard members to Oregon, Newsom says

Supreme Court is faced with delivering final verdicts on Trump policies

World

Typhoon Matmo strengthens, prompting China to evacuate 150,000 people ahead of landfall

Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in the coming days’

Pope lends star power to Swiss Guards swearing-in ceremony as his army struggles to find recruits

opinion

A law to protect abortion clinics is being used against Palestinian supporters

Hollywood’s newest supervillain: an AI-generated ‘actress’

What if liberals banned books?

lifestyle

Endless texting, no dates or plans

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Will my boyfriend move with me for my PhD?

food & dining

R.I.’s Original New York System, known for ‘hot wieners,’ to close after nearly 100 years

Erewhon hinted its trendy smoothies and organic groceries might be coming to Boston — or that’s what fans thought

Seth Meyers brings back the Cool Dog for Ayo Edebiri, talks underappreciated Boston lore on ‘Late Night’

travel

Berkshires bound this fall? Here are five new places ranging from rustic to refined.

Here’s where to eat this fall in the Berkshires

Seeking peace in the Berkshires

Arts

The rowdy colonists you never heard of, and how they might have changed the world

Through the darkness with Martin Puryear at the MFA

A Triennial exhibit for the birds (and other wildlife)

Books

The best local book events this week

On writing a bookish romcom set in the world of literary publishing

Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 28

Movies

Five new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

It’s an ‘Oceans 11′ reunion (of sorts) at this year’s New York Film Festival

‘The Lost Bus’ sparks a flame under Matthew McConaughey

Television

‘SNL’ tackles Trump vs. late-night TV, Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl in season premiere

How we watch: trying to make sense of the way we consume TV

Seth Meyers brings back the Cool Dog for Ayo Edebiri, talks underappreciated Boston lore on ‘Late Night’

music

After playing at the opening of Symphony Hall 125 years ago, $11 million Stradivarius violin is at the MFA

Fine, we’ll tell you about Taylor Swift’s supposed Charli XCX diss track

The B-52s and Devo unleash an oddball circus at the Xfinity Center

Theater/Dance

In the first-ever Bound for Boston showcase, new musicals find a stage

‘Hang Time’ has a title both literal and metaphorical

Funny, self-aware ‘Sardines’ finds something to say about death

Health

Takeda, largest biopharma employer in Mass., plans more layoffs

More than 12,000 patients affected by more changes to Blue Cross Medicare Advantage product

Trump administration delays effort to address Medicare drug price negotiation loophole

Obituaries

Eileen Brown, founding president of Cambridge College, dies at 87

Margaret Markey, who championed victims of sexual abuse, dies at 83

Ann Fagan Ginger, venerable defender of civil liberties, dies at 100