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Upcoming rail connection to New Bedford to happen as the city sees a significant economic shift

By next spring, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority expects a rail connection between New Bedford and Boston to open, for the first time in more than half a century.

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

Legal observers say President-elect Donald Trump is likely to tap a current or former federal prosecutor with deep ties to the Republican Party as the next US attorney for Massachusetts.

GoFundMe for Endicott College police sgt. killed in wrong-way Tesla crash raises $65,000
Jeremy Cole’s death, which occurred on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, ignited an outpouring of sympathy and support from the Endicott College community and police departments around New England.

Addiction and trauma shaped RFK Jr. in his father’s shadow

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has battled demons and self-destructive impulses, all while under the microscope of fame. His nomination by President-elect Donald Trump to be health secretary puts him even more in focus.

Thousands are scrambling after learning their insurance will no longer cover care at UMass or Children’s hospitals
Patients of the Massachusetts hospitals who are insured by Tufts Health Direct have been tasked with finding new plans or doctors by Jan. 1. For some, it's been a gut punch.

Trump says Trudeau made a commitment on border security during meeting, but doesn’t back away from tariffs

President-elect Donald Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Florida and did not rescind his threat on tariffs, although he said Trudeau promised action on drugs flowing across the border.
Trudeau says Trump would raise prices on Americans if he follows through on Canada tariff threat

‘We try to make it a very family event’: New England farms open for Christmas tree season

After Thanksgiving, nostalgia and the holiday spirit send people into the fields and forests of northern New England in search of the perfect Christmas tree. Growers are expecting strong sales this year, in spite of drought.

Spinning skaters, smiling spectators, and glistening ice. Boston Common Frog Pond ice rink opens for the season.

Smiles radiated from skaters and spectators alike as blades effortlessly glided through The Frog Pond ice for the first time this season.
Hopefully New England skiers and snow boarders won't see a repeat of last season

MGB Doctors demonstrate amid push to unionize

On Nov. 15, primary care doctors in the Mass General Brigham system, which includes MGH and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, filed to form a union.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Analyzing the NFL playoff field entering the stretch run of the regular season

The AFC has 10 teams realistically in contention for seven spots, while the NFC has 11 teams alive.
Patriots mailbag: Should Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf be back next season?

From glass-made concrete to North Dakota wind: Boston universities find new ways to slash carbon emissions
Boston universities and local institutions are addressing the climate crisis through new, innovative steps.

More than 100 New England wedding vendors band together for the LGBTQ community post-election

Photographer Lensy Michelle arranged a sign-up sheet for vendors to offer their services pro-bono or at a discounted rate.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Instead of taking a step forward, the Timberwolves are reeling in wake of Karl-Anthony Towns trade

Superstar guard Anthony Edwards admitted that he and his teammates are disregarding their coaches and blowing off game plans.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

The Orioles have won a lot over the last two regular seasons. Now it’s time for them to win in the playoffs

The Orioles were sold to a partnership headed by David Rubenstein in March. That increased the pressure to win.
Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Looking back on the early days of Bruins hockey, and the many battles against the Canadiens

The teams will face off at the Garden for a matinee on Sunday, bringing to conclusion the Bruins’ yearlong celebration of their 100-year odyssey chasing a 6-ounce chunk of bouncing rubber around North America.
Opinion
IDEAS | NICOLA TWILLEY

There will be cooler ways of keeping food fresh

New refrigeration and transportation technologies could make the food of the future much greener.
Derek W. Black

With school vouchers, Republican leaders are going against their own voters

Rich Barlow

School vouchers offer mediocre returns on investments

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Don’t blame Garland and Smith for the failed prosecutions of Trump

LETTERS

Trump’s victory shouldn’t be equated with a mandate

Globe Santa

When a grandparent does the parenting, ‘holidays are a sensitive time of year’
Given the number of Massachusetts grandparents raising their grandchildren, it should come as little surprise that so many letters to Globe Santa are from seniors.

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More recent News

GoFundMe set up for Sharon football player who suffered brain injury on Thanksgiving
Rohan Shukla underwent brain surgery, according to the crowdfunding page, which had raised more than $13,000 in just three hours, already exceeding a goal of $2,500.

Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral is finally restored. Take a look inside.
The transformation is nothing short of breathtaking: light dances across brilliant stone, gilded accents gleam anew, and the Gothic icon’s majesty is reborn.

Syrian insurgents are inside Aleppo in a major setback for Assad as government forces regroup
Syria state media say government troops are battling insurgents inside the country’s largest city Aleppo for the first time since 2016.

Gloucester police seek charges against three teenagers in assault on transgender teen

The assault was reported in a wooded area near Dogtown Road where a number of teenagers were having a party the night of Aug. 30.

Thanksgiving storm brings needed rain, substantial snow to New England
Drought levels improved throughout New England, and nearly all major ski resorts saw beneficial snow.

Zelensky says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end ‘hot stage’ of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders
Russia, targeting Ukraine’s grid, moves to cut off its nuclear plants

Recommended reads

Colonial-era Bible chronicling family of Old North Church builder to be given to church

The descendants of Ebenezer Clough, the master brick layer who built the Old North Church in 1723, will present the church with a family Bible chronicling multiple generations on Sunday.

He taught city-building at MIT. Now Boston’s once-and-future chief planner is back with some lessons.
Kairos Shen, back at City Hall as Mayor Michelle Wu’s newly named chief of planning, is bringing a fresh perspective from the lecture hall.

RI FOOD & DINING
Inside Babes Pie Co.: A new chapter for a culinary vet
Pastry chef Mar Keller is slinging unconventional slices and tarts in a new pie pop-up in Rhode Island.

HOMELESSNESS
‘This could be any of us’: A former journalist ended up homeless. Then, his story inspired a Narragansett family to help.
URI graduate Patrick Fealey was living in his car with his dog, driving from place to place along the Rhode Island coast. Then a Narragansett family read about his plight, tracked him down, and helped him get back on his feet.

Culture & Lifestyle

Fun things to do this holiday season: 53 family-friendly events, festive shows and concerts, cheery festivals and markets, and more

A new Doris Duke Theatre, doubled in size, rises at Jacob’s Pillow

Audiobooks can change your life; here’s advice for getting started

From Bond to Burroughs: In ‘Queer,’ Daniel Craig plays an American expat looking for connection in Mexico City

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

DANIEL ROSEN

What SUNY can teach the Ivy League about curbing antisemitism

Renée Loth

Obesity’s stubborn political divide

Beth Wolfensberger Singer

Another way to remember the Pink House in Newbury

LETTERS

Social Security is alive, fairly well, and essential as ever

Joan Wickersham

Trying to escape? Try these books.

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Spinning skaters, smiling spectators, and glistening ice. Boston Common Frog Pond ice rink opens for the season.

Smiles radiated from skaters and spectators alike as blades effortlessly glided through The Frog Pond ice for the first time this season.

MGB Doctors demonstrate amid push to unionize

On Nov. 15, primary care doctors in the Mass General Brigham system, which includes MGH and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, filed to form a union.
ADRIAN WALKER

GoFundMe for Endicott College police sgt. killed in wrong-way Tesla crash raises $65,000

Jeremy Cole’s death, which occurred on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, ignited an outpouring of sympathy and support from the Endicott College community and police departments around New England.

‘It was like the end of the world’

One hour. That’s all it took for the fire to wipe out everything they owned: Clothing. Furniture. Mementos. Passports. Toys. Even the family’s pet hamster.

Sports

high school football

MIAA Super Bowl Guide: See dates and times, ticket info, how to watch and more

The first game is Uxbridge-Mashpee on Dec. 4, and the eight games wrap up with Mansfield-North Attleborough on the night of Dec. 6.
Patriots mailbag

Patriots mailbag: Should Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf be back next season?

There are also questions about how to best to help the team down the road.
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Upcoming documentary ‘Celtics City’ a labor of love for executive producer Bill Simmons

The project, which will debut on HBO in the first quarter of 2025, is something that Simmons and the production team have been working on for almost four years.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

The Orioles have won a lot over the last two regular seasons. Now it’s time for them to win in the playoffs

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Looking back on the early days of Bruins hockey, and the many battles against the Canadiens

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Instead of taking a step forward, the Timberwolves are reeling in wake of Karl-Anthony Towns trade

Business

Trump says Trudeau made a commitment on border security during meeting, but doesn’t back away from tariffs

President-elect Donald Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Florida and did not rescind his threat on tariffs, although he said Trudeau promised action on drugs flowing across the border.

Donald Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ is likely to run into real-world limits

President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American “energy dominance” around the world as he seeks to boost US oil and gas drilling and move away from President Joe Biden’s focus on climate change.

Santa’s annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country

Holiday shopping season separates winning retailers from losers

magazine
Globe Magazine

A woman with cancer needed a miracle from a stranger. A veteran in pain needed one, too.

winter travel

The seven wonders of winter in New England

holiday style

Who could use a drink? Six festive cocktails for holiday parties.

Holiday Style

Unique gift ideas from around New England that cost $5 to $125

metro

‘We try to make it a very family event’: New England farms open for Christmas tree season

When a grandparent does the parenting, ‘holidays are a sensitive time of year’

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

sports

Analyzing the NFL playoff field entering the stretch run of the regular season

Celtics escape Bulls behind fourth-quarter surge from Payton Pritchard, keeping NBA Cup wild-card hopes alive

A year later, controversial end to Celtics-Bulls matchup in NBA Cup remains topic of discussion

business

Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement

Shoppers descended on Braintree’s South Shore Plaza for Black Friday. Check out the scene.

Trudeau says Trump would raise prices on Americans if he follows through on Canada tariff threat

politics

Democrats weigh dumping Nadler, regrouping to counter Trump

Donald Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ is likely to run into real-world limits

Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes

Nation

Wildfires used to just be a problem in the American West. Not anymore.

Addiction and trauma shaped RFK Jr. in his father’s shadow

Life after death: America’s cemeteries are rewilding

World

Rebels seize control over most of Syria’s largest city

Death of cyclist in Paris lays bare divide in mayor’s war against cars

Zelensky says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end ‘hot stage’ of war

opinion

A tiny North Shore museum blends whimsy with a warning

Social Security is alive, fairly well, and essential as ever

Celebrating Thanksgiving when there’s little to celebrate

lifestyle

More than 100 New England wedding vendors band together for the LGBTQ community post-election

Ways to volunteer, give back this holiday season in Boston

How do you learn to deal with rejection?

food & dining

New Hampshire Gifts: 3 unusual and flavorful finds

Overloaded with leftovers? Here’s how you can make that turkey last.

Inside Babes Pie Co.: A new chapter for a culinary vet

travel

Getting an airport Uber has become an absolute obstacle course

What’s in store for New England’s skiers and snowboarders? Hopefully not a repeat of last season.

We were winging it in Buffalo, where the quintessential game food was hatched

Arts

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

An abandoned 19th century Jewish mural finds a new home

A Cherokee artist’s view of the American landscape

Books

Author readings around Boston through Dec. 7

Alex Segura’s ‘Alter Ego’ shows what a creator will do for her art

Audiobooks can change your life; here’s advice for getting started

Movies

It’s a good weekend to go to the movies. Eight films to see in theaters right now.

Chris Evans lookalike contest scheduled for Boston Common on Saturday, reports say

How I learned to stop worrying and love Black Friday

Television

John Krasinski has an eerie new TV project in the works

A genre that was all smooth sailing

Who’s anchoring TV news? More and more often, a woman.

music

A genre that was all smooth sailing

Two weeks in the life

Angelina Jolie studied opera for seven months for ‘Maria.’ Real singers know it takes a lifetime

Theater/Dance

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’

Louis C.K. to perform surprise show in Lynn

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

First popularly elected Black mayor in New England, Thirman Milner, has died at 91

Malaysian billionaire tycoon Ananda Krishnan dies at age 86

Clifton R. Wharton Jr., pioneering Black educator, CEO, and State Department official, dies at 98