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The level of coronavirus in Eastern Mass. waste water just shot up

An important indicator of the prevalence of COVID-19 infections, the level of coronavirus detected in Eastern Massachusetts waste water, registered a sharp increase in recent days.

Report faults BPS leaders for failing to adequately respond to Mission Hill school problems

Boston school district leaders at the highest levels were aware of and failed to fully investigate several allegations of abuse and bullying at the now-shuttered Mission Hill K-8 School, according to a report released Wednesday night.

Staffing shortages keep one-fifth of psychiatric beds out of commission

Hundreds more beds could be used if there were enough workers to staff them.

Littleton official tells angry residents 80-plus gun dealers in mill have complied with laws

The meeting followed a Globe report on Sept. 10 that the Mill houses the largest cluster of federally licensed firearms dealers in the nation and that many were openly defying Attorney General Maura Healey’s directives on the assault weapons ban.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

With Question 4, GOP wants to trade safety for votes

A GOP-led ballot question would repeal a law, passed by state lawmakers in June, allowing undocumented residents to apply for driver’s licenses.

RED SOX 3, ORIOLES 1
Rich Hill’s homecoming continues to pay dividends: ‘I love pitching here’
Six shutout innings in a win over the Orioles meant plenty to the lefthander, but the opportunity pitching in Boston has given him to spend time with his family has meant even more.

Newton man, 65, allegedly killed by woman suspected of stealing $40,000 from him, Middlesex DA Ryan says

Leonard J. Garber, 65, was allegedly bludgeoned to death with a hammer by a former tenant, Xiu Fang Ke, who allegedly stole $40,000 by forging the victim’s name on checks, authorities said Wednesday.
ben volin | on football

Why would Mac Jones get a second opinion on his injury, and how common is that?

Under the collective bargaining agreement, it is every NFL player's right to seek a second opinion outside of the team doctor, and there are various reasons for doing so.
Bill Belichick says Mac Jones has ‘made a lot of progress in the last 48 hours’

Park where youth football teams practice is even more littered with dirty needles

Before every practice, the coaches of the Boston Bengals Pop Warner football program have to walk up and down the field at Clifford Park in Roxbury picking up dirty needles.

Son of Roger Maris believes Aaron Judge should be considered true home run king if he gets to No. 62

The son of the late Yankee slugger said if Judge can hit one more this season, his 62 should be the new standard.
Judge ties Roger Maris’s AL record with 61st homerWatch: Toronto fan can’t hold on to Judge’s 61st homer

Hispanic Heritage Month

MARCELA GARCÍA
How I learned to stop worrying and love Hispanic Heritage Month
Is dedicating only a month every year to honor Latino culture just another example of “Hispandering”?

Documentando el corazón infatigable de ChelseaIdeas | Rarely seen snapshots of Latino BostonRead more Hispanic Heritage Month stories

Mi Historia en Boston
La risa es la distancia más corta entre dos culturas
Por mucho que lo intentara, sabía que iba a seguir cometiendo errores verbales, culturales, sociales y profesionales en mi nuevo país.

Opinion
Joan Vennochi

Move out from the safe middle ground, Charlie Baker

He should seize the moment and use his voice to try to realign the values of his party.
Alexandra Vacroux

Is Putin bluffing on using nuclear weapons?

IDEAS | ROBIN CHASE

The joyful and planet-friendly mobility of e-bikes

Robert D. Putnam and Terry Babcock-Lumish

The White House bowling alley is a symbol of what’s wrong with US politics

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The protests in Iran could be a turning point

Black Progress Index | Donna M. Owens
Montgomery County, Maryland emerges as place where Black people can live their best lives
The county is cited in groundbreaking new data about places nationwide where Black residents are prospering. Dubbed the Black Progress Index, this historic collaboration between the Brookings Institution and the NAACP examines the social factors that influence Black well-being.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.
Spotlight investigation

Part 1
A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death
Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Timeline: What the public didn't know about Dr. Yvon BaribeauVideo: What the Spotlight Team’s investigation discovered about Dr. BaribeauN.H. hospital promises review after revelations about doctor with 21 malpractice settlements
Part 2

A crisis of conscience, with lives on the line

Alarmed doctors at Manchester's Catholic Medical Center tried to get a troubled colleague barred from surgery. But hospital leaders resisted. Then came the "summer of death."

More recent stories

‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio dies at age 59
Coolio won a Grammy for best solo rap performance for “Gangsta's Paradise,” the 1995 hit from the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film “Dangerous Minds."

New five-year MassHealth agreement will improve homeless insurance coverage, hospital funding
The state has signed a new $67 billion five-year agreement with the federal government on a number of reforms for Medicaid, an approval that will increase federal money to Massachusetts hospitals and fuel changes in how the state’s Medicaid program insures the homeless.

From Beverly to Block Island: Beloved seal ‘Shoebert’ released into ocean
"Shoebert," the famous seal who spent a week in Beverly’s Shoe Pond and later waddled to the police station in the middle of the night, was released into the ocean off Rhode Island Tuesday after a brief stay at a Connecticut aquarium, according to a statement from NOAA.

Robert Ferrante, innovative news producer at WGBH, NPR, and ‘The World,’ dies at 87
In a decades-long career fostering innovative approaches to broadcast news programs, Mr. Ferrante also oversaw the overhaul and growth of National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” during the 1990s.

City removes 23 street lights after woman is injured by falling light pole on Evelyn Moakley Bridge
Workers removed 23 street lights from the Evelyn Moakley Bridge as a precaution after a 35-year-old woman was injured Tuesday when she was struck by a light pole, according to the Wu administration.

At least 6 people wounded in shooting at school in Oakland
Three of the victims were in critical condition Wednesday afternoon; the conditions of the other three were unknown, according to Ray Kelly, a spokesperson with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.

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Watertown has been a city for decades. Now, it’s acting like one.

Things are changing fast these days in Watertown, a tight-knit community where families put down roots, small businesses become institutions, and ethnic enclaves have carved their own niches.
Watertown transformed Arsenal Yards. What about its downtown?Not far from Kendall Square, Watertown emerges as a biotech hub

EBay harassment mastermind says he previously worked for Joe Biden, Bill Gates
In August 2019, under the direction of Jim Baugh, eBay employees sent a Natick couple a series of harassing messages on Twitter and bizarre deliveries including a funeral wreath, live spiders, and a bloody pig’s head mask.

Trouble brewing in the power grid as officials warn of possible electricity shortages in N.E. this winter
Russia’s war with Ukraine has destabilized energy markets, particularly supplies of liquefied natural gas.

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IRA gunrunner: ‘I never trusted Whitey Bulger.’
Crawley tells his improbable life story in a revealing new memoir.

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At Roadrunner, Carly Rae Jepsen cuts to all the feelings

Nearly 50 years on, Guy Van Duser and Billy Novick are still swinging

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.
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Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | ROBIN CHASE

The joyful and planet-friendly mobility of e-bikes

Robert D. Putnam and Terry Babcock-Lumish

The White House bowling alley is a symbol of what’s wrong with US politics

EDITORIAL

Wu cleans house at zoning board

SCOT LEHIGH

The battle within the state Republican Party

Tara D. Sonenshine

The women of Iran need the world to protest with them

IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

Metro

Report faults BPS leaders for failing to adequately respond to Mission Hill school problems

Boston school district leaders at the highest levels were aware of and failed to fully investigate several allegations of abuse and bullying at the now-shuttered Mission Hill K-8 School, according to a report released Wednesday night.
The Argument

The Argument: Should Massachusetts impose an additional tax on income above $1 million?

Read two views and vote in our online poll.

Hilaree Nelson, 49, top ski mountaineer, is dead in Nepal avalanche

The pioneering ski mountaineer was known for making artful turns in improbable places, with dozens of first descents from atop major and lesser-known peaks.

Promising Alzheimer’s drug provides second chance for Biogen, and a debated theory about the disease

Neurologists are saying that lecanemab, the latest amyloid-busting drug, could be the biggest advance in treating Alzheimer’s yet. But it does not cure, reverse, or halt the memory-robbing disease.

Sports

MLB

Son of Roger Maris believes Aaron Judge should be considered true home run king if he gets to No. 62

The son of the late Yankee slugger said if Judge can hit one more this season, his 62 should be the new standard.
MLB

Watch: Toronto fan can’t hold on to Aaron Judge’s 61st homer

The Toronto fan agonized over coming up just short.
High school girls' soccer notebook

Masconomet readily embraces its past while playing for the present and preparing the next wave of players for the future

For coach Alison Lecesse, building and sustaining a successful girls' soccer program has been a grass-roots effort. “Fostering the next generation starts in middle school,” Lecesse said.
Red Sox 3, Orioles 1

Rich Hill’s homecoming continues to pay dividends: ‘I love pitching here’

MLB

Aaron Judge ties Roger Maris’s AL record with 61st homer

Hilaree Nelson, 49, top ski mountaineer, is dead in Nepal avalanche

Business

UK’s Truss defends economic plan that sent pound tumbling

British Prime Minister Liz Truss defended her economic plan Thursday and said she’s willing to make “difficult decisions” to get the economy growing.

Promising Alzheimer’s drug provides second chance for Biogen, and a debated theory about the disease

Neurologists are saying that lecanemab, the latest amyloid-busting drug, could be the biggest advance in treating Alzheimer’s yet. But it does not cure, reverse, or halt the memory-robbing disease.

Russia poised to annex occupied Ukraine after sham vote

Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre

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Your Home | Small Spaces

A scientist with a newly launched decorating career creates calm in his condo

Dinner with Cupid

'She looked like she'd put in some effort, which made me nervous'

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Sept. 26-Oct. 2

My Boston History

Now that I'm a teacher and coach, I know I've 'made it'

metro

New five-year MassHealth agreement will improve homeless insurance coverage, hospital funding

Staffing shortages keep one-fifth of psychiatric beds out of commission

Newton man, 65, allegedly killed by woman suspected of stealing $40,000 from him, Middlesex DA Ryan says

sports

If the Red Sox let Xander Bogaerts walk, is Trevor Story still armed with the right stuff at shortstop?

LIV Golf refutes report of a deal to buy television time on Fox Sports 1 as it attempts to get TV viewership in US

Packers coach Matt LaFleur preaching caution when it comes to scheming against Brian Hoyer

business

California governor approves farmworker unionization law

Companies embrace salary transparency

LIV Golf refutes report of a deal to buy television time on Fox Sports 1 as it attempts to get TV viewership in US

politics

Michigan lawmakers approve early absentee ballot processing

Biden on ending hunger in US: ‘I know we can do this’

US announces $1.1 billion more in military aid for Ukraine

Nation

People trapped, hospital damaged after Hurricane Ian swamps southwest Florida

See photos and videos from Florida, where Hurricane Ian has left a path of destruction

Hurricane Ian hammers southwest Florida with devastating winds and storm surge

World

Suu Kyi convicted again, Australian economist gets 3 years

VP Harris caps Asia trip with stop at DMZ dividing Koreas

Tropical rains flood parts of Thailand, 5,000 seek shelter

opinion

Wu cleans house at zoning board

Something is wrong with the official definition of famine

The White House bowling alley is a symbol of what’s wrong with US politics

lifestyle

Eight open studios events to explore on weekends this fall

Shakira ordered to stand trial for tax fraud in Spain

Art Walk Project puts public art on the map with free, self-guided tours

food & dining

Kim Ragosta writes the recipes that keep local R.I. farms cooking

The Boston Veg Food Fest returns this weekend with even more vendors

Lord Hobo to open new location in Somerville

travel

‘We must do this’: German village fulfills promise to God by staging Passion Play every 10 years

Robots, runs, and King Tut

Preacher Lawson is ready to catch some Z’s

Arts

At Wellesley’s Davis Museum, a colonial misappropriation gets a 21st-century makeover

Sofía Córdova eyes the other side of apocalypse

‘How could a piece of art possibly help the world?’ Warren commissions mural to further awareness of climate change.

Books

Morgan Talty wins New England Book Award for ‘Night of the Living Rez’

Libraries face increased attempts to ban books

Joshua Bennett on reading ‘to pursue astonishment’

Movies

‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’: It’s a strange brew

In new Sinead O’Connor documentary, no one compares 2 her

In ‘The Good House,’ some things matter more than location, location, location

Television

Fresh blood brings new life to ‘Interview with the Vampire’

‘Bridgerton’ prequel on tap for 2023

Second to last season of ‘The Crown’ premieres Nov. 9

music

How Ata Kak’s long-forgotten ‘Awesome Tape’ turned into an awesome tour 30 years later

Sue Mingus, who championed her husband’s jazz legacy, dies at 92

Carlos Simon readies his ‘Requiem for the Enslaved’ for live premiere

Theater/Dance

Steve Sweeney opens a cozy comedy club in Quincy

With a few clanks, ‘Ada and the Engine’ offers an eye-opening ride through computer history

For ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ a not-so-little shot of hurrahs

globe local

The Argument: Should Massachusetts impose an additional tax on income above $1 million?

Within days, 2 babies in a hurry

Open studios, open skating, and a film under the open sky

Obituaries

Hilaree Nelson, 49, top ski mountaineer, is dead in Nepal avalanche

Bill Plante, CBS News correspondent for a half-century, dies at 84

Robert Ferrante, innovative news producer at WGBH, NPR, and ‘The World,’ dies at 87