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Gary Washburn previews Celtics’ huge offseason decisions

The future of Jaylen Brown in Boston is very much in the air. Gary Washburn breaks down the chances that his time in Celtic green has come to an end.

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Healey said error was ‘avoidable’ after state wrongly used $2.5 billion in federal money to pay jobless claims

"Why it happened, I’m not sure, and we’ll try to get to the bottom of that,” Healey said in an interview Friday.

How a Boston court case could help prevent another debt limit crisis

Debt limit opponents argue the limit, adopted by Congress more than a century ago, is unconstitutional because it conflicts with a provision in the 14th Amendment.

Biden celebrates bipartisanship, ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on debt ceiling deal The student loan payment pause will end soon. If you have federal loans, take these steps.

New records show the close calls on MBTA tracks that prompted federal safety demands
The T shared details about the dangerous episodes as it faces a Monday deadline to rewrite its plan for protecting workers from getting hurt on the job.

Timeline: How the MBTA reached a crossroads with federal regulators over safety issues T’s new board chair: Expect ‘incremental’ improvements

New Bedford man allegedly kills 8-year-old son before taking his own life, authorities say

The son of former Boston Red Sox first baseman George Scott allegedly killed his 8-year-old son, Dante Hazard, in their New Bedford home on Friday before taking his own life, authorities said.

Churchill Downs moves remainder of spring meet to Ellis Park to examine protocols following 12 horse deaths

Racing will continue at Churchill Downs through Sunday before shifting to the CDI-owned racing and gaming facility in Henderson, Ky.

Lightning strike likely sparked fire that destroyed historic Spencer church, official says
The fire broke out at the historic First Congregational Church on Main Street around 2:30 p.m. Friday, during a time when intense thunderstorms were rolling through the Central Massachusetts town.

First Congregational Church had long history in Spencer

Biden falls onstage at Air Force commencement

President Biden had just delivered an energetic speech to the Air Force graduates before helping to hand out the diplomas.

The Boston skyline at sunrise, viewed from Fan Pier Park in the Seaport District of Boston.

‘This is Boston’s big challenge’: A new plan to defend downtown against sea-level rise

A long-awaited resiliency plan for Boston’s Wharf District outlines $1.2 billion worth of upgrades to protect the waterfront from flooding.

‘It’s devastating’: Florida questioning Michael Mota after resort’s protected mangrove trees chopped down
A state investigation found nearly 17,800 square feet of mangroves were destroyed. Mota, who is listed as the “contractor/agent” in the state’s report, denies involvement.

Elite divers complete first rounds of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Seaport
The divers, twelve men and twelve women, leaped from platforms off the Institute of Contemporary Art, performing intricate flips and turns for a panel of judges.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential hopeful, greets the crowd during a campaign event at the Derry-Salem Elks Lodge in Salem, N.H., June 1, 2023.

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

DeSantis’s viral moment belies a dirty truth about today’s N.H. primary

In the Instagram age, candidates don’t actually have to be good at pressing the flesh and kissing babies. They simply have to craft the perception that they are.

People sit outside Rabia’s Dolce Fumo, on Salem Street on May 1, 2022.

North End restaurateurs file motion to dismiss outdoor dining lawsuit against Wu

The four business owners had originally claimed that the mayor was applying restrictions to outdoor dining unfairly to the cohort of largely Italian-American businesses.

Fred Toucher is a cohost for The Sports Hub's morning drive program.

Sports Media

Fred Toucher returns to Sports Hub morning show, explains absence and concerning tweets

Toucher revealed that he had checked himself into an alcohol treatment facility after posting alarming, since-deleted comments on social media over Memorial Day weekend.

The Red Sox' Chris Sale and teammate Rafael Devers (right) look on as a trainer comes to the mound to talk with Sale during the fourth inning against the Reds at Fenway Park Thursday.

Alex Speier | On Baseball

Red Sox’ Chris Sale goes on IL with left shoulder inflammation: ‘I hate feeling like this’

" I started having fun playing baseball again, and now I’m back to not having fun. And that sucks,” Sale said.

Red Sox, with doubleheader already set for Saturday, rained out against Rays

An aerial view of the Lake Anasagunticook lighthouse in Canton, Maine. The island is on the market for $425,000.

This Maine island, with a lighthouse, is on the market for $425,000

Located in the town of Canton in Oxford County, the lighthouse and cottage sit on a man-made island in Lake Anasagunticook.

Summer is the perfect season to browse new books.

The best new books for summer 2023

Some of our favorite critics offer suggestions for the latest (and up-and-coming!) titles to transport you, whether you’re basking at the beach or hanging in the hammock.

Opinion

Heather Furnas

Trying to close the gender pay gap — 60 years after the Equal Pay Act

Before becoming parents, men and women earn about the same. But after becoming parents, men earn 60 percent more than women.

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts gets a chance to kick ‘equity theft’ to the curb

SCOT LEHIGH

Biden bests Republicans yet again with debt ceiling deal

IDEAS | TYLER HARPER

I am the wrong kind of Black professor

Sian Beilock and Phil Hanlon

Speaking up on campus doesn’t mean shouting down others

More recent News

R.I. state budget won’t include funding to redevelop Cranston Street Armory

Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi made the final decision to not include “any money” for the armory in the House Finance budget package, according to sources close to him.

In R.I. House budget package, what to know about housing and development

More than 230 killed and 900 hurt after 2 trains derail in India; hundreds still trapped in coaches

Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing more than 200 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said.

Three ‘forever chemicals’ makers settle public water lawsuits

Three major chemical companies said Friday that they would pay more than $1 billion to settle the first in a wave of claims that they and other companies contaminated drinking water across the country with so-called forever chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other illnesses.

In accepting First Amendment award, former Globe editor urges journalists to be bold

The former Globe editor, now chairman of the Boston University journalism department, advised journalists to push forward. “Do not settle for convention," he said. "Make yourselves, ourselves, heard at every possible turn.”

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘The foundation for feelings is there’
Will these world travelers jet off together?

Cupid FAQ: Tell us what questions you have about the matchmaking process

‘I have a lot of regret,’ Charlestown bank robber says of 1990s carjacking, slaying of two security guards

Anthony Shea’s life sentence slashed to 35 years.

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR

Love Letters

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters
Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

From campy to controversial: How drag queens became a target of conservative lawmakers

The growing movement against drag even has a name: “drag panic.” The animosity that Massachusetts queens are experiencing is mild compared with what the drag community faces in states such as Florida and Tennessee.

In Worcester, Healey’s pick for housing secretary gets a mixed reception
Former Worcester city manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. has been hailed by some for his housing record, but questioned about racial inequalities during his tenure.

Letters: Healey should have picked a person of color for housing chief

In a nasty surprise, state learns it erred by using $2.5 billion in federal money to pay jobless claims
A pivotal question is whether employers, who pay into the state unemployment trust fund to cover jobless benefits, will have to bear some of the cost of the mistake.

Abrupt closure of Compass Medical sends shockwaves through already struggling Mass. health care system
The abrupt closure of a large physician group in southeast Mass. has sent patients and nearby facilities scrambling as groups try to coordinate where patients should go for care.

Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Dawn M. Simmons, cofounder and co-producing artistic director of the Front Porch Arts Collective; Loretta Greco, artistic director of the Huntington; and Megan Sandberg-Zakian, artistic director of Boston Playwrights' Theatre.

The stage is theirs: At a majority of Boston-area theaters, women leaders have taken charge

Bob Bittner ran WJIB from a studio next to his home in West Bath, Maine. He died May 26 at the age of 73.

WJIB’s Bob Bittner was always an easy listen

Shameik Moore is the voice of Spider-Man/Miles Morales in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’: Something’s gonna change his world

Head to Revere Hotel on June 9 for a rooftop silent disco.

15 ways to celebrate Pride Month in Boston and beyond

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

When Joseph Curtatone took office in 2004, his city was still derided as “Slummerville” in the leafier precincts nearby. He set about fixing that.

RENÉE LOTH

Somerville shows how to be civically engaged

Mayor Michelle Wu participated in the ribbon cutting during the grand opening of the Edgewood Food Forest in Mattapan, May 13. A new community space dedicated to healthy living and learning, the Edgewood Food Forest is maintained collectively by volunteer stewards as a part of the Boston Food Forest Coalition community land trust.

Eric Leslie

Boston must make civic engagement more equitable

Bobby Gutierrez, the mayor of Bryan, Texas, adjusted the volume of his car radio, May 14.

JEFF JACOBY

AM radio in your car? Don’t let Congress decide.

IDEAS | JOHN SUMMERS

What my autistic son’s cold cheeseburgers taught me about bureaucracy

A child held up a baby to get a closer look at a Lego exhibit at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham in July 2022.

LETTERS

Two zoos? Then which zoo? Or no zoo at all?

IDEAS

Calling teen writers! Globe Ideas wants to give you a megaphone.

Metro

Lightning strike likely sparked fire that destroyed historic Spencer church, official says

The fire broke out at the historic First Congregational Church on Main Street around 2:30 p.m. Friday, during a time when intense thunderstorms were rolling through the Central Massachusetts town.

First Congregational Church had long history in Spencer

“As is true in many New England communities, the Congregational Church was one of the first important buildings erected in the Town and served in both a religious and civic capacity,” said Mary Baker-Wood, chair of the Spencer Historical Commission.

After summer-like heat, temperatures are expected to fall into the 50s on Saturday in Massachusetts

After a two-day hot spell that ended with heavy showers and thunderstorms Friday night, temperatures began to drop as forecasters with the National Weather Service predict “unseasonably cool weather” this weekend.

RI POLITICS

14 things to know about the $14 billion House budget proposal

Governor McKee had called for trimming the sales tax rate from 7 percent to 6.85 percent, but House Speaker Shekarchi said, “There were other priorities in my caucus.”

Sports

Police were called for a wellness check at at the New Bedford home of George Scott III on Friday morning and found the bodies of Scott and his 8-year-old son, Dante Hazard, officials said.

New Bedford man allegedly kills 8-year-old son before taking his own life, authorities say

The son of former Boston Red Sox first baseman George Scott allegedly killed his 8-year-old son, Dante Hazard, in their New Bedford home on Friday before taking his own life, authorities said.

The only action on the field at Fenway Park was the solid effort put in by the grounds crew.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Postponement of series opener ahead of day/night doubleheader adds to schedule issues for Red Sox, Rays

Friday night's game will be made up Monday, which was originally scheduled as an offday for both teams.

The forlorn look on the face of Matignon softball player Keyisha Perez (left) told only a part of the bittersweet ending of the Warriors' 13-5 loss to Carver in the Division 5 tournament, which marked the last time players would suit up for the Catholic school, which announced its closure.

MIAA softball tournament

In a bittersweet ending, the Saint Joseph Prep/Matignon co-op bows out of the Division 5 softball tournament as both Catholic schools are shuttered

With both schools permanently closing their doors, the Warriors' 13-5 loss to No. 31 Carver marked the final time players would represent either school in any sport.

RED SOX

Red Sox, with doubleheader already set for Saturday, rained out against Rays

Alex Speier | On Baseball

Red Sox’ Chris Sale goes on IL with left shoulder inflammation: ‘I hate feeling like this’

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Jacob deGrom away on paternity leave, delaying decision on next steps in recovery

Business

Biden expected to sign budget deal to raise debt ceiling

President Biden is expected to sign legislation on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, just two days before the US Treasury warned that the country would struggle to pay its bills.

RI STATE BUDGET

In R.I. House budget package, what to know about housing and development

For one, eminent domain powers are off the table, Speaker Shekarchi said. Also, there’s no funding to redevelop the Superman building, or the Cranston Street Armory.

Three ‘forever chemicals’ makers settle public water lawsuits

RI POLITICS

R.I. state budget won’t include funding to redevelop Cranston Street Armory

magazine

Globe Magazine

I went searching for a relative who escaped the Holocaust. I found a secret some want to forget.

Globe Magazine

What it’s like to dive in the New England Aquarium’s giant tank (watch out for Thomas the eel)

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘The foundation for feelings is there’

CONNECTIONS

On Cape Cod, I’ll always try to stay in my summer landlord’s good graces

metro

Jennifer Hawkins, president and executive director of One Neighborhood Builders, points to a mock up of their affordable housing project in East Providence.

In R.I. House budget package, what to know about housing and development

New Bedford man allegedly kills 8-year-old son before taking his own life, authorities say

R.I. state budget won’t include funding to redevelop Cranston Street Armory

sports

As Chris Sale and catcher Connor Wong awaited the arrival of trainer Masai Takahashi at the mound Thursday, the concern for the injured starter showed on the face of third baseman Rafael Devers (right).

Red Sox place Chris Sale on injured list with left shoulder inflammation

Jack Eichel relishes the competition of the playoffs for the first time

Faith Kipyegon of Kenya sets women’s 1,500 meters world record

business

‘This is Boston’s big challenge’: A new plan to defend downtown against sea-level rise

Wall Street leaps, nearly escapes its bear market after strong jobs report

North End restaurateurs file motion to dismiss outdoor dining lawsuit against Wu

politics

President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit and averts a U.S. government default, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 2, 2023.

Biden celebrates bipartisanship, ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on debt ceiling deal

How a Boston court case could help prevent another debt limit crisis

DeSantis’s viral moment belies a dirty truth about today’s N.H. primary

Nation

President Joe Biden is helped to his feet after falling over a sandbag on stage after he handed out diplomas at the commencement address at the United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado, Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Biden falls onstage at Air Force commencement

Georgia probe of Trump broadens to activities in other states

The student loan payment pause will end soon. If you have federal loans, take these steps.

World

Rescuers worked at the site of passenger trains that derailed in Balasore district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, on Friday.

More than 230 killed and 900 hurt after 2 trains derail in India; hundreds still trapped in coaches

China Ukraine envoy urges governments to ‘stop sending weapons to the battlefield,’ negotiate peace

US retaliates for Russia’s suspension of New START treaty by revoking visas of nuclear inspectors

opinion

Stare all you want, but payroll data for Zoo New England, which runs Franklin Park Zoo, is not available on the state comptroller's website. Reporting those numbers is voluntary for quasi-governmental agencies.

Public dollars demand public disclosure

Carbon capture isn’t the climate change health benefit the world needs

College financial aid system benefits white students

lifestyle

This image provided by the Secretary of State's office shows the proposed new design for the Maine license plate. If a bill before the Legislature is approved, it would replace the chickadee plates that have been in use in Maine for almost 25 years. The new design features elements of the 1901 Maine state flag, with a navy blue star and dark green pine tree. (Maine Secretary of State’s Office via AP)

Mainers can’t get enough of retro flag, which will now appear on license plates

What am I missing with these breakups?

I’m stuck in my grief

food & dining

Garmi Mawolo at her fresh vegetable stand outside Urban Greens in Providence, R.I. She farms at Bami Farm in Johnston, which is run by the African Alliance of Rhode Island.

Support local farmers in R.I. and head to one of these summer markets

A pint with your pug? Dog-friendly dining and drinking starts in Boston

Here’s where you can get a free doughnut in Mass. for National Doughnut Day

travel

Boston drag queen Kori King performs at a "Little Mermaid"-themed drag night at the Barking Crab.

From campy to controversial: How drag queens became a target of conservative lawmakers

In Becket, the Dream Away Lodge is ‘somewhere between a living museum or a living work of art, and a church’

More travelers are taking the train — to save the planet

Arts

Paintings that are all about touch

The Peabody Essex Museum to hire a TikTok creator-in-residence

Artists For Humanity alum Wendy ‘MoMa’ Michel comes full circle

Books

The best new books for summer 2023

Kaija Langley, author of verse novel ‘The Order of Things,’ has built a writing career in the margins of a busy life

Children’s book contemplates animals and eternity; Boston Public Library presents special exhibit for Pride Month; program encourages students to write to their favorite authors

Watch now: Gary Washburn previews Celtics’ huge offseason decisions

Healey said error was ‘avoidable’ after state wrongly used $2.5 billion in federal money to pay jobless claims

How a Boston court case could help prevent another debt limit crisis

New records show the close calls on MBTA tracks that prompted federal safety demandsThe T shared details about the dangerous episodes as it faces a Monday deadline to rewrite its plan for protecting workers from getting hurt on the job.

New Bedford man allegedly kills 8-year-old son before taking his own life, authorities say

Churchill Downs moves remainder of spring meet to Ellis Park to examine protocols following 12 horse deaths

Lightning strike likely sparked fire that destroyed historic Spencer church, official saysThe fire broke out at the historic First Congregational Church on Main Street around 2:30 p.m. Friday, during a time when intense thunderstorms were rolling through the Central Massachusetts town.

Biden falls onstage at Air Force commencement

‘This is Boston’s big challenge’: A new plan to defend downtown against sea-level rise

‘It’s devastating’: Florida questioning Michael Mota after resort’s protected mangrove trees chopped down A state investigation found nearly 17,800 square feet of mangroves were destroyed. Mota, who is listed as the “contractor/agent” in the state’s report, denies involvement.

Elite divers complete first rounds of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in SeaportThe divers, twelve men and twelve women, leaped from platforms off the Institute of Contemporary Art, performing intricate flips and turns for a panel of judges.

DeSantis’s viral moment belies a dirty truth about today’s N.H. primary

North End restaurateurs file motion to dismiss outdoor dining lawsuit against Wu

Fred Toucher returns to Sports Hub morning show, explains absence and concerning tweets

Red Sox’ Chris Sale goes on IL with left shoulder inflammation: ‘I hate feeling like this’

This Maine island, with a lighthouse, is on the market for $425,000

The best new books for summer 2023

Trying to close the gender pay gap — 60 years after the Equal Pay Act

Massachusetts gets a chance to kick ‘equity theft’ to the curb

Biden bests Republicans yet again with debt ceiling deal

I am the wrong kind of Black professor

Speaking up on campus doesn’t mean shouting down others

More recent News

R.I. state budget won’t include funding to redevelop Cranston Street Armory

More than 230 killed and 900 hurt after 2 trains derail in India; hundreds still trapped in coaches

Three ‘forever chemicals’ makers settle public water lawsuits

In accepting First Amendment award, former Globe editor urges journalists to be bold

Dinner with CupidBlind date: ‘The foundation for feelings is there’Will these world travelers jet off together?

‘I have a lot of regret,’ Charlestown bank robber says of 1990s carjacking, slaying of two security guards

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR

Send your relationship questions to Love LettersSummer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

Recommended reads

From campy to controversial: How drag queens became a target of conservative lawmakers

In Worcester, Healey’s pick for housing secretary gets a mixed receptionFormer Worcester city manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. has been hailed by some for his housing record, but questioned about racial inequalities during his tenure.

In a nasty surprise, state learns it erred by using $2.5 billion in federal money to pay jobless claimsA pivotal question is whether employers, who pay into the state unemployment trust fund to cover jobless benefits, will have to bear some of the cost of the mistake.

Abrupt closure of Compass Medical sends shockwaves through already struggling Mass. health care systemThe abrupt closure of a large physician group in southeast Mass. has sent patients and nearby facilities scrambling as groups try to coordinate where patients should go for care.

Culture & Lifestyle

The stage is theirs: At a majority of Boston-area theaters, women leaders have taken charge

WJIB’s Bob Bittner was always an easy listen

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’: Something’s gonna change his world

15 ways to celebrate Pride Month in Boston and beyond

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

How the missing become the uncounted

Two Weeks in America

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Somerville shows how to be civically engaged

Boston must make civic engagement more equitable

AM radio in your car? Don’t let Congress decide.

What my autistic son’s cold cheeseburgers taught me about bureaucracy

Two zoos? Then which zoo? Or no zoo at all?

Calling teen writers! Globe Ideas wants to give you a megaphone.

Metro

Lightning strike likely sparked fire that destroyed historic Spencer church, official says

First Congregational Church had long history in Spencer

After summer-like heat, temperatures are expected to fall into the 50s on Saturday in Massachusetts

14 things to know about the $14 billion House budget proposal

Sports

New Bedford man allegedly kills 8-year-old son before taking his own life, authorities say

Postponement of series opener ahead of day/night doubleheader adds to schedule issues for Red Sox, Rays

In a bittersweet ending, the Saint Joseph Prep/Matignon co-op bows out of the Division 5 softball tournament as both Catholic schools are shuttered

Red Sox, with doubleheader already set for Saturday, rained out against Rays

Red Sox’ Chris Sale goes on IL with left shoulder inflammation: ‘I hate feeling like this’

Jacob deGrom away on paternity leave, delaying decision on next steps in recovery

Business

Biden expected to sign budget deal to raise debt ceiling

In R.I. House budget package, what to know about housing and development

Three ‘forever chemicals’ makers settle public water lawsuits

R.I. state budget won’t include funding to redevelop Cranston Street Armory

I went searching for a relative who escaped the Holocaust. I found a secret some want to forget.

What it’s like to dive in the New England Aquarium’s giant tank (watch out for Thomas the eel)

Blind date: ‘The foundation for feelings is there’

On Cape Cod, I’ll always try to stay in my summer landlord’s good graces

metro

New records show the close calls on MBTA tracks that prompted federal safety demands
The T shared details about the dangerous episodes as it faces a Monday deadline to rewrite its plan for protecting workers from getting hurt on the job.

Lightning strike likely sparked fire that destroyed historic Spencer church, official says
The fire broke out at the historic First Congregational Church on Main Street around 2:30 p.m. Friday, during a time when intense thunderstorms were rolling through the Central Massachusetts town.

‘It’s devastating’: Florida questioning Michael Mota after resort’s protected mangrove trees chopped down
A state investigation found nearly 17,800 square feet of mangroves were destroyed. Mota, who is listed as the “contractor/agent” in the state’s report, denies involvement.

Elite divers complete first rounds of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Seaport
The divers, twelve men and twelve women, leaped from platforms off the Institute of Contemporary Art, performing intricate flips and turns for a panel of judges.

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘The foundation for feelings is there’
Will these world travelers jet off together?

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters
Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

In Worcester, Healey’s pick for housing secretary gets a mixed reception
Former Worcester city manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. has been hailed by some for his housing record, but questioned about racial inequalities during his tenure.

In a nasty surprise, state learns it erred by using $2.5 billion in federal money to pay jobless claims
A pivotal question is whether employers, who pay into the state unemployment trust fund to cover jobless benefits, will have to bear some of the cost of the mistake.

Abrupt closure of Compass Medical sends shockwaves through already struggling Mass. health care system
The abrupt closure of a large physician group in southeast Mass. has sent patients and nearby facilities scrambling as groups try to coordinate where patients should go for care.