Mayor Martin Walsh signed an ordinance to reduce single-use plastic bags last year. On Dec. 14, the new law comes into play.
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The girl received hateful letters at Framingham’s Hemenway Elementary School, and her family hopes “this doesn’t happen to any other child at this age,” her uncle said.
Trump aide departs West Wing after rebuke from first lady
Deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel is leaving the White House, one day after first lady Melania Trump’s office issued an extraordinary statement calling for her dismissal.
Ground Game
Maine’s ranked-choice voting is provoking questions. Here are some answers
Many thoughtful readers had good questions. Other thoughtful readers did not seem to understand ranked-choice voting. So let’s step back and clear a few things up.
Geoff Diehl considering bid to lead state GOP
Diehl said Wednesday that he’s been encouraged by several people to seek the post, which has wide sway over the state Republican Party’s direction, fund-raising, and priorities.
As Democrats prepare to take control of the House in January, intra-party tension is spilling out into the open.
Michael Avenatti in police custody after domestic violence allegation
A law enforcement official says lawyer Michael Avenatti is in police custody in Los Angeles following a domestic violence allegation.
Sleeping staff, disregard for safety found at Brockton VA nursing home
Investigators found a nurse and a nurse’s aide fast asleep during their shifts — one dozed in a darkened room while the other was wrapped in a blanket in the locked cafeteria.
Opinion | Tom Mashberg
Survivor of Malibu fires: ‘The wind doesn’t care who you are’
A Malibu resident describes his frightening bolt to safety and punctures the myth that Malibu is only for the rich.
Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff
Nearly every day, teachers at Reading Memorial High School scan their classrooms carefully, sweeping their eyes across floors and furniture in search of swastikas.
Dave Epstein
Yes, the first snow of the season is really coming
This isn’t a major snowstorm, although some areas could see enough snow to constitute winter storm warnings being issued.
These maps show how much snow Mass. could get starting Thursday
Parts of Massachusetts could see up to several inches of snow by Friday as a nor’easter bears down on the region starting Thursday night.
Kirk Minihane, who has been on a leave of absence since September, will stay within the Entercom group.
JOAN VENNOCHI
To the Catholic Church: I’m out
The culture of denial and cover-up about sexual abuse and sexual harassment has gone on for too long.
Fitchburg State basketball player suspended for elbowing opponent in the face
Junior guard Kewan Platt was suspended indefinitely from the team and barred from campus.
Names
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen spotted at ‘Hamilton’ in Boston
“I just turned around — it was like, ‘Oh my god.’ ”
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The Fine Print | Sean Murphy
An 89-year-old Cambridge woman was terminated from the service after a minor mishap in a parking garage.
Top Places to Work
Work attire is getting more casual. (Sweatpants, really?) But that doesn’t mean you can’t get dressed up once in a while.
NAMES
In an interview in Complex magazine, Mayer revealed he has gone just over two years without drinking.
Bob Ryan
“Fridays With Bill” combs through the coach’s end-of-week press conferences for his most engaging, almost ebullient moments.
★★½ | Movie Review
Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali star in “Green Book,” a look at racism and friendship in the early 1960s.
IDEAS/THE FOOD ISSUE
Every step in the way we eat — from before seeds hit the ground to the moment food hits your plate — is undergoing massive change. What will the future of food look like?
Editorial
In every job, Massport’s Tom Glynn always saw the big picture
In every job, Massport’s Tom Glynn always saw the big picture
Globe Magazine
Help was a few feet away. Why didn’t they save her?
My wife, Laura Levis, did everything she could to save herself when the asthma attack began. She went to Somerville Hospital and called 911, too. How could she have been left to die just outside the emergency room?
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DeGrom won just 10 games, the fewest ever by a Cy Young-winning starter, while Snell led the majors with 21 wins.
A former aide to Berry told the State House News Service that the Peabody Democrat died after a “brief illness.”
Certain people in my household — and I’m not naming names — have been waging a stealth and coordinated campaign to get a dog.
Maura Healey? Marty Walsh? Someone we’ve never even heard of? Let the kibitzing begin.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said that she won her Cabinet’s backing for a draft divorce deal with the European Union after a marathon meeting Wednesday.
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"Crossing intersections has become a life-risking activity."
The largest venture firms are raising increasingly large caches to compete for stakes in highly valued startups.
Viola Davis and Liam Neeson head the cast in this twisty, overstuffed film directed by Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”).
The Julia Child collaborator has shaped BU’s culinary arts and gastronomy programs, where he has taught for three decades.
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The Big Picture
Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: fall colors, Halloween, and a World Series victory.
A startup for diabetes patients will only get paid by insurers if its service works
Virta Health is one of a number of medical companies experimenting with payment structures tied to how well patients fare.
Until next year, my sweetheart
In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and “Wet Hot American Summer” creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Are we ignoring — or outright banning — an easy affordable-housing fix?
Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region’s housing shortage.
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