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A view of the Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course in Brookline.

A group wants more green space in Brookline. Their proposal has led to a ‘rancorous’ debate about the town’s public golf course.

The future of the Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course has stirred controversy for months, pitting those who want to increase public access to the 120-acre parcel against those who want it to remain mostly unchanged.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
It’s been a year since the vote. Where is Boston’s elected School Committee?
Nearly 80 percent of voters made it clear they wanted to elect Boston School Committee members, but Mayor Michelle Wu says now is no time for transition.

Boston Dynamics, known for its wacky robot videos, is now focused on making money
With its newest robot, Stretch, Boston Dynamics is taking a more commercial — and lucrative — approach.

Cornwall’s is a bar with a British atmosphere in Kenmore Square, and Ben Melnitsky (left), a bartender and owner John Beale are getting ready for the royal visit. They spoke to customers, Tom Dunn from Bristol, England and his girlfriend, Aimee Christodoulou from London who are in town for a conference on Monday.

Boston readies royal reception for William and Kate

The prince and princess of Wales arrive in Boston on Wednesday for a round of visits before attending the Friday presentation of the Earthshot Prize, a prestigious environmental award.

‘I wanted to learn from the best,’ Healey says of her early years of private law practice
Years before Maura Healey embarked on a public service career that would see her become the state’s first elected woman governor, she was a junior attorney in the litigation department of WilmerHale in Boston.

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On Monday, the world's largest active volcano in Hawaii, Mauna Loa, erupted, spewing ash and smoke. Many living in the area were warned to prepare in case the eruption leads to lava flowing toward communities.

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupts, officials warn people to prepare

Waves of orange, glowing lava, and smoky ash erupted Monday from the world’s largest active volcano, and people living on Hawaii’s Big Island were warned to be ready should debris threaten communities.

On Monday, the racist gunman, Payton Gendron, 19, who killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo supermarket in May, pleaded guilty to state charges. Mark Talley, son of Tops shooting victim Geraldine Talley, listened as Erie County District Attorney John Flynn read the victims' names during a press conference at Erie County Court, in Buffalo, N.Y.

Buffalo gunman pleads guilty in racist attack that left 10 dead

The gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket in May pleaded guilty to state charges against him in Erie County Court on Monday.

Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Turning point for Garland as Justice Dept. grapples with Trump inquiries

Attorney General Merrick Garland, a stoic former federal judge intent on restoring rule-of-law order at the Justice Department, gradually came to accept that he would need to appoint a special counsel to investigate Donald Trump if the former president ran for the White House again.

Cross Hall of the White House is decorated for the holiday season during a press preview of holiday decorations at the White House, on Nov. 28, in Washington.

‘We the People’ at heart of White House holiday decorations

WASHINGTON — “We the People” is Jill Biden’s holiday theme with White House decorations designed for “the people” to see themselves in the tree ornaments, mantel displays, mirrors, and do-it-yourself creations that have turned the mansion’s public spaces into a winter wonderland.

On Monday, news organizations called on the US government to drop charges against Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder, who obtained and published classified diplomatic and military secrets in 2010 and 2011, faces charges under the Espionage Act.

Major news outlets urge US to drop its charges against Assange

The New York Times and four European news organizations called on the US government on Monday to drop its charges against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, for obtaining and publishing classified diplomatic and military secrets.

How a cyberattack plunged a Long Island county into the 1990s

More than two months after the attack, some of the gears that run much of Long Island are still stubbornly mired in a cybermorass. It is a situation that experts say not only reveals the county’s vulnerability but presents an ominous warning for a nation unprepared for crippling online threats.

Racial discrimination by Veterans Affairs spans decades, lawsuit says

The US government has discriminated against “countless” Black military veterans dating back decades, rejecting service-connected disability claims disproportionately compared with White applicants, and blocking access to housing and education benefits that helped fuel the rise of America’s middle class after World War II, a lawsuit filed Monday contends.

Freight rail cars loaded with lumber sat on tracks at the Port of Los Angeles on November 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, Calif. Four rail unions that represent more than half of the 115,000 workers in the industry have rejected the deals that Biden helped broker before the original strike deadline in September and are back at the table trying to work out new agreements.

Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike

President Biden on Monday asked Congress to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks, following pressure by business groups on the stalled negotiations.

The World

Protesters hold up blank white papers during a commemoration for victims of a recent Urumqi deadly fire at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, on Nov. 28.

China virus protests hit Hong Kong after mainland rallies

Students in Hong Kong chanted “oppose dictatorship” in a protest of China’s COVID-19 rules Monday after demonstrators on the mainland issued an unprecedented call for President Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades.

Servicemen of the People’s Militia of Russian-controlled Donetsk region repair a T-72 tank damaged in fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Nov. 28.

Lull in Russian attacks against Ukraine, as foreign delegation pledges aid

Russia held back Monday from launching a new round of strikes that have been expected against power stations and other key infrastructure in Ukraine, as officials warned a lingering energy and water crisis from earlier attacks could prompt more evacuations from the capital.

3 weeks after hack, island nation’s government is still offline

The government of the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu has essentially been offline for three weeks because of a cyberattack, leaving people struggling to get access to services and forcing some civil servants to use pen and paper to conduct business.

Editorial & Opinion

The Rev. Rob Schenck, who spent years at the center of the anti-abortion movement and led a secretive effort to influence Supreme Court justices, in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 15.

Confidence in the Supreme Court is cratering. It needs to adopt a code of ethics.

The court must address concerns about a conservative influence campaign — and find other ways to open up.

Governor-elect Maura Healey is seen during a press conference following her meeting with Governor Charlie Baker at the State House on Nov. 9.

Time to end the mystery, incoming Governor Maura Healey

Tell us, what will your administration focus on?

A Mexican soccer fan kisses a replica of the Cup at the start of the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Mexico, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Nov. 26.

MARCELA GARCÍA

World Cup’s frenzied fandom gives the boot to geopolitical morality

This fan knows whereof she speaks.

The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C.

We should all care about the integrity of the IRS

Tax administration that is fair, impartial, and free of meddling is essential to the nation.

Justices of the US Supreme Court during a formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7.

Supreme Court justices are out of order

Congress should enact legislation to require that Supreme Court justices adhere to the same rules that apply to every other judge and lawyer in America.

Plastic and other material overflowed a garbage bin on Oct. 26 in Los Angeles. According to a new Greenpeace report, only about 5 percent of 51 million tons of plastic waste was recycled in the United States in 2021.

US can’t allow plastics to be greenwashed

Anyone concerned about plastic pollution in Massachusetts should advocate for corporate accountability and legislative change.

Metro

Secretary of State William F. Galvin had projected that 2.2 million voters would cast ballots in Massachusetts in this year's midterm election. “I’m delighted to have been wrong," he said in a statement Monday.

About 2.5 million people voted in midterms in Massachusetts, far surpassing projections

Precisely 2,508,298 people voted in this month’s general election, and their numbers accounted for slightly more than 51 percent of the state’s registered voters, which still was one of the lowest shares for a state election in Massachusetts history.

Milton Jones

Nearly 50 years later, his murder conviction was overturned. Now Milton Jones wants his name cleared.

Milton Jones has fought to prove his innocence since 1976, when a jury relied on flimsy evidence to convict him of second-degree murder in the robbery of a Roxbury bar.

Bikers rode through Sturgis, S.D., during a motorcycle rally on Aug. 8, 2020.

Organ donations increase during huge motorcycle rallies, Harvard researchers find

Anecdotes and some data show that traffic accidents, injuries, and traffic-related deaths increase during the events.

Emily Gusse, Tess Kohanski, and her brother, Chris, stand with 3-year-old golden retriever Nora. The trio of dog lovers is planning to open a combination dog park-and-bar in Everett.

Move over, cat cafés: A dog bar is coming to Everett

Park 9, a combination pub-indoor/outdoor dog park, would be the first of its kind in New England.

Globe Santa wants you

Giving Tuesday is a good day to think about the reasons so many give to Globe Santa.

A memorial service was held at the site of the Cocoanut Grove Fire at a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the infamous fire, which killed 490 people on the night of Nov. 28, 1942.

Victims of Cocoanut Grove fire remembered on 80th anniversary

“It’s hard to imagine a more devastating tragedy,” Wu said during Monday’s ceremony at the former site of the club on Piedmont Street in Bay Village.

Braintree police officer disciplined for conduct during incident involving woman being booked

A Braintree police lieutenant was disciplined earlier this year for conduct during a November 2021 booking of a woman who kicked and tried to bite a fellow officer, prompting the lieutenant to grab her by the hair, push her head back, and scream in her face, according to records from the Norfolk district attorney’s office.

Body camera pilot begins at Shirley prison

Corrections officers are now wearing body cameras as they go about their regular duties at the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center.

Today in History

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2022. There are 32 days left in the year.

Johnson now joins Jones, his sister’s boyfriend, as the first two people charged in the Tisbury robbery, in which three robbers bound bank employees with duct tape and plastic ties and made off cash from the safe.

N.H. man arrested in Conn. agrees to return to Martha’s Vineyard to face bank robbery charge

Omar Johnson appeared in court Monday and agreed to return to Martha’s Vineyard to face an armed robbery while masked charge in Edgartown District Court.

Guild Second Graders performed the Guild Gators Song during a program at Curtis Guild School. BPS and EdVestors announced at the school on Monday a grant from an anonymous donor that will allow BPS to expand its music education program.

New grant expanding music education will benefit hundreds of East Boston students

East Boston will receive $400,000 of the the grant funding annually over three years, starting this school year.

Business

Pedestrians walk past Biogen headquarters in Cambridge.

Biogen stock falls on report that patient died in Eisai’s Alzheimer trial

Shares for the Cambridge-based company fell as much as 4.9 percent Monday in New York, the most intraday since Sept. 29.

Restaurateur-turned-developer Jon Cronin has big plans for Boston Ship Repair and its drydock.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Drydock turned lab space: Inside developer Jon Cronin’s plans for a unique corner of Boston’s waterfront

The restaurateur-turned-developer envisions a trio of lab buildings overlooking the drydock — one of the last of its kind on the East Coast — that together will total nearly 900,000 square feet.

A "hologram" of ARHT CEO Larry O'Reilly was projected on a screen for an interview at the company's WeWork studio in Boston, as ARHT's Jackson Wilken (right) watched.

Sick of Zoom? Try beaming in by ‘hologram.’

The technology is flashy, but it’s unclear if it will impact the future of videoconferencing.

Bob Segert, CEO of athenahealth.

Athenahealth CEO looks to take Watertown health IT company public, for a second time

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene.

John Williams, president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Two Fed officials endorse raising key rate to 5 percent or more

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Yahoo, a giant of the early internet, was eclipsed over the years by tech rivals like Alphabet’s Google and Meta’s Facebook. The company endured a messy power struggle and shaky leadership as it matured, leading to layoffs and shifts in strategy.

Yahoo takes minority stake in ad network Taboola

The deal is part of a 30-year exclusive advertising partnership that allows Yahoo to use Taboola’s technology to manage its sizable business in native advertising.

Meta fined $275m for breaking EU data privacy law

The accumulating penalties will be a welcome sign to privacy groups that want to see European Union regulators more aggressively enforce the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR.

Obituaries

Louise Tobin, big-band singer who helped discover Frank Sinatra, dies at 104

Ms. Tobin, who was married to orchestra leader Harry James, also performed with bands fronted by Benny Goodman, Will Bradley, and Bobby Hackett.

Ms. Piel, in her law office in 1999. She served as a lawyer for seven decades and her cases included several death penalty appeals.

Eleanor Jackson Piel, lawyer who fought capital convictions, dies at 102

In a profile of Ms. Piel in 1999, The New York Times called her “the courts’ most elegant pain in the neck.”

Former Scotland player Doddie Weir looked on during the Autumn International match between Scotland and New Zealand at Murrayfield Stadium on November 13, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Rugby star and ALS campaigner Doddie Weir dies at 52

A former Scotland rugby player, Doddie Weir's diagnosis with Lou Gehrig’s disease led to a widely praised campaign for more research into ALS.

Sports

Jayson Tatum had 35 points in just three quarters as the Celtics routed the Hornets.

Celtics 140, Hornets 105

Observations from a rout: Another mismatch leads to Celtics’ 13th win in last 14 games

Jayson Tatum had 35 points, Marcus Smart had 22 points and 15 assists, and Malcolm Brogdon added 21 in another convincing win.

Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen is 3-1 in his last four games against the Patriots, and the one loss was somewhat of a fluke.

christopher l. gasper

We’ll find out Thursday against the Bills whether the Patriots defense is for real

The New England defense has put up impressive statistics for most of the season — but largely against subpar quarterbacks.

Blake Griffin even managed a couple of dunks Monday at TD Garden, a highlight in a night festooned with them as Boston pounded Charlotte by 35 points.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Blake Griffin is at peace with his game. And he’s ready for whatever the Celtics give him.

The one-time superstar played a season-high 22 minutes on Monday, a chance to show the crowd, the NBA faithful, and even his teammates that he has some bounce left at age 33.

US forward Christian Pulisic has had some of his team's best scoring chances in the tournament.

frank dell'apa | on soccer

What are the chances for the US in a must-win World Cup game against Iran?

Iran needs only a tie to advance, so it could play cautiously, meaning the Americans probably will have to play aggressively.

Kemba Walker is back in the NBA, signing with the Mavericks Monday.

Celtics Notebook

As former Celtic Kemba Walker latches on in Dallas, his old coaches are pulling for him

"There are not many guys in this league like him," said Hornets coach Steve Clifford. "He’s a guy to cheer for.”

Pittsburgh's Benny Snell Jr. bounces into the end zone for the game-deciding score.

Steelers take advantage of bumbling Colts

Pittsburgh (4-7) matched San Francisco for the most Monday night victories in league history (52).

Rhamondre Stevenson figures to be critical in the Patriots' massive game Thursday against the Bills, given fellow running back Damien Harris is at less than 100 percent.

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Rhamondre Stevenson — primed for a heavy load vs. the Bills with Damien Harris injured — has a do-it-all reputation and it didn’t come easy

Belichick gave the running back, who also leads the team in receptions and has grown as a blocker, high praise when he credited him with making some "James White-level plays."

Robert Kraft lets Virginia football team use Patriots plane to attend funerals

The services for the three players slain this month were scheduled for locations in Florida, Virginia, and South Carolina.

Charlie McAvoy (left) hasn't been shy about playing a physical game.

bruins notebook

Judging by the way he is thumping opponents, Charlie McAvoy’s shoulder is fine

The Bruins defenseman returned early from offseason shoulder surgery and is having a noticeable impact.

The Iranian team is coming off a victory over Wales. It will face the US Tuesday, with advancement on the line.

A coach who knows both teams sizes up the US-Iran World Cup match

Dan Gaspar has coached in the US ranks and was Iran's top assistant from 2011-17.

Former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein (above) is among those who will decide the fate of Hall of Fame candidates Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Curt Schilling, among others.

Voting panel is announced for Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Baseball Era committee

Chipper Jones and Greg Maddux are among the ex-players on the panel, and former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein also is on it.

Casemiro scored the only goal in an important win for tournament favorite Brazil.

World Cup Notebook

Casemiro’s stunning volley lifts Brazil over Switzerland, into knockout stage

The Manchester United star delivered a moment of brilliance to break the deadlock and send Brazil to the Round of 16.

Guard Jaeden Zackery started all 33 games as a freshman in 2021-22, and now he is a sophomore leader for the Eagles.

men's college basketball notebook

Jaeden Zackery took a circuitous route but has found his place with BC basketball

Zackery went from high school in Wisconsin to prep school in Pennsylvania to junior college in Florida before being recruited by BC.

North Reading senior Alex Carucci is a challenge for defenses with his legs and his arm.

Division 5 SUPER BOWL: NORTH READING VS. SHAWSHEEN

Previewing and predicting the Division 5 Super Bowl: North Reading vs. Shawsheen

North Reading (No. 2) and Shawsheen (No. 4) were the top seeds from Eastern Massachusetts in Division 5.

Senior David Brown Jr. is a dynamic receiving and running threat for St. Mary's.

Division 6 SUPER BOWL: ST. MARY'S VS. STONEHAM

Previewing and predicting the Division 6 Super Bowl: St. Mary’s vs. Stoneham

Stoneham and St. Mary's are both making their first Super Bowl appearances after four years.

A triple threat at Shawsheen, Mavrick Bourdeau has 38 receptions, rushed for 88 yards, and completed 7 of his 11 passes for a pair of touchdowns.

Division 5 SUPER BOWL: NORTH READING VS. SHAWSHEEN

Mavrick Bourdeau does all — and does it well — for Shawsheen

The senior captain from Billerica has caught seven TD passes, ran for another, and thrown for two more for Shawsheen, which will play in the Division 5 Super Bowl against North Reading on Friday.

The offensive line of St. Mary's of Lynn has played a big part in their success this season (left to right): Chris Marks, Tommy Falasca, Graham Richman, Adrian Lule, and Carlos De La Rosa.

Division 6 SUPER BOWL: ST. MARY'S VS. STONEHAM

For Stoneham and St. Mary’s, their offensive lines are anything but run of the mill

Stoneham has churned out a 3,417-yard, 43-touchdown rushing attack, while St. Mary’s went for 2,960 yards rushing and 39 scores.

Arts & Lifestyle

In Symphony Hall on Friday, Israeli-born pianist Inon Barnatan performed Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the BSO under the direction of Anna Rakitina.

The BSO’s all-Russian holiday

Under Anna Rakitina’s baton, the BSO and pianist Inon Barnatan served up a fresh account of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

Justin Freed, the Coolidge Corner Theatre’s former owner and film programmer, will bring his film “Jazz Saved My Life” to the theater, as well as musicians Maria Schneider and Donal Fox for "An Evening of Jazz and Healing."

‘Jazz and healing’ at Coolidge Corner, through the lens of Justin Freed

Freed will showcase his photographs and present his 40-minute “visual memoir,” “Jazz Saved My Life,” in a program that will also feature pianist Donal Fox and composer/bandleader Maria Schneider.

Tenor soloist Ben Bliss and conductor Václav Luks performing Handel's "Messiah" with the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus on Sunday.

Guest conductor Václav Luks brings out musical merits of Handel and Haydn Society’s ‘Messiah’

This weekend at Symphony Hall, H+H upheld its holiday tradition for the 169th consecutive year.

The love of my life ghosted me

“Do I attempt to contact him again one more time for answers?”