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Sunday, December 31, 2023


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The $600,000 problem. Why does it cost so much to build housing in Boston, and what can we do about it?

Many forces drive the housing crisis here, and the sky-high cost of construction is one of the most powerful.
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Thousands of Mass. children diagnosed with autism are becoming adults. Many families find the state unprepared to help.

A record number of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities turn 22 years old this year and qualify for adult services with the Department of Developmental Services.
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A state program is billed as a salve for the shelter crisis. For some, it’s impossible to access.

HomeBASE is a decade-old emergency housing assistance program run by the state’s housing office. But the system has been nearly impossible to navigate for many Massachusetts residents in need.
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A Harvard student sleuth cracks the code on the hidden lives of Louisa May Alcott and other notable women

Louisa May Alcott's unpublished version of Jules Verne’s “Michael Strogoff” has been all but forgotten in the nearly 150 years since she composed it. But a few years ago, a Harvard doctoral candidate stumbled across the play at the Houghton Library.
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He has fished out grenades, bikes, and guns. Can fame be far behind?

James Kane is a magnet fisher, which is exactly what it sounds like.
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Chick-fil-A’s closed-on-Sunday policy prompts a highway rest stop revolt

Lawmakers in New York are asking why many of the state’s rest stops now feature a restaurant that is famously closed on one of the busiest travel days of the week.
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Mutiny erupts in a Michigan GOP overtaken by chaos

The Michigan Republican Party’s revered two-day policy and politics gathering, the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, was an utter mess.
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Houthis show no sign of ending ‘reckless’ Red Sea attacks as trade traffic picks up, commander says

Since Operation Prosperity Guardian was announced just over 10 days ago, 1,200 merchant ships have traveled through the Red Sea region, and none has been hit by drone or missile strikes, Vice Admiral Brad Cooper said in an Associated Press interview.
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Defying US pressure, Israel deepens Gaza assault

Israeli forces clashed with Hamas militants across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Israeli military said, deepening their engagement in the decimated enclave even as the Palestinian death toll from relentless airstrikes in 12 weeks of war soared higher.
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Albania’s ex-Prime Minister Berisha put under house arrest while investigated for corruption

Judge Irena Gjoka of the First Instance Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime, which covers cases involving senior officials and politicians, granted prosecutors’ request to put Berisha under house arrest after he violated a previous requirement to check in every two weeks.
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Dave Barry’s 2023 year in review

What can we say about the year that was? Not even AI could have made it up.
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The 1980s dream team that made WBZ news must-see TV in New England

We invited them into our homes for nearly two decades, until the business changed. WBZ’s local legends tell the story, in their own words.
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Blind date: ‘I felt more comfortable as we learned more about each other’

Will these daters get together again in 2024?
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LETTERS


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Digging ‘A Christmas Carol’ out from the lumps of coal heaped on it

It is the story that had the greatest impact on my childhood and that has left an indelible impression upon my life. That’s because it contains simple yet powerful messages.
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EDITORIAL


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In the battle to build more housing, Massachusetts is making gains

But more, much more, still needs to be done to tame our high housing costs.
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When ‘Daddy’ was seen ‘kissing Santa Claus’

It was Kip Addotta’s “I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus” that gave me the frisson of pre-coming-out scandal.
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Barriers keeping homeless families from shelter are not acts of nature — but choices we make

Withholding emergency shelter from homeless families because they’re not quite poor enough or virtuous enough or expert enough to qualify won’t cut it.
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Maine mass shooting, tumult at college campuses: A look back at some of the top local stories in 2023

New England was at the center of many news stories this year. Here's a look back at some of the biggest headlines of 2023.
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‘This can happen anywhere:’ In Fairhaven, New Year’s weekend peace shattered by deadly shooting

Police killed a former New Bedford acting fire chief Friday after he shot an officer outside a Fairhaven bar.
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Bruins take control with four-goal second period, never look back in win over Devils

David Pastrnak and Kevin Shattenkirk scored two goals apiece as Boston got its second straight win after four straight losses before the Christmas break.
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End of Chris Sale Experience reason for Red Sox fans to pop cheap champagne

You just know that Sale will somehow find the old magic in Atlanta and Bob Lobel will be saying, “Why can’t we get pitchers like that?’’
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Red Sox trade Chris Sale to Braves for infield prospect Vaughn Grissom

Sale, a seven-time All-Star, had been with the Red Sox since 2017.
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How to make Boston winters much less depressing

From sledding to nightclubbing, other cities do more to get people out and about in the bleakest months.
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IDEAS


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The real ‘clash of civilizations’ will happen at home

Samuel Huntington envisioned enduring hostility between Islam and the West. That hasn’t come to pass — and it overlooks the identity crisis that will truly define this century.
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Obituaries






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Bill Granger, chef who brought avocado toast to the world, dies at 54

A chef who combined an easy Australian manner with a talent for making simple food sing, Bill Granger sold the world on the infinite potential of breakfast.
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British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Michael Clayton’, has died

Tom Wilkinson is remembered by many in Britain and beyond for playing former steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper in the 1997 comedy “The Full Monty." And he appeared in dozens of other movies, including “Batman Begins,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and “Valkyrie."
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Music


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10 artists we can’t wait to hear in 2024

An Afrobeats superstar poised to fill TD Garden. Cat Power reprising an infamous Bob Dylan show. The dynamic duo of Lady Gaga and . . . the Joker? These are the concerts, album releases, and musical moments our writers are most eagerly anticipating in the new year.
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Photography


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At the Gardner, Steve McQueen calls forth a living reminder of slavery with ‘Lynching Tree’

The artist and filmmaker photographed the tree while filming "12 Years a Slave." It stops in Boston for just two weeks.
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Mark your calendars, music fans: It’s going to be a packed year of concerts, films, and festivals

We’ve combed the calendar for 2024 highlights so you don't have to.
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The untold stories behind some of our travel writer’s favorite moments of 2023

There are moments when I notice things in my adventures that may not work for a story, but they stick with me, and I think, “Someday, I’ll write about this.” Well, my friends, someday is today,
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TRAVEL


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Where to go cross-country skiing in New England with kids

After the next snow fall (fingers crossed that we get some snow this winter!), consider heading out to one of these family-friendly destinations.
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Real Estate






Real Estate


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The 2024 outlook for home buyers and renters

Unabated demand, high mortgage rates, and low inventory will continue, but is relief in sight?
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Real Estate


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Tenants file class-action suit against Meriel Marina Bay complex, management

Residents say the Quincy buildings have mold, structural defects, and have been under constant repair.
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