Neighborhoods still languish in the wake of a 2014 bill that created licenses for the city. Now there’s a new push to solve the enduring problem of who is given the privilege of serving alcohol — and where. Continue reading →
The Massachusetts Senate’s budget plan includes nearly $2.4 million targeting groups and causes in Senate President Karen Spilka’s district before the bill even hits the Senate floor, a Globe analysis found. Continue reading →
As towns file their MBTA Communities plans with the state, many are drawing zones that will likely produce far less new housing than the law anticipates. And it’s entirely by the book. Continue reading →
The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S. troops and other military assets on the ground and U.S. satellites in orbit. Continue reading →
“It’s actually dangerous to even walk on the grounds now because everything is breaking,” the Rev. Dan Burchett, the chapel’s executive director, said. Continue reading →
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man War Cabinet, has threatened to resign if the government doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza. Continue reading →
With elections to the European Parliament just three weeks way, ominous indications of brewing violence go well beyond the shooting of Fico, Continue reading →
While the rolling plains of Ukraine’s countryside are in full spring bloom, officials already fear what the distant winter will bring as a major energy crisis grips the country and power companies resort to phased blackouts to conserve supplies. Continue reading →
When a stranger got $5,000 of my money from a bank teller, it sent me on a two-year odyssey to figure out who was impersonating me and how. Continue reading →
After moving to Newburyport, Kim Black posted a note on Facebook to see if anyone was interested in forming a book club. The response was overwhelming. Continue reading →
It’s especially heartening, and an important lesson for us today, that the determined efforts of a few committed citizens can overcome the powers that be every once in a while. Continue reading →
We’ve traded roadway safety for the promise of lukewarm food delivery, with a 2-pound meal being delivered by a speeding 2-ton vehicle. Continue reading →
The Class of 2024 at UMass Amherst, who started at the state’s flagship campus at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, graduated Saturday amid a mix of cheers and boos as turmoil over the Israel-Hamas war loomed over the ceremony. Continue reading →
The student coalition alleged that the sanctions violate an agreement it reached with Alan Garber, Harvard’s interim president, to break down the encampment. Continue reading →
Current Red Sox coaches and a TV analyst tied to a pair of championships enjoy Busch Stadium visit. “I like it here in St. Louis,” Jason Varitek said with a smile. “Nice place.” Continue reading →
Twenty-four months ago, a Round 1 knockout by the Hurricanes led to the dismissal of coach Bruce Cassidy. It’s possible now that the same could happen to Montgomery. Continue reading →
Open-ended inquiry made US universities the envy of the world. But now research without an obvious near-term application is seen as questionable. Continue reading →
Jim Simons, a prizewinning mathematician who abandoned a stellar academic career, then plunged into finance — a world he knew nothing about — and became one of the most successful Wall Street investors ever, died Friday in his home in New York City. He was 86. Continue reading →
Jon Urbanchek, a Hungarian immigrant who became a revered swimming coach in the United States and guided 44 swimmers to the Olympics, where they won 21 medals, 11 of them gold, died May 9 in hospice care at his home in Fullerton, California. He was 87. Continue reading →
City finds these developments, in which people rent just the bedroom and share a kitchen and bath, aren’t necessarily boosting affordable housing. Continue reading →
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