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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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Chesto Means Business

Ten years after the Summer of Market Basket, the beloved grocer’s business is better than ever

Sales are up, there’s more stores, and nearly all the $1.6 billion that Arthur T. Demoulas borrowed to buy out his cousin has been paid back. Continue reading →

Around New England

The case of the poisoned trees in Maine accelerates a movement to beef up local environmental laws across the state

The saga of a rich Missouri couple poisoning a neighbor’s trees to improve their ocean view is having a side effect: motivating citizen-led initiatives to restrict or ban lawn chemicals in towns all the coast. Continue reading →

K-12

Mass. schools are cracking down on cellphones in class. It’s putting teachers and students at odds.

A growing number of Massachusetts public schools this fall are banning cellphones and other personal devices to keep students focused on learning and improve their overall mental wellbeing. Continue reading →

Climate

Mosquito-borne EEE claims its first victim in New England this year. We may soon see more.

As climate change turns the Northeast into a habitat that welcomes more mosquitoes, the number of infected residents is very likely to rise. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Debate over the Harris-Trump debate

WATCH: Stakes are high. Political reporter James Pindell unpacks the latest polls, and Senator Warren’s reelection strategy in his “3 Political Things.” Watch →

Scorching reality: Heat waves hit Mass. farm workers

WATCH: The state has no safeguards to protect workers from the extreme temperatures. Reporter Esmy Jimenez breaks down the problem and the push for regulations. Watch →

Plane seat belt rules stuck in a holding pattern

WATCH: Climate change is causing more turbulence, but requirements haven’t changed in decades. Why? Travel writer and columnist Christopher Muther explains. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

With dams removed, salmon will have the run of a western river

This week, as the final pieces of four dams are demolished, a 240-mile stretch of the Klamath River will flow freely for the first time in more than a century — and salmon will get their best shot at long-term survival in the river. Continue reading →

Nation

On the COVID ‘off-ramp’: no tests, isolation, or masks

COVID has become so normalized that many Americans no longer see it as a reason to disrupt social, work, or travel routines. Continue reading →

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Trump to put Kennedy and Gabbard on his transition team

Both Kennedy and Gabbard spent most of their public life as progressive Democrats. Continue reading →

The World

World

Mexico pauses ties with US Embassy amid clash over judicial overhaul

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also announced a pause in relations with the Canadian Embassy, which had conveyed Canadian investors’ concerns over the judicial overhaul. Continue reading →

World

A hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity

Qaid Farhan Alkadi was one of eight members of Israel’s Bedouin Arab minority who were abducted on Oct. 7. He was working as a guard at a packing factory in Kibbutz Magen, one of several farming communities that came under attack. Continue reading →

World

The world’s largest wetland is burning, and rare animals are dying

Wildfires are laying waste to Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland and one of the most important biodiversity sanctuaries on the planet. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Aggrieved Swifties, lovers of AI memes unite

This election season, fighting online disinformation by actors foreign and domestic is everybody’s business. Continue reading →

OPINION

How politics devoured our summer

The old adage that no one pays attention to elections until after Labor Day evaporated faster than Donald Trump’s lead in the polls. Continue reading →

OPINION

Religion is America’s mighty engine of charitable goodness

The federal government rightly characterizes faith-based organizations as ‘the bedrock of our society.’ Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Public defender turned clerk candidate wants to bring the SJC closer to the public it serves

The elected clerk’s job — which pays approximately $190,000 a year — is one that’s unique to Massachusetts. The clerk basically acts as a liaison between the public and the state’s highest court. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

The November Project began in Boston and has chapters world-wide. Participants say the experience is life altering.

After beginning in Boston 2011, the November Project has grown into a broader community — chapters exist in 53 locations around the world — that values difference and serves as a vital support network. Continue reading →

Cambridge

When Cambridge ended towing, parking tickets soared. Now it’s doubling fines, to $100.

Illegal parking has more than doubled since Cambridge launched a pilot program that suspended all towing for street-sweeping related violations. Now, the city is doubling fines to $100. Continue reading →

Sports

chad finn

Did Drake Maye’s bosses learn from the Mac Jones experience? QB’s protection won’t come from this offensive line.

Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf know what it looks like when a young quarterback gets battered, then twitchy, then gun-shy, then melts into a puddle. They can't let it happen again. Continue reading →

On baseball

‘Any role at any time:’ Lefthander Rich Hill prepared to answer the Red Sox’ call to arms

The 44-year-old veteran pitcher from Milton was called up from Triple A Worcester after spending most of his summer coaching his son's Little League team. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Should the Patriots play Drake Maye over Jacoby Brissett? It’s not about who starts, it’s who finishes.

The history of NFL rookie quarterbacks taking charge immediately is not great, and the Patriots know that first-hand. Continue reading →

Business

Technology

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

In a letter, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleges that the officials “repeatedly pressured” Facebook for months to take down “certain COVID-19 content including humor and satire.” Continue reading →

Housing

This Cape Cod couple couldn’t sell their home. They say the neighborhood pickleball court is to blame.

In early August, the couple took the house, originally listed at $1.3 million, off the market. Continue reading →

Biotech

Massachusetts’ biotech sector sees slower job growth in past year, report finds

Despite economic headwinds and widely reported layoffs, the sector still added 2,943 jobs, a new report said. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, is dead at 83

He transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the Web and the rise of Amazon.com. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Eric Butler, who promoted ‘restorative justice’ for young people, dies at 49

Mr. Butler, an anti-violence counselor with a gift for winning the trust of emotionally closed-off teenagers, died Aug. 4 at his home in New Orleans. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Visual Arts

If wind could talk: Dorchester artist’s drawing machine sparks conversation about climate change

Andrew Mowbray, whose wind-drawing machine is on display through Sept. 27, also has an upcoming exhibit. Continue reading →

Arts

Where Are All The Black People At founder to host artists panel at Watertown Library

Archy LaSalle founded the grassroots organization to address a lack of diversity in the arts world. Continue reading →

TONY'S TIPS

It’s been a peachy year for peaches. And now is the perfect time for picking.

These sweet, fuzzy gems, harvested from late July through late September, are perfect in August. Here's where to go and what to look for when you're picking. Continue reading →