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Thursday, August 29, 2024
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Metro

‘I don’t know what I’m going to do’: Patients and staff in Dorchester are devastated by Carney Hospital closure

From patients who have relied on Carney Hospital for decades, to the nurses and doctors who worry about where vulnerable neighbors will get care, the community around the hospital said its closure will be devastating. Continue reading →

Politics

Kamala Harris needs Black voters in Georgia. How do they feel about her?

There is an expectation in Democratic circles that Harris’s ascension will help recreate Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia. But voter interviews illustrate a more complex narrative. Continue reading →

Climate

Is wood the new concrete? To slash carbon emissions now, Mass. architects are rethinking their building materials for the future.

Massachusetts architects and engineers are part of a nascent movement to reduce carbon emissions at every step of the construction process. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Former Stoughton police detective indicted on charge he killed Sandra Birchmore in 2021

Sandra Birchmore, 23, who participated in a Stoughton Police Department youth program when she was a teenager, was pregnant with her first child when she died in 2021. Continue reading →

Health

While a family mourns N.H. EEE victim, some in Mass. take caution while others go on as usual

Some residents of the higher risk communities appeared to be unworried about EEE, while others took precautions. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Lessons learned from Market Basket’s epic food fight

WATCH: A decade ago, workers walked off the job in support of their fired boss. Deputy business editor Tim Logan dives into the strike’s lasting mystique. Watch →

Migrant sanctuary at East Boston church to close

WATCH: Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church’s Pastor Don Nanstad says “we’re not going to be able to keep this going much longer.” He explains why. Watch →

Bumpy road for Boston's bike lane network

WATCH: Cycling in the city has gotten safer, but challenges remain. Transportation reporter Taylor Dolven breaks down what needs to shift. Watch →

The Nation

Politics

Trump visit to Arlington Cemetery sparks alleged altercation with aides

The altercation occurred after a cemetery staff member warned people employed by the Trump campaign that they were not permitted to take photos and videos in an area that is the final resting place for many US service members killed in recent conflicts. Continue reading →

Politics

How the federal cases against Trump came sputtering back to life

The two federal criminal cases against former president Donald Trump sputtered back to life this week after periods of delay and major legal setbacks. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Harris, Walz seek support in Georgia’s GOP strongholds

Campaign officials believe that in order to win the critical battleground state over Republican Donald Trump in November, they need more than Atlanta and the suburbs that delivered for Joe Biden in 2020. Continue reading →

The World

World

Nearly 1 million people are evacuated as Typhoon Shanshan lashes Japan

The emergency warnings were issued for storms and high waves in Kagoshima prefecture. They are the highest category of warnings possible in Japan and are usually only issued once every few decades, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Continue reading →

World

At least 10 killed as Israeli military steps up West Bank raids

Hundreds of Israeli troops backed by fleets of drones and armored vehicles carried out raids in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said, a growing third front in conflicts that extend from the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip to southern Lebanon. Continue reading →

World

In Quebec’s casse-croûtes, fast food for a short but sweet summer

Casse-croûtes can be found everywhere across Quebec, many open year round. But in far-flung areas of the vast province, they are typically mom-and-pop operations that open and close with the seasons. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Did state and local authorities fail Sandra Birchmore?

The state medical examiner concluded Birchmore died by suicide. But the FBI thinks she was murdered — by the father of her unborn child. Someone got it spectacularly wrong. Continue reading →

OPINION

The fifth season is upon us, but I am resisting its call

I don’t want to prepare for the changes ahead with still more self-improvement regimens. I want that last unproductive moment when I am on the porch during the golden hour, the shadows long and the cicadas yammering, savoring the last chapters of my silly beach read. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Somerville church’s shelter plan is God’s work in action

Homelessness is a major issue, and it isn’t going to just disappear. I applaud anyone willing to do the work to try to help. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

‘I don’t know what I’m going to do’: Patients and staff in Dorchester are devastated by Carney Hospital closure

From patients who have relied on Carney Hospital for decades, to the nurses and doctors who worry about where vulnerable neighbors will get care, the community around the hospital said its closure will be devastating. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

In Sandra Birchmore death, feds invoke jurisdiction to charge Stoughton detective

For federal authorities to bring a murder charge, there must be some federal jurisdiction, and that usually involves the association with another federal crime. Continue reading →

K-12

Back to school, back to COVID safety. What to know about best health practices in classrooms.

Five-day isolation periods after testing positive for COVID are no longer required, including for children attending school. Continue reading →

Sports

patriots

Patriots coach Jerod Mayo has chosen his starting quarterback but is not announcing it yet

Mayo wants to discuss the decision with his players at a team meeting Thursday before revealing it publicly. Continue reading →

On baseball

Brayan Bello delivers the Red Sox ‘a much-needed outing’ with eight shutout innings

The 25-year-old righthander's performance in a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays was the kind of start the Sox expected more of this season after signing him to a six-year, $55 million extension. Continue reading →

tara sullivan

For the great Pat Bradley, seeing the LPGA flourish this way ‘just makes the heart swell’

In Bradley's time, scant attention was afforded women's golf — or women's sports in general — but things have changed profoundly for the better. Continue reading →

Business

Healthcare

As closure looms, pharmacy inside Carney Hospital scrambles for a new home

Amid the collapse of Steward Health Care, a family-run drug store in the lobby of Carney Hospital in Dorchester may be forced to move on short notice. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Last-ditch rally calls on Healey to save Carney and Nashoba Valley hospitals

More than 80 protesters on the State House steps demanded Wednesday that the governor seize the property housing the two Steward hospitals by eminent domain, as she’s doing at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. Continue reading →

Business

David Ortiz, Jrue Holiday hit grand opening of Raising Cane’s in Downtown Crossing

The chicken chain's latest grand opening on Arch Street was a golden moment for celebrity watching — and we mean that literally. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Rudy Franchi, who put movies at the center of a technicolor life, dies at 85

After a career as a Hollywood publicist, he operated one of the country’s largest vintage movie poster businesses in Boston, then online, and appraised ephemera for PBS's "Antiques Roadshow." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Arthur Gregg, Army trailblazer and Fort Gregg-Adams namesake, dies at 96

He retired in 1981 as the highest-ranking Black officer in the US military. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

10 awesome ways to celebrate Labor Day weekend in and around Boston

From "Ghostbusters" and fireworks to oceanfront parties and cider doughnuts, let’s kiss summer goodbye and embrace the fall vibes. Continue reading →

Theater

The way Romeo and Juliet move

Choreography is a way to "speak between the lines," said Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, who directs the movement of the ART’s new production. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC’S CORNER

Some things about ‘Rings’

Season 2 of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" arrives on Amazon Prime Thursday. Continue reading →