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Friday, December 30, 2022
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New Hampshire

First the Old Man of the Mountain, now this? New Hampshire voters bristle at threat to first-primary status.

If New Hampshire loses its lead-off slot, the intense retail politicking that marks its primary season might go the way of the Old Man of the Mountain, the granite landmark that collapsed in 2003. Continue reading →

Commentary

This fight near Shawmut Station doesn’t bode well for easing Boston’s housing shortage

Trinity Financial and abutters are at a standstill over the developer’s plan to build apartments next to the Red Line stop in Dorchester. Continue reading →

Politics

Top state officials, including governor, set to receive a 20 percent pay hike, the largest in years

Governor-elect Maura Healey is entitled to receive a $37,185 pay increase in the new year, which would push her total compensation to $287,185. Continue reading →

Nation

Pelé, the global face of soccer, dies at 82

Pelé, one of soccer’s greatest players and a transformative figure in 20th-century sports who achieved a level of global celebrity few athletes have known, died Thursday in São Paulo. He was 82. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Congressional report faults FDA and Biogen for Alzheimer’s drug approval, rollout

The report faulted the Cambridge-based drugmaker for its “aggressive launch plans” despite concerns over the “efficacy, safety, and affordability” of the treatment. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees

For the Biden White House, a quartet of four female judges in Colorado encapsulates its mission when it comes to the federal judiciary. Continue reading →

Politics

George Santos faces federal and local investigations

Federal and local prosecutors are investigating whether Representative-elect George Santos committed any crimes involving his finances and lies about his background on the campaign trail. Continue reading →

Nation

Medical debt is being erased in Ohio and Illinois. Is your town next?

In the next few weeks, tens of thousands of people in Cook County, Illinois, will open their mailboxes to find a letter from the county government explaining that their medical debt has been paid off. Continue reading →

The World

World

Far-right Israeli government sworn in amid surge of resistance

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated the most right-wing government in Israel’s history on Thursday, launching a divisive chapter of national politics that pits newly influential ultrareligious, ultranationalist leaders against an opposition that warns democracy is in peril. Continue reading →

World

Cities around Ukraine rocked as Russia launches new wave of strikes

Explosions rocked towns and cities around Ukraine on Thursday morning and electricity went out in several regions as Russia launched what appeared to be one of its biggest strikes to date on the country’s energy grid. Continue reading →

World

Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’

A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Pope Francis asked for continued prayers “to accompany him in these difficult hours.” Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Birth centers offer options. Why is there only one left in Massachusetts?

With the closing of the North Shore Birth Center and the stalled reopening of the Cambridge Birth Center, it seems that midwifery care is often seen as dispensable. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The ‘T’ in MBTA should also stand for trust and transparency

Workers that don’t properly report safety incidents and an agency that’s slow to report bad news to the public are parts of the same problem. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Some key history overlooked in discussion of national debt

The Republican mantra of trickle-down economics ushered in by Ronald Reagan precipitated much of the present debt, and the Democratic administration of Bill Clinton actually produced a budget surplus. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Mass. officials say state’s emergency shelter system needs more funding ASAP

Citing a lack of funding, housing officials are warning the Massachusetts Legislature they may run out of space and will not be able to place homeless families in the state’s emergency shelter system within the next three months or so unless something is done. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Red Sox great Dennis Eckersley, family speak on daughter’s arrest after giving birth in N.H. woods

Alexandra Eckersley “is our beloved daughter who we adopted at birth,” the family said in a statement. “Allie has suffered from severe mental illness her entire life. Allie was hospitalized numerous times for her illness and lived in several residential programs. We did our very best to get Allie all of the help and support humanly possible.” Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Family of former Stoughton police explorer files wrongful death lawsuit against 3 ex-officers

The family’s lawsuit comes three months after Stoughton police announced an internal affairs investigation into the three officers found their interactions with Sandra Birchmore violated their oaths and rendered them “unfit to serve.” Continue reading →

Sports

appreciation

Recalling Pelé's impact, both global and personal, and how he touched Boston, too

The soccer legend was a larger-than-life hero, but not without sacrifice and suffering, and he spread positive vibes wherever he went. Continue reading →

Celtics 116, Clippers 110

After frustrating stretch, Celtics have steadied themselves, beating Clippers for fourth straight win

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 29 points for Boston. Continue reading →

tara sullivan

Even if Patriots make the playoffs, Bill Belichick has a lot to answer for

Owner Robert Kraft was expecting a lot more out of this team this season, and he undoubtedly will be looking for fixes. Continue reading →

Business

Tech Lab

Highlights — and lowlights — of the year in tech

Massive layoffs across the industry, the crypto calamity, and the Twitter takeover were all among the biggest headlines in the tech world this year. Continue reading →

Retail

At its Charlestown design lab, Converse is putting reuse on full display

The Boston shoemaker has developed ways to use more scraps from the manufacturing process in its footwear. Continue reading →

Jobs

Nearly 2,000 Mass. employers benefited from Baker administration’s HireNow program

Employers collectively asked for more than $100 million, or double what was in the program, representing more than 23,000 applications. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Maggie Bellotti, mother of 12 and a victim’s advocate, dies at 98

"If they meet someone in politics and they like you, they'll remember you," she said of meeting voters while campaigning for her husband, Francis X. Bellotti. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81

The name Westwood became synonymous with style and attitude even as she shifted focus from year to year, her range vast and her work never predictable. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

FOOD

Some of Boston’s best speakeasies

Travel back to the Jazz Age at these cozy and somewhat hidden gems. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Season’s greetings from the river

We got in the holiday spirit and boarded a portal to the past, taking a voyage on the American Queen, the largest, grandest steamboat ever built. Continue reading →

Music

Sound Museum’s imminent closing leaves musicians wondering where they’ll plug in next

Tenants of the Brighton building have received eviction notices but no updates on the rehearsal and recording space they were promised. Continue reading →