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Joe D’Eramo, 61, a Millis-based freelance copy editor and public relations specialist who also drives for Uber, pays just over $615 monthly for health insurance. Next year, his premium and deductible are both rising.

‘We’re at a breaking point’: Health insurance premiums just keep going up, worsening affordability crisis

Many employers’ premiums have risen by 10 percent or more, insurers and brokers say, straining families’ budgets.

Afghan community shaken by Trump immigration crackdown after D.C. shooting
The government announced it is temporarily halting Afghan immigration after officials identified the suspect in the D.C. shooting as an Afghan refugee.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters from his Mar-a-Lago club and home in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 27.

Trump vows to ‘permanently pause’ migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed

The extended rant came in the wake of the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members who were deployed to patrol Washington, D.C. under Trump’s orders.

A makeshift memorial for the two National Guard service members near the Farragut West Metro Station in Washington on Thursday.

Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died

Sarah Beckstrom died of her wounds, President Trump said during a Thanksgiving Day phone call with US troops.

What we do and don’t know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in D.C.Follow live updates on the Trump administration

The logos for streaming services Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, and Sling TV are pictured on a remote control on Aug. 13, 2020, in Portland, Ore.

Watch Party

Five Black Friday streaming deals to help you save on Apple TV, HBO Max, Hulu, and more

It's time to plan out the best deals for your various streaming subscriptions.

The cost of streaming TV just keeps on climbing. Why?

Giants pass rusher Brian Burns should be a challenge for the backups on the left side of the Patriots' offensive line.

Chad Finn | Unconventional Preview

Injuries mounting, but Patriots still should have enough to extend win streak to 10 games against disappointing Giants

Next week’s bye has been a long time coming, and it will be welcome.

Chance encounter provides glimpse of Patriot TreVeyon Henderson

The Giants will likely get a jolt for Monday night’s game against the Patriots with the return of rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, who has missed the last two games in the concussion protocol.

Ben Volin | On football

Another season of dysfunction leaves Giants with little to play for Monday against the Patriots

Expectations weren’t high for the Giants coming off a 3-14 season, yet they have still managed to underwhelm and implode spectacularly.

Giants QB Jaxson Dart clears concussion protocol, set to start against Patriots

New college grads are entering weakest job market in years, report shows

Employers have scaled back their hiring plans for the upcoming batch of graduates as economic growth slows and the labor market falters, according to a report.

Mass. agency unveils 50-year plan to protect coastlines from rising seas and extreme weather
The 144-page plan, a nonbinding advisory document, outlines ways to improve flood resilience, restore natural buffers, and guide future development.

Here’s what to know about the federal ban threatening the market for THC-infused drinks and snacks

THC-infused drinks and snacks have soared in popularity as alcohol sales have declined in recent years.

Paris’ Louvre museum to increase ticket price for visitors from outside the European Union

The measure was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this year as part of a decade-long plan of renovation and expansion of the museum.

Dozens more bodies recovered after Hong Kong blaze, raising death toll to 128

It took firefighters some 24 hours to bring the blaze under control, and even nearly two days later, smoke continued to drift out of the charred skeletons of the buildings from the occasional flare-up.

State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante dies after fighting pancreatic cancer
Ferrante was first elected to the legislature in 2008 and represented the 5th Essex District.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Friday is colder with a chance of flurries in Western Mass. Boston’s first shot at snow could come Tuesday.
Temperatures Friday will only be within a few degrees of 40, but the wind will make it feel in the upper 20s to 30s most of the day.

Pope Leo XIV receives enthusiastic welcome from Turkey’s Catholics as he opens key day in first trip

Israeli forces kill at least 10 in southern Syria raid, residents say

A group of students perform onstage for their peers at the Hope Center for the Arts in Springfield in July 2025.

Hampshire County is often the focal point of culture in Western Mass. But Hampden County is getting in the game.

Hope Center for the Arts in Springfield and De La Luz in Holyoke are booking national touring acts that don’t often appear in Northampton as part of an effort to educate youth in those communities.

Heat pumps installed at a home in Melrose, Mass.

COMMENTARY | Richard Stang

How a heat pump transformed my Rhode Island home

After relying on oil heat, switching to a heat pump cut heating bills and stopped polluting the air, writes Conservation Law Foundation Rhode Island attorney.

Xaverian players held the Catholic Conference trophy aloft after beating St. John's Prep to win it on Thanksgiving in a preview of the upcoming Division 1 Super Bowl.

high schools

Nine takeaways from Thanksgiving football

No game was more memorable than Northbridge’s 48-13 win over Uxbridge, which marked Ken LaChapelle’s 411th, and final, victory as head coach with his 101-year-old father and 97-year-old mother in attendance.

Opinion

IDEAS | PETER GROSZ

A special message from the secretary of health and human services

RFK Jr.'s CDC is done with your definition of evidence.

Karen Stabiner

Am I too old to do this anymore?

IDEAS | Daniel J. Flynn

The long, strange trip of David Brudnoy

Stephen Kinzer

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EDITORIAL

Wu made two good School Committee appointments. With their terms ending, she should reappoint them.

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Cultural tribute or Asian stereotype? Salem roiled by dispute over city seal.
To one side, the seal contains an anachronistic, racial caricature of a 19th-century Asian merchant. To the other, it honors a progressive, cross-cultural commerce that benefited peoples a world apart.

Women’s Lunch Place expands services for homeless women
Women’s Lunch Place increased the shelter capacity by 50 beds for women experiencing homelessness in Greater Boston. Now, the pilot program will be expanded to 65 beds.

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow for energy talks

The trip to Moscow is the second since last year for Orbán, who is widely considered Putin’s closest partner among all European Union leaders.

‘I guess I snapped’: North Adams man charged with killing parents and setting their house on fire, police say

The man allegedly got a can of gasoline from the basement and poured it on the floor upstairs before lighting a match, police said.

Graduate student caused international flight’s diversion to Logan Airport after allegedly stabbing two with metal fork, court records say

Praneeth K. Usiripalli, 28, faces two felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon aboard an aircraft, according to federal court records.

Boston police arrest four suspects in targeted drug bust, seizing 2 kilos of cocaine and methamphetamine

Police in Boston on Monday arrested four people and seized large amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl after searching a house in Roslindale.

With ‘love and good snow,’ a ski resort on the northern border hopes to overcome US-Canada tensions

Situated just miles from the northern border and less than two hours from Montreal, Vermont's Jay Peak Resort typically draws half its visitors from Canada.

‘I’m losing everything’: Babson College freshman speaks out about her deportation to Honduras ahead of Thanksgiving
In an interview, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza said she is now trying to pick up the pieces of a life she and her family have built in the United States for more than a decade.

CRIME
How did these men scam so many homeowners in New England? With an appeal to shared Irish roots — and plenty of charm.
The stories begin with a knock on the door and end with Irish and UK nationals being charged in home repair fraud schemes in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York.

The Midtown Hotel was dead. Long live the Midtown Hotel.
National Development has reopened the mid-century motor lodge on Huntington Ave. after plans for an apartment building there fell through.

Culture & Lifestyle

French classical accordionist Théo Ould makes his local debut on Dec. 2 at Longy School of Music's Pickman Hall in Cambridge.

Looking for a change of pace from Holiday Pops and Handel? Check out this young French accordionist.

Rookie cops Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin), right, and Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman), left, with Gary De'Snake (Ke Huy Quan).

‘Zootopia 2′ has clever animal puns, yes, but also a genuinely thoughtful plot

Historic New England is holding a design competition to gather ideas for a permanent public restroom at the Gropius House in Lincoln.

From Bauhaus to outhouse: Historic New England opens design competition for public restroom

Patti Smith in concert at the Orpheum Theatre, on a tour marking the 50th anniversary of her album "Horses."

Patti Smith toasts the 50th anniversary of ‘Horses’ at the Orpheum

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A graphic from the Brown University pandemic center's Nov. 6 Tracking Report shows states with measles cases. Medical societies, state leaders, and academic researchers have begun filling many of the gaps left by a wildly dysfunctional federal health data system.

Ashish K. Jha

Three things in public health to be thankful for

IDEAS | Musa al-Gharbi

Democrats’ wins may not mean what they seem

Travelers cast shadows at South Station last Thanksgiving.

ALAN WIRZBICKI

Thanksgiving trains are sold out. Why not borrow more?

Tracy Brady

Thanksgiving begins with the annual national freak-out over the bird

LaMar Cook appeared at Hampen District Court to be arraigned on drug trafficking charges.

EDITORIAL

What did Healey know about the background of aide arrested for drug trafficking?

A boy flew a kite in front of destroyed buildings in Gaza City on Nov. 3.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Will the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Israel work for Moulton and Pressley?

Metro

Afghan community shaken by Trump immigration crackdown after D.C. shooting

The government announced it is temporarily halting Afghan immigration after officials identified the suspect in the D.C. shooting as an Afghan refugee.

BLOTTER TALES

Police dog finds a missing man, a horse gets loose, and a coyote causes a scare

A dog named Cruiser tracks down a missing man, a runaway horse is corralled, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

COMMENTARY | Richard Stang

How a heat pump transformed my Rhode Island home

After relying on oil heat, switching to a heat pump cut heating bills and stopped polluting the air, writes Conservation Law Foundation Rhode Island attorney.

‘We’re at a breaking point’: Health insurance premiums just keep going up, worsening affordability crisis

Many employers’ premiums have risen by 10 percent or more, insurers and brokers say, straining families’ budgets.

Sports

Ben Volin | On football

Another season of dysfunction leaves Giants with little to play for Monday against the Patriots

Expectations weren’t high for the Giants coming off a 3-14 season, yet they have still managed to underwhelm and implode spectacularly.

Patriots

‘I’m so thankful that God just allowed us to cross paths.’ Chance encounter provides glimpse of Patriot TreVeyon Henderson.

Off the field, the rookie running back is quiet, humble, almost painfully earnest, and seemingly always focused on doing the right thing.

Chad Finn | Unconventional Preview

Injuries mounting, but Patriots still should have enough to extend win streak to 10 games against disappointing Giants

Next week’s bye has been a long time coming, and it will be welcome.

Bengals 32, Ravens 14

Bengals win Joe Burrow’s return, take advantage of five Ravens turnovers on Thanksgiving

high school football

Thanksgiving football: Recapping all the rivalry games from across Massachusetts

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Football roundup: Shane Knowlton Simard, Lynn English close out rival Classical with ninth straight win

Business

‘We’re at a breaking point’: Health insurance premiums just keep going up, worsening affordability crisis

Many employers’ premiums have risen by 10 percent or more, insurers and brokers say, straining families’ budgets.

New college grads are entering weakest job market in years, report shows

Employers have scaled back their hiring plans for the upcoming batch of graduates as economic growth slows and the labor market falters, according to a report.

US retailers are about to see if Black Friday benefits from a holiday halo effect

Here’s what to know about the federal ban threatening the market for THC-infused drinks and snacks

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On the slopes at Camden Snow Bowl in Maine.

Winter Travel

Killington’s independent era is starting. Will it change skiing in New England?

Clockwise from top left: the Botanic Garden of Smith College, a cocktail at Wusong Tiki Bar, the pool at InterContinental Boston, and Pineapple Ketch's floating sauna.

winter travel

Summer in the winter: From saunas in Maine to a tiki bar in Cambridge, best bets for escaping the New England cold

Globe Magazine

Can the iconic huts of the White Mountains weather the rise of glamping?

PERSPECTIVE

When my parents died 28 days apart, I was left with grief — and a lot of stuff

metro

Ashni played her drum as participants in the 56th National Day of Mourning marched through Plymouth.

Organizers at National Day of Mourning in Plymouth push back on conventional Thanksgiving narratives

Homes destroyed by fire, families turn to Globe Santa for help

On Thanksgiving, Muslims and Christians join forces to serve people experiencing homelessness

sports

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-28 win over the visiting Chiefs Saturday in Arlington, Texas.

Dak Prescott overcomes Patrick Mahomes’ fourth down magic to lead the Cowboys past the Chiefs

Nine takeaways from Thanksgiving football

Motivated Marshfield uses long layoff to advantage, defeats Duxbury to clinch Patriot-Keenan title

business

Sign marks special prices on toys as retailers roll out Black Friday deals in a Target store.

When do stores open on Black Friday?

Sorry, mom. The shopping bots suggested a bathrobe for Christmas.

Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite tariffs and economic uncertainty

politics

Trump vows to ‘permanently pause’ migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed

Follow live updates on the Trump administration

What we do and don’t know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in D.C.

Nation

The northern lights glow behind trees covered in hoarfrost over Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks the Anchorage area of Alaska, largest since 2021

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brings Pac-Man and Labubu to Manhattan

How trading wild turkeys for other animals became a conservation success story

World

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow for energy talks

Pope Leo XIV receives enthusiastic welcome from Turkey’s Catholics as he opens key day in first trip

Paris’ Louvre museum to increase ticket price for visitors from outside the European Union

opinion

A rendering shows the plan for a FIFA Fan Festival in Kansas City for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Will there be a fan fest for the 2026 World Cup in Boston?

Boston’s World Cup moment in the sun gets some shade

Democrats’ wins may not mean what they seem

The awkward Thanksgiving of O. Henry’s ‘two gentlemen’

lifestyle

Beagle Scout Snoopy floats down Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Photos: New balloons join the usual suspects in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

I relate to letter writers who aren’t happy in long marriages

Why constantly checking your phone can drain your focus and memory

food & dining

A breakfast sandwich at the new Localito cafe in Medford.

Localito, an empanada café from the Tenoch team, shines in Medford Square

Gangnam Spice opens in Jamaica Plain; Anna’s Taqueria debuts in Dedham

Thankful as always, but this year was different

travel

Providence’s PVD Holiday Festival takes place throughout December with ice skating, light shows, and a European-style, open-air market, called the PVD Downcity Holiday Market, that runs Dec. 4-7 at Grant’s Block Park and along Westminster Street and includes people in character, such as this “toy soldier.”

Holiday events in downtown Providence, Florida’s Treasure Coast, and Ikon Pass savings

Chilling in Freeport, Maine: Shopping mecca makes a well-rounded winter getaway

TSA explosives dog at Logan Airport retires after 9 years on the job

Arts

An installation view of "Fred Wilson: Reflections," at the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. The artist uses classical artisanship like Venetian blown glass to highlight omissions in cultural history.

Revisiting a Black artist who rearranged history to uncloak difficult truths

From Locke-Ober to the Franklin Public Library

Gustav Klimt portrait that spared its subject from Nazis breaks modern art record with $236 million sale

Books

"The Correspondent" by Virginia Evans and "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History – and How It Shattered a Nation” by Andrew Ross Sorkin were two of the bestsellers last week.

Local bestsellers for the week ended Nov. 23

Crossing borders and making (good) trouble, Jessica Mitford was a model for our times

Is everything you ever learned about capitalism wrong?

Movies

From left: Dee (Marley Taylor), Niya (Nadej Bailey), and Cameron (Alkoya Brunson) in the 2016 film "Almost Christmas," directed by David E. Talbert.

Odie Henderson recommends five out-of-the-ordinary Christmas movies to watch at home

‘Hamnet’ filters a classic play through the prism of grief

Putting Wes Anderson into a box and a book

Television

The hardwood lessons and self-aware white savior complex of ‘The White Shadow’

Five Black Friday streaming deals to help you save on Apple TV, HBO Max, Hulu, and more

Some families are more nuclear than others

music

Hampshire County is often the focal point of culture in Western Mass. But Hampden County is getting in the game.

Eminem surprises fans by joining Jack White during Thanksgiving NFL halftime show

In 1974, a demo of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ was recorded in a R.I. apartment. Now, it’s finally being released.

Theater/Dance

‘Annie,’ and the promise of a better tomorrow, return

He’s an actor and comedian, and soon he’ll help show how the American Revolution got started

Two well-known literary figures unite in ‘A Sherlock Carol’

Health

‘We’re at a breaking point’: Health insurance premiums just keep going up, worsening affordability crisis

Boston hospitals, nonprofits use cooking classes to fight rising hunger

Why constantly checking your phone can drain your focus and memory

Obituaries

Mr. Kier appeared in more than 200 films and won numerous awards.

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‘We’re at a breaking point’: Health insurance premiums just keep going up, worsening affordability crisis

Afghan community shaken by Trump immigration crackdown after D.C. shootingThe government announced it is temporarily halting Afghan immigration after officials identified the suspect in the D.C. shooting as an Afghan refugee.

Trump vows to ‘permanently pause’ migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed

Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died

Five Black Friday streaming deals to help you save on Apple TV, HBO Max, Hulu, and more

Injuries mounting, but Patriots still should have enough to extend win streak to 10 games against disappointing Giants

Another season of dysfunction leaves Giants with little to play for Monday against the Patriots

New college grads are entering weakest job market in years, report shows

Mass. agency unveils 50-year plan to protect coastlines from rising seas and extreme weatherThe 144-page plan, a nonbinding advisory document, outlines ways to improve flood resilience, restore natural buffers, and guide future development.

Here’s what to know about the federal ban threatening the market for THC-infused drinks and snacks

Paris’ Louvre museum to increase ticket price for visitors from outside the European Union

Dozens more bodies recovered after Hong Kong blaze, raising death toll to 128

State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante dies after fighting pancreatic cancerFerrante was first elected to the legislature in 2008 and represented the 5th Essex District.

Forecast | Dave EpsteinFriday is colder with a chance of flurries in Western Mass. Boston’s first shot at snow could come Tuesday.Temperatures Friday will only be within a few degrees of 40, but the wind will make it feel in the upper 20s to 30s most of the day.

Pope Leo XIV receives enthusiastic welcome from Turkey’s Catholics as he opens key day in first trip

Israeli forces kill at least 10 in southern Syria raid, residents say

Hampshire County is often the focal point of culture in Western Mass. But Hampden County is getting in the game.

How a heat pump transformed my Rhode Island home

Nine takeaways from Thanksgiving football

A special message from the secretary of health and human services

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The long, strange trip of David Brudnoy

A peace plan for Ukraine: Painful, imperfect — and inevitable

Wu made two good School Committee appointments. With their terms ending, she should reappoint them.

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Cultural tribute or Asian stereotype? Salem roiled by dispute over city seal.To one side, the seal contains an anachronistic, racial caricature of a 19th-century Asian merchant. To the other, it honors a progressive, cross-cultural commerce that benefited peoples a world apart.

Women’s Lunch Place expands services for homeless womenWomen’s Lunch Place increased the shelter capacity by 50 beds for women experiencing homelessness in Greater Boston. Now, the pilot program will be expanded to 65 beds.

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow for energy talks

‘I guess I snapped’: North Adams man charged with killing parents and setting their house on fire, police say

Graduate student caused international flight’s diversion to Logan Airport after allegedly stabbing two with metal fork, court records say

Boston police arrest four suspects in targeted drug bust, seizing 2 kilos of cocaine and methamphetamine

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The Midtown Hotel was dead. Long live the Midtown Hotel.National Development has reopened the mid-century motor lodge on Huntington Ave. after plans for an apartment building there fell through.

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Democrats’ wins may not mean what they seem

Thanksgiving trains are sold out. Why not borrow more?

Thanksgiving begins with the annual national freak-out over the bird

What did Healey know about the background of aide arrested for drug trafficking?

Will the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Israel work for Moulton and Pressley?

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Afghan community shaken by Trump immigration crackdown after D.C. shooting

Police dog finds a missing man, a horse gets loose, and a coyote causes a scare

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‘We’re at a breaking point’: Health insurance premiums just keep going up, worsening affordability crisis

Sports

Another season of dysfunction leaves Giants with little to play for Monday against the Patriots

‘I’m so thankful that God just allowed us to cross paths.’ Chance encounter provides glimpse of Patriot TreVeyon Henderson.

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Bengals win Joe Burrow’s return, take advantage of five Ravens turnovers on Thanksgiving

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‘We’re at a breaking point’: Health insurance premiums just keep going up, worsening affordability crisis

New college grads are entering weakest job market in years, report shows

US retailers are about to see if Black Friday benefits from a holiday halo effect

Here’s what to know about the federal ban threatening the market for THC-infused drinks and snacks

Killington’s independent era is starting. Will it change skiing in New England?

Summer in the winter: From saunas in Maine to a tiki bar in Cambridge, best bets for escaping the New England cold

Can the iconic huts of the White Mountains weather the rise of glamping?

When my parents died 28 days apart, I was left with grief — and a lot of stuff

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Organizers at National Day of Mourning in Plymouth push back on conventional Thanksgiving narratives

Homes destroyed by fire, families turn to Globe Santa for help

On Thanksgiving, Muslims and Christians join forces to serve people experiencing homelessness

Afghan community shaken by Trump immigration crackdown after D.C. shooting
The government announced it is temporarily halting Afghan immigration after officials identified the suspect in the D.C. shooting as an Afghan refugee.

Mass. agency unveils 50-year plan to protect coastlines from rising seas and extreme weather
The 144-page plan, a nonbinding advisory document, outlines ways to improve flood resilience, restore natural buffers, and guide future development.

State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante dies after fighting pancreatic cancer
Ferrante was first elected to the legislature in 2008 and represented the 5th Essex District.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Friday is colder with a chance of flurries in Western Mass. Boston’s first shot at snow could come Tuesday.
Temperatures Friday will only be within a few degrees of 40, but the wind will make it feel in the upper 20s to 30s most of the day.

Cultural tribute or Asian stereotype? Salem roiled by dispute over city seal.
To one side, the seal contains an anachronistic, racial caricature of a 19th-century Asian merchant. To the other, it honors a progressive, cross-cultural commerce that benefited peoples a world apart.

Women’s Lunch Place expands services for homeless women
Women’s Lunch Place increased the shelter capacity by 50 beds for women experiencing homelessness in Greater Boston. Now, the pilot program will be expanded to 65 beds.

‘I’m losing everything’: Babson College freshman speaks out about her deportation to Honduras ahead of Thanksgiving
In an interview, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza said she is now trying to pick up the pieces of a life she and her family have built in the United States for more than a decade.

CRIME
How did these men scam so many homeowners in New England? With an appeal to shared Irish roots — and plenty of charm.
The stories begin with a knock on the door and end with Irish and UK nationals being charged in home repair fraud schemes in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York.

The Midtown Hotel was dead. Long live the Midtown Hotel.
National Development has reopened the mid-century motor lodge on Huntington Ave. after plans for an apartment building there fell through.