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Monday, August 11, 2025
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K-12

Last one-room schoolhouse in Massachusetts is mostly empty on Cuttyhunk Island, and it can’t be closed

Sitting on top of a hill on the island of Cuttyhunk, the 152-year-old schoolhouse remains empty most of the year. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

A federal grant for public safety has a new caveat: Part of the funds have to be put toward helping ICE

The new mandate could complicate $13 million in prospective grant money for Greater Boston communities. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Patient deaths, government investigations, and a new lawsuit. What’s happening at St. Vincent Hospital?

A whistle-blower lawsuit continues a long-running battle over staffing between the nurses union, St. Vincent management, and the hospital's owner. Continue reading →

Health

Trump’s Medicaid cuts deal a damaging blow to federally qualified health centers

For New England health centers teetering on the financial edge, an additional loss of revenue leaves patients in the lurch. Continue reading →

Politics

FBI moves to dispatch 120 agents to D.C. streets as Trump vows crackdown on crime

President Trump, who plans a news conference at the White House on Monday on this topic, compared the forthcoming action against D.C. crime to his administration’s aggressive crackdown against illegal immigration at the southern border. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Trump and Putin may get a cold reception from some Alaskans

President Vladimir Putin of Russia may arrive to a somewhat chilly reception in Alaska next week, as the state that has long made efforts to deepen and even celebrate its ties to the country has soured on its neighbor across the Bering Sea. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump attacked California’s congressional maps. Republicans want to save them.

The national battle over redistricting fueled by Texas Republicans’ effort to draw new congressional maps has created an odd dynamic for California Republicans. Continue reading →

Climate

The latest in a ‘tsunami of bad things’: Trump claws back funds for solar in low-income communities

A federal program was meant to bring solar to low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Now, it's been clawed back by the Trump administration, putting projects at risk. Continue reading →

The World

World

Trump’s cartel order revives ‘bitter’ memories in Latin America

Just a decade ago, the era of US wars, coup plots, and military interventions in Latin America seemed to be ebbing when the Obama administration declared that the Monroe Doctrine, which long asserted US military supremacy in the Americas, was dead. Continue reading →

World

These are drug cartels designated as terrorists by the US

President Trump’s directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American gangs and cartels has turned a spotlight on those groups and raised a host of questions. Continue reading →

World

Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that’s more sweeping than previously announced amid growing condemnation at home and abroad. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Our loved ones died biking in Cambridge last year. Boston-area candidates need to follow the facts on bike lanes.

Some candidates are displaying a staggering lack of regard for people who cycle, victims of traffic violence, and everyone who cares about safer roads. Continue reading →

Editorials

Gates Foundation money fills gap in women’s health

Philanthropy funds research and development, including in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Letters

Boston’s climate plan balances activism with the art of the possible

The work of good governance is to balance conscience and compromise, urgency and increment. As environmental chaos intensifies, we need politicians and activists on the same page. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

New State Police boss pledges to combat ‘erosion of trust’ between the force and the public

“We want a State Police force that we can be proud of, that we can believe in,” Noble said in an interview at the State Police headquarters on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Health

Can lifestyle changes protect the brain from Alzheimer’s? A new study offers hope for prevention.

A nutritious diet, and socializing, can improve cognitive performance in people at risk for dementia, researchers found in a $50 million new study. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Food & Dining

The lease of a popular R.I. restaurant will not be renewed after more than 60 years. Officials have pledged to fight back.

Newport Creamery will close its location inside Garden City Center in Cranston when its lease ends next year, said Janice Matthews, vice president of Jan Companies, which owns the ice cream and food chain. Continue reading →

Sports

Patriots

Efton Chism’s stock rises, Kyle Dugger’s falls, and other observations from Patriots training camp

Dugger has struggled to live up to the four-year, $58 million extension he signed last April. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots rookie Craig Woodson is making a serious push to disrupt New England’s safety hierarchy

Woodson, who has started to take reps with many of Patriots’ presumed defensive starters, took it up a notch during Sunday’s practice. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox starting pitching hits another bump in the road in second straight loss to Padres

Brayan Bello grinded through his worst start in two months, allowing five runs in 5⅔ innings. Continue reading →

Business

Housing

Beverly named hottest ZIP code in America by Realtor.com

Beverly "offers an appealing combination of relative affordability, small-town charm, and easy proximity to a bustling economic hub,” Realtor.com wrote. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Claiming to fight waste, Trump administration slashes potentially cost-saving research

It’s a pillar of public health: Healthier people cost less. Figure out what could keep them well, and the government money spent on the discovery may well be dwarfed by the amount saved in hospitalizations and prescriptions averted. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

How to get the most out of ChatGPT’s new model — and where it still falls down

The newest AI chatbot, GPT-5, is quicker and more accurate, but it still gets some things wrong. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Razia Jan, who reached out from the South Shore to build a school for Afghan girls, dies at 81

"We have educated thousands of girls who are now teaching their siblings and children to read and write," Ms. Jan wrote about the school she launched in an Afghan village. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Award-winning AP photographer Bob Daugherty captured history with speed and persistence

In addition to covering presidents, political conventions, and the Vietnam War, Mr. Daugherty delivered indelible images from sporting events including the Olympic Games and Kentucky Derby races. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Relationships

Young Bostonians are ditching dating apps — and running instead

“Dating in 2025 is joining a run club, and I’m willing to try anything at this point,” said a 30-year-old East Boston woman. "Except for being on Hinge.” Continue reading →

Things To Do

Free summer events: Jamaica Plain PorchFest, African Festival, and more

No-cost festivals, events, and activities across Greater Boston, Aug. 11-17. Continue reading →

Museums

Smithsonian restores Trump to impeachment display in American history museum

The removal drew swift outcry from some members of the public as well as several Democratic leaders. Continue reading →