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Maddie Alexander, 14, puts her hands up to block a snowball from her brother Collin, 16, during a snowball fight on a snow day last winter in Wilmington.

Sorry, kids. Snow days are probably over.

Jonathan Amerault.

Police: N.H. man killed wife's lover, ordered her to behead him

Real Estate

Suffolk Downs redevelopment secures BPDA approval amid calls for more affordable housing

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, speaks alongside the president during his public announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington

What's next in the Supreme Court confirmation process for Amy Coney Barrett September 26, 2020 | 7:39 PM

Mayor Marty Walsh holds a press conference in front of City Hall Friday

Here's what Marty Walsh said about Andrea Campbell entering the mayoral race September 26, 2020 | 4:57 PM

coronavirus testing

Mass. reports 18 new COVID-19 deaths, 515 new cases September 26, 2020 | 4:19 PM

Dozens in body armor arrive in Portland for right-wing rally September 26, 2020 | 2:29 PM

Nurse Natasha Cacciatore works in a patient room of the Special Pathogens Unit ICU at Brigham and Women's Hospital on April 27.

Cluster of COVID-19 cases at Brigham and Women's Hospital rises to 28 September 26, 2020 | 2:25 PM

-- EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before SATURDAY 5:01 a.m. ET SEPT. 26, 2020. No exceptions for any reasons. -- Veronica Zea, pictured on Sept. 3, 2020, is pretty sure that before showing up to work at eBay in the spring of 2017, she used the site only once. Although Zea grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley, she cared little for the dazzlements of technology. (Cayce Clifford/The New York Times)

Inside eBay’s cockroach cult: The ghastly story of a stalking scandal September 26, 2020 | 1:54 PM

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

136 Police officers

Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins releases list of police officers with 'questionable' credibility September 26, 2020 | 1:10 PM

A sign on the campus of the University of Rhode Island, in South Kingstown, R.I., Wednesday, July 1, 2020.

University of Rhode Island

URI cancels spring break over coronavirus concerns September 26, 2020 | 12:33 PM

From left, Jackie Binroth waits as her sister Mary Latiff fills out her ballot during early voting in St. Clair Shores, Mich., on Thursday. Michigan is one of the states President Donald Trump won in 2016 that Democrats hope to reclaim.

Confused about voting? Here are some easy tips September 26, 2020 | 12:29 PM

Pittsfield man fatally struck after exiting car onto Interstate 90, authorities say September 26, 2020 | 11:50 AM

A type of a Fritillary butterfly feeds on some echinachea coneflowers in Williamstown, Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.

White Mountains

Researchers race to conserve rare New Hampshire mountain butterfly species September 26, 2020 | 11:19 AM

Photos: Thousands march for justice for Breonna Taylor in Boston September 26, 2020 | 10:53 AM

'the farther the better'

Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problem September 26, 2020 | 9:54 AM

Voters' poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots September 26, 2020 | 9:32 AM

In this March 13, 2020, file photo, lobsters await shipping at a wholesale distributer in Arundel, Maine.

Maine lobster business salvaged its summer despite pandemic September 26, 2020 | 9:08 AM

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at a campaign event for U.S. House candidate Nancy Mace on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C.

Graham begs Fox News viewers in unusual plea for campaign cash September 26, 2020 | 8:25 AM

21 children homeless after 3-alarm fire strikes 2 homes in Dorchester September 26, 2020 | 7:59 AM

Family demands release of body camera footage in Breonna Taylor's case September 26, 2020 | 7:38 AM

This 2019 file photo shows the Suffolk Downs in East Boston.

$8 billion Suffolk Downs project wins planners' approval September 26, 2020 | 7:28 AM

Letitia James

NYPD should stop making traffic stops, N.Y. attorney general says September 25, 2020 | 9:22 PM

Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

Amy Coney Barrett

Trump expected to announce conservative Barrett for Supreme Court September 25, 2020 | 5:22 PM

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Mass. reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths, 454 new cases September 25, 2020 | 4:06 PM

Commuter traffic is essentially nonexistent due to the virus outbreak as a few cars pass under a sign urging out of state visitors to quarantine for 14 days on the Zakim Bridge into Downtown Boston, Friday morning, April 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

The list of states exempt from the Mass. quarantine rules continues to shrink September 25, 2020 | 3:32 PM

87-year-old woman struck, killed by tractor-trailer in R.I. September 25, 2020 | 3:10 PM

Young Baribal or American black bears are pictured at the Thoiry Zoo and Safari Park, in Thoiry, west of Paris, on May 29, 2020. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

Police: Connecticut man shot, killed bear that his dog confronted September 25, 2020 | 3:00 PM

Young people crowd a beach during spring break in Ft. Lauderdale earlier this year.

COVID-19 SPREAD

Virus cases surged in young adults. The elderly were hit next. September 25, 2020 | 2:15 PM

Guests stop to take a selfie at Walt Disney World Resort this past July on the first day of the Florida theme parks' phased reopening.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Florida reopens state's economy despite ongoing pandemic September 25, 2020 | 12:42 PM

Boston, MA - 4/27/2020: Signage promoting hand hygiene and social distancing are place throughout Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA on April 27, 2020. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter: Coronavirus Covid-19 STAT

COVID outbreak at Boston hospital grows to 19 known cases September 25, 2020 | 12:36 PM

N.H. man seriously hurt by stage diver at concert wins $2 million settlement September 25, 2020 | 12:28 PM

Cleaners unwrap their protective gear as they leave the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke

Holyoke Soldiers' Home

2 charged for handling of coronavirus outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers' Home September 25, 2020 | 11:50 AM