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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

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

President Donald Trump will face Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, at the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES

POLL: What do you want to see discussed at presidential debates? September 25, 2020 | 11:36 AM

boston public schools closed

BACK TO SCHOOL?

Boston Teachers Union flags 'extensive’ safety issues in school buildings September 25, 2020 | 11:32 AM

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks during the Massachusetts daily coronavirus press conference at the State House on Sept. 24, 2020. (Sam Doran/Pool)

'Wrong Charlie!': Donald Trump responds to Baker's criticism September 25, 2020 | 11:08 AM

BU climate scientist Nathan Phillips bikes past the Weymouth compressor site with a portable backpack device to measure the venting of natural gas this past July.

WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR

Natural gas compressor station gets federal approval September 25, 2020 | 11:04 AM

Holyoke, MA - 4/30/20 - An arial view of Soldier's Home in Holyoke. The healthcare facility to veterans has been hit hard by the Coronavirus as the COVID-19 epidemic sweeps through the Commonwealth.

(Blake Nissen/ For The Boston Globe)

Holyoke Soldiers' Home

Holyoke Soldiers' Home officials to face charges stemming from coronavirus outbreak September 25, 2020 | 10:41 AM

Collicot Elementary school in Milton.

How is school going for your child? September 25, 2020 | 9:59 AM

Massachusetts man gets 3 years probation in death of friend September 25, 2020 | 9:50 AM

The flag-draped casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. Ginsburg, who was appointed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton served on the high court from 1993, until her death on September 18, 2020.

REMEMBERING RBG

'You wake up, put on your "Notorious RBG" shirt, and you take up the torch' September 25, 2020 | 9:10 AM

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 20: A general view of the game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees during the third inning at Fenway Park on September 20, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Boston is using Fenway Park as an early voting site. Here's what you need to know. September 24, 2020 | 7:06 PM

Gov. Charlie Baker.

Baker activates National Guard members for possible protests September 24, 2020 | 6:45 PM

Registered nurses, from the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, work in a pop-up COVID-19 testing site in Joe Moakley Park on Aug. 11.

What will it mean if Boston shifts into the 'red zone'? September 24, 2020 | 5:34 PM

Trish, left, and John Portanova dine inside instead of outside on the patio at the La Carreta restaurant in Portsmouth, N.H. on Monday, June 15, 2020. Indoor dining rooms reopened across New Hampshire as some restrictions due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak were lifted. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Indoor dining restrictions to be eased in New Hampshire September 24, 2020 | 5:26 PM

A sign on the Facebook campus depicting the social network’s ubiquitous “like” symbol, in Menlo Park, California.

Facebook removes Russian networks tied to intelligence services that interfered in 2016 election September 24, 2020 | 5:23 PM

A rendering of what Suffolk Downs could look like when the 161-acre site is fully built.

Watch live: BPDA considers massive Suffolk Downs redevelopment September 24, 2020 | 5:20 PM

An unauthorized breakroom discovered below tracks in Grand Central Terminal had a flat-screen TV, in addition to a couch, foldout cot and inflatable mattress, investigators said. MUST CREDIT: Office of the Inspector General Metropolitan Transportation Authority

3 accused of creating 'man cave' under Grand Central Terminal September 24, 2020 | 4:40 PM

Trump promotes health care 'vision' but gaps remain September 24, 2020 | 4:25 PM

Medical staff member register and take a sample for a voluntary new coronavirus disease test (COVID-19) at a corona test station at the Oktoberfest area 'Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Mass. reports 15 new COVID-19 deaths, 455 new cases September 24, 2020 | 4:01 PM

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden greets a member of the military as he attends the 19th September 11 commemoration ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, September 11, 2020.

Nearly 500 former military, civilian leaders sign letter supporting Biden September 24, 2020 | 3:32 PM

Emma Silva

Cape woman allegedly throws iced coffee into car during road rage incident, injuring toddler September 24, 2020 | 2:58 PM

( GLOBE IS POOL) Lowell,MA - 9/23/2020: Governor Charlie Baker takes questions from the media at Mill City BBQ and Brew in Lowell, MA, September 23, 2020. The officials spoke about Commonwealth Places Grants. (MassDevelopment has awarded $86,415 for 10 projects through the Commonwealth Places COVID-19 Response Round: Resurgent Places, a program made available specifically to assist local economic recovery efforts as community partners prepare public spaces and commercial districts to serve residents and visitors. Projects receiving awards include the creation of outdoor dining spaces, sidewalk retail venues, and partitions to support social distancing. Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, and MassDevelopment President and CEO Lauren Liss joined Lowell City Manager Eileen Donoghue, Do-it-Yourself Lowell Co-Founder Christopher Aurora Erickson, and African Community Center of Lowell Founder & Executive Director Gordon Halm to announce the grants today at Mill City BBQ & Brew in Lowell. ) (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19 Commonwealth Places Announcement

Charlie Baker responds to Donald Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power September 24, 2020 | 2:50 PM

Annrene Rowe was hospitalized for 12 days with coronavirus symptoms earlier this year. Since then, she has noticed her hair falling out in clumps.

Doctors are seeing a huge increase in patients who have been shedding abnormal amounts of hair September 24, 2020 | 2:14 PM