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Harpswell, ME - 7/28/20 - Tom Whyte points to the area where he witnessed the apparent shark attack which killed his neighbor as she swam in the waters off of Bailey Island. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

What we know about the fatal shark attack in Maine

After complaint, Hingham chiefs opt to remove 'thin blue line' flags from fire trucks, igniting controversy

BOSTON, MA - 9/01/2016:Wadsworth Street jam up.... Students returning - moving in craziness. Sept 1st in Boston - is also called allston christmas because all the things that are left behind when people move out and in to apartments. so we are primarily looking apartments moving in and out, moments , the craziness. Allston Brighton (David L Ryan/Globe Staff Photo) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 02allstonchristmasphotos

This year's Massachusetts primary coincides with move-in day. Here's what you need to know.

Charles Lieber, a world-renowned nanoscientist and former chair of Harvard University’s chemistry and chemical biology department, appeared in federal court in Boston in January.

Harvard professor charged with failing to pay taxes on income from Chinese university July 28, 2020 | 10:20 PM

Robert Moulton

Robert Moulton Jr.

North Adams councilman resigns for inflammatory comments July 28, 2020 | 7:17 PM

Massachusetts state flag

Mass. Senate OK's bill reviewing controversial state seal, flag July 28, 2020 | 6:23 PM

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday.

Biden says he will pick running mate by end of next week July 28, 2020 | 5:46 PM

Boston, MA - 7/8/2020: Melissa Leaston of Whittier Street Health Center prepares to collect specimens outside the Catherine Hardaway Residences in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA on July 08, 2020. A full day of free community-based testing took place at Central Boston Elder Services and its Catherine Hardaway Residences for the elderly and people with disabilities in the Roxbury. CBES and partner Whittier Street Health Center provided this opportunity to all members of the community who wish to be tested. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19

Mass. reports 14 new COVID-19 deaths, 178 new cases July 28, 2020 | 4:19 PM

Hopkinton, MA

2 'buck naked' dog-walkers were arrested in Hopkinton, police say July 28, 2020 | 3:57 PM

The state tactical team searches a Wilton, Maine neighborhood Monday afternoon for Derrell D. Guy.

'Most Wanted' fugitive from Massachusetts arrested in Maine July 28, 2020 | 3:22 PM

THE UNDOCUMENTED

Immigrant groups in Mass. sue feds over congressional districts order July 28, 2020 | 2:23 PM

Vero Beach police and Indian River County Fire Rescue responded to a crash at the base of the Barber Bridge, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Vero Beach, Fla.

Holy Cross, former rowing coach sued by other driver in fatal Florida crash July 28, 2020 | 2:04 PM

Donald Trump Jr. speaks before President Donald Trump arrives to speak to a group of young Republicans at Dream City Church in Phoenix last month.

Donald Trump Jr.

Twitter gives Trump Jr. a tweet timeout for pandemic misinformation July 28, 2020 | 1:02 PM

This image provided by Isis Alexander shows stylist Kanessa Alexander. After repeatedly being denied service by high-end salons because her hair was perceived as too difficult to style, Alexander opened a shop of her own in a predominantly white Boston neighborhood with four Black stylists serving all hair textures. Alexander, a cosmetologist herself, and more than a dozen other people of color in the industry trace such bias and discrimination in predominantly white salons to the sidelining of formal education focused on Black hair. Horror stories are not uncommon, from outright refusal of service to botched treatments and cuts by stylists who don’t know what they’re doing. (Isis Alexander via AP)

'Nobody will come in here and hear that their hair is too difficult' July 28, 2020 | 12:56 PM

Massachusetts General is a renowned medical center with a just over 1,000 beds and top research facilities. Yet in a sign of the enormous challenge covid-19 poses to the health-care system, even emergency-response teams here are bracing for an outbreak that seemed increasingly likely to test staff and resources. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Josh Reynolds for The Washington Post.

How Mass. hospitals fared in the 2020-2021 best hospital rankings from U.S. News & World Report July 28, 2020 | 12:00 PM

A woman on a bicycle passes a parked Revel scooter on New York's Upper West Side, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The moped sharing startup Revel suspended its New York City service Tuesday, July 28, 2020 after its second customer death in 10 days. The company's blue scooters, which require no training to rent, had been seen as an alternative to taxis and subways during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew

Revel suspends NYC scooter service after 2nd fatal crash July 28, 2020 | 11:51 AM

The Soldiers' Home in Holyoke.

Holyoke Soldiers' Home temporarily bars visitors after resident tests positive for the coronavirus July 28, 2020 | 11:46 AM

CORONAVIRUS FRAUD

Florida man used coronavirus aid to buy a Lamborghini, prosecutors say July 28, 2020 | 11:03 AM

Visitors stand in the lobby of the newly constructed Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's Community Government Center in Mashpee, Mass.

Wampanoag Tribe

House OKs bill protecting Wampanoag Tribe's reservation on Cape Cod July 28, 2020 | 10:32 AM

Custodians Miguel Diaz and Michael McIntosh clean the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Mattapan for the reopening of school.

BACK TO SCHOOL?

Mass. schools to get an extra 10 days for safety preparations July 28, 2020 | 10:06 AM

The vessel Provincetown II Saturday evening.

'A serious threat to public safety' July 28, 2020 | 9:37 AM

Boston, MA 3/15/2020 Addressing concerns about the coronavirus, Senator Ed Markey (cq) holds a press conference in the lobby of the JFK Building. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff) Reporter: Gal Tziperman Lotan

The Boston Globe Editorial Board endorses Ed Markey in Senate race July 28, 2020 | 8:52 AM

Newton District Court Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph leaves Federal Court in April.

Judge Shelley Joseph

Court won't toss case of Mass. judge charged in immigrant's escape July 28, 2020 | 8:32 AM

Boston, MA 6/29/2020 Karilyn Crockett (cq), the new chief of Equity & Inclusion, speaks after being introduced by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh (cq). Walsh gives a COVID update to the media inside City Hall. POOL (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Equity in Boston

'We have this particularly vexing paradoxical story, in terms of where we have been and where we are' July 28, 2020 | 5:00 AM

N.H. trooper resigns after being accused of falsifying report July 27, 2020 | 9:24 PM

Woman killed in apparent shark attack off Maine July 27, 2020 | 7:31 PM

Connecticut physical therapist charged with slaying family says wife killed kids, herself July 27, 2020 | 6:43 PM

Cynthia “Cindy” Chesna, third from left, and her children during a conference in August 2018.

'My children are growing up in a world where police are vilified' July 27, 2020 | 6:20 PM

Car crashes through bleachers at Maine ballfield, killing 1 July 27, 2020 | 6:10 PM

Google

Google to keep most of its employees at home until July 2021 July 27, 2020 | 6:02 PM

The vessel Provincetown II Saturday evening.

A photo of a 'crowded' harbor cruise ship in Boston draws ire — and a response from the company July 27, 2020 | 5:36 PM

Charlestown, MA - 7/27/20 - Lesley Galdamez, a dental hygienist, places a swab in a container after administering a COVID-19 or coronavirus test at the NEW Health COVID-19 testing site in Charlestown. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Mass. reports 7 new COVID-19 deaths, 182 new cases July 27, 2020 | 4:32 PM

LYNN, MA: July 22, 2020: Massachusetts Charlie Baker prepares to give an update on COVID-19 cases in the state during a press conference held at the Salvation Army facility in Lynn, Massachusetts. (Nicolaus Czarnecki/Pool)

Charlie Baker responds to concerns about COVID-19 uptick in Massachusetts July 27, 2020 | 4:08 PM