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Nantucket Harbor. With few hotels and no resorts, Nantucket has seen homeowners rent their properties to vacationers for a century.

On Nantucket, short-term rental fight could reach a final chapter on Tuesday

The Town Meeting will vote on a measure to formally legalize short-term rentals on the tony island where many rent homes to vacationers.

On Nantucket, short-term rental fight could reach a final chapter on Tuesday
The Town Meeting will vote on a measure to formally legalize short-term rentals on the tony island where many rent homes to vacationers.

Jerome Rothenberg, who expanded the sphere of poetry, dies at 92
Jerome Rothenberg explored poetry from Indigenous and other non-Western cultures, often rendered in ways very different from the strictly textual, including oral, performance, ritual, and myth.

A graduate waved the Palestinian flag during Northeastern University’s Class of 2024 commencement at Fenway Park.

One arrested during demonstration at Northeastern commencement Sunday

Driver accused of running down pedestrian after argument in Milford, police say

Appraisal bias can devalue equity in Black-owned homes by tens of thousands of dollars.

Why appraisal bias lingers in Black neighborhoods, even as Boston outperforms most of the country

Boston made some of its busiest MBTA bus routes fare-free. Why hasn’t Cambridge?

Across Boston colleges, encampments support each other — and draw the eyes of outside groups

Person injured in overnight North End shooting

Photos of the month: April 2024

Destiny is creative and charming

Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say

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Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say

On Nantucket, short-term rental fight could reach a final chapter on Tuesday

Photos of Shelby Hewitt, including her 2023 booking photo (center).

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter

Pro-Palestinian protesters linked arms as pro-Israel protesters attempted to enter onto Kresge Lawn at MIT on Friday.

Across Boston colleges, encampments support each other — and draw the eyes of outside groups

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The 1 bus, which runs between Cambridge and Boston, is one of the most popular — and crowded — routes in the MBTA system. City councilors and transit advocates have pushed to make it fare-free, like three other critical routes in Boston have been for two years. But officials say it's not on the table this year.

Boston made some of its busiest MBTA bus routes fare-free. Why hasn’t Cambridge?

Cambridge city councilors and transit activists have been pushing for years to make the popular 1 bus fare-free, just as Boston has done on three of its busiest bus routes. But officials say it's not on the table for at least another year. 5:56 p.m.

Across Boston colleges, encampments support each other — and draw the eyes of outside groups

In addition to forming a larger community of protesters who help each other, students in the encampments are also getting aid, both legal and material, from outside ideological groups attracted by the focus on this new protesting front, the organizations say. 5:15 p.m.

Person injured in overnight North End shooting

One person was injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Boston’s North End, police said. 12:44 p.m.

Four-year-old Kingston Dubusson watched the eclipse at the Conservatory Lab Charter Public School in Boston. A viewing of the solar eclipse was held for school students and their families.

Photos of the month: April 2024

See some of the best Boston Globe photos of April, including the eclipse, the Boston Marathon, Opening day for the Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins playoffs, and campus protests. 8:45 a.m.

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Destiny loves art, music, and especially dancing.

Destiny is creative and charming

Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption. 7:00 a.m.

Authorities searched Alexis Aldamir's condo in South Boston after the remains of four babies were found in her kitchen freezer in 2022.

Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say

After the remains were found in 2022, Alexis Aldamir's brother told investigators that when she was 19 years old she would discuss having a tubal ligation surgery, which would have “permanently prevented her from becoming pregnant,” court records show. 6:34 a.m.

Today in History: May 5, Alan Shepard becomes first American in space

Today is Sunday, May 5, the 126th day of 2024. There are 240 days left in the year. 6:30 a.m.

A woman wades through a flooded causeway in Scituate, Mass., on April 4 during a nor’easter that swept through New England.

An April rewind and a look at what’s in store for May

Warmer-than-average temps are shaping up to take over the last month of meteorological spring. 6:30 a.m.

On Nantucket, short-term rental fight could reach a final chapter on Tuesday

On Nantucket, short-term rental fight could reach a final chapter on Tuesday
The Town Meeting will vote on a measure to formally legalize short-term rentals on the tony island where many rent homes to vacationers.

Jerome Rothenberg, who expanded the sphere of poetry, dies at 92
Jerome Rothenberg explored poetry from Indigenous and other non-Western cultures, often rendered in ways very different from the strictly textual, including oral, performance, ritual, and myth.

One arrested during demonstration at Northeastern commencement Sunday

Driver accused of running down pedestrian after argument in Milford, police say

Why appraisal bias lingers in Black neighborhoods, even as Boston outperforms most of the country

Boston made some of its busiest MBTA bus routes fare-free. Why hasn’t Cambridge?

Across Boston colleges, encampments support each other — and draw the eyes of outside groups

Person injured in overnight North End shooting

Photos of the month: April 2024

Destiny is creative and charming

Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say

The Globe’s Fresh Start initiative: Submit your appeal

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Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say

On Nantucket, short-term rental fight could reach a final chapter on Tuesday

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter

Across Boston colleges, encampments support each other — and draw the eyes of outside groups

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Boston made some of its busiest MBTA bus routes fare-free. Why hasn’t Cambridge?

Across Boston colleges, encampments support each other — and draw the eyes of outside groups

Person injured in overnight North End shooting

Photos of the month: April 2024

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On Nantucket, short-term rental fight could reach a final chapter on Tuesday

On Nantucket, short-term rental fight could reach a final chapter on TuesdayThe Town Meeting will vote on a measure to formally legalize short-term rentals on the tony island where many rent homes to vacationers.

Jerome Rothenberg, who expanded the sphere of poetry, dies at 92Jerome Rothenberg explored poetry from Indigenous and other non-Western cultures, often rendered in ways very different from the strictly textual, including oral, performance, ritual, and myth.

One arrested during demonstration at Northeastern commencement Sunday

Driver accused of running down pedestrian after argument in Milford, police say

Why appraisal bias lingers in Black neighborhoods, even as Boston outperforms most of the country

Boston made some of its busiest MBTA bus routes fare-free. Why hasn’t Cambridge?

Across Boston colleges, encampments support each other — and draw the eyes of outside groups

Person injured in overnight North End shooting

Photos of the month: April 2024

Destiny is creative and charming

Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say

The Globe’s Fresh Start initiative: Submit your appeal

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Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say

On Nantucket, short-term rental fight could reach a final chapter on Tuesday

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter

Across Boston colleges, encampments support each other — and draw the eyes of outside groups

More Metro Headlines

Boston made some of its busiest MBTA bus routes fare-free. Why hasn’t Cambridge?

Across Boston colleges, encampments support each other — and draw the eyes of outside groups

Person injured in overnight North End shooting

Photos of the month: April 2024

Destiny is creative and charming

Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say

Today in History: May 5, Alan Shepard becomes first American in space

An April rewind and a look at what’s in store for May

OBITUARIES

Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies at 85

Frank Stella, Malden native who expanded boundaries of modern art, dies

Frank Stella, towering artist and master of reinvention, dies at 87

Joel Conarroe, ‘hub of the New York literary wheel,’ dies at 89

On Nantucket, short-term rental fight could reach a final chapter on Tuesday
The Town Meeting will vote on a measure to formally legalize short-term rentals on the tony island where many rent homes to vacationers.

Jerome Rothenberg, who expanded the sphere of poetry, dies at 92
Jerome Rothenberg explored poetry from Indigenous and other non-Western cultures, often rendered in ways very different from the strictly textual, including oral, performance, ritual, and myth.