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28 Nov, 16 tweets, 9 min read
Globe journalists covered a lot of ground this year. We’re recapping some of those projects here in honor of #SubscribeSunday globe.com/subscribesunday
We expanded our technology section, launched the Innovation Beat newsletter, and welcomed new hires @ampressman @pranshuverma_. bostonglobe.com/2021/09/23/bus…
Assembled a climate team and welcomed @shankman and @dharnanoor to cover the crisis and hold to account elected leaders. bostonglobe.com/science/enviro…
Created Rhode Island Report, a new podcast from @Globe_RI, and launched season 6 of the @lovelettersblog podcast. Subscribe to both and more at globe.com/podcasts 🎧
Launched a radio show on @Bos_PraiseRadio called #BlackNewsHour run by Black journalists at the Globe. bostonglobe.com/metro/black-ne…
Documented the encampment of addiction and misery at Mass. and Cass in Boston and called for change. bostonglobe.com/2021/10/09/met…
Celebrated Black joy and Black lives with words, video, and music in Season 2 of A #BeautifulResistance from @sincerelyjenee. globe.com/abeautifulresi…
Called for vaccination with @GlobeOpinion for every eligible person. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/2021/08/…
Spotlighted hospital board positions - some paying millions of dollars - that raise troubling issues of conflict of interest @GlobeSpotlight. bostonglobe.com/2021/04/03/met…
Investigated the failure of command that left the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home all but leaderless when the virus stormed in. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/investig…
Encouraged the community to order takeout to support the local restaurant industry with #ProjectTakeout. bostonglobe.com/project-takeou…
Wrote stories that stick, like this one from @bglobesports. apps.bostonglobe.com/sports/graphic…
Analyzed and tallied the rise of vehicle attacks on demonstrators and found little accountability. apps.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/20…
Chronicled the legal marijuana business in Massachusetts five years from its legalization @MarijuanaNews. bostonglobe.com/2021/11/07/mar…
Showcased the changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods with the On The Street series. bostonglobe.com/business/speci…
Uncovered secrecy and assault inside Massachusetts’ maximum security prison with video obtained by the @GlobeSpotlight Team, in The Taking of Cell 15. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/investig…

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29 Nov
To those who knew him in Lynnfield, Tom Randele was a regular guy.

But Randele had a secret he’d harbored for 52 years.

Unbeknownst to the residents of this affluent suburb north of Boston, Randele was one of the most wanted fugitives in the country.
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On Nov. 12, authorities publicly revealed that Randele was actually Ted Conrad, a bank robber who in 1969 successfully pulled off a brazen heist in Cleveland and had been on the lam ever since. bos.gl/kIetfbn

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Conrad, then 20, worked as a teller at Cleveland's Society National Bank.

His last day on the job was July 11, 1969. At the end of his shift, he walked out with a bag containing $215,000 (equivalent to over $1.6 million today) and was never seen again. bos.gl/kIetfbn Image
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26 Nov
A new and potentially dangerous variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been detected, and it’s causing jitters around a pandemic-weary world.

Here is what you need to know about the variant. bos.gl/ihDg1tA A sign reading 'Stay safe' ...
The World Health Organization on Friday deemed a new mutation a “variant of concern,” and, using its Greek letter naming convention, dubbed it “Omicron.” bos.gl/ihDg1tA
❓What is a variant?

Variants are mutations of the coronavirus. Scientists say viruses constantly mutate naturally as they replicate and circulate in their hosts. bos.gl/ihDg1tA
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22 Nov
In Cambridge, a 2021 BMW that cost $79,000 new recently sold for $85,000 — used.

As the shortage of new cars turns used cars into objects of intense desire, dealers are begging car owners to turn in their vehicles early so they can flip them for more. bostonglobe.com/2021/11/21/bus…
🚗 Many people driving modest cars are finding they're suddenly worth something.

They may not have the latest safety features, or even an attached bumper, but they’ve got one major thing in their favor: They’re here now.
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Since March 2020, used cars and truck prices have gone up 43.3 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index.

That’s compared with an 11.7 percent rise for new vehicles, and an overall US inflation rate of 7.3 percent.
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2 Nov
Kim Janey never believed she’d see a Black mayor in the city of Boston, let alone hold the position herself.

And then Marty Walsh was called to Washington, and everything changed. For her and for our city. #BeautifulResistance bostonglobe.com/2021/10/30/met…
The @bostonglobe’s @sincerelyjenee sat down with @Kim_Janey as she prepares to leave office to talk about what her time as mayor has meant to the city of Boston. bostonglobe.com/metro/special-…
“I did not see women or Black people ... holding those types of positions. I never even imagined I would see a Black mayor in my lifetime in the city of Boston," Janey said. "There is some truth in ‘if you see it you can be it’ and people dream what they are exposed to."
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2 Nov
Iowa is one of three states, along with Oklahoma and Florida, to enact laws this year giving drivers some degree of legal immunity if they use their vehicles to hurt protesters.
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The new laws and proposals came after a sharp rise in people driving their vehicles into protests.
“It’s shifting the burden of proof from the motor vehicle driver to the pedestrian,” one North Dakota state lawmaker declared when he introduced a driver immunity bill in his state in early 2017.
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1 Nov
Boston is on the brink of history.

Ahead of the mayoral election, Globe reporters fanned out to six neighborhoods across the city that help illustrate where and how Boston’s political ideologies and power structures have shifted over the last decade. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics…
The Sept. 14 preliminary results help tell the story of a divided city.

In one Mattapan precinct, Annissa Essaibi George claimed just 3 percent of the vote. In another, a few miles east in Dorchester, she got over 80 percent. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics… A map showing Boston's prel...
Dorchester’s Ward 16, Precinct 12 is among Boston’s whitest and most conservative pockets.

It’s also home to Florian Hall, home of the firefighters union that has backed Essaibi George, considered a more moderate candidate and the underdog of the race. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics… Image
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