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  1. It Was the Biggest Job of His Life. Was He On Target, or Off by Half? Culture, May 3

    An antiques shop owner in Maine was hired by a friend to value the collection of the artist Robert Indiana. His verdict was $85 million. A second appraisal says that’s way too much.

  2. Unruly Passenger Must Pay United Airlines $20,638 for Disrupting Flight Express, May 1

    The man had been “verbally and physically aggressive” on a United flight from London to Newark, prompting the plane to land in Bangor, Maine, prosecutors said.

  3. $2.1 Million Homes in Massachusetts, Texas and South Carolina Real Estate, May 1

    An early 19th-century Cape Cod-style home with a writing studio in Provincetown, a 1939 cottage in Austin and an 1840 house in Charleston.

  4. At Brown, a Rare Agreement Between Administrators and Protesters U.S., April 30

    Brown students took down their tents on campus after the university in Rhode Island agreed to discuss their demands for divestment from support for the Israeli military.

  5. How One Reaction to a Mural Tore a New England Town Apart National, April 28

    The 6,000 residents of Littleton, N.H., had found a way to coexist despite their differences — until a town official’s words set off a conflagration.

  6. Baskets Holding the Identity of an Indigenous People Special Sections, April 26

    The baskets of Jeremy Frey from the Passamaquoddy tribe in Maine have caught the attention of the art world.

  7. Hundreds at Harvard Protest Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Group Express, April 24

    Students flooded Harvard Yard, the oldest part of the university’s campus, which officials recently closed to the public. The students set up tents for an “emergency rally.”

  8. $700,000 Homes in Kentucky, New Hampshire and Minnesota Real Estate, April 24

    A 1926 brick house in Lexington, a two-bedroom condominium in Lyme and a Tudor Revival home in Minneapolis.

  9. Abortion Data Wars: States and Cities Debate How Much Information to Collect Science, April 23

    Some states with Republican-controlled legislatures want more data, while some controlled by Democrats want less, fearing it could be used to target patients or providers.

  10. What to Know Before Booking a National Park Trip This Summer Travel, April 22

    Additional routes in popular parks now require reservations, the annual pass gets a big change, Juneteenth is now a new free entrance day and more changes for 2024.

  11. Atlas, a Humanoid Robot From Boston Dynamics, Is Leaping Into Retirement Technology, April 17

    It has been replaced by a new model, which will be used in automotive manufacturing. A farewell video featured the old machine running outdoors, performing back flips and awkwardly shimmying.

  12. From a Tiny Island in Maine, He Serves Up Fresh Media Gossip Styles, April 17

    Rusty Foster could never live in New York. But his hit newsletter, Today in Tabs, is an enduring obsession of the city’s media class.

  13. The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston Right Now Dining, April 15

    It’s not just seafood and Italian in the greater Boston area. There’s great Vietnamese, omakase, Peruvian and even bagels worth seeking out. (Don’t worry, there’s also great seafood and Italian.) We’ll see you in the comments.

  14. Chinese Company Under Congressional Scrutiny Makes Key U.S. Drugs Science, April 15

    Lawmakers raising national security concerns and seeking to disconnect a major Chinese firm from U.S. pharmaceutical interests have rattled the biotech industry. The firm is deeply involved in development and manufacturing of crucial therapies for...

  15. How to Reduce Student Absenteeism Letters, April 13

    Readers discuss the reasons for the spike since the pandemic and how to lure students back.

  16. Immigrants in Maine Are Filling a Labor Gap. It May Be a Prelude for the U.S. Business, April 12

    A wave of rapid immigration is taxing local resources around the country and drawing political ire. But it might leave America’s economy better off.

  17. A Historian Makes Peace With Her Own History Real Estate, April 9

    It took Doris Kearns Goodwin a while to adjust to leaving the Concord, Mass., farmhouse she shared with her husband. But Boston has its compensations.

  18. The Eclipse Across North America Interactive, April 8

    What people in the path of totality were seeing and saying as the eclipse unfolded across the continent.

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  20. Man Arrested After Fire Set Outside Bernie Sanders’s Vermont Office Express, April 7

    Prosecutors and the police did not identify a possible motive for the fire, which was started on Friday. No one was injured.

  21. 2 Ex-Officials at Veterans Home Where 76 Died in Covid Outbreak Avoid Jail Time Express, March 27

    The former superintendent and medical director of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts were indicted in 2020 on charges of neglect after many residents became sick and died.

  22. Man Gets 2 Years in Prison for Spending Pandemic Money on Alpaca Farm Express, August 31

    Dana L. McIntyre, who owned a pizzeria in a Boston suburb, defrauded the federal government out of more than $660,000, the Justice Department said.

  23. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Coalition of the Distrustful Op Ed, June 30

    The people who believe he is going to save America.

  24. With Pandemic Aid Ending, Vermont’s Homeless Are Forced From Hotels National, June 20

    The state has begun emptying hotels of about 2,800 homeless people living there as part of a pandemic-era program — and offering them tents — after federal funding ran out.

  25. The Airman Who Wanted to Give Gamers a Real Taste of War World, April 13

    The group liked online war games. But then Jack Teixeira, an active-duty airman, began showing them classified documents, members say.

  26. Some Millionaires Moved Out, but There Are Still Plenty Left Metro, February 23

    New York State tax figures show that 1,453 millionaire taxpayers moved away in 2021, while 80,000 remained.

  27. In Maine, a Rare Influx of New Residents, and a Housing Crunch National, February 3

    New arrivals over the last few years have fueled hopes of population growth, but workers increasingly struggle to find housing in a market gone wild.

  28. What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home? Science, November 19

    Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action.

  29. Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds Science, November 10

    In a so-called natural experiment, two school districts in Boston maintained masking after mandates had been lifted in others, enabling a unique comparison.

  30. Republican Governors to Migrants: Go Away Letters, September 20

    “Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are using asylum seekers as political tools,” a reader writes. Also: President Biden and the pandemic; abortion prosecutors; arms for Ukraine.

  31. Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action. Politics, July 15

    A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.

  32. Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action. Politics, July 15

    A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.

  33. Remembering One in One Million Insider, May 15

    As the United States marks one million Covid-19 deaths, Times journalists reflect on the one story or moment from the pandemic that will stay with them forever.