FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A.J. Brown’s trade to the Patriots this offseason provided a fresh start for the receiver, an opportunity to play alongside a dynamic young quarterback and a reunion with the coach he began his career with in Tennessee.

Those positive vibes are now on hold following New England’s season-opening 13-10 loss to the defending champion Seattle Seahawks in a Super Bowl rematch. Brown exited early with a right ankle injury, and Drake Maye threw three interceptions without him.

Brown will have further evaluation and testing in the coming days before his status for New England’s Sept. 20 home opener against Pittsburgh is known.

“I don’t know if he’ll be available going forward here for the next week. But we’ll see,” coach Mike Vrabel said.

It’s an early dose of adversity for the Patriots, whose schedule is stacked with opponents who made the playoffs last season.

A staple of Vrabel’s talks with his team is harping on three categories: “the good, the bad and the stuff that gets us beat.”

“This game had all of those,” Vrabel said.

While Brown’s injury qualifies as bad, perhaps a bigger concern is the poor showing by Maye, who also was stymied by Seattle in the Super Bowl loss.

The same issues that undid him in February arose again — poor decision-making and errant throws in key moments.

Maye has made it a priority this season to become a more vocal leader.

His initial message to the team will be not to panic about one game, mistakes aside.

“You’ve got to stick together and that starts with me getting back to work and having the right intention in practice,” Maye said. “These guys are here for me. I think they’ve done a great job in supporting me and have had my back. I’ve got to earn their trust.”

What’s working

The offensive line held up well, with all five starters playing 100% of the snaps. That followed an offseason that saw the departure of center Garrett Bradbury, Jared Wilson moving from left guard to center and new addition Alijah Vera-Tucker taking over Wilson’s spot.

“I felt like we did protect better. And I thought there were a lot of strides in that regard,” Vrabel said. “Not perfect, but I thought that we were able to at least create some pockets and that to give us a chance to throw from.”

Maye was sacked three times, but they didn’t come on egregiously blown blocking assignments. It’s an improvement from the start of last season, when Maye was sacked at least four times in six of New England’s first nine games.

What needs help

The absence of TreVeyon Henderson, who has an ankle injury, didn’t help, but the Patriots struggled to establish the run. They finished with 109 rushing yards on 31 attempts, a 3.5-yard average. Rhamondre Stevenson led the way with 51 yards on 18 attempts, followed by Maye (seven carries, 47 yards) and recent trade acquisition Corey Kiner (six carries, 11 yards).

Stock up

Rookie tight end Eli Raridon pulled in the Patriots’ lone touchdown on a 2-yard toss from Maye in the second quarter.

It was the lone catch and target for the third-round draft pick out of Notre Dame. But it’s a good sign for an offense that uses the position a lot, especially near the goal line. Raridon could emerge as a strong complement to veteran Hunter Henry.

Stock down

Wide receiver Romeo Doubs was one of the Patriots’ top free-agent additions, signing a four-year, $70 million contract.

His debut was one he’d like to have back.

With the Patriots leading 10-3 early in the fourth quarter, Maye attempted one of his few deep passes to Doubs. It was deflected by Rodney Thomas II and intercepted by Nehemiah Pritchett.

Five plays later, Seattle’s Drew Lock connected with Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 45-yard touchdown.

On the next series, the Patriots were on their own 22 when Doubs dropped a wide-open pass from Maye that would have gotten them into Seahawks territory.

It left the Patriots in a third-and-long, and Maye’s pass to Demario Douglas was picked off. Seattle capitalized with a field goal that proved to be the decisive score.

“I just wasn’t locked in. That’s all. I mean, the video speaks for itself,” Doubs said. “I’ll be better moving forward.”

Key number

0 — The number of multiple-interception games by Maye during the 2025 regular season.

Next steps

The midweek opener means the Patriots will have three days off before beginning preparations for their home opener against the Steelers on Sept. 20.

The Maine and Providence Women Soccer Teams battled to a 1-1 tie in Providence on Thursday, September 10th.

Maine took a 1-0 lead with 37 seconds remaining to play int he 1st Half. Isabella Meadows scored with an assist from Victoria Dungey. It was Meadows 2nd goal of the season, and Dungey’s 2nd assist.

Providence outshot Maine 6-3 in the 1st Half.

In the 2nd Half the Friars controlled the pace of play. Elena Barenberg was called on to make numerous saves.

With 7:05 left to play Carolyn Hinkle scored for the Friars, assisted by Signe Tingager. The play was originally whistled offside, but upon video review, the call on the field was reversed and the goal counted.

The game ended tied 1-1.

Providence outshot Maine 13-2 in the 2nd Half, and 19-5 in the game. Barenberg ended the game with 5 saves for the Black Bears.

Providence remains unbeaten with a record of 2-0-6.

Maine is 2-3-2 and will play at Holy Cross on Sunday, September 13th at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ The Black Bears return to the New Balance Soccer Complex on Sunday, September 20th when they will host Albany at 12 noon.

Thanks to Dana Possick from Providence College for the photo from the game.

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The question is whether he will seek first-degree murder charges again, which carry a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Only a jury can hand out that verdict, so that would require the empanelment of a new jury. If Cruz seeks lesser charges such as second-degree murder or manslaughter, then Judge William Sullivan can decide the case in what is known as a bench trial. Legal analysts have told the Globe it would be difficult to find jurors who have not heard about the case or even formed an opinion, but that Sullivan could implement proper screening measures to empanel a jury that can put any biases they have aside and decide the case solely on the evidence that is presented before them. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Did she admit to killing the children? — 11:14 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Travis Andersen, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Yes, repeatedly, including during interviews with medical experts on both sides. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”How likely is it that the parties will now reach a plea deal, given that eleven jurors voted to acquit and the holdout indicated he had reasonable doubt? — 11:11 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Milton Valencia, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”There is no way to tell. Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz has not indicated how he would retry the case, but the decision is his to make. Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington has argued that Clancy should not be tried with first-degree murder, which carries a punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole. And he has said since the mistrial was declared that he felt he proved his case that Clancy should be found not guilty because she lacked criminal responsibility. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Considering the new insights from other jurors, will any further action be taken regarding the holdout juror’s failure to deliberate or apply the law? — 11:09 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Travis Andersen, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The holdout juror, like the other 11 deliberating jurors, was questioned individually at sidebar by Judge Sullivan once the juror foreperson raised concern about the jury deliberations. Sullivan found that the holdout was fit to continue deliberating and could follow the law. Post-mistrial statements from fellow jurors alleging he failed to follow the law by acknowledging doubt and still refusing to vote not guilty do not amount to clear evidence of misconduct. No one has moved to investigate further. But such action was taken by Karen Read’s lawyers after her first trial ended in a hung jury, and evidence later emerged that jurors may have unanimously voted to clear her of murder before deadlocking on lesser offenses. Her appeal failed. Generally speaking judges are loath to scrutinize confidential jury deliberations absent clear evidence of tampering or bias that went undisclosed during empanelment. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”What was the experience of covering this trial like for the reporters? How does it compare to other cases they’ve covered? — 11:07 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”I was sitting in the courtroom when the 911 recording of Patrick’s call for help was played. His gut-wrenching screams as he found his children’s bodies was horrifying. It was one of only a few times I have cried in court during my decades of covering trials. When the case exploded on social media about midway through the trial, the crowds outside the courthouse surged. It was intense, with Clancy supporters and other members of the public lining up to try to get a seat in the courtroom, and a barrage of bloggers, podcasters and media from all of the major networks setting up outside the courthouse. All of the local media covering the case agreed we’d never seen anything like it, not even during Karen Read’s trial. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”It was stated during the trial that Lindsay told both Patrick and her mother she was thinking about harming herself and the children, but never disclosed that to any of the doctors. Why have neither of them been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor or involuntary manslaughter? — 11:04 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Both Patrick and Lindsay’s mother, Paula Musgrove, testified that Lindsay told them in late 2022 that she had intrusive thoughts about harming the children or something bad happening to them, but they didn’t think the children were in danger because she said she found the thoughts disturbing and assured them she did not have a plan to hurt them. Her mother stayed with her to help with the children, and Patrick worked from home. Weeks before the killings, Patrick brought Lindsay to McLean Hospital, where she was voluntarily committed, and released after five days with the approval of psychiatrists there who didn’t believe she was a danger to herself or others. Patrick said she seemed better after being weaned off previously prescribed medications at McLean. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”If there isn’t a debate over whether she did it or not, and it’s just a question of sending her to an institution or prison, why is it so controversial, with people claiming she is not at fault when she admitted to killing the kids? — 11:02 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Milton Valencia, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Prosecutors have charged Clancy with first-degree murder for each of the deaths, which would carry a punishment of mandatory life in prison without the possibility of parole, and that sentence would be served in a state prison. If convicted of lesser charges, such as second-degree murder, Clancy would be eligible for parole. That does not mean she would be released, but it would give her more opportunities to be held in a psychiatric hospital, where she can receive treatment. Based on that foundation, the case raises serious questions over how maternal and women’s health and the mental health system as a whole intersects with the criminal justice system. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”What educational campaigns have begun as a result of this trial? — 11:00 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Sarah Rahal, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”I’m not aware of any new statewide educational campaigns launched specifically because of the Clancy trial. However, it has sparked a much broader public conversation about postpartum psychosis and renewed calls from advocates and clinicians for better education about its warning signs and urgency. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The trial’s visibility appears to be having an impact: Postpartum Support International reported that calls to its Massachusetts helpline increased by about 50 percent after the trial began. The case has also energized a push on Beacon Hill for legislation that would require mental health evaluations for people charged with crimes within a year of giving birth and allow postpartum depression or psychosis to be considered in how those cases are handled. That proposal did not advance this session, but advocates plan to reintroduce it.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”When did Clancy hire her attorney? — 10:58 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by John R. Ellement, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Kevin J. Reddington began representing Clancy shortly after she killed her three children in January 2023. Reddington may have been retained by Clancy’s parents or her then-husband, Patrick Clancy. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Given the recent statements by jurors, how can we make sure jurors are actually impartial? — 10:55 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by John R. Ellement, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The standard for jury service is whether they “stand indifferent” to either side of a controversy. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“No human being is wholly free of the interests and preferences which are the product of his cultural, family, and community experience. Nowhere is the dynamic commingling of the ideas and biases of such individuals more essential than inside the jury room,” the late Chief Justice Paul J. Liacos wrote in 1979.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Did they ever disclose during the trial what medications were in Lindsay’s system when she killed her children? — 10:52 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Sarah Rahal, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Yes. On August 5, Lindsay Clancy’s toxicology report was presented during exhibits and showed that she screened positive for Lamictal (a mood stabilizer), Remeron (an antidepressant), Seroquel (an antipsychotic), and trazodone (an antidepressant and sleep aid). Most were found at levels consistent with therapeutic use, a forensic toxicologist testified. Her Seroquel levels were somewhat elevated, but the toxicologist testified that it wasn’t at or near toxic levels. No marijuana was detected in Clancy’s blood.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Were the 11 jurors who were in agreement going to acquit her? Or NGRI? I’ve seen conflicting info from news outlets. — 10:48 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The jury foreperson’s note to the judge indicated that 11 jurors were poised to find Lindsay not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility (commonly referred to as insanity), and one juror had expressed doubt about her guilt but wouldn’t follow the judge’s instructions about reasonable doubt. Judge Sullivan found it wasn’t clear from the note whether that juror was following the law and disagreed on the verdict, or was not following the law. Several jurors have since confirmed to news outlets that they were poised to find her not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”How could the foreperson have jurors use their own medical experience about the drugs Clancy was taking to try to sway the holdout juror? Jury instructions specified that only evidence introduced in court should be considered when coming to a verdict. — 10:44 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Travis Andersen, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:” Jurors in Massachusetts are instructed that they can use their life experience in assessing the admissible evidence. So if jurors weighed testimony related to Clancy’s prescription drug consumption, registered nurses on the panel would’ve been permitted to rely on their knowledge of those drugs in interpreting the evidence. The model jury instructions state in part: “Your function as the jury is to determine the facts of this case. You alone determine what evidence you believe, how important any evidence is that you do believe, and what conclusions to draw from that evidence. In making these determinations, you are to use your common sense, life experience, and good judgment. You are to decide what the facts are solely from the evidence admitted in this case … In deciding whether to believe a witness and how much importance to give a witness’s testimony, you must look at all the evidence, drawing on your own common sense, life experience, and good judgment.” “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Why was the husband not questioned further, considering he witnessed her deep depression? — 10:40 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Travis Andersen, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Patrick Clancy was interviewed repeatedly by investigators and testified before the grand jury before providing testimony over two days at trial as a prosecution witness. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”I felt the judge was fair, knowledgeable, and consistent in the Lindsay Clancy trial. In comparison, Karen Read got a nightmare judge. Who judges these judges? — 10:36 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Travis Andersen, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Without commenting on the work of Judge William F. Sullivan in the Clancy trial and Judge Beverly J. Cannone in the criminal trials of Karen Read [that’s columnist territory], I can say that there is a body that monitors state court judges in Massachusetts. The state Commission on Judicial Conduct is tasked with investigating complaints of misconduct by judges and with “pursuing, when it is appropriate, remedial action or discipline against state court judges,” according to the panel’s website. The commission has the ability to recommend a “referral to the Legislature and the governor for removal,” the site says. However, a blanket statement that a judge is “absolutely” subpar based on demeanor and rulings in a high-profile case, even decisions that spark public outrage, is not grounds for removal or any lesser disciplinary sanction. Judges have broad discretion to rule as they deem appropriate based on the evidence and the law, and the avenue for a defendant who feels they’ve been harmed by a legally flawed decision is the state appellate courts, not the judicial commission. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”My understanding is that patients admitted to psych units are committed if considered a danger to self or others, but are entitled to reviews for release. Clancy, for instance, was released from McLean. So why is she not currently able to request release? — 10:31 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Travis Andersen and Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Clancy officially remains held without bail on three pending murder counts [prosecutors haven’t said whether they’ll retry her], so she cannot be released to the community as a result of the mistrial (her stay at McLean occurred before the killings occurred). With the charges pending, she continues to receive treatment at the state-run Tewksbury Hospital, and if providers there determined she no longer required their care, she would be remanded to the custody of the Plymouth sheriff’s department. Whether she is convicted or is found not guilty for lack of criminal responsibility, she would likely be committed by a judge to a hospital for further treatment. As for the duration of her treatment, it’s common for people who have committed murders and were subsequently found not guilty for lack of criminal responsibility [i.e., a successful “insanity defense”] to spend decades at a state psychiatric hospital before they’re cleared for release; some remain hospitalized for life.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Did Lindsay actually talk to Patrick while on the frozen ground (as he testified during the trial)? — 10:27 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”During Patrick’s 911 call, which was played in court, Lindsay can be heard moaning and crying as he’s repeatedly telling her to hang on. When a first responder arrives, he goes to check on the kids and moments later all you can hear is raw, gut-wrenching screams. He’s unable to even get the words out initially to describe what he’s seeing, then finally yells, “She killed the kids.” “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Lindsay’s lawyer suggests that Lindsay was unable to speak while lying on the ground, and Patrick may have been mistaken when he testified in court that she said the kids were in the basement, possibly because he was traumatized at the time. But, he never suggested that Patrick was lying or that Lindsay didn’t kill them. Lindsay was able to speak a week later when she told a hospital chaplain and a psychologist that she killed the children.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”My understanding is the defense argued that Lindsay Clancy specifically suffered from postpartum psychosis. However, instructions for the jury included language about any “mental defect.” Why were the jury instructions so broad, when the evidence brought forth at trial was much narrower in scope and focus? — 10:23 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Sarah Rahal, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The jury instructions were broader because the legal standard is broader than the defense’s specific medical theory or this one trial. The instructions are used when the defense is arguing what is commonly called not guilty by reason of insanity. In the Lindsay Clancy trial, the defense argued she suffered from postpartum psychosis, but Massachusetts law asks whether a defendant had a “mental disease or defect” that impaired her ability to understand her actions on the day she killed her children. So while postpartum psychosis was the defense’s explanation for Clancy’s condition, the judge had to instruct the jury on the governing legal standard rather than limit the jury to that particular diagnosis.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Why is Massachusetts so poorly equipped in education around psychosis? From my experience as a mental health advocate, it is clear that most clinicians do not understand that psychosis is a medical emergency. — 10:19 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Sarah Rahal, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”You raise an important point. Massachusetts actually has more perinatal mental health resources than many states, including one of the highest concentrations of mental health providers per capita in the nation. State laws require OB/GYNs and pediatricians to screen for postpartum depression and, if needed, refer mothers for free psychiatric consultation to MCPAP for Moms, a state-funded child psychiatry access program. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”But there is a significant gap between having that expertise available and ensuring that clinicians across the mental health system are trained to recognize psychosis and treat it. The Clancy case highlighted those gaps: fragmented care, providers who did not always communicate or share records, and a system in which severe psychiatric deterioration may not trigger emergency intervention unless a patient meets a narrow threshold for imminent danger. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Experts I interviewed said providers in Massachusetts need better training to recognize severe postpartum psychiatric illness. Postpartum psychosis is not listed as a standalone, independent diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, but there are experts who are advocating for it to be classified as a condition of bipolar disorder to bring it more awareness. So the question may be less why Massachusetts has no expertise and more why that expertise isn’t consistently reaching the clinicians and families who need it.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Can she be charged with child abuse? — 10:15 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Travis Andersen and Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Theoretically prosecutors could seek to charge her with child abuse, but to add a felony charge in Superior Court they would have to convene another grand jury to indict.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Also, Clancy would likely mount the same defense to such a charge: that she is not criminally responsible for her conduct because she was in the throes of postpartum psychosis at the time.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Initially, prosecutors also charged Clancy with three counts of strangulation, but those charges were dropped before the trial. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”If there’s another trial how will they be able to find unbiased jurors? — 10:11 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by John R. Ellement, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Jurors are not asked to be unbiased. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“The goal in jury selection is not to select jurors without opinions or beliefs, but to select jurors whose opinions and beliefs do not affect their ability to fairly and impartially find the facts, to follow the law, and to render a just verdict,” Chief Justice Ralph Gants wrote in a 2019 Supreme Judicial Court ruling. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The legal standard is whether they “stand indifferent” to either side of a controversy. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Judicial tools to search out those “indifferent” people include more detailed questioning of the person’s beliefs, knowledge of the first Clancy trial, as well as their views on the impact mental health can have on an individual’s decisions. The trial can be relocated from Plymouth County to another county or the number of people summoned to the courthouse for possible jury service can be expanded. In the second trial of Karen Read, 1,000 prospective jurors were summoned to Norfolk Superior Court. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Can Clancy be required to testify? — 10:07 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by John R. Ellement, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”No, Clancy cannot be required to testify. The burden of proof is on the government, not the defendant. She also cannot be called by the prosecution as a witness against herself under both the Fifth Amendment and Article 12 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Model jury instructions from the state court system include this message: “The defendant does not have to do anything to convince you he is innocent. He does not have to explain anything to the jury. The defendant does not have to testify, call or question witnesses, or provide any evidence at all — because you must presume he is innocent.” “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”With the passing of time, could Lindsay Clancy ever recover her memory of what happened [the night she killed her children]? — 10:05 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by Sarah Rahal, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”It’s unclear what Lindsay Clancy does or doesn’t remember. Testimony from those who evaluated her included that she couldn’t recall how the events of Jan. 24, 2023 happened but could recall a voice commanding her to act and has admitted to killing her children. It’s possible, but there’s no way to know whether she’ll ever recover her full memory of what happened that night.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Postpartum psychosis, which Clancy’s legal team said she had, can involve profound confusion, hallucinations, delusions, and a loss of touch with reality. People who recover from it sometimes report gaps in their memories and uncertainty about which memories reflected actual events and which were part of the psychosis.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Women seek to fill gaps in their memory by reviewing their medical notes, writing down their experiences, and spending time with family to create a timeline of their footsteps, according to a 2019 Springer Nature paper on psychological intervention for postpartum psychosis.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”While psychosis has been linked to memory problems and the brain’s mechanisms in emotional processing, these functions have not been formally studied in people with postpartum psychosis.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”Are background checks done on jurors prior to being selected? — 10:00 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline Answered by John R. Ellement, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Yes. Criminal histories are checked to ensure there is no connection between prospective jurors and people involved in the trial. They are also performed to eliminate anyone with a felony conviction. Under state law, a person with a felony conviction cannot serve on a jury, according to the Office of Jury Commissioner.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”We’re about to kick things off — 9:55 a.m.”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”//byline By Jenna Reyes, Globe Staff”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Our team of reporters is getting ready to answer your questions. If you haven’t yet, submit yours here. We’ll be kicking things off in a few minutes.”,”type”:”text”}],”description”:{“basic”:”The trial cast a spotlight on the treatment and diagnosis of women struggling with postpartum mental health issues.”},”headlines”:{“basic”:”Will any further action be taken regarding the holdout juror’s failure to deliberate? Our reporters answered your Lindsay Clancy trial questions.”,”native”:”lindsay clancy trial reader questions”},”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“additional_properties”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”ff22b7994094e2e27a77e60b27fb80c82786be46e26a63494ecadb0bec432725″},”caption”:”Defendant Lindsay Clancy looks at the jury after Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Clancy’s murder trial on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass.”,”credits”:{“by”:[]},”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/Q555X47PZCM4HTMPJW7UGE4HYY.jpg”,”width”:3000}}},{“_id”:”YF4OA3ADDJECLCOGP56T2XAXQ4″,”canonical_url”:”/2026/09/10/sports/patriots-seahawks-review/”,”content_elements”:[{“content”:”Welcome to the Unconventional Review, an instant reaction to standouts, stats, and story lines from the Patriots’ most recent game …“,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”It might require a pigskin debacle beyond the grasp of our imaginations for the 2026 Patriots to have a more frustrating regular-season loss than the one they opened their season with Wednesday night.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”It’s not that they lost, or to whom they lost. A 13-10 defeat on the road to the defending champion Seahawks is not a terrible outcome at a glance, especially since the Patriots happened to be the overmatched victim of the Seahawks’ excellence in their 29-13 victory in Super Bowl LX.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”But how it happened? Oh yeah, that stings. Let us count the regrets, of which there are a few.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”1. The Seahawks lost starting quarterback Sam Darnold to a hip injury at the end of their first offensive series. Backup Drew Lock, whose scouting report might read, “Strong arm, that’s about it, folks,” came in and hit 16 of 22 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown, played with the poise of a much more decorated player.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”2. Prized offseason acquisition A.J. Brown, the kind of receiving weapon Drake Maye lacked last season when he finished runner-up for Most Valuable Player and should have won the thing, injured his ankle in the third quarter and did not return to the game. If you’re now even more confused why the Patriots gave Kayshon Boutte away, I’m with you.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”oembed_response”},{“content”:”3. The Patriots probably would have won the game had Maye not turned the fourth quarter into a 2022 Mac Jones tribute. All three of the Patriots’ possessions in the fourth ended with Maye interceptions, including an inexplicable underthrown alley-oop to Mack Hollins in the final minute with the Patriots in position to at least tie the game. Ugh, what a disappointing way to open.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Some further thoughts, upon immediate review …”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Three players who were worth watching”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”Players suggested in the Unconventional Preview: A.J. Brown, Christian Gonzalez, Jadarian Price.“,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Jaxon Smith-Njigba: The Seahawks receiver and reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year became Lock’s new best friend over the course of the game. At halftime, Smith-Njigba had five catches for 53 yards, fine numbers for most receivers but modest by his usual output. In the second half, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he changed the game. Smith-Njigba opened the Seahawks’ first possession of the fourth quarter with a 13-yard catch. They trailed, 10-3, at that point, but that changed three plays later, when on fourth and 1 from the New England 45 he caught a short throw in a soft spot of the Patriots’ zone and outran their defense to the end zone, tying the score at 10 and fully awakening the surprisingly laconic fans at Lumen Field. Having a game-breaking receiver such as Smith-Njigba is such a difference-maker for an offense.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”A.J. Brown: The Patriots, of course, went out and traded for a difference-maker of their own in the offseason, bringing in the three-time Pro Bowl receiver Brown from the Eagles. Before leaving the game with what appeared to be a high ankle sprain early in the third quarter, he was everything the Patriots could have hoped for. When he converted a third and 4 near midfield early in the second quarter, gaining 5 yards, NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth declared, “[The Patriots] have answers that they didn’t have in the Super Bowl.” Less than two minutes later, Brown set up what would be their lone touchdown, drawing a 34-yard pass interference penalty on a third-down flea-flicker that put the ball on the Seahawks’ 2. Had Brown not had to leave the game, the Patriots would almost certainly be 1-0. After the offseason’s long, anticipatory wait to see him play with Maye, it’s a massive bummer that he got hurt, and so soon.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Gabe Jacas: Yeah, yeah, another Seahawks player — maybe a Maye interceptor such as Julian Love, Josh Jobe, or the excellent Nehemiah Pritchett — probably deserves to be acknowledged in this spot. But hey, this is Patriots territory, and it is worth noting that Jacas, an edge rusher, had a forceful NFL debut, with a second-quarter sack of Lock for a 7-yard loss, as well a ferocious tackle on running back Jadarian Price that left him with a 3-yard loss.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Shaughnessy: What felt like a lock in Seattle quickly turned into an opening-night disaster for Drake Maye, Patriots”,”type”:”interstitial_link”},{“content”:”Grievance of the game”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”Romeo Doubs, the former Packers receiver signed to a four-year, $68 million contract in the offseason, had three targets in his Patriots debut. We’re still waiting for his first Patriots catch. He should have had a big gainer early in the fourth quarter on a second-and-14 play from the Patriots’ 22, but Maye’s accurate throw ricocheted off his hands. On the next play, Maye was picked off by Love at the Patriots’ 47. In his Patriots debut, Doubs played like someone Bill Belichick would have spent a high draft pick on from 2003 onward. That is not in any way a compliment.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Three notes scribbled in the margins”,”type”:”header”},{“content”:”Predicted final score: Seahawks 31, Patriots 27.“,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Final score: Seahawks 13, Patriots 10.“,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The Patriots missed speedy second-year running back TreVeyon Henderson, or at least missed the threat of him as a complement to Rhamondre Stevenson. Henderson was inactive with an ankle injury, and in his absence backups Lan Larison and Corey Kiner combined for 11 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards … Decent night for rookies out of Notre Dame. Tight end Eli Raridon scored the Patriots’ lone touchdown on a 2-yard reception in the second quarter, while Price ran for 52 yards on 10 carries, including a 13-yard burst on the game’s first play from scrimmage … One of the Seahawks’ unheralded weapons is their punter, Michael Dickson, who was exceptional in Super Bowl LX, averaging 47.9 yards on seven kicks, including three inside the 20. Wednesday night, Patriots punter Mitch Wishnowsky, stepping in for injured holdover Bryce Baringer, did a fine job going toe-to-toe with Dickson, including landing punts at the Seattle 7-, 10-, and 14-yard lines in the first half. He might be worthy of keeping the job.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”video”}],”description”:{“basic”:”The Patriots probably would have won the game had Maye not turned the fourth quarter into a 2022 Mac Jones tribute.”},”headlines”:{“basic”:”Three regrets from a stinging defeat, players who were worth watching, and more from Patriots’ loss to Seahawks”,”native”:”Patriots Seahawks review “},”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“additional_properties”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”4cef4a59dff9ae45459ca6650a9e9666741d166ee48badd7a7c88942e1a9e957″},”caption”:”Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett (right) intercepts a pass intended for new Patriots wide receiver Romeo Doubs during the fourth quarter. It was one of three interceptions Drake Maye threw in the final 15 minutes of New England’s season-opening 13-10 loss to the defending Super Bowl champions.”,”credits”:{“by”:[{“name”:”Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff”}]},”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/HU7TETEJXWDFLU3BGFYKCRIKBI.JPG”,”width”:3185}}},{“_id”:”RRCPQ255UJGXXN3FPOSX7UNPTA”,”canonical_url”:”/2026/09/10/opinion/amtrak-acela-high-speed-connecticut/”,”content_elements”:[{“content”:”If you’ve ever ridden Amtrak from Boston to New York, you’ve surely noticed an anomaly between Providence and New Haven: It’s a beautiful stretch with shoreline views, but the track becomes slow and curvy. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”A decade ago, the Federal Railroad Administration proposed a way to straighten out this part of the Northeast line to speed up service between Old Saybrook, Conn., and Kenyon, R.I., a roughly 50-mile stretch. Coastal communities and public officials in Connecticut went into a full-scale revolt, complaining that they were only consulted after the route had been decided. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut threatened to tie himself to the tracks if the project was approved. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The idea was scrapped.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The Northeast Corridor is an important economic asset for the entire region. It’s the closest thing America has to high-speed rail. If trains were faster and more frequent, they could take cars off highways and divert people off short-distance flights, relieving airport congestion and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Yet efforts to improve the route have too often become case studies in our seeming inability to think big about the future and manage the inevitable trade-offs that major new infrastructure involves. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Amtrak is now taking another swing at improving service along the nation’s busiest passenger rail route, embarking on a two-year feasibility study that began in May. This time, the rail carrier is seeking robust public input, planning around 30 engagement opportunities before making any recommendations. Amtrak is touting the study as a “fresh approach” with no preconceived preferences. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”All the parties involved should take a breath, let the process play out, and try to keep the greater good in mind. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”For too long, even mere suggestions of altering this stretch within Amtrak’s busiest corridor has been met with suspicion. Locals fear that the needs of passengers traveling between Boston and New York, who want faster trains, are being put before Connecticut residents, who want improvements to local service. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The editorial board asked: Why can’t we have both? “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”That’s the goal, said Joseph Barr, Amtrak’s senior director for state partnerships and developmen-east.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“We are here to accomplish something that we think will be beneficial to them [local communities], but also we’re going to listen to them to make sure we understand what beneficial to them means,” Barr said. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Improving rail, stations, and other infrastructure to enhance capacity can be designed to benefit both regional and local interests. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Upgrading Connecticut’s Amtrak line isn’t just a luxury for riders passing through — it may soon become a necessity. The existing tracks near the shoreline in Southeastern Connecticut have become increasingly exposed to severe coastal storms and flooding as climate change warms the planet and ocean levels rise. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Currently, traveling by rail between New Haven and Providence is about a 100-mile journey. The Acela’s high-speed service can cover that in 1 hour, 22 minutes if all runs smoothly.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”As the crow flies, however, the distance is 87 miles. Building a straighter track might not seem like it would make much of a difference, but imagine a new Acela zipping along at its top speed, 160 miles per hour. Now — in theory — that stretch through Connecticut could be covered in 33 minutes. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”A precisely drawn straight line isn’t realistic, though — that would require too many tunnels through hills, as well as navigating through existing communities, wildlife preserves, water bodies, and tribal lands. If a new track were to run parallel to Interstate 95 for 103 miles, that could shorten the trip to just under 40 minutes on high-speed rail. Regardless of the route chosen, trade-offs will need to be made to accommodate the greater good. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The cold reality is that there’s no way to build a new track without some people being impacted and communities being disrupted, Samuel Gold, executive director of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments, told the editorial board. He said locals were “scared and upset” by the proposals force-fed to them last time. And that’s why Connecticut wants, and is getting, a seat at the table this time. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“Connecticut doesn’t want to take the burden of improvements without getting anything in return,” said Gold. “Our federal system provides for a little bit of horse trading in order to make things happen.” “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”It’s entirely reasonable for Connecticut residents to continue to demand that Amtrak invest more in their state, which it’s already doing. It’s also fair for local residents to be cautiously distrustful of the process and fight to minimize impacts to the environment and cultural relics, such as Old Lyme’s historic district.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”But it’s also entirely reasonable for Amtrak, the national passenger railroad, to weigh the national good alongside neighbors’ concerns. Local residents need to accept the fact that this feasibility study was launched to help an entire region. Compromises must be made.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Amtrak is taking the right approach with a slow, deliberate process to come up with a plan to deliver the most benefits to the maximum number of people before embarking on what will be a massively expensive, transformative project. Any ideas that emerge from a feasibility study will be just that: ideas. Those would next go through all the channels, including a lengthy design and environmental review process, before any railroad tie is ever spiked into the ground. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Connecticut residents and officials may still be scarred by what happened a decade ago, but until the current process plays out, nobody should be threatening to tie themselves to the tracks. “,”type”:”text”}],”description”:{“basic”:”Trains between Boston and New York have to navigate slow, curvy stretches in the Constitution State. A better route is possible, but politically perilous. “},”headlines”:{“basic”:”Really fast trains to New York would be great. Can Amtrak overcome one obstacle?”,”native”:”amtrak acela high speed connecticut”},”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“additional_properties”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”e1e6ba34cee1524d8fffa58b42cb3a1d874351ece63c57e5118d6da886be6a12″},”caption”:”Sixpenny Island in Noank, Conn., as seen from Amtrak’s NextGen Acela.”,”credits”:{“by”:[{“name”:”Christopher Muther”}]},”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/GUNKAU45RJD7NIEXLNJQ4ECEBA.JPG”,”width”:5679}}},{“_id”:”UAQ7UKBL3NGHLMW6G3IG56YNCQ”,”canonical_url”:”/2026/09/10/business/magen-extell-southie-dorchester-avenue/”,”content_elements”:[{“content”:”A development team behind one of New York’s tallest residential skyscrapers intends to build 1,945 homes on a prime South Boston site — property where Southie native Andrew J. Collins long dreamed of building.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”New York-based J.T. Magen & Co. and Extell Development in March successfully bid $75 million at a public foreclosure auction — held on St. Patrick’s Day — to buy a collection of industrial property along Dorchester Avenue where it splits from Old Colony Avenue. The site, located midway between the Broadway and Andrew MBTA Red Line stations, is at the heart of a decade-old city plan that called for a corridor of dense, tall development in what is now a low-slung industrial zone. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Now the group has kicked off the city’s formal development-review process, with local partner Thomas O’Brien of The HYM Investment Group this month alerting Boston officials of the plan to build 1.8 million square feet of residential and retail space at 314-420 Dorchester Ave. In terms of space, that’s just a tad larger than the former John Hancock tower in Back Bay, though the Southie project will be developed as multiple buildings.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Collins, the identical twin brother of state Senator Nick Collins, spent years cobbling together multiple parcels along the Dot. Ave. corridor and pitching a life-science campus there. Despite persuading a number of investors to funnel money toward a project, Andrew Collins never got a development off the ground. Collins has faced a number of lawsuits in state and federal court from investors claiming he owes them around $150 million. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“content”:”The J.T. Magen, Extell, and HYM development is one of the largest new housing projects proposed in Boston in years. The group envisions a collection of four 200-foot residential buildings with about 45,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, and is exploring the potential to bring a grocery store to the site. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”None of the buildings would rise higher than 200 feet, O’Brien said. At that height, the buildings would be roughly 18 stories. The project would have underground parking, which costs about $350,000 per space to build.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”O’Brien, who last year briefly considered challenging Mayor Michelle Wu’s reelection, declined to share an estimated total development cost. However, new high-rise residential construction in Boston these days can cost more than $1 million per unit to build. The development team hopes to have all permits in hand by early next year.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“The idea is to build as fast as possible,” O’Brien said. “Not much housing is being built right now. … You’d be delivering those units into a market that has not had much new product, and that’s a really important consideration.” “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The anemic pace at which Boston is permitting and constructing housing is a top concern for many residents and the regional real estate development community, many of whom have sought to build outside city limits given the expense of developing in Boston. Approving 2,000 units would help the Wu administration’s preliminary goal of adding 3,000 new units annually over her second four-year term, which started in January. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Capping the buildings’ height at 200 feet aligns with the city’s adopted plan for the Dot Ave. corridor. Still, because the plan’s guidelines were never incorporated in Boston’s zoning code, the J.T. Magen, Extell, and HYM partnership would need additional approval in order to build anywhere near that high.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The first building would likely be situated on a triangular-shaped parcel, currently home to a parking lot and vacant Castle Self Storage facility. The distinctive shape gives Boston-based architecture firm CBT “an opportunity for a really beautiful design,” O’Brien said.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“content”:”Extell has built in Boston before, but not for decades. In 2006, the firm built the waterfront Intercontinental Hotel and Residences in downtown. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“These are two groups who are very familiar with Boston, and they understand the basic dynamics of what makes our city great,” O’Brien said. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”As for the drive-through Dunkin’ located at 75 Old Colony Ave. in the center of the site, the Extell, J.T. Magen and HYM team intend for it to “stay for as long as possible,” O’Brien said. “,”type”:”text”}],”description”:{“basic”:”J.T. Magen & Co., Extell Development Co., and The HYM Investment Group plan to develop 1,945 homes across four buildings in South Boston.”},”headlines”:{“basic”:”Developers want to bring nearly 2,000 units to Southie’s Dot. Ave. ‘as fast as possible’”,”native”:”magen extell southie dorchester avenue”},”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“additional_properties”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”a025fe879d012c25bfce2435eebbf185f3ace19675484e34d6c1d1b85035e1b3″},”caption”:”At a foreclosure auction in March, a New York development group bid $75 million for a six-acre stretch of mostly vacant industrial property along Dorchester Avenue in South Boston.”,”credits”:{“by”:[{“name”:”Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff”}]},”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/XH7IKIZZ4GW7AHOAG7NDWWRZUE.jpg”,”width”:8192}}},{“_id”:”YO7EHI4TPZC2VGJIFUMEW3ZKLU”,”canonical_url”:”/2026/09/10/metro/rhode-island-primary-foulkes-morales-matos-ahern/”,”content_elements”:[{“content”:”Rhode Island experienced a political earthquake in Wednesday’s primary, as Democratic voters unseated an incumbent governor and two mayors, opening the door to a new generation of political leaders.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Taken together, the results amounted to a seismic shift in Rhode Island politics — a rejection of some of the state’s most established political figures and a striking signal that the electorate is ready for something new.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”👉Surprise: There was very little doubt that Helena Foulkes was going to defeat incumbent Governor Dan McKee, but the former CVS executive swept every city and town in Rhode Island and earned 62 percent of the vote. The decisive primary victory will make it extremely difficult for independent businessman Ken Block to mount a strong general election campaign, and we’re still waiting on a winner in the razor tight Republican primary between Aaron Guckian and Elaine Pelino.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”👉Shock: State Representative David Morales became the first candidate in Providence history to beat an incumbent mayor in a primary, uniting progressives against Brett Smiley, a moderate who struggled to excite voters and ran a relentlessly negative, pro-police campaign that made little sense in a city that has dealt 50-plus point losses to Donald Trump in three consecutive presidential elections. Smiley outspent Morales at least 6-to-1 in the race. Morales will be a heavy favorite in the general election against Republican Dave Talan.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”👉Stunner: It turns out that the bombshell of the night took place in Pawtucket, where Democrat Adam Greenman unseated 16-year incumbent Mayor Don Grebien.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Greenman ran a slow and steady campaign, entering the race more than a year ago and chipping away at Grebien’s firm grip on City Hall with very little attention. In the end, he essentially matched Foulkes’ numbers in Pawtucket to come away with the victory. He does not have an opponent in the general election.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Joining Foulkes, Morales, and Greenman as the new stars of Rhode Island politics will be Kim Ahern, who narrowly won a four-way Democratic primary for attorney general by 3 percentage points over Keith Hoffmann.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Ahern, who faces a little-known perennial candidate in the general election, will succeed two-term Attorney General Peter Neronha, a larger-than-life personality who rubbed a lot of Democrats the wrong way with his criticism of Ahern (he supported Hoffmann) on the campaign trail.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”👉Survivor: The most significant survivor of the night was Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, who turned a lot of heads with a comfortable victory in a five-way Democratic primary, securing more than 37 percent of the vote. She’ll have a formidable general election opponent in Republican John Loughlin, but starts the race as a considerable favorite.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”There were very few waves in the General Assembly, where incumbents dominated across the state and The League of Rhode Island Businesses, a more conservative group that endorsed a slate of legislative candidates and set up multiple PACs to funnel money to them, fell on its face. “,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”divider”},{“content”:”This story first appeared in Rhode Map, our free newsletter about Rhode Island that also contains information about local events, links to interesting stories, and more. If you’d like to receive it via e-mail Monday through Friday, you can sign up here.“,”type”:”text”}],”description”:{“basic”:”The big surprises and key takeaways from Wednesday’s primary show a reshaping of R.I.’s political landscape.”},”headlines”:{“basic”:”A political earthquake in Rhode Island: Governor, Providence mayor ousted in primary”,”native”:”Rhode Island primary foulkes morales matos ahern”},”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“additional_properties”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”56581caf527353a4a60e617085cc390138582696d8cfdf05c4f75725425e3a37″},”caption”:”Helena Foulkes gives her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary for governor of Rhode Island Wednesday.”,”credits”:{“by”:[{“name”:”MARK STOCKWELL FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE”}]},”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/E4DHUSPFXZH7ZBPYDMF3QL6BZI.jpg”,”width”:2302}}},{“_id”:”O2GINNDEARH5JFL6LYGKAC3C7I”,”canonical_url”:”/2026/09/10/metro/shelley-joseph-public-reprimand-sjc/”,”content_elements”:[{“content”:”The state’s highest court on Thursday issued a formal public reprimand to Judge Shelley Joseph, who was accused in 2018 of allowing a defendant in Newton District Court to evade capture by immigration agents waiting in the hallway to apprehend him. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The Supreme Judicial Court’s public reprimand of Joseph had been recommended last year by a hearing officer for the state’s Commission on Judicial Conduct. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The officer found that while Joseph didn’t know about an “escape plan” for defendant Jose Medina-Perez, who evaded immigration authorities after appearing for arraignment on fugitive from justice and drug possession charges, her actions had created an “appearance of impropriety.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Joseph “is publicly reprimanded for her statements and conduct during a sidebar discussion on April 2, 2018, regarding the presence of an ICE officer and counsel’s concern that the officer would take Medina-Perez into custody.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The SJC also reprimanded Joseph “for failing to abide by rule 211 when she instructed the clerk to turn off the courtroom audio recording system during Medina-Perez’s arraignment, in violation of her duty under rule 1.1 to comply with the law.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The reprimand capped a roughly seven-year legal saga that saw Joseph at one point facing federal criminal charges that were ultimately dropped. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Federal prosecutors indicted her on obstruction of justice charges in 2019, leading to her suspension from the bench. Those charges were dropped in 2022 under the Biden administration as part of an agreement that referred Joseph’s conduct to the state commission for an inquiry into her behavior.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”As part of that agreement, Joseph admitted she knew that ICE agents were waiting to detain Medina-Perez, that she had asked them to leave the courtroom, and that she had an off-the-record conversation with court parties that violated court rules. But she did not admit wrongdoing or that she deliberately helped Medina-Perez avoid ICE.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Joseph remains a judge and is currently on administrative duty; she was initially assigned to Boston Municipal Court after the dismissal of her federal criminal case but moved to an administrative role after the judicial conduct commission filed disciplinary charges in 2024. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“It’s been an incredibly long and difficult eight years for Judge Joseph,” her attorneys, Thomas Hoopes and Elizabeth Mulvey, said in a statement Thursday. “We are grateful to the hearing officer who undertook this monumental task and pleased that his efforts have shown that this was a baseless federal prosecution from the beginning and solely the work of the defense lawyer involved. Judge Joseph is thankful for everyone who stood by her and looks forward to rejoining her colleagues.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Material from prior Globe stories was used in this report. “,”type”:”text”}],”description”:{“basic”:”The Supreme Judicial Court’s public reprimand of Judge Shelley Joseph had been recommended last year by a hearing officer with the state Commission on Judicial Conduct. “},”headlines”:{“basic”:”SJC issues public reprimand to Newton judge accused of helping defendant evade capture by ICE agents”,”native”:”Shelley Joseph public reprimand SJC”},”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“additional_properties”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”a761af899b1af6fc1c959a4ba682e9a0fd1d6646a0ae47b6f327f685634f1d88″},”caption”:”Judge Shelley Joseph testifies during her civil disciplinary hearing in Suffolk Superior Court on June 12, 2025. “,”credits”:{“by”:[{“name”:”Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff”}]},”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/ZIGRLG5J6HRXPJFY3ARVP2S3RY.jpg”,”width”:2862}}}],”type”:”results”},”expires”:1789057593104,”lastModified”:1789057292962},”{“size”:11}”:{“data”:{“_id”:”5e31ad8606a32c85cf7c16208ed2c33788fbb501dacc5d85ab17eebbd9a4bc98″,”content_elements”:[{“_id”:”CMUDXLWCXJFQDNXOR6ISW3BARA”,”canonical_url”:”/2026/09/10/sports/dan-shaughnessy-patriots-seahawks-nfl-opener/”,”content_elements”:[{“content”:”SEATTLE — Disaster.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Truly.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”This was the kind of stuff that happened to the 20th-century Red Sox. Mike Torrez-Bucky Dent stuff. Buckner-esque, if you will.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Wednesday night in Seattle, just when it looked like Drake Maye and the Patriots were going to vaporize the Seattle Kryptonite, the quarterback imploded in spectacular fashion. It could hardly have been any worse.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Leading the team that thrashed New England in February’s Super Bowl, 10-0, midway through the third quarter, the Patriots gave up 13 consecutive points as Maye threw an interception on all three of his fourth-quarter drives.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The last one was the true killer. In easy field goal range, all the way at the Seattle 16 and readying to tie the game, Maye floated a ball toward Mack Hollins in the right corner of the end zone, then watched in horror as Seattle corner Josh Jobe cut in front of Hollins, snared the pass, and came down inbounds for a game-clinching pick.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Ugh.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“We had the game under control, but we lost patience,” said Maye. “A couple of bad decisions on my part. It’s unacceptable and I know that. That wasn’t how I play football and how I want to play quarterback for the Patriots. I just stopped being patient.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Patriots’ loss to Seahawks was ugly because of how quickly it fell apart, and other observations”,”type”:”interstitial_link”},{“content”:”Maye did not have a multiple-interception game last year until Super Bowl LX, when the Seahawks got him twice. New England’s franchise quarterback had a season-worst game in the biggest game, when he was sacked six times and turned it over three. After that loss, he said, “I’d like to go back to the beginning and re-do it.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”He had his chance Wednesday and finished with a flurry of blunders, which no doubt made for the longest five-hour flight in aviation history for the defending AFC champs.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“We have to move on,” Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said. “We know how hard the season is.””,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“content”:”Playing about 830 miles north of their humbling Super Bowl loss to the Seahawks, the Patriots had complete control of their 67th season opener. A 2-yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end Eli Raridon and an Andy Borregales field goal looked like a commanding lead given Seattle’s starting quarterback Sam Darnold was knocked out of the game in the first three minutes.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Summoning a time-tested tenet of the Bill Belichick era — one that reared its head last year when Broncos starting quarterback Bo Nix went down in the game before the AFC Championship — the Pats got a big break when Darnold injured his hip after only five plays.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”On a third and 6 near midfield, Darnold was sacked by edge lineman Dre’Mont Jones, and limped to the sideline blue tent while Seattle punted. He soon left to the locker room, was listed as questionable to return, then ruled out before halftime.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”It was Belichick’s Sun Tzu (famous for “The Art of War”) theory coming into play . . . if you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by. Darnold was replaced by eight-year veteran backup Drew (Not Exactly A) Lock. There’s no way the Pats were going to blow a 10-0, second-half lead to Drew Lock. Right?”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Predictions, what the Patriots need from Drake Maye, and more: Read the Globe’s coverage as NFL season kicks off”,”type”:”interstitial_link”},{“content”:”Things started to shift late in the third. Lock floated a pass into the arms of Cooper Kupp at the 13, then had a touchdown taken off the board due to an illegal shift. Seattle settled for a chip shot field goal to make it 10-3 with 3:13 left in the third.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Then we had the game’s first turnover. Forcing a long pass to new toy Romeo Doubs, Maye watched as the ball was tipped by Rodney Thomas and landed in the arms of Nehemiah Pritchett.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Game On for the champs.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”On a fourth and 1 from the New England 45, Lock found Jaxon Smith-Njigba over the middle. The nimble receiver darted and weaved all the way to Tacoma in the most exciting play of the night to make it 10-10 with 11:28 left.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”image”},{“content”:”With the scored tied and all momentum moving to Seattle, Doubs dropped a sure first-down pass in the open field. On the next play, third and 14 from his own 22, Maye forced it over the middle in the direction of DeMario Douglas and it was easily picked by Julian Love, putting Seattle in great position to win the game.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Lock moved the champs all the way to New England’s 3 before settling for a 26-yard field goal and their first lead with 5:50 left. It was time for Maye to step up.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”He did the job. For a while. With great play calling and clock management starting at his 27, he moved his team all the way to the Seattle 16. A field goal was a sure thing.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”But the Pats got greedy. They didn’t want overtime. They wanted the win.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Instead, they got the loss. (And if you thought things couldn’t get any worse, A.J. Brown sustained an ankle injury in the second half and didn’t return.)”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Milton Williams set to reprise his role as a Patriots defensive stalwart”,”type”:”interstitial_link”},{“content”:”Historically, the Seahawks have been a problem for New England. Seattle is 13-9 against the Patriots, including five conseutive victories. The last time the Pats beat the ’Hawks was in Super Bowl XLIX, when Pete Carroll made the dumbest call in sports history, electing to throw a slant pass in traffic (remember Malcolm Butler?) from the 1-yard line. Apart from that game, New England’s last win over Seattle was in 2008.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Season openers have not been Vrabel’s friend; he’s 2-6 in openers, including five straight losses. His Pats were beaten by the lowly Raiders in Foxboro last September. Now this.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”It doesn’t get much easier for the Pats in the next three weeks. New England plays host to Pittsburgh in the home opener Sept. 20, then travels to Jacksonville and Buffalo. Including Seattle, that means the Pats play four teams that combined to win 72 percent of their games last year.”,”type”:”text”},{“type”:”video”}],”description”:{“basic”:”Maye had his chance Wednesday to make some amends for the Super Bowl and finished with a flurry of blunders, which no doubt made for the longest five-hour flight in aviation history.”},”headlines”:{“basic”:”One word to describe the Patriots’ opening-night loss in Seattle? Disastrous.”,”native”:”dan shaughnessy patriots seahawks nfl opener”},”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“additional_properties”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”21b03a201e4236d1292fd02bd3ef12eb2141f142a78eda19010cdbf5e522149f”},”caption”:”Julian Love (center) had the second of Seattle’s three second-half interceptions of Drake Maye.”,”credits”:{“by”:[{“name”:”Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff”}]},”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/27CAS265N6GK7T4DAGUW3OHF3E.JPG”,”width”:4057}}},{“_id”:”BHQCOJFL5RG65LRPGKBL7ISFRQ”,”canonical_url”:”/2026/09/10/metro/nick-dargie-clancy-juror-interview/”,”content_elements”:[{“content”:”A juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial said the lone holdout on the jury exhibited “disgusting” behavior during deliberations, appearing to act out one of the killings, scrolling on his phone during deliberations, and refusing to produce evidence to support his objections to an acquittal. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”In an interview with ABC News that aired Thursday on “Good Morning America,” Nick Dargie, 25, the first male juror to speak publicly after the trial, said he confronted the man after he picked up an exercise band that Clancy used in the slayings of her three children, tied in around a water bottle, and pulled on it in an apparent simulation of the crime. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“I was just so shocked that he did that,” Dargie told ABC reporter Aaron Katersky. “We’re not in here to play detective. It’s not a game of Clue.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Dargie, who was juror number 10 in the case, said that as the 38 hours of jury deliberations progressed, multiple jurors who initially leaned toward a guilty verdict came to agree that Clancy was not guilty by reason of insanity after reviewing the evidence. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“There were times where you know our vote was different than the last day, but I think ultimately once we laid out all the evidence and how we saw it, that really brought everyone kind of on the same page,” Dargie said. “Except for this one juror.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Dargie said the holdout juror could not cite evidence for his objections to a not guilty verdict.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“There were several times I would ask him to show us evidence or describe a witness testimony that helped to prove what he was saying,” he said. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”At times he refused to engage in discussions and was seen scrolling on his phone as other jurors tried to talk to him, Dargie said. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“There wasn’t a single piece of evidence or witness testimony that he used to prove why he was thinking the way that he was,” Dargie said. “It was definitely frustrating … we felt defeated.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”With the jury unable to reach a unanimous verdict, Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the case.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Dargie, the latest juror to speak to the media this week in the high-profile case, said at one point the holdout juror said he felt that neither the prosecution nor the defense had proved their case. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”At trial, Clancy’s defense team argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis during the slayings and couldn’t resist a man’s voice in her head that told her to kill the children and herself.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Under state law, prosecutors must convince jurors beyond a reasonable doubt that Clancy was sane at the time of the killings to support a guilty verdict. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Dargie said he respects the right of a juror to disagree over the evidence, but said the jury decided to send a note to Sullivan about the situation after finding the lone juror refusing to engage. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“Otherwise, there’s nothing wrong with somebody having a completely opposite opinion,” Dargie said. “That would be a hung jury. That is our justice system.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Dargie, who was in the military overseas at the time of the 2023 slayings and came into the trial with no knowledge of the case, detailed the personal toll it took on him and how he “can’t close my eyes without imagining those kids.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”He said he will never forget the “horrifying” tape of Patrick Clancy’s 911 call played in court. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Responding to a question about unfounded internet conspiracies that have circulated about Patrick Clancy, Lindsay Clancy’s former husband, Dargie said that anyone who heard that call, which was not released publicly, “would change their mind.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Patrick Clancy, through a lawyer, has threatened legal action against online commentators who defame him, while Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, called on conspiracy theorists to stop. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has not said whether prosecutors will retry Clancy, and Reddington has expressed a willingness to discuss a plea deal. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Dargie said he believed most juries would vote to acquit Clancy. “,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”“I think if they tried the trial again the way they did, I think nine times out of 10, I think the jury would come back with not guilty by reason of insanity, no doubt.””,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”This is a developing story and will be updated.“,”type”:”text”},{“content”:””,”type”:”text”}],”description”:{“basic”:”“There wasn’t a single piece of evidence or witness testimony that he used to prove why he was thinking the way that he was,” Nick Dargie said. “},”headlines”:{“basic”:”Juror in Lindsay Clancy trial alleges lone holdout juror exhibited ‘disgusting’ behavior during deliberations”,”native”:”Nick Dargie Clancy juror interview”},”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“additional_properties”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”a2ab2cee50eca59c5ec716315b1519c7be5de6d6b734518dcf6b9cbd8d2ec991″},”caption”:”The outside of Plymouth Superior Court, where Nick Dargie along with 11 other jurors deliberated for 38 hours prior to a mistrial in the murder case of Lindsay Clancy this month. “,”credits”:{“by”:[{“name”:”Mel Musto”}]},”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/X7ISITN3HVDLXGHZIGXGULWN6Q.jpg”,”width”:4000}}},{“_id”:”HDCB3XF7SNE3PBXBT63QVJ7ZLI”,”canonical_url”:”/2026/09/10/metro/lindsay-clancy-trial-reader-questions/”,”content_elements”:[{“content”:”After weeks of gut-wrenching testimony and contentious deliberations, a judge last week declared a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother charged with murder for killing her three children in January 2023.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”The inconclusive end continues to reverberate across New England — and around the world, with many people wondering what happens next.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”As we continue monitoring the latest developments, several reporters who have been covering the trial since the very beginning took your questions about the case.”,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”Here’s a look at the questions submitted by readers and how the team answered them.“,”type”:”text”},{“content”:”nn

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