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A year later, State Police reforms remain elusive

Several initiatives are partially, if not entirely, unfulfilled, and a shift in culture at the troubled agency has proven stubbornly elusive.

Timothy Sullivan (left) and Kenneth Brissette were accused of threatening to withhold city permits for the Boston Calling music festival in 2014. — PAT GREENHOUSE/GLOBE STAFF/FILE

Prosecutors push forward with Boston Calling case

The government wants the trial to start June 17. The defendants? attorneys want the trial to start no earlier than July 15.

High-stakes hearing held on video in Robert Kraft case

Kraft?s defense team is trying to persuade Judge Leonard Hanser to rule that evidence linking Kraft to an alleged house of prostitution should be thrown out.

Home delivery of pot could start in Mass. in 2019

Regulators at the Cannabis Control Commission agreed in principle to allow licensed companies to deliver recreational marijuana from stores to consumers? doorsteps.

Ground Game

The new threat to the N.H. primary?s clout isn?t some other state. It?s cable news

The focus on keeping the state?s primary first, shared by much of the state?s political establishment, is misplaced.

East Boston elementary school student tests positive for the mumps

A third-grade student at an East Boston elementary school has tested positive for the mumps, authorities said Friday.

Chesto Means Business

Price tag climbs for a new soccer stadium

It?s hard to blame Revs fans for lapping up any morsel about a new soccer stadium that they can find.

NRA president tries to oust Wayne LaPierre in widening crisis

The confrontation pits LaPierre, the organization?s longtime CEO, against its recently installed president, Oliver North.

This sandwich will likely cost thousands of dollars ? but you can?t actually eat it, because it?s art

One of artist Justin Richel?s works, a towering sandwich made of silicone and other materials, will be for sale at MassArt?s 30th anniversary auction this weekend.

Justin Evans, inspirational while facing adversity, dies at 42

Justin Evans of Stoneham, son of former Red Sox outfielder Dwight Evans, inspired all he met in his 42 years. Both Justin and his older brother, Timothy, were diagnosed with neurofibromatosis.

Suspect arrested in killing of Laconia, N.H., man

Hassan Sapry, 21, of Laconia has been charged with second-degree murder.

Top federal prosecutor in Mass. now on the hot seat

When he was first nominated to the post US Attorney Andrew Lelling was described as fair, even by his foes. Now, some are using different, less flattering descriptions.

On Thursday, United States Attorney Andrew Lelling announced the indictment of a Massachusetts district court judge for obstruction of justice. But last Thursday, Lelling?s boss, Attorney General Bill Barr, was shrugging off the Mueller report?s indications that the president tried repeatedly to obstruct justice. — Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/File

Nestor Ramos

Feds can?t seem to pick a lane when it comes to obstruction

Irony is dead. But do we have to dance on its grave, too?

NFL DRAFT

Patriots trade up in second round to get CB Joejuan Williams

Trading their Nos. 56 and 101 picks to climb to No. 45, New England took Vanderbilt?s Williams, who was the fifth of six cornerbacks in the first 14 picks on Day 2.

No lack of happy John Havlicek memories

Said Danny Ainge: ?Anyone who knew John, he?s had an impact on them.?

TARA SULLIVAN

Red Sox OK with taking baby steps for now

After a dismal start to the season, there are signs that a turnaround may have begun.

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

Internet TV catching up to cable ? on price

Think you?ll save a ton by ditching the cable company? Think again.

REBECCA PACHECO

Athleisure may be over, but let?s stop telling young girls what they can and can?t wear

To ask girls to dress a certain way seems, at best, like an overreach. At worst, it tills fertile ground for toxic masculinity to flourish.

At 59-hour movie marathon in Revere, Marvel fans prepared for ?Avengers: Endgame?

The marathon comprised all 22 entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Luckily, there were energy drinks.

NAMES

At Coolidge Award event, Oscar-winner Julianne Moore reflects on roles and her years in Boston

The actress talked about her formative years attending Boston University.

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Editorial

House lawmakers gut effort to control drug costs

It is a giant step backward ? a giant step that puts Massachusetts far behind similar drug price disclosure and cost control efforts in Vermont, California, New York and Connecticut.

Editorial Cartoon | Christopher Weyant

Nancy Pelosi has a tough decision to make

In light of the Mueller report, the Speaker of the House has to ask herself a question:

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ?I?m a Gryffindor and he?s a Hufflepuff?

Will a shared interest in Harry Potter be enough for a magical date?

Greg Shell on evening economic disparities

As managing director of the Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, Greg Shell works to identify and fund companies that offer profitable models for addressing critical social problems.

Special reports

He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

Munch Madness

Munch Madness | Final

And the Munch Madness winner is . . .

Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.

The Help Desk

Ask anyone who?s been in this position: Finding a therapist in the Boston area for a pressing mental health concern, especially for a teen or child, can feel overwhelming.

How to find a therapist when you need one

Experts say the list of things we need in our cleaning caddies is actually fairly short.

HELP DESK

How to spring clean like a pro

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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Globe must-reads

For one man, funding ALS research is family matter

Gwyneth Paltrow takes part in a featured session during the South by Southwest Film Festival on Monday, March 11, 2019, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

Gwyneth Paltrow?s Goop is going to Nantucket

Travelers waited for ground transportation at Logan Airport?s Terminal A Arrival Limo and App Ride/TNC lot.

A tip sheet on Logan?s new rules for Uber, Lyft

Sarah Buckley Friedberg, a 35-year-old mother of three, with her youngest.

?I?m ready to lean OUT.? Thousands loved mom?s essay

In this photo taken on Thursday, April 25, 2019, Myanmar police stands guard at a marijuana plantation in Ngazun township, Myanmar. American John Fredric Todoroki, 63, and two local partners were arrested after police on Monday raided their plantation on an industrial estate in Myanmar's central Mandalay region, where they said they found about 349,300 marijuana plants, 380 kilograms (838 pounds) of marijuana seeds and 1,804 grams (64 ounces) of marijuana oil, along with drug processing equipment. (AP Photo)

American arrested over 20-acre cannabis plantation in Myanmar

Arizona State wide receiver N'Keal Harry (1) in the second half during an NCAA college football game against Arizona, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona State defeated Arizona 41-40 to claim the Territorial Cup. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Watch N?Keal Harry learn he?ll be a Patriot

Anita Hill testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in 1991.

Biden?s decades-later apology doesn?t win over Anita Hill

@ Large

What do candidates? logos say about them?

Our Favorite Bars | Magazine

Our 56 favorite bars in Greater Boston and beyond

FALL RIVER MA - 4/24/2019: Towers looming over the Memorial Bridge also known as the Braga Bridge in Fall River. Brayton Point, which at one time was New England's largest coal-power facility, will implode its two 500-foot-high cooling towers on Saturday. Some local businesses are already are planning watch parties with special menu items and drinks at restaurants where their water views will surely improve once the explosion is completed. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 25brayton

Brayton Point cooling towers to come crashing down

Newton District Court Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph.

Judge indicted for obstruction in immigration case

Alabama tight end Irv Smith Jr. runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Jim McBride

Patriots expect fast, furious, ?interesting? Day 2 of draft

Sports

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David Krejci is officially listed as day-to-day.

Blue Jackets at Bruins | Saturday, 8 p.m. (NBC)

David Krejci could be a game-time decision

Krejci was shaken up in the opener against Columbus when he took a hit from ex-teammate Riley Nash.

Metro

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Retired Lynn firefighter Rocco Brienzo was honored Friday.

Lynn names fire boat after 100-year-old retired firefighter

Rocky B is named after Rocco Brienzo, who was on the force from 1949 to 1980.

Politics

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Biden says he raised $6.3 million in the first day of his campaign

Joe Biden?s campaign says he raised more money in the first 24 hours of his campaign than any other Democratic candidate.

Nation & World

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Trump says US is withdrawing from arms trade treaty

The president said that he has decided to revoke the country?s status as a signatory of the Arms Trade Treaty regulating international trade in conventional weapons.