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Gary Washburn previews Celtics’ huge offseason decisions

The futures of Jaylen Brown in Boston are very much in the air. Gary Washburn breaks down the chances that their time in Celtic green has come to an end.

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New records show the close calls on MBTA tracks that prompted federal safety demands
The T shared details about the dangerous episodes as it faces a Monday deadline to rewrite its plan for protecting workers from getting hurt on the job.

Timeline: How the MBTA reached a crossroads with federal regulators over safety issues T’s new board chair: Expect ‘incremental’ improvements

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

DeSantis’s viral moment belies a dirty truth about today’s N.H. primary

In the Instagram age, candidates don’t actually have to be good at pressing the flesh and kissing babies. They simply have to craft the perception that they are.

In accepting First Amendment award, former Globe editor urges journalists to be bold

The former Globe editor, now chairman of the Boston University journalism department, advised journalists to push forward. “Do not settle for convention," he said. "Make yourselves, ourselves, heard at every possible turn.”

The student loan payment pause will end soon. If you have federal loans, take these steps.

After more than three years and eight extensions, the pause on federal student loan payments is coming to an end.

Biden expected to sign debt ceiling bill, will deliver remarks from White House

New Bedford man allegedly kills 8-year-old son before taking his own life, authorities say

The son of former Boston Red Sox first baseman George Scott allegedly killed his 8-year-old son in their New Bedford home on Friday before taking his own life, authorities said.

Shark spotted off North Island Beach in Chatham

New Hampshire man charged with threatening to kill US senator over stalled military promotions

People sit outside Rabia’s Dolce Fumo, on Salem Street on May 1, 2022.

North End restaurateurs file motion to dismiss outdoor dining lawsuit against Wu

The four business owners had originally claimed that the mayor was applying restrictions to outdoor dining unfairly to the cohort of largely Italian-American businesses.

History of NBA super-max deals leaves Celtics and Jaylen Brown at a tricky intersection
Not every team has been willing to commit so much money, not every player has been willing to take it, and how do you know that a player is worth it?

Dan Shaughnessy: Danny Ainge, the principal architect of this Celtics team, has some thoughts on their playoff run Gary Washburn: The Nuggets have adopted Nikola Jokic’s selfless style, and now they’re three wins from an NBA title

This Maine island, with a lighthouse, is on the market for $425,000
Located in the town of Canton in Oxford County, the lighthouse and cottage sit on a man-made island in Lake Anasagunticook.

Summer is the perfect season to browse new books.

The best new books for summer 2023

Some of our favorite critics offer suggestions for the latest (and up-and-coming!) titles to transport you, whether you’re basking at the beach or hanging in the hammock.

Fred Toucher is a cohost for The Sports Hub's morning drive program.

Sports Media

Fred Toucher returns to Sports Hub morning show, explains absence and concerning tweets

Toucher revealed that he had checked himself into an alcohol treatment facility after posting alarming, since-deleted comments on social media over Memorial Day weekend.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘The foundation for feelings is there’

Will these world travelers jet off together?

Cupid FAQ: Tell us what questions you have about the matchmaking process

Tom Hiddleston in "The Night Manager." Hiddleston will reprise his role as Jonathan Pine in season 2.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

In the works: ‘Constant Gardener’ miniseries, ‘Night Manager’ season 2

The production company The Ink Factory is behind both adaptations of John le Carré novels.

The Boston Common, shown May 9, 2023, seemed like the right place to relax on a spring day.

After summer-like heat, a chance of thunderstorms before temperatures fall into 50s Saturday

Friday will be the second of a two-day hot streak with temperatures rising into the 90s in Western Massachusetts and hovering in the 80s along the coast.

Doughnuts at a Krispy Kreme store in 2021.

Here’s where you can get a free doughnut in Mass. for National Doughnut Day

The Salvation Army established the holiday in Chicago in 1938 to commemorate “Doughnut Lassies” who brought baked goods to soldiers on the front lines during World War I.

Where to find great doughnuts in R.I.

Opinion

Heather Furnas

Trying to close the gender pay gap — 60 years after the Equal Pay Act

Before becoming parents, men and women earn about the same. But after becoming parents, men earn 60 percent more than women.

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts gets a chance to kick ‘equity theft’ to the curb

SCOT LEHIGH

Biden bests Republicans yet again with debt ceiling deal

IDEAS | TYLER HARPER

I am the wrong kind of Black professor

Sian Beilock and Phil Hanlon

Speaking up on campus doesn’t mean shouting down others

More recent News

Republicans schedule first presidential debate for Aug. 23

The RNC also detailed the criteria that will be used for candidates to qualify for the debate stage, including a pledge to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee.

Body found in burning vehicle in Lynn

A person was found dead inside the car after the fire was extinguished, police said. Authorities have not identified the victim.

Wall Street leaps, nearly escapes its bear market after strong jobs report

The jobs report is the latest signal the hiring market remains remarkably solid despite much higher interest rates, offering a hefty pillar of support for an economy that’s begun to slow.

Rabid beaver attacks swimmer in Hadley

A rabid beaver attacked a man as he swam Sunday evening in the Connecticut River in Hadley, authorities said Friday.

Raging fire destroys historic church in Spencer

The First Congregational Church on Main Street was fully engulfed in a raging fire late Friday afternoon.

Kidnapping thwarted in Plymouth by three Good Samaritans, police say

A 39-year-old man allegedly tried to kidnap his estranged wife in Plymouth on Friday as she held one of their children, but he was thwarted by three Good Samaritans, including a licensed gun owner who pulled his firearm to help contain the assailant before police arrived, officials said.

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

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Love Letters

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters
Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

From campy to controversial: How drag queens became a target of conservative lawmakers

The growing movement against drag even has a name: “drag panic.” The animosity that Massachusetts queens are experiencing is mild compared with what the drag community faces in states such as Florida and Tennessee.

In Worcester, Healey’s pick for housing secretary gets a mixed reception
Former Worcester city manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. has been hailed by some for his housing record, but questioned about racial inequalities during his tenure.

Letters: Healey should have picked a person of color for housing chief

In a nasty surprise, state learns it erred by using $2.5 billion in federal money to pay jobless claims
A pivotal question is whether employers, who pay into the state unemployment trust fund to cover jobless benefits, will have to bear some of the cost of the mistake.

Abrupt closure of Compass Medical sends shockwaves through already struggling Mass. health care system
The abrupt closure of a large physician group in southeast Mass. has sent patients and nearby facilities scrambling as groups try to coordinate where patients should go for care.

Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Dawn M. Simmons, cofounder and co-producing artistic director of the Front Porch Arts Collective; Loretta Greco, artistic director of the Huntington; and Megan Sandberg-Zakian, artistic director of Boston Playwrights' Theatre.

The stage is theirs: At a majority of Boston-area theaters, women leaders have taken charge

Bob Bittner ran WJIB from a studio next to his home in West Bath, Maine. He died May 26 at the age of 73.

WJIB’s Bob Bittner was always an easy listen

Shameik Moore is the voice of Spider-Man/Miles Morales in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’: Something’s gonna change his world

Head to Revere Hotel on June 9 for a rooftop silent disco.

15 ways to celebrate Pride Month in Boston and beyond

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

When Joseph Curtatone took office in 2004, his city was still derided as “Slummerville” in the leafier precincts nearby. He set about fixing that.

RENÉE LOTH

Somerville shows how to be civically engaged

Mayor Michelle Wu participated in the ribbon cutting during the grand opening of the Edgewood Food Forest in Mattapan, May 13. A new community space dedicated to healthy living and learning, the Edgewood Food Forest is maintained collectively by volunteer stewards as a part of the Boston Food Forest Coalition community land trust.

Eric Leslie

Boston must make civic engagement more equitable

Bobby Gutierrez, the mayor of Bryan, Texas, adjusted the volume of his car radio, May 14.

JEFF JACOBY

AM radio in your car? Don’t let Congress decide.

IDEAS | JOHN SUMMERS

What my autistic son’s cold cheeseburgers taught me about bureaucracy

A child held up a baby to get a closer look at a Lego exhibit at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham in July 2022.

LETTERS

Two zoos? Then which zoo? Or no zoo at all?

IDEAS

Calling teen writers! Globe Ideas wants to give you a megaphone.

Metro

ENVIRONMENT

‘It’s devastating’: Florida questioning Michael Mota after resort’s protected mangrove trees chopped down

A state investigation found nearly 17,800 square feet of mangroves were destroyed. Mota, who is listed as the “contractor/agent” in the state’s report, denies involvement.

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

DeSantis’s viral moment belies a dirty truth about today’s N.H. primary

In the Instagram age, candidates don’t actually have to be good at pressing the flesh and kissing babies. They simply have to craft the perception that they are.

RI POLITICS

House budget includes no cut in R.I. sales tax

Governor McKee had called for trimming the sales tax rate from 7 percent to 6.85 percent, but House Speaker Shekarchi said, “There were other priorities in my caucus.”

RHODE MAP

In accepting First Amendment award, former Globe editor urges journalists to be bold

Sports

As Chris Sale and catcher Connor Wong awaited the arrival of trainer Masai Takahashi at the mound Thursday, the concern for the injured starter showed on the face of third baseman Rafael Devers (right).

RED SOX

Red Sox place Chris Sale on injured list with left shoulder inflammation

Sale was removed from Thursday’s start against the Reds at Fenway Park in the fourth inning. After making only 11 starts over the past three years, he had taken all 11 of his turns in the rotation this season.

Stanley Cup Final

Knights’ star power brings high expectations to Stanley Cup Final

“We’ve got, I think, a way better team overall,” said William Carrier, one of the six original players still on the team.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, a two-time Olympic and two-time world champion, took almost a second off the world mark.

Track and field

Faith Kipyegon of Kenya sets women’s 1,500 meters world record

She became the first woman to better 3 minutes and 50 seconds when she won in 3:49.11 in the Diamond League meet in Italy.

Horse racing

Churchill Downs moves remainder of spring meet to Ellis Park to examine protocols following 12 horse deaths

Watch elite divers compete in Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Seaport

NCAA Baseball

Northeastern falls on Day 1 of NCAA baseball tournament, faces elimination on Saturday

Business

‘This is Boston’s big challenge’: A new plan to defend downtown against sea-level rise

A long-awaited resiliency plan for Boston’s Wharf District outlines $1.2 billion worth of upgrades to protect the waterfront from flooding.

Wall Street leaps, nearly escapes its bear market after strong jobs report

The jobs report is the latest signal the hiring market remains remarkably solid despite much higher interest rates, offering a hefty pillar of support for an economy that’s begun to slow.

North End restaurateurs file motion to dismiss outdoor dining lawsuit against Wu

Eating-disorder group suspends use of AI chatbot after it gave ‘harmful’ advice

magazine

Globe Magazine

I went searching for a relative who escaped the Holocaust. I found a secret some want to forget.

Globe Magazine

What it’s like to dive in the New England Aquarium’s giant tank (watch out for Thomas the eel)

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘The foundation for feelings is there’

CONNECTIONS

On Cape Cod, I’ll always try to stay in my summer landlord’s good graces

metro

Investigation finds officers justified in deadly New Hampshire shooting

In a time of ‘amazing’ opportunity for offshore wind, US energy secretary says, R.I. is ‘on fire’

Six N.H. lawmakers voted against the state’s first in the nation primary. Here’s why.

sports

Novak Djokovic wasn't pleased with the negative feedback from the crowd at Roland Garros. in his third-round match against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Novak Djokovic laments the negative reactions of fans at the French Open but goes on to win

Boston’s Stanley Cup nightmare has come true: It’s the Panthers vs. Bruce Cassidy’s Golden Knights

Game 57: Rays at Red Sox lineups and pregame notes

business

Here’s where you can get a free doughnut in Mass. for National Doughnut Day

This Maine island, with a lighthouse, is on the market for $425,000

US employers added a strong 339,000 jobs in May as labor market stays durable

politics

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential hopeful, greets the crowd during a campaign event at the Derry-Salem Elks Lodge in Salem, N.H., June 1, 2023.

DeSantis’s viral moment belies a dirty truth about today’s N.H. primary

Republicans schedule first presidential debate for Aug. 23

Biden expected to sign debt ceiling bill, will deliver remarks from White House

Nation

Poll workers sorted ballots at the Dekalb County Commissioners office in Decatur, Ga., on Jan. 5, 2021.

Georgia probe of Trump broadens to activities in other states

The student loan payment pause will end soon. If you have federal loans, take these steps.

Rescuers at site of Iowa building collapse complete search for survivors, move on to recovery

World

Rescuers worked at the site of passenger trains that derailed in Balasore district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, on Friday.

Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 50 and trapping many others

China Ukraine envoy urges governments to ‘stop sending weapons to the battlefield,’ negotiate peace

US retaliates for Russia’s suspension of New START treaty by revoking visas of nuclear inspectors

opinion

Stare all you want, but payroll data for Zoo New England, which runs Franklin Park Zoo, is not available on the state comptroller's website. Reporting those numbers is voluntary for quasi-governmental agencies.

Public dollars demand public disclosure

Carbon capture isn’t the climate change health benefit the world needs

College financial aid system benefits white students

lifestyle

This image provided by the Secretary of State's office shows the proposed new design for the Maine license plate. If a bill before the Legislature is approved, it would replace the chickadee plates that have been in use in Maine for almost 25 years. The new design features elements of the 1901 Maine state flag, with a navy blue star and dark green pine tree. (Maine Secretary of State’s Office via AP)

Mainers can’t get enough of retro flag, which will now appear on license plates

What am I missing with these breakups?

I’m stuck in my grief

food & dining

Garmi Mawolo at her fresh vegetable stand outside Urban Greens in Providence, R.I. She farms at Bami Farm in Johnston, which is run by the African Alliance of Rhode Island.

Support local farmers in R.I. and head to one of these summer markets

A pint with your pug? Dog-friendly dining and drinking starts in Boston

Here’s where you can get a free doughnut in Mass. for National Doughnut Day

travel

Boston drag queen Kori King performs at a "Little Mermaid"-themed drag night at the Barking Crab.

From campy to controversial: How drag queens became a target of conservative lawmakers

In Becket, the Dream Away Lodge is ‘somewhere between a living museum or a living work of art, and a church’

More travelers are taking the train — to save the planet

Arts

Paintings that are all about touch

The Peabody Essex Museum to hire a TikTok creator-in-residence

Artists For Humanity alum Wendy ‘MoMa’ Michel comes full circle

Books

The best new books for summer 2023

Kaija Langley, author of verse novel ‘The Order of Things,’ has built a writing career in the margins of a busy life

Children’s book contemplates animals and eternity; Boston Public Library presents special exhibit for Pride Month; program encourages students to write to their favorite authors

Watch now: Gary Washburn previews Celtics’ huge offseason decisions

New records show the close calls on MBTA tracks that prompted federal safety demands The T shared details about the dangerous episodes as it faces a Monday deadline to rewrite its plan for protecting workers from getting hurt on the job.

DeSantis’s viral moment belies a dirty truth about today’s N.H. primary

In accepting First Amendment award, former Globe editor urges journalists to be bold

The student loan payment pause will end soon. If you have federal loans, take these steps.

New Bedford man allegedly kills 8-year-old son before taking his own life, authorities say

Shark spotted off North Island Beach in Chatham

New Hampshire man charged with threatening to kill US senator over stalled military promotions

North End restaurateurs file motion to dismiss outdoor dining lawsuit against Wu

History of NBA super-max deals leaves Celtics and Jaylen Brown at a tricky intersection Not every team has been willing to commit so much money, not every player has been willing to take it, and how do you know that a player is worth it?

This Maine island, with a lighthouse, is on the market for $425,000 Located in the town of Canton in Oxford County, the lighthouse and cottage sit on a man-made island in Lake Anasagunticook.

The best new books for summer 2023

Fred Toucher returns to Sports Hub morning show, explains absence and concerning tweets

Blind date: ‘The foundation for feelings is there’

In the works: ‘Constant Gardener’ miniseries, ‘Night Manager’ season 2

After summer-like heat, a chance of thunderstorms before temperatures fall into 50s Saturday

Here’s where you can get a free doughnut in Mass. for National Doughnut Day

Trying to close the gender pay gap — 60 years after the Equal Pay Act

Massachusetts gets a chance to kick ‘equity theft’ to the curb

Biden bests Republicans yet again with debt ceiling deal

I am the wrong kind of Black professor

Speaking up on campus doesn’t mean shouting down others

More recent News

Republicans schedule first presidential debate for Aug. 23

Body found in burning vehicle in Lynn

Wall Street leaps, nearly escapes its bear market after strong jobs report

Rabid beaver attacks swimmer in Hadley

Raging fire destroys historic church in Spencer

Kidnapping thwarted in Plymouth by three Good Samaritans, police say

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

Recommended reads

From campy to controversial: How drag queens became a target of conservative lawmakers

In Worcester, Healey’s pick for housing secretary gets a mixed reception Former Worcester city manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. has been hailed by some for his housing record, but questioned about racial inequalities during his tenure.

In a nasty surprise, state learns it erred by using $2.5 billion in federal money to pay jobless claims A pivotal question is whether employers, who pay into the state unemployment trust fund to cover jobless benefits, will have to bear some of the cost of the mistake.

Abrupt closure of Compass Medical sends shockwaves through already struggling Mass. health care system The abrupt closure of a large physician group in southeast Mass. has sent patients and nearby facilities scrambling as groups try to coordinate where patients should go for care.

Culture & Lifestyle

The stage is theirs: At a majority of Boston-area theaters, women leaders have taken charge

WJIB’s Bob Bittner was always an easy listen

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’: Something’s gonna change his world

15 ways to celebrate Pride Month in Boston and beyond

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

How the missing become the uncounted

Two Weeks in America

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Somerville shows how to be civically engaged

Boston must make civic engagement more equitable

AM radio in your car? Don’t let Congress decide.

What my autistic son’s cold cheeseburgers taught me about bureaucracy

Two zoos? Then which zoo? Or no zoo at all?

Calling teen writers! Globe Ideas wants to give you a megaphone.

Metro

‘It’s devastating’: Florida questioning Michael Mota after resort’s protected mangrove trees chopped down

DeSantis’s viral moment belies a dirty truth about today’s N.H. primary

House budget includes no cut in R.I. sales tax

In accepting First Amendment award, former Globe editor urges journalists to be bold

Sports

Red Sox place Chris Sale on injured list with left shoulder inflammation

Knights’ star power brings high expectations to Stanley Cup Final

Faith Kipyegon of Kenya sets women’s 1,500 meters world record

Churchill Downs moves remainder of spring meet to Ellis Park to examine protocols following 12 horse deaths

Watch elite divers compete in Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Seaport

Northeastern falls on Day 1 of NCAA baseball tournament, faces elimination on Saturday

Business

‘This is Boston’s big challenge’: A new plan to defend downtown against sea-level rise

Wall Street leaps, nearly escapes its bear market after strong jobs report

North End restaurateurs file motion to dismiss outdoor dining lawsuit against Wu

Eating-disorder group suspends use of AI chatbot after it gave ‘harmful’ advice

I went searching for a relative who escaped the Holocaust. I found a secret some want to forget.

What it’s like to dive in the New England Aquarium’s giant tank (watch out for Thomas the eel)

Blind date: ‘The foundation for feelings is there’

On Cape Cod, I’ll always try to stay in my summer landlord’s good graces

metro

New records show the close calls on MBTA tracks that prompted federal safety demands
The T shared details about the dangerous episodes as it faces a Monday deadline to rewrite its plan for protecting workers from getting hurt on the job.

History of NBA super-max deals leaves Celtics and Jaylen Brown at a tricky intersection
Not every team has been willing to commit so much money, not every player has been willing to take it, and how do you know that a player is worth it?

This Maine island, with a lighthouse, is on the market for $425,000
Located in the town of Canton in Oxford County, the lighthouse and cottage sit on a man-made island in Lake Anasagunticook.

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters
Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

In Worcester, Healey’s pick for housing secretary gets a mixed reception
Former Worcester city manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. has been hailed by some for his housing record, but questioned about racial inequalities during his tenure.

In a nasty surprise, state learns it erred by using $2.5 billion in federal money to pay jobless claims
A pivotal question is whether employers, who pay into the state unemployment trust fund to cover jobless benefits, will have to bear some of the cost of the mistake.

Abrupt closure of Compass Medical sends shockwaves through already struggling Mass. health care system
The abrupt closure of a large physician group in southeast Mass. has sent patients and nearby facilities scrambling as groups try to coordinate where patients should go for care.