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RFK Jr. is running on the Kennedy name. What does that mean for the family’s legacy?

Members of his family have repeatedly tried to distance themselves from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s conspiratorial and antivaccine views.

Kennedys denounce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over ‘deplorable’ antisemitic comments

‘I loved it and I worked hard’: Fred Fantini, longest-serving Cambridge School Committee member, announces retirement
After more than 40 years on the Cambridge Public School Committee, Fantini announced his retirement last month. Colleagues and community members say his successor has big shoes to fill.

North End restaurant owner who allegedly shot window of neighborhood bakery remains at large

On Wednesday, Patrick Mendoza, an owner of Monica’s Trattoria on Prince Street, allegedly opened fire outside a North End bakery, police said.

Son pleaded with father to stop violently attacking his mother in their Newton home, prosecutor says

Richard Hanson ignored his son’s desperate pleas and allegedly continued to beat his wife Saturday, a fatal attack that took place two days after Nancy Hanson had obtained a restraining order against her husband, according to court documents.

Woman who allegedly posed as a high school student in Boston arraigned on fraud charges

Shelby Hewitt, of Canton, was arraigned Monday on charges alleging she posed as a Boston Public Schools student and attended three high schools under phony names.

‘It’s insulting’: Residents mourn end to redevelopment plans for Cranston Street Armory

“The big take-away: They’re blaming the building, they’re blaming the community, and they’re blaming Scout for the state’s own bad behavior,” said one neighbor after state terminated its contract with the developer.
R.I. to terminate development contract with company that accused state officials of inappropriate behavior

Two Mass. residents rescued from N.H. mountains in separate incidents

Dracut school resource officer on paid leave after alleged ‘inappropriate contact’ with high school student

BOOKS

In ‘The Country of the Blind,’ Andrew Leland explores blindness in America and comes to terms with losing his sight

The Northampton writer, editor, and podcaster learned as a teenager that he would lose his vision.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

How Boston’s biggest investment bank was reborn after SVB collapsed

Four years after selling his namesake bank — a major player in Boston’s biotech scene — to SVB, Jeff Leerink has pulled it out of the rubble of the tech lender’s crash.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Here’s what it takes to be a one-percenter in Mass.

Plus: Boston Fed president’s salary is disclosed, and regulators give banks some breathing room on commercial real estate loans.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Paying to file taxes is bad enough. Could software makers at least guard our data?

Tax prep software ought to be unnecessary. But until then, the IRS should expedite its own version to compete with companies like TaxAct and H&R Block.
NEWSLETTERS

Why is a road redesign, of all things, tearing apart West Roxbury?
IDEAS | KAT MCGOWAN

When love is deeper than blood: New recognition for families of choice
Margaret McKenna

Our state hasn’t achieved anything resembling educational equity
Christopher R. Anderson, Maura Banta, James A. Peyser, Paul Reville, and Paul Sagan

Massachusetts education reform — some successes but lots more to do

More recent News

LOVE LETTERS
His family won’t let him see me. Should I wait?
He said he might be able to see me in a few months.

Mayor Michelle Wu rejects City Council budget override as a ‘clear cut violation’ of city, state law
Hundreds of thousands of dollars the Boston City Council set aside to give raises to municipal police officers “will not be used for that purpose,” Mayor Michelle Wu told the council Monday.

After Kendra Lara’s crash, councilors now asked to fill out applications with proof of license to park in city garages
Elected officials who do not submit an application and documentation by July 21 will have their access to the executive garage denied by property management starting July 24.

‘Moral injury’: Homeless providers forced to rebuild encampments due to lack of shelter, housing in R.I.
There were 348 individuals who slept in a place not meant for human habitation — meaning outside or in their cars — in the two weeks ending on June 30.

‘Straight Pride’ parade organizer withdraws from reappointment to Salisbury housing board
Late Monday afternoon, Samson Racioppi said he would no longer seek to return to the board he has served on since 2018, claiming “defamation” by a group opposing his reappointment, who he described as “bullies.”

Is Massachusetts’ largest state office too big? Some are discussing splitting it up.
New legislation proposes a commission to evaluate whether the state's health and human services departments should be reorganized.

Recommended reads

What’s it like getting to and from Logan Airport at rush hour during the great Sumner Tunnel closure of 2023?

We sent four Globe reporters out on four separate modes of transportation to see what each route was like.
Tell us: What mode of transportation are you relying on during the tunnel closure?

In promoting Massachusetts, Healey has found a foil: Florida and its conservative governor, Ron DeSantis
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has time and again used Florida — and, by extension, Governor DeSantis — as a foil in highlighting her administration’s agenda and governing values.

A Cambridge City Council employee decided to run for a seat. Then the city changed its rules.
Shortly after a council aide decided to launch her campaign for the nine-member body, city officials enacted a new policy forcing any council employee to either resign or go on unpaid leave while running for elected city office.

The bone collectors: A look inside the macabre culture of dealing in human remains
The Harvard morgue scandal revealed a community of oddities collectors.

Culture & Lifestyle

In ‘The Country of the Blind,’ Andrew Leland explores blindness in America and comes to terms with losing his sight

At Barrington Stage, ‘tiny father’ tackles big themes

An energy shortage from Jenny Lewis

Rewind and rewatch: 10 throwback TV series podcasts hosted by their original casts

Special Projects

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.

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

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

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Vacant after the pandemic, downtown offices might find new life as housing
JEFF JACOBY

What Gavin Newsom’s proposed 28th Amendment gets right
EDITORIAL

Don’t let Trump run out the clock on justice
Christine M. Pink

When it comes to donating bodies for research, the living must advocate for the dead
Eneida Román

Latinos aren’t represented in higher education. Here’s how to fix that.
IDEAS

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

‘I loved it and I worked hard’: Fred Fantini, longest-serving Cambridge School Committee member, announces retirement

After more than 40 years on the Cambridge Public School Committee, Fantini announced his retirement last month. Colleagues and community members say his successor has big shoes to fill.
HOMELESSNESS

‘Moral injury’: Homeless providers forced to rebuild encampments due to lack of shelter, housing in R.I.

There were 348 individuals who slept in a place not meant for human habitation — meaning outside or in their cars — in the two weeks ending on June 30.
LETTERS

No simple diagnosis for physician burnout

Hospitals across the state are undertaking a united initiative to audit their credentialing practices and forms and to remove any questions that are overly intrusive or stigmatizing regarding a clinician’s mental health history.
BOOKS

In ‘The Country of the Blind,’ Andrew Leland explores blindness in America and comes to terms with losing his sight

The Northampton writer, editor, and podcaster learned as a teenager that he would lose his vision.

Sports

Red Sox

How effective has baseball’s ghost runner rule been in shortening extra-inning games?

What the ghost runner has done is essentially eliminate marathon games.
RED SOX 7, ATHLETICS 0

Nick Pivetta dominates out of bullpen as Red Sox make easy work of youthful Athletics

Pivetta continued to pitch well in long relief, striking out the side in three different innings while tossing six no-hit innings.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Process and patience — not swing coaches — are the keys to consistent hitting, according to the Red Sox’ Justin Turner

Turner entered Monday's game against the Athletics batting .291/.362/.474 with an .836 OPS and 14 homers.
Women's Hockey

Boston Pride owner Miles Arnone on team’s future: ‘I think not having a team in Boston is a big mistake’
NFL

RB Saquon Barkley, Giants fail to reach agreement on long-term extension

Colleges

New Boston College baseball coach Todd Interdonato brings a player-first approach to Chestnut Hill

Business

HOMELESSNESS

‘Moral injury’: Homeless providers forced to rebuild encampments due to lack of shelter, housing in R.I.

There were 348 individuals who slept in a place not meant for human habitation — meaning outside or in their cars — in the two weeks ending on June 30.

The Biden administration announces a cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices

The Biden administration and major consumer tech players are launching an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling program in place.

House Republicans propose planting a trillion trees as they move away from climate change denial

For Kelleher, the work continues, now at BlueHub
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PERSPECTIVE

Hollywood, bring intermission back to super long movies
MISS CONDUCT

Is it OK for woman to throw a shower if she's using a surrogate?
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, July 17-23
Globe Magazine

How a WBCN deejay and a Harvard dining hall concert helped The Cars get their big break

metro

Son pleaded with father to stop violently attacking his mother in their Newton home, prosecutor says

Jamestown board asks police to investigate nominating signatures submitted for Matos

Woman ‘frightened’ after finding man hiding in her backseat while driving in Yarmouth, police say

sports

Rays reinstate All-Stars Shane McClanahan, Yandy Díaz for the opener of a series against the Rangers

Game 95: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes

Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR Cup Crayon 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

business

Ford drops price for electric pickup trucks

China’s rebound falters, tripped up by debt and weak exports

Americans are still better off, with more in the bank than before the pandemic

politics

Ron DeSantis wants to make his mark online, but is it paying off?

House Republicans propose planting a trillion trees as they move away from climate change denial

RFK Jr. is running on the Kennedy name. What does that mean for the family’s legacy?

Nation

Trump’s classified documents case set for first pretrial conference hearing before Judge Cannon

No winner in Monday’s Powerball drawing. Jackpot reaches $1 billion

US attorney in Manhattan seeking federal takeover of city’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex

World

Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast could be space junk, officials say

Climate envoy John Kerry meets with Chinese officials amid US push to stabilize rocky relations

Russia targets key Ukraine Black Sea port of Odesa, a day after halting grain export deal

opinion

Sex ed guidelines draw fire — all more reason to pass Healthy Youth Act

GOP lawmakers have to be watching DiZoglio. They should be backing her.

Vacant after the pandemic, downtown offices might find new life as housing

lifestyle

His family won’t let him see me. Should I wait?

Rewind and rewatch: 10 throwback TV series podcasts hosted by their original casts

How South End neighbors helped two lost ‘engagement canaries’ find their way home

food & dining

One year later, founders behind R.I. coquito brand find themselves at a crossroads

‘Girl dinner’ is TikTok’s latest food trend. I’m one step ahead.

Ice cream tacos sweeten High Street Place; Harpoon Brewery opens a popsicle-and-pickleball club

travel

N.H. launches a new safety campaign to reduce speeding

Island life in Maine: Fine dining, fog, and ferries

Wish you were here: Some travel traditions are quickly and quietly fading away

Arts

The Cape Ann Museum’s Edward Hopper show opens this month, but he wasn’t the only famous artist who painted here

Five museum shows to enrich your summer excursions, from Connecticut to Maine

At Marion Art Center, ‘Illuminations’ plays with shadow and light

Books

Chasten Buttigieg in N.H. for ‘I Have Something to Tell You’ book tour

Colson Whitehead’s ‘Crook Manifesto,’ a sequel to ‘Harlem Shuffle,’ delves deep into the maelstrom of 1970s Harlem

Journalist Karen Pinchin documents the unusual life and fraught times of the endangered bluefin tuna in ‘Kings of Their Own Ocean’

Movies

Hollywood, please bring intermissions back to your bloated blockbusters. Do it for our kidneys!

It’s not just ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’ Here’s your guide to the rest of the summer movie season.

Matt Damon, Emily Blunt leave ‘Oppenheimer’ premiere to strike

Television

This week’s TV: The strikes’ impact, ‘Justified’ returns, and another Soderbergh series

Soderbergh to release new sci-fi comedy ‘Command Z’ on his own website

Movie stars join picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood

music

Despite his bum knee, Yungblud doesn’t bend

An energy shortage from Jenny Lewis

Spinning a tale of lovers’ trickery in ‘Così fan tutte’ at Tanglewood

Theater/Dance

At Barrington Stage, ‘tiny father’ tackles big themes

Photos: National breakdancing tour stops in Boston

Germany’s Gauthier Dance brings its trademark fluidity and abandon to a bold program at Jacob’s Pillow

globe local

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Actress, singer and style icon Jane Birkin dies in Paris at age 76

Melvin Wulf, transformative civil liberties lawyer, dies at 95

Evelyn M. Witkin, who discovered how DNA repairs itself, dies at 102