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Consultants recommended the mayor of Quincy be paid as much as $370,000. Residents would like a word.

By comparison, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is paid about $258,000 a year, according to the New York Times, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s salary last year was $207,000.

Two weeks into Karen Read trial, questions of investigation, memory, and connections

These opening weeks have included crucial testimony, with local police officers and paramedics talking about responding to the scene and collecting evidence in plastic cups and friends of Read and O’Keefe talking about the night before his death.

Tracker: Who has testified in the trial so far?

Trump trial arrives at a pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen is poised to take the stand
The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is set to take the stand with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president.

Tracker: Who has testified in the trial so far?

16-year-old boy pronounced dead, several injured after shooting at Northborough house party

A Bellingham teen is dead and several others are injured after a shooting at a large house party in Northborough early Sunday morning, officials said.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Warm-up in the works Monday with plenty of sunshine

This afternoon in the Boston area, temperatures should reach near 70 degrees in most spots.

After decrying ‘disinvestment’ in the MBTA, proposals by Healey and the Legislature fail to fully fund the agency

Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza

Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza

In 2021, Gianna Fratus visited an animal shelter in Attleboro and was attacked by a dog. Three years later, her face is permanently disfigured around her right eye. So far, the shelter operator has offered only $20,000 in compensation.

A child suffered a vicious dog attack. A 53-year-old law caps her family’s compensation at $20,000.

A Plymouth couple is fighting for their granddaughter but have collided with a legal concept known as “charitable immunity” that protects the shelter operator.

‘All eyes are on us’: Pro-Palestinian protests divide graduates at Emerson commencement
The furor appeared to further divide Emerson’s campus over the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza — a controversy that last month led to the arrest of more than 100 demonstrators, including many students.

Harvard police say lock on main gate was cut with bolt cutters during pro-Palestinian protest Suspended MIT and Harvard protesters barred from graduation, evicted from campus housing

Kevin Paul Dupont | PANTHERS 3, BRUINS 2

Hey Siri, if that’s not goaltender interference, what is? Facing elimination, the Bruins have a problem with the refs — and their offense.
If the Bruins are saddled with ludicrous calls like the one that allowed Sam Bennett’s tying goal and fail to mount more of an attack, the fait accompli of a Panthers victory will turn into hard reality.

Jeremy Swayman stopped 39 of the 42 shots he faced but it wasn't enough to save the Bruins in Game 4 against the Panthers.

Jeremy Swayman was on his game once again, but where were his Bruins teammates when he needed them?

The Bruins lost Game 4 to the Panthers and are a game away from playoff extinction, but don’t blame the goalie.

Ceddanne Rafaela (second from right) and pitcher Kenley Jansen smile as they are congratulated by their Red Sox teammates and coaches following their 3-2 win over the Nationals on Sunday.

On baseball | Red Sox 3, Nationals 2

Red Sox happily accept presents of outs gifted by the Nationals as they head into an important stretch

On Mother's Day, Boston won for only the fourth time in 10 games. The team can't expect so many breaks when it plays the Rays in a stretch of AL East games.

Domhnall Gleeson (left) and Steve Carell co-starred in FX's "The Patient." Now Gleeson will star in "The Office" reboot.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: About the new ‘Office,’ Huey Newton goes to Cuba, and ‘Bridgerton’ is back

Peacock has officially picked up Greg Daniels’s new iteration of the mockumentary series, which will feature an entirely new cast working in an entirely different office.

Mr. White, sampling his grilled oysters, at Summer Shack in 2007.

Jasper White, inventive chef who helped put Boston on the culinary map, has died

“I was part of a group of chefs that, in the early ‘80s, nationwide, started the American cuisine movement,” Mr. White told the Globe.

Matthew Gilbert | 'SNL' Showdown

Aykroyd vs. Murray. Fey vs. Poehler. Vote in Round 4 of our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket.

Vote in the Globe’s "SNL" Showdown bracket to help pick the best cast member from the past five decades.

Bill Murray over Mike Myers? Voters again show that they prefer ‘SNL’ cast members of a certain vintage.

Round 2's biggest surprise was Bill Murray's lopsided win over Mike Myers. And its toughest call may have been Cecily Strong vs. Maya Rudolph.

AAPI Heritage Month

Anne Nishimura Morse, the William and Helen Pounds Senior Curator of Japanese Art, sits for a portrait in one of the newly renovated galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

MFA reopens its Arts of Japan galleries after six years of closure

Amy Tan, pictured here in a park near Harvard Square, was recently in Cambridge on a book tour for her latest work, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles."

Amy Tan reflects on her new nonfiction book. ‘Birds were fun ... fiction writing is torment.’

The oxtail pho with bone marrow at Le Madeline in Quincy.

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month

Jeannie Salomon speaking at the Cultural Society for Entrepreneurship, Bilingualism, Resources and Inspirations' May 4 AAPI Heritage Month Celebration.

COMMENTARY | JEANNIE SALOMON

This AAPI Heritage Month, it’s time to get serious about teaching AAPI history in Rhode Island

Opinion

Maureen Brodoff and Ellen Wade kissed at the end of their wedding ceremony in Newton Mayor David Cohen's office on May 17, 2004.

Seven couples, marriage equality, and the fight for a more perfect and inclusive union

An overwhelming majority of Americans now support same-sex marriage. That wasn’t the case 20 years ago.

Pot emerges from the legal shadows

IDEAS | MICHELINE MAYNARD

The $100 billion gamble on EV batteries

I rejoice that Boston didn’t get the 2024 Olympics

Protect the separation of church and state

More recent News

A community on Mother’s Day for parents whose children have been killed
Thousands of people filled the streets of Dorchester early Sunday morning, honoring mothers whose children have been killed while also commemorating their childrens’ lives, in the 28th Mother’s Day Walk 4 Peace.

FRANK DELL'APA | ON SOCCER

The lowly Revolution are showing improvement, but they need an offensive upgrade to truly compete
A 4-2 loss to the New York Red Bulls on Saturday was a second successive promising performance.

Chad Finn

Jrue Holiday was at his best in Game 3 against Cleveland, and that’s exactly what the Celtics need
Holiday put together arguably his finest performance as a Celtic on Saturday night.

Man dies in apparent drowning after canoe capsizes on lake in Halifax

Police are investigating the suspected drowning of a man after the canoe he was in capsized on East Lake in Halifax, officials said.

Hikers from Boston area rescued from New Hampshire’s Mount Flume
A man and three teenagers from the Boston area were rescued from Mount Flume in New Hampshire’s White Mountains after they ran out of daylight while attempting to descend the mountain on Saturday, officials said.

Swastika found drawn on desk at Newton South High School

A pair of students discovered the drawing on a student desk the morning of May 6, officials said.

Recommended reads

President Biden took pictures with locals during a stop at Cook Out, a restaurant in Raleigh, N.C., in January.

How Black, rural voters in one state could upend the 2024 presidential Electoral College math

North Carolina represents the best state where Biden can go on offense in a state Donald Trump won in 2020. But key to winning is holding the line with rural Black voters in the state.

A Massachusetts disability rights warrior’s posthumous last battle against estate recovery
A Massachusetts advocate for disability rights may be subject in death to a policy he spent his last years fighting.

TV news jobs are rife with noncompete agreements. Banning them could be a boon for journalists.
The change could give workers in broadcast media more flexibility at a time when it is harder than ever to build a sustainable career in media.

Sheriff’s race in Maine county where mass shooting occurred is usually a staid affair, but not this year
The race for Sagadahoc sheriff has become a deeply emotional and divisive topic: candidates faulted for failing to intervene and prevent the mass shooting.

Culture & Lifestyle

Charlie Albright plays "Rhapsody in Blue" with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall Friday night.

The Boston Pops swings into spring with a rousing opening-night performance

Boston Dance Theater performs "Delicate Blue" by Alessandro Sousa Pereira at the ICA, presented by Global Arts Live.

Boston Dance Theater reaches for the ‘Pinnacle’

But you aren’t alone. Ever. Happy Mother’s Day.

What Mother’s Day cards should really say

The 20 best albums of 2024 (so far)

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

stuart landing page illustration

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The Tobin Bridge framed Broadway as traffic moved in downtown Chelsea in 2021.

Legislature should pass health equity bill

Food is distributed to migrants at the La Colaborativa day shelter in Chelsea on Feb. 22. The shelter opened on February 20, and is currently helping about 200 migrants, mainly refugees from Haiti, build resumes, get work, receive health care.

Mass. should focus on long-term solutions for homeless families

Former vice president Mike Pence, left, and former national security adviser John Bolton, right, shown with then-president Donald Trump at the White House in 2018, are on the long list of former Trump administration alums who have made it clear that they won’t support Trump again.

Readers respond: There are ways to talk to family and friends who support Trump

The author's son, foreground and looking like the cat who got the cream, at Old Trail School's craft fair and bake sale in Bath, Ohio, in March 2016.

IDEAS | LARISSA KOSMOS

Mother of dragons

Cows grazed in a field near the coal-fueled Oak Grove Power Plant on April 29, in Robertson County, Texas. In conjunction with the Biden-Harris administration's attempt to mitigate climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency has finalized new rules that seek to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution among businesses and communities.

The politicization of climate change

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Consultants recommended the mayor of Quincy be paid as much as $370,000. Residents would like a word.

By comparison, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is paid about $258,000 a year, according to the New York Times, and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s salary last year was $207,000.

‘We’re always just trying to break down that stigma’

Land & Sea Together offers mental health support and other opportunities to workers in the farming, foresting, and fishing industries.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Warm-up in the works Monday with plenty of sunshine

This afternoon in the Boston area, temperatures should reach near 70 degrees in most spots.

Harvard police say lock on main gate was cut with bolt cutters during pro-Palestinian protest

“The intentional step by what appears to have been someone inside Harvard Yard to cut a lock on the Johnston Gate during a protest is extremely concerning," said Harvard spokesperson Jonathan Swain.

Sports

The Revolution scored twice against the Red Bulls, the first time they've recorded multiple goals in 11 MLS games this season.

FRANK DELL'APA | ON SOCCER

The lowly Revolution are showing improvement, but they need an offensive upgrade to truly compete

A 4-2 loss to the New York Red Bulls on Saturday was a second successive promising performance.

Before scoring the tying goal for the Panthers early in the third period, Sam Bennett (left) created an opening by sending Charlie Coyle into goalie Jeremy Swayman.

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

Hey Siri, if that’s not goaltender interference, what is? Facing elimination, the Bruins have a problem with the refs — and their offense.

If the Bruins are saddled with ludicrous calls like the one that allowed Sam Bennett’s tying goal and fail to mount more of an attack, the fait accompli of a Panthers victory will turn into hard reality.

Jeremy Swayman (center) and Mason Lohrei (left) can't handle the puck as the Panthers' Evan Rodrigues (right) watches during the first period.

How the Bruins’ 3-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 4 unfolded

Boston is down 3-1 and will head to Florida for Tuesday’s Game 5 with one more chance to extend their season.

Jeremy Swayman was on his game once again, but where were his Bruins teammates when he needed them?

GAME 4: NUGGETS 115, TIMBERWOLVES 107

Aaron Gordon nearly perfect as Nuggets even series with Timberwolves

Business

A child suffered a vicious dog attack. A 53-year-old law caps her family’s compensation at $20,000.

A Plymouth couple is fighting for their granddaughter but have collided with a legal concept known as “charitable immunity” that protects the shelter operator.

Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone.

Artificial intelligence voice-cloning technology carries so many risks of harmful impersonation that major technology companies are wary of letting people use it.

Trump vows ‘day one’ executive order targeting offshore wind

In the skin care game, young women were smarter than Neutrogena’s executives

magazine

Tech Power Players 2024

Meet the CEOs, founders, and investors on the Globe’s third annual list of New England tech leaders

This week's daters: Ben and Gabe

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I really wish I asked him what his skin care regimen was’

After more than a half century in business, the Christmas Tree Shops closed its remaining stores last summer to the dismay of devoted customers.

My mom and I butted heads. But never at the Christmas Tree Shops.

Photos of Shelby Hewitt, including her 2023 booking photo (center).

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter

metro

Newton South High School in February.

Swastika found drawn on desk at Newton South High School

Two weeks into Karen Read trial, questions of investigation, memory, and connections

US Senator Reed says Netanyahu should step down

sports

Jeremy Swayman (left) and Linus Ullmark celebrate after the Bruins beat the Maple Leafs in Game 1.

It’s Bruins vs. Panthers in the second round of the NHL playoffs. See the schedule and results here.

PWHL Boston playoff schedule and results

Brad Keselowski ends three-year drought with win in Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway

business

Communications consultant Josh McElveen, the former political director at WMUR-TV in New Hampshire, was previously bound by noncompete contracts in TV news.

TV news jobs are rife with noncompete agreements. Banning them could be a boon for journalists.

Farewell, Chuck E. Cheese animatronic band

Red, yellow, green ... and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic light.

politics

Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza

US Senator Reed says Netanyahu should step down

How Black, rural voters in one state could upend the 2024 presidential Electoral College math

Nation

A student sits with her cap decorated to read "Free Palestine" while attending the University of Minnesota's College of Liberal Arts graduation ceremony, May 12, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts

Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises

Trump trial arrives at a pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen is poised to take the stand

World

A light plane with three people aboard lands safely without landing gear at Newcastle Airport, Australia, on May 13.

A plane with 3 aboard lands without landing gear at an Australian airport after burning off fuel

Ukraine’s Zelensky says his army is locked in ‘fierce’ border battles amid a Russian assault

Australian judge lifts court ban on X showing video of Sydney church stabbing

opinion

The Olympic torch arrived Thursday in Marseille, France, on its way to Paris. Here it was being carried by Mariia Vysochanska of Ukraine.

I rejoice that Boston didn’t get the 2024 Olympics

Dammed if you do

GOP might just dig Noem

lifestyle

My husband is on Tinder

Juli Min’s ‘Shanghailanders’ transports readers to the root of one family’s fractured relationships

There’s a good reason she didn’t respond …

food & dining

A rendering of CanalSide Food + Drink, opening this fall.

There’s a new food hall coming to Cambridge (and it will appeal to ‘90s ‘mall babies’)

For Providence Brewing Company, the American Dream is within reach

What is ‘queer food’? A conference at BU explores that question and others.

travel

Michael’s on the Hill, an elegant restaurant located in an 1820 farmhouse, serves classic, well-composed European fare, emphasizing local ingredients, like the crab cake shown here.

Waterbury, Vt.: The best little foodie town in New England

A trip to The Vermont Country Store is a trip back in time

Welcome to the most Vermont-ish village in the Green Mountain State

Arts

This fall at the Museum of Fine Arts, Anastasia Christophilopolou will begin as George D. and Margo Behrakis Chair, Art of Ancient Greece and Rome.

MFA appoints Anastasia Christophilopoulou as new chair of ancient Greek and Roman art

Two shows in Maine highlight Louise Nevelson, a giant of American Modernism

At Worcester Art Museum, photo show gives a different lay of the land

Books

From left: the cover of "Shanghailanders," and its author, Juli Min.

Juli Min’s ‘Shanghailanders’ transports readers to the root of one family’s fractured relationships

Jamaica Kincaid’s primer on colonialism’s flora resonates with history behind Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s honeyed memories

An homage to eros in new poetry collection; Roxbury book festival returns for a second year; and more

Movies

Mr. Corman, in his Los Angeles office in 2013.

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

Ryusuke Hamaguchi on letting real life frame his new film, ‘Evil Does Not Exist’

Never see R-rated films with Mom — and other life lessons I learned movie-watching with my mother

Television

Domhnall Gleeson (left) and Steve Carell co-starred in FX's "The Patient." Now Gleeson will star in "The Office" reboot.

This week’s TV: About the new ‘Office,’ Huey Newton goes to Cuba, and ‘Bridgerton’ is back

Aykroyd vs. Murray. Fey vs. Poehler. Vote in Round 4 of our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket.

‘Saturday Night Live’ cast opens show joking around with their moms as Maya Rudolph hosts

music

Charlie Albright plays "Rhapsody in Blue" with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall Friday night.

The Boston Pops swings into spring with a rousing opening-night performance

The 20 best albums of 2024 (so far)

Sarah Shook and the Disarmers: attitude with a twang

Theater/Dance

Boston Dance Theater performs "Delicate Blue" by Alessandro Sousa Pereira at the ICA, presented by Global Arts Live.

Boston Dance Theater reaches for the ‘Pinnacle’

Boston Ballet is in shape for Paris with ‘Spring Experience’

A Boston therapist assumed gay sons and their mothers had strong bonds. Then he heard more of their stories.

Health

What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

Obituaries

Mr. White, sampling his grilled oysters, at Summer Shack in 2007.

Jasper White, inventive chef who helped put Boston on the culinary map, has died

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

Sean Burroughs, Little League hero and former MLB player, dies at 43