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There’s a secret for Mass. cities and towns to win big bucks from Washington: Invest in sustainability
But according to the data, it’s mostly wealthy communities taking advantage of federal sustainability grants.

Bedford woman went to work ‘as normal’ but returned home early before allegedly shooting both parents, authorities say

Jessica Cavallaro, 24, allegedly got into the backseat of her parent’s SUV and shot and killed them both when they picked her up to take her out to breakfast Thursday morning, stunning a quiet suburban neighborhood.

Bedford man allegedly killed by daughter in double slaying was to be honored for mental health work

Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in Oct. 7 attack. Meanwhile, at least 94 Palestinians are killed.
Israel on Saturday rescued four hostages, the largest recovery operation since the war began. And, at least 94 Palestinians including children were killed as heavy fighting continued in Gaza, the Health Ministry said.

Florida woman dies in bicycle crash with truck in Cambridge

The woman, 55, who was not identified, was riding on Mt. Auburn Street when she was struck by a box truck turning onto DeWolf Street at about 4:30 p.m. Friday, officials said.

Boston College president Rev. William P. Leahy to step down in 2026
The longest-serving president in the school's history, Leahy made the announcement during a trustees meeting on Friday.

Undercover officers tried to stop a Springfield gang war from boiling over. Instead the gang members fired on them.

Springfield residents are fed up with street violence, Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said on Friday. He said he will seek maximum sentences and wants the juvenile suspects tried as adults.

A priest who taught at BC High wrote in praise of clerical celibacy. He’s now been charged with raping a child.

Boston chef paralyzed in Uber crash must go through arbitration, SJC rules

Jury finds Boston-area pizza shop owner guilty of forcing immigrants to work long hours without fair pay

Identical twins, Eleanor (left) and Oprah Nkera fixed their stoles to take a photo in front of their house before graduation.

Meet the Medford twin sisters graduating as valedictorian and salutatorian, then heading to Harvard

The 17-year-olds will head off together to Harvard University in the fall to pursue science degrees. And yet they are also looking forward to their own individual promising futures.

Caitlin Clark has continued to be the primary focus of opposing defenses in the NBA.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

The treatment of Caitlin Clark in the WNBA has gotten the attention of the nation, including the NBA

Clark, the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer and media darling, has helped boost television ratings and coverage of a league seeking more relevance.

Home prices Massachusetts

Town-by-town map: See where median home prices have risen the most

It’s not just Boston that’s seen marked increases in home prices. Data show a bird’s eye view of where prices have gone up the most.

Meet the Medford twin sisters graduating as valedictorian and salutatorian, then heading to Harvard
The 17-year-olds will head off together to Harvard University in the fall to pursue science degrees. And yet they are also looking forward to their own individual promising futures.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

John Henry says fans’ expectations are unrealistic, but isn’t focusing on the present how the Red Sox won four championships under him?
In his first extensive interview in several years, Henry told The Financial Times that the odds of winning the World Series were actually quite long.

John Henry tells London newspaper that Red Sox ‘are not going to come up for sale’ Red Sox lose to the White Sox in Chicago, 7-2

Adam Duvall expected more doors would open after he had 21 homers, 58 RBIs, and an .834 OPS in 92 games last year. But he was one of the veteran free agents who was still available when spring training started.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Adam Duvall again is coming to the rescue after a big injury to the Braves

Ronald Acuña Jr. tore a ligament in his left knee on May 26 and is again out for the season. This time, Duvall was waiting on Atlanta’s bench.

Jets coach Robert Saleh has been more involved with the offense, including quarterback Aaron Rodgers, this spring.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

It’s not even summer yet, and some NFL teams are already feeling the heat

It starts down I-95 in New Jersey, where the Jets are entering a make-or-break year after getting a mulligan from owner Woody Johnson.

There’s still plenty of time to get those vegetables into the ground, says Globe meteorologist Dave Epstein.

Gardening | Dave Epstein

Weekend planting anyone? It’s not too late to get those vegetables in the ground.

Summer is here and growing your own food is a great way to connect with nature.

Boxer Marvin Hagler paraded down Main Street in Brockton in 1985.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler loved Brockton. Now the city is returning the love.

The legendary middleweight boxer, who died in 2021, will be honored next week by the city where he was raised with a statue in his honor.

Opinion

The question now being put forth to Americans is should Chinese companies be allowed to make apps for you?

TikTok ban: Is it about data collection or punishing China?

Whether it’s a photo editing software, a gaming app, or even a basic flashlight download — yes, apps are collecting your data.

Kennedy should debate, but not with the front-runners

Paul G. Kirk Jr.

The questions Biden and Trump must be asked at their debate

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s epic fail on halting congestion pricing

Christopher Weyant

Skip the gift, Hunter

LGBTQ Pride Month

Thousands took part in the 2023 Pride parade which started in Copley Square.

More than a dozen ways to celebrate Pride Month in the Greater Boston area

Leslie Rosenberg of Boston sported a pair of rainbow boots to match her rainbow skirt at a Pride flag raising at Boston City Hall on June 3.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

How parents can support LGBTQ+ youth in an often hostile world

Queer pop artist Jordy will headline the Boston Pride For The People festival on Saturday.

Boston Pride festival headliner Jordy has always been ‘loud and proud’

Sister Brother Freddie Anne Willing, 40, (left), stood with Stella Tension-Hor, 41, (right), in front of the flag for Fran's Place, Lynn's lesbian bar that closed in 2016. The bar is featured in a new exhibit at the Lynn Museum celebrating the city's history in the LGBTQ+ movement.

‘Through a Rainbow Lens’: A special sense of Pride on display at Lynn Museum

More recent News

Lewiston shooter suicide note amid new documents released, before Maine officials temporarily remove them from website
The note was among the thousands of more than 3,000 pages of documents released Friday.

Iga Swiatek wins a third consecutive French Open women’s title by overwhelming Jasmine Paolini
Swiatek won at Roland Garros for the fourth time in five years.

T scraps Green Line crash-prevention contract recommended by NTSB in 2009
Since awarding an $83 million contract in 2019 to the German firm BBR, the T has paid the company $18 million but has not seen any meaningful progress.

Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending first week
Naomi Biden testified about visiting her father while he was at a California rehab center, telling jurors that he seemed to be improving in the weeks before he bought the revolver in 2018.

Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has died in Washington plane crash
Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo in 1968, was killed Friday.

Celtics take a break from Finals to unveil a new Dorchester gym floor before an audience of thrilled kids
Members of the team and NBA commissioner Adam Silver stopped by the Berkshire Partners Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club and got a warm reception.

Recommended reads

"Appeal to the Great Spirit" by Cyrus Edwin Dallin has stood outside the Museum of Fine Arts since 1912.

Critic's Notebook

At last at the MFA, an answer to the ‘Appeal to the Great Spirit’ problem

The museum's solution starts with Mohawk artist Alan Michelson, a Boston native.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘There is no on time — you are either early or you’re late’
Will this professional recruiter find her perfect candidate?

A tax on high-dollar home sales had a clear path on Beacon Hill. Then the real estate industry stepped in.
After House leaders signaled support for a new fee on pricey real estate, the influential industry kicked into gear to change their minds.

CONNECTIONS

House near the grandkids? Check. Move-in ready? Not so much.
Once again, we bought a house that needed a ton of work. We had our reasons.

Culture & Lifestyle

Beginning in December, ART will produce the world premiere of Ayodele Casel’s “Diary of a Tap Dancer.”

ART to put a ‘bold new’ spin on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in its 45th season

Comedian Scott Aukerman (second from left) at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn in 2022 with (from left) Mike Hanford, Drew Tarver, Lily Sullivan, Paul F. Tompkins, and Heidi Gardner. Aukerman takes his improv comedy podcast "Comedy Bang! Bang!" on the road this summer.

After 15 years, ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’ host Scott Aukerman is just getting started

Open Call for Soil "soil box" installed in downtown Boston for contributions to the "Going to Ground" sculpture.

Dig up your dirt — for a new sculpture coming to the Greenway

Pro-Palestine demonstrators take part in a protest amid the ongoing war in Gaza at Columbia University in New York City.

‘Crisis on Campus’ examines protests over Israel-Hamas war, asking at what point a political crisis becomes an existential one

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown beat the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals and carry the team to Banner No. 18, their legacies would be cemented. But all of this year’s success means nothing without a ring.

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.

Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

FILE - The Massachusetts Statehouse is seen, Jan. 2, 2019, in Boston. A Massachusetts bill that bars someone from sharing explicit images or videos without their consent was approved Thursday, March 21, 2024, by the Massachusetts Senate. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

House’s $6.5 billion housing bill goes big on new development

The US projected deficit for fiscal year 2024 is $1.6 trillion or about 5.6 percent of gross domestic product.

This country must re-embrace fiscal responsibility

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusaconi makes a television appearance in Rome in 2011.

IDEAS | MATTIA FERRARESI

Take it from the Italians: Trump can’t be defeated in court

Catholics pray during Mass at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. The majority of the college's students are Catholic.

IDEAS | ZACH RAUSCH

Why are religious teens happier than their secular peers?

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

We’re in a burnout epidemic. There’s hope.

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Marvelous Marvin Hagler loved Brockton. Now the city is returning the love.

The legendary middleweight boxer, who died in 2021, will be honored next week by the city where he was raised with a statue in his honor.

Boston College president Rev. William P. Leahy to step down in 2026

The longest-serving president in the school's history, Leahy made the announcement during a trustees meeting on Friday.

Gardening | Dave Epstein

Weekend planting anyone? It’s not too late to get those vegetables in the ground.

Summer is here and growing your own food is a great way to connect with nature.

Boston police seek man who allegedly stole 8 youth hockey jerseys

Ricardo Bastos, 36, is wanted on a warrant issued out of Brighton District Court charging him with burglary for allegedly stealing eight youth hockey jerseys from a Brighton home in May, officials said.

Sports

Carlos Alcaraz has triumphed on the US Open’s hard courts in 2022, and Wimbledon’s grass courts in 2023, and now he is one victory away from holding a trophy on the red clay of the French Open.

Carlos Alcaraz seeks a third Grand Slam title and Alexander Zverev a first in Sunday’s French Open final

No. 3 seed Alcaraz vs. No. 4 seed Zverev marks the first French Open final since 2004 without at least one of (and occasionally two of) Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer participating.

Iga Swiatek continues to look untouchable on clay.

Iga Swiatek wins a third consecutive French Open women’s title by overwhelming Jasmine Paolini

Swiatek won at Roland Garros for the fourth time in five years.

Will "Inside the NBA" have a home when the league's new media rights deal is announced?

Chad Finn | Sports Media

The next NBA media rights deal has fans on the edges of their seats

The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the league is closing in on an 11-year, $76 billion deal with NBCUniversal, Disney (which owns ESPN and ABC), and Amazon for broadcast rights.

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Will Macklin Celebrini stay (at BU) or will he go (to the NHL) after the NHL Draft?

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Adam Duvall again is coming to the rescue after a big injury to the Braves

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

The treatment of Caitlin Clark in the WNBA has gotten the attention of the nation, including the NBA

Business

After editor’s departure, Washington Post’s publisher faces questions about phone hacking stories

The weeklong saga, which began with the abrupt departure of the Post’s executive editor Sunday night, offers a window into differences between approaches to journalism in Britain and the US.

Boston chef paralyzed in Uber crash must go through arbitration, SJC rules

The state Supreme Judicial Court ruled Friday that a passenger who sued Uber for negligence after he was paralyzed in a crash in 2022 must go through arbitration, reversing a lower court's ruling.

US hiring rises strongly, along with wages

US tightens car mileage rules, part of strategy to fight climate change

magazine

Homeowner Marco Rini planted a postage-stamp-sized garden on the side of their gingerbread house on Martha's Vineyard.

Step inside an iconic gingerbread cottage on Martha’s Vineyard, remade for today

I once nearly died in a pool. Take it from me, kids need swim lessons.

This week's daters: Graham and Cassie.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘There is no on time — you are either early or you’re late’

What to do when a friend who ‘always thinks she knows best’ goes against your wishes

metro

Law enforcement officials load into a tactical vehicle at Lisbon High School at daybreak as a manhunt resumes for the suspect in a mass shooting that took place on Oct. 26 in Lewiston.

Lewiston shooter suicide note amid new documents released, before Maine officials temporarily remove them from website

R.I. House passes $14 billion state budget

Meet the Medford twin sisters graduating as valedictorian and salutatorian, then heading to Harvard

sports

Jets coach Robert Saleh has been more involved with the offense, including quarterback Aaron Rodgers, this spring.

It’s not even summer yet, and some NFL teams are already feeling the heat

Walpole girls’ lacrosse proves too much for undermanned, but not overmatched Westwood in Division 2 quarterfinal

Garrett Crochet has stitched together a career season for the White Sox

business

This brick house in Winnetka, Ill., seen in 2011, was featured in the 1990 movie "Home Alone".

‘Home Alone’ house being sold. Swinging paint cans not included.

‘I’m alive — kinda, kinda, kinda’: Keith Gill, a.k.a. Roaring Kitty, makes first live reappearance on YouTube

Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 miles per gallon in 2031 under new Biden rule

politics

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.

Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona election case

Blinken to push cease-fire proposal in eighth urgent Mideast trip since war in Gaza erupted

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case

Nation

Hunter Biden departs from federal court, June 7, in Wilmington, Del.

Appointed by Trump, Hunter Biden trial judge spent most of her career in civil law

Manhattan district attorney agrees to testify in Congress, but likely not until Trump is sentenced

Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has died in Washington plane crash

World

Israeli hostage Andrei Kozlov, 27, arrived at a medical center in Tel Aviv on a helicopter after his rescue.

Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in Oct. 7 attack. Meanwhile, at least 94 Palestinians are killed.

Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for missing Irish Guards final rehearsal before king’s parade

Macron is hosting Biden for a state visit as the two leaders try to move past trade tensions

opinion

Just because plants don’t possess a brain that we can currently detect doesn’t mean they don’t do smart things.

Just us plants talking

Mass. finds that changing the state flag is not exactly a breeze

Lawyer finds handling of Harvard criminal case ‘highly unusual’

lifestyle

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck attend Amazon's "This is Me... Now: A Love Story" premiere at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 13.

Rekindling love takes more than a good match. Just ask J. Lo and Ben Affleck.

Love Letters classics: Met a guy on Tinder

How parents can support LGBTQ+ youth in an often hostile world

food & dining

At Blackbird Doughnuts stores, selected flavors will be $1 each while supplies last on Friday.

The little-known story behind National Doughnut Day (which is today!)

The popular bakery Cheryl-Anns’ of Brookline reopens after two years

In R.I., an unconventional New England clam shack is doubling down on sustainable seafood

travel

The ingenious placement of sculpture and mirrors turns one room at Meow Wolf’s Las Vegas location into a fun house of seemingly endless images.

Where to experience Meow Wolf

Lesser-known battles — and people — will fight for attention as state marks more 250th anniversaries

Journey to other planets, stay in Denver

Arts

Open Call for Soil "soil box" installed in downtown Boston for contributions to the "Going to Ground" sculpture.

Dig up your dirt — for a new sculpture coming to the Greenway

At last at the MFA, an answer to the ‘Appeal to the Great Spirit’ problem

‘It’s torn our community apart’: Rift deepens over Portland Museum of Art expansion plan

Books

In ‘Miss May Does Not Exist’ author Carrie Courogen tracks an artist’s life, sidetracked by sexism

In Joseph O’Neill’s ‘Godwin,’ a mysterious soccer phenom inspires a global search — and reveals the ugliness behind the beautiful game

A new poetry collection, an illustrated book about what happens after a blue whale dies, and a ‘Moby-Dick’ exhibit at PEM

Movies

This brick house in Winnetka, Ill., seen in 2011, was featured in the 1990 movie "Home Alone".

‘Home Alone’ house being sold. Swinging paint cans not included.

‘The Watchers’: The sixth sense is boredom

Coolidge Corner Theatre recognizes union

Television

Jason Bateman, pictured during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference playoff series between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 2024, showed off the beard he's grown for the Netflix series "Black Rabbit."

Bearded Jason Bateman will multitask in ‘Black Rabbit’

Big Papi talks wild and ‘very emotional’ 2004 Red Sox reunion on ‘Late Night’

Pat Sajak’s final episode as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host is almost here

music

Queer pop artist Jordy will headline the Boston Pride For The People festival on Saturday.

Boston Pride festival headliner Jordy has always been ‘loud and proud’

Diana Ross, Eminem, and Jack White perform for thousands as former Detroit eyesore returns to life

Amid the Celtics’ NBA Finals festivities, Wyc Grousbeck to rock out on stage Friday night

Theater/Dance

Christopher Durang's Tony-winning play "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" will be at the Gloucester Stage Company through June 23. From left: Adrianne Krstansky (Sonia), Diego Arciniegas (Vanya), Wendy Waring (Masha), and Jaime José Hernández (Spike).

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ channels Chekhov with a twist

Paula Vogel’s memories of mom shaped Tony-nominated ‘Mother Play’

Black actors are finally getting opportunities to play classic roles onstage

Health

A sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on Feb. 7, 2024.

In CVS’s home state, pharmacists in 2 retail stores vote to unionize

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

Obituaries

Mr. Anderson at the 2016 Chiller Theater Expo in Parsippany, N.J.

Erich Anderson, actor in ‘Friday the 13th’ and ‘Felicity,’ dies at 67

T.D. Allman, assertive globe-trotting journalist, dies at 79

Richard Ellis, artist behind a life-size blue whale, dies at 86