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Celtics forge path to championship sweep

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Wheeler Memorial Library director Jason Sullivan-Flynn looked at water damage from a leaky roof in the library.

A rural Mass. town paid $338,000 for a construction project. Then officials realized they’d been scammed.

For a town like Orange, one of the state’s poorest communities, the theft combined with an existing budget shortfall makes for a staggering one-two gut punch.

Arlington High School.

Arlington loses nearly $500,000 in high school construction funds to hacking scheme

The theft is the latest in a series of costly cyberattacks on area municipalities.

NBA Finals | Game 2: Celtics 105, Mavericks 98

Christopher L. Gasper

At last, Kyrie Irving is finally helping the Celtics pursue an NBA championship
In Games 1 and 2, Irving looked off-kilter and uncomfortable confronted with his past, and he has scored below his average for the playoffs.

Why Payton Pritchard’s buzzer-beater in the third quarter went a long way in Celtics’ win A trip to Dallas for Game 3 of the NBA Finals will cost you, but not as much as you might think

Twelve executives at GBH earned more than $300,000 each last year, prompting criticism among current and former employees about the organization’s choices in confronting a budget shortfall.

At least nine GBH executives had salaries of over $300,000 last year. Reeling from layoffs, employees have questions.

The untouched, high salaries have prompted criticism among current and former employees about the organization’s choices in confronting a budget shortfall of $7 million for its core business.

Here’s a breakdown of the highest-paid employees at GBH

Ben Dyer posed for a portrait with then girlfriend Keela Smith in November, 2023. The couple became engaged in May.

‘Love hasn’t failed yet’. He survived the Maine shootings with his partner by his side. Now, they’re engaged.

“Love hasn’t failed yet. We have come through this together and we have become stronger together,” Ben Dyer said.

The Social Security Administration slashed Falmouth resident Venera Cocks’s benefits and is demanding repayment of over $16,000 after concluding it overpaid her by $1,200 a month.

If you’ve earned a public pension, beware of how it affects your Social Security benefits in retirement

The Social Security Administration slashed Falmouth resident Venera Cocks’ benefits and is demanding repayment of over $16,000 after concluding it mistakenly overpaid her by $1,200 a month.

A Joro spider is seen in Johns Creek, Ga., on Oct. 24, 2021.

Large and venomous Joro spiders are moving up the East Coast. Experts share what to know about the invasive species.

The invasive species is not native to North America and has been spreading since it was first spotted in Georgia nearly a decade ago.

Six ways to keep your yard (and yourself) mosquito-free this summer

Lead State Police investigator testifies about his text messages at Karen Read trial: ‘Comments I shouldn’t have made’

Michael Proctor is a key figure in the case, with Read's defense asserting he had close ties to people who lived at the Canton home where John O'Keefe's body was found by the curb.

Mayor Michelle Wu vetoes changes to police, fire budgets made by City Council, frustrating some members

The council had cut down Wu’s proposed increases to the Boston Police Department by around $3 million, and the Boston Fire Department by about $735,000.

La Paloma in Quincy is closing
The Mexican restaurant served margaritas and fajitas for 41 years and will mark its last day June 29.

Patrick Mendoza, North End restaurateur charged with assault to murder, held without bail after allegedly cutting off GPS monitor
Mendoza was arrested on a felony warrant and has remained in custody since Saturday.

Apple debuts long-awaited AI tools, including ChatGPT tie-up
Apple announced its long-awaited new artificial intelligence features, including tools supported by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, promising to deliver technology that’s personalized, safe and deeply integrated into the iPhone maker’s software.

UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

The vote on the US-sponsored resolution was 14-0, with Russia abstaining.

Market Basket to open new 80,000-square-foot store this week
It's the chain's 90th grocery store.

Jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial begin deliberating whether he’s guilty of federal firearm charges

The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says

Boston police investigating death in the North End

Jerk roasted duck at Comfort Kitchen in Upham’s Corner. The restaurant is up for the Best New Restaurant award in this year's round of James Beard awards.

The James Beard awards are tonight. Here are the New England finalists.

Closest to Boston, Comfort Kitchen and Talulla earn nods, but every New England state has a nominee for Best Chef: Northeast or Outstanding Restaurateur. See who’s made the short list here.

The Powell family from left to right: Justin Powell, Michael Powell, and Michelle Powell. Clennon King, a documentarian behind the Kings' heritage trail in Boston, has secured a headstone for Mary Powell, the woman who introduced MLK and Coretta Scott King to each other while they were both students in Boston. Michael, center, is Mary's son.

Mary Louise Powell, the matchmaker for MLK and Coretta Scott King, will finally receive a headstone

The singer, social activist, and former Boston Public Schools teacher introduced the famous couple to each other in 1952.

More than 200 sheep ran graze among 15,000 solar panels at the Fitchburg Renewables solar farm, a 5 megawatt facility that supports 700 community solar subscribers.

A ‘beautiful symbiotic relationship’: solar panels and ... sheep?

Agrivoltaics, or the practice of using land for both agriculture and renewable energy, is increasing in Massachusetts, making for some unexpected partnerships.

Opinion

Students listened to their K-2 teacher Jemma Joseph at the Trotter Elementary School in Boston on May 23, 2023.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The new reality of racial segregation in Mass. schools

School segregation based on race and ethnicity is alive and well in the Commonwealth. Where’s the urgency to address it?

ACLU lawyer who defended Nazis sees free speech retreat in America

Don’t compare the Israel-Hamas war protests to Vietnam

IDEAS | MOLLY WADZECK KRAUS

Breaking up with a friend was harder than any romantic split

New York’s congestion pricing plan inspired transit advocates nationwide. Now what?

LGBTQ Pride Month

The Boston Pride for the People parade and festival, held Saturday in Boston, is estimated to draw more than 1 million people.

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

Members of Island Pride Boston dance during the Boston Pride for the People parade.

See photos of Boston’s Pride parade on a sunny and colorful day

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

More recent News

This week’s TV: ‘House of the Dragon’ returns, a new ‘Presumed Innocent,’ and Sajak says goodbye
When season one of "House of the Dragon" ended, it felt like it was just getting started, so we're looking forward to getting back to it. But first, Jake Gyllenhaal plays an intensely flawed man in “Presumed Innocent."

Injury bugs have .500 Red Sox among the league leaders in several unwanted categories
Boston ranks among the major leagues' top three teams in the number of players lost to the injured list and number of days spent on the IL.

Moderna’s flu-COVID combo shot hits goal in late-stage trial
The result brings the Cambridge-based company one step closer to a more convenient jab that could help combat vaccine fatigue.

WORKING ARTIST

Photographer turns subjects into life-sized ‘American Girl’ dolls, with an Indigenous twist
Given historic power dynamics in the representation of Native people, collaboration is essential.

Rodeo bull hops fence at Oregon arena, injures 3 before being captured
A rodeo bull hopped a fence surrounding an Oregon arena and ran through a concession area into a parking lot, injuring at least three people before wranglers caught up with it, officials said.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Here’s what the forecast looks like for the start of the week
Look for mostly sunny skies with some pop-up cloudiness at times.

Recommended reads

John Venson from Charlestown walked past a sumac tree as he looked for the invasive garlic mustard plant in the Belle Isle Marsh on May 11.

Greater Boston’s last remaining salt marsh is in danger. Again.

The marsh is facing a dual threat: the impact of climate change and the lack of public awareness about the vital role this patch of nature plays.

YMCA providing free summer memberships to Boston teenagers
The ‘Get Summer’ initiative is “aimed at providing young people with safe and productive activities during the months away from school,” officials said in a statement.

‘I was screaming the whole time’: After years of complaints, some clinics now offer sedation for IUDs
In one study, nearly half of women said getting an IUD triggered 'intense pain.'

What to ask your doctor before getting an IUD

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

Participants at a past event at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education.

Boston Deals: Pickleball, Portugal, and purling — plus, a lobster bonus

Singer-songwriter Alisa Amador.

Alisa Amador almost quit music. Then, NPR called.

Hanover, NH - 6/5/2024 Intern Kaitlyn Anderson (cq) was working with Photographer Cara Romero (cq) who stages and photographs elaborate scenes. Romero has a show coming to the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College . She and her crew were creating works for that show. (Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff)

Photographer turns subjects into life-sized ‘American Girl’ dolls, with an Indigenous twist

Dionne Brown (center) in Hulu's "Queenie."

In Hulu’s ‘Queenie,’ a familiar story of a lost twentysomething soul

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

Big Z’s sizable challenge: proving he’s still an iron man

On land and water, Bruins' great relishes Western Mass. triathlon

New awareness campaign targets crisis pregnancy centers

State officials launched a new public awareness campaign Monday that targets crisis pregnancy centers that they say purport to offer legitimate reproductive health care but ultimately provide misleading information.

R.I. leaders unveil bill to change bank tax, as sought by Citizens Bank

“It was the right thing to do,” House Speaker Shekarchi said of the measure that he, Governor McKee, and Senate President Ruggerio said would help to create a more level playing field with Massachusetts: “I wanted to show a signal to the business community that we heard them.”

Mayor Michelle Wu vetoes changes to police, fire budgets made by City Council, frustrating some members

The council had cut down Wu’s proposed increases to the Boston Police Department by around $3 million, and the Boston Fire Department by about $735,000.

Sports

All eyes were on Tiger Woods as he practiced ahead of his 23rd US Open, and first since 2020.

Tiger Woods returns to Pinehurst course as he prepares to play in US Open

It’s Woods's first time playing a US Open on this Donald Ross gem in 19 years, and so much of it is new to him because of a restoration project from a decade ago.

Jaylen Brown recorded a quiet 21 points in Game 2.

Celtics 105, Mavericks 98

After a triumphant Game 2, the Celtics are two wins from an NBA title. But they know: ‘The job is not done.’

Contributions from up and down the roster — Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Payton Pritchard — offset an uneven performance from Jayson Tatum and helped get Boston past Luka Doncic (who recorded a triple-double) and the overmatched Mavericks.

Payton Pritchard banked in a 3-pointer from a little ways past midcourt that seemed to change the momentum going into the fourth quarter of Game 2.

nba finals | celtics vs. Mavericks

Why Payton Pritchard’s buzzer-beater in the third quarter went a long way in Celtics’ win

"That was a big-time shot," said teammate Derrick White. "Kind of got us momentum."

Injury bugs have .500 Red Sox among the league leaders in several unwanted categories

Who’s the biggest star on the Celtics? Let me submit Jrue Holiday for consideration.

After his sixth start with the club, Revolution goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic is tabbed MLS Player of the Matchday

Business

An investment firm has taken a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines and wants to oust the CEO

Elliott said Southwest has failed to evolve, hurting its ability to compete with other carriers.

A big decision for Boeing’s next CEO: Is it time for a new plane?

If the company missteps, it could spend billions of dollars and still lose market share to Airbus, which is based in Toulouse, France. Both manufacturers also face a distant but rising threat from China and growing pressure to cut planet-warming emissions.

Arlington loses nearly $500,000 in high school construction funds to hacking scheme

If you’ve earned a public pension, beware of how it affects your Social Security benefits in retirement

magazine

Stacked accordion doors on this Needham accessory dwelling unit allow Jan Moscowitz to open two sides of the studio to the outdoors, where she often entertains.

He wanted a cool garage, she wanted an airy art studio. They got both.

Enjoy live string music and some good food during the Father’s Day Bluegrass BBQ at Powisset Farm in Dover.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, June 10-16

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

Uruguayan-Style Grilled Steak Sandwiches

From steak sandwiches to grilled potato salad, a Father’s Day menu that makes the most of outdoor cooking

metro

State Police Trooper Michael Proctor takes stand at Karen Read trial.

Lead State Police investigator testifies about his text messages at Karen Read trial: ‘Comments I shouldn’t have made’

Tracker: Here are the notable people who have testified in the Karen Read murder trial so far, and what they said

Patrick Mendoza, North End restaurateur charged with assault to murder, held without bail after allegedly cutting off GPS monitor

sports

Kyrie Irving scored 16 points in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

At last, Kyrie Irving is finally helping the Celtics pursue an NBA championship

After missing the 2023 season with a head injury, Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden is glad to be back

Dan Hurley turns down Lakers, will stay at UConn to seek 3rd straight NCAA men’s title

business

Yuisa Pérez is the new chief people officer at the MCCA

Yuisa Pérez takes over top HR role at Convention Center Authority

UMass Chan Medical School gets a new research building

Apple debuts long-awaited AI tools, including ChatGPT tie-up

politics

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive to the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 10, 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial begin deliberating whether he’s guilty of federal firearm charges

African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows

Trump complains about his teleprompters at a scorching Las Vegas rally

Nation

A 5G tower in Brooklyn. As the city upgrades to 5G wireless, the streetscape is changing — not everyone is impressed.

Does New York City really need these giant 5G towers?

The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says

Trump to undergo probation interview Monday, a required step before his New York sentencing

World

Representative of the United States to the UN, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and other members of the United Nations Security Council voted on a resolution during meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on Monday in New York City.

UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group loots a main Darfur hospital, aid group says

In calling elections in France, Macron makes a huge gamble

opinion

"[The speaker and Senate president] create positions in order to hand out the salaries. And once they control someone’s salary, they have more control, period,” one former lawmaker said. “Everyone does what the speaker and the Senate president want. It’s just not healthy.”

No-heavy-lifting committees a symptom of a bigger problem in Beacon Hill

Breaking up with a friend was harder than any romantic split

Why is everyone hating on Jennifer Lopez?

lifestyle

In addition to his South Boston retail location, Micro Plant Studio founder Julio César Román offers plant care consultation services, providing virtual troubleshooting and advice to wayward houseplant parents.

Houseplant woes? Botanical ‘telehealth’ is just a call away.

Love Letters classics: Ghosts in New Hampshire

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

food & dining

Grain bowls with miso-ginger tofu.

A healthy lunch to get you through the week

A flexible and not-too-fancy salad we love

La Paloma in Quincy is closing

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

Hanover, NH - 6/5/2024 Intern Kaitlyn Anderson (cq) was working with Photographer Cara Romero (cq) who stages and photographs elaborate scenes. Romero has a show coming to the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College . She and her crew were creating works for that show. (Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff)

Photographer turns subjects into life-sized ‘American Girl’ dolls, with an Indigenous twist

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

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

Olivia Cooke and Ewan Mitchell in HBO's "House of the Dragon."

This week’s TV: ‘House of the Dragon’ returns, a new ‘Presumed Innocent,’ and Sajak says goodbye

Bearded Jason Bateman will multitask in ‘Black Rabbit’

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

music

Trans-Canada shredders (from left) Steven Page, Moe Berg, Craig Northey, and Chris Murphy. The supergroup, Trans-Canada Highwaymen, is on the road in support of "Explosive Hits Vol. 1"

Canadian supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen keeps CanRock’s flame burning

Alisa Amador almost quit music. Then, NPR called.

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

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. Deloire, head of Reporters Without Borders, in front of the 2021 map depicting press freedoms in Paris in 2021.

Christophe Deloire, the head of media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, has died. He was 53

David Boaz, leading voice of libertarianism, dies at 70

Christopher Edley Jr., civil rights advocate in White House and academia, dies at 71