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Some Massachusetts students are so anxious, they’re missing school for months on end. What can schools do?

School refusal is a form of chronic absenteeism often misunderstood by public school systems, whose staff typically don’t have the training or capacity to meet kids’ mental health needs.
Watch: Mass. public school students fall through the cracks Anxiety in kids and teens is on the rise. Here’s how to best support them.

A Boston TV weather power couple jumps to the smaller screen
Matt and Danielle Noyes have launched 1Degree Outside, an app- and internet-based forecasting site focusing on New England.

chad finn
Why the Kristaps Porzingis news shouldn’t change the outcome of this series
With or without their big man, the Celtics remain the superior team in these NBA Finals.

After suffering leg injury, Porzingis says the only way he won’t play Game 3 is if ‘I’m told I’m not allowed’ What is Kristaps Porzingis’s ‘rare’ leg injury, reminiscent of Curt Schilling’s bloody sock? Doctors explain.

Ten years after opening, Assembly Row booms on

The massive mixed-use complex has transformed its corner of Somerville and is spinning off smaller projects all around it.
Green Living: Are buyers willing to pay more for sustainable features? Home of the Week owners harness the sun and cool off in two pools
ADRIAN WALKER

Is Beacon Hill finally getting serious about housing?

In passing a bill almost 50 percent larger than Governor Maura Healey requested, the House seems to be betting that pouring big money into housing production can help to ease the crunch.

In Karen Read trial, defense focuses on the police themselves

A focus on Trooper Michael Proctor’s texts is a stark example of the defense strategy to hammer the investigators themselves as much as any evidence.
Tracker: Here are the notable people who have testified in the Karen Read murder trial so far, and what they said

‘We’re gonna lock this whack job up.’ Text messages from State Police investigator under scrutiny at Karen Read trial.

For years, mothers were reported to DCF simply for taking addiction medication. Massachusetts lawmakers are seeking to end that.

Hospital officials and addiction specialists said the current requirement often means mothers who are taking medication to treat opioid use disorder are then reported and subjected to DCF investigations simply for taking doctor-prescribed drugs.

Bedford woman accused of killing her parents suffers from mental illness, her lawyer says

The lawyer for Jessica Lynn Cavallaro, the Bedford woman charged with murder for allegedly shooting her parents to death last week, said Tuesday that his client suffers from a “long-standing mental illness.”

Former State Police captain who testified for feds sues agency, claiming retaliation

Andrew Daly, the former treasurer of the State Police union, claims his superiors threatened to open an internal investigation against him once they learned he planned to testify.

MBTA budgets ‘totally incapable of getting us where we need to be,’ board member says

The MBTA’s board of directors unanimously approved a budget Tuesday of $3 billion for the upcoming fiscal year that requires, as in years past, the agency to drain its entire rainy day fund just to cover day-to-day expenses.

Trump-backed candidate Austin Theriault wins primary in Maine district rocked by mass shooting

 Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race Nancy Mace overcomes McCarthy-backed challenger to win Republican primary in South Carolina

What’s next for Hunter Biden after his conviction on federal gun charges

 Hunter Biden convicted of all 3 felonies in gun trial

Hezbollah fires scores of rockets at northern Israel as Gaza cease-fire talks hang in the balance

 Report by UN-backed experts cites crimes by Israeli forces, Palestinian militants starting 0ct. 7

More than 160 whales spotted in waters off Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, NOAA reports

The "dazzling array of sightings" came during a recent aerial survey by researchers with NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

One more comfortable day, mix of sun and clouds before the heat arrives

Thunderstorms are expected Friday with temperatures approaching 90 and muggy air moving in.
Will this summer be as hot and wet as last year?

Mass. man went viral after being stopped by TSA with a bag full of SPAM. Now he is becoming a ‘SPAM influencer.’

“I instantly just started thinking of everything bad that could happen. How do I explain myself? This is going to look super suspicious,” the Hawaii native said.
Opinion
JEFF JACOBY

For assistance in dying, please press 1

Support for assisted suicide is up, but the slope it would lead to is dangerously slippery.
IDEAS | JUAN CARLOS MONTERREY GOMEZ

America is losing the clean energy race to China
EDITORIAL

US dithering over aid, policy, pilots for Ukraine costs lives
Joan Donovan

Beware of identity fraud empowered by generative AI
LETTERS

Boston’s bid to hike commercial property tax couldn’t come at a worse time
LGBTQ Pride Month

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

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

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

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

More recent News

Peter Abraham | On Baseball
Tuesday night’s loss showed how far the Red Sox are from being an elite team like the Phillies
Hanging in there against teams like the Twins and Tigers doesn’t compare to facing a team like the 46-20 Phillies, who have the best record in baseball.

A top inhaler for children was discontinued. Families and doctors are scrambling to fill the gap.
Some pediatricians say they’ve seen an increase in asthma-related hospitalizations and deaths. Families are facing drug shortages and increased costs as they try to get the inhalers their children need.

‘A phenomena in the town’: Needham middle school will graduate 23 sets of twins
The 23 sets of twins, comprising 46 students, make up almost a tenth of the 454-person eighth grade class graduating on Wednesday.

Abington driver charged in crash that killed Boston activist Clark Grant
Jennifer Fortes, 42, was charged Monday with motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation for the 2023 crash. She is scheduled to be arraigned on Aug. 21, according to court records.

Plymouth man charged after biting off man’s ear in drunken fight, police say

Michael O’Driscoll, 39, of Plymouth was charged with assault and battery with serious bodily injury after allegedly biting off another man’s ear during a drunken fistfight, according to police.

Tufts PhD student is recovering after stabbing attack in China, brother says

David Zabner and three other instructors from an Iowa college were injured in the attack, and a Chinese person who attempted to intervene was also stabbed, officials said.

Recommended reads

‘We do not have the luxury to wait.’ With delayed school closure plan, Mayor Wu draws criticism, sympathy on tough issue.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s approach to school closures underscores that even as she aims to lead a new kind of administration, she can’t avoid the challenges that dogged her predecessors.

Summer is almost here, but sidewalk dining is fading across most of Boston. Why?
Al fresco tables were hailed as a silver lining of the pandemic but then many restaurants gave up on them.

Globe Magazine
She wanted cows for her growing Vineyard farm. First, she had to catch them.
How a farmer named Jo Douglas is working to reshape the food ecosystem of Martha’s Vineyard.

Amid Steward fiasco, Warren, Markey pitch bill to regulate private equity in health care
The bill would establish stiff penalties for health care executives whose actions endanger the safety of their patients.

Culture & Lifestyle

In ‘Treasure,’ Lena Dunham plays a Holocaust survivor’s daughter who road trips across Poland looking for answers

A lonely dog and build-it-yourself robot become best friends in ‘Robot Dreams,’ one of the year’s best films

A ‘Meadow’ in the Fenway and a ‘Glacier’ in Kenmore Square

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Special Projects

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.
HIGH & DRY

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.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

At Hunter Biden’s trial, many families heard the familiar sorrow of a relative’s struggles with addiction

IDEAS | WILLIAM SCHULZ

The case for animal personhood
EDITORIAL

16-year-old Acton girl’s tragic death was preventable
MARCELA GARCÍA

The new reality of racial segregation in Mass. schools
JOAN VENNOCHI

ACLU lawyer who defended Nazis sees free speech retreat in America
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Forecast | Ken Mahan

One more comfortable day, mix of sun and clouds before the heat arrives

Thunderstorms are expected Friday with temperatures approaching 90 and muggy air moving in.

At its first open house since the pandemic, the Haystack Observatory in Westford unveils its window to space

“There’s a pent-up demand,” said Phil Erickson, the director of the observatory, gesturing at the wide-eyed attendees eagerly exploring the facility.
NH Health

A top inhaler for children was discontinued. Families and doctors are scrambling to fill the gap.

Some pediatricians say they’ve seen an increase in asthma-related hospitalizations and deaths. Families are facing drug shortages and increased costs as they try to get the inhalers their children need.
POLITICS

Is N.H. the most difficult state for young people to register to vote?

High school students are hosting voter registration drives to make it easier for their peers to participate. Experts who have studied other states say N.H. makes it hard, but the state’s top election official disagrees.

Sports

MIAA DIVSION 1 SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS

It’s a Hock clash for Division 1 softball championship: King Philip vs. Taunton

KP wins epic 10-inning thriller over No. 1 Wachusett behind McCoy Walsh (14 K's) and GW single from Taylor Reagan. Sam Lincoln (11 K's, 1 hit) brilliant for Taunton against Central Catholic.
MIAA BOYS' LACROSSE TOURNAMENT

Marshfield topples top-seeded Duxbury in a dramatic finish in their Division 2 semifinal

After an apparent tying goal by Duxbury was waved off, Marshfield’s players stormed the field to celebrate a stunning, 10-9, Division 2 semifinal triumph at Bridgewater-Raynham High on Tuesday.
phillies 4, red sox 1

Kyle Schwarber’s two homers, costly error sink Red Sox against Phillies

With the offense unable to muster much against Zack Wheeler, a pair of unearned runs and a pair of majestic solo homers by the former Red Sox were enough.
MIAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

Brayden Mercier’s one-hit gem lifts St. John’s Shrewsbury past Xaverian to Division 1 state final
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Tuesday night’s loss showed how far the Red Sox are from being an elite team like the Phillies
MIAA SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS

Sharlotte Stanzinski shuts the door, pitches Walpole softball into Division 2 final against Westfield

Business

NH Health

A top inhaler for children was discontinued. Families and doctors are scrambling to fill the gap.

Some pediatricians say they’ve seen an increase in asthma-related hospitalizations and deaths. Families are facing drug shortages and increased costs as they try to get the inhalers their children need.
ADDRESS

Home of the Week owners harness the sun, cool off in two pools

Stoughton contemporary comes with four bedrooms, four full baths, owned solar panels, a heat pump, and more than an acre of space.

Traffic resumes through Baltimore’s busy port after $100 million cleanup of collapsed bridge

A Boston TV weather power couple jumps to the smaller screen

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Globe Magazine

She wanted cows for her growing Vineyard farm. First, she had to catch them.
Cooking

On the grill or in the oven, these skewer recipes are great for pork, chicken, and beef
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, June 10-16
Summer Living

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

metro

Some Massachusetts students are so anxious, they’re missing school for months on end. What can schools do?

Anxiety in kids and teens is on the rise. Here’s how to best support them.

A Boston TV weather power couple jumps to the smaller screen

sports

Japan beats United States men’s soccer in final pre-Olympic warm up

Charlie Derkazarian digs in, nets deciding win at third singles, propelling Concord-Carlisle boys’ tennis to Division 1 final

Less than a week after losing his father, Willy Robinson’s heroics lifts Scituate boys’ lacrosse to an emotional overtime win over Falmouth

business

Ten years after opening, Assembly Row booms on

Green Living: Are buyers willing to pay more for sustainable features?

Federal Reserve is likely to scale back plans for rate cuts because of persistent inflation

politics

Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race

US Representative Nancy Mace overcomes McCarthy-backed challenger to win Republican primary in South Carolina

Supreme Court has a lot of work to do and little time to do it with a sizeable case backlog

Nation

What’s next for Hunter Biden after his conviction on federal gun charges

President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

Traffic resumes through Baltimore’s busy port after $100 million cleanup of collapsed bridge

World

French President Emmanuel Macron urges moderate politicians to regroup to defeat far right in elections

NATO chief says Hungary has agreed not to veto alliance’s assistance to Ukraine

Hezbollah fires scores of rockets at northern Israel as Gaza cease-fire talks hang in the balance

opinion

16-year-old Acton girl’s tragic death was preventable

Here’s how to meet climate goals with the state’s existing infrastructure

The case for animal personhood

lifestyle

Feels like home

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

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

food & dining

Mass. man went viral after being stopped by TSA with a bag full of SPAM. Now he is becoming a ‘SPAM influencer.’

She wanted cows for her growing Vineyard farm. First, she had to catch them.

On the grill or in the oven, these skewer recipes are great for pork, chicken, and beef

travel

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

A ‘Meadow’ in the Fenway and a ‘Glacier’ in Kenmore Square

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

Books

US Poet Laureate Ada Limón wants you to picnic with poetry — at our National Parks

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

Movies

In ‘Treasure,’ Lena Dunham plays a Holocaust survivor’s daughter who road trips across Poland looking for answers

A lonely dog and build-it-yourself robot become best friends in ‘Robot Dreams,’ one of the year’s best films

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Television

Catch up on ‘The Serpent Queen’ before season 2 arrives

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’

music

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

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

Alisa Amador almost quit music. Then, NPR called.

Theater/Dance

‘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

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

Frank Carroll, figure skating coach who led Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek to stardom, dies

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

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