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Seven shot in early Sunday morning shooting in Methuen, officials say

Two of the victims remain hospitalized in critical condition, and authorities are actively investigating the shooting, Tucker said. Based on the amount of ballistics evidence collected at the scene, Tucker expressed amazement that more people were not shot.

Seven people arrested after brawl on Block Island Ferry dock
Police in Narragansett, R.I., received a report about 20 to 30 people “actively fighting” late Saturday. At least five of those arrested were from Massachusetts.

As Supreme Court grapples with ethical concerns, Democrats mull how to take advantage of its unpopularity
The Supreme Court's actions both inside and outside the chamber may have opened a new chapter in which the highest court plays a bigger role for Democrats on the campaign trail.

George Clooney and Julia Roberts help Biden raise $28 million at a fundraiser featuring dire warnings about Trump

High bacteria counts close several Mass. beaches. See the list.

Nineteen beaches in the state, spanning from Boston to Nantucket, are off-limits for swimming, according to data tracked by the state Department of Public Health .

The first heat wave of the summer will reach New England this week
An excessive heat watch has been issued with triple-digit temperatures expected starting Tuesday when a major heat dome stalls over much of the eastern US.

Wildfire north of Los Angeles spreads as authorities evacuate 1,200 people

Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help ramp up aid

 8 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza, says Israeli military

17-year-old boy killed in shooting outside Lynn Market Basket, DA says

14-year-old boy dead after motorbike crash in Wareham, officials say

Nick Mavar, fisherman and ‘Deadliest Catch’ star, dies at 59
PARENTING UNFILTERED

For Father’s Day, 60 life lessons from 60 dads

Adult children reflect on their fathers’ wit and wisdom, from the practical to the sublime.
Connections | I couldn’t remember my dad’s voice. He died when I was only 4.

Is ranked-choice voting a good idea for Boston elections? City Council President Louijeune thinks so.

Though a ballot measure to implement ranked-choice voting in Massachusetts failed statewide in 2020, more than 60 percent of Boston voters supported the idea.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
Linda Bean’s death and rising seas raise challenges as Maine fishing village rebuilds
The L.L. Bean heiress vowed to rebuild Port Clyde's picturesque and widely recognized downtown after fire gutted it last fall. Then, she died. And with new threats from rising seas and climate-fueled storms, the future in this Maine fishing village is up in the air.

What happens when sheep meet solar panels? A ‘beautiful symbiotic relationship.’
Agrivoltaics, or the practice of using land for both agriculture and renewable energy, is increasing in Massachusetts, making for some unexpected partnerships.

TARA SULLIVAN
Celtics clinching an NBA title at home would be a rare occurrence for local sports fans to celebrate
The rest of the sporting world won’t want to hear it, but Boston fans have earned the chance to be in the stands for the season’s final, championship-clinching game.

Tara Sullivan: On Father’s Day, we’re reminded that every day around these Celtics is Family Day Chad Finn: Don’t worry, Celtics fans. OK, maybe worry a little bit.
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Kyrie Irving acknowledges mind-set while in Boston led to wrong approach with Celtics legends

Irving knows where he stands with the Celtics and accepts it. "I did it to myself," he said. "They don’t welcome me with a warm embrace."
high schools

They’re champs! See the results of the spring high school state title games.

State title games in softball, baseball, lacrosse, tennis, boys’ volleyball, and rugby across all divisions are slated for Saturday and Sunday.
LOVE LETTERS

Stuck on my first love

But married to someone else. Happily, for the most part.

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

The 77th annual awards take place Sunday. A Globe critic highlights his picks for a star-studded year.
Everything you need to know about the Tony Awards 2024
Opinion
EDITORIAL

The price of college shouldn’t be a guessing game

Schools need to be more transparent about how much financial aid students get and the bottom-line cost of attendance.
RENÉE GRAHAM

‘You lie!’ — the two-word outburst that changed Republican politics
Renée Sagiv

Colleges should commit to reversing the dangerous trend of easy morality
MARCELA GARCÍA

The Karen Read trial and TikTok bias
LETTERS

Proposed fee on $1m-plus home sales sets calculators a-tapping
LGBTQ Pride Month

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom
Boston Globe Today

‘Pride is a riot’: Elevating queer voices and stories in June

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

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

More recent News

80 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
The countries have jointly called for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in

Maine accepting designs for a new state flag
Anyone with an idea for how the Maine state flag should look has a month to submit a design idea, though the contest rules limit just how much of a creative free-for-all will be allowed.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Boston could transform its disjointed rail system with a connection that runs through North and South stations
Congressman Seth Moulton has become a massive proponent of an almost 3-mile stretch of tunnel that would connect the north and south sides of our severed commuter rail system.

An emotional win for theaters, Hollywood: ‘Inside Out 2’ scores massive $155 million opening

Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.”
Review: In ‘Inside Out 2,’ big emotions return, but great storytelling does not

Four-alarm fire tears through two homes in Dorchester, displaces 19 people
A firefighter was taken to the hospital and a cat was killed in the blaze.

They were fake electors for Trump in 2020. Now in Milwaukee they’ll get to help make him the official 2024 nominee.

At least 17 false electors from 2020 have been selected as delegates for the 2024 convention, a sign of the enduring influence of the election denial movement in Trump's GOP.
Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina

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Globe Magazine

In New England, a tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn’s yellow hues

As a parasite infects beech forests in the Eastern United States, a team of researchers is trying to fight back — before it’s too late.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
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.

Trooper testifies that data from Karen Read’s SUV was ‘consistent with’ pedestrian strike
A digital forensic expert also testified as the the seventh week of the murder trial came to a close Friday.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘House of the Dragon’: 5 things to know ahead of Sunday’s season two premiere

Six Bay State film fests and events to soak up this summer

First trailer for Matt Damon and Casey Affleck’s ‘The Instigators’ features Fenway, Gronk, and a whole lot of Boston

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

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

Flagging Martha-Ann Alito’s right-wing flag-flying antics
Christopher Weyant

Obsessive control issues

Hugh Taylor

Primary care is in crisis. Here’s how to fix it.
William Taubman

Donald Trump’s self-fulfilling crusade
IDEAS | EVGENY MOROZOV

The Boston hippies who developed technologies that Silicon Valley wouldn’t dare to make
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Malden man arrested after East Boston robbery worth $240,000, police say

A Malden man was arrested Saturday on a warrant issued in connection to a $240,000 robbery in East Boston this month after he and another man were allegedly found attempting to break into an apartment in the neighborhood, officials said.
Brian McGrory

Medical Properties Trust: A place where failure seems to pay

There may not be another group of people in the entire working world who are rewarded better to fail more spectacularly than the fortunate people atop Medical Properties Trust.

The first heat wave of the summer will reach New England this week

An excessive heat watch has been issued with triple-digit temperatures expected starting Tuesday when a major heat dome stalls over much of the eastern US.

17-year-old boy killed in shooting outside Lynn Market Basket, DA says

Lynn police who responded to the scene found the boy inside a crashed car, and he was taken to Salem Hospital, officials said.

Sports

D4 SOFTBALL: JOSEPH CASE 1, TYNGSBOROUGH 0

Freshman Lila Alvarez was locked in and Joseph Case softball locked up a second Division 4 state title in a row

A year after watching from the stands as the Cardinals win it all, Alvarez fired a nine-strikeout, one-hit shutout and scored the game's lone run.
BASEBALL

Mookie Betts hit in left hand by pitch, leaves Dodgers game in significant pain

Betts fell to the ground and was writhing in extreme pain in the batter’s box as trainers and manager Dave Roberts came out to tend to him.
ASTROS 4, TIGERS 1

Houston’s Ronel Blanco, with a no-hitter already this year, pulled after seven no-hit innings

Astros manager Joe Espada said it wasn’t a difficult decision to replace Blanco because of how many pitches he’s thrown this year, noting that he’s had four outings with more than 100 pitches and two with 98.
high schools

They’re champs! See the results of the spring high school state title games.
D2 BASEBALL: PLYMOUTH NORTH 9, WALPOLE 2

D.C. Brown’s ‘legendary year’ ends with Plymouth North baseball hoisting Division 2 state championship trophy
TARA SULLIVAN

Celtics clinching an NBA title at home would be a rare occurrence for local sports fans to celebrate

Business

Brian McGrory

Medical Properties Trust: A place where failure seems to pay

There may not be another group of people in the entire working world who are rewarded better to fail more spectacularly than the fortunate people atop Medical Properties Trust.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Boston’s mojo ain’t working. Can Mayor Wu and business leaders get it back?

Indicators like employment and tourism have recovered from the pandemic, but the city isn’t firing on all cylinders.

US military targets Houthi radar sites in Yemen after a merchant sailor goes missing

Washington Post publisher and incoming editor are said to have used stolen records in Britain, NYT reports
magazine
New England

A tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn's yellow hues
Martha's Vineyard

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

I couldn’t remember my dad’s voice. He died when I was only 4.
Dinner with Cupid

‘Opening up to a lawyer during a blind date is not easy!’

metro

Maine accepting designs for a new state flag

Linda Bean’s death and rising seas raise challenges as Maine fishing village rebuilds

A Beautiful Resistance: Allison Feaster Embodies Celtics Winning Recipe

sports

Celtics clinching an NBA title at home would be a rare occurrence for local sports fans to celebrate

Angel Reese called for flagrant foul after elbow on driving Caitlin Clark, with both saying contact was merely basketball play

Game 72: Yankees at Red Sox lineups and notes

business

Divers find remains of Finnish WWII plane that was shot down by Moscow with a US diplomat aboard

Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can’t.

Worcester-based Table Talk Pies sold to Minneapolis baking company

politics

Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina

As Supreme Court grapples with ethical concerns, Democrats mull how to take advantage of its unpopularity

Biden goes straight from G7 to Hollywood fundraiser, balancing geopolitics with his reelection bid

Nation

The antiabortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights

In a divided nation, an infrastructure develops to build bridges

Wildfire north of Los Angeles spreads as authorities evacuate 1,200 people

World

Inside the Chechen units helping to fight Russia’s war

For campus protesters in Brussels, familiar methods, but different outcomes

Britain’s July 4 election is fast approaching. Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune.

opinion

Two eras, two protests, decades apart, but what of it? The horror.

El juicio de Karen Read y la polarización en TikTok

The Karen Read trial and TikTok bias

lifestyle

Stuck on my first love

Franklin’s Marcella DiChiara showcases Sicilian culture, cuisine on new season of ‘The Great American Recipe’

Someone at work is in love with me

food & dining

Is the best lobster roll hot or cold? Two Globe writers face off.

The Friendly Toast goes nut-free, Zurito replaces Bin 26 Enoteca, and pups take over patios

It’s not your imagination. Men really do eat more meat than women, study says.

travel

Our travel writer shares his New England summertime favorites, from the best beach to the perfect miniature golf course

This South Shore town was selected as the best seaside small town to visit in America in 2024, according to Smithsonian Magazine

30 years of bad art, Oregon’s biggest music festival, and a last-minute gift for an outdoorsy dad

Arts

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom

Sarah Ganz Blythe to lead Harvard Art Museums

Fruitlands Museum to reopen its galleries with three exhibitions focused on Native American Art

Books

📚 Your favorite Rhode Island bookstores

‘Code Dependent’ dives into AI’s harms

A geek’s guide to Fan Expo Boston: See Marisa Tomei and other stars, party with cosplayers, plus more nerdy fun

Movies

An emotional win for theaters, Hollywood: ‘Inside Out 2’ scores massive $155 million opening

Six Bay State film fests and events to soak up this summer

‘Tuesday’: Death, be not proud

Television

‘House of the Dragon’: 5 things to know ahead of Sunday’s season two premiere

Expect performances aplenty on Tony Awards telecast

Everything you need to know about the Tony Awards 2024

music

Bonnie Raitt upholds her timeless talent, enduring appeal at MGM Fenway

Johnny Canales, Tejano music singer and TV host, dies at 81

Five things to do around Boston, June 17-23

Theater/Dance

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

Everything you need to know about the Tony Awards 2024

At ART, a ‘Gatsby’ that’s great

Health

Owner of 2 safety-net hospitals in R.I. ordered to pay $17m within 10 days

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

Obituaries

Johnny Canales, Tejano music singer and TV host, dies at 81

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, 75, dies; expanded Chabad’s global reach

Harrison White, groundbreaking (and inscrutable) sociologist, dies at 94