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Chad Finn

It’s unfair to compare, but this Celtics celebration felt a lot like the glory days of the 1980s

What we’ve experienced the past couple of weeks reminds me so much of how wonderful it was when the Larry Bird teams were winning titles.

A wedding, four generations of Celtics fans, and trophies everywhere: The most special moments from the parade
Here's a look at highlights from along the parade route as thousands of fans flocked downtown to celebrate the Celtics' record 18th NBA title.

Jubilant fans salute Celtics, triumphant again, with a party on wheels
gary washburn

For the city of Boston, this Celtics victory parade was a unifying event

Photos from the parade, as Celtics rode duck boats and thousands watched

 Parade route scenes

Two arrested, dozens taken to hospitals during Boston Celtics championship parade

PARENTING UNFILTERED

New England’s 16 best beaches for families

We asked beachgoers to reveal their family-friendly favorites, and these are the ones that floated to the top. Tell us: What’s yours?

Are millionaires leaving Massachusetts? Survey (by their accountants) says yes.
Two-thirds of accountants say at least one wealthy client has moved away from Massachusetts since the passage of the millionaires tax in 2022.

Mass. unemployment rate inches higher as more people start job searches
REDS 5, RED SOX 2

Red Sox outslugged by Reds early, then defense gifts a pair of runs late in series-opening loss

Kutter Crawford started for the Red Sox and was charged with five runs, three earned, over 6⅓ innings. Connor Wong and Jarren Duran homered.
Are the Red Sox positioning themselves to beat the odds?

Prosecution rests case against Karen Read as trial nears its end

The prosecution been the subject of rampant speculation and numerous conspiracy theories of a police coverup that have dominated headlines around the region.
How Friday's testimony unfolded

With clock ticking, Mass. Senate’s climate bill hit another delay. Lawmakers hatched a deal to move it.

Lawmakers have just 40 days of formal sessions left on their two-year legislative calendar, meaning any obstacle in passing bills — even a temporary one — can magnify the late-session crunch into which lawmakers have cornered themselves.

Developer once again files plans for controversial housing development behind Braintree’s South Shore Plaza

ZOM Living has filed new plans with Braintree to develop 325 apartments on the nearly nine-acre chunk of land behind the plaza, in hopes of transforming the mall into a bustling mixed-use complex.

Two ‘Rise of the Moors’ members convicted on gun charges in Middlesex court

Woman killed in Cambridge bicycle crash with box truck, second in two weeks

A 24-year-old woman who was killed near Kendall Square on Friday as her bike crashed into a box truck making a right turn was the second bicyclist to die in strikingly similar incidents in Cambridge this month.

Teacher in N.H. fired for secretly helping pregnant student access abortion services

The teacher, who has since secured a position at a public school in the state, admitted she lied about having food poisoning when she called in sick from work and drove the student to a medical facility, according to records.

Weekend Forecast
It’s a mixed bag of weather for Greater Boston as we head into the weekend. Here’s a detailed look.
The hot and steamy weather will be gone Friday and into the weekend.

Former state senator Dean Tran, his sister indicted on obstruction of justice charges

Wilmington woman charged with OUI after pulled over in Reading with 2 children in backseat, officials say

Reading man charged with trafficking 100+ parts from endangered, threatened animals

Stoughton man gets 11 1/2 years in prison for shipping cocaine to Mass., R.I. in air fryers, cash boxes

Busing at 50: Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

They sued Boston’s public schools for better education for Black children. Instead, they got busing.

Meet the families whose lawsuit forced BPS to integrate

Tell us: How has Boston busing affected you or your family?
Opinion
Bisola Ojikutu

The need to do more to prevent overdoses among Black people in Boston

The city is committed to connecting more Black people living with substance use disorder to resources and naloxone.
MARCELA GARCÍA

An overdue recognition for Boston’s Vietnamese diaspora
Renée Graham

Saying goodbye — and thank you — to the ‘Say Hey Kid’
EDITORIAL

This Celtics championship team inspired us

IDEAS | THEO ZENOU

Dear Biden, stop backing down from the fake news wars
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

Attacker of Nancy Pelosi’s husband also found guilty of kidnapping and could face more prison time
A man who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer has also been convicted of aggravated kidnapping by a state court.

More than 500 Mass. auto dealerships affected by nationwide software hack
Dealers who use CDK software are being forced to rely on physical paperwork for tasks including vehicle registration, complicating the car-buying process for customers across the country.

Cranston, R.I., police officer under investigation for shooting at suspected shoplifters’ car
Video frrom Cranston Officer Kayleigh Cooper’s body-worn camera shows her shooting at the car as it drove away after the driver refused to get out

One person dies in Rockland house fire
“On behalf of the Rockland Fire Department, I want to express our heartfelt condolences to the family that lost a loved one this morning,” Chief Scott Duffey said.

Roxbury Community College breaks ground on Center for Economic and Social Justice
Roxbury Community College celebrated its 50th anniversary with a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning for the institution’s Center for Economic and Social Justice.

As Patriots take a little break, here are three leftover thoughts from their spring
Contract extensions, an offensive line in flux, and roster spots for receivers remain topics of interest.

Recommended reads

Real estate ‘stagers’ prep homes for market. It’s about more than furniture.

Staging is a complex and sought-after industry, especially for luxury homes, which can cost upwards of $20,000 to stage, according to local stagers.

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘He’s a vegetarian, so appetizer sharing options were somewhat limited’
Can a classically-trained chef and a vegan cook up the perfect recipe for love?

BLOTTER TALES
A horse gets stuck, and Spider-Man is arrested for disorderly conduct
A horse gets trapped in a cellar in Plainville, a man in a Spider-Man costume is taken into custody near TD Garden, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Don’t mess with Mass.: How the state became a center of post-Dobbs resistance
“I will do everything I can to protect access to care here in Massachusetts, and help nationally to ensure that women have access to medicated abortions,” Governor Maura Healey told the Globe.

Culture & Lifestyle

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

Donald Sutherland defied categorization

Please (don’t) ask me about my newly published book

Josh Gad and the Berkowitz brothers talk penning ‘The Writer,’ a Boston-set comic book rooted in Jewish folklore

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

Chris Ferguson

Surgeon general is wrong; social media apps don’t need warning labels
JEFF JACOBY

A simple fix for the Massachusetts flag

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Immigration is about the economy, stupid. Biden gets it, but Trump hopes his followers won’t.
IDEAS | JOSEPH G. ALLEN AND KARI NADEAU

Heat waves like this one demand a rethinking of air conditioning
EDITORIAL

If we’re pretty sure social media endangers kids, shouldn’t we do something about it?
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Former state senator Dean Tran, his sister indicted on obstruction of justice charges

Embattled former state senator and one-time congressional candidate Dean Tran, who was already facing multiple federal charges, has now been indicted with his sister in a separate but related scheme, according to court documents unsealed Friday.

Two arrested, dozens taken to hospitals during Boston Celtics championship parade

For most Celtics fans, Friday was a day of dreams accomplished and faith rewarded, but a police officer was injured, two people were arrested, and dozens more were taken to hospitals during the festivities, according to city officials and police reports.

Reading man charged with trafficking 100+ parts from endangered, threatened animals

Between January 2018 and June 2021, Adam Bied allegedly bought animal parts from sellers in Cameroon and Indonesia known for killing and acquiring endangered and protected species, officials said.

Roxbury Community College breaks ground on Center for Economic and Social Justice

Roxbury Community College celebrated its 50th anniversary with a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning for the institution’s Center for Economic and Social Justice.

Sports

aces 85, sun 74

League-leading Sun get trumped by Aces and a stellar game from A’ja Wilson

Connecticut lost for only the second time in 15 games, while host Las Vegas, the two-time defending WNBA champions, improved to 8-6.
lpga

Nelly Korda has an epically bad round to miss the cut at the Women’s PGA Championship

Sarah Schmelzel, winless on the LPGA Tour, and Amy Yang each have a two-stroke lead over a trio of golfers that include Lexi Thompson, the first-round leader.
REDS 5, RED SOX 2

Red Sox outslugged by Reds early, then defense gifts a pair of runs late in series-opening loss

Kutter Crawford started for the Red Sox and was charged with five runs, three earned, over 6⅓ innings. Connor Wong and Jarren Duran homered.
olympic trials

Sha’Carri Richardson, even with a poor start, looks on track to secure a 100-meter berth in the Olympics
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Wilyer Abreu set to return to Red Sox roster from injured list

oilers 5, panthers 1

Oilers force Panthers to Game 7 in attempt to become first team in 82 years to erase 3-0 deficit to win Stanley Cup

Business

McDonald’s in Brighton gives shout-out to Jayson Tatum, Celtics star and loyal customer

“CONGRATS TO OUR CUSTOMER JAYSON TATUM” read the sign underneath the golden arches.

More than 500 Mass. auto dealerships affected by nationwide software hack

Dealers who use CDK software are being forced to rely on physical paperwork for tasks including vehicle registration, complicating the car-buying process for customers across the country.

Are millionaires leaving Massachusetts? Survey (by their accountants) says yes.
MEDIA

Boston Globe New Hampshire wins 9 NH Press Association awards for excellence in journalism
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GLOBE MAGAZINE

The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains
Globe Magazine

Why librarians at Harvard and elsewhere are racing to save vintage porn
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He’s a vegetarian, so appetizer sharing options were somewhat limited’
MISS CONDUCT

My niece is marrying ‘the jerk.’ Do I have to go to their wedding?

metro

With clock ticking, Mass. Senate’s climate bill hit another delay. Lawmakers hatched a deal to move it.

Prosecution rests case against Karen Read as trial nears its end

Jubilant fans salute Celtics, triumphant again, with a party on wheels

sports

Caitlin Clark helps fuel a record crowd in Atlanta and a fourth straight win for the Fever

Matthew Judon eager to resume work, and other leftover thoughts from the Patriots OTA practices

Birthday boys Tom Kim and Scottie Scheffler are in the top four of the Travelers Championship

business

Rumford’s Claire Rogers is reinventing golf journalism

Developer once again files plans for controversial housing development behind Braintree’s South Shore Plaza

Mass. unemployment rate inches higher as more people start job searches

politics

Biden and allied Republicans are trying to rally GOP women in swing-state suburbs away from Trump

GOP targets a Biden executive order on voter registration ahead of the fall election

Former CNN anchor takes on professor in primary aimed at finding Democrat who can win on Long Island

Nation

Trump will address influential evangelicals who back him but want to see a national abortion ban

Parts of Washington state parental rights law criticized as a ‘forced outing’ placed on hold

Escape from killer New Mexico wildfire was ‘absolute sheer terror,’ says woman who fled the flames

World

A year ago, Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin with a mutiny

Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

As Ukraine expands military draft, some men go into hiding

opinion

Nice guys finish first

A withering heat wave frames climate as a key presidential campaign issue

Saying goodbye — and thank you — to the ‘Say Hey Kid’

lifestyle

I’m paying almost $1 per message

New England’s 16 best beaches for families

He said ‘I love you’ first

food & dining

McDonald’s in Brighton gives shout-out to Jayson Tatum, Celtics star and loyal customer

Top Boston liquor lawyer fired for allegedly falsifying a license

With La Padrona, Jody Adams returns to Italy

travel

Ready to take the wheel and cruise Boston Harbor? Here’s your chance to play captain.

Three squares a day: Davis, Harvard, and Central make for a fun outing along the Red Line

A coastal Maine tip: Don’t bypass Belfast

Arts

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

An artist’s ordinary day, in extraordinary woodblock prints

Some different looks for a most famous book — that book being ‘Moby-Dick’

Books

Author readings around Boston through June 29

Zach Williams’s ‘Beautiful Days’ is a debut story collection of electrifying originality

On authors against breast cancer, a story of radical hospitality, and the Maine Literary Awards

Movies

A Cambridge dance party and more things to do around Boston, June 24-30

Donald Sutherland defied categorization

In ‘Ghostlight,’ a construction worker processes tragedy by performing in one: ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Television

‘Blue Bloods’ cast members react after filming final episode

Why we fall for cult TV

Will ‘Mid-Century Modern’ be as good as ‘Golden’?

music

Lana Del Rey plays ball despite weather delays at historic Fenway show

With a sold-out concert at The Sinclair, Paris Paloma is just getting started

Angela Bofill, R&B balladeer with a dreamy, dynamic voice, dies at 70

Theater/Dance

‘MJ the Musical’ is startin’ somethin’ astonishing at Citizens Opera House

‘The Outsiders’ wins best musical and ‘Stereophonic’ best play as women make strides at Tony Awards

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

Health

R.I. attorney general approves sale of 2 safety-net hospitals with strict ‘non-negotiable’ conditions

Lifespan, R.I.’s largest health care system, to become Brown University Health. The deal includes millions in investments.

Dozens of CVS generic drug recalls expose link to tainted factories

Obituaries

Elliott Gould, Justin Trudeau, Helen Mirren, and more mourn Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland, prolific actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘The Hunger Games,’ has died

James Nicolson, who brought late-blooming virtuosity to harpsichord and early music, dies at 90