Even in local campaigns, Trump is talk of the town

For campaigns normally walled off from Washington, President Trump has loomed large across the ballot in Massachusetts this year, permeating the dialogue and messaging in races far below the federal level.

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The planning blitz follows Imagine Boston 2030, the city?s new master plan, which calls for large-scale development in ?emerging neighborhoods? such as Newmarket and Suffolk Downs in East Boston.

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Boston will team up with cities from Orlando to Los Angeles to buy renewable energy in an effort to cut down on costs and spur incentives to create green energy.

People keep spotting huge snapping turtles in the middle of the road. Here?s why

It?s turtle egg-laying season. But be careful before you move them ? these things bite.

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An elderly man was killed in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday afternoon in Allston, and police quickly located the driver for questioning, officials said.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-16729.jpg Unheralded advocate is taking a break

For 17 years, Leslie Walker has headed Prisoners? Legal Services of Massachusetts, fighting for the rights of inmates in the state?s prisons and jails.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/hospitals9-7545881.jpg ?Alert fatigue? may be to blame as hospital staff miss a crucial warning

In the switch to electronic health records, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists are now bombarded with so many messages that some are missed, and that can lead to dangerous errors.

Neighborhood residents cut the ribbon to open the new Edson Street Connector pathway on Wednesday.

New England United for Justice

Dorchester residents celebrate opening of community-owned pathway

The newly developed public pathway and green space connects Edson Street to Peacevale Road.

Jonathan Bush.

As Jonathan Bush steps down, athenahealth considers its options

Jeff Immelt, the former General Electric chief executive who has been leading athenahealth?s board, will become executive chairman.

Globe renews call to speak with former employee about harassment accusation

The Boston Globe argued in a court filing that it cannot complete its investigation into a harassment accusation against its editor without a court order compelling a former employee to answer questions and provide information.

RED SOX 7, TIGERS 1

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Andrew Benintendi, Xander Bogaerts, and Christian Vazquez each drove in a pair of runs.

Warriors 110, Cavaliers 102

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Kevin Durant scored a playoff career-high 43 points to bring Warriors within one win of a four-game sweep in NBA Finals.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

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After Durant?s 43-point performance in Game 3, LeBron James made a stunning admission: ?He?s one of the best players I?ve ever played against.?

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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Tom Brady is doing what his employers have done expertly the last 18 years, exercising leverage when he has it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/c91e3901534444369f3b5d690cba2472-c91e3901534444369f3b5d690cba2472-7968.jpg ?I never intended it to hurt anyone,? Samantha Bee says, apologizing for Ivanka Trump vulgarity

The comedian apologized on her show to women who were hurt by her words. As for men who were offended? ?I do not care about that,? Bee said.

NESTOR RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Nestor_Ramos_Columnist_CMYK_BGMP-16726.jpg Yes, suspending the Saugus athletes was dumb. But there?s something tone deaf about all this

If we?re going to criticize the selective enforcement of rules governing smoking, then the Saugus High School lacrosse team circa 2018 is an odd place to start.

Shirley Leung

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I can live with an hour in line, but 3½ hours? C?mon, I could have flown to Chicago in that amount of time.

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The porn actress sued President Trump?s fixer, Michael Cohen, and her own former lawyer Wednesday.

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David K Drumm, after being granted bail in Dublin in March 2016. He was convicted of fraud on Wednesday.

Ex-Irish bank chief who was extradited from Mass. has been found guilty of fraud

David Drumm, who lived in a multimillion home in Wellesley, was convicted in Dublin for his role in the collapse of the Anglo Irish Bank.

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National figures past and present tried to fashion Robert F. Kennedy?s words for today?s politics Wednesday during a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his death.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_Goldstein_NewLogo-4078.jpg He didn?t want kids, so I ended it. But now he says he?s changed his mind

Do I believe him and give this another chance, or stay with my new guy?

Globe event

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A Boston Globe event series on how technology and the tech economy are reshaping our world.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

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EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/9913saudi3.jpg Assault on judicial independence is slipperiest of slopes

Talk of impeaching one judge and disparaging the system is nothing short of an assault on judicial independence.

Newsletters

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Lifestyle

A Kate Spade & Co. store in New York in 2016; in general, her bags were constructed out of fun fabrics, rather than serious, heavy leather. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Michael Nagle.

Kate Spade is more than fashion ? it?s a feeling

I don?t know much about the woman who founded the eponymous brand in 1993, and who tragically died on Tuesday at age 55, but I know a lot about how Kate Spade products have made me feel.