Are bombs lurking under the sand on Nantucket?

Nantucket?s Madaket section was not previously warned by the US Army Corps of Engineers about discarded munitions. — Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff/File

The US Army Corps of Engineers alerted some residents last month that their property could contain World War II-era munitions.

It will be a ?few weeks? before first recreational pot sales are made

Recreational marijuana sales were legal as of July 1, but no businesses had won a sales permit ? until Monday.

Newly installed Boston schools chief already under fire

The school committee approved Laura Perille?s appointment Monday, but not before hearing from those critical of Perille.

SJC: Voter registration deadline isn?t unconstitutional

It?s a victory for Secretary of State William Galvin, who had fought eliminating the 20-day deadline.

Two boys cooled off Monday in the water at Haigus Beach in Dennis. — Erin Clark for The Boston Globe

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Steamy conditions will continue through Friday

There is some relief in sight on Saturday, but expect a wicked hot Independence Day.

How did 12 boys, coach survive in a Thai cave for more than a week?

Caving rescue experts say the conditions may have helped the group.

Will N.E. become the Cape Canaveral of the North?

Space exploration is enjoying a new kind of glamour these days, and companies across the region are basking in the glow.

R.I. becomes first state to sue oil companies over climate change

The state?s attorney general said the case was comparable to previous lawsuits against tobacco giants.

She didn?t want to go to the ER. ?Do you know how much an ambulance costs??

When a woman got her leg caught between an Orange Line train and the platform, she was cut to the bone. Yet she worried about the cost of a hospital trip.

DA: Framingham teen held man captive for 4 days

Jackson Sugrue, 19, also used anti-gay slurs against the man, according to the Middlesex DA?s office.

Former editor meets with Globe investigator

Hilary Sargent, a former Boston.com editor, met Monday with an investigator hired by The Boston Globe following her allegations that the newspaper?s editor, Brian McGrory, sent her inappropriate text messages.

Skating was part of the Boston Winter at City Hall Plaza. — Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/File

Boston Winter is frozen out of City Hall Plaza

A $60 million overhaul of the plaza forced the end of the popular, yet logistically challenging festival.

When telling your neighbors to keep quiet just won?t do

Those splurging for expensive condos don?t want to deal with their neighbors? racket. That?s where the soundproofers come in.

Red Sox 4, Nationals 3

Red Sox rebound from N.Y. trip, and Rick Porcello was a big reason why

The righty outdueled one of the best in the game, Max Scherzer, and also had a three-run double.

Report: DeMarcus Cousins was close to signing with the Celtics

Instead, the big man agreed to a one-year, $5.3 million deal with the defending champion Warriors.

gary Washburn | On basketball

Celtics have LeBron to thank

The Eastern Conference just lost its biggest roadblock to the NBA Finals for the Celtics.

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Alan Dershowitz says he?s been ?shunned? on Vineyard because of support for Trump

?I will not change my views as a result of these attempts to ostracize me. . . . Silence is not my style,? he said.

Fourth of July

A guide to the festivities: Plan your Fourth of July on the Esplanade

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, it?s time to start planning your own local celebrations.

Two Boston officers sing in the Fourth of July

Stephen McNulty and Kim Tavares turned their cruiser into a concert hall on wheels.

Salad days: Millis indoor farm company will help Emirates airline see green

FreshBox Farms says it will build an indoor farm for Emirates airlines that could yield 6,000 pounds of greens a day.

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Five months after young son?s death, Marblehead native Rob Delaney reveals his wife is pregnant

Delaney, who now lives in London, stars in and co-writes the Amazon comedy ?Catastrophe.?

Boston?s bike share service has a new owner, and it?s Lyft

The ride-hailing company bought the parent company for the Blue Bikes system, formerly known as Hubway.

Here?s a cool thought: There?s still snow on Mount Washington

Much of New England may be dealing with sauna-like heat and humidity, but snow still lies on top of New Hampshire?s White Mountains.

FBI, SEC also investigating Facebook and Cambridge Analytica

The Justice Department has been looking into what Facebook knew, and when.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

The administration says North Korea is giving up its nukes as a result of Trump?s dealmaking. It?s not.

This is what the end of President Trump?s vaunted ?maximum pressure? sanctions regime looks like.

EDITORIAL

Larry Kudlow?s specious supply-side tax cut claim

Kudlow?s false claim that the budget deficit is coming down is mere balderdash.

Special reports

A night of horror, heroism, and tragedy in Coventry

Six months after a fire killed a father and his little son, questions still outrun an answer to the biggest lingering question: Why couldn?t they get out?

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Watch ?Runnin??: The opioid crisis hits Somerville

?Runnin?,? now available for purchase on Vimeo, takes an intimate look at a group of friends in Somerville who came of age as the opioid epidemic took hold and morphed into a national nightmare. It retraces the lives of friends lost, and one last member of the group struggling to avoid the same fate.

Globe event

Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.