Six years after Sandy Hook, traumatic grief still grips Newtown every day

Jennifer Hensel (left) and Jeremy Richman (center left), parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim Avielle Rose Richman, at a news conference at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., a month after the shooting.

Jessica Hill/AP/File 2013

In Newtown, the persistence of traumatic grief is a reality woven into the fabric of everyday life. That reality engulfed the town again last week, with the devastating news that Dr. Jeremy Richman, whose daughter was killed at Sandy Hook, had died by suicide.

Red Sox 6, A?s3

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Mookie Betts delivered decisive blow with his two-run double in the ninth inning that broke a 3-3 tie.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, left, takes the ball from starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Red Sox are never too busy to keep track of Yankees, and other notes

Almost daily, the clubhouse TVs are tuned into Yankee games vs. Baltimore or Detroit.

Actresses Felicity Huffman (left) and Lori Loughlin (right) left court in Boston on Wednesday.

Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin appear in Boston court in college cheating scandal

Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among the parents who appeared in federal court in Boston on Wednesday after being charged last month in a massive college admissions cheating scandal.

OPINION | GARRETT NEIMAN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Clipboard-3485.jpg Admissions scandal highlights the return on white privilege

To undo white privilege, white Americans must do the opposite of what these rich white parents did. Instead of using power to further stack the deck, we must de-rig the system.

Yvonne Abraham

In late-term abortion debate, there is room for compassion

In Massachusetts, abortion is prohibited after 24 weeks unless the health or life of the woman is at stake; there is no exception for a fatal fetal diagnosis. That gap added needless suffering to families? already immense pain.

Boston, MA., 04/02/2019, Danae Pieroni, cq, gets a photo of herself jumping into a ball pit at The Happy Place---- a roving installation of quasi-art for the Instagram set which took over a former Marshall's on Boylston Street, and influencers and others toured the exhibit and had their photos taken to post with the Happy Place hashtag. Globe staff/Suzanne Kreiter

Murray Whyte | COMMENTARY

?Happy Place? comes to Boston, and it?s hell

The candy-colored pop-up exhibition has drawn crowds in other cities with its dozen or so selfie-ready installations. But up close, it feels like a grotty, tacked-together horseman of a digital apocalypse.

Miami Heat forward Kelly Olynyk, center, is fouled by Boston Celtics center Aron Baynes (46), who defends along with center Al Horford (42) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

CELTICS 112, HEAT 102

Celtics get past Heat, keep pace in playoff race

Boston posted a key road win to stay even with the Indiana Pacers for the No. 4 spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

JOAN VENNOCHI

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After Steve Wynn, Wynn Resorts is like that bad boyfriend who promises he?s changing into someone you can take home to Mom.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/1127820027.jpg A misguided attempt to protect Democratic incumbents in Congress

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee?s new policy on consulting firms might as well be called the ?Incumbent Protection Act.?

Letters

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?All business travelers should be upset because the Massachusetts Port Authority?s plan will add time and inconvenience.?

OPINION | GARRETT NEIMAN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Clipboard-3485.jpg Admissions scandal highlights the return on white privilege

To undo white privilege, white Americans must do the opposite of what these rich white parents did. Instead of using power to further stack the deck, we must de-rig the system.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/04chesto.jpg Why Markey sees success in the unpassed Green New Deal

The Green New Deal has had a rough start. But that hasn?t stopped Ed Markey, one of its chief architects, from sounding triumphant.

In addition to his work in investing, Mr. Putnam served on an array of boards, including those for the Museum of Fine Arts, Wellesley College, the Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts General Hospital, and McLean Hospital.

George Putnam, who led Putnam Investments and served as Harvard University treasurer, dies at 92

George Putnam, of Manchester-by-the-Sea, was formerly chairman of Putnam Investments and had served as treasurer of Harvard University.

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After arguing that a curious interstellar object might have come from an alien civilization, Harvard researcher Avi Loeb digs in against the backlash.

Mueller?s report is said to be more damaging to Trump than Barr revealed

Some of Robert Mueller?s investigators have said that Attorney General William Barr did not adequately portray the findings of their inquiry.

JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AP/File

Rep. Neal requests Trump?s tax returns from IRS

The Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee ? Representative Richard Neal of Springfield ? requested six years of President Trump?s tax returns from the IRS, setting off a potentially long fight.

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The essay prompt sparked a range of questions among students, including whether using racist language would win them points for historical accuracy or deductions for inappropriateness.

4-3-19: Boston, MA: Democrat candidate for president Pete Buttigieg spoke to Northeastern University students in the Blackman Auditorium in Ell Hall on Wednesday afternoon. The event was billed as

At NU, Buttigieg has a message for the young: Get involved

The South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential hopeful said Wednesday in Boston that as the American economy has been on the upswing, many people have been left behind.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/20161030_ALLSTON_032-12322.jpg Shuttle buses replace trains on Green Line D branch following downed tree

A downed tree near the Brookline Hills station caused the MBTA to replace train services with shuttle buses between Kenmore and Reservoir stations on the Green Line?s D branch Thursday morning.

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Detective Ben Campbell, a native of Easthampton, had stopped to help a disabled car when a tire flew off a passing truck.

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One of the two $500,000 gifts comes from Donna Harris-Lewis, the widow of Celtics star Reggie Lewis, to establish the school?s first fitness center and will be named in honor of Lewis.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/04/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/IMG_5337.jpg ?The Patios? is coming back to Boston City Hall Plaza ? this time with grills, margaritas, and more

Don?t worry ? the puppies are back, too.

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To be high or not to be high? Starting Thursday at the Improv Asylum, that will no longer be the question.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryanwynn12met.jpg Wynn Resorts executives say they?ve cleaned house after accusations against Steve Wynn

At stake in hearings with the state gaming panel is the future of the company?s $2.6 billion hotel and casino complex in Everett, which is scheduled to open in June with a workforce of some 5,000 people.

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The detail surfaced in a memo that lawyers for the Patriots owner filed Tuesday in Palm Beach County in support of their motion to toss video evidence in his soliciting prostitution case.

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Former vice president Joe Biden said in a taped statement Wednesday that he will be more mindful about respecting personal space, but did not apologize.

Andrew Dreyfus on his father?s career path, the challenges facing health care, and more

Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city?s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston?s future.

Munch Madness 2019

Munch Madness | Round 6

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It?s Sarma vs. Flour Bakery + Cafe facing off in the finals. Cast your vote for the 2019 winner of Munch Madness.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, March 2019

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: a fire in the Fens, the beginning of spring, Ice Castles in New Hampshire, and the annual citywide youth Spelling Bee.

Spring House Hunt

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If living on the South Shore is your goal, battling traffic on Route 3 doesn?t have to be your penalty. There?s always the Greenbush commuter rail line.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-469928899-1024x576.jpg Cigna plans to reduce insulin costs to $25 a month for many patients

A quarter of people with diabetes admit to cutting back on their medicine because of cost.

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