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Veterans fill New England neo-Nazi group

WATCH: Investigative reporter Hanna Krueger reports on a neo-Nazi group in New England and how its ranks are filled with military veterans.

Military veterans are part of neo-Nazi group in New England

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Adam Montgomery, charged with murder in daughter Harmony’s death, sentenced to decades in prison in stolen guns case

Adam Montgomery said Monday before being sentenced to serve decades in prison in a separate guns case that he loved his child “unconditionally” and did not kill her.

Man accused of killing three people in Newton home ‘not competent’ to stand trial currently due to mental illness, judge rules

A judge determined, based upon a medical evaluation completed last week, that Christopher Ferguson should remain at Bridgewater State Hospital.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect storms on Tuesday morning, including possible heavy rain in some places
Storms on Tuesday morning may make travel difficult and could bring street or basement flooding.

Three years after Somerville police chief’s retirement, search for replacement continues

The choice of a police chief is seen as one of the most significant appointments a mayor will make, indicating what direction an administration intends to take.

Healey considering emergency declaration to deal with ‘catastrophic’ shelter situation

The pressure on the state's shelter system has been exacerbated by an influx of migrants on top of the state’s already dire housing needs.

Larry Edelman | trendlines

As Sept. 1 approaches, Boston rents are on the rise
Rents are climbing faster than they did last year, even as they fall in other big cities.

Dennis boat crash that killed Sherborn teen now a criminal investigation, DA says

Sadie J. Mauro, a rising senior at Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, was killed.

Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge

A federal judge gave Donald Trump’s legal team until 5 p.m. Monday to respond to the government’s request for a protective order concerning evidence in the case.

DeSantis finally acknowledges the truth about Trump’s election lies: ‘Of course he lost’

Firefighters battled a blaze engulfing a Dorchester triple decker on Irma Street on Monday.

3 firefighters injured battling 4-alarm blaze in Dorchester; 30 displaced

The fire broke out in a three-family home at 20 Irma Street and leapt to structures on either side, at 16 and 24 Irma St., officials said.

THE FINE PRINT

The check engine light came on in his new Chevy in December. It’s still on.
Neither the dealership nor GM have been any help to North Reading resident Corey Morris, whose 2022 Chevrolet Suburban SUV may soon be sitting idle in his driveway.

Dustup over the fate of the historic Hotel Buckminster highlights the quick changes around Kenmore Square
City officials briefly hit pause on the process of landmarking the old hotel, and preservationists were not impressed.

Your view: Should the Buckminster be preserved?

Conservatives celebrate the US women’s early exit from the World Cup: ‘Go woke, go broke’
In a rambling post on Truth Social, former president Donald Trump wrote that “WOKE EQUALS FAILURE.”

John Powers | On Soccer: World Cup fizzle was more evidence that US women’s soccer isn’t what it used to be

Alex Verdugo had a pretty good first half of the season, but overall he has struggled with engagement, focus, and consistency.

Like the Red Sox in general, Alex Verdugo lets you down just when you start to have faith

Verdugo is far from the entire problem here, but he’s not part of the solution, and he needs to go.

Trevor Story expected to return to Red Sox on Tuesday; Chris Sale likely by Friday

Charlie McAvoy tied the knot over the weekend.

Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy weds college sweetheart at Boston Public Library

Kiley McAvoy, the daughter of former Bruins coach Mike Sullivan, and Charlie McAvoy have been together since their days at Boston University.

A Nissan electric car sits parked at a Charge Point EV charging station on July 28, 2023 in San Anselmo, California.

EV fires like the Wareham blaze are rare but dangerous. Here’s why.

Electric cars are much less likely to catch on fire than gasoline-powered vehicles.

Electric car extinguished after it ‘spontanously’ bursts into flames in Wareham

John Williams received a standing ovation after conducting at Saturday's "John Williams' Film Night" event with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood in Lenox.

John Williams sells out the house at Tanglewood (again)

The 91-year-old composer and conductor collected multiple standing ovations during an evening, with the Boston Pops, devoted to his music.

Boston city councilors gathered for a noon meeting.

‘It’s a clown show’: Boston city councilors make reelection push after chaotic term

After a chaotic term, the Boston City Council is on the ballot this fall, with a slate of races that are as much about competence and cooperation as they are about ideology.

Opinion

Collage of Elizabeth Amador Instagram posts

MARCELA GARCÍA

Meet the Latina using Instagram to translate bureaucracy for Bostonians

One post at a time, Elizabeth Amador is helping people navigate bureaucracies, which are difficult to understand by nature but especially so if language is a barrier.

Ignoring COVID-19 is still not an option for most Americans

Mass. needs a coastal resiliency action plan to mitigate climate change. Now.

For Moulton and Auchincloss, a counterproductive vote on defense bill amendment

Your thoughts, please, on climate change

More recent News

Maternity units in Mass. keep closing. But is that harming care?
Eleven maternity units have closed in the state since 2010, a trend advocates say will create perilous gaps in care for pregnant individuals.

William Friedkin, director and pacesetter of 1970s American film, dies at 87
The Oscar-winning director brought chilling intensity to two generational touchstones of the 1970s, the gritty police drama “The French Connection” and the demonic-possession freakout “The Exorcist.”

Playing in the Cape League as a Mass. native is a special privilege for these Northeastern athletes
A number of Northeastern players are down on the Cape this summer, living out childhood dreams. And it certainly has its perks.

Cape League awards: Northeastern’s Tyler MacGregor named outstanding New England player

Trump’s defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll tossed by judge

A New York judge tossed out Donald Trump’s defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll, the author who sued him for allegedly raping her in a department store dressing room decades ago.

Spate of debates will give R.I. congressional candidates chances to carve off slices of support

But voters may find it difficult to identify policy differences in a 12-person Democratic field where the leading candidates agree on many issues, observers say.

Marlborough woman accused of fatally stabbing boyfriend held without bail

A judge ordered Darlene Carreras held pending a dangerousness hearing requested by Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office, court records said.

Recommended reads

Beth Teitell | Commentary

Every exercise, every minute, all at once: the desperate need to stay competitive in an unforgiving world

As pressure to look young and fit escalates, I’ve got workout FOMO — even as I’m doing wall squats, I worry I should be using my limited time to do a different exercise.

Roxbury Community College charts path forward as it marks 50 years of ups and downs
Students, college employees, and political and community leaders told the Globe they believe the school is now moving forward with a steady leader in interim president Jackie Jenkins-Scott, the former president of Wheelock College.

In Ohio, a ballot measure by GOP may end up benefiting Democrats
A GOP effort to head off an abortion rights vote may wind up galvanizing opposition ahead of a crucial Senate race in 2024.

The ‘Nantucket-ization’ of P-town
Is this tourism hotspot becoming less of an LGBTQ+ haven and more of a playground for the one percent?

Culture & Lifestyle

Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin in Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building."

‘Only Murders in the Building’ is dead on with its satire, silliness, and heart

Samara Joy performs at the Newport Jazz Festival at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I., on Sunday.

Artists connect Newport Jazz Festival’s roots to right now

Geena Davis (left) as Thelma Dickinson and Susan Sarandon as Louise Sawyer in 1991's "Thelma & Louise."

Seven road trip movies to hang on to summer all year long

Some of Salem’s hotspots are better in summer, in our view — like The Roof at The Hotel Salem, shown here, where the panorama of the city and harbor is as cool as the drinks.

The Witch City is open, and it’s no ghost town, either

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Lumber hangs outside an unfinished window on a construction site in Mattapan in 2021.

Lisa Cunningham and Kannan Thiruvengadam

State must electrify new construction in every community to meet climate change goals

Vice President Kamala Harris with President Joe Biden at the White House last month.

Why are Republicans so obsessed with Kamala Harris?

The asset limit for SSI recipients hasn't been updated since 1989.

Don’t make it impossible for people with disabilities to save money

Turbine blades made in Canada arrived on a specialized ship at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford on June 5.

William Groshek

‘Made in America’ is sinking offshore wind

A gate at Auschwitz, the former Nazi death camp, bears the words "Arbeit macht frei" ("Work sets you free").

IDEAS | MAYA VINOKOUR

Work won’t set you free

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

How specially trained dogs sniff out human remains underwater

K-9 Riggs, of the Auburn Fire Department, is a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever trained to find human remains by sniffing out the odors a body produces as it decomposes.

RI HOMELESSNESS

R.I. advocates push for ‘sanctioned’ homeless encampments

“We have not successfully found facilities to put more shelter beds online ... So we need to think outside of the box,” said Jennifer Barrera of the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness.

Healey considering emergency declaration to deal with ‘catastrophic’ shelter situation

The pressure on the state's shelter system has been exacerbated by an influx of migrants on top of the state’s already dire housing needs.

Hasbro-owned Dungeons & Dragons tells illustrators to stop using AI to generate artwork

The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game franchise says it won’t allow artists to use artificial intelligence technology to draw its cast of sorcerers, druids and other characters and scenery.

Sports

Left tackle Trent Brown (right) has been limited in training camp as he prepares to protect quarterback Mac Jones again this season.

Will Trent Brown recover in time to help banged-up offensive line? And Patriots have other training camp questions to answer.

Brown revealed Monday that an injury has limited his practice participation at left tackle, one of three positions along the Patriots' O-line missing starters.

Local favorite Keegan Bradley won the Travelers Championship in 2023.

The Travelers Championship, the only PGA tournament in New England, retains signature event status for 2024

The tournament in Connecticut will have a $20 million purse for the second consecutive year.

Trevor Story is expected to make his Red Sox season debut Tuesday.

Trevor Story expected to return to Red Sox Tuesday; Chris Sale likely by Friday

Story has played 13 games on rehab in Worcester and Portland. In addition to Story and Sale returning, Garrett Whitlock is slated to be back Sunday.

Cape League awards: Northeastern’s Tyler MacGregor named outstanding New England player

Playing in the Cape League as a Mass. native is a special privilege for these Northeastern athletes

Red Sox vs. Royals | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 112: Red Sox vs. Royals lineups and notes

Business

New name reflects old mission at Schnitzer Steel

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.

RI HOMELESSNESS

R.I. advocates push for ‘sanctioned’ homeless encampments

“We have not successfully found facilities to put more shelter beds online ... So we need to think outside of the box,” said Jennifer Barrera of the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness.

Simon & Schuster to be sold to private equity firm

Hasbro-owned Dungeons & Dragons tells illustrators to stop using AI to generate artwork

magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades, likely longer than anyone alive.

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

The Cars in 1979, from left: Benjamin Orr, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, and David Robinson

How a WBCN deejay and a Harvard dining hall concert helped The Cars get their big break

A book sitting in the sand with blue skies and water behind it. The pages are blowing in the wind.

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 great books to read on a New England beach this summer

He was caught trying to defraud a COVID relief fund. Then vanished.

metro

Sadie J. Mauro, 17, died after a boat crash on July 21.

Dennis boat crash that killed Sherborn teen now a criminal investigation, DA says

Spate of debates will give R.I. congressional candidates chances to carve off slices of support

Sabina Matos can now vote for herself after moving into First Congressional District

sports

Sheridan McNish is entering his sophomore year at Buckingham Browne & Nichols and is a member of the Revolution's soccer academy.

Dorchester teen leading Trinidad and Tobago’s under-15 team into CONCACAF championship

Like the Red Sox in general, Alex Verdugo lets you down just when you start to have faith

MLB suspends Chicago’s Tim Anderson six games, Cleveland’s José Ramírez three for fighting

business

The Food and Drug Administration building in Silver Spring, Md.

Drug makers postpone pricing of new postpartum depression pill

Mass. business owners feeling more upbeat

Wu names two to BPDA board

politics

Author E. Jean Carroll arrived to federal court in New York on April 25, 2023.

Trump’s defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll tossed by judge

DeSantis finally acknowledges the truth about Trump’s election lies: ‘Of course he lost’

Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge

Nation

According to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, there’s less plastic in the ocean than previously thought. However, plastic in the sea is still increasing every year.

There might be less plastic in the sea than we thought. But read on.

His recycling symbol is everywhere. The EPA says it shouldn’t be.

William Friedkin, director and pacesetter of 1970s American film, dies at 87

World

Asylum-seekers boarded the Bibby Stockholm immigration barge on Monday in Portland, England. About 50 arrivals are set to board the barge as part of the Home Office's plan to accommodate up to 500 migrants on the vessel.

UK moves first group of asylum-seekers onto barge

Woman arrested in plot to kill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Express train derails in southern Pakistan, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90

opinion

The asset limit for SSI recipients hasn't been updated since 1989.

Don’t make it impossible for people with disabilities to save money

Why are Republicans so obsessed with Kamala Harris?

As capital punishment fades, progressives take aim at a new target

lifestyle

Porter Square Books will hold a Grown-up Book Fair on Aug. 6 at Trillium Brewing.

A book fair for grownups — with beer

Richard Russo reunites with old friends in ‘Somebody’s Fool’

In praise of the purpose-free, couch potato weekend

food & dining

Mark Wahlberg with Flecha Azul tequila.

Is Mark Wahlberg the king of celebrity tequila?

After R.I. restaurant endured ‘ghost kitchen,’ its fried chicken and waffles have become a staple

New Monica’s Trattoria manager approved by Boston Licensing Board after owner arrested

travel

NEMO’s new Tempo 35 is a three-season, spoon-shaped sleeping bag with a roomy and relaxed fit that makes it extra comfy for side sleepers (you’ll appreciate the additional space at your elbows and knees).

The best new camping gear out there

Who needs Disney? We have our own haunted (or just seriously spooky) mansions.

Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party

Arts

Visitors enjoy the American Gallery at the Currier Museum of Art.

At Manchester’s Currier Museum of Art, a focus on doing good

At the Clark Art Institute, nature and culture under pressure

Steven Careau’s sculptures are fields of vision

Books

Ann Patchett’s ‘Tom Lake,’ a quietly devastating tale of a mother and her daughters, delves deep into the relationship between acting and life

Journalist Yepoka Yeebo, in ‘Anansi’s Gold,’ tracks the con man behind the stories of Ghana’s lost gold

Tess Gunty, 2022 National Book Award winner, on poetry as a stimulant for both mind and body

Movies

Director William Friedkin in 2011.

William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Exorcist,’ dead at 87

In fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin, movie weapons supervisor waives right to preliminary hearing

‘Shortcomings’ spends a long time with a real jerk

Television

Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin in Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building."

‘Only Murders in the Building’ is dead on with its satire, silliness, and heart

This week’s TV: The return of ‘Only Murders,’ an opioid drama, and endless ads

Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83

music

John Williams received a standing ovation after conducting at Saturday's "John Williams' Film Night" event with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood in Lenox.

John Williams sells out the house at Tanglewood (again)

Artists connect Newport Jazz Festival’s roots to right now

A rousing blend of new and old at the Newport Jazz Festival

Theater/Dance

Complexions Contemporary Ballet will perform "Star Dust," a David Bowie-inspired work, at Jacob's Pillow, Aug. 9-13.

Coming to Jacob’s Pillow: a balletic Bowie joyride

Dancing five decades of hip-hop at Jacob’s Pillow

A restless daughter makes waves in Reagle’s ‘Little Mermaid’

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

Mae Arnette and pianist Al Vega in the early 1960s. Photo courtesy of Mae Arnette collection.

Mae Arnette, jazz singer known as ‘Boston’s first lady of song,’ dies at 91

Leny Andrade, ‘first lady of Brazilian jazz,’ dies at 80

Obama recalls the lasting influence of Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree