Two big wind farms to rise off coast of Martha?s Vineyard

Massachusetts and Rhode Island officials selected two projects that could add dozens of turbines south of the island.

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2017 file photo, several New England Patriots players kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass. Patriots fans have burned team gear in protest after a number of players kneeled during the national anthem before last weekend's game. More than 100 people came out to Swansea, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Sept. 28 to throw Patriots T-shirts and other team apparel into a fire pit as they waved American flags and sang patriotic songs. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

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NFL teams face fines over national anthem protests under new policy

Players can remain in the locker room if they wish, but teams will be fined if players protest on the field.

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Spangler Candy, which makes Dum Dums lollipops, bested two other bidders to acquire the Revere candy maker. The result means Necco will stay in business, at least through the fall.

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Lahren had a drink thrown at her during brunch at a Minneapolis restaurant this weekend, was heckled by patrons, and got into a heated argument before leaving.

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That?s not all: About one-fifth of this year?s graduates expect to make $90,000 or more.

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Nathan J. Carman said the notion that he had to prove his innocence was ?abhorrent to me,? court records show.

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The statement, made with colleagues from three other states, is a rebuke to sports leagues.

JEFF JACOBY

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Americans seem less inclined than ever to be fruitful and multiply. That should trouble anyone who hopes our best days are yet to come.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Nantucket-0001.jpg Mechanical problems have sidelined an island ferry yet again

It was the latest failure in a monthslong series of breakdowns that have island residents and public officials growing increasingly concerned about the agency?s ability to provide reliable service.

A view of (from left) the Coast Guard House and the Towers from the sea wall near Town Beach in Narragansett, R.I.

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New England?s best beach town? Globe readers pick Narragansett, R.I.

In an online survey, Boston Globe readers voted Narragansett, R.I., as their favorite beach town in New England.

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The photo was posted along with the caption ?Dreamworks,? and it opened a can of worms of speculation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/151124_WALKER_25travel_26128x-14631.jpg Looking to avoid Memorial Day traffic? Here are the worst times to leave Boston

The number of holiday travelers on the road is expected to increase nearly five percent this Memorial Day. Plan your trip accordingly.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/21/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/handout_23openingday02_tvl-5940.jpg Dig into summer at some of the area?s best clam shacks and ice cream stands

Head to old standbys or ? better yet ? explore all the region has to offer.

Construction at UMass Boston in a 2017 file photo.

Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

NESTOR RAMOS

What kind of candidate for chancellor would turn up at UMass Boston now? This guy

After a seven-month search, the three finalists to lead UMass Boston all abruptly withdrew. OK, fine, I?ll do it.

Play rock, paper, scissors with us

A Connecticut high school baseball game was rained out, so they decided the winner over a game of rock, paper, scissors. Try your hand against us.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_4343%20(1).JPG A wayward message in a bottle from Gloucester washed up in Nova Scotia after 18 years

Living on the coast, 11-year-old Dallas Goreham often finds things that have washed ashore ? but last week, he found something quite out of the ordinary.

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Longmeadow?s Brynn Cartelli will finish her freshman year of high school with a recording contract.

Love Letters

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He lied about other things, too. Do I trust my gut on this one?

Sarah Silverman.

Names

Sarah Silverman defends Louis C.K.

The comedian says her ?brother? ought to be able to continue working.

Michael Rotondo, left, sits during an eviction proceeding in Syracuse, N.Y., brought by his parents, Mark and Christina, of Camillus. The two parents confer with their lawyer, Anthony Adorante, in the court gallery behind. Rotondo told the judge Tuesday, May 22, 2018, he knows his parents want him out of their Camillus home, near Syracuse. But he argued he?s entitled to six months more time. (Douglass Dowty /The Syracuse Newspapers via AP)

Parents go to court to boot 30-year-old son from home

In a real-life case of ?Failure to Launch,? an upstate New York judge Tuesday ordered a 30-year-old man to move out of his parents? house after they went to court to have him ejected.

NBA East Finals | Game 5: Cavaliers at Celtics, 8:30 p.m.

Cavaliers at Celtics | 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/22/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_cb1A_spts.jpg What to watch for in Game 5 of the Celtics-Cavaliers series

Boston is looking to regain the momentum it had in Games 1 and 2, while Cleveland is out to be the first team to win on the road in this series.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

JOAN VENNOCHI

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Governor Charlie Baker is a cautious hoarder of political capital.

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Recent home sales west of Boston (May 23)

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