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Mary Kinsella Scannell (left), senior vice president of education and programing at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester, chatted with Evelyn Nuñez, social recreational assistant in the Paul R. McLaughlin Youth Center of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester.
Summer camp is back, but coronavirus precautions remain
After being closed, operating remotely, or dealing with restrictions last year, day and overnight camps are getting ready to welcome children this summer. The camps, however, will contend with challenges, especially with children under 12 who are not eligible for vaccines.

Outdoor tables and good weather have brought diners back to Boston's restaurants and cafes.
These charts show how Boston is coming back to life
Measures of foot traffic, time spent at home, how often we’re looking up directions on our phones ― they all point toward a reopening well underway.

The downside of ditching masks: the return of colds, flu

As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist

The CDC estimates that Native Americans, Latinos, and Black people are two to three times more likely than white people to die of COVID-19.
Mass. reports 44 coronavirus cases, 8 deaths, and 9,933 vaccinations Large study finds Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine about 90 percent effective

Americans plead guilty in Japan to aiding Carlos Ghosn’s escape

Michael Taylor and his son Peter Maxwell Taylor of Harvard, Mass., appeared in the same Tokyo courthouse where Ghosn had been expected to stand trial before his daring escape to Lebanon in December 2019.
LeeMichael McLean (left), his partner Bryan Furze, and their son Simon at their Milton home.

A Milton gay couple was harassed anonymously for years. Then a piece of handwriting unraveled the mystery

After years of dead ends, police recently were led to a suspect, a neighbor who lives a few doors from the couple and had shared hellos, waves, and casual conversation with them.
Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Demers.

Justice Dept. official resigning amid uproar over subpoenas of Democrats

The Justice Department’s top national security official is resigning from his position after revelations that the department secretly seized records from Democrats and members of the media.
McConnell signals he’s willing to block Biden’s Supreme Court nominees if the GOP wins the Senate
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TRAVEL

Planning to travel? See how vaccinated your ideal destination is

Explore this interactive graphic that updates daily to see how under control COVID-19 is across the country.
Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
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Downtown Crossing turned ugly after a peaceful march from Dudley Square to the State House protesting the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police officer in 2020.
Four demonstrators sue Boston police for alleged excessive force after George Floyd protest in 2020
The plaintiffs say that three officers used physical force against them without provocation as police were attempting to clear the protest on May 31, 2020, which had been largely peaceful before devolving into a chaotic scene of violence and looting.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Tension over admissions standards at Boston's three exam schools has boiled over into controversy.
Latino leaders demand greater representation on Boston School Committee
More than 30 Latino leaders in Boston are urging Acting Mayor Kim Janey to immediately appoint two equity-focused Latino leaders to the Boston School Committee to replace those who resigned after a racially charged controversy.

Christiane Amanpour, in a 2019 photo in New York.
Christiane Amanpour, long-time international journalist at CNN, announces that she has ovarian cancer
Amanpour, who graduated from the University of Rhode Island and worked in broadcasting in Providence before her career at CNN, said she is undergoing chemotherapy after successful surgery, and she added that "I'm confident."

The Boston skyline
City of Boston to launch a task force review of PILOT program
Boston authorities are planning to launch a review this summer of payments that key tax-exempt institutions make to the city in lieu of paying property taxes, officials announced Monday.

Barbara Williams, 48, was fatally shot inside her first-floor apartment on Stanwood Street on Dec. 2, 1989. To this day, her murder remains unsolved
Police asking for the public’s help in solving the 1989 murder of Barbara Williams
Barbara Williams, 48, was fatally shot inside her first-floor apartment on Stanwood Street on Dec. 2, 1989. To this day, her murder remains unsolved.

"Boo Boo" the black bear was spotted in Scituate over the weekend.
‘Boo Boo’ the ‘South Shore Bear’ spotted in Marshfield
The black bear wandering the South Shore, nicknamed “Boo Boo,” was spotted in Marshfield on Sunday, the latest stop for the bear, which has garnered widespread attention on social media, police said.

Opinion

Mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George.
Joan Vennochi

Annissa Essaibi George says she’s ready to lead Boston, but where?

Essaibi George is getting noticed for the political ground she’s staking out — ground that she describes as “pragmatic,” but some might call status quo.
A worker at Hope House, an organization that sponsors the use of cryptocurrencies in El Zonte beach, makes a purchase at a small store that accepts Bitcoin, in Tamanique, El Salvador.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why El Salvador sees a future in Bitcoin
Benjamin Franklin Institute.
Rachelle G. Cohen

A win-win city project stuck in neutral
A new high-speed Acela train pulls into Union Station in Washington in June, 2020. Testing for prototypes of the train is underway in the Northeast Corridor and at a federal facility in Pueblo, Colo.
Northeast Region Leaders

A North Atlantic Rail network would support the economy, climate, and equity
An Amazon employee walks by an Amazon Prime delivery truck on the company's premises in Brandizzo, near Turin, in March.
Alex Beam

Is Amazon really the Death Star of corporate America?

Recommended reads

As luxuries and rents rise, the classic family vacation on the Cape is becoming a thing of the past
Today’s version of the Cape Cod vacation rental scene includes personal concierges, wine refrigerators, and $10,000 weekly rentals that aren’t even waterfront. The days of no AC and bring-your-own-linens are receding into the sepia-toned past.

Family, friends march for Dedham teen who died after being pulled from pool at graduation party

On Sunday, hundreds gathered in front of Alonzo Polk’s home and marched with his family down Mount Vernon Road and onto Netta Road, where they placed candles in front of the house where the party was held.

Inside the bizarre Arizona audit fueled by Trump’s false claims of election fraud

It’s easy to dismiss this as a sideshow, a weird epilogue to an election that some Trump supporters still aren’t ready to concede. But democracy experts and election administrators warn that the audit speaks to a dark and worrisome current of distrust that has been intentionally stoked by GOP leaders.
A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE | Jeneé Osterheldt

Juneteenth and the meaning of Black liberation in Boston

As we celebrate the freedom of enslaved people in America, we consider what it means to be Black and free.

Nearly four decades after its purchase, a ticket redeemed

In 1983, a woman received two tickets to visit the New England Aquarium “at anytime in the future.” Thirty-eight years later, her great-niece did.

metro

Fred Weichel, pictured recently on Castle Island, has filed a lawsuit that seeks as much as $1 million from the state in compensation for his wrongful imprisonment.

His murder conviction was overturned. But the state is fighting his claim for compensation.

The state acknowledges that Frederick Weichel spent 36 years in prison for a crime he may not have committed. But that’s not enough to earn him compensation from the state for wrongful imprisonment, according to the Attorney General’s office.
RI TRANSPORTATION

Popular e-bikes are coming back to Providence. Will they last this time?

Police asking for the public’s help in solving the 1989 murder of Barbara Williams

Sports

From left, Triton Regional's James Tatro, (5) and Jared Leonard (3) celebrated Leonard's goal in a 14-9 win over Cape Ann League rival Ipswich.
NATE WEITZER | BOYS' LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

Triton’s Mike Rice, Framingham’s A.J. Mulvey are first-year coaches with programs on the rise as playoffs loom

Despite the challenges the pandemic posed to all in the 2021 lacrosse season, these first-year coaches seemed to find their footing.

John Marinatto, Big East commissioner and Providence native, dies at 64
patriots notebook

Jarrett Stidham stays the course, intent on being Patriots’ starting quarterback

business

Commuters walked along the concourse after arriving at London Waterloo railway station in London last week.

Young workers fear they must return to offices to save their careers

Americans plead guilty in Japan to aiding Carlos Ghosn’s escape

Delicate task for Fed: When to pull back on low-rate support

politics

President Biden spoke during a media conference at a NATO summit in Brussels on Monday.

Biden rallies NATO support ahead of confrontation with Putin

Reality Winner, NSA contractor in leak case, out of prison

McConnell signals he’s willing to block Biden’s Supreme Court nominees if the GOP wins the Senate

Living Arts

Nael Nacer and Celeste Oliva in Gloucester Stage Company's "Tiny Beautiful Things" at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts in Rockport.
STAGE REVIEW

In ‘Tiny Beautiful Things,’ hard-earned words of wisdom

ASK MATTHEW

Network TV is where originality goes to die
MOVIES

‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’: It isn’t necessarily the character who needs protecting

education

Tension over admissions standards at Boston's three exam schools has boiled over into controversy.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Latino leaders demand greater representation on Boston School Committee

Supreme Court asks Biden administration for view on Harvard affirmative action case

Supreme Court may consider Harvard case on race in college admissions

rhode island

An electric battery powered bicycle, or e-bike, in Key Biscayne, Fla., Jan. 9, 2021.
RI TRANSPORTATION

Popular e-bikes are coming back to Providence. Will they last this time?
RI Sports

A Shot for Life: Charity basketball contest to decide ‘The Best Shooter in Rhode Island’
RI NEWS

Great white shark tagged in R.I. waters

Newton

Newton announces educational campaign to encourage clean recycling

Newton has opened its ‘doors’ to a new public arts initiative for the summer

Newton musicians get ready to perform live and in person again

Special Projects

EDITORIAL

Future-proofing the presidency

Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here’s how to thwart the next American tyrant.

On the Street

The MBTA commuter rail overpass frames the mural “The Stories of Lynn” by David Fichter, Yetti Frenkel, and Joshua Winer in Central Square.

North of Boston, an old industrial city gets a second look
A bicyclist made his way across Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner.

Known for its diversity, Fields Corner now must make room for development

A man repacked the food he got from a food pantry on Broadway in Chelsea. Chelsea has been one of the places in Greater Boston hardest hit by the pandemic.

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

Jeneé Osterheldt
A Beautiful Resistance
Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Here’s your official summer reading list
These are the 70 best books of the season to pop into your travel bag.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting
Blind Spot
An 11-month Globe investigation found that people nationwide are dying in crashes caused by drivers who should have had their licenses suspended. One in 10 US drivers has at least one offense — from speeding to vehicular homicide — that isn’t reflected on their driving record.

video

Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE
18-year-old Brandon Greenstein of Lynnfield, who creates music under the name The BreakBomb Project, is working on his second album.
An EDM whiz kid from Lynnfield cracks a million streams on Spotify
Brandon Greenstein has been creating music under the moniker The BreakBomb Project since he was 15.

DAD'S DAY OUT
Comedian Dave Chappelle is coming to Foxwoods. And what dad with a good sense of humor wouldn't want to go see Dave Chappelle?
Step away from the house and into the fun zone with one of these father-friendly outings
We have some ideas for what to do with dad this Father’s Day.

BOOKS
Boston Book Fest held a Lit Crawl in the Back Bay in 2019.
The Boston Lit Crawl pops up in Central Square
Mingle with poets, writers, and scientists at this roving party in Cambridge.

Podcast
Ibram X. Kendi launches "Be Antiracist" podcast
Ibram Kendi’s new podcast, ‘Be Antiracist,’ encourages listeners to help build a ‘just and equitable society’
"It’s about each of us entering these conversations not only with an open mind but also in openness to transform ourselves."

MURRAY WHYTE
James Turrell's "C.A.V.U." reserves its best show for dawn and dusk.
At twilight, Mass MoCA’s new Skyspace becomes a roller coaster for the eyes
James Turrell's "C.A.V.U." reserves its best show for dawn and dusk.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

An Amazon employee walks by an Amazon Prime delivery truck on the company's premises in Brandizzo, near Turin, in March.
Alex Beam

Is Amazon really the Death Star of corporate America?
Nya Rhane Christian Sena walks a makeshift red carpet in the back of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School's parking lot for her graduation in June 2020.
Annissa Essaibi George

Let’s make Madison Park the gem it should be
As Massachusetts turns the corner on this pandemic, it’s time to turn toward a deliberative, democratic process — in all its messiness — for dispersing a much welcome new pool of federal money.
EDITORIAL

Legislature gets back to doling out federal funds
Eddie Collantes wore an American flag around his shoulders at a debate-viewing party hosted by conservative Latino organizations last fall in Miami.
JEFF JACOBY

The political myth that demography is destiny
Merrick Garland, US attorney general, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building in Washington,DC on June 9.
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Garland wants to protect the rule of law from politics. This isn’t how to do it.
Movie stills from the film "Blue Hill Avenue."
IDEAS | GREG LEE JR.

The unheralded movie that brought Boston alive for me

STAT

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle (UK B.1.1.7 variant), isolated from a patient sample and cultivated in cell culture. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
We know a lot about Covid-19. Experts have many more questions
More than two dozen virologists, epidemiologists, and others responded to STAT's question about what they still most wanted to know.

Boston, MA -- 03/16/21 -- The cover of the summary report of the review hearing for Jospeh Messere, is seen on March 16, 2021, provided by his attorney David Apfel.(Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
Cement Head’s last fight: He was denied parole six times — until he was about to become a Covid-19 statistic
In lawyers' view, the Department of Correction was trying to make it seem like it had fewer Covid-19 deaths on its hands than it really did.

JAMA illo
Troubling podcast puts JAMA, the ‘voice of medicine,’ under fire for its mishandling of race
Critics say editors have asked authors to scrub the term racism from their articles even as they publish others that include racist notions.

SCT illo
Despite resistance, researchers investigate the possibility of a new mental health disorder
Many researchers say the study of sluggish cognitive tempo, which is still in its early stages, can’t yet support a formal diagnosis.

magazine
Scenes from "Blue Hill Avenue."
On the cover

‘The best Boston movie no one’s ever seen’: ‘Blue Hill Avenue’ at 20

Illustration
Globe Magazine

Searching for a summer of Black joy in a season of dread
This 17-pound cat specializes in interrupting the writer’s deadlines at inopportune moments.
Perspective

I’ve been working at home with cats. Will I ever be fit for the office again?

Rib-Eye Steaks With Rosemary and Pomegranate Molasses.
Cooking

Recipes: A Father’s Day feast of rib-eye steak and more

sports

Don Byron, shown in 2009, coached boys' basketball at Oliver Ames High for 13 seasons.

Oliver Ames boys’ basketball coach Don Byron dies of cancer at age 68

NBC exec says Olympics could be most profitable ever, despite pandemic

Honoring John Calipari and Marcus Camby with statues is not a good look for UMass

metro

"Boo Boo" the black bear was spotted in Scituate over the weekend.

‘Boo Boo’ the ‘South Shore Bear’ spotted in Marshfield

Four demonstrators sue Boston police for alleged excessive force after George Floyd protest in 2020

City of Boston to launch a task force review of PILOT program

Nation

Mary Kinsella Scannell (left), senior vice president of education and programing at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester, chatted with Evelyn Nuñez, social recreational assistant in the Paul R. McLaughlin Youth Center of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester.

Summer camp is back, but coronavirus precautions remain

Biden rallies NATO support ahead of confrontation with Putin

Christiane Amanpour, long-time international journalist at CNN, announces that she has ovarian cancer

World

A makeshift memorial to the victims of the mosque massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019. A planned Hollywood film about the mass shootings has drawn a sharp backlash in New Zealand, with Muslims denouncing the director's decision to focus not on the community's pain and resilience, but instead on the response by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Hollywood take on Christchurch massacre provokes anger in New Zealand

Israel’s new government gets to work after Netanyahu ouster

A packed funeral, a rollicking bullfight and a message for Kenya’s police: ‘Corona can’t stop culture’

politics

Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Demers.

Justice Dept. official resigning amid uproar over subpoenas of Democrats

Justices rule against low-level crack cocaine offenders

Biden at NATO: Ready to talk China, Russia and soothe allies

business

The LEAP-1A engine for the Airbus SE A320neo aircraft is already produced by Safran, a French company.

GE, Safran team up to design a jet engine that could cut fuel consumption by 20%

Flagship Pioneering raises $2.2b for new biotech fund

Texans asked to conserve electricity as heatwave hits with power plants offline

lifestyle

Emma Roberts at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in February 2020 in Beverly Hills.

Emma Roberts, Garrett Hedlund spotted in Boston as ‘About Fate’ filming begins

She wants to be intimate on the couch, but he likes the bed

Rejoice, because there are rose gardens nearby

marijuana

Philip Smith, the cofounder of Taunton-based Freshly Baked, made the first legal delivery of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts Monday to his own home. Jenny Roseman, his partner and the company's other cofounder, was the inaugural customer.

Taunton microbusiness makes state’s first-ever recreational marijuana delivery — to founder’s house

Marijuana legalization prompting police K-9 retirements

5 things to know about Rhode Island’s latest cannabis bill

opinion

A worker at Hope House, an organization that sponsors the use of cryptocurrencies in El Zonte beach, makes a purchase at a small store that accepts Bitcoin, in Tamanique, El Salvador.

Why El Salvador sees a future in Bitcoin

Annissa Essaibi George says she’s ready to lead Boston, but where?

A win-win city project stuck in neutral

food & dining

The Ploughman's Platter at The Gallows restaurant, which is ending its 11-year run in the South End.

MIDA arrives in Newton, and the Trina’s Starlite team docks on Plum Island

How to eat at a restaurant

Tell us: Where are your favorite places to get lobster rolls?

travel

Travel illustration

Planning to travel? See how vaccinated your ideal destination is

A cabin on a lake for $50 a night, or a posh inn at $250 a night? Scoping out the best way to experience Vermont

14 New England outdoor adventures to add to your bucket list

Books

Here’s your official summer reading list

Aaron Lecklider on the queer activists who came before

A novel set in Havana, a new set of poets laureate for Massachusetts, and the return of the Nantucket Literary Festival — with a virtual Juneteenth panel

Movies

From left: Samuel L. Jackson, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, and Ryan Reynolds in "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard."

‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’: It isn’t necessarily the character who needs protecting

What if ‘Mean Girls’ went to a rest home? That’s ‘Queen Bees’

In ‘Luca,’ Pixar’s latest, it’s a story about fish out of water — literally

Television

Jane Levy and John Clarence Stewart in "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist," one of the very few imaginative series on network TV. It's been canceled.

Network TV is where originality goes to die

This week’s TV: Novel ideas, getting ‘Physical’ in the ’80s, and a Juneteenth celebration

Series renewal warrants second look at ‘Starstruck’

music

18-year-old Brandon Greenstein of Lynnfield, who creates music under the name The BreakBomb Project, is working on his second album.

An EDM whiz kid from Lynnfield cracks a million streams on Spotify

The Boston Pops to stage Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood

Springfield Symphony musicians to raise their instruments in protest

Theater/Dance

Nael Nacer and Celeste Oliva in Gloucester Stage Company's "Tiny Beautiful Things" at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts in Rockport.

In ‘Tiny Beautiful Things,’ hard-earned words of wisdom

Everyone loves a comeback story. John Mulaney has 21 sold-out shows to prove it.

American Repertory Theater’s 2021-2022 season to feature a pre-Broadway revival of ‘1776’

globe local

Customers ate at sidewalk tables outside Baramor restaurant in Newton Centre last month.

In a post-COVID world, there’s a craving for outdoor dining to stay on the menu

From Rockport to Plymouth, in-person shopping never felt so good

‘We were hell-bent to keep the carousel open’

Obituaries

Judge Kass, at the Suffolk Courthouse.

Rudolph Kass, judge whose writing flair illuminated legal principles, dies at 90

Mudcat Grant, American League’s first Black 20-game winner, dies at 85

Lakota spiritual leader, activist Leonard Crow Dog dies