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Duxbury parents say officials downplayed misconduct claims against now-fired hockey coach

Several local parents say a number of sexual misconduct accusations through the years should’ve sparked more scrutiny of longtime hockey coach John Blake.

R.I. man among first to get controversial Alzheimer’s drug since its approval

Marc Archambault is well aware of the controversy surrounding Biogen’s new drug for Alzheimer’s disease. Still, he was thrilled on Wednesday at Butler Hospital in Providence to receive one of the first infusions of the drug, Aduhelm, since its June 7 approval.

Biden, Putin meet face-to-face for long-anticipated summit

Vladimir Putin says he and President Biden agreed in a “constructive” summit to return their nations’ ambassadors to their posts and begin negotiations to replace the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty.
‘Mr. President, what are you so afraid of?’ Putin faces stinging questions from international press

56 cases, 4 deaths, and 30,157 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.

The state said 2,251 people were estimated to have active cases of the potentially deadly virus, and 115 confirmed coronavirus patients were in the hospital.
Coronavirus vaccination gap remains for some groups in Mass., state officials say CDC director Walensky says Delta variant is a concern Here’s what to know about the bill to restore popular pandemic-era policies

The state’s second-biggest health insurer has a buzzy new name

Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care merged in January but didn't name the new company they created until Wednesday: Point32Health.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell East Campus on June 11, 2020. (Blake Nissen/ For The Boston Globe)

UMass Lowell to resume some operations Thursday, says it wasn’t hit by ransomware

After a cybersecurity incident, the school had to take its website offline, isolate its computer network, and install an app called Red Cloak, from cybersecurity firm SecureWorks, which can root out malware or other hacker-installed programs.
People held signs at an April vigil in Hopkinton for Mikayla Miller.

Ayanna Pressley, other elected officials of color push for independent investigation into death of Mikayla Miller

“The greater Boston community is still grieving the tragic loss of this young life and questions remain unanswered about the full circumstances that led to her death,” the officials wrote.
A consummate volunteer, Mrs. Cooper was a lover of dogs.
obituary

Audrey Cooper, who ‘represented the best of Newton,’ dies at 97

A stalwart of Newton nonprofits, Mrs. Cooper also was a tireless volunteer for Democratic candidates.
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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.
Fed expects to raise interest rates twice by late 2023 amid growing inflation
The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it may act sooner than previously planned to start dialing back the low-interest rate policies that have helped fuel a swift rebound from the pandemic recession but have also coincided with rising inflation.

Juneteenth Flag
What does the Juneteenth Flag mean?
The red-white-and-blue flag is full of symbols. Here’s what each one means.

Six artful ways to celebrate Juneteenth

Thousands of Mass. drivers receive warnings for distracted driving since hands-free law took effect last year
More than 40,000 drivers in Massachusetts have received warnings for distracted driving since the state’s hands free law took effect in February 2020.

17matty - Rebekah "Bex" Maroun has left her job as co-host and executive producer of "Matty in the Morning" on Kiss 108. (Kiss 108)
‘Matty in the Morning’ co-host Rebekah ‘Bex’ Maroun is leaving Kiss 108 following on-air incident
Co-host/executive producer Rebekah “Bex” Maroun announced on Wednesday that she would be leaving Kiss 108 to move home to her native Philadelphia. Her departure caps a turbulent month for “Matty in the Morning,” the drive-time show helmed by long-time host Matt Siegel.

This photo taken from Providence Police body camera shows officers responding to a call Friday, May 7, 2021 of a man who was screaming outside. Body-worn camera video shows police spent more than 10 minutes trying to calm the man down before holding him down on his stomach for about 90 seconds while cuffing him behind his back.
Rhode Island to equip all police officers and state troopers with body-worn cameras
The statewide program was requested by the state Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and is backed by legislative leaders and the governor.

Globe Magazine
A child runs across a field at Bug Light Park in South Portland, Maine.
Is there something wrong with the air in South Portland, Maine?
Residents have lived near more than 100 massive petroleum storage tanks for decades, never really knowing if they’re breathing in dangerous chemicals. Now they’re fighting to find out.

Opinion

Mayor Janey spoke at City Hall on June 16 to announce next steps for the Boston School Committee and share a COVID-19 update afternoon.
EDITORIAL

Who covered up the Boston School Committee texts?

The public had every right to see text messages between school committee members on the night of a controversial exam school vote, but the city withheld them.
Personal care assistant Maria Colville leaves her home in Cambridge, MA in March 2020 for work to care for an elderly woman in Watertown.
Joan Vennochi

Bonuses for dishwashers and ice cream scoopers — so why not for the disability workforce?
March for Black Student Demands on April 7 at the University of Richmond.
Morgan Brewton-Johnson

Universities shouldn’t rely on Black student activists for equity solutions
President Biden walks to Air Force One at Brussels Airport on June 15.
JEFF JACOBY

Biden stays out of our face. Isn’t it great?
Gustave Doré's illustration of Pantagruel for the fourth book in the series by François Rabelais. (Paris: Garnier Frères, 1873)
IDEAS | STEPHANIE INVERSO

The one where a man gets swallowed by a whale

Recommended reads

Values are still historically high.
Too hot? Sky-high prices may be scaring some buyers away from the housing market
A real estate trade group said Wednesday that there are some signs that the blistering seller’s market may be softening modestly after months of rising values.

Innovation economy

Life sciences is poised to be Boston’s dominant industry. Has the area become the Silicon Valley of biotech?

Since December, you can find six major indications that Boston is the undisputed center of the life sciences industry, a place where ideas and products that change — and save — people’s lives around the world originate.

Assault of older Asian woman in South End puts family on edge

Yin Ching Lam was knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched and kicked on May 23. Now her family is trying to raise awareness about an increase in hate incidents against Asian Americans since the start of the pandemic.
TRAVEL

‘You’re on your own up there’: The rise of air rage in the era of COVID

Mask requirements have contributed to an increase in confrontations on planes, and threats of steep fines don’t seem to be deterring bad behavior.
DEVRA FIRST

Slade’s Bar & Grill: a real Boston story

The local institution is a Black history landmark, a father-daughter project, and a welcoming space for all.

metro

The memorial on Boylston Street to the lives lost in the Boston Marathon bombing.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Biden wants to end the death penalty. So why is his Justice Department trying to have Dzhokhar Tsarnaev put to death?

It’s just the latest of several perplexing decisions AG Merrick Garland has taken to support the unjust, or cynical maneuvers of his morally vacant predecessor, Bill Barr.
RI CRIME

Former R.I. state representative-elect sentenced for embezzlement, campaign finance crimes
RI HEALTH

R.I. House passes bill prohibiting insurers from charging copays for COVID services, vaccines

Sports

Coach Manny Costa and unbeaten St. John's Prep are the top seed in the Division 1 North team wrestling bracket.
MIAA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS

2021 MIAA wrestling tournament pairings, schedule

Unable to compete during the winter during COVID-19, wrestlers will be taking to the mat this spring in search of sectional and state team titles.
MLB Notebook

Rays’ Rich Hill says union ‘dropped the ball’ on grip enhancers

Sports Log

Italy impress again in 3-0 win over Switzerland at Euro 2020

business

President Joe Biden puts on his sunglasses toward the end of a news conference after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

Biden gifts Putin a pair of aviator sunglasses made in Massachusetts

Suffolk University gets $3m donation to fund tech apprenticeships

UMass Lowell to resume some operations Thursday, says it wasn’t hit by ransomware

politics

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

‘Mr. President, what are you so afraid of?’ Putin faces stinging questions from international press

Biden administration extends protections to transgender students

Biden, Putin meet face-to-face for long-anticipated summit

Living Arts

JJ Gonson at ONCE Somerville in 2015. Gonson is in search of a new home for her music venue, but meanwhile is partnering with Boynton Yards for a series of outdoor shows this summer.

ONCE Somerville lives on this summer as an outdoor venue
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Iceland’s open, and as tourists return, a fiery new attraction puts on a show
HAIR AS ART

Glorying in the Art of Hair

education

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey spoke at City Hall on Wednesday.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Janey reaffirms commitment to fill the ‘void’ of Latino representation on Boston School Committee
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Four things to know about the Boston exam school admissions debate
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Some lawmakers want to ban critical race theory in schools. So, what is it?

rhode island

The Rhode Island Statehouse.
RI CRIME

Former R.I. state representative-elect sentenced for embezzlement, campaign finance crimes
RI HEALTH

R.I. House passes bill prohibiting insurers from charging copays for COVID services, vaccines
RI POLITICS

Senator Whitehouse sees two paths forward on climate change

Newton

Newton

Newton to reopen Gath Pool, Crystal Lake

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.

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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

President Biden walks to Air Force One at Brussels Airport on June 15.
JEFF JACOBY

Biden stays out of our face. Isn’t it great?
Gustave Doré's illustration of Pantagruel for the fourth book in the series by François Rabelais. (Paris: Garnier Frères, 1873)
IDEAS | STEPHANIE INVERSO

The one where a man gets swallowed by a whale
Memorials hang from the front gate of New York City's Greenwood Cemetery to remember and celebrate the lives of those killed by COVID-19.
IDEAS | SAMANTHA HARRIS

The pandemic has left me at a loss for words
People talk before the start of a rally against "critical race theory" (CRT) being taught in schools, at the Loudoun County Government Center in Leesburg, Va., on June 12.
RENÉE GRAHAM

How white supremacy weaponizes ignorance
A Boston Public Library security guard sits at the entrance to a polling station at the library's main branch on Nov. 3, 2020.
EDITORIAL

A lemon of a census could be election reform lemonade
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.

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Illustration
Globe Magazine

Searching for a summer of Black joy in a season of dread
Scenes from "Blue Hill Avenue."
On the cover

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

Virginia B. and Steve D. on their Zoom date.
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ‘He lived in Hawaii until lava from a volcano drove him east to Maine’
The writer (second from right) and his intrepid travel companions on the Inca Trail in Peru.
Connections

It took a pandemic to remind me I’m happiest with my ‘chosen’ family

sports

Giana LaCedra and Lowell are the No. 5 seed in the MIAA Division 1 North softball bracket.

2021 MIAA softball tournament pairings, schedule

Steady progression as a pro lands Hopkinton’s Jimmy Hervol in the US Open

Celtics star Jayson Tatum misses out on All-NBA teams — and a big payday

metro

US Sheldon Whitehouse speaks during a June 23 news conference with Senator Jack Reed, calling on Congress to put clean water upgrades in a new infrastructure bill.

Senator Whitehouse sees two paths forward on climate change

Audrey Cooper, who ‘represented the best of Newton,’ dies at 97

Duxbury parents say officials downplayed misconduct claims against now-fired hockey coach

Nation

Migrants being deported from the United States along a bridge that connects El Paso and Mexico, on March 18.

US ends strict Trump-era asylum rules for violence victims

56 cases, 4 deaths, and 30,157 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

World

An image of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell was displayed at a July 2020 news conference in New York.

What offenses did Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, commit in Britain? New report forces police to review claims.

EU recommends the bloc lifts restrictions on US travelers

North Korea is facing a ‘tense’ food shortage

politics

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President Joe Biden.

Watch live: President Biden holds press conference following meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Nevada Democrats just passed a law taking aim at the New Hampshire primary. But infighting and other circumstances might spare it

Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

business

The federal government is purchasing Moderna's vaccine at $16.50 per dose.

US will buy 200 million more doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

R.I. man among first to get controversial Alzheimer’s drug since its approval

Blueprint Medicines gets FDA approval for drug to treat rare blood disorder

lifestyle

You can use bad reviews to your advantage when planning your vacation.

How to use bad travel reviews to have a great vacation

Why won’t Air France refund her $568 after a canceled flight?

9 top gear picks for summer camping

marijuana

Former Celtics player Paul Pierce earlier this month in Miami Beach, Fla.

Paul Pierce to launch ‘Truth’ marijuana brand in Massachusetts

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

Marijuana legalization prompting police K-9 retirements

opinion

Mayor Janey spoke at City Hall on June 16 to announce next steps for the Boston School Committee and share a COVID-19 update afternoon.

Who covered up the Boston School Committee texts?

Bonuses for dishwashers and ice cream scoopers — so why not for the disability workforce?

Biden and Putin: Two schools of thought

food & dining

Row 34's Warm Buttered Lobster Roll.

We asked Globe readers about their favorite lobster rolls. They did not disappoint

Slade’s Bar & Grill: a real Boston story

‘Kalamata’s Kitchen’ aims to open up a whole new world to kids

travel

People watch as lava flows from an eruption from the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland. The glow from the bubbling hot lava spewing out of the Fagradalsfjall volcano can be seen from the outskirts of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík, which is about 32 kilometers (20 miles) away. Fagradalsfjall volcano has awoken from a slumber that has lasted 6,000 years.

Iceland’s open, and as tourists return, a fiery new attraction puts on a show

How to use bad travel reviews to have a great vacation

Why won’t Air France refund her $568 after a canceled flight?

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

A scene from "Nasrin."

Doc Talk: Iranian injustice; dreams of Ghana; Tulsa recalled; a constitutional right recognized

In Pixar’s ‘Luca,’ it’s sea monsters without the inc.

In ‘Fatherhood,’ on Netflix, being a single dad is hard — especially when the single dad is Kevin Hart

Television

James Baldwin, pictured at his home in France in 1979, the year he spoke to ABC's Sylvia Chase in Manhattan for a "20/20" segment that never aired.

ABC’s scrapped ‘20/20’ segment on James Baldwin resurfaces

‘Physical’ stretches one woman’s self-loathing to the limit

‘Feel Good’ maintains mix of romance and conflict to the end

music

JJ Gonson at ONCE Somerville in 2015. Gonson is in search of a new home for her music venue, but meanwhile is partnering with Boynton Yards for a series of outdoor shows this summer.

ONCE Somerville lives on this summer as an outdoor venue

6 artful ways to celebrate Juneteenth

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

Theater/Dance

Victoria L. Awkward and Jenna Pollack perform at the Boston Center for the Arts this summer

The Boston Center for the Arts returns with live dance performances

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

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

globe local

Newton officials are considering whether to ban gun shops from the city after recently passing new zoning rules to regulate the businesses.

Newton’s proposed gun store ban could invite Second Amendment court challenge, experts say

Newton to reopen Gath Pool, Crystal Lake

Former Mass. resident slain in robbery in Philadelphia remembered as ‘kind, caring person’

Obituaries

A consummate volunteer, Mrs. Cooper was a lover of dogs.

Audrey Cooper, who ‘represented the best of Newton,’ dies at 97

Jack Weinstein, judge with an activist streak, is dead at 99

Lisa Banes, film and stage actress, dies at 65