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David Halbert waves goodbye to a voter after chatting with her about his campaign for the Boston City Council on June 15, 2021.
The Boston mayoral race’s unintended consequence: a City Council shakeup
The fall municipal elections will usher in another major change at City Hall: the biggest election year makeover to the Boston City Council in over two decades.

Models predict US coronavirus infections could surge this fall if vaccination rates lag, former FDA chief says

The more contagious Delta variant in the United States could spur a fall surge in coronavirus infections if only 75 percent of the country's eligible population is vaccinated, former Food and Drug Administration chief Scott Gottlieb said Sunday.
Mass. reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 41 cases, 23,667 vaccinations Sunday As state approaches vaccination goal, it must ‘pull out all the stops’ amid Delta variant threat

MassNotify: too little, too late in the fight against COVID?

The app’s launch at a time when COVID-19 cases have declined dramatically and life is edging back to normal has some experts scratching their heads.

Jon Rahm is a little punchy after making a birdie on the 18th green during the final round of the US Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.
Jon Rahm birdies the last two holes to win his first major title in the US Open at Torrey Pines
He is the first Spaniard to win the US Open.

Lindsey Graham tells Biden trillion-dollar infrastructure deal ‘there for the taking’

American Airlines flight cancellations set to continue Monday

Teenage boy drowns in Bedford, N.H., pond
Bobby Dalbec's misplay on Michael A. Taylor's grounder in the second inning got Kansas City on the board Sunday, and was the first hint of an ugly day in the field for Nate Eovaldi and the Red Sox.
ROYALS 7, RED SOX 3

Painful Sunday in Kansas City as Red Sox outplayed, outslugged in series finale

An early 2-0 lead evaporated under 15 Kansas City hits, with the Red Sox also losing Kevin Plawecki and Christian Arroyo to injuries as they dropped the series finale to the Royals.
Defense did Red Sox no favors Sunday, but Nate Eovaldi admits neither did he
An HBOMax intern's email slip-up spurred an outpouring of encouragement on Twitter.

One intern’s email mishap spurred a Twitter storm of support

An HBOMax intern is feeling the love from a range of people who are sharing their own anecdotes of on-the-job mistakes.
Betty's Book List creator Elizabeth Cayouette recommends her favorite reads to more than 258,000 followers on TikTok.

On Betty’s Book List, she’s always the main character

Salem native Elizabeth Cayouette’s TikTok is a book recommendation account like you’ve never seen.
Betty’s Book List summer reads
Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
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Police identify 1-year-old boy who drowned Saturday in Wrentham family’s pool

Despite resuscitation efforts by family and first responders, Angelo Nicoloro was pronounced dead at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I.

The US Flag flies at half mast Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Camp Hill, Ala., at the Alabama Sheriff's Girls Ranch which suffered a loss of life when their van was involved in a multiple vehicle accident Saturday, resulting in eight people in the van perishing.
Nine children and one adult are killed in Alabama crash
Ten people died in Alabama on Saturday afternoon when a van of children returning from a beach vacation and a car collided and the van burst into flames, authorities said.

Zach Goldhammer organized donations with help from Syrus Cabrera-Calzada (center) and Jayden Williams in Cambridge.
‘There is still really a need for this’: Community fridges charge on as pandemic wanes
Community fridges opened up across the Boston area to respond to hunger insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, organizers say they are here to stay, with some operations expanding to new neighborhoods.

Phoebe Dynevor as the eldest Bridgerton daughter, Daphne and Regé-Jean Page as Simon, Duke of Hastings in "Bridgerton" on Netflix.
‘Bridgerton’ themed vacation stay coming to a Vermont mansion
As summer continues to heat up Manchester, Vermont, The Wilburton Inn will be welcoming vacationers to a weekend recreating some elements of the popular Netflix show from July 16 to 18.

TY BURR | MOVIES
Groucho Marx in "Duck Soup."
From fan favorites to deep cuts, films with Dad make for lasting memories
Going to the movies with dad is a lasting memory for many people, providing a window into the world and a window into a man. And there is definitely a Dad Movie Hall of Fame.

love letters
Love Letters
He doesn’t want to spend time with his son
"I’m not sure I can stay in this relationship if he won’t step up, let alone consider having kids with him."

Opinion

The author and his father, Leonard Nimoy, in 1967.
IDEAS | ADAM NIMOY

I absolutely adored Spock. Loving Dad was much more complicated.

A son of Boston, Leonard Nimoy was also my father.
A portion of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, seen from space in 2015.
IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

Q&A: Can we edit nature to save it?
Gresin Henderson, age 2, plays on the 6300 block of Redland Street in Philadelphia. The street was closed as part of the Philadelphia Playstreet recreational program.
EDITORIAL

Boston’s kids need a summer of fun
Stefanie Rocknak's statue of Edgar Allan Poe near Boston Common.
IDEAS | ADAM COLMAN

Edgar Allan Poe, science reporter
A sign reading "No circus election" at a rally in Costa Rica by Nicaraguans who are living there and protesting the government back home.
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The unreal has become reality in Nicaragua

Recommended reads

Bryan Frazier, 5, center, dances with friends and family during the Juneteenth celebration at Franklin Park in Boston, Saturday.
Boston-area revelers celebrate Juneteenth in its first year as a national holiday
Revelers in Greater Boston marked this year’s historic Juneteenth on Saturday with joy and resolve to rid society of the racism that has persisted since the US abolished human bondage during the Civil War.

Local officials say Baker is failing to invest in state’s broken public health system

Governor Baker said last week that not a single dollar out of $2.8 billion in federal pandemic relief funding that he plans to allocate would go toward public health programs.

Justice Breyer, under pressure from left to retire, takes the long view

If anyone is built to withstand the pressure, it is Breyer, who has given no indication he plans to retire when the Supreme Court’s term ends in the next few weeks.

Arcane voting maps leave some Boston voters waiting in long lines while others zip through

Even as Boston’s population has swelled and shifted, the city hasn’t overhauled its voting precincts in decades.
FOOD & TRAVEL

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

Turns out people have very strong feelings about hot butter vs. cold mayo, how much they’ll fork over for a good seafood sandwich, and whether dill really needs to be involved. (No.) Read on for more answers.

metro

Ritu Jain was inoculated by nurse Gerriley Lucas at the UMass Memorial Health Care COVID-19 Vaccination Center in Worcester in April.

As state approaches vaccination goal, it must ‘pull out all the stops’ amid Delta variant threat

“We need to pull out all the stops this summer and aim for at least 80 percent coverage of the entire state,” said Samuel Scarpino, a Northeastern University epidemiologist.

MassNotify: too little, too late in the fight against COVID?

Disabled veterans use golf as therapy for physical, emotional wounds

Sports

Allyson Felix finishes in second place in the women's 400-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trialson Sunday in Eugene, Ore.
OLYMPICS

Allyson Felix, 35, takes second in 100 meters to qualify for fifth Olympics

The 35-year-old mom rallied from fifth at the start of the homestretch to the second-place finish at U.S. track trials to earn the chance to win a 10th Olympic medal and break a tie with Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey as the most decorated female track athlete in the history of the games.
OLYMPICS

Simone Manuel secures trip to Tokyo, now has a chance to make history in women’s swimming
MINOR LEAGUES

Jarren Duran stays hot, hits first walk-off home run in Polar Park history

business

An American Airlines plane lands at the Miami International Airport in Miami, on June 16, 2021.

American Airlines flight cancellations set to continue Monday
THE FINE PRINT

Comcast refunding more money for missed sports broadcasts

After the pandemic, expect more work for freelancers

politics

Construction is ongoing on the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge and ramps that will connect to Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Lindsey Graham tells Biden trillion-dollar infrastructure deal ‘there for the taking’

VA moves to offer gender confirmation surgery to vets

Justice Breyer, under pressure from left to retire, takes the long view

Living Arts

Betty's Book List creator Elizabeth Cayouette recommends her favorite reads to more than 258,000 followers on TikTok.

On Betty’s Book List, she’s always the main character

Betty’s Book List summer reads
love letters

He doesn’t want to spend time with his son

education

At the Otis Elementary School in East Boston, second graders Sky Feliz, left, and her friend, Malak Mariane, held each other as they left school.

Photos: The last day of school in Boston

School this fall will look ‘a lot more like it did before the pandemic,’ Baker says

Where were coronavirus cases reported in Mass. schools during the 2020-21 school year? Check our map

rhode island

The Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, R.I.
RI HEALTH

Disability rights advocates note that Eleanor Slater Hospital review isn’t really independent
THINGS TO DO

What to do in Rhode Island to celebrate Juneteenth 2021
RI POLICING

‘Defund the police’ was a rallying cry after George Floyd’s murder, but police budgets have mostly gone up in R.I.

Newton

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

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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

Young men registering for military conscription, New York City, June 5, 1917.
JEFF JACOBY

Women don’t register for the draft, and men shouldn’t either
Natanael Monroy takes part in a November 2019 protest march by Cosecha Massachusetts. Participants walked from East Boston to Winthrop to build support for the Work and Family Mobility Act.
Larry Fish and Atsuko Fish

Legislature should approve driver’s licenses for undocumented residents
The Harvard College campus in 2013.
EDITORIAL

The Harvard affirmative action case has already been decided
House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina celebrates with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday after passage of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.
RENÉE GRAHAM

A Juneteenth holiday is symbolic. Don’t confuse it with racial justice.
Ñ Solwazi Browne-Vargas, 7, of Boston, gives his mother a thumbs-up after Black legislators raised the Juneteenth flag on Wednesday to commemorate Massachusetts' first observation of the holiday.
Jemar Tisby

The unintended consequences of making Juneteenth a national holiday
Roca educator Sutton Bradbury-Koster (right) pauses with program participant Alexis Feliciano outside the organization’s office in Lynn. Roca is using a version of cognitive behavioral therapy to teach young people how to recognize and stop self-destructive behavior.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

A cure for violence

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
A child runs across a field at Bug Light Park in South Portland, Maine.
On the cover

Is there something wrong with the air in this Maine town?

Lucio Perez in Springfield, after his years in sanctuary.
Immigration

Lucio Perez found sanctuary in a Mass. church. He'd live there for over 3 years
Allison and Ben on their Zoom blind date.
Dinner with Cupid

"I went through the classic Zoom routine of trying to unmute myself"
Panzanella with fresh mozzarella.
Connections

Recipes: 3 salads that give new life to leftover bread

sports

Jon Rahm is a little punchy after making a birdie on the 18th green during the final round of the US Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.

Jon Rahm birdies the last two holes to win his first major title in the US Open at Torrey Pines

Defense did Red Sox no favors Sunday, but Nate Eovaldi admits neither did he

Jon Rahm wins US Open at Torrey Pines for his first major title

metro

A fire blazed through a home in Mattapan Sunday morning, displacing 10 people and injuring one firefighter, officials said.

Fire displaces 10 in Mattapan

Marianne Harkless Diabate, who fused dance forms into works of ‘limitless range,’ dies at 63

On cue, strawberry season arrives in Massachusetts

Nation

President Biden.

Biden and Congress face a summer grind to create legislation

A Florida couple put up a Pride flag. A homeowners group said take it down

Nine children and one adult are killed in Alabama crash

World

Mucormycosis patients and their relatives at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in the Indian state of Gujarat.

In the wake of India’s COVID crisis, a ‘black fungus’ epidemic follows

In the new Hong Kong, booksellers walk a fine line

Netanyahu to leave prime minister’s residence by July 10

politics

Champ was photographed on the South Lawn of the White House on March 31.

Bidens announce that their dog, Champ, has passed away

How Republican states are expanding their power over elections

Targeting Biden, Catholic bishops advance controversial communion plan

business

A shopper looked at greeting cards at a New Jersey Target store.

E-cards are back, thanks to the pandemic

No Uber, no problem. How to navigate the city when hailing a ride seems impossible

Wormtown Brewery’s ownership steps back amid allegations of workplace misconduct

lifestyle

An HBOMax intern's email slip-up spurred an outpouring of encouragement on Twitter.

One intern’s email mishap spurred a Twitter storm of support

Two New England lakes named top destinations by U.S. News & World Report

We’re supposed to get married next year, but I have doubts

marijuana

Steven Hoffman, chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, listens during a meeting of the commission in February 2020.

Massachusetts regulators fine marijuana firm TILT Holdings $275,000 over license scheme

Paul Pierce to launch ‘Truth’ marijuana brand in Massachusetts

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

opinion

Gresin Henderson, age 2, plays on the 6300 block of Redland Street in Philadelphia. The street was closed as part of the Philadelphia Playstreet recreational program.

Boston’s kids need a summer of fun

Edgar Allan Poe, science reporter

Q&A: Can we edit nature to save it?

food & dining

Daniel Kurtrz, 7, and his sister Lauren, 9, look at the bounty of strawberries they picked at Wards Berry Farm in Sharon.

Picking strawberries? Here’s where to go and what to make

Seltzerland, a hard seltzer festival, will bubble up in Massachusetts this July

Revolution Hall is the food court of the future

travel

Sunset sail on Lake Champlain.

Two New England lakes named top destinations by U.S. News & World Report

10 Boston-area spots to be a kid again

Sheena Collier on feeling changed by Ghana, trying french fries everywhere, and giving in to relaxation

Books

Local histories, rewritten

Poet Michael Robbins on reading while walking

Writerly delusions in ‘Dream Girl’

Movies

Groucho Marx in "Duck Soup."

From fan favorites to deep cuts, films with Dad make for lasting memories

In ‘The Sparks Brothers,’ meet the best British band ever to come out of America

Hollywood past, Hanover present

Television

Netflix reportedly paid more than $500 million for the international rights to all 180 episodes of "Seinfeld." Pictured: Castmates Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, and Jason Alexander in 1997.

Old series’ staying power can be seen on streaming services

TV’s newest heroines are a reply to all the Kevins who can [expletive] themselves

A family on the brink: this is ‘Us’ on ‘Masterpiece’

music

Taylor Swift shocked fans Friday when she announced her next re-recorded album would be "Red," her 2012 foray into pop music.

Taylor Swift surprises fans by announcing that ‘Red’ will be her next re-recorded album

Mark Volpe looks back at 23 years of running the BSO

Dorchester Art Project’s spin on Tiny Desk amplifies big voices

Theater/Dance

Katori Hall, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for drama for "The Hot Wing King," is also the showrunner for the Starz TV series "P-Valley."

Black women playwrights claim a leading role

The Boston Center for the Arts returns with live dance performances

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

globe local

Covid Specialist Nicholas McKenzie of Cataldo Ambulance Service collects a specimen at a COVID-19 testing site outside the Randolph Intergenerational Community Center in Randolph, MA on January 05, 2021.

MassNotify: too little, too late in the fight against COVID?

Disabled veterans use golf as therapy for physical, emotional wounds

‘Bridgerton’ themed vacation stay coming to a Vermont mansion

Obituaries

Marianne Harkless Diabate

Marianne Harkless Diabate, who fused dance forms into works of ‘limitless range,’ dies at 63

Richard Stolley, who launched People magazine and secured JFK film, dies at 92

Milkha Singh, India’s ‘Flying Sikh’ ace runner, dies at 91