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Nancy Lundquist outside her Bedford home.

Thousands of people in New Hampshire may still be drinking polluted water, years after the largest contamination in state history

State officials believe a Bedford facility run by Saint-Gobain, a major plastics manufacturer, has contaminated water wells in an area where thousands of people reside.

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Can the Celtics take a 2-0 NBA Finals lead on the Warriors? We’ve got live analysis from the Chase Center.
The Celtics would love to leave the Bay Area with a 2-0 lead on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.

Gary Washburn: With so many multipositional players, Celtics can take a defense-first approach ‘We are BG:’ Grant Williams coordinates Celtics’ team effort to advocate for Brittney Griner’s release

“It was really, really exciting. . . . It was a really happy time for my family," Al Horford recalled about when he'd learned the Celtics had traded to bring him back to Boston last summer. "Especially for me, because it’s where I wanted to be.”

The deal to bring back Al Horford has already earned a special place in Celtics lore

Horford, who turned 36 Friday, is often playing as if he’s a decade younger in these playoffs. And the Celtics he returned to last summer are a better constructed team than the one version he left behind after the 2019 season.

WBZ’s Shelby Scott, who took measure of Boston’s blizzards, dies at 86
Scott, who spent three decades at Channel 4, where she formed the nation’s first all-woman anchor team with Gail Harris in 1977, died Wednesday in her home in Tucson, Ariz.

‘Several active shooters’ fire into Philadelphia crowd; 3 killed, 11 injured

Gunfire from several shooters killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular Philadelphia entertainment district late Saturday night, authorities said.

Police: Tennessee shooting leads to 3 dead, 14 injured
Fourteen people were hit by gunfire and three were hit by vehicles while trying to flee the scene, according to Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

With BPS in crisis, pressure mounts for Wu to become the ‘education mayor’

A mayor who entered office with an ambitious list of priorities will need to course correct the city’s schools, or risk being defined by their failure.

With free lunch cutoff looming, advocates seek 1-year extension

Supply shortages stress beleaguered hospitals

Contrast dye for CT scans is the latest shortage in a revolving door of supply issues.

Topless beaches on Nantucket? Locals share their views on the pending bylaw

Residents last month voted to approve topless sunbathing on all Nantucket beaches, a move that promises bring a dash of European abandon to an enclave better known for privets and preppies. While voters wait for the attorney general to sign off on the law, the debate goes on.

Massachusetts issued nearly $100 million in film tax subsidies in 2019, the most in a decade

Harmony Montgomery’s stepmother arrested on charges of perjury after allegedly lying to grand jury, according to police

From left, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge stand on the balcony, at the end of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant held outside Buckingham Palace, in London, Sunday June 5, 2022, on the last of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

And she waved: Festive pageant caps queen’s Platinum Jubilee

In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II appeared at the balcony of Buckingham Palace Sunday, delighting fans who had hoped to catch a glimpse of her during the final day of festivities marking the monarch’s 70 years on the throne.

A woman walks in front of buildings destroyed during attacks in Borodyanka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 4, 2022.

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on supplies

Russia took aim Sunday at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed tanks donated from abroad.

Polls have shown that a majority of Americans are unhappy with President Biden's performance and believe the nation is on the wrong track.

‘People are questioning if he’s the man of the moment’: As crises mount, Biden struggles to show he can solve them.

The president has had difficulty not only in solving complex challenges, but in simply projecting to the public that he’s up to the task.

Opinion

Defense attorney John Redding, left, and Judge David Weingarten discuss a case in Roxbury District Court on May 24.

Hear ye, hear ye: Accessing justice in the digital age

Massachusetts courts need a tech upgrade, but one that puts transparency first.

I’m right, and you’re an evil monster

Our unique and peculiar American nightmare

Mental health is a factor in gun violence, but it’s not so simple

IDEAS | JACKIE MANSKY

Reports of the buffet’s COVID death have been greatly exaggerated

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Come see Globe journalists live on stage
Globe Live returns June 11-12 for two brand-new shows of original & adventurous nonfiction storytelling.

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Rudy Giuliani at Yankee Stadium for a game on May 28, 2018.

That time I accidentally became Rudy Giuliani’s buddy at a Red Sox-Yankees game

When the 19-inning game was over, I exited down the runway. Then . . . I heard him. “I got snacks!”

This week's daters: Barbara and Stuart.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She is very easy to be with. We are not spring chickens, you know.’

Will this dater feel in tune with a musician?

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

Warm weather is almost here, and the weekends are brimming with opportunities for fun. Here’s how to get outside and experience the season in every New England state.

The Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland is one of many food-inspired events across New England this summer.

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

From the perfect oyster to heavenly ribs, these road-trip-worthy food festivals around the region will delight your taste buds throughout the summer.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

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Red Sox notebook

‘Be you’: Jarren Duran takes Alex Cora’s message to heart in bringing his brand of dynamic play to the Red Sox lineup
Duran, penciled in as the designated hitter in Sunday's series finale in Oakland, didn't waste any time putting the Red Sox on the board with his exciting athleticism.

In races to run elections, candidates are backed by key 2020 deniers
Key figures in the effort to subvert the 2020 presidential election have thrown their weight behind a slate of Republican candidates for secretary of state across the country, injecting specious theories about voting machines, foreign hacking and voter fraud into campaigns.

Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron wins Selke Trophy for a record fifth time
Bergeron also said he recently underwent surgery on his left elbow that will require upward of three months to heal.

Hundreds celebrate Trans Pride on Boston City Hall Plaza
At a time when multiple state legislatures have recently passed laws limiting the rights of transgender Americans, the mood among the hundreds of trans people and allies who gathered for the Trans Pride celebration was one of solidarity but even more of celebration.

Hip-hop historian and ‘Dilla Time’ author Dan Charnas comes to CitySpace
The BU grad's best-selling biography traces the influence of producer J Dilla from his early work with A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and Erykah Badu to his premature death in 2006, and beyond.

Soaring inflation divides spending for haves and have-nots
Americans at the low end of the income rung are once again struggling to make ends meet.

From stagflation to the ‘misery index,’ some economists fear a 1970s redux Yellen denies urging smaller Biden relief plan in early 2021

Recommended reads

Cellarity, an innovative biotech company, moved into their new lab space on South Street in Somerville in November.

Greater Boston’s biotech industry has spilled out all over the region, leading some to ask: How much is too much?

Amid rapid growth of the region's life sciences industry and a soft market for traditional office space, lab development is sprouting all over Greater Boston.

The theory of ‘botanical sexism,’ or planting ‘male’ instead of ‘female’ trees, debunked
It’s a tantalizing — or at least amusing — idea, that urban foresters have engaged in “botanical sexism,” preferentially planting “male” rather than “female” trees, resulting in our worsening allergies due to an overabundance of pollen-spreading males. But there’s a problem: Legions of experts say the theory doesn’t add up.

Starbucks illegally closing NY cafe to retaliate, union claims
The workers’ union at Starbucks Corp. filed a complaint accusing the company of illegally shutting down a recently-unionized cafe, escalating hostilities between the coffee chain and the labor movement spreading swiftly through its stores.

Elite athletes dive to new heights in Cliff Diving World Series at Boston’s ICA
The Cliff Diving World Series, currently in its 13th installment, began with Saturday's competition in Boston, the only US stop, before continuing in locales around Europe over the summer and culminating in Sydney Harbor in Australia in October.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Joyce Edwards is a company member of Ronald K. Brown's Brooklyn-based Evidence.

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence moves in every way

Sara Porkalob and members of the company of "1776" at American Repertory Theater.

In ART’s ‘1776,’ the founding of a nation, with liberty and justice for some

Ringo Starr spoke after accepting his honorary degree from Berklee College of Music on Thursday.

Ringo Starr receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

Max Bard's “Red Flag” is part of Studios Without Walls' "The Ground We Walk."

Art among the trees in Brookline’s Riverway Park

Special Projects

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

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A Beautiful Resistance

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

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A home along Pennsylvania Avenue, in Lovettsville, Va., displays a fence painted in the colors of the gay-pride rainbow flag.

IDEAS | BEN JACKSON

More pride in Pride?

Being called a genius turns out to be quite addictive.

IDEAS | KEN GORDON

The magic word that makes Spelling Bee superior to Wordle

Demonstrators protest outside of the US Supreme Court on May 3 after a leaked memo suggested that the court could be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.

America, lost and found

Carlos Eduardo Espina on TikTok.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Meet the TikToker bridging the Spanish-language news gap

State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz needs the support of 15 percent of delegates who attend the Democratic State Convention this week in order to win a place on the ballot for governor.

Keeping Sonia Chang-Díaz off the primary ballot would be bad for Democrats

East Main Street, the site of an 1892 lynching in Port Jervis, N.Y.

IDEAS | Philip Dray

Breaking the silence about a lynching in the North

Metro

Massachusetts issued nearly $100 million in film tax subsidies in 2019, the most in a decade

Newly revised state data show the state also issued $20.1 million in taxpayer-funded subsidies to “Free Guy,” a 2021 Ryan Reynolds-led action comedy about a bank teller who discovers he’s actually a character in an online game.

Harmony Montgomery’s stepmother arrested on charges of perjury after allegedly lying to grand jury, according to police

Kayla Montgomery was arrested in the police department’s lobby when she checked in with police as part of her bail conditions, according to Manchester Police Chief Allen.

Supply shortages stress beleaguered hospitals

Contrast dye for CT scans is the latest shortage in a revolving door of supply issues.

Topless beaches on Nantucket? Locals share their views on the pending bylaw

Residents last month voted to approve topless sunbathing on all Nantucket beaches, a move that promises bring a dash of European abandon to an enclave better known for privets and preppies. While voters wait for the attorney general to sign off on the law, the debate goes on.

Sports

Jayson Tatum (background) and Jaylen Brown arrive for Sunday's game.

Can the Celtics take a 2-0 NBA Finals lead on the Warriors? We’ve got live analysis from the Chase Center.

Can the Celtics leave the Bay Area with a 2-0 lead in this series? Follow along with our live analysis and insights.

Jarren Duran, penciled in as the Red Sox' designated hitter, slides home safely to score Boston's first run off Rafael Devers's RBI single to left in the first inning against A's starter Frankie Montas on Sunday.

Red Sox notebook

‘Be you’: Jarren Duran takes Alex Cora’s message to heart in bringing his brand of dynamic play to the Red Sox lineup

Duran, penciled in as the designated hitter in Sunday's series finale in Oakland, didn't waste any time putting the Red Sox on the board with his exciting athleticism.

“It was really, really exciting. . . . It was a really happy time for my family," Al Horford recalled about when he'd learned the Celtics had traded to bring him back to Boston last summer. "Especially for me, because it’s where I wanted to be.”

The deal to bring back Al Horford has already earned a special place in Celtics lore

Horford, who turned 36 Friday, is often playing as if he’s a decade younger in these playoffs. And the Celtics he returned to last summer are a better constructed team than the one version he left behind after the 2019 season.

Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron wins Selke Trophy for a record fifth time

RED SOX AT ATHLETICS | 4:07 P.M. (NESN)

Game 54: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes

Rafael Nadal tops Casper Ruud for 14th French Open title, 22nd Grand Slam

Business

INNOVATION BEAT

Boston cybersecurity pioneer wants to back startups

A new $30 million investment fund from Newton cybersecurity company CyberArk aims to make early-stage investments in security-tech startups.

Yellen denies urging smaller Biden relief plan in early 2021

Janet Yellen denied advocating for a smaller American Rescue Plan than the $1.9 trillion package proposed by the Biden administration and passed by Congress in early 2021, after an advance copy of a book about the Treasury secretary showed she initially urged scaling it back by a third.

Starbucks illegally closing NY cafe to retaliate, union claims

Soaring inflation divides spending for haves and have-nots

magazine

Summer Entertainment

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

The Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland is one of many food-inspired events across New England this summer.

Summer Entertainment

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

An illustration of a lone woman walking superimposed over a silhouette of New Hampshire's outline.

With Roe set to fall, we must pay more attention to New Hampshire’s new abortion law

Carrot-lime soup with cilantro

Recipes: Transform your garden vegetables into refreshing summer soups

metro

Students at Plymouth County Intermediate School during lunch time.

With free lunch cutoff looming, advocates seek 1-year extension

Athletes compete in Cliff Diving World Series at Boston’s ICA

Elite athletes dive to new heights in Cliff Diving World Series at Boston’s ICA

sports

Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron had a big brace on his left arm at a local MMA event on Saturday.

Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron sports a brace on left arm at local MMA event

Red Sox pitching prospect Bryan Mata throws two hitless innings in first appearance in almost three years

With so many multipositional players, Celtics can take a defense-first approach

business

People watched a television broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch at the Seoul Railway Station on June 05, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea.

N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as nuclear test threat looms

As Ukraine loses troops, how long can it keep up the fight?

Greater Boston’s biotech industry has spilled out all over the region, leading some to ask: How much is too much?

politics

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky answers media questions during a press conference in a city subway under a central square in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 23, 2022.

Trump’s Ukraine impeachment shadows war, risks GOP response

‘People are questioning if he’s the man of the moment’: As crises mount, Biden struggles to show he can solve them.

Former White House official Navarro indicted on contempt charges; Meadows won’t be charged

Nation

A storefront window with bullet holes at the scene of a fatal overnight shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 5, 2022.

‘Several active shooters’ fire into Philadelphia crowd; 3 killed, 11 injured

In races to run elections, candidates are backed by key 2020 deniers

Police: Tennessee shooting leads to 3 dead, 14 injured

World

From left, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge stand on the balcony, at the end of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant held outside Buckingham Palace, in London, Sunday June 5, 2022, on the last of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

And she waved: Festive pageant caps queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on supplies

Dozens killed and hundreds burned in Bangladesh depot disaster

opinion

State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz needs the support of 15 percent of delegates who attend the Democratic State Convention this week in order to win a place on the ballot for governor.

Keeping Sonia Chang-Díaz off the primary ballot would be bad for Democrats

More pride in Pride?

Police in schools isn’t a solution to school shootings. It’s a cop-out.

lifestyle

The temporary distance is terrible

She’s the eye of the Friendly Toast: Visual designer Ann-Marie Morse knows exactly what she’s looking for

A historic rescue boat is coming to Boston Harbor, and you can tour it

food & dining

Jennifer Matta and Brian Kingsford, co-owners of Otra on South Main Street in Providence.

From the owners of Bacaro, Otra brings authentic flavors of the Iberian Peninsula to Providence

The Boston Public Market plans for a cocktail bar; Serafina opens in the Seaport

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

travel

A classic Jeep Jeepster sets the tone on Nantucket Island.

Topless beaches on Nantucket? Locals share their views on the pending bylaw

Debbie Gibson on her jet-setting dog, used bookstores, and bringing her own hot plate

Vrbo host canceled 24 hours before I arrived. What am I owed?

Arts

Rob "ProBlak" Gibbs worked on his Dewey Square mural called "Breathe Life Together." It's the first time a Black Boston artist has painted this wall for the Greenway Conservancy.

When a mural is a mirror: In Dewey Square, Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs pays tribute to youth around the city

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

Things and ‘thneeds’ — and what they say about us

Books

Influential hip-hop producer J Dilla, who died in 2006, is the subject of Dan Charnas's best-selling biography, “Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm."

Hip-hop historian and ‘Dilla Time’ author Dan Charnas comes to CitySpace

Looking at a horse, from all the angles

A parade of ex-boyfriends in Sloane Crosley’s ‘Cult Classic’

Movies

“Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story”

Extraordinary animals, an extraneous wall, a musical celebration

See Jane run (an underground abortion network) in ‘The Janes’

‘Benediction’: in war and love and well beyond

Television

According to Vulture's annual calculations, Aidy Bryant (left), Cecily Strong (second from right), and Kenan Thompson (right) were among the top four in screen time this past season on "Saturday Night Live," with Thompson leading the cast. Kate McKinnon (second from left) was in the middle of the pack.

Who got the most ‘SNL’ screen time this season?

‘Queer as Folk’ warning latest example of TV addressing tragedy

The shows and stars that Emmy voters shouldn’t forget

music

Influential hip-hop producer J Dilla, who died in 2006, is the subject of Dan Charnas's best-selling biography, “Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm."

Hip-hop historian and ‘Dilla Time’ author Dan Charnas comes to CitySpace

Ringo gets by with a little help from his All Starrs

Ringo Starr receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

Theater/Dance

Joyce Edwards is a company member of Ronald K. Brown's Brooklyn-based Evidence.

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence moves in every way

In ART’s ‘1776,’ the founding of a nation, with liberty and justice for some

Lissa deGuzman had always hoped to play Elphaba in ‘Wicked.’ Now she is that girl.

globe local

The Second Glance thrift store in Gloucester is popular with bargain hunters such as Monica Grant and her brother Gerald Gilraine.

Vintage chic, at just the right price

Should the MBTA be seen as a civic space for ‘community conversations’?

At 80, Miriam Yorks is the Boston Celtics’ ‘Halo Mom’

Obituaries

Shelby Scott handed in her shovel in February 1996 when she officially retired from WBZ-TV.

WBZ’s Shelby Scott, who took measure of Boston’s blizzards, dies at 86

Sophie Freud, Simmons professor who called psychoanalysis ‘a narcissistic indulgence,’ dies at 97

Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies