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Developers are looking to build big projects over the Mass. Pike in Boston, but the developments are costly and complex.

Towering risks: As development rises above the Mass. Pike and MBTA stations, the complexity of such mega-projects is in focus

Several of the largest projects in Boston are underway atop highways and transportation hubs, highlighting the cost and complexity of such huge developments.

Georgetown apologizes but decries Roxbury Prep for false allegations
“I want to say clearly that I am saddened and embarrassed after reading this report about the behavior of two members of the football team and two members of the student body and our head coach,” Georgetown School Superintendent Carol Jacobs said in a statement.

Boston nightlife is entering a new era — or at least, it’s trying to
A wave of new clubs and bars are opening in farther-flung neighborhoods, as city tries to shake off its pandemic slumber and become more fun.

Cancellations at Logan International Airport surpass Friday’s levels

Logan Airport continued to see delayed and canceled flights on Saturday, a busy travel day during the July Fourth weekend.

Marchers carrying flags for white supremacist group move through downtown Boston

Social media users published videos, some with a watermark bearing the address for the Patriot Front’s website, showing the group marching through Downtown Crossing and standing in front of Back Bay Station, the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, Haymarket, and the Old State House.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Possibility meets pragmatism as new Boston superintendent gears up for race to meet state deadlines
Experts say newly named BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper will need to tread carefully in her early days, striking a balance between possibility and pragmatism as she charges ahead with quick initial steps, while also insisting on a realistic view of what it takes to change.

RISE OF THE MOORS

One year after the armed standoff, Rhode Island’s Rise of the Moors is in limbo

The standoff with Massachusetts police shut down parts of I-95 in Wakefield and left local residents shaken. What has the so-called sovereign citizen group done since?

Severe thunderstorms expected to hit Saturday afternoon

Crowds of people basked in the sun at Revere Beach on May 5, 2022.

It’s Independence Day. Yay?

This Fourth of July comes after an awful June. Is there anything to celebrate?

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Boston cuts down mature trees in Roxbury park, despite local criticism

The city has laid out an ambitious vision for Roxbury’s Malcolm X Park as part of a $9 million renovation currently underway. But some of the construction details have many neighbors seething.

The Nets' super team, with Kyrie Irving (left) and Kevin Durant, was anything but.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Kevin Durant put his faith in Kyrie Irving. How did that work out?

Durant lived up to expectations in Brooklyn, but Irving did not.

Celtics add Malcolm Brogdon and Danilo Gallinari

Opinion

Fourth of July fireworks over the Charles River and Esplanade.

IDEAS | REGINA HANSEN

Our primal, universal urge to light up the night sky

As fireworks thrill this Independence Day weekend, a reminder of the many other cultures that also celebrate with light and fire.

IDEAS | David S. Cohen, Greer Donley, and Rachel Rebouché

It’s time to put abortion clinics on federal land

Lifeguard shortages — residents shouldn’t have to swim at their own risk

Readers celebrate interdependence — and their dependence on themselves

‘I always feel better when I feel kind’

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

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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An innovative state energy program is lowering emissions — and residents’ electric bills
A new report finds that municipalities across Massachusetts are using the Community Choice Aggregation program to negotiate for green power — and that both consumers and the climate are seeing the benefits.

What’s next for carbon emissions regulation in the US?

Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular returns with a bang — and 5,000 fireworks
The fireworks at the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on Monday will be closer to the crowd than in the past. The display designer said the show should feel like it's in high-definition.

Dennis Eckersley has not lost his fastball, while Kevin Youkilis is most improved among NESN’s Red Sox color analysts
Although Jerry Remy is missed, the scouting report on NESN’s quartet of analysts reads well.

Palestinians give bullet that killed journalist to US forensics experts
The Palestinian Authority on Saturday said it has given the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to American forensic experts, taking a step toward resolving a standoff with Israel over the investigation into her death.

Coast Guard suspends search for fisherman who went overboard off Martha’s Vineyard
The Coast Guard suspended its search for the fisherman pending new developments at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand
Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems now that the US Supreme Court has opened the door for states to ban the termination of pregnancies.

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Lobster roll by Sally Pasley Vargas.

What to make this Fourth of July weekend

If you’re looking forward to the long holiday weekend with good food, friends, and family (or maybe you’re looking forward to some quality alone time) but haven’t figured out what to eat, the Globe Food section is here to help.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

With the baseball trade deadline a month away, here’s a look at who might be available
The Red Sox should be active to take advantage of what has been better than expected starting pitching.

Massachusetts’ restrictive gun laws are working. The Supreme Court may have just upended that.
For a city its size, Boston has among the fewest shootings in the country. But over 60 percent of shooting victims this year are Black.

3 police officers killed in Kentucky by suspect with rifle
Three law enforcement officers were killed and five wounded in eastern Kentucky when a man with a rifle opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant, authorities said. Police took 49-year-old Lance Storz into custody.

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Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Emily Strayer, Natalie Maines, and Martie Maguire of the Chicks perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., in June.

It’s been a long time coming, but the Chicks have taken ‘Gaslighter’ on the road

The salt marshes in Ipswich were a source of endless inspiration for Arthur Wesley Dow.

Ipswich through the eyes of Arthur Wesley Dow

Ashley Kirsner, founder of Skip the Small Talk, leads one of the socializing events at Trident Booksellers & Cafe. Kirsner, who has studied social psychology, says many believe they need to polish their conversational skills after two years disrupted by pandemic isolation.

Feeling weird about socializing? Skip the Small Talk wants to help

Sam Jay interviews a Satanist on a duck boat on her HBO show "Pause With Sam Jay."

With a new season of ‘Pause,’ Sam Jay keeps the conversation going

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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.

Jeneé Osterheldt

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

Children play as migrant families live in tents at the Movimiento Juventud 2000 shelter in Tijuana in April.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why ending ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy is a good thing

A march by groups in favor of canceling student loan debt outside the Department of Education in Washington in April.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

President Biden is considering canceling some student debt. Here’s why he should go big.

This 1905 artist's rendering from the Sherwood Lithograph Co. via the Library of Congress depicts President Abraham Lincoln speaking at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on Nov. 19, 1863.

IDEAS | KERMIT ROOSEVELT III

What we get wrong about the Fourth of July

The Big River Electric D.B. Wilson Station power plant, which burns coal mined by Murray Energy Holdings Co., in Centertown, Ky., Oct. 30, 2019.

Supreme Court’s EPA ruling goes far beyond climate change

A wind farm near Allen, Neb., in 2020.

Despite the Supreme Court, momentum is building to combat climate change

With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the cellphone location data collected and retained by tech companies like Google could be used by law enforcement officials looking to crack down on those seeking abortions.

IDEAS | CATESBY HOLMES AND EMILY DREYFUSS

Delete your period app. Get a burner phone. How your digital data can be used against you in a post-Roe world.

Metro

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Possibility meets pragmatism as new Boston superintendent gears up for race to meet state deadlines

Experts say newly named BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper will need to tread carefully in her early days, striking a balance between possibility and pragmatism as she charges ahead with quick initial steps, while also insisting on a realistic view of what it takes to change.

Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular returns with a bang — and 5,000 fireworks

The fireworks at the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on Monday will be closer to the crowd than in the past. The display designer said the show should feel like it's in high-definition.

Georgetown apologizes but decries Roxbury Prep for false allegations

“I want to say clearly that I am saddened and embarrassed after reading this report about the behavior of two members of the football team and two members of the student body and our head coach,” Georgetown School Superintendent Carol Jacobs said in a statement.

Deborah James, UK cancer research campaigner, dies at 40

A British broadcaster who raised millions for cancer research, Deborah James was recognized by Prince William for her work. She died of bowel cancer.

Sports

Nolan Gorman had the second of the four straight St. Louis home runs during the first inning Saturday in Philadelphia.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Cardinals crack four straight homers in first inning at Philadelphia

The back-to-back-to-back-to-back blasts were the 11th such set in big league history, including when the Red Sox did it at Fenway Park against the Yankees on April 22, 2007.

Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl celebrates on the podium after winning the second stage of the Tour de France.

Fabio Jakobsen’s late surge earns stage win, Wout Van Aert claims yellow jersey at Tour de France

The Dutch rider, who two years ago was in a coma following a bike crash, earns his first Tour stage win, while van Aert used a time bonus to move into first place after two days.

Ross Chastain has five top-10 finishes in 14 career road course starts.

Ross Chastain doesn’t have many friends on NASCAR’s starting grid but he has two wins, and he’s gunning for more

Chastain can become the first three-race winner this year with a victory Sunday at Road America in Wisconsin.

Iga Swiatek’s 37-match win streak ends in the third round at Wimbledon

Christopher L. Gasper

Why is Brittney Griner in Russia in the first place? Because the NBA does not do enough financially to help the WNBA.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Kevin Durant put his faith in Kyrie Irving. How did that work out?

Business

Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand

Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems now that the US Supreme Court has opened the door for states to ban the termination of pregnancies.

Boston nightlife is entering a new era — or at least, it’s trying to

A wave of new clubs and bars are opening in farther-flung neighborhoods, as city tries to shake off its pandemic slumber and become more fun.

Towering risks: As development rises above the Mass. Pike and MBTA stations, the complexity of such mega-projects is in focus

Sexual health clinics need resources on monkeypox, study shows

magazine

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.

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

An A.D. Makepeace solar array in Wareham.

A solar battle in sleepy Wareham is pitting environmentalists against each other

Paul Damon harvests clams in Ipswich.

‘It’s a lost cause’: Inside the last stand of New England’s soft-shell clam

metro

Crowds of people basked in the sun at Revere Beach on May 5, 2022.

It’s Independence Day. Yay?

Cancellations at Logan International Airport surpass Friday’s levels

One year after the armed standoff, Rhode Island’s Rise of the Moors is in limbo

sports

Josh Winckowski has the ball for the Sox on Saturday night.

Game 78: Red Sox at Cubs lineups and notes

Frank Martin is tasked with bringing UMass men’s basketball back to prominence. But coaching is the last thing he’s focusing on.

Dennis Eckersley has not lost his fastball, while Kevin Youkilis is most improved among NESN’s Red Sox color analysts

business

The surface of the Earth is seen from the Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket during a mission to deliver satellites from three countries into space on June 30, 2021.

Virgin Orbit rocket launches 7 US defense satellites

Grand jury hands down Trump media subpoenas

Biden’s offshore drilling plan could bring new lease sales

politics

Activists gathered outside the Supreme Court building in Washington following a decision that sharply curtailed existing federal climate regulations last week.

Gridlock in Congress has amplified the power of the Supreme Court

‘Revolutionary’ high court term on abortion, guns and more

President Biden discusses abortion access options with Democratic governors

Nation

A female bison and calf are seen near the Yellowstone River in Wyoming's Hayden Valley on Wednesday in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone to weigh climate change risks when rebuilding from flood

Parkland jurors must manage trial stress on their own

Texas Supreme Court blocks order that said doctors could resume performing abortions up to 6 weeks into pregnancy

World

Yellow tape marked bullet holes on a tree and a portrait and flowers create a makeshift memorial on May 19, 2022, at the site where Palestinian-American Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in the West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian Authority on Saturday, July 2, 2022, said it had given the bullet that killed her to American forensic experts, taking a step toward resolving a standoff with Israel over the investigation into her death.

Palestinians give bullet that killed journalist to US forensics experts

Japan swelters through a punishing heat wave

Pride parade returns in London on 50th anniversary

opinion

Demonstrators in the shadow of the Massachusetts State House protested the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24.

After the abortion decision, American politics is guerrilla warfare

Now can we all agree that Jan. 6 was an insurrection?

Sponsor of Mass. ‘red flag’ law: ‘There’s nothing theoretical about the lives saved’

lifestyle

How to get over an almost relationship

A guide to celebrating the Fourth of July in Boston

Why pairing social activism with social media is a minefield for adolescents

food & dining

Bostonians danced through the night at Mariel Underground, a downtown nightclub founded by the COJE Management Group.

Boston nightlife is entering a new era — or at least, it’s trying to

What to make this Fourth of July weekend

Tiffani Faison’s Italian restaurant, Orfano, closes in the Fenway

travel

Fishing at sunset on the beach in West Falmouth.

Getting their toes wet on the Upper Cape

A pizza oven for anywhere, an art show takes flight, and a new hotel near SeaTac

Maine Maritime Museum celebrates 60 years

Arts

The salt marshes in Ipswich were a source of endless inspiration for Arthur Wesley Dow.

Ipswich through the eyes of Arthur Wesley Dow

At Childs Gallery, the privacy of parenthood and the constancy of change

Germany returns artifacts taken from 3 African nations

Books

Guns, guns, guns in ‘The Tomorrow Game’

Ed Yong on reading for science and soul

Hateship, loveship, friendship in ‘Fellowship Point’

Movies

Dean Fleischer-Camp as "Dean" with the character Marcel the Shell, voiced by Jenny Slate, in a still from "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On."

Jenny Slate on why ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ is making people cry

How Tom Brady convinced Cameron Diaz to come out of retirement (something he’s quite familiar with)

Refuge in a bookstore; a legacy of hate; roots of conflict

Television

Kristine Froseth (pictured in 2020) will costar in "The Buccaneers."

Edith Wharton’s ‘The Buccaneers’ is coming to Apple TV+

12 actors whose performances are must-see TV right now

In 35th season, ‘POV’ subjects will range from pandemic to disabilities

music

Linda Kramer, the wife of founding Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer, has died at 55.

Linda Kramer, wife of Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer, dies at 55

Rock star Randy Bachman reunited with beloved stolen guitar after 45 years

Portsmouth’s longtime Common Fence Music is now Newport Live, with an outdoor concert series at Norman Bird Sanctuary

Theater/Dance

Dancer Ty Morrison of BODYTRAFFIC in "SNAP," which appears on Jacob's Pillow's outdoor stage through July 3.

BODYTRAFFIC mirrors life’s darkness, light, and in-betweens at Jacob’s Pillow

Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence delivers stunning ‘The Equality of Night and Day’ at Jacob’s Pillow

A new beginning for actor and comedian Petey Gibson

globe local

Yurika Tarui and Aiden Wright, the two recipients of the Meserve Award. Photos by Ryan Davis and Seamus Webster

Two ‘true leaders’ at Newton North High School receive prestigious award

Out of city hall, but still loving their cities: 5 former mayors embark on their next acts

Should school committees in Massachusetts be appointed?

Obituaries

FILE Cancer Campaigner Deborah James, left and Steve Bland pose for a photo with the award for Best Podcast for the show You, Me and the Big C at the TRIC Awards 2019 50th Birthday Celebration, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, March 12, 2019. James, a B ritish broadcaster who raised millions for cancer research and was recognized by Prince William for her work, has died. She was 40. James hosted a BBC podcast called “You, Me and The Big C" in which she spoke in a no-nonsense approach about living with bowel cancer. (Ian West/PA via AP, File)

Deborah James, UK cancer research campaigner, dies at 40

H.T. Chen, choreographer with broad experience, focus on Asia, dies at 74

Richard Taruskin, groundbreaking, polemical musicologist, dies at 77