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Smugglers dumped millions in drugs off Maine’s coast. Struggling fishermen saw a jackpot.

The fishermen called the illicit haul “sea hash.” But what would they do with it?

Dan Shaughnessy

What did we do to deserve this? First the Bruins, now the Celtics stunned at TD Garden?
It's only Game 1, and the Celtics are still the best NBA team still standing, but Boston is officially traumatized.

On Basketball: The Celtics caught a break with Joel Embiid out. They delivered a defensive debacle. One of the ‘strangest plays’ Doc Rivers ever saw had huge consequences for the Celtics

Doja Cat attended The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday.

Here’s what celebrities wore on the 2023 Met Gala red carpet, from cats to Chanel

Who received an invite, and what did they wear? It all went down on the red carpet.

A giant cat head, a tardy Cinderella, and a Broadway reunion: Highlights from inside the Met Gala

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Sage advice about the restaurant business from new Bar Enza executive chef Tony Susi
He grew up in the North End, trained under Todd English, and won critical acclaim for his own restaurant, Sage. Now he has big shoes to fill in Harvard Square, and candid words about the local food scene.

The "It's Not Not Clam Chowder" at the Winsor House in Duxbury.

DEVRA FIRST | DINING OUT

For Island Creek Oysters, everything comes together here

The Winsor House is a realization of the Duxbury company’s hatchery-to-table vision.

Corrosion on support straps caused utility box to fall, striking woman at Harvard station, MBTA says

Phillip Eng, who took over as the MBTA’s general manager last month, has ordered an inspection of support straps at all Red Line stations, the only subway line with that type of configuration, MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said Tuesday.

Woman struck by falling support brace at Harvard MBTA station 2 months after ceiling panel fell

‘This is unjust and wrong’: Amid economic downturn, state program slashes elite golf clubs’ property taxes
Some of the state’s most exclusive clubs, including the Brae Burn, Belmont, and Tedesco country clubs, use state program to eliminate hundreds of thousands in local property taxes each year.

Tell us: Should private country clubs get a tax break?

Polling booths open in primary contest to find the next state representatives for two Boston-area seats

The primary contests are being held to fill the vacancies of former Representatives Jon Santiago and Edward Coppinger, with special general elections to follow on May 30.

ICA appoints Ruth Erickson as new chief curator
A familiar face at the museum, Erickson will assume responsibilities from Eva Respini starting June 1.

Schools investigating after Wayland Middle School teen called racist slur at track meet

Keisha Taylor said her 14-year-old son had just won a 200m race at Wayland’s high school when one of the Sudbury runners used a slur while addressing him and other Black athletes.

Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking, surgeon general warns

The declaration is intended to raise awareness around loneliness but won't unlock federal funding or programming devoted to combatting the issue.

Billy Baker: As we age, our friendships lapse. But there's still time to do something about it.

Hingham officer on leave, accused of brandishing gun, using racist slurs during Stoneham altercation

Biden administration asks for 1,500 troops at US-Mexico border

Woman identifies four of seven Oklahoma bodies as daughter and grandchildren

Alex Verdugo gets doused by Christian Arroyo after his second walkoff homer in three days.

Peter Abraham | RED SOX 6, BLUE JAYS 5

Thanks to Alex Verdugo’s late-game heroics, the Red Sox are suddenly relevant again

The Sox have four walk-off victories this season, three on hits by Verdugo. They've won three in a row to escape the AL East basement.

Productive forward Tyler Bertuzzi didn't cost the Bruins much this year, but that will change next season.

Bruins roster reset: After quick exit, let’s evaluate who’s staying, who’s retiring, and who will be re-signed

The futures of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci are uncertain, but those aren't the only questions facing the team.

Kevin Paul Dupont: In very un-Bruin-like fashion, their undoing this time was largely the defense

Tucker Carlson owns a home in Bryant Pond, part of Woodstock, in Maine. Route 26 cuts through the village.

In Maine village, locals ponder future of summer resident Tucker Carlson following ouster from Fox News

Tucker Carlson has referred to Bryant Pond as his “favorite place in the world” and described the time he has spent in town, about 60 miles north of Portland, as the “one constant” in his life.

Opinion

Rocking horses in the field in Lincoln in 2015.

IDEAS | ELIZABETH GRAVER

The absurd, haunting, anonymous horses of Ponyhenge

Once we put an old rocking horse out to pasture. Twelve years later, the field is home to a mysterious communal art project.

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Abuse takes many forms, and domestic violence laws should reflect them

Mark Erlich and Rand Wilson

Uber, Lyft drivers deserve better protections

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Until Governor McKee appoints a three-member commission, no new licenses can be issued or advertising allowed. A new bill will be heard Tuesday that would allow the state Office of Cannabis Regulation to handle advertising rules in the interim.

Lindsay Clancy transferred to Tewksbury Hospital, according to court records and her attorney

The Duxbury woman who allegedly killed her three young children and then tried to end her own life is now a patient at Tewksbury Hospital, according to court records, her lawyer, and prosecutors.

Tony nominees are announced, but ‘Beautiful Noise’ doesn’t make a sound

A pair of shows with Boston connections didn't receive any nods in the major categories when the nominations were announced Tuesday morning.

Acton police officer placed on leave after allegedly assaulting pregnant wife, officials say

Steven Stalzer, 31, was arraigned Monday in Concord District Court and charged with domestic assault and battery and assault and battery on a pregnant person, officials said.

Second Easthampton School Committee member resigns over controversial superintendent search

Laurie Garcia submitted her resignation to the committee on Saturday, just weeks after member Shannon Dunham also announced she was leaving.

Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing

Tou Thao held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd. Thao had already been convicted in federal court of violating Floyd’s civil rights.

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

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Father of slain Lawrence teenager recalls a son who worked hard; was preparing to graduate high school

The gunfire that erupted around 3 a.m. Sunday claimed the life of 18-year-old Desiderio Arias, of Lawrence, according to Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker’s office. Five other victims were taken to area hospitals. No arrests have been made.

‘We’re just going to come back’: Tents removed at Mass. and Cass as Wu administration sweeps area
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Boston Children’s Hospital pays $15 million after child dies during sleep study
Jackson Kekula was 6 months old when he died last year after a devastating series of errors by Children’s staff during a fairly routine procedure.

Downtown Boston storefronts are reimagining themselves post-COVID
As foot traffic downtown plateaus in the wake of the pandemic, owners of empty storefronts are thinking about ways to reinvent their space.

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Patti LuPone (left), Lakecia Benjamin (center), and Cécile McLorin Salvant (right).

Celebrity Series announces 23-24 season, first with new artistic director

From left: Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, and Ke Huy Quan in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." The film will screen on three Saturdays this month at the Museum of Science’s IMAX theater.

Eight ways to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month around Boston

From left: Maurice Emmanuel Parent, Kari Buckley, Eddie Shields (seated), Nael Nacer, and Helen Hy-Yuen Swanson in "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches" at Central Square Theater.

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Nora Fischer in the BSO and Celebrity Series production of Osvaldo Golijov's “Falling Out of Time” at Symphony Hall.

At Symphony Hall, ‘Falling Out of Time’ was in synch with the moment

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Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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A trooper administers a breathalyzer test to a man (obscured left) arrested for drunk driving in the Blood Alcohol Testing vehicle at a State Police sobriety checkpoint along Route 16 East in Everett in 2011.

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The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in Philadelphia, where the bounds of tenure and free speech protections on campus are being debated, March 2. A conflict over a law professor at the university has stirred questions about what tenure means.

Phil Primack

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A Kendall Square billboard heralded the growth of AI Alley, Cambridge's burgeoning artificial intelligence community, in 1987.

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The image on this wall was designed with artificial intelligence by Berlin-based digital creator Julian van Dieken, relying on Johannes Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" as inspiration.

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A new fire escape was added as part of the renovations to the historic Harvard Lampoon building.

IDEAS | RENÉE LOTH

How to fix a funny building

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In new lawsuit, parents allege civil rights violations against DCF workers, Waltham police who took their children without warrant

Then-Waltham residents brought their three-month-old son to the emergency room for a fever, according to the complaint. While the baby was there, hospital staff discovered an older, healed fracture on one of his ribs, and notified DCF, the complaint said. Unknown to the family, DCF opened a child abuse investigation.

‘Move to Cape Cod’ bumper sticker stirs controversy in Nantucket over affordable housing

The bumper sticker, with its cutting message about affordable housing, was addressed anonymously to the Nantucket Select Board. It didn’t take long for its inflammatory sentiment to ignite outrage on the island.

Vermont allows nonresidents to use its assisted suicide law

The state became the first in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives.

Vincent Stewart, trailblazing Marine general who became intelligence expert, dies at 64

A Jamaican immigrant, he would rise to become a Marine Corps lieutenant general and served under presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump as the first Black director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Sports

Malcolm Brogdon (left) and Marcus Smart walked off after the final buzzer Monday with another frustrating loss to digest.

chad finn

Game 1 vs. the Sixers showed again that what the Celtics have to overcome is themselves

Laissez-faire defense, taking an opponent lightly, maddening turnovers ... we have seen this all before, but it keeps happening.

Tyrese Maxey scored the go-ahead layup in Philly's Game 1 win.

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One of the ‘strangest plays’ Doc Rivers ever saw had huge consequences for the Celtics

Malcolm Brogdon threw the ball directly to Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey who scored the go-ahead layup. "A mistake," Brogdon said after the game. "Turnover. It happens."

Tanner Houck has a 2.63 ERA in 13⅔ career innings against the Blue Jays.

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Game 31: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notes

Tanner Houck will be on the mound as the Red Sox continue their four-game series with Toronto at Fenway Park.

Women's college Basketball

Dorchester’s Taina Mair transfers out of Boston College women’s basketball program

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Bruins roster reset: After quick exit, let’s evaluate who’s staying, who’s retiring, and who will be re-signed

CELTICS

Joe Mazzulla watched the Bruins lose Game 7. He took some lessons from it.

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‘Move to Cape Cod’ bumper sticker stirs controversy in Nantucket over affordable housing

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R.I. plans family shelters at Zambarano ‘cottages’ in Burrillville

Housing Secretary Stefan I. Pryor can begin negotiations with Tri-County Community Action Agency to stand up family shelters for 10 families at three cottages for “up to one year.”

RHODE MAP

Providence is suing your kids’ favorite social media companies

Hollywood writers go on strike, halting production

magazine

A colorful illustration of some popular foods of summer. From left to right: a lobster, a soft serve ice cream cone, a cup of Del's frozen lemonade, a hotdog and a cheeseburger.

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24 perfect foods worth a New England road trip this summer

COOKING

Treat mom to maple-glazed muffins and a Spanish egg tortilla on Mother’s Day

Check out the Children’s Chess Club at the Lower Mills Branch of the Boston Public Library.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Greater Boston, May 1-7

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When I was married to a man, no one ever asked if he was my brother

metro

The Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, R.I. The state Housing Department is planning to open shelter units in three cottages on the Zambarano campus of the hospital in Burrillville.

R.I. plans family shelters at Zambarano ‘cottages’ in Burrillville

The connection between International Workers Day and N.H. Senate Bill 132

Providence is suing your kids’ favorite social media companies

sports

Much to TD Garden fans' astonishment, Jayson Tatum (39 points, 11 rebounds) and the Celtics were upended by the 76ers in Game 1.

‘We have to be better:’ Celtics’ hot start cools, and James Harden goes off for 45 as 76ers take Game 1 from Boston

The Celtics caught a break with Joel Embiid out. They delivered a defensive debacle.

Thanks to Alex Verdugo’s late-game heroics, the Red Sox are suddenly relevant again

business

Dr. Meghan Hughes, the outgoing president of the Community College of Rhode Island, speaks during the panel portion of the Santander Economic Outlook Breakfast 2023 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, R.I., on April 26.

R.I. business leaders and economists are split on optimism, future of work

Longtime head of Mass. CPAs group to retire, deputy will step into top job

First Republic is gone, but banking turmoil may linger

politics

This image taken from a Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor meeting via Zoom shows State Senator Calvin Bahr shirtless during a vote on Monday.

State senator makes shirtless vote during Zoom meeting

Biden and congressional leaders will discuss debt limit at the White House next week

Biden administration asks for 1,500 troops at US-Mexico border

Nation

General Vincent Stewart, testifying at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about worldwide threats in 2016.

Vincent Stewart, trailblazing Marine general who became intelligence expert, dies at 64

Woman identifies four of seven Oklahoma bodies as daughter and grandchildren

Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing

World

Port Sudan has become a hub for foreign governments to evacuate their citizens air and sea.

Sudanese fleeing clashes flood port city, borders with Egypt

Taiwan’s president hopes to deepen US security exchanges

Folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

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With speech under a microscope, I’m afraid to teach

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Jared Leto, dressed as Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette, attends The 2023 Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023.

A giant cat head, a tardy Cinderella, and a Broadway reunion: Highlights from inside the Met Gala

Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking, surgeon general warns

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Not your average hot dogs, these franks are made from salmon

A whiskey from Liev Schreiber that tastes good and does good

Cake kits take the guesswork (and the waste) out of baking

travel

Cassidy Murray (right) pictured with (from left) her father Dave, older brother Adam, and her mother Linda. (Provided by Murray Family)

Family of Milton teen killed in Aruba boating incident joins with US officials to press for safety reforms

What to know about Vantage Travel, the embattled Boston cruise ship company

New England hostels, an app to make travel more accessible, and hats that protect from the sun

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Ruth Erickson will be the ICA’s new chief curator.

ICA appoints Ruth Erickson as new chief curator

Here’s what celebrities wore on the 2023 Met Gala red carpet, from cats to Chanel

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Books

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Claire Dederer’s ‘Monsters’ wrestles with the dilemma of great art made by morally flawed people

‘The Rediscovery of America,’ a new US history by Ned Blackhawk, aims to reorient accounts of the past by grounding them in the experience of Native Americans

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Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

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