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Some of the people complaining about Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's dealings with business leaders "are sensitive,” says Paul Bernon, a longtime supporter of the mayor and a principal of Rubicon Real Estate. “She absolutely does care about the business community.”

Is Mayor Wu giving a cold shoulder to the business community? It depends on who’s answering that question.

The mayor’s style is markedly different from the establishment-focused approach of her predecessors, but supporters say it better suits a changing city.

Game 4 | Celtics 116, Heat 99

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Celtics got their first win over Heat, and Kevin Millar knows anything can happen now
The Celtics are hoping to pull a page from the Red Sox playbook of 2004, and they took the first step with Tuesday's Game 4 victory.

Joe Mazzulla coached his best game of his tenure, and the Celtics came together when the season was on the line Christopher L Gasper: Celtics’ win in Game 4 was Jayson Tatum at his lead-by-example best

The site of the proposed restaurant on Nantucket.

On Nantucket, billionaire Charles Johnson brings fight against clam shack to court

Despite community support, a clam shack overlooking the harbor on Nantucket continues to face opposition from a group of wealthy residents, including billionaire Charles Johnson.

Striped bass are in trouble again. Can an emergency measure save them?
Stripers are the most popular saltwater fish in New England, and the fishing was great last year. That’s the problem.

National youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman recites her inaugural poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

Florida school bans Amanda Gorman’s poem recited at Biden’s inauguration

Gorman, a 2020 graduate of Harvard University and the US’s first youth poet laureate, at 22 was the youngest inaugural poet in the nation’s history. She took to social media Tuesday to say she was “gutted” by the ban of The Hills We Climb.

Lawyers for Karen Read seeking to subpoena two witnesses in death of police officer

A hearing on Wednesday will center on defense motions to subpoena two witnesses to ask questions related to the contents of their cell phones.

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Sports director Joe Amorosino will leave Channel 7 at the end of June

The station recently offered him a multiyear contract, but he said it is time to focus on his own business interests.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

A look at the Memorial Day weekend weather ahead
Before we get to the weekend, a cold front will slip across New England the first half of Wednesday night.

Cybercriminals stole your personal data from Harvard Pilgrim? Here’s what to do.

This week’s revelation from parent company Point32Health raised a new specter: identity theft.

Rick Scott issues mocking travel advisory warning the state is ‘openly hostile toward socialists’

The Senator said Florida is “openly hostile” toward groups like socialists and communists and “devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by Socialists and others who work in the Biden Administration.”

Man charged with putting Miracle-Gro in koi and goldfish pond at Rhode Island motel, killing more than 50 fish

Jeffrey Gronski is accused of poisoning more than 50 fish at the Stone House Motor Inn in Rhode Island.

Charlestown man charged with ‘bizarre and disturbing’ crime of cutting woman’s face with razor blade

Hospitals in R.I. have tenants that are not exempt from real estate taxes. Lawmakers say it’s time for them to pay.

Montana first to ban people dressed in drag from reading to children in schools, libraries

Student, 16, stabbed at Lynn Classical High School; 17-year-old suspect in custody

The living area boasts a view of the water through windows and sliders. (JFW Photography)

Home of the Week: This property may be on the Cape, but the tile is all Italian

Single-family home comes with three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and an open layout that puts a priority on the pond view.

Ask the Remodeler: How to protect your furniture from UV rays

Veronica Mata visits the gravesite of her daughter, Tess, in Uvalde, Texas.

Uvalde victim’s mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter’s memory

The relatives of 19 students and two teachers gunned down at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are still waiting for answers a year later.

A year after the Uvalde massacre: Did anything change?

Longtime lobbyist and two-time Trump delegate Amy Carnevale, the new chair of the Republican Party in Massachusetts, stands in the party's Woburn headquarters.

Amy Carnevale was elected to clean up the Mass. GOP. She’s got her work cut out for her.

New Massachusetts Republican Party Chairwoman Amy Carnevale knew when she took over in February that her job was to clean up the state party. But even she didn’t realize the scope of the mess she inherited.

Opinion

Dan Payne, standing center, met with the other partners in his then-consulting firm in the 1970s: John Marttila, Tom Kiley (seated), and David Thorne.

Dan Payne, a political consultant in a league of his own

Millions of Americans have no doubt chuckled over a Payne TV spot, for Dan used humor to clarifying effect in political ads that imparted both a laugh and a message.

There is no ‘14th Amendment option’ to raise the debt ceiling

IDEAS | SETH MOULTON

AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

Boston’s redistricting mess makes the case for independent commissions

To the moon, Mad Men

More recent News

Which Bruins players might be sent packing this offseason?
The Bruins have $6 million in cap space, but have only filled 28 of their 50 player contract slots. There’s plenty of space, just not a lot of money to throw at it.

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Here’s the pitch Ron DeSantis will make to the GOP when he launches his presidential campaign

By looking at what Ron DeSantis is already telling donors and activists, we can glean a few things, including a rationale that may be more interesting than anyone else’s in the field.

DeSantis set to make presidential campaign announcement, formalizing Trump rivalry

Mass. sober home operator indicted in sprawling fraud scheme

The founder of a small Boston area addiction treatment empire knew he was under scrutiny — the Globe and STAT News published investigations into his questionable business dealings, and the attorney general’s office announced it was examining alleged addiction treatment scams.

Netflix’s password crackdown has started in the US
After nearly a year of warnings and testing, Netflix has finally launched its password-sharing crackdown in the United States.

R.I. beach season is coming. Here’s the latest on the fight over shore access.
With Memorial Day approaching, it's a good time to revisit a few items about beach access that we've been tracking.

MassDOT must pay up for little-used Southie rail line, SJC rules
The state lost an eminent domain case involving Track 61, an old freight line that runs through South Boston and the Seaport.

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

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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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Guilt is correlated with empathy and can lead to exhaustion and other symptoms of burnout. But the solution is not to replace empathy and compassion with cold professionalism.

IDEAS | DANIELLE MARGALIT

I did everything I could. I still feel guilty.

Six-month-old Jackson Kekula was brought to Boston Children’s Hospital for what should have been a routine procedure. He died after a series of medical errors. Jackson’s case was tragic and egregious, but medical errors at hospitals are unfortunately and inexcusably common.

Avoiding medical errors must become a priority

Blue sky Boston: Where inspiration meets aspiration for the city’s future

Caribbean flamingo's necks appear intertwined in their exhibit at the Stone Zoo, in Stoneham.

Does Greater Boston really need two zoos?

Melissa Ekvall of the MSPCA watched over Jellybean during a press conference at the Massachusetts State House in 2022 in support of Ollie's law.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Barking up the right tree: Regulate doggy day cares in Massachusetts

"I want to sound an alarm," the author writes, "that our health care system is set up in a way that makes emergency rooms doomed to fail to meet patients’ expectations."

IDEAS | BRIAN MCGUIRE

America broke George Clooney’s ER

Metro

State may urge cellphone bans in schools

The state education commissoner announced that the state would “likely” begin providing matching grants of up to $1 million[cq] to districts that are interested in piloting changes to its cellphone policy, but is not mandating restrictions “at this time.”

Hospitals in R.I. have tenants that are not exempt from real estate taxes. Lawmakers say it’s time for them to pay.

Up for a vote in the House on Thursday, proposed legislation would require businesses that are not tax exempt – but are renting space in nonprofit buildings – to pay property taxes.

Hate crimes in Mass. grew by a third in 2022, ADL report finds

The report found Mass. faced the nation’s second-highest rate of white supremacist propaganda in 2022, while antisemitic incidents rose by 41 percent.

Is Mayor Wu giving a cold shoulder to the business community? It depends on who’s answering that question.

The mayor’s style is markedly different from the establishment-focused approach of her predecessors, but supporters say it better suits a changing city.

Sports

Jayson Tatum was back on target with his shot in Game 4, going 14 for 22, including 4 for 7 on 3-pointers.

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Celtics’ win in Game 4 was Jayson Tatum at his lead-by-example best

Tatum let his actions speak loudly — particularly with his rediscovered 3-point touch — in a game the Celtics had to have.

Marcelo Mayer is hitting .312/.387/.576 with seven homers and 18 extra-base hits in 30 games with Greenville.

Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer posts first multi-homer game of professional career

The No. 4 pick of the 2021 MLB Draft belted a pair of home runs for the Greenville Drive and is making the case for a promotion to Double-A Portland.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla would like to see his team bring the same approach to defense in Game 5.

Joe Mazzulla praised Celtics’ mentality after Game 4 win, expects Heat to be more aggressive in Game 5

The Celtics coach said the team needs to be ready to answer Miami's aggressiveness "with the physicality and the detail on the defensive end."

Which Bruins players might be sent packing this offseason?

Angels 4, Red Sox 0

Brayan Bello shines again, but Red Sox bats stay silent in another loss to the Angels

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Joe Mazzulla coached his best game of his tenure, and the Celtics came together when the season was on the line

Business

McCarthy sending negotiators to White House to finish debt limit talks, but sides ‘far apart’

McCarthy said he remained optimistic they could make progress in hopes of an agreement before a deadline as soon as next week, when the Treasury Department could run out of cash to pay its bills.

Hospitals in R.I. have tenants that are not exempt from real estate taxes. Lawmakers say it’s time for them to pay.

Up for a vote in the House on Thursday, proposed legislation would require businesses that are not tax exempt – but are renting space in nonprofit buildings – to pay property taxes.

Cybercriminals stole your personal data from Harvard Pilgrim? Here’s what to do.

Is Mayor Wu giving a cold shoulder to the business community? It depends on who’s answering that question.

magazine

This week's daters: Jonah and Surabhi.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We follow the same meme accounts’

The Public Radio Exchange and Cambridge Community Television will offer a class in podcasting.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, May 22-June 4

The French King Bridge, opened in 1932, spans the Connecticut River between Erving and Gill.

This bridge needed lifesaving barriers. It took a grieving mother to get them.

The author with his older sister and grandfather, who are wearing hanbok, traditional Korean clothing, on New Year’s Day in 1984.

I struggled with my Korean-American name. Now I realize it was a gift.

metro

A hazy sun has been evident this week due to western wildfires in Canada.

A look at the Memorial Day weekend weather ahead

High-speed internet and ‘a 21st century economy’

R.I. beach season is coming. Here’s the latest on the fight over shore access.

sports

Celtics center Robert Williams howled after throwing down a ferocious dunk in the fourth quarter.

‘We didn’t want to go out like that:’ The Celtics still face a battle, but Game 4 showed there’s reason to believe

Alyssa Thomas’ double-double leads Sun past Mystics

Celtics stave off elimination, beat Heat 116-99 in Game 4 behind 33 points from Jayson Tatum

business

Sarepta Therapeutics is based in Cambridge.

FDA delays decision on Sarepta’s controversial gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

Billionaire Tim Springer donates $210 million to protein research nonprofit

Should Proposition 2½ get the ax?

politics

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy spoke to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.

McCarthy sending negotiators to White House to finish debt limit talks, but sides ‘far apart’

Montana first to ban people dressed in drag from reading to children in schools, libraries

Rick Scott issues mocking travel advisory warning the state is ‘openly hostile toward socialists’

Nation

Veronica Mata visits the gravesite of her daughter, Tess, in Uvalde, Texas.

Uvalde victim’s mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter’s memory

A year after the Uvalde massacre: Did anything change?

Bill to force Texas public schools to display Ten Commandments fails

World

A satellite image released by NASA showed Typhoon Mawar approaching Guam Tuesday.

Typhoon Mawar barrels into Guam as Cat. 4 storm as residents take shelter

US aircraft carrier arrives in NATO-member Norway

Russia says it shot down drones in border region after raid from Ukraine territory

opinion

So many people use it incorrectly, it's time to just come with a new way to say it.

May I have a word: We are literally abusing ‘literally’ to death

The fate of the US economy is in Kevin McCarthy’s hands

Avoiding medical errors must become a priority

lifestyle

Aura photographs of HausWitch Home + Healing staff. The store opened its Personal Rainbow aura photography booth in March.

Salem’s HausWitch hopes to provide self-reflection through aura photographs

A local campaign calls on music festival organizers to Book More Women

Eight tips for parents and teens on social media use — from the US surgeon general

food & dining

Tiffany Freeman performs at Grace by Nia in the Seaport.

A first look at Grace by Nia

How does a cocktail become the ‘Drink of the Summer’? And will 2023 be the year of the ‘pornstar martini’?

Long live soup season

travel

A Delta airplane takes-off from Boston Logan International Airport on March 8, 2023.

Airlines and FAA try to head off summer travel meltdowns

American Airlines and JetBlue must abandon their partnership in the Northeast, federal judge rules

A Northampton arts festival, a poncho for chilly times, and a gravel race for all ages

Arts

Wendy "MoMa" Michel’s “Creativity” is part of the “CROWN” exhibition at the AFH Gallery at the AFH EpiCenter. Acrylic on Canvas, 48x48.

Artists for Humanity alum Wendy ‘MoMa’ Michel comes full circle

Picture by picture, a Canadian dentist built a photography collection by artists from the Black Atlantic

10 museum shows you’ll want to wander this summer

Books

illo for sunday books 5/21

In R.F. Kuang’s ‘Yellowface,’ intellectual theft by a white writer unleashes hauntings of all kinds

Millennials, in Brandon Taylor’s ‘The Late Americans,’ confront a broken world through sex and theory

Burkhard Bilger on German Westerns and his favorite historical novels

Movies

Sebastian Maniscalco as Sebastian and Robert De Niro as Salvo in “About My Father.”

‘About My Father’: De Niro stars in this retread of ‘Meet the Parents’

Dressing for movie success: A new book celebrates Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter

Google now lists former Friendly’s restaurant in R.I. as ‘Good Burger’

Television

Netflix’s password crackdown has started in the US

A look behind the numbers for ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’

Irish actor Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ movies, dies

music

Beach balls were flying when Jimmy Buffett performed at Fenway Park in August 2018.

Jimmy Buffett, out of Boston hospital, says he’ll return to performing ‘once I am in shape’

Chameleon celebrates a quarter-century of musical adventure

Was Charlie Baker at the Blink-182 concert in Boston Sunday night? Of course he was.

Theater/Dance

Janaka Stucky outside Vilna Shul, where he'll be performing his poems from "Ascend Ascend" on Thursday.

The heavy-metal mysticism of poet Janaka Stucky

Dorrance Dance at the ICA has all the right moves

July offers a rare chance to see the celebrated Dutch National Ballet in New England

globe local

Brothers Brian Worrell (left), District 4 Councilor, and state Representative Chris Worrell just opened a district office on Erie Street.

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

An undated photo provided by the Lake Geneva Yacht Club showed Mr. Melges in 1953. “"Buddy was one of the best sailors the world has ever seen,” famed yachtsman Dennis Conner said.. “He will not be matched.”

Buddy Melges, American sailing champion, dies at 93

Rick Hoyt, who pioneered duo wheelchair road racing to ‘motivate people and inspire them,’ dies at 61

Terry McDermott, 500-meter speedskating champion for the United States in 1964 Olympics, dies at 82