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Boston Latin Academy rising senior Thalianny Fermin taped up posters outside of Boston Latin Academy while protesting during the school period on Thursday. Boston Latin Academy is divided over the leadership of its Head of School Gavin Smith and the senior class organized a protest to demand accountability, communication, safety, and support for their teachers.

Controversy shrouds Boston Latin Academy

Head of School Gavin Smith, a onetime finalist for state teacher of the year finalist, has generated a firestorm at the highly regarded exam school over his zeal for change and other issues.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘She was lying about something’: Burke students recall the woman who posed as a student for months
The woman’s Burke classmates said she kept changing details of her story.

RED SOX 3, WHITE SOX 1

David Hamilton’s speed, Rafael Devers’s power too much as Red Sox top reeling White Sox
Brayan Bello turned in another strong performance — 6⅔ innings of one-run ball — to hand the White Sox their eighth loss in 11 games.

Brayan Bello has allowed two or fewer earned runs in eight of his last nine starts and hasn’t allowed a home run since May 23.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Brayan Bello intends to be an ace, and for these Red Sox, the future is already starting to unfold

On a night the Red Sox were held to four hits and struck out 17 times, Bello lifted them up, and a franchise that hasn't develop a starter of any note since Clay Buchholz might have finally changed that.

The great Bob Cousy (shown at a Worcester Red Sox game last year) has a lot of opinions on the state of the Celtics.

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Getting Bob Cousy’s take on a busy week for the Celtics, and other thoughts

The 94-year-old Celtics legend reflected on Marcus Smart, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, and other topics.

Police say detective was involved in tawdry love triangle with informant and alleged drug trafficker
The story about an alleged drug trafficker, a detective, and a woman caught in the middle, seemed outlandish. Now, though, New Bedford police are acknowledging the claims have merit.

Globe Magazine: An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered Russia city

The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia’s defense minister.

Prigozhin, the mercenary chief urging an uprising against Russia’s generals, has long ties to Putin

Markey, Warren seek reprieve for artist ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack

The senators and Representative William Keating have appealed to the National Park Service.

A 94-year-old artist is ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack after 77 years

How the unconventional design of the Titan submersible may have destined it for disaster

The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel was destined for its own disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator’s refusal to submit to safety checks that are standard in the industry.

Wu says some accounts of South Boston home ‘not based on facts of what happened there’

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Friday sharply disputed allegations in some media reports about the conditions inside a South Boston apartment where first responders were called last weekend. "It’s irresponsible to be fueling conspiracy theories at this moment when we are grieving a loss of life," she said.

Derek Hopkins, an undefeated four-time greasy pole champion, followed in his dad's footsteps, who won the competition in 1996 and 1997.

The boy who broke the greasy pole

Derek Hopkins spent his childhood training to be a Gloucester greasy pole champion like his father. Now, at just 22, he’s an undefeated four-time champion, and some say the best to ever do it. Others say all that practicing is cheating.

Sarah Samuels, office administrator and abortion doula at the YOU Center in Little Rock, packed up pregnancy test kits which are given away for free to anyone who asks. The bags contain a strip style pregnancy test, a urine cup, gloves, hand sanitizer, and an instruction sheet.

It was the last clinic in Arkansas to provide surgical abortions. Now, it helps women in different ways.

A doctor and his business partners turned the facility into a part-time medical marijuana clinic with the goal of generating enough revenue to continue contributing to women’s health.

Visitors stand in a gallery of early European and American art at Harvard Art Museums, which are now free to all.

Harvard Art Museums announce free admission for all visitors

Artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Jackson Pollock have just become free to all — that is, free to view.

Opinion

Like the rest of the state, the dramatic surge in housing prices on the Cape has been the result of a variety of factors, including a lack of supply and a fierce resistance to development. But there’s one additional culprit on the Cape: the proliferation of short-term rentals and the rise of companies like Airbnb.

The sharks threatening Cape Cod don’t have fins

Large companies that buy up homes to offer as short-term vacation rentals are driving up prices and making it hard for year-round residents and workers to stay.

Sarah Sherman-Stokes and Rachel Silver

Titan rescue efforts raise questions about whether migrants’ lives are also worth saving

Arthur Caplan, Michael Pourfar, and Alon Y. Mogilner

Should we fear or encourage mind control?

IDEAS | CARLOS VILLAMIZAR

Then as now, hunger in the streets of my Venezuela

IDEAS | THOWAIBA MAKKI

The red sky in Sudan

Pride Month

“Limited edition Black,” 2023, Boston, by Golden & February Spikener for “REPRISE.”

Golden age: Poet-photographer flips the script at the MFA

In the “Slumber Party” episode of "Drag Me to Dinner," queens Kim Chi (left) and Naomi Smalls (right) battle Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall. Neil Patrick Harris, Bianca Del Rio, Haneefah Wood, and David Burtka star; Murray Hill hosts.

‘Drag Me to Dinner’ puts the ‘kitsch’ in ‘kitchen’

Marchers gathered for the start of the Boston Pride parade.

Boston streets are vibrant with the colors of Pride as parade returns after 3-year hiatus

Newport Pride founders Sean O'Connor, left, and Daniel Cano Restrepo, right, in front of the recently opened Newport Pride Center on Spring Street in Newport.

Cultivating community: Newport Pride founders open city’s first Pride Center

More recent News

Man drives through Harvard Square busway tunnel intoxicated, slams into pole, police say

Patrick Burke, 33, crashed around 12:30 a.m. after entering the busway on Massachusetts Avenue, authorities said. He sustained a minor knee injury, according to a tweet from Transit Police.

Former N.H. lawmaker charged with distributing child sex abuse images

Some court records that detail the allegations against former state Representative Stacie Marie Laughton remained sealed Friday afternoon

Rhode Island senator arrested, accused of keying car with anti-Biden bumper sticker

Police said Miller, a Cranston Democrat, was captured on camera at the Garden City shopping center.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

The weekend won’t be a washout, but it won’t be all that pretty, either
Some glimpses of sunlight might break through, but otherwise it'll be humid, cloudy, and sometimes rainy over the weekend.

Conflict over GOP fundraiser in N.H. underscores Trump-DeSantis rift
The group’s leaders chastised the Florida governor’s team for scheduling an event at the same time as Trump’s appearance. Now, members of the NH Federation of Republican Women are resigning from their posts -- and taking sides.

FBI arrests N.H. woman charged with participating in Jan. 6 breach of US Capitol

Cindy Young of Bristol, N.H., is accused of joining the mob that forced its way past police and broke into the Capitol as lawmakers were certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Your View

Tell us about your BPS high school experience
We’re looking to hear from current and former Boston Public School students, as well as parents and educators.

Recommended reads

John McGinty (left) helped his running mentor, Ron Paquette, complete the Mount Washington Road Race on June 16. Race photographer Joe Viger captured the moment.

Amid brutal weather on Mount Washington, runner went back down to help mentor finish race

A remarkable moment of resilience was captured in a photo taken during the Mount Washington Road Race in New Hampshire last week. It shows John McGinty, 21, and Ron Paquette, 82, clutching each other as they endured the final stretch to the summit.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I played Jean Valjean in my school’s production of “Les Misérables,” and she played Cosette in hers!’
Will these theatrical daters go for an encore?

Your Summer Beach Bag

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more
Whether you’re a surfer, foodie, or dog lover, the region offers a beach to suit your needs.

As demand for COVID shots wanes, biotech superstar Moderna seeks its next success
The Cambridge company’s CEO says there is a “high probability” that it will become one of the top five drug makers in the world.

Culture & Lifestyle

Visitors stand in a gallery of early European and American art at Harvard Art Museums, which are now free to all.

Harvard Art Museums announce free admission for all visitors

Talitha Wing and Robert Carlyle in the Hulu series "The Full Monty."

I’m a TV critic all the time, an outlier some of the time

Lauren Chooljian hosts the New Hampshire Public Radio podcast "The 13th Step," which investigates the culture of sexual misconduct and abuse in the addiction treatment industry.

NHPR podcast expands on investigation into sexual misconduct at addiction treatment centers

Michael Maso, the founding managing director of the Huntington, is retiring at the end of the month after four decades at the theater.

The Huntington’s Michael Maso exits the stage

Special Projects

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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

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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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The John Adams Courthouse is home to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

Court leaves no room for racism or bias in judicial system

Middlebury College, as seen in 2013 from the chapel,

Hypocrisy at Middlebury College

FBI and Boston Police bomb squads members walk along Boylston Street near the marathon finish line on April 17, 2023.

Want to cut the police budget? This isn’t how.

Boston's office vacancy rate is painful but still below 20 percent, and downtown foot traffic has surpassed 50 percent of its volume before COVID-19 struck.

Will Boston spiral into the ‘urban doom loop’? Not if we act.

Registered nurse Rachel Fournier passed through a hallway at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton in July 2022.

Critical nurse shortage draws a range of prescriptions, diagnoses

Are you a teen with a story to tell? Globe Ideas wants to hear from you.

Metro

US and Canada start the process of determining how the Titanic-bound submersible imploded

Authorities from the U.S. and Canada have begun the process of investigating the cause of the fatal Titan submersible implosion even as they grapple with questions of who will be responsible for determining how the tragedy unfolded.

Jeneé Osterheldt | A Beautiful Resistance

The 25th Anniversary of Roxbury International Film Festival and the cinematic sisters who fuel it

Lisa and Alison Simmons help fuel a community of creatives decades in the making -- and growing.

A Beautiful Resistance: A Cinematic Sisterhood

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates 25 Years of Roxbury Film Festival and the sisters who keep the screens bright.

Markey, Warren seek reprieve for artist ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack

The senators and Representative William Keating have appealed to the National Park Service.

Sports

Brayan Bello has allowed two or fewer earned runs in eight of his last nine starts and hasn’t allowed a home run since May 23.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Brayan Bello intends to be an ace, and for these Red Sox, the future is already starting to unfold

On a night the Red Sox were held to four hits and struck out 17 times, Bello lifted them up, and a franchise that hasn't develop a starter of any note since Clay Buchholz might have finally changed that.

Bobby Dalbec has been crushing the ball for Triple A Worcester, earning a call-up to fill Pablo Reyes's roster spot.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Bobby Dalbec returns to the Red Sox, with expectations tempered

The 27-year-old corner infielder was batting .296/.414/.638 with a 1.052 OPS and 18 homers in 54 games at Triple A Worcester.

Recent call-up David Hamilton scored on a walk, a steal, and a two-base error in the third inning.

RED SOX 3, WHITE SOX 1

David Hamilton’s speed, Rafael Devers’s power too much as Red Sox top reeling White Sox

Brayan Bello turned in another strong performance — 6⅔ innings of one-run ball — to hand the White Sox their eighth loss in 11 games.

Eyeing consecutive wins, Leona Maguire grabs halfway lead at the Women’s PGA Championship

TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP

With record lows, Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy share the lead after two rounds of Travelers Championship

Rob Manfred defends comments about Oakland, cites ‘decade worth of inaction’ on A’s

Business

Umbrellas made from found plastic? One Mass. entrepreneur is giving it a try

Dri, an eco-friendly company based in Berkshire County, aims to divert plastic from entering waste streams and, often, the sea.

Woonsocket, R.I., sold a house at a tax sale. A lawsuit alleges it was owned by HUD and wasn’t the city’s to sell

The home that was owned by the federal government was sold at a tax sale by the city for nearly $28,000 in 2019. In April of this year, the property sold for $525,000.

As demand for COVID shots wanes, biotech superstar Moderna seeks its next success

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Diversity advocates turn their attention to nonprofit boards

magazine

Hammonasset Beach State Park in Connecticut.

Your Summer Beach Bag

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

This week's daters: Rowan and Robbie

Dinner with Cupid

‘I played Jean Valjean in my school’s production of “Les Misérables,” and she played Cosette in hers!’

Three ways to improve high school education from a Mass. Teacher of the Year

Taiyaki Ice Cream cones from Taiyaki NYC.

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 of the best ice cream treats to try this summer around Boston

metro

Boston Fire cadet Destiny Santiago received a badge during the inaugural Boston Fire Department Cadet program pinning ceremony at Florian Hall Friday.

Boston Fire Department celebrates inaugural class of cadets, aims to diversify ranks

Former N.H. lawmaker charged with distributing child sex abuse images

Man drives through Harvard Square busway tunnel intoxicated, slams into pole, police say

sports

Shane McClanahan argued to stay in Thursday's eventual Rays loss to Kansas City, but came out and was officially diagnosed with mid-back tightness.

Rays hoping for the best with ace Shane McClanahan’s balky back

New Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart says goodbye to Boston on social media

Bills reward GM Brandon Beane, coach Sean McDermott with 2-year extensions

business

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Hasbro is bringing back Furby, as toymakers capitalize on ‘90s nostalgia

Logan Airport workers stage one-day walkout

Honda recalls nearly 1.2 million vehicles

politics

The US Supreme Court.

Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit from states demanding that Biden administration boost deportations

Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration

Infowars host Owen Shroyer pleads guilty to Capitol insurrection charge

Nation

Former president Donald Trump.

Prosecutors seek to delay Trump documents trial to December

Prigozhin, the mercenary chief urging an uprising against Russia’s generals, has long ties to Putin

Unions, regulators warned of pared-back railroad safety inspections

World

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, addresses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered Russia city

Russia opens criminal probe into Wagner Group head over alleged threats to oust defense minister

‘Beyond extreme’ ocean heat wave in North Atlantic is worst in 170 years

opinion

The US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 15, 2023. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on cases involving affirmative action at US universities before the end of this session.

Every citizen should be treated equally

Republicans make conspiracy theories their go-to explanation

The scandal at the Harvard morgue is not a reason for more government

lifestyle

"Frenchie's Shack" has long been occupied by Salvatore Del Deo.

Markey, Warren seek reprieve for artist ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack

How ADHD has affected our marriage

Parents to this time of year: Enough, already

food & dining

Kelly Dirstine (left) and David S. Novak (right) of Cambridge Health Alliance’s Zinberg Clinic receive a food delivery from Food For Free.

Food bank, health clinic team again post-pandemic

When in Dorchester ... eat at Via Cannuccia

Gillette Stadium to open new beer hall in field-level space

travel

West Beach at Spectacle Island.

No car? No problem. Here’s how to breeze to the beach on the T.

The best New England beaches for kids, foodies, accessibility, and more

A 94-year-old artist is ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack after 77 years

Arts

Empora Sebastian poses with a CowParade New England cow sculpture called “Miss Moosachusetts” by artist Carol Leonesio.

Why there are dozens of colorful cows on display across Boston

In ‘Trembling Earth’ at the Clark, Munch’s prescient view of nature in peril

Top that — history of hats at William Hickling Prescott House

Books

10 great New England beach reads, from old standbys to new classics

Adrienne Brodeur’s debut novel ‘Little Monsters’ explores the unraveling of a family and its secrets on the Cape

Mike Curato, author of ‘Flamer,’ one of the country’s most challenged books, on the ultimate cost of book bans

Movies

Robert Mitchum, who starred in the 1973 film "The Friends of Eddie Coyle," directed by Peter Yates.

‘Gloomy, grimy, gritty’: Classic Boston crime movie ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’ turns 50

‘No Hard Feelings’: Jennifer Lawrence balances raunchy humor with heart

‘Blue Jean’: Don’t say gay in Thatcher-era English drama

Television

"SNL" creator Lorne Michaels (pictured in May at the PEN America Literary Gala in New York City) said the 50th anniversary celebrations “will be emotional, but everyone will show up because it’s important.”

Golden age arrives for ‘Saturday Night Live’

I’m a TV critic all the time, an outlier some of the time

Will full-season release of ‘The Bear’ lead to overconsumption?

music

Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant will perform in Providence on June 28, backed by the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.

On tour, Natalie Merchant finds her fans singing along to new songs, original hits

My essential Boston summer playlist from the ‘70s to the ‘90s

Lloyd Cole is blending songcraft with electronics to make a different kind of commotion

Theater/Dance

The quirky cast of characters featured in "The Great Mr. Swindle's Traveling Peculiarium" include Mr. Swindle's Gold Digging Girlfriend.

Acrobatics and adult beverages at ‘Mr. Swindle’s Traveling Peculiarium’

The Huntington’s Michael Maso exits the stage

A spirited — and pointed — ‘As You Like It’

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

Members of the Mars Exploration Rover Project, Dr. Naderi (left) with Jennifer Trosper and Ray Arvidson, conducted a news conference on the progress of the rovers in 2004.

Firouz Naderi, NASA scientist who led Mars missions, dies at 77

Haim Roet, who kept Holocaust victims’ names alive, dies at 90

Longtime AP State Department reporter George Gedda dies at 82