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‘It’s a clown show’: Boston city councilors make reelection push after chaotic term

After a chaotic term, the Boston City Council is on the ballot this fall, with a slate of races that are as much about competence and cooperation as they are about ideology.

Amid crush of migrant and homeless families in shelter system, Healey to announce plan to help
The action could come in the form of an emergency declaration, which some shelter directors say is much needed, said four people briefed on the administration’s plan.

ADRIAN WALKER

The city’s getting a new landlord: Kenzie Bok takes over at the Boston Housing Authority
As former city councilor Kenzie Bok prepares to take the helm of the Boston Housing Authority, the magnitude of her new role is not lost on her.

In Ohio, a ballot measure by GOP may end up benefiting Democrats
A GOP effort to head off an abortion rights vote may wind up galvanizing opposition ahead of a crucial Senate race in 2024.

Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan. 6, 2021

Donald Trump's defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election.

Electric car extinguished after it ‘spontanously’ bursts into flames in Wareham
Firefighters used 11,000 gallons of water over a three-hour period to ensure the blaze was out, officials said. No injuries were reported.

N.Y. teen dead following jet ski collision on Crescent Lake in New Hampshire

For nine months now, historic preservation advocates have been pushing to designate the Hotel Buckminster's exterior as a city landmark.

Dustup over the fate of the historic Hotel Buckminster highlights the quick changes around Kenmore Square

City officials briefly hit pause on the process of landmarking the old hotel, and preservationists were not impressed.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

Every exercise, every minute, all at once: the desperate need to stay competitive in an unforgiving world
As pressure to look young and fit escalates, I’ve got workout FOMO — even as I’m doing wall squats, I worry I should be using my limited time to do a different exercise.

One-on-one with Wyc Grousbeck: Celtics owner on playoff losses, roster changes, Joe Mazzulla, and more
The Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach sat down with Grousbeck for a wide-ranging interview.

Red Sox players headed for the clubhouse following Sunday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Peter Abraham | BLUE JAYS 13, RED SOX 1

The once-proud Red Sox seem to be content to play out the string this year

Boston is five games out of a wild-card spot, but getting back in the race would require a sense of urgency the organization lacks.

Gilles Gilbert, who passed away Sunday, makes a save in the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Former Bruins goaltender Gilles Gilbert, Guy Lafleur’s victim in 1979, dies at 74

He was 17-14 for the Bruins in the playoffs, winning 10 times in the run to the 1974 Stanley Cup Final. He remains sixth in franchise history in playoff wins.

Chicken and Waffles from The Stack House in South Kingstown, R.I.

After R.I. restaurant endured ‘ghost kitchen,’ its fried chicken and waffles have become a staple

Cooking since he was 11 years old, Edmund Addai learned recipes family members from the American South and in Ghana had long perfected. By 18, he was gifted a waffle maker, and that’s when things changed.

From left: Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin return for a new season of "Only Murders in the Building," Tuesday on Hulu.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: The return of ‘Only Murders,’ an opioid drama, and endless ads

Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” returns this week with its light-hearted mysteries and its trio of goofy true-crime podcasters, this season with Meryl Streep on board. New shows premiering this week include Netflix’s “Painkiller” and HBO's “Telemarketers.”

Mechanical engineers work in the SharkNinja test kitchen at the company’s headquarters in Needham. Grace Sperling, left, works with outdoor heated appliances while Sean Dorsey and Conor Dykeman work on indoor heated appliances at a company hack week.

Now a public company, SharkNinja invites praise, and scrutiny, over its business practices

The Needham-based maker of consumer appliances has enjoyed strong growth. But inflation and ties to China could dampen its coming out party.

Opinion

Representative Chip Roy, Republican of Texas, authored an amendment prohibiting the Pentagon from spending money to "promote race-based theories" in K-12 schools operated by the military.

For Moulton and Auchincloss, a counterproductive vote on defense bill amendment

Instead of contesting the GOP’s culture-war efforts, the two Massachusetts Democrats support an amendment that targets a straw man.

IDEAS | MAYA VINOKOUR

Work won’t set you free

Mass. needs a coastal resiliency action plan to mitigate climate change. Now.

Lisa Cunningham and Kannan Thiruvengadam

State must electrify new construction in every community to meet climate change goals

William Groshek

‘Made in America’ is sinking offshore wind

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Tara Sullivan

The US women’s early exit from the World Cup is a story of what might have been
The US lost a nail-biter to Sweden, but what the team will, and should, truly rue for years to come are those initial round robin games.

With adjusted contract on the books, Matthew Judon reads Patriots offense well, and other training camp observations
During a shorts-and-shells practice, Judon helped increase the defense's pressure on quarterback Mac Jones. The linebacker expressed appreciation for the Patriots reworking his contract.

Victims of Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombings remembered at Watertown vigil
About 50 people gathered in Watertown on Sunday night in a somber vigil to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the destruction of two Japanese cities by US atomic bombs, an event that activists hope will remain as history’s only atomic attack.

Boston woman charged for allegedly driving onto Seaport sidewalk and striking victim
Emily Verrochi was arraigned Monday in South Boston Municipal Court and ordered to stay away from the victim and the Seaport neighborhood, according to the district attorney's office.

Man, 20, arrested on murder charge in fatal July shooting at Myles Standish State Forest

John Geovanni Pires Monteiro Macedo, 20,was arrested on a murder charge in the death of 25-year-old Robert Aponte-Flores at an apartment in New Bedford at about 3:55 p.m. Saturday, officials said.

Massachusetts Teachers Association to launch ballot campaign aimed at ending MCAS graduation requirement

“This is an issue that educators have been passionate about for quite some time,” said Deb McCarthy, the union’s vice president, on Sunday.

Seven wonders of the sports world

Augusta National

Augusta National

There’s a reason they call it ‘heaven’

Churchill Downs

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

From the Brickyard to the Snake Pit

Lambeau Field

Lambeau Field

The windchill is 7 degrees. Who cares?

Churchill Downs

A weeklong party for a two-minute race

Cameron Indoor

Cameron Indoor Stadium

The Crazies are one of a kind

Michigan Stadium

Michigan Stadium

The fun starts early at The Big House

Fenway Park

Fenway Park

A love affair spawned from the ‘Impossible Dream’

Recommended reads

Overall, the average home value in Provincetown as of Aug. 2 was $906,875 -- up nearly 4 percent from a year ago, according to Zillow.

The ‘Nantucket-ization’ of P-town

Is this tourism hotspot becoming less of an LGBTQ+ haven and more of a playground for the one percent?

Roxbury Community College charts path forward as it marks 50 years of ups and downs
Students, college employees, and political and community leaders told the Globe they believe the school is now moving forward with a steady leader in interim president Jackie Jenkins-Scott, the former president of Wheelock College.

This Mass. resident wants to put EV charging stations on highway exit signs
Why do gas stations get highway exit signs, but EV charging stations don’t? Blame antiquated federal highway regulations.

Money from opioid settlements is flowing to Massachusetts cities and towns
Local officials are holding public meetings to solicit ideas and considering new investments in such solutions as mobile crisis response teams, transitional housing, and improved access to medications that treat addiction.

Culture & Lifestyle

Jon Batiste and singer DesZ embrace during his band's performance Saturday at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I.

A rousing blend of new and old at the Newport Jazz Festival

Some of Salem’s hotspots are better in summer, in our view — like The Roof at The Hotel Salem, shown here, where the panorama of the city and harbor is as cool as the drinks.

The Witch City is open, and it’s no ghost town, either

This one is haunted, says nearly everyone, but it’s a “good energy.” Wilson Castle in Proctor, Vt., hosts overnights for paranormal investigators.

Who needs Disney? We have our own haunted (or just seriously spooky) mansions.

Faran Tahir and Joanne Kelly in "Macbeth," which Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presents at Boston Common's Parkman Bandstand through Aug. 6.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

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.

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 asset limit for SSI recipients hasn't been updated since 1989.

Don’t make it impossible for people with disabilities to save money

MCI-Cedar Junction prison in Walpole in 1993.

As capital punishment fades, progressives take aim at a new target

Vice President Kamala Harris with President Joe Biden at the White House last month.

Why are Republicans so obsessed with Kamala Harris?

Cloughtery Pool in Charlestown is closed for demolition and rebuilding until next summer.

Too many of Boston’s pools are closed

Children from Afghanistan wait with other evacuees to fly to the United States or another safe location in a makeshift departure gate inside a hangar at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, on Sept. 1, 2021.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The debt we still owe to our Afghan allies

"This city is special," the author writes, "and Boston, so restrained in emotion, deserves to hear this more often."

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Amid crush of migrant and homeless families in shelter system, Healey to announce plan to help

The action could come in the form of an emergency declaration, which some shelter directors say is much needed, said four people briefed on the administration’s plan.

Elizabeth Beisel channels life lessons into R.I. water safety camp

While she’s won Olympic silver and bronze, she realized she lacked a comprehensive knowledge of essential skills around the water.

New R.I. startup gives moms a break

Carmen Pierre Canel recently founded Mommy’s Day Out — curated experiences for new and experienced parents, without their kids.

FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

After R.I. restaurant endured ‘ghost kitchen,’ its fried chicken and waffles have become a staple

Cooking since he was 11 years old, Edmund Addai learned recipes family members from the American South and in Ghana had long perfected. By 18, he was gifted a waffle maker, and that’s when things changed.

Sports

"No thought of selling the team," said Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck. "I did this for love and for Celtic pride, not for any price tags. Period."

One-on-one with Wyc Grousbeck: Celtics owner on playoff losses, roster changes, Joe Mazzulla, and more

The Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach sat down with Grousbeck for a wide-ranging interview.

Lucas Glover had his game face on for the final round of the Wyndham Classic and he came through with a 2-under 68 for the win.

After rain delay, Lucas Glover pours it on to win PGA’s Wyndham Championship and qualify for playoffs

Glover has five PGA Tour wins separated by 18 years. Russell Henley took the lead when play resumed in Greensboro, N.C, but faltered down the stretch.

Josh Jung will see his perfect attendance record (107 games) end due to a thumb injury.

RANGERS 6, MARLINS 0

AL Rookie of the Year candidate Josh Jung fractures thumb in Rangers win over Marlins

Jung entered the day leading major league rookies in home runs (22), RBIs (67), and hits (117) and leading AL rookies in runs (70) and extra-base hits (47).

With adjusted contract on the books, Matthew Judon reads Patriots offense well, and other training camp observations

ORIOLES 2, METS 0

Surging Orioles show off bullpen depth as they finish off sweep of Mets

Blue Jays 13, Red Sox 1

Blue Jays’ bats stay hot, Red Sox go silent as Toronto completes weekend sweep

Business

New R.I. startup gives moms a break

Carmen Pierre Canel recently founded Mommy’s Day Out — curated experiences for new and experienced parents, without their kids.

Trucking giant Yellow Corp. declares bankruptcy after years of financial struggles

Trucking company Yellow Corp. has declared bankruptcy after years of financial struggles and growing debt.

Europe blinks in its commitment to a great green transition

Dustup over the fate of the historic Hotel Buckminster highlights the quick changes around Kenmore Square

magazine

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades, likely longer than anyone alive.

Frank Smith was locked up for eight decades. At 98, what would it mean to be free?

The Cars in 1979, from left: Benjamin Orr, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, and David Robinson

How a WBCN deejay and a Harvard dining hall concert helped The Cars get their big break

A book sitting in the sand with blue skies and water behind it. The pages are blowing in the wind.

Your Summer Beach Bag

10 great books to read on a New England beach this summer

He was caught trying to defraud a COVID relief fund. Then vanished.

metro

Boston city councilors gather for a noon meeting.

‘It’s a clown show’: Boston city councilors make reelection push after chaotic term

Every exercise, every minute, all at once: the desperate need to stay competitive in an unforgiving world

Victims of Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombings remembered at Watertown vigil

sports

Carlos Rodon has thrown just 27 innings in the first season of a six-year, $162 million contract.

Carlos Rodon injured as Astros out-slug Yankees to earn series split

No doubt about it, Kendrick Bourne believes in this group of Patriots wide receivers

Coco Gauff continued her dominance all the way through the final of the DC Open

business

Mechanical engineers work in the SharkNinja test kitchen at the company’s headquarters in Needham. Grace Sperling, left, works with outdoor heated appliances while Sean Dorsey and Conor Dykeman work on indoor heated appliances at a company hack week.

Now a public company, SharkNinja invites praise, and scrutiny, over its business practices

DeSantis campaign is hit by gloom as aides worry race is slipping away

Ukrainians move to North Dakota for oil field jobs to help families facing war back home

politics

Former vice president Mike Pence speaks alongside former president Donald Trump.

Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan. 6, 2021

Indictment ignored, Trump barely a mention, as GOP candidates pitch Iowa voters to challenge him

Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary

Nation

The scene of a firefighting helicopter crash, with emergency vehicles at the base of a mountain and the area blocked off with police tape, in Cabazon, Calif., on Aug. 6.

Two Southern California firefighters and a pilot were killed after a midair collision, officials say

Tory Lanez to be sentenced for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Ex-Minneapolis officer faces sentencing on a state charge for his role in George Floyd’s killing

World

Local residents examine damaged cars of a passenger train which was derailed near Nawabshah, Pakistan, on Aug. 6.

Express train derails in southern Pakistan, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90

Israel kills 3 suspected Palestinian militants as West Bank violence shows no signs of slowing

Dozens saved by Italy from migrant shipwrecks; some, clinging to rocks, plucked to safety by copters

opinion

The problems with e-bikes

Too many of Boston’s pools are closed

Actually, we can’t yet ‘ignore COVID’

lifestyle

Porter Square Books will hold a Grown-up Book Fair on Aug. 6 at Trillium Brewing.

A book fair for grownups — with beer

Richard Russo reunites with old friends in ‘Somebody’s Fool’

In praise of the purpose-free, couch potato weekend

food & dining

Chicken and Waffles from The Stack House in South Kingstown, R.I.

After R.I. restaurant endured ‘ghost kitchen,’ its fried chicken and waffles have become a staple

New Monica’s Trattoria manager approved by Boston Licensing Board after owner arrested

How restaurateurs can support local agriculture in N.H.

travel

NEMO’s new Tempo 35 is a three-season, spoon-shaped sleeping bag with a roomy and relaxed fit that makes it extra comfy for side sleepers (you’ll appreciate the additional space at your elbows and knees).

The best new camping gear out there

Who needs Disney? We have our own haunted (or just seriously spooky) mansions.

Hip-hop turns 50, and New York is throwing an epic birthday party

Arts

“Mano dura” (left) and “Pulmón #2” (right) by Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio.

At the Clark Art Institute, nature and culture under pressure

Steven Careau’s sculptures are fields of vision

In the ’weeds (in a good way): The New Bedford Whaling Museum looks at seaweed as cultural artifact

Books

Ann Patchett’s ‘Tom Lake,’ a quietly devastating tale of a mother and her daughters, delves deep into the relationship between acting and life

Journalist Yepoka Yeebo, in ‘Anansi’s Gold,’ tracks the con man behind the stories of Ghana’s lost gold

Tess Gunty, 2022 National Book Award winner, on poetry as a stimulant for both mind and body

Movies

An aerial photo over the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021. In a court filing Friday Aug. 4, 2023, Arizona-based armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed waived her right to a courtroom review of evidence on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”

In fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin, movie weapons supervisor waives right to preliminary hearing

‘Shortcomings’ spends a long time with a real jerk

How ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ influenced a generation of kids-at-heart

Television

From left: Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin return for a new season of "Only Murders in the Building," Tuesday on Hulu.

This week’s TV: The return of ‘Only Murders,’ an opioid drama, and endless ads

Actor Mark Margolis, murderous drug kingpin on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ dies at 83

Syndicated show-dependent Comedy Central to release a TV movie

music

Jon Batiste and singer DesZ embrace during his band's performance Saturday at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I.

A rousing blend of new and old at the Newport Jazz Festival

In Boston, country star Tyler Childers stands out for all the right reasons

Weekend-long, multi-genre music festival is Zoe Sparks’ Boston bon voyage

Theater/Dance

Complexions Contemporary Ballet will perform "Star Dust," a David Bowie-inspired work, at Jacob's Pillow, Aug. 9-13.

Coming to Jacob’s Pillow: a balletic Bowie joyride

Dancing five decades of hip-hop at Jacob’s Pillow

A restless daughter makes waves in Reagle’s ‘Little Mermaid’

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

Mae Arnette and pianist Al Vega in the early 1960s. Photo courtesy of Mae Arnette collection.

Mae Arnette, jazz singer known as ‘Boston’s first lady of song,’ dies at 91

Leny Andrade, ‘first lady of Brazilian jazz,’ dies at 80

Obama recalls the lasting influence of Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree