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Bill and Rose Russell hold two of their children, Jacob (left) and Karen, in an undated photo.

The world knew him as Bill Russell. They knew him as dad.

The Celtics legend, who died last July, was a devoted, loving father who emphasized education and had a marvelous sense of humor.

Category 4 Hurricane Idalia projected to hit Florida with ‘catastrophic’ storm surge
Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning as it steamed toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.

Hurricane Idalia tracker: Follow the path

A Boston shelter tried a new approach to finding women stable housing. Three years later, its success is clear.
Since launching its stabilization program in July 2020, Women’s Lunch Place says that 97 percent of women who found housing are still living in their homes.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones no longer has Bailey Zappe (left) looking over his shoulder.

Ben Volin I On football

Bailey Zappe being released makes it clear: The Patriots are now Mac Jones’s team, and they don’t want any controversy

Jones not only is the Patriots’ starting quarterback for 2023, he was the only one on their roster as of Tuesday evening.

Breaking down the Patriots’ initial 53-man roster

Johnston Sun Rise publisher John Howell looked over a layout of the front page of the Warwick Beacon newspaper near stacks of the newspapers in the office.

In a small Rhode Island town, a big issue about the First Amendment

Legal ads bring a lot of revenue to little local newspapers. What happens when local politicians pull them?

Lawsuit to disqualify Trump filed in New Hampshire

The former president’s supporters have inundated the N.H. Secretary of State’s office with phone calls to protest the possibility that Trump may be kept off the ballot for the first-in-the-nation primary.

Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle parts of the US government and replace them with Trump’s vision

Forklift operator suffers life-threatening injuries in accident at Logan Airport

A preliminary investigation indicates the forklift struck a stationary structure, causing the machine to flip over onto the victim, State Police said in a statement Tuesday.

Workforce, capacity constraints slow ramp-up of new Alzheimer’s drug
Thousands of patients are stuck on waiting lists across the state and nationally as hospitals struggle to ramp up infusion centers and monitoring processes for the drug.

Bicyclist killed in crash with UPS truck in Newton was beloved Tufts medical professor
Alex Bohm, 57, of Newton, was taken to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, where he was pronounced dead, law enforcement officials said Tuesday evening.

After weekend of violence, teens enter a juvenile justice system that continues to look for balance

How does a system designed to criminalize strike the right balance between consequences and second chances?

Warwick Water Division chief slapped employee as part of ‘Nazi joke,’ according to police report

An employee told police he viewed the joke as antisemitic because he’s from a Jewish family. Terry DiPetrillo, who is charged with assault, denied “any ill intent,” saying he was acting out the “KGB joke” from “The Office” television show.

DCF using apartments as short-term housing for foster children

Viola allegedly stolen, to the tune of $70,000, Boston police say

Andrew Drummond, owner of Ski The Whites in Jackson, N.H., has climbed up and down Mount Washington at least once a day, for 100 consecutive calendar days. He completed the 100th hike on Aug. 29, 2023.

NH hiker challenges himself to the climb of a lifetime

Andrew Drummond climbed Mount Washington for 100 days in a row, battling blisters, sore knees, and a record amount of rain.

A bank of windows at Boston City Hall were lit with colors of the rainbow in honor of Pride Month in June 2020.

‘Terrific news’: LGBTQ+ community celebrates Boston’s decision to embrace gender-neutral marriage licenses

Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration said the city made the move as part of a slate of new “gender-aware guidelines” to make the city more inclusive.

The former site of the Cambridge Matignon School — the storied Catholic high school that announced in May that it would be closing after 75 years of educating students — is now on the market.

Former property of Matignon School in Cambridge is up for sale

The listing includes both the 337,181 square feet of property spread across three buildings as well as the seven-plus acres of land on which it sits. Colliers, the real estate firm handling the sale, said the property has a value in the range of $28 million to $30 million.

Opinion

District 3 City Council candidate Ann Walsh.

Ann Walsh promises a fresh start in District 3

In an unusually impressive field of City Council candidates, Walsh stands out with promises to break down barriers to city services for her constituents and pursue a forward-looking agenda.

IDEAS | ROBERT MOTUM

Westarctica, Sancratosia, Slowjamastan, and other fake nations may have some things to teach real ones

Two years on, the US pullout from Afghanistan looks worse than ever

Rachelle G. Cohen

Wu’s Mass. and Cass tent ordinance is little more than a feel-good distraction

Readers respond on climate change: We need action now

News you can use

The Sumner Tunnel is reopening Friday. Here’s what you need to know.
The Sumner Tunnel is scheduled to reopen Friday after a two-month closure that shut down a main route from Logan International Airport for critical repairs to the nearly 90-year-old tunnel.

How to see the ‘blue supermoon’ Wednesday night
Look up Wednesday night to see a “blue supermoon” — a full moon that looks larger and brighter than normal, astronomers said.

Are we actually experiencing a COVID spike? Take a look at the data.
Plenty of data remain publicly accessible to determine whether COVID is actually on the upswing.

More recent News

Reactions in Mass. to Biden’s plan are varied. Here’s what advocates and biotechs say.
Advocates for seniors cite potential savings, while companies say lower price tags could inhibit research into new treatments.

Video of new bike lane infrastructure in ‘the Netherlands’ was actually just a shot of Inman Square redesign
The cyclist who labeled the video as being overseas said he did it to show that US cities can do more than their residents think.

The bitter fight over plans for a new high school building and saving a forest in Wakefield
On Monday, a judge struck down an injunction activists had filed to halt construction, writing that it was not in the public interest and the contractors are free to work in areas away from protected wetlands. But the group remained undeterred.

Brown Medical School withdraws from U.S. News rankings

“At their worst, they perpetuate a culture of rewarding the most elite and historically privileged groups,” the dean of Brown’s medical school said of the publication’s education rankings.

Astros 6, Red Sox 2

Astros jump on Brayan Bello early, and more Red Sox defensive blunders put another dent in wild-card hopes
Two first-inning homers but the Sox in an early hole, and they dug themselves even deeper with some calamitous defense.

Two human cases of West Nile virus confirmed in Massachusetts

A woman in her 70′s who was exposed in another state and a man in his 40′s who was exposed in Middlesex County are the first human cases of West Nile virus in Massachusetts this year, state public health officials said Tuesday.

Recommended reads

A passenger yelled out the window of his self-driving robo-taxi as it drove him to his destination in San Francisco.

Self-driving cars are booming in San Francisco. Is it really a loss for Boston?

Massachusetts once hoped to pioneer autonomous vehicles, but it has largely ceded that role to California.

‘This is a solvable problem’: New Massachusetts studies aim to unlock the mysteries of chronic Lyme disease
A distinct “antibody signature” could herald a new test to pinpoint who will recover.

dan shaughnessy

Turns out Donald Trump is built just like a lot of famous athletes. Or is he?
The former president self-reported himself as 6-3, 215, at his Georgia booking — the same size as Patriots receiver DeVante Parker and other sports notables.

shirley leung

Could Widett Circle help solve Mass. and Cass?
A temporary campus at the 24-acre parcel could offer housing, addiction treatment, health care, and other services for those living at the intersection — but it will require political will to make happen.

Culture & Lifestyle

Billy McFarland, the promoter of the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, leaves a New York federal court in 2018 after pleading guilty to fraud charges. He served four years in prison until his release in March 2022.

Founder of failed Fyre Festival is attempting a sequel

Singer Molly Rankin and lead guitarist Alec O'Hanley perform with Alvvays at Leader Bank Pavilion.

At Leader Bank Pavilion, Alex G and Alvvays hold an indie rock summit

Because of the strikes, few series are returning this fall, but season six of "The Crown," with Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, is likely to be an exception.

On TV, fall will lack its usual grandeur

“New Growth 2” by Gio Swaby, 2021. Collection of Rasheed Newson.

At Peabody Essex Museum, Gio Swaby’s virtuosic portraits of Black women in thread and fabric

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

Boys sold packets of tissue paper to a man along a street in Amritsar, India, on July 28.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Should children be allowed to work?

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy talked to members of the media on Wednesday after the first debate of the GOP primary season hosted by Fox News in Milwaukee.

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is catching on in New Hampshire and beyond

Ayana Parsons, a partner at the Fearless Fund, spoke during a news conference on Aug. 10 in New York. Attorneys for the Atlanta-based venture capital firm being sued over a grant program investing in Black women have vowed to fight back against the lawsuit, calling it misguided and frivolous.

Workplace is the next battleground in affirmative action fight

The area known as Mass. and Cass.

With crisis at Mass. and Cass, officials can’t only plan for tomorrow

Luna, 19 months, her brother Fritz, 17, and their mother Sergeline (not pictured) were placed in a hotel room in Boston, May 2. The migrants from Haiti arrived from the Boston Medical Center’s temporary shelter in a waiting room there.

Timothy Scalona

The myth of right to shelter in Massachusetts

"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

Bicyclist killed in crash with UPS truck in Newton was beloved Tufts medical professor

Alex Bohm, 57, of Newton, was taken to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, where he was pronounced dead, law enforcement officials said Tuesday evening.

COMMENTARY | GEORGE NEE AND PATRICK CROWLEY

Marking a year of strong gains for unions

Going forward, Rhode Island AFL-CIO leaders say priorities include revisiting draconian pension changes for public service workers, providing free lunch for all public school students, and making sure RIPTA has the resources it needs.

N.H. hiker challenges himself to the climb of a lifetime

Andrew Drummond climbed Mount Washington for 100 days in a row, battling blisters, sore knees, and a record amount of rain.

A Boston shelter tried a new approach to finding women stable housing. Three years later, its success is clear.

Since launching its stabilization program in July 2020, Women’s Lunch Place says that 97 percent of women who found housing are still living in their homes.

Sports

Andrew Drummond, owner of Ski The Whites in Jackson, N.H., has climbed up and down Mount Washington at least once a day, for 100 consecutive calendar days. He completed the 100th hike on Aug. 29, 2023.

N.H. hiker challenges himself to the climb of a lifetime

Andrew Drummond climbed Mount Washington for 100 days in a row, battling blisters, sore knees, and a record amount of rain.

Bill and Rose Russell hold two of their children, Jacob (left) and Karen, in an undated photo.

The world knew him as Bill Russell. They knew him as dad.

The Celtics legend, who died last July, was a devoted, loving father who emphasized education and had a marvelous sense of humor.

It was a tough night for Rafael Devers and the Red Sox.

Astros 6, Red Sox 2

Astros jump on Brayan Bello early, and more Red Sox defensive blunders put another dent in wild-card hopes

Two first-inning homers but the Sox in an early hole, and they dug themselves even deeper with some calamitous defense.

Giants’ Alex Cobb loses no-hit bid with 2 outs in the 9th, settles for 1-hit, 6-1 win over Reds

The Angels wave a white flag on their season, reportedly placing 6 players on waivers

Blue Jays suffer pair of painful losses, on and off the diamond

Business

Workforce, capacity constraints slow ramp-up of new Alzheimer’s drug

Thousands of patients are stuck on waiting lists across the state and nationally as hospitals struggle to ramp up infusion centers and monitoring processes for the drug.

In a small Rhode Island town, a big issue about the First Amendment

Legal ads bring a lot of revenue to little local newspapers. What happens when local politicians pull them?

Reactions in Mass. to Biden’s plan are varied. Here’s what advocates and biotechs say.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. will cover cost of Narcan for policyholders

magazine

‘You don’t need to be everywhere’ is some of the best advice I ever got

Try your hand at Monopoly and a variety of other board games at WBUR's new meetup event, Field Trip: Game Night.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 28-Sept. 10

Pot prices have tanked. Dispensaries are closing. Is a great crash coming?

Ysabel Garcia at her happy place, The Artist Cafe in Springfield.

Ysabel Garcia knows the danger of a mental health crisis. She has a lifesaving message.

metro

Johnston Sun Rise publisher John Howell looked over a layout of the front page of the Warwick Beacon newspaper near stacks of the newspapers in the office.

In a small Rhode Island town, a big issue about the First Amendment

Democrats battle in live televised debate a week before R.I. congressional primary

New England at risk for dangerous rip currents as Hurricane Franklin churns in Atlantic

sports

Call-up starter Kyle Barraclough had the unfortunate task of taking a beating from the defending World Champions on Monday night in the Red Sox' 13-5 loss to the Astros.

Alex Cora says Monday’s debacle was ‘for benefit of the team’

Why Brad Stevens is ‘not concerned’ about Kristaps Porzingis’ foot injury

Breaking down the Patriots’ initial 53-man roster

business

Consumer confidence takes a plunge

Brown Medical School withdraws from U.S. News rankings

US does not want to ‘decouple’ from China, Raimondo says

politics

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise in July.

No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise is diagnosed with blood cancer and undergoing treatment

Special session ends with no action in Tennessee

Lawsuit to disqualify Trump filed in New Hampshire

Nation

Storm clouds loom over riverfront homes in Steinhatchee, Fla., ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, on Aug. 29.

Category 4 Hurricane Idalia projected to hit Florida with ‘catastrophic’ storm surge

Unclear how many in Lahaina lost lives as Hawaii authorities near the end of their search for dead

Convicted rapist who escaped from Arkansas prison using jet ski in 2022 is captured, authorities say

World

Smoke billowing over the city and a large blaze in Pskov, Russia, on Aug. 29.

Two killed in Kyiv as Russia accuses Ukraine of biggest drone attack on its soil since fighting began

Gabon military officers say they’re seizing power just days after the presidential election

Vatican tries to clarify pope’s remarks on Russia

opinion

Haitian families were seen in the playroom of a shelter in Boston this month.

Volunteers tangle daily with the state’s right-to-shelter myth

Hardening schools is not the best solution to promote safety

Private Medicare offshoots are all about seeking unfair advantage

lifestyle

Maisie Peters performs at the TRNSMT festival in Glasgow, Scotland, last month.

Touring North America, singer-songwriter Maisie Peters comes of age

They just want to be friends

50th Caribbean American Carnival brings ‘all the flavor’ to Franklin Park

food & dining

A trio of Matriark tomato sauces made from tomatoes discarded by Virginia farms and processing plants.

These tomato sauces are made from too-big or too-small tomatoes. But they’re perfectly tasty.

With a sturdy brioche pretzel roll, you can load up your hot dog with condiments and confidence

Row 7 Seed Co. expands its lineup with Sweet Prince and Midnight Roma tomatoes

travel

Lifeguards watched over a few sunbathers and swimmers at Hampton Beach, N.H., on July 6, as the area was under heat and air quality advisories. Poor weather and higher costs seem to have kept tourists away this summer.

Rain + inflation = less tourism on N.H.’s seacoast

A Newport celebrity gets a multimillion-dollar makeover

A luxurious new way for Bostonians to fly to Bermuda, with a hefty price tag to match

Arts

Alexis Rockman, "Oceanus," 2022. Oil and cold wax on Dibond on aluminum substrate.

At Mystic Seaport Museum, Alexis Rockman’s massive ‘Oceanus’ is a monument to the sea

Cartoonist Barbara Shermund makes a comeback

At Peabody Essex Museum, Gio Swaby’s virtuosic portraits of Black women in thread and fabric

Books

Jill Lepore, professor at Harvard University and author of "The Deadline," a new collection of essays.

Jill Lepore has seen the inside of time

Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales’: Not Safe for Teens?

‘Satisfaction for women is everywhere,’ says E. Jean Carroll, who’s collaborating on a romance novel with Mary Trump

Movies

Ayo Edebiri stars as Josie and Rachel Sennott as PJ in "Bottoms."

Sadistic, satirical ‘Bottoms’ makes ‘Fight Club’ look tame

Nicholas Hitchon, 65, who aged 7 years at a time in the ‘Up’ documentaries

For this year’s Harvard Film Archive all-night movie marathon, gambling’s on the table

Television

From left: Stephen Colbert of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Jimmy Fallon from "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Seth Meyers from "Late Night with Seth Meyers," and Jimmy Kimmel from "Jimmy Kimmel Live" are teaming up with John Oliver to assist the striking members of their staffs.

Late-night hosts’ podcast will assist striking staff members

Even if the strikes drag on, this TV critic won’t be at a loss

This week’s TV: Pirates on Netflix, living to 100, and the pleasures of comic whodunits

music

Fandango vocalist Fred Bajie Griffeth sings to the crowd at Toad in Cambridge during a 20th anniversary celebration of the club in 2013.

Toad in Porter Square sold to new owner, but it will remain a music venue

Founder of failed Fyre Festival is attempting a sequel

New tech platform helps independent musicians grow their fanbase

Theater/Dance

France's Compagnie Käfig performs "Pixel" at Jacob's Pillow in Becket

Dance and digital effects merge in Compagnie Käfig’s imaginative ‘Pixel’ at Jacob’s Pillow

‘The Ding Dongs’: When that doorbell rings, watch out

Old and new at the Pillow

Health

Research nurse Sarah French checks on Rodolfo Almeida of Providence at The Miriam Hospital's new Stephen and Diana Lewinstein Center for Innovative Cancer Research, a clinical area where patients receive investigational cancer treatments.

Changing the landscape of cancer care in R.I.: Lifespan, Brown to seek NCI designation

To better understand alcohol addiction, new research is turning to fruit flies

Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research

Obituaries

Dr. Hitchon was a longtime professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

Nicholas Hitchon, 65, who aged 7 years at a time in the ‘Up’ documentaries

Joe the Plumber, who questioned Obama’s tax policies during the 2008 campaign, has died at 49

Yevgeny Prigozhin, renegade mercenary chief who rattled Kremlin