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Boston made some of its busiest MBTA bus routes fare-free. Why hasn’t Cambridge?

Cambridge city councilors and transit activists have been pushing for years to make the popular 1 bus fare-free, just as Boston has done on three of its busiest bus routes. But officials say it's not on the table for at least another year.

Across Boston colleges, encampments support each other — and draw the eyes of outside groups
In addition to forming a larger community of protesters who help each other, students in the encampments are also getting aid, both legal and material, from outside ideological groups attracted by the focus on this new protesting front, the organizations say.

Anti-war protesters leave USC after police arrive, while Northeastern ceremony proceeds calmly

One arrested during demonstration at Northeastern commencement Sunday

The latest protest took place in front of about 30,000 people, including undergraduates and their families.

gary washburn | on basketball
Cavaliers have some excellent players, but also enough flaws that the Celtics should be able to exploit and prevail
Even if Jarrett Allen is healthy enough to team up with Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland should have some matchup issues defensively against Boston's perimeter players.

Identifying one weakness in Jaylen Brown’s game, and other Celtics observations Five things to know about the Celtics’ second-round opponent: the Cavaliers
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

The Bruins’ survival, the Maple Leafs’ heartbreak, and other final thoughts from an absurd first-round series

Welcome to the Bruins 2024 magical mystery tour.
Here’s what to know about the Panthers, the Bruins’ next opponent in a playoff rematch

Why appraisal bias lingers in Black neighborhoods, even as Boston outperforms most of the country

Despite efforts to root out this form of discrimination in recent years, the goal remains elusive.

Second juror in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial explains verdict, says state misinterpreted
A second juror who awarded a New Hampshire man $38 million in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state's youth detention center has contacted attorneys with concerns about the outcome.

ABC News’ president, Kim Godwin, to step down

Godwin's announcement caps a tumultuous tenure marked by infighting, damaging leaks and a major shake-up of the news division’s leadership ranks.

I-95 overpass in Connecticut scorched during a fuel truck inferno has been demolished
Workers have demolished a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck.

Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say
After the remains were found in 2022, Alexis Aldamir's brother told investigators that when she was 19 years old she would discuss having a tubal ligation surgery, which would have “permanently prevented her from becoming pregnant,” court records show.

Prosecutors move deeper into Trump’s orbit as testimony in hush money trial enters a third week

The trial enters its third week of testimony Monday with prosecutors building toward their star witness, Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the hush money payments.

Three bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck’s tires

Everything you need to know about the 2024 Met Gala

The biggest night in fashion returns Monday with the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual celebrity-filled benefit.
RED SOX 9, TWINS 2

Ceddanne Rafaela adds dash of pepper, tastes results on tater that sends Red Sox to win over Twins

Rafaela's tiebreaking homer was the Red Sox' first since he went deep on April 27. The Sox avoided a series sweep and ended Minnesota's win streak at 12.

Massachusetts will no longer keep federal benefits meant for foster children

About 600 young people each year are affected by the policy that sends money for children with disabilities or lost parents to the state.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Colleges should keep prices down

Yes, financial aid means many students don’t actually pay $90,000 a year. But a sticker price that high still dissuades applicants.
Renée Loth

In Somerville, guaranteed basic income provides a safety net

JEFF JACOBY

A wrongheaded rule in Mass. hurts kids with special needs
IDEAS | HOWARD MANSFIELD

A World War II veteran who lived to tell — but didn’t
Daniel Terris

What American students should be demanding for Palestinians

More recent News

Celebrating excellence in journalism and the arts, Pulitzer Prizes to be awarded Monday
The Pulitzer Prizes are set to be announced on Monday, traditionally the most anticipated day of the year for those hoping to earn print journalism’s most prestigious honor.

Manchester, N.H., woman accused of driving 112 m.p.h. with unbuckled children in SUV

A Manchester, N.H., woman was arrested after she allegedly drove an SUV on Route 101 at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour while weaving through traffic with her two small children riding unbuckled inside the vehicle, officials said.

Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive
In a fiery speech marking Israel's Holocaust memorial day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone.”

Boston Dynamics’ robot dogs to paint at the Museum of Fine Arts
“Heterobota,” an exhibit orchestrated by artist Agnieszka Pilat, will be on display on May 10 from 8 p.m.-midnight.

Driver accused of running down pedestrian after argument in Milford, police say

Officers were dispatched to Milford Regional Hospital about 4:10 a.m. Saturday after a male victim “walked in for treatment after being struck by a motor vehicle,” police said.

LOVE LETTERS
A letter writer update: months later, big changes
After a breakup, a new partner ... and more.

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Chad Smith, the BSO’s new Madonna-loving president, has a plan to transform the 142-year-old orchestra

“This orchestra set me on this journey,” he said, describing the ensemble as at “an inflection point.” “The critical decisions we’re going to make will set us up for the next 50 years.”

Frank Stella, Malden native who expanded boundaries of modern art, dies
Ever restless, Frank Stella dynamically shifted his work in both style and scale while defying categorical boundaries between painting and sculpture as he became one of America's most prolific artists of the past half century.

Places scarred by mass shootings rarely reopen their doors. Owners of Maine bowling alley are trying the extraordinary.
So many places like Just-in-Time never reopen after a mass shooting like the one that took place Oct. 25. But to owners Sam and Justin Juray, reopening the Lewiston bowling alley was about something bigger than the two of them.

Globe Magazine
The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter
Why did a state social worker pose as a teen in three Boston schools and a treatment center? And how could nobody notice for so long?

Culture & Lifestyle

Quietly, Laufey has become a star

A young cellist prepares a 24-hour public performance

‘Nowhere Special’: a deeply felt father-and-son story about life, death, and parental love

Seeing the sound of Blue Note

Special Projects

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Gabriel Diamond

Protesters have turned Yale into a camp of hate

SCOT LEHIGH

What voters in the South think about Trump
MARCELA GARCÍA

Fighting the office bully
IDEAS | DAVID GOODMAN

How colleges should handle student protests
LETTERS

From Vietnam to South Africa to hostages in Iran to today’s campus unrest
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Second juror in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial explains verdict, says state misinterpreted

A second juror who awarded a New Hampshire man $38 million in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state's youth detention center has contacted attorneys with concerns about the outcome.

One arrested during demonstration at Northeastern commencement Sunday

The latest protest took place in front of about 30,000 people, including undergraduates and their families.

Why appraisal bias lingers in Black neighborhoods, even as Boston outperforms most of the country

Despite efforts to root out this form of discrimination in recent years, the goal remains elusive.

Boston made some of its busiest MBTA bus routes fare-free. Why hasn’t Cambridge?

Cambridge city councilors and transit activists have been pushing for years to make the popular 1 bus fare-free, just as Boston has done on three of its busiest bus routes. But officials say it's not on the table for at least another year.

Sports

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Where is PWHL Boston headed for the Walter Cup playoffs? We’ll find out Monday.

PWHL rules allow the league's top seed to choose its semifinal opponent, and Toronto — which eliminated Ottawa in Sunday's regular-season finale — will announce its pick between Boston and Minnesota on Monday night.
COLLEGE LACROSSE

Can BC women’s lacrosse make a seventh straight NCAA title game? The Eagles’ tournament quest begins May 12.

Playing in their 11th consecutive tournament, the Eagles hope to add to their 2021 national championship. They fell, 14-11, to Northwestern in the 2023 title game.
NASCAR

The closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history saw Kyle Larson edge Chris Buescher

The two cars banged doors as they headed for the stripe, and it was so close that both teams began to celebrate.
gary washburn | on basketball

Cavaliers have some excellent players, but also enough flaws that the Celtics should be able to exploit and prevail
GOLF ROUNDUP

Ben Kohles collapses and Taylor Pendrith pounces for first PGA Tour win at Byron Nelson

Business

Celebrating excellence in journalism and the arts, Pulitzer Prizes to be awarded Monday

The Pulitzer Prizes are set to be announced on Monday, traditionally the most anticipated day of the year for those hoping to earn print journalism’s most prestigious honor.

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment

Israel has ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close.

I-95 overpass in Connecticut scorched during a fuel truck inferno has been demolished

An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride. What that means for war
magazine
Globe Magazine

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter
CONNECTIONS

Thank you for the life lessons at the Red Sox, Larry Lucchino. And for my marriage.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I have this taco Red Sox hat that I never wear, so I gifted it to her’
PERSPECTIVE

Boston rats aren’t going anywhere. You might not love the solution.

metro

Destiny is creative and charming

Alexis Aldamir, mom to babies found in South Boston freezer, concealed 5 pregnancies, authorities say

An April rewind and a look at what’s in store for May

sports

With Jane Hilsabeck leading the way, No. 1 Notre Dame-Hingham girls’ lacrosse battles past No. 3 Central Catholic in massive nonleague clash

Thanks to a Max Verstappen mistake, Lando Norris nabs his first Formula 1 win in Miami

Five things to know about the Celtics’ second-round opponent: the Cavaliers

business

How Kurt Faustin went from college dropout to public-speaking sensation

This Providence office building has been home to Hasbro. It’s now for sale.

Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly

politics

Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day

Driver dies after crashing into White House perimeter gate, Secret Service says

As Biden makes his case for reelection, the cost of insulin takes center stage

Nation

Heavy rains ease around Houston but flooding remains after hundreds of rescues and evacuations

Prosecutors move deeper into Trump’s orbit as testimony in hush money trial enters a third week

Five years after federal suit, North Carolina voter ID trial set to begin

World

Three bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck’s tires

Just how dangerous is Europe’s rising far right?

Xi visits Europe, seeking strategic opportunity

opinion

Fighting the office bully

Protesters have turned Yale into a camp of hate

What American students should be demanding for Palestinians

lifestyle

A letter writer update: months later, big changes

He wants to save the marriage

Here’s what teachers really want for National Teacher Appreciation Week

food & dining

The Fat Greek, a Haverhill original, adds heft to the East Arlington fast-casual scene

Dorchester Brewing Co., Yellow Door Taqueria team up on Cinco de Mayo beer

Ken Oringer and Monica Glass open Verveine in Cambridge; Jody Adams debuts La Padrona at Raffles in the Back Bay

travel

Laconia, N.H., is a city on the lakes — and on the rise

Exeter, N.H.: Come for the history, stay for the food

Planning a trip to New Hampshire this summer? The Globe N.H. team shares their favorite things to do.

Arts

Everything you need to know about the 2024 Met Gala

Frank Stella, Malden native who expanded boundaries of modern art, dies

‘Drawing’ some surprising architectural conclusions

Books

His book is an ode to striped bass. This Rhode Island native is worried about their future.

New translated collection from Arrowsmith Press; Mass Kids Lit Fest to be held in Pioneer Valley; and more

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 28

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, May 6-12

‘The Old Oak’: a fable of forgiveness that rings hollow

Two decades ago, eight artists moved into a ‘secret’ room in the Providence Place mall. Now there’s a film about it.

Television

Dua Lipa teaches viewers how to look on the bright side in ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue

At long last, season 2 of ‘We Are Lady Parts’ set to arrive

The best ‘SNL’ player ever? You decide.

music

Chad Smith, the BSO’s new Madonna-loving president, has a plan to transform the 142-year-old orchestra

Five things to do around Boston, May 6-12

‘Roméo et Juliette’ celebrates the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Theater/Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 65th is cause for celebration

In ‘A Strange Loop,’ a tortured playwright goes round and round with his Thoughts

In Kirsten Greenidge’s ‘Morning, Noon, and Night,’ there’s light at the end of the pandemic

Health

What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

Obituaries

Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies at 85

Frank Stella, Malden native who expanded boundaries of modern art, dies

Frank Stella, towering artist and master of reinvention, dies at 87