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Protesters broke down the barricade and re-entered the encampment at MIT on Monday.

Tensions increase at MIT as police block off campus encampment

Protesters and counter-protesters were at the scene, and demonstrators blocked Massachusetts Avenue.

Harvard president warns protesters must end encampment or risk ‘involuntary leave’ Students at University of New Hampshire stage walkout to protest arrests and removal of encampment

Pro-Palestinian protesters linked arms as pro-Israel protesters attempted to enter onto Kresge Lawn at MIT on Friday.

College encampments assist one another — and draw the eyes of outside groups

Columbia University cancels main commencement after protests that roiled campus for weeks

Will Steward’s Massachusetts hospitals stay open?
For right now, the answer is yes. But industry observers cautioned that these developments don’t necessarily mean all Steward’s facilities will survive.

Three things patients should know about Steward Health Care’s bankruptcy filing

Ralph de la Torre, founder and chief executive officer of Steward Health Care System, speaking during a 2016 summit.

In letter to Steward employees, CEO de la Torre downplays bankruptcy proceedings

The embattled chief executive emphasized that the company’s hospitals, which include eight facilities across Eastern Massachusetts, would stay open and serving patients.

Steward files for bankruptcy Read the bankruptcy legal filing

Jim Montgomery addresses the media at the Bruins' morning skate for Game 1 vs. the Panthers.

One goal changes narrative for Jim Montgomery’s Bruins as team moves past first-round survival

It's on to the Panthers for Round 2. "I think that us getting into that same mentality we had before Game 7 is the most important thing for our focus," Montgomery said.

Game preview: Bruins at Panthers, tonight at 8 p.m. Six keys for the Bruins in their playoff series vs. the Panthers

From left: Kevin Hart and Tom Brady spoke onstage during Netflix's "Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady" for the Netflix is a Joke Festival at The Kia Forum on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.

12 wild and unforgettable moments from Netflix’s roast of Tom Brady

From Ron Burgundy to Bill Belichick, here’s who stole the show on Sunday night.

‘Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady’ was good not-so-clean fun at the quarterback’s expense

Zendaya attended The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday in New York City.

Photos: See Zendaya, Matt Damon, Ayo Edebiri, and more stars hit the Met Gala red carpet

Check out some of the most memorable outfits from the biggest night in fashion.

Watch live: Celebrities arrive at the 2024 Met Gala red carpet

Trump Organization employees recount financial documents in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s trial fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result in jail time.

Tracker: Who has testified in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial, and what did they say?

Testimony concludes Monday in Karen Read trial
The trial of Karen Read, accused in the 2022 killing of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, continued Monday in Norfolk Superior Court.

Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but launches strikes in Rafah
Hamas announced its acceptance of an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but Israel said the deal did not meet its “core demands” and that it was pushing ahead with an assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah.

Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Israelis appear closer to Rafah offensive

Bear drags body of crash victim away from car off I-91 in Hatfield

Daniel Ducharme was driving south on the highway in Hatfield when he lost control of his Honda Civic, which went down an embankment and crashed into several trees, police said.

In Ipswich, a big dam fight
Since Colonial times, there has been a dam in the center of Ipswich, and behind it a pond that has become a beloved spot for swimming and paddling. A proposal to remove that dam and "free the river" has divided the town.

Your view: Should the town preserve the dam or 'free the river'?

Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to New York Times, Washington Post, and others

The Pulitzers’ prestigious award in public service was earned by ProPublica for reporting that “pierced the thick wall of secrecy” around the Supreme Court to show how billionaires gave gifts and travel to justices.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

‘Demographics are going to catch up with us’: Mass. economy needs more workers to keep growing

R.I. estimate for Washington Bridge demolition and rebuild soars, now exceeds $400m

Driver allegedly involved in multiple crashes Monday before driving into Fenway Park gate, officials say

Kristi Noem’s Cricket, Mitt Romney’s Seamus, and the GOP dog problem

The instant comparisons were a pretty good metaphor for understanding how discourse within the Republican Party has coarsened.

Nantucket Harbor. With few hotels and no resorts, Nantucket has seen homeowners rent their properties to vacationers for a century.

On Nantucket, a battle over short-term rentals has lasted years. It may finally come to an end Tuesday.

The Town Meeting will vote on a measure to formally legalize short-term rentals on the tony island where many residents rent homes to vacationers.

Outside the Supreme Judicial Court, Sandra Nijjar, of GreenRoots, spoke to supporters and media regarding the final appeal of the East Boston Substation.

Critics of controversial East Boston substation make court appeal: ‘This is the last Hail Mary.’

In a courtroom packed with advocates and residents opposing the project, a lawyer for the Conservation Law Foundation argued that the substation would violate a state law intended to protect communities like East Boston from the burden of industrial infrastructure.

Opinion

Governor Maura Healey and Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh (left) held a news conference at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on the Steward Health Care bankruptcy, May 6.

A bankruptcy shield won’t hide Steward Health’s moral failings

Laws need to be strengthened to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

Colleges should keep prices down

A wrongheaded rule in Mass. hurts kids with special needs

IDEAS | ALBRECHT & WILLIAMS

Net neutrality is an idea that should have stayed dead

More than 100 MRIs later, call me scan man

More recent News

Every Mass. resident could go to community college tuition-free under a new plan pushed by state Senate
Under the Senate’s plans, the new program would cover community college tuition and fees for all residents, while some could receive a stipend of up to $1,200 to cover books, supplies, and other costs.

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’
The go-broke dates for benefit programs Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report.

Picturesque but pungent; Callery pear trees face potential ban in Massachusetts.
Callery pear trees, best known for the Bradford variety, debuted in the United States in 1908 at the Arnold Arboretum. Now the species is facing a possible ban in Massachusetts.

Mayor places Pawtucket employee on leave for ‘ignorant and racist’ Facebook post

Harrison Tuttle, president of the Black Lives Matter RI PAC, says, “Pawtucket, and in particular its Black and Brown residents, deserve better. We deserve accountability.”

Senator Bernie Sanders launches reelection campaign

“It is absolutely critical that we have his voice in the Senate, and I’m really grateful that I’m going to have more time to serve alongside him on all the issues that he and I both care deeply about,” said Representative Becca Balint, a Democrat from Vermont.

Lana Del Rey to perform first-ever stadium show at Fenway Park this summer
The “Summertime Sadness” singer will perform a one-night-only show at Fenway Park in June.

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Appraisal bias can devalue equity in Black-owned homes by tens of thousands of dollars.

Money, Power, Inequality

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.

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.

For teens living with chronic illness, a prom night to remember
The annual event, organized by The Adolescent Leadership Council at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in R.I., is a night of normalcy and fun for those who rarely get to experience it.

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

Actor Elliot Page speaks with Dallas Ducar, president and CEO of Transhealth, a health care organization dedicated to serving the transgender community, at an event celebrating the third anniversary of its founding, at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton on Sunday.

‘That shame you’re feeling is not yours; it’s theirs’: In Northampton, Elliot Page embraces trans community

Who is the best "Saturday Night Live" cast member of all time? You decide. Vote in our "SNL" Showdown bracket starting Wednesday, May 8.

The best ‘SNL’ player ever? You decide.

Heather Cox Richardson is among the authors appearing at local venues this week.

Author readings around Boston through May 11

Linda Obobaifo, a 2024 MFA graduate student, poses for a portrait in her Boston University studio, where she creates sculptural and collaged paintings that "explore the roles of women and domesticity through identity and collective histories."

Something old, something new: Meet bridal stylist and BU artist Linda Obobaifo

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

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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.

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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, 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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne announced that the city will be joining a coalition of cities experimenting with a guaranteed basic income by giving 200 families at risk of homelessness $750 a month for a year.

In Somerville, guaranteed basic income provides a safety net

Shaloh House, a Jewish day school in Brighton. Two parents are challenging a rule that prevents their son from receiving publicly funded special-education services at the school.

A wrongheaded rule in Mass. hurts kids with special needs

The author's father, front row left, with his Eighth Air Force airmen in 1944.

IDEAS | HOWARD MANSFIELD

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

Palestinian students walked in front of an Israeli army armored vehicle, one of a few that surrounded Al-Quds University in the West Bank city of Ramallah, during a military search operation in 2003.

What American students should be demanding for Palestinians

Several hundred students and pro-Palestinian supporters rallied at the intersection of Grove and College Streets, in front of Woolsey Hall on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., April 22.

Gabriel Diamond

Protesters have turned Yale into a camp of hate

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Trump Organization employees recount financial documents in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s trial fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result in jail time.

R.I. leaders reach compromise on changes to police misconduct law

The proposed changes to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights meet some, but not all, of the demands by the caucus representing legislators of color. A committee vote is slated for Tuesday.

Mayor places Pawtucket employee on leave for ‘ignorant and racist’ Facebook post

Harrison Tuttle, president of the Black Lives Matter RI PAC, says, “Pawtucket, and in particular its Black and Brown residents, deserve better. We deserve accountability.”

CommonWealth Beacon editor Bruce Mohl announces he is stepping down

Longtime editor of Boston-based public affairs site set to retire.

Sports

The Bruins wrap up early skate in Florida on Monday.

The Bruins are in Florida for Game 1 of the second round. Follow along live.

Boston has a chance to exorcise some demons, but it will be no easy task against a very strong Panthers team.

Back in 2018, a young Jaylen Brown (left) and the Celtics battled LeBron James and the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, with Cleveland taking the series in seven games.

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Older and wiser, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum prepare for another playoff clash with Cleveland

Six years ago, they had their first postseason run together with the Celtics, which ended in seven games at the hands of LeBron James in the Eastern finals.

The Celtics went 2-1 vs. the Cavaliers in the regular season.

Four keys for the Celtics in their second-round series against the Cavaliers

All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will be an obvious focus, but the Celtics have to watch out for a role player burning them too.

One goal changes narrative for Jim Montgomery’s Bruins as team moves past first-round survival

It’s Bruins vs. Panthers in the second round of the NHL playoffs. See the schedule and results here.

Business

SEC warns Robinhood that its crypto business faces lawsuit

Robinhood, which is best known for stock trading, said on Monday that the SEC’s enforcement staff had sent the firm a Wells notice, indicating that it made an initial determination to recommend enforcement action.

US to fund ‘digital twin’ projects for chips with $285 million

The funding is part of the 2022 Chips and Science Act, which includes $11 billion for semiconductor research and development. Officials said they anticipate the investment will help the US pivot to more advanced chip technology as it’s developed, limiting reliance on foreign supply chains.

Boeing faces FAA probe of Dreamliner inspections and records

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’

magazine

Photos of Shelby Hewitt, including her 2023 booking photo (center).

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

Celebrate steampunk at the Watch City Steampunk Festival on Saturday.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, May 6-12

We’re expecting our first child but my in-laws don’t seem excited to meet the baby

This week's daters: Patrick and Alina.

Dinner with Cupid

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

metro

Protesters broke down the barricade and re-entered the encampment at MIT on Monday.

Tensions increase at MIT as police block off campus encampment

Every Mass. resident could go to community college tuition-free under a new plan pushed by state Senate

Students at UNH stage walkout to protest arrests, removal of pro-Palestinian encampment

sports

The scene at Game On! Located next to Fenway Park on Lansdowne Street, Game On! is a lively, two-floor sports bar.

Watch the playoffs at these 8 winning sports bars

EMass girls’ lacrosse: The catalyst for a thrilling Walpole win, Caitlyn Naughton headlines Players of the Week

EMass girls’ lacrosse: NDA-Hingham passes Central test, still No. 1 in Globe Top 20

business

Good Samaritan Medical Center is among Steward's Massachusetts properties.

Will Steward’s Massachusetts hospitals stay open?

Mass. economy sluggish in first quarter

Satayan Mahajan returns to startup mode at Datalign, a Cogo Labs spinout

politics

President Biden.

Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Israelis appear closer to Rafah offensive

Trump Organization employees recount financial documents in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial

Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as ex-employee recounts reimbursements

Nation

Dr. Reisa Sperling is the director of the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment at Brigham and Women’s and a leading scientist in the dementia field.

Study suggests genetics as a cause, not just a risk, for some Alzheimer’s

First patient begins newly approved sickle cell gene therapy

Columbia University cancels main commencement after protests that roiled campus for weeks

World

Displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip packed their belongings in a truck following an evacuation order by the Israeli army on May 6, 2024.

Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but launches strikes in Rafah

Russia to hold drills on tactical nuclear weapons in new tensions with West

Unsung, largely unknown, candidate takes on Venezuela’s authoritarian president

opinion

Colleges should keep prices down

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

A wrongheaded rule in Mass. hurts kids with special needs

lifestyle

Zendaya attended The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday in New York City.

Photos: See Zendaya, Matt Damon, Ayo Edebiri, and more stars hit the Met Gala red carpet

Watch live: Celebrities arrive at the 2024 Met Gala red carpet

A letter writer update: months later, big changes

food & dining

The scene at Game On! Located next to Fenway Park on Lansdowne Street, Game On! is a lively, two-floor sports bar.

Watch the playoffs at these 8 winning sports bars

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

travel

The restoration and reopening of The Colonial Theatre as a catalyst for the growing revitalization of downtown Laconia.

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

Linda Obobaifo, a 2024 MFA graduate student, poses for a portrait in her Boston University studio, where she creates sculptural and collaged paintings that "explore the roles of women and domesticity through identity and collective histories."

Something old, something new: Meet bridal stylist and BU artist Linda Obobaifo

Everything you need to know about the 2024 Met Gala

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

Books

Kurt Faustin, a motivational speaker from Boston, speaks about the entrepreneurial mind-set during his event at the Harvard Ed Portal in Allston.

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

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

Movies

Celebrate steampunk at the Watch City Steampunk Festival on Saturday.

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

From left: Kevin Hart and Tom Brady spoke onstage during Netflix's "Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady" for the Netflix is a Joke Festival at The Kia Forum on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.

12 wild and unforgettable moments from Netflix’s roast of Tom Brady

This week’s TV: Kevin Hart’s big prize, an odd ‘Bodkin,’ and the players who got big after ‘SNL’

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

music

Lana Del Ray attended the Grammy Awards on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles. The singer performs at Fenway Park in Boston this summer.

Lana Del Rey to perform first-ever stadium show at Fenway Park this summer

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

Theater/Dance

Damien Speranza, a firefighter, working comic, and cancer survivor, will mentor one of the six contestants.

Who’s the region’s funniest firefighter? Six hopefuls are warming up their acts.

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

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

Mr. Hill, shown in 2001, played Théoden, the king of Rohan, in two of "The Lord of the Rings" movies.

Bernard Hill, actor in ‘Titanic’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ dies at 79

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

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