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Panthers 2, Bruins 1 | Game 6

Bruins right wing David Pastrnak was denied by Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky on a breakaway in the second period.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

Bruins were outshot, outmanned, and finally ousted by the Panthers again

The sizzling Sunrisers accumulated a massive 440-278 advantage in shot attempts across the six games.

Photos: Bruins lose Game 6 against Panthers

Jake DeBrusk, Morgan Geekie, and Parker Wotherspoon cannot clear the puck as Carter Verhaeghe pokes the puck loose before Florida scored a game-tying goal.

‘We didn’t push back hard enough:’ Jim Montgomery, Bruins react to Game 6 loss to Panthers

Jeremy Swayman (left) was consoled by Brando Carlo after making 26 saves but seeing the Panthers beat him for the series-winning goal with under two minutes left.

Bruins lose on late goal as playoff ride comes to an end vs. the Panthers, again

Brad Marchand (left) shakes hands with Panthers center Sam Bennett (right) after Boston's season-ending 2-1 loss in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday at TD Garden. It was Bennett's controversial hit on Marchand in Game 4 that knocked the Bruins' captain out of Game 5.

Even Brad Marchand’s uplifting return proved futile in Bruins’ season-ending loss in Game 6

Traces of bird flu have made it into store-bought milk in New England, but at very low levels
In some ways, the preliminary results are reassuring, some public health experts said.

Witness Jennifer McCabe describes a broken taillight on Karen Read's vehicle while testifying during Read's trial at Norfolk County Superior Court, Friday, May 17.

‘There he is. There he is,’ witness says Karen Read screamed upon finding boyfriend in snow

The testimony capped an intense week in the high-profile case that has drawn national attention.

How Friday's testimony unfolded

After $600,000 of sand washed away in days, a new plan arises for Salisbury Beach: Add more sand
Now, the town needs $1.75 million from the state to start the new multiphase plan: adding about 120,000 cubic yards of sand then continuing with studies to map out a long-term strategy.

The Comfort Inn in Rockland, where a 15-year-old was allegedly raped by a fellow migrant in March, is one of the hotels that was also home to a sex offender from Massachusetts.

State placed migrant children in hotels with registered sex offenders, Globe investigation finds

After the Globe identified sex offenders in hotels housing new migrants and homeless families, the state said it is moving the individuals.

A celebration of "Twenty Years of the Freedom to Marry" was held at the Arlington Street Church Friday afternoon.

Twenty years after landmark Goodridge decision, same-sex couples celebrate their legal right to marriage

Following landmark decision, the date of May 17, 2004 was the day same-sex marriage license applications became legally available.

Mass. couples reflect on 20 years of same-sex marriage: ‘We don’t have to feel like we’re in the shadows’

As the Massachusetts Teachers Association wades into the Israel-Hamas war, divisions rise among members

The MTA’s actions represent a rare foray into international affairs for the state’s largest teachers union, which previously had waded into the Iraq War and apartheid in South Africa.

Woman’s death after illegal medical procedure in Somerville raises concerns about underground clinics

The death of an Everett mother and the hospitalization of another woman following illicit medical procedures have renewed concerns about the dangers of underground clinics and unlicensed practitioners, who often target communities of color.

Marjorie Taylor Greene insults Democratic lawmaker, spiraling House committee meeting into chaos
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene remarked on the physical appearance of a Democratic lawmaker during a committee meeting, sparking a back and forth that drew in multiple members of Congress.

Actor Dabney Coleman, who stars in NBC's "Sooner or Later, appears in Los Angeles in 1988.

Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92

For $35,000, you could own the Boston area’s last remaining typewriter shop
Tom Furrier, the longtime proprietor and master repairman of Cambridge Typewriter in Arlington, is in search of a new owner as he prepares to retire.

Duxbury teenager says he and friends were attacked by group at Kenmore T station

“Once they had us cornered, they got in our faces,” Phoenix Soares, 18, said in an interview. “One pushed my friend and then another kid came up and punched me in the face.”

Police investigating after Berklee student punched in the face by stranger

Two students at South Boston high school involved in fight, one arrested after allegedly pulling knife

Sean "Diddy" Combs appears at the premiere of "Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story" in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016

Israeli military says it found bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza

Trucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in.

Kristaps Porzingis has been sidelined for the Celtics' last five playoff games.

Kristaps Porzingis expected to miss first two games of Eastern Conference Finals, according to report

The Celtics are hopeful Porzingis can return from a soleus strain of his right calf later in the upcoming series against the Knicks or Pacers.

Dan Shaughnessy: The competition thus far isn’t helping the Celtics prepare for a title run, and other thoughts

I’m concerned about my wife’s mental health

How can I keep her (and our family) safe?

More from Love Letters: The big red flag — alcohol

Three of the Cardinals' four home runs Friday, including Nolan Gorman's shot in the second inning, came against starter Brayan Bello (right).

CARDINALS 10, RED SOX 6

Cardinals crack Brayan Bello, Red Sox with constant parade of runs to begin series

The Red Sox have lost their last 10 out of 14 games, including three in a row, to fall below .500 at 22-23. Their 10 runs and four home runs allowed each tied a season worst.

Red Sox shut down Garrett Whitlock after experiencing elbow soreness

Opinion

The author at one of the spots where Boston's border is clearly marked. The dividing line is not always so apparent.

IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

I walked the entire 90-mile perimeter of Boston. It was surprising and delightful.

Trekking in a “circle” around a city is becoming one of the great urban adventures of our time.

Kenneth R. Manning

The value of graduations during times of political turmoil

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Will the Trump team’s bigoted pandering to Black voters work?

Will the doctor be in? Massachusetts prisoners are about to find out.

A brush with political death could make Mike Johnson a better speaker

AAPI Heritage Month

Anne Nishimura Morse, the William and Helen Pounds Senior Curator of Japanese Art, sits for a portrait in one of the newly renovated galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

MFA reopens its Arts of Japan galleries after six years of closure

Amy Tan, pictured here in a park near Harvard Square, was recently in Cambridge on a book tour for her latest work, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles."

Amy Tan reflects on her new nonfiction book. ‘Birds were fun ... fiction writing is torment.’

The oxtail pho with bone marrow at Le Madeline in Quincy.

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month

Jeannie Salomon speaking at the Cultural Society for Entrepreneurship, Bilingualism, Resources and Inspirations' May 4 AAPI Heritage Month Celebration.

COMMENTARY | JEANNIE SALOMON

This AAPI Heritage Month, it’s time to get serious about teaching AAPI history in Rhode Island

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Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler tied for third at PGA Championship after being arrested hours before second round
Scheffler remarkably signed for a 5-under-par 66 and was right in the mix Friday at the PGA Championship.

$1.5m for a wedding venue and conference center. $250,000 for historic ships. Here’s what top Senate brass put into the budget.
The Massachusetts Senate’s budget plan includes nearly $2.4 million targeting groups and causes in Senate President Karen Spilka’s district before the bill even hits the Senate floor, a Globe analysis found.

Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56 percent against union, slowing UAW effort in South

Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers, a setback in the union’s drive to organize plants in the historically nonunion South.

Trump heads to Minnesota to campaign after attending his son Barron’s Florida high school graduation
Former president Donald Trump’s break from his hush-money trial in New York includes a trip to Minnesota for a Republican fundraiser in a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November.

Despite looming tax base worries, Moody’s affirms Boston’s strong credit rating
The major credit rating agency affirmed this week that Boston’s finances remain in great shape — at least for now.

What’s red, red, and red all over? We spoke with Jonathan Yeo about the reaction to his official portrait of King Charles III.
Say what you will about the artist's rather striking, larger-than-life oil painting of the monarch. But it’s got people talking.

Man convicted of attacking former speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years in prison

Jurors found David DePape guilty in November of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official.

Moderna wins a battle in vaccine patent dispute with Pfizer-BioNTech
The Cambridge biotech said Friday that the European Patent Office has upheld the validity of one of its key patents, a victory in an ongoing dispute with Pfizer and BioNTech over rival COVID-19 vaccines.

Meet Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, which now owns Putnam Investments
With the economy and markets in flux, Johnson is wary of inflation but bullish on Bitcoin and Putnam's future in Boston.

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Photo illustration by Ashley Borg

A decade ago, Boston tried and failed to fix its broken liquor license system. Will this time be different?

Neighborhoods still languish in the wake of a 2014 bill that created licenses for the city. Now there’s a new push to solve the enduring problem of who is given the privilege of serving alcohol — and where.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Beaches, palaces, and high culture. The unexpected and completely over-the-top pleasures of Abu Dhabi.
The oil-rich city is setting its sights on luring tourists and becoming the cultural capital of the UAE.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We grew up a town over from each other’
Will these daters bond over their hometown ties?

CONNECTIONS

‘Big loss, big dog’: The grief-hound that helped hold my family together
I like to imagine my brother going on the drive to get our new puppy, throwing his head back in laughter.

Culture & Lifestyle

Still from "We Will Not Fade Away."

‘You can illuminate this darkness’: Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston returns

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler in Los Angeles in February.

Steven Tyler, in shrieking good voice, sings ‘Mama Kin’ at Black Crowes concert

The cover of "Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968."

Lenny Kaye and friends to celebrate the garage rock treasures he unearthed for ‘Nuggets’

Musician David Byrne, left, speaks during a "Sing for Science" podcast interview taped live at the Museum of Science on May 9.

Live from the Museum of Science: It’s David Byrne ... talking about eels

Special Projects

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

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

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

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.

A brush with political death could make Mike Johnson a better speaker

IDEAS | DANIEL CONROY-BEAM

How the incels warped my research

In one of Boston's first legal gay marriages, David Wilson, left, and Robert Compton were married at the Arlington Street Church on May 17, 2004.

The future of marriage equality

Karen Read arrived for court with her defense team attorneys at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on May 13.

Karen Read trial: How the bland and mundane morphed into the dark and dangerous

Shelby Hewitt in a photo taken circa 2022.

How did DCF fail to notice their social worker was attending high school?

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

State placed migrant children in hotels with registered sex offenders, Globe investigation finds

After the Globe identified sex offenders in hotels housing new migrants and homeless families, the state said it is moving the individuals.

Photos: Bruins lose Game 6 against Panthers

The Boston Bruins hosted the Florida Panthers during the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs on Friday, May 17, 2024.

‘There he is. There he is,’ witness says Karen Read screamed upon finding boyfriend in snow

The testimony capped an intense week in the high-profile case that has drawn national attention.

Traces of bird flu have made it into store-bought milk in New England, but at very low levels

In some ways, the preliminary results are reassuring, some public health experts said.

Sports

Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky was out of position, but the Bruins' Johnny Beecher was unable to get around Brandon Montour to a loose puck in Game 6.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Bruins show support for, and belief in, Johnny Beecher after mistake and rookie is better for it

The recovery from Beecher's Game 5 miscue that nearly produced the tying goal for the Panthers included comedy, responsibility, and a chat with Bruins coach Jim Montgomery.

Jeremy Swayman (left) was consoled by Brando Carlo after making 26 saves but seeing the Panthers beat him for the series-winning goal with under two minutes left.

PANTHERS 2, BRUINS 1

Bruins lose on late goal as playoff ride comes to an end vs. the Panthers, again

Gustav Forsling scored the game-winner for the Panthers with 1:33 to play. Jeremy Swayman ("He got us to this point," Jake DeBrusk said) made 26 saves and Pavel Zacha scored his first career playoff goal for the Bruins.

Bruins right wing David Pastrnak was denied by Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky on a breakaway in the second period.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

Bruins were outshot, outmanned, and finally ousted by the Panthers again

The sizzling Sunrisers accumulated a massive 440-278 advantage in shot attempts across the six games.

Softball roundup: Alyssa Burke, Jill Ondrick power No. 14 Archbishop Williams in Catholic Central win over No. 16 Bishop Feehan

Jake DeBrusk finished regular season with broken hand before leading Bruins in playoff scoring

Business

Moderna wins a battle in vaccine patent dispute with Pfizer-BioNTech

The Cambridge biotech said Friday that the European Patent Office has upheld the validity of one of its key patents, a victory in an ongoing dispute with Pfizer and BioNTech over rival COVID-19 vaccines.

Despite looming tax base worries, Moody’s affirms Boston’s strong credit rating

The major credit rating agency affirmed this week that Boston’s finances remain in great shape — at least for now.

Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56 percent against union, slowing UAW effort in South

Meet Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, which now owns Putnam Investments

magazine

An identity thief stole $5,000 from me. I spent two years tracking down how.

To meet people in her new town, she wanted to start a book club. She got 200 replies.

Marcia Kadish (left) and Tanya McCloskey celebrate after being married on May 17, 2004.

Marcia Kadish recalls the day she made same-sex marriage history in Cambridge

Whose order should a restaurant server take first?

metro

A celebration of "Twenty Years of the Freedom to Marry" was held at the Arlington Street Church Friday afternoon.

Twenty years after landmark Goodridge decision, same-sex couples celebrate their legal right to marriage

Police investigating after Berklee student punched in the face by stranger

Missing Taunton man, 66, who has possible dementia, found safe, police say

sports

Brad Marchand (left) shakes hands with Panthers center Sam Bennett (right) after Boston's season-ending 2-1 loss in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday at TD Garden. It was Bennett's controversial hit on Marchand in Game 4 that knocked the Bruins' captain out of Game 5.

Even Brad Marchand’s uplifting return proved futile in Bruins’ season-ending loss in Game 6

The Celtics are moving on. See the dates for the Eastern Conference finals.

Celtics still don’t know Eastern Conference Finals opponent after Pacers force Knicks into Game 7

business

The leisure and hospitality sector, which includes restaurants and hotels, shed 1,900 jobs in April.

Massachusetts employers cut jobs for a second straight month in April

‘I literally cried:’ Annual overdoses in Mass. fell for first time in four years, CDC says

For $35,000, you could own the Boston area’s last remaining typewriter shop

politics

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, greets President Biden at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington on Friday.

Biden says landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education

Trucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in.

After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now

Nation

Actor Dabney Coleman, who stars in NBC's "Sooner or Later, appears in Los Angeles in 1988.

Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92

Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56 percent against union, slowing UAW effort in South

Man convicted of attacking former speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years in prison

World

Miriam Lapunikova, director of the University F.D. Roosevelt hospital in Banska Bystrica, where Fico was taken by helicopter after he was shot, said Fico underwent a CT scan and is currently awake and stable in an intensive care unit.

Slovak prime minister underwent another operation, remains in serious condition

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city

Japan passes a revised law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents for the first time

opinion

NYU students and anti-Israel protesters gathered in Washington Square Park in New York City on April 23.

‘Safetyism’ has made colleges less safe

A brush with political death could make Mike Johnson a better speaker

Concord’s school-naming controversy: Will a Black pioneer be honored?

lifestyle

I’m concerned about my wife’s mental health

Meet the Wellesley psychiatrist who wants families to ban smartphones before 8th grade

The big red flag: alcohol

food & dining

Photo illustration by Ashley Borg

A decade ago, Boston tried and failed to fix its broken liquor license system. Will this time be different?

Small Victories serves empanadas and caviar in Southie; Althea opens in Central Square

Michelle T. King’s ‘Chop Fry Watch Learn’ remembers Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese food to TV — and the world

travel

The Rockport Harbor Hotel was designed to be welcoming for the community — and fit into the look of Rockport Village.

Funny — you don’t look two years old! This new, ‘olde’ Rockport, Maine, hotel is full of surprises

Beaches, palaces, and high culture. The unexpected and completely over-the-top pleasures of Abu Dhabi.

Biddeford — and ‘Maine’s Youngest Downtown’ — is worth a visit

Arts

A visitor looks at the new official portrait of King Charles III, painted by British artist Jonathan Yeo, displayed at the Philip Mould gallery, on Pall Mall, central London, on May 16, 2024, following its official unveiling two days before at Buckingham Palace.

What’s red, red, and red all over? We spoke with Jonathan Yeo about the reaction to his official portrait of King Charles III.

In a solo show at the Portland Museum of Art, Passamaquoddy artist Jeremy Frey transforms an ancient tradition

10 museum exhibitions to enrich long summer days

Books

illustration for books

John Kaag, in ‘American Bloods,’ follows the sprawling branches of a powerful dynasty throughout American history

Two new poetry collections and a literary journal exploring ‘the pastoral and the passed-over’ in Maine

Author readings around Boston through May 25

Movies

Adam Sandler in the 1996 comedy "Happy Gilmore."

‘Happy Gilmore’ sequel coming soon, according to Netflix

Ready to get your summer movies on? Here’s your guide, from ‘Furiosa’ to ‘Fly Me to the Moon.’

‘Back to Black’ star Marisa Abela on telling Amy Winehouse’s story ‘authentically’ through her music

Television

Ari Shapiro attended the CAA Kickoff Party for The White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend at La Grande Boucherie on April 26 in Washington, D.C.

Ari Shapiro to host new season of ‘The Mole’

‘Happy Gilmore’ sequel coming soon, according to Netflix

10 TV shows to sit back and enjoy this summer

music

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler in Los Angeles in February.

Steven Tyler, in shrieking good voice, sings ‘Mama Kin’ at Black Crowes concert

For Americana fans, there’s Willie, Billy, and 8 more great shows

Lainey Wilson wins big at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the top honor

Theater/Dance

Cirio Collective will perform in July in Boston

The weather’s heating up and so is dance: 10 shows to see in New England

10 must-see shows for theatergoers this summer

From ‘Holy Grail’ to ‘Catholic Guilt,’ 10 comedy shows to lighten up summer

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. Gossage in 2019.

Eddie Gossage, the longtime head of Texas Motor Speedway, dies at 65

Katherine Porter, painter of intuitive expressionism, dies at 82

Cancer claims Iditarod champion Rick Mackey. His father and brother also won famed Alaska race