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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at a summer safety event last week.

From Kraft to Rooney to Flynn, business leaders look to recruit ‘anybody-but-Wu’ for mayor

Mayor Michelle Wu hasn’t formally declared she will be running for re-election next year, but that hasn’t stopped parts of the business community from seeking to draft a challenger.

Eastern Conference Finals, Game 4 | Celtics 105, Pacers 102

CHAD FINN

One question remained: Can they step up in the clutch? The Finals-bound Celtics answered emphatically.
The Celtics are headed to the NBA Finals because they went out and did the one thing we weren’t sure they could do: finish in the clutch.

When does the NBA Finals start for the Celtics? Get ready to wait. Photos: Celtics advance to NBA Finals

Jaylen Brown holds up the Larry Bird Trophy after being named the Eastern Conference Finals MVP following the Celtics' Game 4 victory over the Pacers.

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Jaylen Brown has matured into a superstar — and earning Eastern Conference finals MVP is his reward

Brown was the catalyst to the Celtics' sweep of the Pacers despite the slights and criticism he faced along the way.

A year after he saved the Celtics’ season, Derrick White catapults them into the NBA Finals

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Bill Walton’s time in Boston was brief but unforgettable, and we were lucky to have him
Walton touched many lives here, and he was part of one of the greatest teams in NBA history.

Chad Finn: Bill Walton will forever be remembered as one of one Bill Walton, perhaps the biggest ‘Deadhead’ of them all, once took the 1985 Celtics to see the Grateful Dead Obituary: Hall of Fame center Bill Walton, who helped the Celtics win a title

Buzunesh Deba played with one of her children at Van Cortland Park in New York. Deba was declared the winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon after Rita Jeptoo, the runner who crossed the line first, was disqualified in 2016 for doping.

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‘I’ve been patient for eight years’: There is a void in Buzunesh Deba’s life as she awaits her Boston Marathon spoils

The 2014 Boston winner — elevated in 2016 when Rita Jeptoo was disqualified — is still owed prize money and her trophy.

At Home Grown Springfield, "our focus is on making more things from scratch, utilizing as many local ingredients as possible, and then engaging students so they know where their food is coming from."

A quiet revolution has been taking place in Springfield’s school kitchens. And the students are eating it up.

At Home Grown Springfield, the staff plans, prepares, and develops menus for 29,000 students a day, across more than 65 schools. The program puts a premium on taste, sustainability, listening to students, and sourcing the food locally.

Umpire Ángel Hernández looks on prior to the game between the Brewers and Royals in Kansas City, Mo., on May 8. He was behind the plate for his final game the following day.

Maligned MLB umpire Ángel Hernández announces his immediate retirement

The Cuban-born Hernandez, 62, joined MLB in 1993. He worked, among other jewel events, the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway Park and the World Series in both 2002 and 2005.

Doctor testifies about ‘resuscitative efforts’ to save John O’Keefe: ‘He was unresponsive and intubated’

Good Samaritan Medical Center was where John O’Keefe was pronounced dead on Jan. 29, 2022, and where Karen Read was taken after voicing suicidal thoughts, according to prior witnesses and court records.

Defense delivers closing statement in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial. Follow live updates.

The arguments, expected to last the entire day, will give the attorneys one last chance to address the Manhattan jury hearing the landmark case.

Biden campaign sends Robert De Niro, Jan. 6 responders to Trump's N.Y. trial Who testified in the trial, and what did they say? Judge denies gag order to restrict Trump statements that could endanger officers in classified records case

Judge orders person charged in Plymouth stabbings to undergo competency exam, named suspect in Braintree attacks, Conn. murder

Ravizza is also facing four counts of assault with intent to murder in connection with the stabbings of four girls in Braintree Saturday, along with four additional counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s office Tuesday.

GBH names Dan Lothian as editor in chief of GBH News
His appointment comes after GBH laid off 31 employees last week and the former general manager announced her departure.

Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests

A Vatican spokesman issued a statement acknowledging the media storm that erupted about Pope Francis’ comments, which were delivered behind closed doors to Italian bishops on May 20.

Beverly theater apologizes after actor Richard Dreyfuss’s offensive comments at ‘Jaws’ event
Many in crowd left as actor criticized MeToo and LGBTQ movements and parents of transgender kids.

The AAPI population in Mass. is growing and changing. Charts and maps show which Asians are fueling change and where.

There are nearly 500,000 Asians in Massachusetts. They now represent dozens of ethnic groups.

Cannabis businesses can pay up to 80 percent in taxes. Could easing federal restrictions provide relief?

The reclassification of marijuana as a less dangerous drug could make some companies instantly profitable, a priority for Mass. regulators who aim to spread the industry’s wealth to communities targeted by the war on drugs.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Rain pulls away to bring back warm sunshine to New England

US approves Eastern Bank purchase of Cambridge Trust

Medics say new Israeli strikes kill 16 in Rafah as residents report an escalation in fighting

I’m a normal mom, I swear. So how did my kids turn out so bougie?

Despite my best efforts, my offspring have grown up to enjoy, let’s say, the finer things in life.

My partner’s mother is breaking the law

I’m worried about my connection to what she does.

Porchia Willis, a travel stylist, braided Shoshanna Onyiriuka’s hair. Willis is a recipient of the Cambridge RISE pilot program, which allowed her to save money and pay for barber school.

Money, Power, Inequality

$500 per month in Cambridge — no strings attached. Guaranteed basic income helps working-class families, a study shows.

In addition to helping people buy food, pay rent, and save money, UBI programs are giving them an even more valuable commodity: time.

Opinion

An "Appeal to Heaven" flag, center left, is pictured as people attended a rally in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021, in support of then-President Donald Trump. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy, this time over the “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize Christian nationalism and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The flag was seen outside his New Jersey beach home last summer.

Let’s talk about Donald Trump and American flags

The democracy that those Trump supporters demean gives them the right to that free expression.

Colleges liked protesters. Until they didn’t.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

A US intervention that worked out well

Project labor agreements are bad policy

The pool that saved me

AAPI Heritage Month

Asian American seniors played ping pong at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist church on May 13.

In Malden, the booming Asian community could soon have a place of their own

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

More recent News

T-Mobile to acquire almost all of US Cellular in $4.4 billion deal including debt
As part of the agreement, T-Mobile will get US Cellular’s wireless operations and about 30 percent of spectrum assets across several spectrum bands.

bold types

Pan-Mass founder Billy Starr about to clear $1 billion in money raised for Dana-Farber
Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on the Boston business scene.

‘The most violent thing I have ever experienced.’ South Hadley man describes bear attack in Wyoming.
A Massachusetts man who was mauled by a mother grizzly bear in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park provided details about the attack in an Instagram post with graphic photos.

NFL kicker Brandon McManus being sued for reported sexual assault during flight to London last season

ESPN reports the women are accusing McManus, who signed with Washington this offseason, of rubbing and grinding against them during the flight and the Jaguars of failing to supervise him.

For Boston residents returning from prison, a new fund aims to provide a financial lifeline

The Fountain Fund, launching in Boston in July, will offer low-interest loans of up to $15,000 and financial planning for formerly incarcerated residents.

New data show chronic absenteeism drops, with more students back in class

Chronic absenteeism is associated with all sorts of negative consequences for students, including lower graduation rates and lower social engagement.

At least 23 dead across the US after weekend tornadoes
The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kentucky, and were just north of an oppressive, early season heat wave setting records from south Texas to Florida.

RI FOOD & DINING

This Providence, R.I. bar is doubling down on its whiskey
The East End in Providence, R.I., has a collection of more than 400 types of whiskey.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessica Lange in new dramas, and the return of some favorite series

“House of the Dragon,” “The Bear,” “The Umbrella Academy,” “Emily in Paris,” and “Only Murders in the Building” are among the TV shows back for more this summer.

Recommended reads

Ashley Bousquet, right, owner of Beyond Yoga & Wellness, teaches a piglet yoga class in her backyard as three piglets dig up the lawn.

Three little piggies went to a yoga class

Goat yoga became a sensation in 2017. Now piglets are getting in on the act.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

From life in a small New Hampshire town to death on a foreign battlefield
An amateur historian stumbled across a story that moved him, of Tim Delano, an alumnus of a summer camp in the small New Hampshire town of Richmond. Delano was later killed in action in the Vietnam War.

Outside the Karen Read trial, pink-clad supporters find community
In the sensational murder case, the action isn’t just inside the courtroom.

So you want to be a working musician in Greater Boston? Here’s what it takes.
The region’s cost-of-living crunch has not spared people like Johnny Trama and his craft. Real estate prices are squeezing small performance venues and performers alike.

Culture & Lifestyle

Chappell Roan performs at Boston Calling on Sunday.

Variety is the spice of Boston Calling, and Megan Thee Stallion is the spiciest of all

Conor Holway as the title character in his film "Conrad: The Last Defender."

A Boston filmmaker looks to slay dragons, and Hollywood, with help from Dane Cook

Boston -05/25/22 Volunteers began placing 37,400 American flags on Boston Common Wednesday morning to honor fallen Massachusetts service members since the Revolutionary War. Uta Uchida, 5 from Cambridge holds flags to be planted. This is the 13th annual Memorial Day flag garden. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

So many ways to savor Memorial Day weekend in and around Boston

"Gatsby" director Rachel Chavkin (left) and the musical's book writer, Martyna Majok, pose for a portrait at the Loeb Drama Center, where the show will receive its world premiere beginning Sunday.

‘Gatsby’ arrives at the ART, driven by a powerhouse creative team

Special Projects

Beyond the Gilded Gate

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

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.

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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

Beach erosion on Salisbury Beach caused by recent storms, on March 27.

A solution for coastal erosion: managed retreat

The scythe, plumb bob, awl, and very long flathead screwdriver.

Heather Hopp-Bruce

My father’s tools

Drew Gilpin Faust, a former president of Harvard University, outside her office at the Wadsworth House, in Cambridge, on July 22, 2023.

Drew Gilpin Faust

US higher education is endangered

A customer has his glass of wine filled while spending the evening at Rebel, Rebel in Somerville

Booze, Boston, and Beacon Hill need to be shaken and stirred

People rowed boats past cherry trees in bloom at Chidorigafuchi Moat in Tokyo on April 5.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

A US intervention that worked out well

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Doctor testifies about ‘resuscitative efforts’ to save John O’Keefe: ‘He was unresponsive and intubated’

Good Samaritan Medical Center was where John O’Keefe was pronounced dead on Jan. 29, 2022, and where Karen Read was taken after voicing suicidal thoughts, according to prior witnesses and court records.

Judge orders person charged in Plymouth stabbings to undergo competency exam, named suspect in Braintree attacks, Conn. murder

Ravizza is also facing four counts of assault with intent to murder in connection with the stabbings of four girls in Braintree Saturday, along with four additional counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s office Tuesday.

Warwick Democrats are scrambling to find a mayoral candidate

Stephen P. McAllister informed his City Council colleagues this weekend that he plans to step away from local politics altogether and will not be challenging incumbent independent Mayor Frank Picozzi.

Brookline man charged with tricking woman into ending pregnancy arraigned in Waltham District Court; bail set at $100,000 cash

Robert Kawada, 43, is facing charges of attempted poisoning, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a pregnant person, and assault and battery on a household or family member, officials said.

Sports

Derrick White hit the winner over Aaron Nesmith as fans and Pacers players looked on.

A year after he saved the Celtics’ season, Derrick White catapults them into the NBA Finals

White hit the bucket that cemented a series sweep over Indiana — exactly one year after his clutch tip-in against the Heat.

Brayan Bello is 1-2 with a 4.02 ERA in three career starts vs. Baltimore.

Red Sox at Orioles | 6:35 p.m. (NESN)

Game 55: Red Sox at Orioles lineups and notes

Brayan Bello will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to bounce back from a series-opening loss at Baltimore.

Bill Walton (second from right, being photobombed by Richard Jefferson) chats with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart (left) alongside Jalen Rose (second from left) before Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals in San Francisco.

Bill Walton, perhaps the biggest ‘Deadhead’ of them all, once took the 1985 Celtics to see the Grateful Dead

Walton loved the band, and everyone knew it. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle even credits Walton (and the Dead) for his marriage.

Celtics 105, Pacers 102

‘We need to finish this’: The beer and trophies after sweeping the Pacers were nice, but these Celtics want more

One question remained: Can they step up in the clutch? The Finals-bound Celtics answered emphatically.

Business

Pan-Mass founder Billy Starr about to clear $1 billion in money raised for Dana-Farber

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on the Boston business scene.

GBH names Dan Lothian as editor in chief of GBH News

His appointment comes after GBH laid off 31 employees last week and the former general manager announced her departure.

Cannabis businesses can pay up to 80 percent in taxes. Could easing federal restrictions provide relief?

US approves Eastern Bank purchase of Cambridge Trust

magazine

Strangers sent the author their bracelets engraved with her uncle's name.

from the archives

How strangers honored my uncle, who went M.I.A. in Vietnam, for years

30 ways to have the perfect Cape Cod vacation

On April Fools' Day 2023, Gerry Brown (right) and Gene Hurley set out from a pond in Bellingham with the goal of kayaking the Charles River by summer's end.

We set out to kayak the entire Charles River. It was that or pickleball.

40 tiny, perfect things about summer in New England

metro

The forecast highs for Tuesday across New England.

Rain pulls away to bring back warm sunshine to New England

This Providence, R.I. bar is doubling down on its whiskey

Our vote matters, as much as our seat

sports

Jaylen Brown holds up the Larry Bird Trophy after being named the Eastern Conference Finals MVP following the Celtics' Game 4 victory over the Pacers.

Jaylen Brown has matured into a superstar — and earning Eastern Conference finals MVP is his reward

Celtics better late, leave Pacers in dust on way to NBA Finals, and other observations from 105-102 Game 4 win

Celtics advance to NBA Finals with 105-102 win over Pacers in Game 4; Jaylen Brown named MVP

business

Signage for a T-Mobile store in San Francisco.

T-Mobile to acquire almost all of US Cellular in $4.4 billion deal including debt

From Kraft to Rooney to Flynn, business leaders look to recruit ‘anybody-but-Wu’ for mayor

This Providence, R.I. bar is doubling down on its whiskey

politics

The Alto Lee Adams Sr. US Courthouse in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Judge denies gag order to restrict Trump statements that could endanger officers in classified records case

Defense delivers closing statement in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial. Follow live updates.

Biden campaign sends allies Robert De Niro and first responders to Trump’s New York trial to keep focus on Jan. 6

Nation

Damage is seen at a truck stop the morning after a tornado rolled through, May 26, in Valley View, Texas.

At least 23 dead across the US after weekend tornadoes

Wisconsin judge to hear union lawsuit against collective bargaining restrictions

Ancient Ohio tribal site where golfers play is changing hands — but the price is up to a jury

World

Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican last week.

Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests

Spain, Norway, and Ireland formally recognize a Palestinian state as EU rift with Israel widens

Medics say new Israeli strikes kill 16 in Rafah as residents report an escalation in fighting

opinion

Beach erosion on Salisbury Beach caused by recent storms, on March 27.

A solution for coastal erosion: managed retreat

Lawmakers urged to investigate UMass Amherst’s response to protest

Healey presses ahead with launch of housing advocacy group

lifestyle

My partner’s mother is breaking the law

The siblings who changed how we party

I have a boyfriend — and a crush on my friend, who’s a woman

food & dining

Multi-Seed Crackers

Recipe: These delicious little crackers are loaded with seeds and a tiny bit of rye flour

Recipe: Toss angel hair and peas with a pesto sauce made from pistachios and mint

Recipe: Attention, busy home cooks: Here’s an easy asparagus risotto that is baked, not stirred

travel

People enjoy food at a night market in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.

50 years later, I’m still falling for Taipei

US airports set a new record: The most passengers screened in one day

Memorial Day travelers withstand higher prices in the hurry to kick off summer fun

Arts

Gearóid Dolan, an activist and artist originally from Dublin, poses for a portrait with a few of the costumes they've created in their Cambridge apartment.

The many selves of Gearóid Dolan, MIT instructor, activist, and costumed artist

Free events happening across Boston on Memorial Day and beyond

At ICA’s Watershed, Hew Locke’s rough pageant of humanity

Books

826 Boston has published its largest anthology of student work to date, this one offering guidance and advice.

New wisdom from 826 Boston, a memoir of circus life, and a bookstore springs up in Springfield

Author readings around Boston through June 1

Local bestsellers for the week ended May 19

Movies

Conor Holway as the title character in his film "Conrad: The Last Defender."

A Boston filmmaker looks to slay dragons, and Hollywood, with help from Dane Cook

Zack Norman, actor who juggled multiple professions, dies at 83

It’s no wonder I love the flicks I do. Like so many filmmakers and fans, I got my movie education from Roger Corman.

Television

Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri return for the third season of FX's "The Bear" on June 27.

This week’s TV: Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessica Lange in new dramas, and the return of some favorite series

‘Dexter: Original Sin’ will present serial killer’s origin story

TV shows that are tapped out after one season don’t know when to stop

music

Fans reacted during the Kenny Chesney's Big Revival Tour at Gillette Stadium on Aug. 28, 2015. The country star returns to Foxborough for three nights this summer.

From P!nk to Kenny Chesney, here’s you guide to summer concert season at Gillette

Variety is the spice of Boston Calling, and Megan Thee Stallion is the spiciest of all

Free events happening across Boston on Memorial Day and beyond

Theater/Dance

"Gatsby" director Rachel Chavkin (left) and the musical's book writer, Martyna Majok, pose for a portrait at the Loeb Drama Center, where the show will receive its world premiere beginning Sunday.

‘Gatsby’ arrives at the ART, driven by a powerhouse creative team

In the Huntington’s ‘Toni Stone,’ a player in a league of her own

ArtsEmerson’s 2024-25 season includes a musical inspired by a viral video of inmates dancing to ‘Thriller’

Health

A sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on Feb. 7, 2024.

In CVS’s home state, pharmacists in 2 retail stores vote to unionize

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

Obituaries

Mr. Walton (left), with Larry Bird and Robert Parish in the final minutes of a Celtics game.

Hall of Fame center Bill Walton, who helped the Celtics win a title, dies after cancer battle

Zack Norman, actor who juggled multiple professions, dies at 83

John W. Roberts, who led state ACLU in protecting free-speech and abortion rights, dies at 89