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Facing budget deficit, Brandeis University eliminates 60 positions
Scores of colleges across New England have been struggling to maintain enrollment in recent years as the population of college-aged students declines, and more people question the value of a college degree.

Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war

Biden added that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel as he urged Israelis and Hamas to come to a deal to release remaining hostages for an extended cease-fire.
Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city

Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies

Public funds covered $30k in transit, hotels for Mass. governor’s trip to Italy

The Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund, which is funded in part by casino revenue, picked up the tab for Governor Maura Healey’s May trip to Italy.

Southborough teacher on leave after holding ‘mock slave auction,’ using racial slur, superintendent says

The incidents occurred in a fifth-grade class in January and April, Superintendent Gregory L. Martineau said in a letter to parents this week. The teacher, whose name was not released, was placed on leave during an investigation.

THE FINE PRINT
Federal judge rules against the city of Greenfield in lawsuit in home equity tax-taking case
A judge denied the city of Greenfield’s request to dismiss a lawsuit which, if successful, could force the city to pay a former homeowner $270,000 as restitution for the equity the city seized from him.

Report: Boston Beer could be bought by Japanese company
Suntory, which also owns Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark, is in discussions with the brand behind Sam Adams and Truly hard seltzer.

More than 200 LGBTQ Pride flags stolen from Carlisle rotary, police say

St. Mary’s Home for Children closing its psychiatric residential facility in R.I., moving all children out by June 7

Driver, two children, taken to hospitals after car crashes into Eel River off Route 3 in Plymouth

The Northern Lights are returning Friday night. Here’s where you can see them.

Time to ‘fight back’: GOP out for revenge after Trump conviction

Top Republicans expressed their eagerness to use the levers of government to target Trump enemies well beyond New York.
Biden says questioning Trump’s guilty verdicts is ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’

Donald Trump’s attorney tells AP he was ‘shocked’ the former president took the verdict with ‘solemness’

Even before Trump verdict, most N.H. voters already had their minds made up

Man accused of killing his stepdaughter in Acton had been awaiting trial on rape charges for close to three years

Juliano F. Santana had been free on bail since 2021. He was slated to stand trial in July.

dan shaughnessy
It’s the Celtics’ time to end our championship drought, and other thoughts
Five years and four months have passed since the Patriots won their last Super Bowl, but it might be time for another duck boat parade soon.

The Finals matchup is set, and here are the keys to the Celtics-Mavericks series

Kyrie Irving discussed facing the Celtics in the NBA Finals, reflected on ‘rough time’ in Boston

MFA responds to Jaylen Brown’s ‘Hang it in the Louvre’ comment: ‘Your next masterpiece belongs right here’

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Can a 1970s Cape Cod hotel with a slick makeover balance Instagram-ready style with substance?
I'll admit, I was a little worried when the amicable desk clerk at the Freebird Motor Lodge in West Yarmouth told me that “most of the people who come here find us through Instagram." Here's what happened next.

The Banana King of Wellfleet (and other things to know about this surprising seaside town)

He earns an extra $61,000 to lead two committees. They never considered a bill.

A Globe analysis found that more than 1 in 5 of the Massachusetts Legislature’s committees have held no hearings and considered no bills in the current two-year session. Their leaders still earn tens of thousands of dollars in additional stipends.
MUSIC REVIEW

At Gillette, the Rolling Stones come out rocking with songs and a spirit that never get old

Eighty-year-old Mick Jagger was astonishing from the get-go.
Train to the Rolling Stones concert at Gillette Stadium breaks down, delays concertgoers
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘There seemed to be some chemistry’

Will these two daters conduct themselves with class?
LOVE LETTERS

Is my daughter’s boyfriend gay?

Should I ask?
RED SOX 7, TIGERS 3

No. 9 hitter Ceddanne Rafaela homers twice, drives in five to power Red Sox to series-evening win over Tigers

Rafaela, for one game at least, saw the results after making swing adjustments. Starter Tanner Houck looked like an All-Star again while allowing one run over seven innings.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Americans must reject Trump’s assault on rationality

It’s fine to disagree with Donald Trump’s conviction, but the idea that it was a rigged trial ordered by President Biden is absurd.
Erwin Chemerinsky

Trump verdict: No one is above the law
JOAN VENNOCHI

Will Trump’s convictions matter?
Renée Graham

My Gen Z weekend
LETTERS

We have a verdict

More recent News

5-alarm blaze rips through horse barn and stables in Templeton; 21 horses relocated
”It was one of the bigger fires in Templeton history,” said Fire Chief David Dickie.

Alan Jackson brings his ‘Last Call’ to TD Garden this summer
Grammy-winning country star will kick off his 10-stop farewell tour in Boston on Aug 2.

RI POLITICS
What to know about R.I.’s $14b state budget
House Finance Committee votes 13-1 for budget that includes $120 million housing bond and cost-of-living increases for retirees but won’t include a state archives bond or a tax change sought by Citizens Bank.

MIT undergraduates receive diplomas at the end of a tense graduation season
MIT took the unusual step of barring media from today’s ceremony, and instead offering the public a view of the proceedings on livestream.

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing ‘partisan extremism’
His announcement left many questions unanswered. Manchin did not disclose if he will continue caucusing with Democrats in the Senate, where they hold a slim majority.

NH CRIME
Stricter name-change rules for violent felons signed into N.H. law
Governor Chris Sununu said the legislation serves a collective responsibility to protect “the most vulnerable among us.”

Campaign worker charged with falsifying nomination papers in R.I. congressional race

Holly McClaren faces two felonies and two misdemeanors in the fraudulent signature scandal that derailed Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos’ campaign for the First Congressional District seat.

Box truck crash on Mass. Pike east in Allston creates 4 mile backup
The crash occurred Friday evening near mile 131, near the Allston-Brighton exit, officials said.

Ohio explosion caused by crew cutting gas line they thought was turned off, investigators say
The National Transportation Safety Board says a crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion this week.

Recommended reads

New England’s largest fossil fuel-fired plant is shutting down for good

The riverfront site of the Mystic Generating Station in Everett will be redeveloped, potentially to include a soccer stadium for the New England Revolution.

innovation economy
Mainvest helped people ‘invest in Main Street.’ It’s shutting down in June.
Mainvest helped more than 100 companies in Massachusetts raise money, including Nightshade Noodle Bar, Top Shelf Cookies, and restaurant chain Mike and Patty’s.

Boston Globe Today
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau passionately advocates for physical and mental health
May is mental health awareness month. Canada's unofficial First Lady uses her international platform to advocate for youth self-esteem, gender equality, emotional literacy, and physical activity.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
At a Pittsfield prep school, an alleged abuser had impunity for decades
Over decades, students at Miss Hall’s School told adults that history teacher Matt Rutledge was preying on students. They were ignored and silenced.

Culture & Lifestyle

MIT adds another architectural standout to its collection

At Gillette, the Rolling Stones come out rocking with songs and a spirit that never get old

Beethoven’s utopian Ninth in a world riven by violence

What music would you actually hear at a ‘Bridgerton’-era ball?

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

JOAN VENNOCHI

The humbling of Harvard
SCOT LEHIGH

How I learned to get over my anxiety of flying
IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

Don’t be a stranger: The power of renewing old friendships
JEFF JACOBY

The law that ruined America’s immigration system
EDITORIAL

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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

RI POLITICS

What to know about R.I.’s $14b state budget

House Finance Committee votes 13-1 for budget that includes $120 million housing bond and cost-of-living increases for retirees but won’t include a state archives bond or a tax change sought by Citizens Bank.

Man accused of killing his stepdaughter in Acton had been awaiting trial on rape charges for close to three years

Juliano F. Santana had been free on bail since 2021. He was slated to stand trial in July.

Northeastern University seeking to replace historic Matthews Arena

Northeastern University has filed a proposal with the Boston Planning and Development Agency to replace 124-year-old Matthews Arena, billed as the world’s oldest ice hockey venue, with a new 290,000-square-foot athletics facility.
RI HEALTH

St. Mary’s Home for Children closing its psychiatric residential facility in R.I., moving all children out by June 7

The decision came just weeks after Tides Family Services took over management of troubled nonprofit organization.

Sports

RED SOX 7, TIGERS 3

No. 9 hitter Ceddanne Rafaela homers twice, drives in five to power Red Sox to series-evening win over Tigers

Rafaela, for one game at least, saw the results after making swing adjustments. Starter Tanner Houck looked like an All-Star again while allowing one run over seven innings.
baseball

Triple A game called off after catcher was struck by a backswing, carted off the field

The Buffalo Bisons said Payton Henry was "alert and appropriately responsive" after needing to be hospitalized. He was injured after being hit in the back of his head by the bat of former Red Sox infielder Pablo Reyes.
oilers 3, stars 1

Oilers move one game closer to returning to the Stanley Cup Final for first time since 2006

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice for Edmonton, which can win the Western Conference on home ice Sunday.
H.S. SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Piper Levin comes through in the clutch for No. 21 Notre Dame-Hingham softball
gymnastics

Simone Biles builds an impressive lead toward a ninth US gymnastics title and third Olympic berth

Business

Moderna’s vaccine for RSV gets FDA approval for people 60 and older

The approval was welcome news for Cambridge-based Moderna, which has desperately needed a money-making follow-up to its COVID vaccine, Spikevax.

Report: Boston Beer could be bought by Japanese company

Suntory, which also owns Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark, is in discussions with the brand behind Sam Adams and Truly hard seltzer.
THE FINE PRINT

Federal judge rules against the city of Greenfield in lawsuit in home equity tax-taking case

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector
magazine
Globe Magazine

Gifted and talented programs are vanishing from schools. That’s a bigger problem than you think.
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Smiles, tears, and a spitting llama: Untold tales from the Stone Zoo
MISS CONDUCT

Advice needed: My 40-year-old son visits us too much
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘There seemed to be some chemistry’

metro

Facing budget deficit, Brandeis University eliminates 60 positions

First shelter exit notices won’t go out until July

Public funds covered $30k in transit, hotels for Mass. governor’s trip to Italy

sports

Lefty Cam Connolly twirls another gem as Peabody baseball rallies past Belmont in Division 1 prelim

Wichanee Meechai has a big start and leads US Women’s Open by two shots

Sluggish Red Sox welcome progress in returns to health for Tyler O’Neill, Masataka Yoshida

business

The Asian-American singer changing the world of opera

Fox News hosts trash Trump conviction, vow political redemption

Mainvest helped people ‘invest in Main Street.’ It’s shutting down in June.

politics

Time to ‘fight back’: GOP out for revenge after Trump conviction

Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies

Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war

Nation

Donald Trump’s attorney tells AP he was ‘shocked’ the former president took the verdict with ‘solemness’

Biden declares Trump verdict a victory for the rule of law

Trump rails against his guilty verdict, claiming ‘sick people’ are behind his prosecution

World

US defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks

Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed and 42 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen

Blinken hints US may allow Ukraine greater latitude to strike in Russia

opinion

Former State Dept. officials: Israel has crossed the red line

Getting a grip on health care costs

Boston needs a temporary tax hike on commercial properties

lifestyle

Is my daughter’s boyfriend gay?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so let’s talk. (I’ll start.)

My sister is moving away with her partner

food & dining

House votes to approve bill adding 205 liquor licenses in Boston

Verveine, from Monica Glass and Ken Oringer, is the bakery that Cambridge needs

New shows at the whaling museum, a Seattle hotel with a robotic butler, and TripIt kicks it up a notch

travel

‘People need cool stuff.’ Inside three unique stores on the Cape.

Oh, the things you’ll see in Springfield! Exploring the Bay State’s own Smithsonian

The Banana King of Wellfleet (and other things to know about this surprising seaside town)

Arts

At Harvard’s Peabody Museum, the photograph as reliquary

How do you sit still and get paid at the same time? Try becoming a nude, figure-drawing model.

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

Books

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau passionately advocates for physical and mental health

Two comics events, and a summer of literary conversations in Provincetown

Author readings around Boston through June 8

Movies

The real hit man? Richard Linklater.

Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, and Diane Keaton go to ‘Summer Camp’

‘Young Woman and the Sea’ swims into murky waters

Television

Guy Ritchie to revisit Sherlock Holmes in Amazon Prime series

When shows are exactly the right size, that’s perfection

FX’s ‘The Bear’ marathon a boon to non-streamers

music

Alan Jackson brings his ‘Last Call’ to TD Garden this summer

At Gillette, the Rolling Stones come out rocking with songs and a spirit that never get old

What music would you actually hear at a ‘Bridgerton’-era ball?

Theater/Dance

Joe Spaulding, the folkie who became Boch Center CEO, reflects on a transformed arts district as he prepares to exit

At Vilna Shul synagogue, the souls of the dead are stirring

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

Health

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

Sue Johnson, psychologist who took a scientific view of love, dies at 76

Stanley Goldstein, who helped start and build the CVS drugstore empire, dies at 89

Joseph Slavet, ‘fearless’ and thoughtful watchdog of Boston government, dies at 104