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MBTA budgets ‘totally incapable of getting us where we need to be,’ board member says

The MBTA’s board of directors unanimously approved a budget Tuesday of $3 billion for the upcoming fiscal year that requires, as in years past, the agency to drain its entire rainy day fund just to cover day-to-day expenses.

Here’s what to know about upcoming Sumner Tunnel closures MBTA removes 10 speed restrictions on the Orange Line after completing ‘critical’ track work

Trump-backed candidate Austin Theriault wins primary in Maine district rocked by mass shooting

Theriault, of Fort Kent, defeated fellow Maine House member Mike Soboleski, of Phillips, who is also a supporter of Trump.

Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race Rulli’s win in Ohio will grow GOP’s razor-thin majority in the US House

In Karen Read trial, defense focuses on the police themselves
A focus on Trooper Michael Proctor’s texts is a stark example of the defense strategy to hammer the investigators themselves as much as any evidence.

Text messages from State Police investigator under scrutiny at Karen Read trial

Former State Police captain who testified for feds sues agency, claiming retaliation

Andrew Daly, the former treasurer of the State Police union, claims his superiors threatened to open an internal investigation against him once they learned he planned to testify.

President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on a gun-purchase form, and illegally possessing a gun for 11 days.

Abington driver charged in crash that killed Boston activist Clark Grant

Bedford woman accused of killing her parents suffers from mental illness, her lawyer says

Cambridge police investigate reported sexual assault on Franklin Street

Kayla Ford sat on her front stoop with her three sons. Ford was in recovery and taking Suboxone when she was reported to DCF following the birth of each of her children.

For years, mothers were reported to DCF simply for taking addiction medication. Massachusetts lawmakers are seeking to end that.

Hospital officials and addiction specialists said the current requirement often means mothers who are taking medication to treat opioid use disorder are then reported and subjected to DCF investigations simply for taking doctor-prescribed drugs.

What is Kristaps Porzingis’s ‘rare’ leg injury, reminiscent of Curt Schilling’s bloody sock? Doctors explain.
Porzingis suffered a "torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon." Here's what that means.

‘We will be paid in parades.’ For Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, it has never been about making money.

Why the Kristaps Porzingis news shouldn’t change the outcome of this series

After suffering ‘rare’ injury, Kristaps Porzingis says the only way he won’t play Game 3 is if ‘I’m told I’m not allowed’

ADRIAN WALKER

Is Beacon Hill finally getting serious about housing?
In passing a bill almost 50 percent larger than Governor Maura Healey requested, the House seems to be betting that pouring big money into housing production can help to ease the crunch.

Pollard Middle School in Needham will graduate 23 twins in their eighth grade class Wednesday. (Tamatha Bibbo)

‘A phenomena in the town’: Needham middle school will graduate 23 sets of twins

The 23 sets of twins, comprising 46 students, make up almost a tenth of the 454-person eighth grade class graduating on Wednesday.

Researchers spotted 161 whales south of Martha's Vineyard and southeast of Nantucket during a recent aerial survey.

More than 160 whales spotted in waters off Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, NOAA reports

The "dazzling array of sightings" came during a recent aerial survey by researchers with NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center.

Kyle Schwarber celebrated with Phillies teammate Nick Castellanos in the fifth inning after blasting his second home run of the night.

Peter Abraham | PHILLIES 4, RED SOX 1

Tuesday night’s loss showed how far the Red Sox are from being an elite team like the Phillies

Hanging in there against teams like the Twins and Tigers doesn’t compare to facing a team like the 46-20 Phillies, who have the best record in baseball.

Kyle Schwarber homers on game’s first pitch, later adds another as Phillies handle Red Sox

A screenshot from Joel Kaimakani Libed's now viral TikTok.

Mass. man went viral after being stopped by TSA with a bag full of SPAM. Now he is becoming a ‘SPAM influencer.’

“I instantly just started thinking of everything bad that could happen. How do I explain myself? This is going to look super suspicious,” the Hawaii native said.

This GOES-16 satellite image taken on Aug. 26, 2020, shows Hurricane Laura over the Gulf of Mexico.

Here’s where the Atlantic hurricane season stands right now. Will June stay quiet for long?

Here's the current state of the tropics as the first month of the Atlantic hurricane season unfolds.

Will this summer be as hot and wet as last year?

Opinion

Hunter Biden arrived at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Del., on June 6.

At Hunter Biden’s trial, many families heard the familiar sorrow of a relative’s struggles with addiction

The verdict against Biden is historic; that another family has been upended by substance use disorder is not.

IDEAS | WILLIAM SCHULZ

The case for animal personhood

Beware of identity fraud empowered by generative AI

16-year-old Acton girl’s tragic death was preventable

MARCELA GARCÍA

The new reality of racial segregation in Mass. schools

LGBTQ Pride Month

The Boston Pride for the People parade and festival, held Saturday in Boston, is estimated to draw more than 1 million people.

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

Members of Island Pride Boston dance during the Boston Pride for the People parade.

See photos of Boston’s Pride parade on a sunny and colorful day

Thousands took part in the 2023 Pride parade which started in Copley Square.

More than a dozen ways to celebrate Pride Month in the Greater Boston area

Leslie Rosenberg of Boston sported a pair of rainbow boots to match her rainbow skirt at a Pride flag raising at Boston City Hall on June 3.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

How parents can support LGBTQ+ youth in an often hostile world

More recent News

Federal appeals court sides with Middleborough schools after they barred student from wearing ‘demeaning’ shirt
Liam Morrison was a seventh grader at the John T. Nichols Jr. Middle School when he wore the shirt on March 21, 2023.

Amid Steward fiasco, Warren, Markey pitch bill to regulate private equity in health care
The bill would establish stiff penalties for health care executives whose actions endanger the safety of their patients.

Steward says it has secured new funding to run its hospitals through its upcoming auction

Newton’s New Art Center targeted by bomb threat
Executive director says she received email threat shortly before Drag Queen Story Hour.

Tufts PhD student is recovering after stabbing attack in China, brother says

David Zabner and three other instructors from an Iowa college were injured in the attack, and a Chinese person who attempted to intervene was also stabbed, officials said.

Plymouth man charged after biting off man’s ear in drunken fight, police say

Michael O’Driscoll, 39, of Plymouth was charged with assault and battery with serious bodily injury after allegedly biting off another man’s ear during a drunken fistfight, according to police.

Fired postal worker in Brockton sentenced for stealing nearly $97k in money orders, $15k in fake unemployment benefits

Jamesa Rankins, 27, of Brockton was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison, followed by three years in prison and ordered to pay $104,698 in restitution, officials said.

Recommended reads

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, pictured greeting students as they arrived to Mildred Ave K-8 School in Dorchester for the start of school in September, 2023, is facing criticism from some who say she is slow-walking making politically painful decisions about school closures.

‘We do not have the luxury to wait.’ With delayed school closure plan, Mayor Wu draws criticism, sympathy on tough issue.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s approach to school closures underscores that even as she aims to lead a new kind of administration, she can’t avoid the challenges that dogged her predecessors.

Summer is almost here, but sidewalk dining is fading across most of Boston. Why?
Al fresco tables were hailed as a silver lining of the pandemic but then many restaurants gave up on them.

Globe Magazine

She wanted cows for her growing Vineyard farm. First, she had to catch them.
How a farmer named Jo Douglas is working to reshape the food ecosystem of Martha’s Vineyard.

Woburn EV maker wants to crack the market with a van that costs less than $30,000
Indigo Technologies is putting motors inside the wheels of its vehicles to save space and lower battery costs.

Culture & Lifestyle

Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry in "Treasure."

In ‘Treasure,’ Lena Dunham plays a Holocaust survivor’s daughter who road trips across Poland looking for answers

A scene from "Robot Dreams."

A lonely dog and build-it-yourself robot become best friends in ‘Robot Dreams,’ one of the year’s best films

Barbara Bosworth, "The Meadow," 2003, from the series "The Meadow."

A ‘Meadow’ in the Fenway and a ‘Glacier’ in Kenmore Square

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attended Amazon's "This is Me... Now: A Love Story" premiere at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, Calif., Feb. 13.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown beat the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals and carry the team to Banner No. 18, their legacies would be cemented. But all of this year’s success means nothing without a ring.

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.

Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

stuart landing page illustration

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Pro-Palestinian students and supporters rallied in Washington, D.C., on May 9.

ACLU lawyer who defended Nazis sees free speech retreat in America

The pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Tufts University in Medford, on May 1. The weeks of demonstrations, the most sweeping and prolonged unrest to rock US college campuses since the Vietnam war protests of the 1960s and 70s, led to thousands arrests of students and other activists.

Don’t compare the Israel-Hamas war protests to Vietnam

IDEAS | MOLLY WADZECK KRAUS

Breaking up with a friend was harder than any romantic split

New York’s beloved traffic jams will live another day, thanks to a last-minute decision by Governor Kathy Hochul to indefinitely pause the city’s congestion pricing system. Set to start in a few weeks, the system was going to be used to help pay for major repairs to the city’s subway system. The governor said that the price, which would have been over $16 for cars, would place a financial burden on New Yorkers and local businesses at a time when the city hasn’t fully recovered from the pandemic.

New York’s congestion pricing plan inspired transit advocates nationwide. Now what?

FILE - The Massachusetts Statehouse is seen, Jan. 2, 2019, in Boston. A Massachusetts bill that bars someone from sharing explicit images or videos without their consent was approved Thursday, March 21, 2024, by the Massachusetts Senate. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

House’s $6.5 billion housing bill goes big on new development

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

‘A phenomena in the town’: Needham middle school will graduate 23 sets of twins

The 23 sets of twins, comprising 46 students, make up almost a tenth of the 454-person eighth grade class graduating on Wednesday.

Trump-backed candidate Austin Theriault wins primary in Maine district rocked by mass shooting

Theriault, of Fort Kent, defeated fellow Maine House member Mike Soboleski, of Phillips, who is also a supporter of Trump.

Former State Police captain who testified for feds sues agency, claiming retaliation

Andrew Daly, the former treasurer of the State Police union, claims his superiors threatened to open an internal investigation against him once they learned he planned to testify.

With human composting bill, R.I. legislators are thinking outside the box

“This just creeps me out,” Representative Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung said of the proposal, which now goes to the Senate.

Sports

King Philip’s Ava Kelly (No. 8) leaps into teammate Maddie Paschke after scoring the go-ahead run in the 10th inning of the Division 1 semifinal against Wachusett at Worcester State University.

MIAA DIVSION 1 SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS

It’s a Hock clash for Division 1 softball championship: King Philip vs. Taunton

KP wins epic 10-inning thriller over No. 1 Wachusett behind McCoy Walsh (14 K's) and GW single from Taylor Reagan. Sam Lincoln (11 K's, 1 hit) brilliant for Taunton against Central Catholic.

Duxbury's last-gasp attempt to tie the game was ruled no good by the game official, igniting a wild celebration by fourth-seeded Marshfield after its 10-9 victory over the top-seeded Dragons in the Division 2 semifinal.

MIAA BOYS' LACROSSE TOURNAMENT

Marshfield topples top-seeded Duxbury in a dramatic finish in their Division 2 semifinal

After an apparent tying goal by Duxbury was waved off, Marshfield’s players stormed the field to celebrate a stunning, 10-9, Division 2 semifinal triumph at Bridgewater-Raynham High on Tuesday.

Phillies starter Zack Wheeler confounded Red Sox hitters through seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk while striking out four.

phillies 4, red sox 1

Kyle Schwarber’s two homers, costly error sink Red Sox against Phillies

With the offense unable to muster much against Zack Wheeler, a pair of unearned runs and a pair of majestic solo homers by the former Red Sox were enough.

MIAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

Brayden Mercier’s one-hit gem lifts St. John’s Shrewsbury past Xaverian to Division 1 state final

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Tuesday night’s loss showed how far the Red Sox are from being an elite team like the Phillies

MIAA SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS

Sharlotte Stanzinski shuts the door, pitches Walpole softball into Division 2 final against Westfield

Business

Inflation may have cooled in May, but Federal Reserve is seeking sustained improvement

The Fed is closely monitoring each month's inflation report for signs that it's succeeding in its fight against rising prices.

Boeing sold no 737 Max planes last month

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Biden administration seeks to wipe consumer medical debt off most credit reports with proposed rule

Bigbelly launches US manufacturing of solar-powered trash cans in Methuen

magazine

Jo Douglas trails behind some of her heifers.

She wanted cows for her growing Vineyard farm. First, she had to catch them.

Maple and Soy-Glazed Chicken Skewers

On the grill or in the oven, these skewer recipes are great for pork, chicken, and beef

Enjoy live string music and some good food during the Father’s Day Bluegrass BBQ at Powisset Farm in Dover.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, June 10-16

Stacked accordion doors on this Needham accessory dwelling unit allow Jan Moscowitz to open two sides of the studio to the outdoors, where she often entertains.

He wanted a cool garage, she wanted an airy art studio. They got both.

metro

Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor showed the jury a broken taillight while testifying on Monday at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, during the murder trial of Karen Read.

In Karen Read trial, defense focuses on the police themselves

R.I. Senate committee votes for McKee’s controversial pick to lead Department of Corrections

For years, mothers were reported to DCF simply for taking addiction medication. Massachusetts lawmakers are seeking to end that.

sports

United States midfielder Paxten Aaronson and Japanese defender Ayumu Ohata battle for the ball during Tuesday's friendly in Kansas City, Kan.

Japan beats United States men’s soccer in final pre-Olympic warm up

Charlie Derkazarian digs in, nets deciding win at third singles, propelling Concord-Carlisle boys’ tennis to Division 1 final

Less than a week after losing his father, Willy Robinson’s heroics lifts Scituate boys’ lacrosse to an emotional overtime win over Falmouth

business

A view of the park from the Tiana's Bayou Adventure flume ride at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., June 3, 2024.

Attraction starring Disney’s first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist

World Bank sees rosier growth outlook

Joey Chestnut won’t compete in Nathan’s July 4 hot dog eating contest due to deal with rival brand

politics

Representative Nancy Mace.

US Representative Nancy Mace overcomes McCarthy-backed challenger to win Republican primary in South Carolina

Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race

Supreme Court has a lot of work to do and little time to do it with a sizeable case backlog

Nation

Brook Nugent poses with her twin daughters Maisie, left, and Sabrina, right, in front of a giant flag on display outside the National Flag Foundation in Waubeka, Wis., on June 9.

Americans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin

Utah governor defends record in primary debate after harsh reception at GOP convention

Hunter Biden found guilty on charges related to gun purchase in 2018

World

Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries looks on prior to attending a live TV show in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Jan. 31, 2008.

A Dutch court is delivering verdicts in the trial of 9 suspects in the slaying of reporter De Vries

US will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system after Kyiv’s desperate calls for air defenses

A portrait of King Charles III was defaced in the latest act of activist vandalism

opinion

Pro-Palestinian students and supporters rallied in Washington, D.C., on May 9.

ACLU lawyer who defended Nazis sees free speech retreat in America

How can new fareboxes be this expensive?

Art forged below decks slick with blubber and blood

lifestyle

Feels like home

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Houseplant woes? Botanical ‘telehealth’ is just a call away.

food & dining

A screenshot from Joel Kaimakani Libed's now viral TikTok.

Mass. man went viral after being stopped by TSA with a bag full of SPAM. Now he is becoming a ‘SPAM influencer.’

She wanted cows for her growing Vineyard farm. First, she had to catch them.

On the grill or in the oven, these skewer recipes are great for pork, chicken, and beef

travel

The ingenious placement of sculpture and mirrors turns one room at Meow Wolf’s Las Vegas location into a fun house of seemingly endless images.

Where to experience Meow Wolf

Lesser-known battles — and people — will fight for attention as state marks more 250th anniversaries

Journey to other planets, stay in Denver

Arts

Barbara Bosworth, "The Meadow," 2003, from the series "The Meadow."

A ‘Meadow’ in the Fenway and a ‘Glacier’ in Kenmore Square

Photographer turns subjects into life-sized ‘American Girl’ dolls, with an Indigenous twist

Dig up your dirt — for a new sculpture coming to the Greenway

Books

Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

US Poet Laureate Ada Limón wants you to picnic with poetry — at our National Parks

In ‘Miss May Does Not Exist’ author Carrie Courogen tracks an artist’s life, sidetracked by sexism

In Joseph O’Neill’s ‘Godwin,’ a mysterious soccer phenom inspires a global search — and reveals the ugliness behind the beautiful game

Movies

Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry in "Treasure."

In ‘Treasure,’ Lena Dunham plays a Holocaust survivor’s daughter who road trips across Poland looking for answers

A lonely dog and build-it-yourself robot become best friends in ‘Robot Dreams,’ one of the year’s best films

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Television

Samantha Morton as Catherine de Medici in "The Serpent Queen."

Catch up on ‘The Serpent Queen’ before season 2 arrives

This week’s TV: ‘House of the Dragon’ returns, a new ‘Presumed Innocent,’ and Sajak says goodbye

Bearded Jason Bateman will multitask in ‘Black Rabbit’

music

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attended Amazon's "This is Me... Now: A Love Story" premiere at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, Calif., Feb. 13.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez timeline: Couple reportedly selling Beverly Hills mansion

Canadian supergroup Trans-Canada Highwaymen keeps CanRock’s flame burning

Alisa Amador almost quit music. Then, NPR called.

Theater/Dance

Christopher Durang's Tony-winning play "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" will be at the Gloucester Stage Company through June 23. From left: Adrianne Krstansky (Sonia), Diego Arciniegas (Vanya), Wendy Waring (Masha), and Jaime José Hernández (Spike).

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ channels Chekhov with a twist

Paula Vogel’s memories of mom shaped Tony-nominated ‘Mother Play’

Black actors are finally getting opportunities to play classic roles onstage

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. Carroll celebrated skater Michelle Kwan's seven perfect marks at the technical short program in a skating event in Boston in 2001.

Frank Carroll, figure skating coach who led Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek to stardom, dies

The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says

Christophe Deloire, the head of media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, has died. He was 53