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In New England, a tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn’s yellow hues

As a parasite infects beech forests in the Eastern United States, a team of researchers is trying to fight back — before it’s too late.

PARENTING UNFILTERED
Sixty life lessons from 60 dads
Adult children reflect on their fathers’ wit and wisdom, from the practical to the sublime.

IDEAS | DANIELLE SEPULVERES

The dad abides: Bowling, my father, and me

He was my first coach, the one who taught me to ‘walk it off’ after every hit. He’s still my best coach, even as we both contend with physical limitations we never saw coming.
On Father's Day, this LGBTQ+ couple celebrates the friend who helped make their family dream reality

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
Linda Bean’s death and rising seas raise challenges as Maine fishing village rebuilds
The L.L. Bean heiress vowed to rebuild Port Clyde's picturesque and widely recognized downtown after fire gutted it last fall. Then, she died. And with new threats from rising seas and climate-fueled storms, the future in this Maine fishing village is up in the air.

Chad Finn
Don’t worry, Celtics fans. OK, maybe worry a little bit.
Friday’s outcome was such a thorough and ruthless dissection that what would have been considered irrational thoughts before the game started sounding awfully rational afterward.

The Celtics aren’t the only team, by a long shot, to get blown out in the NBA Finals Dan Shaughnessy: Celtics getting blown out by the Mavericks in Game 4 has an upside
Tara Sullivan

On Father’s Day, we’re reminded that every day around these Celtics is Family Day

The moms, the dads, the kids, the husbands, the wives — like a growing army they’ve joined the Celtics players all season.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Some Massachusetts students are so anxious, they’re missing school for months on end. What can schools do?
School refusal is a form of chronic absenteeism often misunderstood by public school systems, whose staff typically don’t have the training or capacity to meet kids’ mental health needs.

Anxiety in kids and teens is on the rise. Here’s how to best support them.

As Supreme Court grapples with ethical concerns, Democrats mull how to take advantage of its unpopularity

The Supreme Court's actions both inside and outside the chamber may have opened a new chapter in which the highest court plays a bigger role for Democrats on the campaign trail.
George Clooney and Julia Roberts help Biden raise $28 million at a fundraiser featuring dire warnings about Trump

Wildfire north of Los Angeles spreads as authorities evacuate 1,200 people
Authorities evacuated people Saturday as a wildfire in Los Angeles County spread over thousands of acres near a major highway and threatened nearby structures, officials said.

Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help ramp up aid
The “tactical pause” announced by Israel’s military, which applies to about 7.4 miles of road in the Rafah area, falls far short of a complete cease-fire.

8 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza, says Israeli military

High bacteria counts close several Mass. beaches. See the list.

Nineteen beaches in the state, spanning from Boston to Nantucket, are off-limits for swimming, according to data tracked by the state Department of Public Health .

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Boston could transform its disjointed rail system with a connection that runs through North and South stations
Congressman Seth Moulton has become a massive proponent of an almost 3-mile stretch of tunnel that would connect the north and south sides of our severed commuter rail system.

They were fake electors for Trump in 2020. Now in Milwaukee they’ll get to help make him the official 2024 nominee.
At least 17 false electors from 2020 have been selected as delegates for the 2024 convention, a sign of the enduring influence of the election denial movement in Trump's GOP.

Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina Trump, Biden, and CNN prepare for a hostile debate (with muted mics)

Maine police kill armed man after a night of gunfire, burned homes and another person dead

Police issued a shelter-in-place order, evacuated homes and closed a section of the street in Auburn, trigging memories of the mass shooting in neighboring Lewiston less than eight months ago.

Nick Mavar, fisherman and ‘Deadliest Catch’ star, dies at 59

An emotional win for theaters, Hollywood: ‘Inside Out 2’ scores massive $155 million opening

Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.”
Review: In ‘Inside Out 2,’ big emotions return, but great storytelling does not
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

The Jets show once again that dysfunction is in their DNA

The minicamp absences of Aaron Rodgers and Haason Reddick reveal an organization that is forever destined to trip over itself.
Bill Belichick takes to Instagram to return the love to Patriot Nation from Tom Brady’s enshrinement

A 23-minute ride for $3.52: Boston’s food delivery drivers are getting squeezed from all sides

With little oversight from app-based companies, a largely migrant workforce trying to make ends meet is rushing around the city — and raising safety concerns — to satisfy the insatiable demand for takeout.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

The price of college shouldn’t be a guessing game

Schools need to be more transparent about how much financial aid students get and the bottom-line cost of attendance.
RENÉE GRAHAM

‘You lie!’ — the two-word outburst that changed Republican politics
Renée Sagiv

Colleges should commit to reversing the dangerous trend of easy morality
MARCELA GARCÍA

The Karen Read trial and TikTok bias
LETTERS

Proposed fee on $1m-plus home sales sets calculators a-tapping
LGBTQ Pride Month

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom
Boston Globe Today

‘Pride is a riot’: Elevating queer voices and stories in June

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

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

More recent News

80 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
The countries have jointly called for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in

Britain’s July 4 election is fast approaching. Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune.
Polls continue to give the left-of-center opposition Labour Party under Keir Starmer a double-digit lead over Sunak's Conservatives.

Revelers reflect on freedom, friendship at Juneteenth celebration in Franklin Park
Governor Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu and other elected officials mixed with celebrants at the gathering Saturday.

Here’s a partial list of events to celebrate Juneteenth in Greater Boston
high schools

They’re champs! See the results of the spring high school state title games.

State title games in softball, baseball, lacrosse, tennis, boys’ volleyball, and rugby across all divisions are slated for Saturday and Sunday.

Four-alarm fire tears through two homes in Dorchester, displaces 19 people
A firefighter was taken to the hospital and a cat was killed in the blaze.

Washington Post publisher and incoming editor are said to have used stolen records in Britain, NYT reports

The publisher and the incoming editor of The Washington Post used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles as journalists in London, the New York Times reported.

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TRAVEL

This tiny Maine island is recruiting new residents to join its tiny population

A big hardware store is a boat trip away, winter is long, and a medical center is nowhere to be found. If this sounds good to you, Isle au Haut could be home, sweet home.

‘If we lose the hospital, where are we going to go?’ A community is on edge amid Steward bankruptcy.
There are no clear answers to questions facing communities like Haverhill that are home to Steward hospitals in Massachusetts and across the country.

Trooper testifies that data from Karen Read’s SUV was ‘consistent with’ pedestrian strike
A digital forensic expert also testified as the the seventh week of the murder trial came to a close Friday.

Large and venomous Joro spiders are moving up the East Coast. Experts share what to know about the invasive species.
The invasive species is not native to North America and has been spreading since it was first spotted in Georgia nearly a decade ago.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘House of the Dragon’: 5 things to know ahead of Sunday’s season two premiere

Six Bay State film fests and events to soak up this summer

First trailer for Matt Damon and Casey Affleck’s ‘The Instigators’ features Fenway, Gronk, and a whole lot of Boston

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

Special Projects

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.
HIGH & DRY

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.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Renée Graham

Flagging Martha-Ann Alito’s right-wing flag-flying antics
Christopher Weyant

Obsessive control issues

Hugh Taylor

Primary care is in crisis. Here’s how to fix it.
William Taubman

Donald Trump’s self-fulfilling crusade
IDEAS | EVGENY MOROZOV

The Boston hippies who developed technologies that Silicon Valley wouldn’t dare to make
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

Linda Bean’s death and rising seas raise challenges as Maine fishing village rebuilds

The L.L. Bean heiress vowed to rebuild Port Clyde's picturesque and widely recognized downtown after fire gutted it last fall. Then, she died. And with new threats from rising seas and climate-fueled storms, the future in this Maine fishing village is up in the air.

Revelers reflect on freedom, friendship at Juneteenth celebration in Franklin Park

Governor Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu and other elected officials mixed with celebrants at the gathering Saturday.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Boston could transform its disjointed rail system with a connection that runs through North and South stations

Congressman Seth Moulton has become a massive proponent of an almost 3-mile stretch of tunnel that would connect the north and south sides of our severed commuter rail system.

High bacteria counts close several Mass. beaches. See the list.

Nineteen beaches in the state, spanning from Boston to Nantucket, are off-limits for swimming, according to data tracked by the state Department of Public Health .

Sports

YANKEES AT RED SOX | 7:10 P.M. (ESPN)

Game 72: Yankees at Red Sox lineups and notes

The Red Sox can claim the first series of the season against New York on Sunday in prime time.
🎉 🎉 🎉

Garden Party: Déjà vu all over again

Plus: Get out your tinfoil hats, folks!
Tara Sullivan

On Father’s Day, we’re reminded that every day around these Celtics is Family Day

The moms, the dads, the kids, the husbands, the wives — like a growing army they’ve joined the Celtics players all season.

German police shot a man allegedly threatening them with an ax in a city hosting Euro 2024 match
red sox 8, yankees 4

Early offense, and a call to the dugout from Kenley Jansen, key in Red Sox’ win over Yankees
D4 GIRLS' TENNIS: HAMILTON-WENHAM 5, LYNNFIELD 0

With a retooled lineup, Hamilton-Wenham girls’ tennis 3-peats as Division 4 champion

Business

US military targets Houthi radar sites in Yemen after a merchant sailor goes missing

The US military unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over their assaults on shipping in the crucial Red Sea corridor, authorities said Saturday.

Washington Post publisher and incoming editor are said to have used stolen records in Britain, NYT reports

The publisher and the incoming editor of The Washington Post used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles as journalists in London, the New York Times reported.

Divers find remains of Finnish WWII plane that was shot down by Moscow with a US diplomat aboard

Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can’t.
magazine
New England

A tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn's yellow hues
Martha's Vineyard

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

I couldn’t remember my dad’s voice. He died when I was only 4.
Dinner with Cupid

‘Opening up to a lawyer during a blind date is not easy!’

metro

‘It’s a wrap’: With Celtics loss, dejected fans pour out of TD Garden watch party

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom

Here’s a partial list of events to celebrate Juneteenth in Greater Boston

sports

Going the distance, Sarah Tiru rallies Longmeadow girls’ tennis past NDA-H for Division 2 title

In finale, Max Ding nets decisive win at first singles as Weston boys take Division 3 title, program’s seventh straight

St. John’s Prep tennis caps a 22-0 run with Division 1 title

business

Worcester-based Table Talk Pies sold to Minneapolis baking company

Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, rapid-fire gun accessories used in 2017 Las Vegas massacre

Pine Street Inn graduates 75 students from its job training program

politics

Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina

As Supreme Court grapples with ethical concerns, Democrats mull how to take advantage of its unpopularity

Biden goes straight from G7 to Hollywood fundraiser, balancing geopolitics with his reelection bid

Nation

Wildfire north of Los Angeles spreads as authorities evacuate 1,200 people

This LGBTQ+ couple celebrates the friend who helped make their family dream reality

George Clooney and Julia Roberts help Biden raise $28 million at a fundraiser featuring dire warnings about Trump

World

Britain’s July 4 election is fast approaching. Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune.

80 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be basis of any peace

Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help ramp up aid

opinion

Two eras, two protests, decades apart, but what of it? The horror.

El juicio de Karen Read y la polarización en TikTok

The Karen Read trial and TikTok bias

lifestyle

Franklin’s Marcella DiChiara showcases Sicilian culture, cuisine on new season of ‘The Great American Recipe’

Someone at work is in love with me

For Father’s Day, 60 life lessons from 60 dads

food & dining

Is the best lobster roll hot or cold? Two Globe writers face off.

The Friendly Toast goes nut-free, Zurito replaces Bin 26 Enoteca, and pups take over patios

It’s not your imagination. Men really do eat more meat than women, study says.

travel

Our travel writer shares his New England summertime favorites, from the best beach to the perfect miniature golf course

This South Shore town was selected as the best seaside small town to visit in America in 2024, according to Smithsonian Magazine

The TSA cracked down on Donny Osmond and his carry-on bag full of apples

Arts

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom

Sarah Ganz Blythe to lead Harvard Art Museums

Fruitlands Museum to reopen its galleries with three exhibitions focused on Native American Art

Books

📚 Your favorite Rhode Island bookstores

‘Code Dependent’ dives into AI’s harms

A geek’s guide to Fan Expo Boston: See Marisa Tomei and other stars, party with cosplayers, plus more nerdy fun

Movies

An emotional win for theaters, Hollywood: ‘Inside Out 2’ scores massive $155 million opening

Six Bay State film fests and events to soak up this summer

‘Tuesday’: Death, be not proud

Television

‘House of the Dragon’: 5 things to know ahead of Sunday’s season two premiere

Expect performances aplenty on Tony Awards telecast

Everything you need to know about the Tony Awards 2024

music

Five things to do around Boston, June 17-23

R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony also honoring Timbaland and Steely Dan

The Who’s Roger Daltrey, talkin’ ’bout his generation

Theater/Dance

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

Everything you need to know about the Tony Awards 2024

At ART, a ‘Gatsby’ that’s great

Health

Owner of 2 safety-net hospitals in R.I. ordered to pay $17m within 10 days

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

Obituaries

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, 75, dies; expanded Chabad’s global reach

Harrison White, groundbreaking (and inscrutable) sociologist, dies at 94

Akira Endo, researcher who found cholesterol-fighting statins, dies at 90