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Pastor remembers woman, son killed in Wilbraham shooting as kind, ‘positive’ people

Sima Setian Pariseau and her son, Dylan Pariseau, spent Father’s Day at an Armenian church that was the center of their spiritual lives. On Tuesday, they were both dead, shot multiple times in an apparent murder-suicide.

Rev. Daniel J. Mahoney, longtime chaplain to Boston Fire Department, dies at 94
“On Behalf of Commissioner Burke our sincere condolences to the family of Boston Fire Chief Chaplain Emeritus Daniel J. Mahoney,” the fire department posted on X Wednesday night.

Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly dousing colleague’s tote bag: ‘I am truly ashamed’
State Representative Jim Carroll said the harassment began in January and included dozens of incidents.

Dennis announces beach restrictions for July 4th to crack down on unruly behavior
Officials in Dennis announced new beach restrictions for the Fourth of July on Wednesday in response to large, unruly gatherings of young people at Cape Cod beaches last Independence Day and on previous holidays.

At Karen Read trial, forensic evidence has moved to the fore

Experts have recently testified about DNA found on tailight fragments from Read’s SUV, the nature of John O’Keefe’s arm injuries, and the timing of a Google search about hypothermia.

Here's what Karen Read said about testifying at her murder trial Read the text messages between Karen Read and John O’Keefe the day before he died

North Korea says deal between Putin and Kim requires immediate military assistance in event of war

North Korea’s state media say the new agreement between Russia and North Korea reached by their leaders requires the countries to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event of war.

One motorcyclist killed, two injured in New Hampshire crash involving ‘gust of wind,’ officials say

Anthony Caton, of Round Lake, N.Y., died at Dartmouth Hospital, officials said.

Fishing trip on Taunton River turns deadly; man dies after boat takes on water

The two brothers were out fishing Wednesday morning when their “propeller got caught in a rope,” police said.

Construction worker Barry Holder drank at least 10 bottles of water while working on a construction site on A Street in South Boston on Wednesday, he said.

Most Mass. workers are unprotected from extreme heat on the job — and reliant on preparation, education

In general, workplace advocates and labor law experts said, there are few legal protections in place.

Ken Mahan | Forecast: Thursday’s ‘one-two punch’ to deliver more heat, stormy weather. Here’s the timeline.

Tanya Boyd wipes the sweat from her face at the start of a Juneteenth Parade in Roxbury Wednesday. Temperatures reached into the high 90s in the Boston area with a heat index peaking at 107 degrees.

At 98 degrees Wednesday, Boston breaks 101-year-old daily high temperature record

The heat index value also reached a staggering 107 degrees.

Dave Epstein: What to know about the heat index — and why it's important How to keep your pets safe in a heat wave

How the Celtics digital media team won the hearts, and eyeballs, of fans across the NBA

The small army of videographers and social media specialists have gained a major following, with some advocating for them to receive championship rings of their own.

Coach Joe Mazzulla already is quite comfortable with the Larry O'Brien Trophy won by the Celtics on Monday night.

Two days after winning the NBA Finals, Joe Mazzulla took the Larry O’Brien Trophy for a cruise through the North End

After a quick hop down to Miami to celebrate with his team, the 35-year-old Rhode Islander was back in Boston on Wednesday and eager to share the spoils with the city.

This Celtics championship is for ... well, a few people come to mind

Your guide to the Celtics’ championship parade: What to know if you’re going, and how to watch if you can’t

Bob Hohler | Essay

‘Got it!’ The 259-day, 50,000-mile, feel-good odyssey to a Celtics championship.

Tech Lab

A statewide 911 crash? That’s not supposed to happen.
Massachusetts is one of about a dozen states that have switched over to a Next Generation 911 system, one that's based on the same technologies that power the internet. And that may have been be part of the problem in Tuesday's statewide outage.

Firewall system problem blamed for outage in state’s 911 system, officials say

Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello worked six innings in Wednesday's start against the Blue Jays and allowed two runs on seven hits while recording six strikeouts.

Peter Abraham | RED SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 3

Brayan Bello’s striking performance helped the Red Sox sweep the Blue Jays

Bello threw 60 of his 88 pitches for strikes, 68.1 percent. It was his best percentage of the season and at least five percent better than his previous seven starts.

Red Sox complete sweep of Blue Jays, head to Cincinnati riding five-game winning streak

Michael Thorbjornsen has found success at TPC River Highlands, finishing fourth as an amateur in 2022.

‘This is definitely my home.’ Wellesley’s Michael Thorbjornsen makes his PGA Tour pro debut in his own backyard.

Thorbjornsen, who finished fourth as an amateur at the 2022 Travelers and played at Stanford, earned his tour card after finishing the PGA Tour University season ranked No. 1.

Interior designer Taniya Nayak appears on the new season of HGTV's "Battle on the Beach."

Milton-based designer Taniya Nayak’s latest HGTV gig is ‘Battle on the Beach’

In addition to her HGTV fame, Nayak designs and co-owns Boston-area restaurants with her husband.

Alexandra Mencia Moradel, uses a napkin to wipe her lip while eating with other students during lunch in the studio where they were cooking for a monthly TV show. In background is Chef Liz Henderson with Northeast Metro Tech School in Wakefield. Revere teens who are enrolled in the culinary arts program at Northeast Metro Tech School in Wakefield filming the second episode of "Northeast Cooks," a monthly program filmed at RevereTV and shown on local cable. Each episode of the student-led program spotlights a new dish and features the full scope of culinary arts from knife techniques to mastery in presentation.

Cooking for the cameras: culinary arts students from Revere star in local cable TV show

Northeast Cooks, produced by Northeast Metro Tech and RevereTV, is a local access cable TV show featuring Revere teens enrolled in the culinary arts program at the regional vocational high school in Wakefield.

Opinion

Boston Celtics' Bill Russell, left, held a corsage sent to the dressing room as he celebrated with Celtics coach Red Auerbach after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, 95-93, to win their eighth-straight NBA Championship, in Boston, April 29, 1966.

Should Logan Airport be renamed for Bill Russell?

An airport provides a traveler’s first and last impression, and the name is part of that impression.

IDEAS | JOSEPH G. ALLEN AND KARI NADEAU

Heat waves like this one demand a rethinking of air conditioning

If we’re pretty sure social media endangers kids, shouldn’t we do something about it?

James S. Hirsch

Willie Mays paid a high price to be Willie Mays

Britain signals a left turn even as the EU looks right

LGBTQ Pride Month

Actress Elizabeth Montgomery, right, in character as Serena, Samantha's sassy cousin on the beloved sitcom Bewitched, on location in Gloucester in 1970. She is talking to the famed Gloucester fisherman, whose statue came to life in a memorable episode, "Darrin on a Pedestal."

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

The rainbow flag flies over Boston during the Pride Week (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff)

Boston Globe Today

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

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

More recent News

Boston celebrates Juneteenth with flag-raising, parade through Roxbury
Undeterred by sweltering temperatures, hundreds marched in Roxbury Wednesday from the historic Dillaway-Thomas House in Elliott Square to the Museum of the National Center for Afro-American Artists in a parade commemorating Juneteenth.

Boston police arrest Cambridge woman who was allegedly throwing bricks at cruisers

“During this entire encounter, the suspect was extremely agitated and continuously screaming multiple statements with no logic or flow,” police said in a report.

Families of motorcyclists killed in 2019 crash testify at N.H. hearing for Volodymyr Zhukovskyy
An administrative law judge must decide how long Volodymyr Zhukovskyy will be prohibited from driving in New Hampshire.

Search for remains of victims of serial killer Lewis Lent turns up no new evidence, authorities say
The search was conducted in connection with “unsolved crimes allegedly committed by Lewis Lent in the 1990s,” officials said.

New state ad campaign touts help for students to fill out FAFSA form, says higher education commissioner

The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education this week rolled out an online ad campaign highlighting opportunities for students to get help completing their FAFSA and informing them about what funds are still available to prospective applicants looking to enroll in the fall.

Cambridge is considering a controversial approach to saving local news: Having the city pay for it.
A new proposal would see taxpayer funds spent to prop up community coverage. Elected officials and journalism experts have doubts.

Recommended reads

MIT rising sophomore Kate Pearce participated in a protest on June 12 in Cambridge outside the offices of Elbit Systems, a company that does work for the Israeli military.

‘Our movement is not going to die down’: Pro-Palestinian student protesters gear up for future disruptions

Protesters are continuing to organize in communities across the state this summer, and the college students leading them say they’re gearing up for another intense season of activism in the fall.

A wealthy couple allegedly poisoned their neighbors’ trees to secure a Maine harbor view. It’s united locals in rage.
The incident that was unearthed by the victim herself — the philanthropic wife of L.L. Bean’s late president — has united local residents in outrage.

Steward delays bid deadline for its Massachusetts hospitals by three weeks
Steward, which filed for bankruptcy May 6, gave no reason for the delay.

Globe Magazine

Why librarians at Harvard and elsewhere are racing to save vintage porn
Research libraries in Cambridge and across the country are hurrying to collect sexual ephemera from Americans’ pasts, before it’s too late.

Culture & Lifestyle

Austin Butler in "The Bikeriders."

‘The Bikeriders,’ about a 1960s Chicago motorcycle club, is a movie in motion

Ben Platt performed Tuesday at the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston.

Ben Platt revels in sweetness on ‘Honeymind’ tour

Ayo Edebiri in "The Bear."

What’s in a name? Less than you might think

Attendees watched "Shrek" at the 2023 Movie Night at Fenway event.

‘Star Wars’ at Fenway? Sounds like a home run.

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.

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics are NBA champions.

The champion Boston Celtics — this is just the beginning

A 3-D model of the Titan submersible.

IDEAS | JAMES STURZ

One year later, questions still loom about the doomed dive of the Titan

Governor Maura Healey said the text messages of trooper Michael Proctor were unprofessional and said they harm “the dignity and integrity” of other State Police work.

Is Governor Healey up for fixing the State Police?

A bicycle rested near the wall of a shelter riddled with bullets during the Oct. 7 attacks carried out by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, at Kibbutz Nahal Oz in southern Israel on June 13, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.

Colleges should commit to reversing the dangerous trend of easy morality

Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor faced cross-examination by lawyer Alan Jackson during the Karen Read murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on June 12.

Foul-mouthed, sexist trooper puts the spotlight on State Police

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Thursday’s ‘one-two punch’ to deliver more heat, stormy weather. Here’s the timeline.

Another hot and hazy day on tap with likely thunderstorms popping up in the afternoon..

Pastor remembers woman, son killed in Wilbraham shooting as kind, ‘positive’ people

Sima Setian Pariseau and her son, Dylan Pariseau, spent Father’s Day at an Armenian church that was the center of their spiritual lives. On Tuesday, they were both dead, shot multiple times in an apparent murder-suicide.

Rev. Daniel J. Mahoney, longtime chaplain to Boston Fire Department, dies at 94

“On Behalf of Commissioner Burke our sincere condolences to the family of Boston Fire Chief Chaplain Emeritus Daniel J. Mahoney,” the fire department posted on X Wednesday night.

Boston celebrates Juneteenth with flag-raising, parade through Roxbury

Undeterred by sweltering temperatures, hundreds marched in Roxbury Wednesday from the historic Dillaway-Thomas House in Elliott Square to the Museum of the National Center for Afro-American Artists in a parade commemorating Juneteenth.

Sports

Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello worked six innings in Wednesday's start against the Blue Jays and allowed two runs on seven hits while recording six strikeouts.

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Brayan Bello’s striking performance helped the Red Sox sweep the Blue Jays

Bello threw 60 of his 88 pitches for strikes, 68.1 percent. It was his best percentage of the season and at least five percent better than his previous seven starts.

Baltimore catcher Adley Rutschman and pitcher Dillon Tate embrace after closing out New York at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.

ORIOLES 7, YANKEES 6 (10 INNINGS)

Aaron Judge-less Yankees come back on, but lose to Orioles in uneven Gerrit Cole return

The New York ace was charged with two runs over four-plus innings, but spared a loss when Giancarlo Stanton rallied the Yankees by knocking in four runs from the seventh to the ninth.

Coach Joe Mazzulla already is quite comfortable with the Larry O'Brien Trophy won by the Celtics on Monday night.

Two days after winning the NBA Finals, Joe Mazzulla took the Larry O’Brien Trophy for a cruise through the North End

After a quick hop down to Miami to celebrate with his team, the 35-year-old Rhode Islander was back in Boston on Wednesday and eager to share the spoils with the city.

Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 3

Red Sox complete sweep of Blue Jays, head to Cincinnati riding five-game winning streak

Intimidating tree-lined fairways of Sahalee await Nelly Korda and rest of field in the Women’s PGA

PGA Tour discussions with Saudis continue, with commissioner Jay Monahan ‘very positive’

Business

Citigroup says AI could replace more than half of jobs in banking

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in their second sinking

The sinking of the Tutor marks what appears to be a new escalation by the Iranian-backed Houthis in their campaign of attacks on ships in the vital maritime corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

A statewide 911 crash? That’s not supposed to happen.

Best Buy trains 30,000 for Microsoft AI laptops launch

magazine

The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains

My partner’s family secrets are driving a wedge between us

Could I buy only 5 new items of clothing in a whole year? Well, I could try.

Chili and Citrus-Marinated Fish Tacos

Summer recipes: authentic fish tacos, tomato and watermelon salad, and more

metro

Gus the dog drinks from a water fountain in New York on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Much of the Northeast will swelter through the weekend from the same heat wave that has already baked the Midwest.

How to keep your pet safe in a heat wave

Cooking for the cameras: culinary arts students from Revere star in local cable TV show

Dennis announces beach restrictions for July 4th to crack down on unruly behavior

sports

In 2021, Monty Williams's Suns came within two victories of an NBA title. A year later, he was the NBA’s coach of the year in runaway voting.

Pistons fire head coach Monty Williams, still owed $65 million, after NBA-worst 14-68 season

Why being named an All-Star would be so special to Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran

As the goalie market turns: Devils trade for Flames’ Jacob Markstrom, Kings acquire Darcy Kuemper from Capitals

business

Ilya Sutskever has helped found Safe Superintelligence, a startup that aims to produce a machine that is more intelligent than humans in a safe way.

OpenAI cofounder, who helped oust Sam Altman, starts his own company

Bezos reassures Post editors in first outreach since Buzbee exit

Are planes safe right now? How to understand flight disruptions.

politics

Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman, who is running for Congress in Virginia, took a campaign sign out of a car while canvassing in Occoquan, Va., April 9.

Trump whistle-blower wins House primary in Virginia

Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly dousing colleague’s tote bag: ‘I am truly ashamed’

The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law

Nation

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed bills related to his education plan on Wednesday at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette, La.

Louisiana requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom

Texas megachurch pastor resigns after sexual abuse allegations

Federal dams harm Native American communities, US acknowledges

World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The fate of the latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war

Putin in Vietnam, seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russia’s isolation deepens

opinion

As a teleprompter screen reflected a chandelier, President Biden spoke during a news conference with President William Ruto of Kenya in the the White House on May 23.

Republicans are trying to ‘cheap fake’ their way back to the White House

Britain signals a left turn even as the EU looks right

It shouldn’t take another mass shooting for Congress to restore a bump stock ban

lifestyle

Avril Clark, left, and Lucy pose for a photograph during an interview at their house in London, on June 11. Clark operates the group Distinction Support, a UK-based global online network that helps people whose partner went through or is undergoing a gender transition. Her spouse, a British soccer referee at the time, came out publicly as transgender in 2018, changed her name to Lucy and brought the couple much attention.

Can a marriage survive a gender transition? Yes, and even thrive. How these couples make it work.

Actor Ian McKellen is in ‘good spirits’ and expected to recover from fall off stage in London

Here’s what we know about the dating rumors involving Bill Belichick and Miss Maine runner-up Jordon Hudson

food & dining

Fruits and vegetables, key parts of the Mediterranean diet.

Mediterranean diet or not, eating seasonally can be good for you

‘James Beard loved to eat... And he was always broke’: Jacques Pépin remembers one of America’s most influential food figures

For local chefs and foodies, Juneteenth flavors are as wide as Boston’s African diaspora

travel

A three-mile portion of the Island Line Trail in Burlington, Vt., stretches over Lake Champlain.

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

Chaim Ebanks, bookbinder, and Susan Ebanks, designer, "Moby Dick: or, The Whale," 2023.

Some different looks for a most famous book — that book being ‘Moby-Dick’

Here’s the story behind New Bedford’s 20-foot-tall ‘Plastic Rooster’ made of trash

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

Books

From left: "Swan Song" by Elin Hilderbrand and "Not in Love" by Ali Hazelwood.

Local bestsellers for the week ended June 16

In John Ganz’s ‘When the Clock Broke,’ finding the roots of today’s unrest in the early 1990s

Cheating death and creating paradise in Olivia Laing’s ‘The Garden Against Time’

Movies

Austin Butler in "The Bikeriders."

‘The Bikeriders,’ about a 1960s Chicago motorcycle club, is a movie in motion

‘Star Wars’ at Fenway? Sounds like a home run.

Provincetown filmmaker’s ‘Art Thief’ imagines what happened before and after Gardner Museum theft

Television

Interior designer Taniya Nayak appears on the new season of HGTV's "Battle on the Beach."

Milton-based designer Taniya Nayak’s latest HGTV gig is ‘Battle on the Beach’

With music licensing set, ‘Homicide’ finds a streamer

What’s in a name? Less than you might think

music

Ben Platt performed Tuesday at the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston.

Ben Platt revels in sweetness on ‘Honeymind’ tour

Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons

‘The music is going up’: Guitarist Mdou Moctar, from Niger, offers a hard rock version of desert blues.

Theater/Dance

The members of the company of "Stereophonic" perform during the 77th Tony Awards on June 16 in New York.

‘The Outsiders’ wins best musical and ‘Stereophonic’ best play as women make strides at Tony Awards

Who will win at the 2024 Tonys, and who should

Everything you need to know about the Tony Awards 2024

Health

Dozens of CVS generic drug recalls expose link to tainted factories

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

Obituaries

San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays displays the four baseballs in the clubhouse representing the four homers which he hit against the Milwaukee Braves, April 30, 1961, in Milwaukee.

Reaction to the death of Willie Mays, ‘the godfather of center fielders’

Bob Schul, a singular US Olympian in 5,000-meter race, dies at 86

Anouk Aimée, enigmatic star of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ dies at 92