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Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, addresses demonstrators at the campus in New York.

Vermont judge orders release of Palestinian student arrested at his US citizenship interview. Follow live updates.

US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford issued his ruling following a hearing on Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by ICE agents on April 14.

Mohsen Mahdawi walked out of Vermont courthouse after judge orders his release from ICE custody

Josiah Ancrum (left) met with Roca violence prevention and outreach worker Mischael Morency in January.

ADRIAN WALKER

Trump’s budget ax comes for Chelsea’s Roca, an antiviolence mainstay

Roca was founded in 1988 by a group of activists to address the problem of youth delinquency in Chelsea.

Peter Navarro, a trader adviser to President Trump, is perhaps the strongest voice for aggressive tariffs within the administration.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Trump’s trade war hits home: Economy shrinks for first time since 2022

The US isn’t in a recession, but the outlook is quickly darkening.

A poster reading "No More Dictatorship" was seen amid the crowd of opponents of the Venezuelan government during a protest this year.

What constitutes authoritarianism? We talked to Mass. residents who fled dictators.

For some, the echoes of the old country in the United States are jarring. They have seen this movie before, and it doesn’t end well.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer greeted President Donald Trump as he arrives on Air Force One at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Harrison Township, Mich.

About that hug ... Whitmer risks backlash from Democrats as she embraces Trump in Michigan

First came President Trump and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's much-analyzed Oval Office moment. Next, their subject-to-interpretation hug.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in her last days in the role before signing the desk drawer in her ceremonial office, a long-standing tradition for Vice Presidents.

Kamala Harris plans a speech sharply criticizing Donald Trump’s policies

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to San Francisco, where she's expected to use a high-profile speech to deliver a sharp-edged critique of President Trump's administration

Jayson Tatum finished with 35 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds in Game 5.

Dan Shaughnessy | Celtics 120, Magic 89

It took longer than it should have, but Celtics finally found their game and advanced

Boston made no 3-pointers in the first half, but hit 13 threes in the second half in Game 5 against Orlando.

Gary Washburn: The Magic only beat the Celtics once, but their challenge absolutely made the champions better

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Manchester-Boston Regional has won accolades, but does it live up to the hype?
After a lackluster decade, airlines are returning to the small airport. Now all that’s missing are passengers.

Jennifer McCabe testifies about comments she made to investigating agents in Karen Read trial. Follow live updates.

McCabe told Read lawyer Alan Jackson she called the agents back and "explained that I had forgotten to mention a couple people that I had reached out to."

Milton voters approve $9.5 million Proposition 2 1/2 override request
Town officials said a combination of low revenues, rising costs, and the end of federal pandemic-era funding created the need for a permanent tax increase.

THE FINE PRINT

Are you taking Ozempic, Wegovy, or other GLP-1 drugs for weight loss? Here’s what to know about the costs.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced a cutoff as of Jan. 1. Other insurers may follow, but some employers might help defray costs.

Harvard releases searing reports on antisemitism, Islamophobia. ‘I am sorry,’ president Alan Garber says.

The reports found that both Jewish students and Arab and Muslim students said their peers viewed them with suspicion, leading them to play down their identities.

Harvard students protest despite fears, risks: ‘If we start to self silence, then we’re on a very dangerous track’

‘Our hearts are broken’ after 5-year-old boy fatally struck by school bus, school official says

The boy was identified as Lens A. Joseph Tuesday night by Boston police.

‘I could’ve been sober years earlier’: Recovery coaches emerge as growing force in fight against addiction

After decades operating on the margins of the substance use treatment industry, recovery coaches are increasingly being integrated into mainstream medicine

Ben Volin | On football
The Patriots earned a lot of high grades for their haul in the NFL Draft, but oh, what could have been
This could have been an epic draft had the Patriots not won that meaningless Week 18 game against the Bills and fallen from No. 1 overall to No. 4.

Robert Pinsky bids farewell to BU after 36 years, with a poetry party
At 84, the former US Poet Laureate isn’t quite sure how he feels about his decision to retire. But he’s thankful for the poems — and the cake.

San Francisco residents Brina Dillon and Taha Bahktiyar returned to Boston, where they met and fell in love, for their April 5 wedding at the Fairmont Copley Plaza.

The Big Day

Uniting across cultures, they planned a wedding that felt like home to them both

Brina Dillon and Taha Bahktiyar returned to the city where they met and fell in love for their April 5 bash at the Fairmont Copley Plaza.

The shark from ‘Jaws’ breaks again, but onstage

Plus, casting news for this summer’s Shakespeare on the Common production.

Why the sticker price of college is (mostly) made up

The eye-popping $100,000 price tag of some schools is not what it seems. Here’s why.

Opinion

Dr. Bruce Fischl, not shown, analyzes the images of a human brain on a computer screen, in his home. The professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School, does research on the intersection of computer science and neuroradiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He says he’s already feeling the impact of the National Institutes of Health’s proposed cuts on his research.

EDITORIAL

Harvard’s not Hillsdale. That’s a good thing.

The small Michigan college, which refuses federal funds, has been cited as a model Harvard could emulate. But they aren’t comparable.

JEFF JACOBY

Trump’s first 100 days: So much losing

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Trump is coming for the press

IDEAS | CLAY RISEN

The Republican senator who dared to call out a dangerous colleague

John J. Miller

Hillsdale College refuses federal funding. It makes me a better teacher.

Spotlight

Explore the project: Snitch City

In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

Listen to the Snitch City podcast

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Abuse survivors demand next pope enact zero-tolerance policy, identify cardinals with poor records

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding a new pope.

‘Really disheartening.’ Newton School Committee, mayor clash over school fiscal woes

The Newton School Committee is pushing for more money than what the mayor says the city can afford.

R.I. man pleads guilty to role in Providence cockfighting ring

Onill Vazquez Lozada admitted he possessed roosters for the purpose of having them fight and “sponsored and exhibited” at least one rooster at a 2022 fight, prosecutors said.

UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles

The package delivery company said it anticipates closing 73 leased and owned buildings by the end of June, and that it is still reviewing its network and may identify more buildings to be shuttered.

Maine teen driver arrested for allegedly leading troopers on 125 m.p.h. chase in Portsmouth, N.H.

Michael A. Wozny, 18, of Westbrook, was allegedly driving under the influence, with several juveniles in the car, during the Tuesday morning chase on Interstate 95, authorities said.

Body of homeless man found in Mill River in Taunton, authorities say

The body of Samuel Stovall was discovered Friday.

There’s a new Ground Round in Shrewsbury. We went to see what it’s like.

Free popcorn? Cartoons? Here’s what to expect from the nostalgic restaurant reboot.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
How a Newton woman became an enemy of ExxonMobil, the nation’s largest oil company
Data and climate scientist Lindsey Gulden loved her job at ExxonMobil. Then everything changed.

Targeted by Trump, Paul, Weiss got help from Robert Kraft. Then the firm’s chairman donated to Josh Kraft’s campaign.
Billionaire Patriots owner helped the law firm Paul Weiss broker a meeting with President Trump. Now its chairman is supporting his son, Josh Kraft, for mayor of Boston.

He makes Made in the USA T-shirts from Essex. He doesn’t think tariffs will help: ‘We can’t even build iPhones here.’
Goodwear has found a niche, but there's a reason its shirts cost upward of $50.

Culture & Lifestyle

Kyera Singleton reads from Frederick Douglass' famous Fourth of July speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?,” an annual program supported by Mass Humanities.

Mellon Foundation provides emergency funding to state humanities councils

Martha Stewart and José Andrés on "Yes, Chef!"

‘Yes, Chef!’ is a few too many cooking competition shows in one

From left: Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Pullman, Wyatt Russell, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, and Sebastian Stan in "Thunderbolts*."

‘Thunderbolts*’ comes with an asterisk attached

Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, led by Andris Nelsons.

BSO triumphs with Shostakovich’s 6th Symphony

Special Projects

Seventh-graders at the Curley School on the first day of school in 1975. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe staff)

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

An Ambulance passes Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, LA on August 28, 2024.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Our ultimate guide to more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and fun things to do.

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

Book publisher Li Yenhe delivered a lecture in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 19, 2019. He was arrested in China in 2023 and has remained in custody ever since on charges of “inciting separatism.”

IDEAS | ALICIA CHEN

China is already silencing dissent in Taiwan

This image taken from a video provided by Christopher Helali shows Mohsen Mahdawi being detained at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vt., on April 14, 2025.

Peter Welch

Detained activist Mohsen Mahdawi: ‘A prisoner of this White House’

Walter E. Fernald with his family on the campus of the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded, which would later bear his name.

IDEAS | OLIVER EGGER

Why a trailblazer of disability care eventually disavowed his own theories

People talked and hung out outside the Coffee Spot on the corner of Beach and Harrison streets in Boston's Chinatown, June 22, 1991.

IDEAS | JENS LUDWIG

The 60-year-old book that can help cities reduce gun violence

Wind turbines off the coast of Block Island, R.I.i in 2017.

Ashish K. Jha

For immediate health benefits, New England should accelerate the clean energy transition locally

The photos on these banners in a Beirut suburb say a lot about the governance of Lebanon. On the left is the speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri. On the right is Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli strike on Sept. 27. Lebanon hasn’t had a president for two years because Hezbollah keeps blocking candidates.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Debris from Halley’s Comet will streak across the night sky as Aquarids meteor shower next week

Stargazers can see glowing dust trains shooting across the sky as the meteor shower hits peak activity.

Live updates

Jennifer McCabe testifies about comments she made to investigating agents in Karen Read trial. Follow live updates.

McCabe told Read lawyer Alan Jackson she called the agents back and "explained that I had forgotten to mention a couple people that I had reached out to."

Mohsen Mahdawi walked out of Vermont courthouse after judge orders his release from ICE custody

Mahdawi walked out of the Burlington courthouse to shouts and applause from supporters gathered on the sidewalk.

Robert Douglas, whose Black Dog became a symbol of summer, dies at 93

The former Midwesterner built two iconic businesses on the Vineyard: a restaurant and a merchandising goliath.

Sports

Jalen Brunson and the Knicks will head back to Detroit for Game 6 against Malik Beasley and the Pistons on Thursday night.

Celtics

As the Celtics rest up, here are five things to watch in the remainder of the Knicks-Pistons first-round series

If the Knicks lose again Thursday, Game 7 will be at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

PWHL senior vice president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford speaks before the PWHL Toronto team opened the Toronto Stock Exchange.

PWHL announces Seattle as second expansion franchise, bringing league total to eight teams

The two expansion teams, Seattle and Vancouver, will begin play in 2025-26.

The Red Sox believe Lucas Giolito is ready to make his 2025 debut.

Red Sox at Blue Jays | 7:07 p.m. (NESN)

Game 32, Red Sox at Blue Jays lineups and preview: Lucas Giolito to make his debut

The righthander joins a Red Sox squad that is 9-4 since April 15 and on a three-game winning streak.

Connections

My love affair with the Boston Celtics began over 70 years ago in Oregon

Ben Volin | On football

The Patriots earned a lot of high grades for their haul in the NFL Draft, but oh, what could have been

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK

Seven months of rigorous rehab on her knee led Maddie Coupal to the leadoff spot for Bishop Feehan softball

Business

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Trump’s trade war hits home: Economy shrinks for first time since 2022

The US isn’t in a recession, but the outlook is quickly darkening.

Robert Douglas, whose Black Dog became a symbol of summer, dies at 93

The former Midwesterner built two iconic businesses on the Vineyard: a restaurant and a merchandising goliath.

What we know about Monday’s sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal

Europe saw stronger growth at start of year, but Trump’s tariffs have darkened outlook

magazine

Perspective

They’re thought of as Korean ‘Karens.’ But ajummas are misunderstood.

Connections

My love affair with the Boston Celtics began over 70 years ago in Oregon

LOVE LETTERS

How do I find other single, child-free women to hang out with?

Clockwise from left: Medomak Family Camp, Cape League, and Susan's Garden Mini Golf.

Summer Travel

From Cape Cod mini golf to family camp, here’s how to have a classic New England summer

metro

Mohsen Mahdawi, center, looks on during a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University.

Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview

Providence psychiatric hospital workers to strike over pay, staffing shortage, and increased workplace violence, union says

New England is headed for another unsettled weekend

sports

Marblehead junior Tessa Francis struck out 44 over a trio of starts, adding three RBIs at the dish.

Eastern Mass. softball: Globe Players of the Week for April 21-28

Globe Top 20 softball poll: Silver Lake enters Top 5 and Pentucket continues to climb

Magic’s physical play poses no issue for Celtics in Game 5 as they advance to second round

business

Staff at Butler Hospital in Providence will go on strike beginning May 15, as workers attempt to secure a contract with the psychiatric facility’s owner, Care New England, that addresses workplace violence and staffing shortages and provides higher pay, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) District 1199 said.

Providence psychiatric hospital workers to strike over pay, staffing shortage, and increased workplace violence, union says

US economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt businesses

Why the sticker price of college is (mostly) made up

politics

President Donald Trump shared this photo of himself holding up a photograph of what appears to be the tattooed hand of deported El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego García.

Trump clashes with ABC anchor over man wrongly deported to El Salvador: ‘You’re not being very nice.’

Citing NIH cuts, a top science journal stops accepting submissions

Vermont judge orders release of Palestinian student arrested at his US citizenship interview. Follow live updates.

Nation

Kamala Harris plans a speech sharply criticizing Donald Trump’s policies

A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot — and gets Trump’s support

Defense tries to chip away at murder charges against 3 ex-officers in Tyre Nichols’ death

World

Nuns walk along St. Peter's Square after rain during the fourth of nine days of mourning for the late Pope Francis.

Abuse survivors demand next pope enact zero-tolerance policy, identify cardinals with poor records

Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Friedrich Merz to be elected chancellor

Iran’s foreign minister says next round of talks with US over nuclear program will be held in Rome

opinion

China is already silencing dissent in Taiwan

Why a trailblazer of disability care eventually disavowed his own theories

The Trump administration’s new target: Those who stand up to ICE

lifestyle

Uniting across cultures, they planned a wedding that felt like home to them both

Jimmy Kimmel ‘can’t get enough’ of Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson after awkward CBS interview

Meredith Goldstein’s newsletter: perimenopause, vampire slayers, and iced coffee

food & dining

Mr. Douglas, in his Vineyard Haven office.

Robert Douglas, whose Black Dog became a symbol of summer, dies at 93

Little tasty bites for snacking

For Island Creek’s Christine Gibson, the world (or at least the Seaport) is her oyster

travel

Because Manchester-Boston Regional Airport has one terminal, it's easy to navigate.

Manchester-Boston Regional has won accolades, but does it live up to the hype?

Best waterfront restaurant in the country is on Cape Cod, according to USA Today readers

Thinking about dual citizenship? Here’s how to get it.

Arts

Mr. Connelly, at his show “Chuck Connelly: Selected Works 1977-2008” at the DFN Gallery in Manhattan in 2008.

Chuck Connelly, combative neo-expressionist artist, dies at 70

A citywide showing of major contemporary art aims to unseat Boston’s bronze statue ideal

The achingly human art of Michelle Obama’s portraitist

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 27

Robert Pinsky bids farewell to BU after 36 years, with a poetry party

Tackling the funny and the sad, this debut novel introduces an entrancing new voice

Movies

Francis Ford Coppola stopped by the Coolidge Corner Theatre for a screening, an award, and a conversation about life

‘Thunderbolts*’ comes with an asterisk attached

‘You,’ ‘Conclave,’ and more TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

Television

Trump clashes with ABC anchor over man wrongly deported to El Salvador: ‘You’re not being very nice.’

‘Yes, Chef!’ is a few too many cooking competition shows in one

Jimmy Kimmel ‘can’t get enough’ of Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson after awkward CBS interview

music

Berklee grad Victoria Vox will both perform at Sunday's New England Ukulele Festival and lead a workshop.

The New England Ukulele Festival has healing at heart

BSO triumphs with Shostakovich’s 6th Symphony

Photographer Eric Antoniou’s ‘Rock to Baroque’ reveals insider’s view of Boston’s music history

Theater/Dance

The shark from ‘Jaws’ breaks again, but onstage

In disappointing ‘Squirrels,’ a battle between the have-nots and the have-nuts

‘The Center Will Not Hold’ brims with creative energy

Health

Vermont judge orders release of Palestinian student arrested at his US citizenship interview. Follow live updates.

Trump’s budget ax comes for Chelsea’s Roca, an antiviolence mainstay

Trump’s trade war hits home: Economy shrinks for first time since 2022

What constitutes authoritarianism? We talked to Mass. residents who fled dictators.

About that hug ... Whitmer risks backlash from Democrats as she embraces Trump in Michigan

Kamala Harris plans a speech sharply criticizing Donald Trump’s policies

It took longer than it should have, but Celtics finally found their game and advanced

CHRISTOPHER MUTHERManchester-Boston Regional has won accolades, but does it live up to the hype? After a lackluster decade, airlines are returning to the small airport. Now all that’s missing are passengers.

Jennifer McCabe testifies about comments she made to investigating agents in Karen Read trial. Follow live updates.

Milton voters approve $9.5 million Proposition 2 1/2 override requestTown officials said a combination of low revenues, rising costs, and the end of federal pandemic-era funding created the need for a permanent tax increase.

Are you taking Ozempic, Wegovy, or other GLP-1 drugs for weight loss? Here’s what to know about the costs.

Harvard releases searing reports on antisemitism, Islamophobia. ‘I am sorry,’ president Alan Garber says.

‘Our hearts are broken’ after 5-year-old boy fatally struck by school bus, school official says

‘I could’ve been sober years earlier’: Recovery coaches emerge as growing force in fight against addiction

Ben Volin | On footballThe Patriots earned a lot of high grades for their haul in the NFL Draft, but oh, what could have beenThis could have been an epic draft had the Patriots not won that meaningless Week 18 game against the Bills and fallen from No. 1 overall to No. 4.

Robert Pinsky bids farewell to BU after 36 years, with a poetry party At 84, the former US Poet Laureate isn’t quite sure how he feels about his decision to retire. But he’s thankful for the poems — and the cake.

Uniting across cultures, they planned a wedding that felt like home to them both

The shark from ‘Jaws’ breaks again, but onstage

Why the sticker price of college is (mostly) made up

Harvard’s not Hillsdale. That’s a good thing.

Trump’s first 100 days: So much losing

Trump is coming for the press

The Republican senator who dared to call out a dangerous colleague

Hillsdale College refuses federal funding. It makes me a better teacher.

Explore the project: Snitch City

More recent News

Abuse survivors demand next pope enact zero-tolerance policy, identify cardinals with poor records

‘Really disheartening.’ Newton School Committee, mayor clash over school fiscal woes

R.I. man pleads guilty to role in Providence cockfighting ring

UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles

Maine teen driver arrested for allegedly leading troopers on 125 m.p.h. chase in Portsmouth, N.H.

Body of homeless man found in Mill River in Taunton, authorities say

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There’s a new Ground Round in Shrewsbury. We went to see what it’s like.

GLOBE MAGAZINEHow a Newton woman became an enemy of ExxonMobil, the nation’s largest oil companyData and climate scientist Lindsey Gulden loved her job at ExxonMobil. Then everything changed.

Targeted by Trump, Paul, Weiss got help from Robert Kraft. Then the firm’s chairman donated to Josh Kraft’s campaign.Billionaire Patriots owner helped the law firm Paul Weiss broker a meeting with President Trump. Now its chairman is supporting his son, Josh Kraft, for mayor of Boston.

He makes Made in the USA T-shirts from Essex. He doesn’t think tariffs will help: ‘We can’t even build iPhones here.’Goodwear has found a niche, but there's a reason its shirts cost upward of $50.

Culture & Lifestyle

Mellon Foundation provides emergency funding to state humanities councils

‘Yes, Chef!’ is a few too many cooking competition shows in one

‘Thunderbolts*’ comes with an asterisk attached

BSO triumphs with Shostakovich’s 6th Symphony

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

China is already silencing dissent in Taiwan

Detained activist Mohsen Mahdawi: ‘A prisoner of this White House’

Why a trailblazer of disability care eventually disavowed his own theories

The 60-year-old book that can help cities reduce gun violence

For immediate health benefits, New England should accelerate the clean energy transition locally

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Debris from Halley’s Comet will streak across the night sky as Aquarids meteor shower next week

Jennifer McCabe testifies about comments she made to investigating agents in Karen Read trial. Follow live updates.

Mohsen Mahdawi walked out of Vermont courthouse after judge orders his release from ICE custody

Robert Douglas, whose Black Dog became a symbol of summer, dies at 93

Sports

As the Celtics rest up, here are five things to watch in the remainder of the Knicks-Pistons first-round series

PWHL announces Seattle as second expansion franchise, bringing league total to eight teams

Game 32, Red Sox at Blue Jays lineups and preview: Lucas Giolito to make his debut

My love affair with the Boston Celtics began over 70 years ago in Oregon

The Patriots earned a lot of high grades for their haul in the NFL Draft, but oh, what could have been

Seven months of rigorous rehab on her knee led Maddie Coupal to the leadoff spot for Bishop Feehan softball

Business

Trump’s trade war hits home: Economy shrinks for first time since 2022

Robert Douglas, whose Black Dog became a symbol of summer, dies at 93

What we know about Monday’s sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal

Europe saw stronger growth at start of year, but Trump’s tariffs have darkened outlook

They’re thought of as Korean ‘Karens.’ But ajummas are misunderstood.

My love affair with the Boston Celtics began over 70 years ago in Oregon

How do I find other single, child-free women to hang out with?

From Cape Cod mini golf to family camp, here’s how to have a classic New England summer

metro

Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview

Providence psychiatric hospital workers to strike over pay, staffing shortage, and increased workplace violence, union says

New England is headed for another unsettled weekend

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Manchester-Boston Regional has won accolades, but does it live up to the hype?
After a lackluster decade, airlines are returning to the small airport. Now all that’s missing are passengers.

Milton voters approve $9.5 million Proposition 2 1/2 override request
Town officials said a combination of low revenues, rising costs, and the end of federal pandemic-era funding created the need for a permanent tax increase.

Ben Volin | On football
The Patriots earned a lot of high grades for their haul in the NFL Draft, but oh, what could have been
This could have been an epic draft had the Patriots not won that meaningless Week 18 game against the Bills and fallen from No. 1 overall to No. 4.

Robert Pinsky bids farewell to BU after 36 years, with a poetry party
At 84, the former US Poet Laureate isn’t quite sure how he feels about his decision to retire. But he’s thankful for the poems — and the cake.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
How a Newton woman became an enemy of ExxonMobil, the nation’s largest oil company
Data and climate scientist Lindsey Gulden loved her job at ExxonMobil. Then everything changed.

Targeted by Trump, Paul, Weiss got help from Robert Kraft. Then the firm’s chairman donated to Josh Kraft’s campaign.
Billionaire Patriots owner helped the law firm Paul Weiss broker a meeting with President Trump. Now its chairman is supporting his son, Josh Kraft, for mayor of Boston.

He makes Made in the USA T-shirts from Essex. He doesn’t think tariffs will help: ‘We can’t even build iPhones here.’
Goodwear has found a niche, but there's a reason its shirts cost upward of $50.