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May 5, 2024

Places scarred by mass shootings rarely reopen their doors. Owners of Maine bowling alley are trying the extraordinary.

So many places like Just-in-Time never reopen after a mass shooting like the one that took place Oct. 25. But to owners Sam and Justin Juray, reopening the Lewiston bowling alley was about something bigger than the two of them.

Emerson president is the latest college leader to face sharp criticism related to Israel-Hamas war protests
Jay Bernhardt, who is still in his first year as Emerson’s president, is facing the same crisis that has claimed the jobs and damaged the reputations of a growing number of college presidents across the country.

Man about town: Chad Smith, the BSO’s new Madonna-loving president, has a plan to transform the 142-year-old orchestra
“This orchestra set me on this journey,” he said, describing the ensemble as at “an inflection point.” “The critical decisions we’re going to make will set us up for the next 50 years.”

‘I boil when I think of him’: For former aides of Senator Robert Kennedy, his son’s campaign strikes a raw nerve

RFK Jr. has leaned heavily on his father's legacy over the course of his third-party bid for president.
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After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’

A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion

As Biden makes his case for reelection, the cost of insulin takes center stage

“Biden is doing better with older voters than he anticipated, and I think his Medicare policies are an important part of that,” said Geoff Garin, a pollster for the Biden campaign.

Politics without Trump? His youngest fans barely remember it.

When Donald Trump held a rally in Rome, Georgia, in March, his audience included a second-generation supporter and first-time rallygoer named Luke Harris.

Small anti-war protest ruffles University of Michigan graduation ceremony

Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement Saturday.

Here come a trillion cicadas. The Midwest is abuzz.

Any day now, scientists estimate, Illinois will be a carpet of buzzing, crawling, red-eyed insects.

An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride. What that means for war

AI marks one of the biggest advances in military aviation since the introduction of stealth in the early 1990s, and the Air Force has aggressively leaned in

Houston braces for flooding to worsen in wake of storms

A flood watch remained in effect through Sunday afternoon as forecasters predicted additional rainfall Saturday night.

Metro

At Tufts, the tents are down and fences are up

The fence barriers around the quad in front of Ballou Hall will remain up until graduation, May 19.

‘It certainly is not something that came out of the blue.’ Late-night street racing only the latest concern for Back Bay residents.

“There’s less control, less regulation, less oversight, less management, and I think it’s leading to worsening problems,” said the executive director of the Back Bay Association.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

There are outside agitators in these protests, but they’re not on campus

The Israel-Hamas war, and its context, is an impossibly tangled issue, in a moment with no room for complexity.
Camberville & beyond

Over beer, MBTA chief offers optimism, saying big improvements ‘not as far away as we think’

T general manager Phil Eng spoke this week about the progress the agency has made since he took over a year ago — and the major work that remains.

Mass. collected $1 billion more in tax revenue than expected in April, but state doesn’t plan to reverse spending cuts

State officials believe most of the unexpected revenue was generated by the state’s new surtax and collections from capital gains — money that state officials largely can’t use to balance the budget as a whole.

These Massachusetts landmarks made a new list of the ‘most endangered sites’ in the US

The country’s 11 most endangered historic sites are “of great significance in American history,” according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Officials identify Lowell man who killed wife and daughter, 7, before turning gun on himself

A Lowell man shot and killed his wife and their 7-year-old daughter in their beds on April 26, then texted his sister-in-law confessing what he’d done before taking his life, according to authorities and a relative.
BLOTTER TALES

Baby geese are rescued, a raccoon takes over a farm stand, and a runaway horse gets wrangled

A raccoon takes over a farm stand, a runaway horse gallops through a suburban neighborhood, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.
ENVIRONMENT

Proposed funding cuts threaten New Hampshire’s coastal resilience efforts

As sea levels keep rising, the New Hampshire Sea Grant is helping communities prepare and adapt. But proposed funding cuts threaten its programs.
COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

‘He understood it was a spectacle’: Before Trump faced a judge, there was the corruption trial of Buddy Cianci

For those who covered the former Providence mayor’s prosecution, the memories have never faded.
INNOVATOR Q&A

Young entrepreneurs put maple-flavored sunflower seeds on the map

Bryant University freshman Chase Whitman sells the homemade seeds from his dorm. He and his business partner plan to expand throughout convenience stores in the Northeast.
NH BUSINESS

Diaper spa owner fined $10k by N.H. Board of Medicine

The fine is for advertising the highly unusual business as a “physician-run” salon in Atkinson, N.H.
RHODE MAP

President Biden’s campaign is stacked with Rhode Islanders

Rhode Island may be tiny, but we punch way above our weight in politics. Just ask President Biden.

Judge: Criminal case against coach Aaron Thomas in ‘naked fat tests’ of boys can proceed

Former North Kingstown High boys' basketball coach Aaron Thomas is facing charges of child molestation and sexual assault for his behavior during self-designed "fat tests" of naked teen boys.

Sports

Kevin Paul Dupont I On hockey

Game 7 fate all about Jim Montgomery’s Bruins taking the game right to the Maple Leafs’ net

As for a potential third straight first-round exit by way of a Game 7, the responsibility for the collective player talent and roster building falls to Cam Neely and Don Sweeney.
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Simple formula and David Pastrnak’s heroics score Bruins a series victory in overtime, and other Game 7 observations

The Bruins came out sharp, focused, and shot ready — the polar opposite of their weak-tea efforts in Games 5-6. Nonetheless, Game 7 was scoreless into overtime, before Pastrnak took his star turn.
BRUINS 2, MAPLE LEAFS 1 (OT)

David Pastrnak heeds the call, scores Game 7 OT winner to propel Bruins into second round

The struggling winger scored at 1:54 of overtime to lead the Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night at TD Garden.
Tara Sullivan

Win or go home in Game 7, and for Bruins coach Jim Montgomery, likely win or lose your job

If the Bruins lose Game 7 (again), if they blow a 3-1 lead (again), if they squander home ice (again), how does Montgomery survive?
twins 3, red sox 1

Rafael Devers, Red Sox fail to get runs home as loss to Twins extends skid to three

Down by two, the Red Sox had the bases loaded with two outs in the seventh against the hottest team in baseball. Devers struck out for the second time with a man on third.
tara sullivan

David Pastrnak answered coach Jim Montgomery’s challenge, and saved the Bruins’ season in the process

With a Saturday night winner 1:54 into overtime at TD Garden to beat Toronto, 2-1, in Game 7 of the first-round playoff series, Pastrnak pushed Boston into a second-round meeting against Florida.
dan shaughnessy

Wondering about the Porzingis effect on the Celtics’ chances, and other thoughts

The big center's injury set off alarms among Celtics fans, who have seen similar twists of fate before.
Patriots

A behind-the-scenes look at why the Patriots stuck at No. 3 and selected Drake Maye

“The more exposures we had with Drake, the more comfortable we felt,” said first-year Patriots coach Jerod Mayo.
HORSE RACING

In a photo finish, Mystik Dan wins the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby

Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. and Mystik Dan, which went off at 18-1 odds, held off Sierra Leone and Forever Young for the upset victory.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Ranking the AFC teams heading into the NFL season

With offseason roster building pretty much complete for most teams, here's a rundown of how the competition stacks up in the Patriots' conference.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

After being humbled by the Celtics, what’s next for the Heat?

Even when completely healthy this season, something was missing. The Heat had trouble scoring.
Celtics

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (calf strain) ‘expecting to recover at a historic rate’

There remains no specific timeline for Porzingis’s return, but he said it is more of a week-to-week injury than day-to-day. He has yet to resume even modest on-court workouts.
REVOLUTION 1 FIRE 0

Revolution stamp out Chicago Fire, halt three-game skid on Tomas Chancalay’s blast

Chancalay’s 12th goal since joining the Revolution in 2013 came in the 62nd minute from just outside the penalty arc, giving New England (2-7-1) just its second regulation win of the season.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

There are a lot of good things happening in baseball this season, but also some historic losing

The White Sox were 6-25 to start the season, on pace for what would be 130 losses. The Rockies are losing at a clip that would result in 125 losses, and the Marlins 117.
red sox notebook

Naoyuki Uwasawa ready to pitch in for Red Sox whenever asked. Even if it’s out of his comfort zone.

Until Friday night, when he pitched two innings of relief, the new Red Sox righthander had never pitched on consecutive days in his career.
PWHL: Boston 4, Montreal 3

Kaleigh Fratkin nets late winner to lift Boston past Montreal after blowing big lead in third, secure PWHL playoff berth

With a three-goal lead completely erased, defenseman Kaleigh Fratkin scored her first goal of the season with 1:20 to go to give the hosts the win the hosts needed to punch their ticket to the league's inaugural playoffs.
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Our winters just won’t be the same without Jack Edwards and Mike Gorman

While Edwards and Gorman’s styles were not similar, both cherished their jobs and aimed to do them as well as possible in their own way.
BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Morgan Geekie wants Bruins to make things more ‘uncomfortable’ for Maple Leafs defense

The big winger wants he and his mates to work more in front and behind Toronto's goal, to hopefully create more offense.
Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Lightning coach Jon Cooper regretted his comments after losing a playoff series. Will he be forgiven?

It appears at the moment that Cooper will skate, his backside buffeted by the grace and intelligence of forgiveness.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' RUGBY NOTEBOOK

St. John’s Prep is eager to replicate its boys’ rugby glory days, so the Eagles turned to some familiar names from the past

Returning for a special visit with the team recently were Maureen McAleer, who started the program in 2003, and former US national team member Nate Brakeley.

Ideas

IDEAS | DAVID GOODMAN

How colleges should handle student protests

Universities displayed patience and tolerance toward me and other anti-apartheid protesters. That can be a model for today.
IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN

An underappreciated era in Black literature gets its due

In "The Blue Period," Harvard's Jesse McCarthy shines a new light on midcentury Black authors.
IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Want to find out if someone is a psychopath? Take them to a magic show.

Scoring high on the LOL scale may not be good if we’re talking about ‘loathing of legerdemain.’
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Bags that defy your fingers

The most frustrating thing in supermarket produce aisles.
IDEAS | JOHN GOVE

What it takes to save nature’s candy from a spring freeze

Growing peaches in New England now comes with challenges exacerbated by climate change.
IDEAS | HINDA MANDELL

The demand to cut research ties with Israelis is a blow to free inquiry

Squelching collaborations with academics because of their national origin goes against the purpose of higher education.
IDEAS | JANE EISNER

Here’s how to get more young people to vote

People under 30 turn out in lower numbers than other groups. There’s good research on how to change that.
IDEAS | WILLIAM SCHULZ

A eugenicist history of the county fair

My grandfather didn’t just judge livestock in the Midwest.
IDEAS | HOWARD MANSFIELD

A World War II veteran who lived to tell — but didn’t

The Greatest Generation was also a silent one. My late father’s diary reveals much of what he experienced that he found too painful to discuss.

Arts & Lifestyle

PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW

Seeing the sound of Blue Note

The famed jazz label is celebrated through photographs and more at the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame at the Boch Center.

Two decades ago, eight artists moved into a ‘secret’ room in the Providence Place mall. Now there’s a film about it.

The documentary "Secret Mall Apartment" screens Sunday as part of the Independent Film Festival Boston.
MATTHEW GILBERT | BUZZSAW

The best ‘SNL’ player ever? You decide.

Globe readers can choose their favorite in an online competition that starts Wednesday at BostonGlobe.com.
QUICK BITE

The Fat Greek, a Haverhill original, adds heft to the East Arlington fast-casual scene

Enjoy a saucy gyro, fries, and loukoumades.
ART REVIEW

‘Drawing’ some surprising architectural conclusions

'Drawing After Modernism,' at the MIT Museum, looks at architectural sketches.
TABLES

Ken Oringer and Monica Glass open Verveine in Cambridge; Jody Adams debuts La Padrona at Raffles in the Back Bay

Plus, Will Gilson readies AMBA, Jason Santos relocates Citrus & Salt, and EVOO and Za say au revoir.

Quietly, Laufey has become a star

At 25, the Berklee graduate’s intimate blend of romantic pop and bossa nova is resonating with young audiences. She headlines a pair of concerts at the Wang Theatre next week.
WORKING ARTIST

The Guatemalan printmaker who leaves an impression — on plantain leaves

Inside the MassArt studio of Master of Fine Arts candidate Magda Leon.
Movies

Meet the world’s sexiest, steamiest, horniest tennis court

It’s the one from “Challengers” — and it’s in Bedford, Massachusetts.
BOOK REVIEW

Nell Freudenberger tests ‘The Limits’ of ambition, empathy, and knowledge in a story centered around a missing girl

The author’s latest novel takes on climate change, the pandemic, privilege, and constraint
BOOK REVIEW

Colm Tóibín’s ‘Long Island’ tracks the tightening net of social and familial control in two different Catholic families

In a sequel to the acclaimed "Brooklyn," conformity and propriety duel with affairs of the heart
BIBLIOPHILES

Sean Carroll, author of the series ‘Biggest Ideas in the Universe,’ on reading cookbooks and sci-fi

The physicist aims to demystify the principles of modern physics for lay readers. He takes a scientific approach to novel writing as well.
BOOK REVIEW

Claire Messud, in ‘This Strange Eventful History,’ shadows her own family history in a sweeping generational epic

Spanning continents and decades, Messud’s new novel is at once an expansive and piercingly intimate look at the forces that shape a family
NEW ENGLAND LITERARY NEWS

New translated collection from Arrowsmith Press; Mass Kids Lit Fest to be held in Pioneer Valley; and more

A weekly digest of literary events around the region
THE STORY BEHIND THE BOOK

Sylvia Brownrigg rescues her father’s side of the family from oblivion in ‘The Whole Staggering Mystery’

A box of forgotten letters opened the door to an unknown history
BOOKS

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 28

Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound.
BOOKINGS

Author readings around Boston through May 11

Steve Almond, Mona Awad, Heather Cox Richardson, Ilyon Woo, Jamaica Kincaid, and Doris Kearns Goodwin will be among the authors appearing at local venues this week.
TRAVEL

Planning a trip to New Hampshire this summer? The Globe N.H. team shares their favorite things to do.

From hikes and ice cream to State House tours and wine tastings, we've got you covered.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

How to exit an airplane without being a jerk. (A refresher course in aviation etiquette.)

Imagine a world, friends, where deplaning is a calm and orderly process. By practicing basic manners, we can make this a reality. How? I never thought you’d ask.
TRAVEL

Exeter, N.H.: Come for the history, stay for the food

The small town, at the confluence of the Squamscott and Exeter rivers, has historic mill buildings, well-preserved Colonial and Federal architecture, leafy parks and green spaces, and a compact, walkable downtown. And its culinary scene is exploding.
TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

Budget charged me a $125 cleaning fee for the wrong vehicle!

After Budget found animal hairs in Bernard Sia’s rental car, it charged him a $125 cleaning fee. But Sia doesn’t have a pet — and that’s not the only problem.
HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE

Bike rides, bikes, bike wear — and birds

Travel news you can use.
THE VIP LOUNGE

Chasten Buttigieg on Gate B5, Sour Patch Kids, and travel as a relationship test

We caught up with the author, teacher, and LGBTQ+ advocate to talk about all things travel.
TRAVEL

Laconia, N.H., is a city on the lakes — and on the rise

If you’d mentioned Laconia to us in the past, we’d think Motorcycle Week, honky-tonk Weirs Beach, and a sorry-looking downtown. We kept an open mind on a recent visit and were impressed with the changes.

Magazine

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, May 6-12

Attend a steampunk festival, meet a Marvel comic artist, and more.
MISS CONDUCT

We’re expecting our first child but my in-laws don’t seem excited to meet the baby

They actually booked trips around my due date — after finding out about the baby. My husband and I are beginning to feel left out.
CONNECTIONS

Thank you for the life lessons at the Red Sox, Larry Lucchino. And for my marriage.

My favorite Lucchino story from my time working for the Sox begins, of course, with him yelling at me.
Style Watch

TV cabinet turns into showpiece of living room makeover

Graffiti that covers the cabinet and climbs up the wall in this Groton living room is a one-of-a-kind art installation.
Comments

Letters to the editor of the Globe Magazine

Readers react to an essay by Ted Landsmark on the infamous “Soiling of Old Glory” photo as well as a story about the Harvard morgue scandal.
LOVE LETTERS

Our relationship has been rocky for a while. Am I foolish to hang on?

We’ve been together for eight years now, but we hit hard times when I relapsed and struggled to get sober.
Globe Magazine

My AI chatbot thinks your AI chatbot is cute

Artificial intelligence is coming for dating apps. Should we be scared?
Globe Magazine

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter

Why did a state social worker pose as a teen in three Boston schools and a treatment center? And how could nobody notice for so long?
Cooking

Raise a toast on Mother’s Day with elegant cocktails and appetizers

For a refreshing start, mix up a Spanish-inspired yayo or a pomegranate mimosa. For more drama, try a cinnamon-smoked whiskey sour. Pair them with garlicky shrimp and Brazilian-style cheese puffs.
PERSPECTIVE

Boston rats aren’t going anywhere. You might not love the solution.

It might sound like a call for mayhem, but hear me out.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I have this taco Red Sox hat that I never wear, so I gifted it to her’

These daters boldly decide to change venues.
On the Block

For sale: Houses north of Boston with sunny outdoor spaces and covered porches

Fickle spring weather won’t spoil a party at at these homes in Hamilton and Melrose.