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Boston Globe
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Two Page Tuesday is a low-key, low stakes literary salon where writers bring rough drafts, not resumés
Advertisement An audience watches as Nick Roberts reads during the one-year anniversary of Two Page Tuesday at The Banshee in Dorchester. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe The event marked the one-year anniversary of the series, which Belmont resident Danny Elfanbaum began in June 2024. It started as a casual writer meetup, and by November had established a standing date on the second or third Tuesday of each month. The first few events brought in around 15 attendees, and have since grown to audiences of 50 or more. The organizers swap between hosting at The Banshee and Charlie's Kitchen in Harvard Square each month. At Charlie's, Two Page Tuesday often morphs into impromptu karaoke after the main event. '[It's] mostly just a social thing that parades as a reading,' Elfanbaum said. Elfanbaum curates a lineup of around six readers for each event; interested writers can typically get on the roster to read by reaching out to Elfanbaum. Writers in all genres are welcome to submit work: 'We had some really great diss poems a couple of months ago.' Advertisement June's iteration featured four readers: Kathleen Carr Foster, Maddie Kaprich, Nick Roberts, and Nicole-Anne Bales Keyton. Foster shared a novel-in-progress, Kaprich presented a 'kind of a true story' about a grief-laden bachelorette trip. Danny Elfanbaum reacts as he listens to Maddie Kaprich read during a Two Page Tuesday at The Banshee in Dorchester June 10, 2025. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Roberts read two poems, which he prefaced by describing as 'weird and short,' one regarding Jumping Frenchmen of Maine, the other about cats and E.E. Cummings. Keyton shared two pieces, one of which was experimental, written with predictive text; the second, an excerpt from a novel they 'may or may not abandon.' Each reading is brief, only lasting a few minutes. The two-page limit and standard manuscript format: 12-point font, double-spaced, are typically honor-code ordeals, though readers often bring their work printed out as proof. They can't be published works; they should be new. Writers can get '[bonus] points if you can think of a funny way to end your reading mid-sentence,' according to the website. Elfanbaum's emphasis on brevity is, in part, personal preference: 'I like form, I like constraints.' According to him, a lower barrier to entry also helps writers get words onto a page. 'The best feedback I get from the readers is 'I hadn't written in months, and I had a deadline, and now I wrote this great thing,'' he said. 'It lowers the stakes for the readers.' At the event, readers are introduced by Elfanbaum with their first name only, no accolades or gravitas before they begin. Kathleen Foster reads an excerpt from a book she is working on, 'The Old Belvedere,' during Two Page Tuesday. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe 'It does serve to sort of democratize the event,' Elfanbaum said. 'A reader who's maybe newer to publishing is going to read next to somebody who has published three books, and their work should be heard just the same.' Advertisement Keyton — who attended UMass Boston's MFA program with Elfanbaum — has participated in the event since its inception. They view Two Page Tuesday as a 'test ground, like a place to play.' While the original crowd was mostly made up of their former classmates, the event now attracts a broader audience of aspiring creatives. 'To see so many people I don't know now is so fun,' Keyton said. 'I'm really awed by how much it has changed in a really great way.' Promotion for Two Page Tuesday is mostly word of mouth or through 'I think it's very important, especially in a city with a lot of academic establishments like Boston, to have a sort of DIY literary scene,' said Roberts. 'Poetry has become too corporatized in a lot of ways, and I view Two Page Tuesday, in some small way, as a step away from all that. It's a group of people, not fighting for prizes or awards, who share a deep love of literature, art, and each other's company.' TWO PAGE TUESDAY July 15, 6:30 p.m. Charlie's Kitchen, 10 Eliot St, Cambridge. Free. Haley Clough can be reached at
Boston Globe
29-06-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
To celebrate 70 years, Sullivan Tire takes to the South Shore skies, with the Goodyear Blimp
Advertisement Paul Sullivan of Sullivan Tire watched as guests boarded the Goodyear Blimp in Plymouth on Monday. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe But today, Sullivan Tire is seen as one of the most successful family-owned businesses in New England — though The company continues to grow as owners of smaller repair shops look to cash out and move on. Since the ESOP's formation around a year-and-a-half ago, Sullivan Tire has added six new consumer-facing locations and three business-servicing spots, per Sullivan's accounting, with around 90 new employees joining. That one shop in Rockland has grown to a company with 134 locations. Advertisement Goodyear, the Ohio-based tire maker, flew into Plymouth to honor Sullivan Tire's 70th year in business, treating a number of employees and customers last Monday and Tuesday with flights above the South Shore. Goodyear operates three of its namesake dirigibles for marketing and goodwill purposes in the US, though technically they are 'semi-rigid' airships and not actually blimps because of their internal structure. Sullivan said his company's relationship with Goodyear dates back roughly four decades, to when Sullivan Tire started distributing Goodyear tires in New England, and to an early ad shot with one of the Goodyear Blimps. The Goodyear Blimp took off from the Plymouth Municipal Airport on Monday. To celebrate the 70th birthday of Sullivan Tire, the blimp came to the South Shore to offer rides to employees and customers. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe The Sullivan brothers were approached by private equity firms in recent years about selling out. But Sullivan said they couldn't bear to do it. So they turned to an ESOP plan instead to take care of succession. A loan from M&T Bank bought out most of the equity held by Sullivan family members, on behalf of the plan. Selling out to private equity, Sullivan added, 'felt like greed.' 'We cared too much about the people who helped us get here,' he said, high above the Plymouth waterfront. 'Plus, if I have to work on my own automobile, where do I go?' Jon Chesto can be reached at
Boston Globe
23-06-2025
- Health
- Boston Globe
High on hemp? New study warns ‘intoxicating hemp' products are everywhere.
The culprit? Intoxicating hemp. Easy to buy at gas stations and corner stores across Massachusetts, hemp products can resemble the candies that they are sold alongside. Some allege they are marketed to children, unexpectedly potent, and not subject to age verification. Advertisement 'The kids will say it's a Rice Krispie treat they found on the ground, but it's not,' Madsen said. Hemp products 'can be tough for the nursing staff to diagnose, and it makes our job of keeping these students safe more difficult. It's everywhere.' The alarm at Springfield High only adds to the concerns about hemp, a pocket of the marijuana industry that has grown exponentially in recent years. Related : Hemp was legalized federally in 2018 to aid its commercial use in textiles, construction, and industrial agriculture, and it typically has a low concentration of THC, the intoxicating compound weed is known for. By law, manufacturers are not allowed to infuse hemp with enough chemical compounds to cause psychoactive effects or change its composition to replicate a marijuana high. Advertisement But that law is often ignored. Pseudo-legal hemp products are cropping up at convenience stores across Massachusetts, says a new study, which claims they are often mislabeled and can pose substantial health risks. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Intoxicating hemp can be A new white paper from Easthampton-based cannabis operator INSA shows that the public health concerns may be well-founded. The company — which faces stiff regulations as a licensed cannabis business — purchased dozens of hemp products at eight stores in Boston, Framingham, Pembroke, Springfield, and Worcester and tested them at Green Analytics laboratory in Framingham. It revealed that hemp products are often mislabeled and more intoxicating than the law permits. Nineteen of the 21 smokable hemp products violated the federal limits for intoxicating compounds and contained unsafe levels of pesticides and other contaminants, based on Massachusetts regulations for the legal cannabis market. Some packs of the hemp gummies had 500 mg of THC per serving, 100 times the state's 5 mg limit, according to the study. And the THC in a 'Trippy Diamonds' cannabis vape cartridge sold over the counter was 80 percent delta-8, a psychoactive compound that is illegal in Massachusetts, the study reported. Related : The report touches on research that shows over-intoxication from hemp carries risks including 'strokes, seizures, and psychosis.' Advertisement It also reiterates fears among highly regulated cannabis dispensaries and growers that unlicensed hemp is siphoning away business from the legal market. Licensed cannabis operators are heavily taxed in Massachusetts and held to testing and age verification that hemp products are not. And while cannabis sold at dispensaries must be plainly packaged and kept in child-safe containers, hemp edibles come shaped as bears, rings, and gummy worms, often with 'colorful packaging, catchy product names and cartoon imagery,' according to the report. Take Stoner Patch Dummies, one product INSA found with the same neon branding and bubbly font as the popular candy, Sour Patch Kids. The "Stoner Patch" hemp edibles tested as part of the INSA report. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe 'These products present a real and present danger to Massachusetts consumers, especially children, which danger will only amplify as more and more manufacturers, who face negligible risks of enforcement or penalties, flood the market with greater quantities of untested products,' reads the report, authored by the Boston law firm Foley Hoag. Not every store that sells hemp products does so openly, said Steve Reilly, co-owner and director of government relations at INSA, which commissioned the white paper. While buying products for the study, Reilly found one corner store that sold empty hemp cartridges at the register, while the owner offered full ones from his car. Others displayed hemp chocolates alongside rolling papers and glass bowls for smoking and marijuana buds at the counter — a practice that is illegal in Massachusetts, but rarely enforced. 'Why would we do all this with legalization if we allow illegal sales to undermine the market?' Reilly asked. 'You don't need to change the law. You just need to enforce it.' Above-board hemp farmers and manufacturers argue that there are many good players who abide by the federal limits. Advertisement Christopher Lackner, president of the Hemp Beverage Alliance, said his members, who manage 140-some brands, commit to including warning symbols, chemical compound labels, and QR codes that link to product safety results on packages. 'We have no interest in confusing the consumer,' Lackner said. 'We want to empower them with information that allows them to make a smart choice.' Related : But concerns abound about where intoxicating hemp products come from and where they end up. There have been grown and manufactured.) Social media is littered with ads for hemp products that can be bought online. Consumers are rarely equipped to distinguish the good from the bad in hemp products, and it can even be hard to know just how potent a hemp product will be, said Jeff Rawson, founder of the Institute of Cannabis Science in Massachusetts. When testing products himself, Rawson saw that potency of hemp edibles and pre-rolls purchased outside of dispensaries deviated from the products' labelling by as much as 34 percent. By Rawson's calculations, consumers are four times more likely to get an accurate product in a dispensary than a smoke shop or gas station. Some in the cannabis industry are warning that more regulation is needed around the sale of intoxicating hemp products at corner stores and smoke shops around Massachusetts. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe 'With hemp, you can get a horribly mislabeled product, or even a blank' label, he said. Slowly, hemp is being regulated in Massachusetts. The City of Springfield is working on Advertisement The law would put hemp beverages under the jurisdiction of the Cannabis Control Commission and direct local boards of health to monitor the sale of illicit hemp products and remove them from shelves if necessary. In the past, the Globe 'What would happen is uneven enforcement, which is not good for public health,' she said. Diti Kohli can be reached at
Boston Globe
17-06-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Florida-based golf course operator acquires Mashpee club
Advertisement MARIJUANA Social cannabis license rules could be finalized in July Becky Klothen smokes during a Bhang Yoga class at Diaspora, a private membership club in Cambridge, on Jan. 29. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe The Cannabis Control Commission's plan for launching establishments where adults could use legal cannabis in a social setting is on track to be finalized by the end of next month, but the commission chairman stressed Tuesday that none of the draft under discussion is set in stone. The CCC embarked Tuesday to work through 'discussion on a number of policy questions' that Acting Chairman Bruce Stebbins said are intended to provide greater direction for the working group that has been crafting regulations for so-called social consumption licenses. He said Tuesday's meeting will lead to 'an updated framework and draft regulations for us to consider' with a final draft of the regulations expected to be back before commissioners 'toward the last week of July.' The framework rolled out by CCC members in December calls for three social consumption license types: a 'supplemental' license for existing marijuana establishments like retail stores and cultivation facilities that want to offer their customers the ability to consume products purchased on-site, a 'hospitality' license category that would allow for on-site consumption at new or existing non-cannabis businesses like yoga studios or theaters, and an 'event organizer' license category that would allow for temporary on-site consumption at events like rallies and festivals. — STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up TECH Advertisement R.I. poised to ban cellphones in schools A student places his phone inside a Yondr pouch, which has a locking device. The pouch can only be unlocked with a strong magnet. Michael Jones/Rhode Island PBS Phones away, please. Rhode Island is poised to ban the use of cellphones during school hours, after legislation passed the Rhode Island House unanimously Monday night. The Senate passed an identical bill last month, also unanimously. The legislation requires school districts to come up with a policy by next summer to ban phones and other personal electronic devices during the school day, but it leaves the specifics — including enforcement — up to local school officials. If signed into law, it won't go into effect until Aug. 1, 2026, giving districts a full school year to come up with their policies. A growing number of states and school districts have been restricting the use of smartphones in school, citing the intense distraction they cause, bullying concerns, and seeking to encourage more in-person social interaction. Governor Dan McKee's office did not immediately say Monday night if he would sign the bill, but the legislation received veto-proof majorities in both chambers. (The House and Senate still must pass each other's identical bills before sending to McKee's desk.) — STEPH MACHADO MANUFACTURING A Boston-based lithium startup is building a US battery plant that will skirt Trump's tariffs US startup Pure Lithium Corp. is working on a testing facility to build a new type of lithium battery that's completely manufactured domestically. The company has developed a lithium metal battery that chief executive Emilie Bodoin says will displace lithium-ion batteries. Pure Lithium has spent the last four years doing research and development on the technology, which could be used in electric vehicles, utility-scale energy storage, and other applications. 'We're working as hard as we can to build a prototype pilot facility,' Bodoin said Tuesday in a Bloomberg Television interview. She added that the company is expanding its lithium production process and is integrating that into a manufacturing plant, 'and as soon as we get it up and running we're going to start getting these batteries out into the hands of US customers that need it.' The Boston-based company's move to build a pilot plant comes as President Trump's administration sets the stage for tariffs on imports of key battery components from China. Pure Lithium says it extracts lithium from brine to manufacture a battery free of graphite, nickel, cobalt, and manganese, allowing it to be produced without any inputs from China. — BLOOMBERG NEWS Advertisement PHARMACEUTICALS FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting 'national priorities' FDA's long-standing accelerated approval program generally issues decisions in six months for drugs that treat life-threatening diseases. Regular drug reviews take about 10 months. Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press US regulators will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that administration officials deem as promoting 'the health interests of Americans,' under a new initiative announced Tuesday. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said the agency will aim to review select drugs in one to two months. FDA's long-standing accelerated approval program generally issues decisions in six months for drugs that treat life-threatening diseases. Regular drug reviews take about 10 months. Since arriving at the FDA in April, Makary has repeatedly told FDA staff they need to 'challenge assumptions' and rethink procedures. For the new program, the FDA will issue a limited number of 'national priority vouchers' to companies 'aligned with U.S. national priorities,' the agency said in a statement. The special designation will give the selected companies access to extra FDA communications, streamlined staff reviews, and the ability to submit much of their product information in advance. — ASSOCIATED PRESS Advertisement FOOD Kraft Heinz to eliminate all chemical dyes over next two years Kraft Heinz said it would remove all chemical dyes from its products by the end of 2027. A spokesperson confirmed it would affect brands like Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Crystal Light and other beverages and desserts that contain dyes like Red No. 40 and Blue No. 1. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg On Tuesday, Kraft Heinz, the food giant best known for its ketchup and boxed Mac & Cheese, said it would remove all chemical dyes from its products by the end of 2027. The company said the shift would affect only about 10 percent of its portfolio by sales. A spokesperson confirmed it would affect brands like Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Crystal Light, and other beverages and desserts that contain dyes like Red No. 40 and Blue No. 1. Kraft Heinz is the first major food company to officially announce plans to stop using artificial colors. In April, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said he had reached 'an understanding' with food manufacturers to remove commonly used artificial food dyes from their products by 2026. — NEW YORK TIMES GOVERNMENT Trump suggests he'll extend deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to sell app President Trump also said he thinks Xi would 'ultimately approve' a deal to divest TikTok's business in the United States. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg President Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would likely extend a deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app. Trump had signed an order in early April to keep TikTok running for another 75 days after a potential deal to sell the app to American owners was put on ice. 'Probably yeah, yeah,' he responded when asked by reporters on Air Force One whether the deadline would be extended again. Trump also said he thinks Xi would 'ultimately approve' a deal to divest TikTok's business in the United States. If announced, it would be the third time Trump has extended the deadline. — ASSOCIATED PRESS Advertisement ENTERTAINMENT It's official: Streaming is now the king of TV The logos for streaming services Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, and Sling TV are pictured on a remote control. Jenny Kane/Associated Press Americans watched more television via streaming services than they did through cable and broadcast networks in the month of May, Nielsen said in a report Tuesday. It is the first time that has happened over a full month. Nielsen began comparing streaming viewership with traditional network and cable television in 2021. At that time, even with streaming on a rapid ascent, the gap between the two was huge: Nearly two-thirds of all TV time was spent watching cable and broadcast, and just 26 percent was with streaming. That lead has now collapsed. It's no surprise that younger viewers were the first to jump to streaming. But another group has since made the leap as well: viewers over the age of 65. Older viewers watch a lot of television, more than any other cohort — one-third of all viewing comes from this group. And they have been moving to streaming in droves in the last few years — particularly to platforms that are free and require no subscription. — NEW YORK TIMES
Boston Globe
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
MIAA championship photos: See the best shots from state title showdowns
Boys' volleyball Brookline boys' volleyball ends 33-year championship drought. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Brookline's Kristaps Vaivars (right) was one of the stars of Brookline's state title win. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Division 1: Brookline 3, Needham 1 Agawam was flying high after taking down Wayland in the Division 2 championship. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Agawam coach Kevin Pender (right) hugs star player Joe Culhane (left) after they claimed a Division 2 state championship. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Division 2: Agawam 3, Wayland 1 Girls' flag football The St. Mary's girls' flag football team repeated as champion at BC's Alumni Stadium. Alexa Podalsky St. Mary's 14, Leominster 13 Girls' lacrosse Concord-Carlisle's Karleigh Mutch had somewhere to go with the Division 1 girls' lacrosse state championship trophy. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Westford Academy players and their coach console each other after a title game defeat. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Division 1: Concord-Carlisle 8, Westford 6 Walpole captain Jenna Wong (right) embraces teammate Maran Gallivan (12) after their victory. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Walpole players rush onto the field to celebrate their state championship. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Division 2: Walpole 16, Reading 11 Medfield celebrates its Division 3 girls' lacrosse title. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Medfield captain Michaela McDonald (18) looks to make a pass. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Medfield celebrates with fans after a state title win. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Division 3: Medfield 18, Newburyport 8 Norwell players storm the field after winning the Division 4 girls' lacrosse title. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Norwell's Margot Bonnevie fights through traffic against Cohasset. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Norwell celebrates after the final whistle. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Division 4: Norwell 9, Cohasset 8 Baseball Chelmsford's Jack Keyo is fired up during the Division 1 title game. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Chelmsford's Aidan Brackett could hardly believe it. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Chelmsford lifts the trophy. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Division 1: Chelmsford 8, Braintree 2 (9 innings) Walpole's Richie Hayes (right) lays out but can't make the grab. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Walpole's Cole Pileski (center) scored a crucial run during the comeback. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Walpole celebrates on the field. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Division 2: Walpole 7, Reading 6 Players from North Reading celebrate after their win against Arlington Catholic at the MIAA Division 3 baseball finals at Polar Park in Worcester, MA. North Reading defeated Arlington Catholic 10-3. (Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe) 14SCHBASEBALL Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe North Reading's Jason Curran celebrates at second base. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Division 3: North Reading 10, Arlington Catholic 3 Advertisement Millbury players celebrate the school's first baseball title in 41 years. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Millbury's Ryan Nikiforow delivers a pitch against Lynnfield. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Millbury players embrace after their state title win. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Division 4: Millbury 3, Lynnfield 2 Pioneer Valley defeated defending champ English, 6-5, with a walk off in the bottom of the eighth inning. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Pioneer Valley Regional's Evan Tsipenyuk stretches for the ball at first base, but the throw is late. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Pioneer Valley Regional players pose for photos after winning the state title. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe Pioneer Valley 6, English 5 (8 innings) Softball Taunton completed a perfect season with its fifth straight Division 1 softball championship. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Taunton's Catherine Larson pitches against Wachusett. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Nobody can touch Taunton softball. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Division 1: Taunton 10, Wachusett 4 Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Silver Lake players show off their new hardware to their fans at Worcester State. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Silver Lake players rush the diamond to celebrate their championship. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Silver Lake pitcher Delaney Moquin sports an oversized hat in the dugout after shutting out Bedford. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Division 2: Silver Lake 4, Bedford 0 Dighton-Rehoboth was overjoyed to go back-to-back in Division 3. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Dighton-Rehoboth players celebrate on the field. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Dighton-Rehoboth players sported some wigs in the dugout. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Division 3: Dighton-Rehoboth 7, Greater New Bedford 0 A third-straight Joseph Case softball season ended by hoisting a Division 4 trophy. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Joseph Case center fielder Meghan Pereira made a huge diving catch in the final. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Joseph Case's Alyana DeJesus launches a home run. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Division 4: Joseph Case 7, Tyngsborough 6 Division 5: Boys' lacrosse For a half decade, St. John's Prep has ruled Division 1 boys' lacrosse. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo St. John's Prep's Cam McCarthy kisses the trophy. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo St. John's Prep's Luke Kelly (right) and Owen White (left) celebrate with their team. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Division 1: St. John's Prep 8, BC High 7 (OT) Billerica goalie Nolan Heffernan led his team's celebration after the Indians captured their first boys' lacrosse state title since 2001. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Billerica attack Braden Martin celebrates a goal against Reading. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Billerica celebrates with fans after winning the title. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Division 2: Billerica 17, Reading 16 As the final buzzer sounded, the Scituate boys' lacrosse team piled on to celebrate its 9-4 victory over Falmouth for the MIAA Division 3 title at Mass. Maritime Academy. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Scituate celebrates at the final buzzer. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Scituate captain Willy Robinson celebrates a goal against Falmouth. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Division 3: Scituate 9, Falmouth 4 Norwell finished off the 2025 boys' lacrosse season by sending its equipment airborne amid a celebration for winning the Division 4 championship. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Norwell's Bret Amorosino protects the ball in the championship game. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Norwell senior Joey McCarthy raises the trophy. Heather Diehl for the Boston Glo Division 4: Norwell 11, Cohasset 6 Rugby BC High's Mikey Smith exalts with the trophy after defeating Xaverian, 13-7, in the Division 1 boys' rugby championship. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff BC High and Xaverian contest a line-out. Debee Tlumacki BC High celebrates its title. Debee Tlumacki Division 1 boys: BC High 13, Xaverian 7 Hanover captain Lochlan Garvey (right) is overcome with emotion as he celebrates with teammate Juneau Mofford. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Hanover Aidan Bourin skips away from a tackle. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Hanover's Matthew Bellerby tries to escape the grasp of Brookline Benji Brooks. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Division 2 boys: Hanover 59, Brookline 7 Belmont captain Robyn Tonomura-MacDonald hoisting the trophy with coach Kate McCabe after they defeated Lincoln-Sudbury, 69-21, at Curry College. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Belmont's Anoush McCarthy scores a try against Lincoln-Sudbury. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Belmont celebrates with the trophy. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Girls: Belmont 69, Lincoln-Sudbury 21 Track and field The state championship track meets wrapped up in the final weekend of May. Ainsley Cuthbertson fired Lexington to a state title. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Westfield Academy's Ryan Daly is pictured moments before setting the state record in the 400-meter hurdles. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Division 1: Lexington girls, Lowell boys Algonquin senior Benoit Skilton misses his attempt at 14 feet in the pole vault. Laura White/Algonquin High School Dana Lehr of Belmont (right) and Charlotte Tuxbury (left) of Wellesley embrace after finishing first and second, respectively, in the girls' mile. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Division 2: North Andover girls, Peabody boys Advertisement With a few seniors prioritizing the state meet over graduation, the Walpole boys' track team won the Division 3 state title at Westfield State. Evan Walsh The Billerica girls' track team finished off a banner weekend with the Division 3 state title at Westfield State. EVAN WALSH Division 3: Billerica girls, Walpole boys Groton-Dunstable's Greyson Duane takes the title in the mile. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Greater Lawrence Tech's Elizardo Melenciano took home the hurdles. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Division 4: Amherst-Pelham girls, Wakefield boys The Weston boys handily won the 2025 Division 5 outdoor track and field championship. AJ Traub The North Reading girls' track team captured the 2025 Division 5 title at Westfield State. AJ Traub Division 5: North Reading girls, Weston boys Division 6: Mount Greylock girls, Ayer-Shirley boys New England Championships Girls' golf Wellesley golfers (from left) Jenna Saini, Alika Lavu, Denise Pan and Ruby Savarese won the girls' golf title in May. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Wellesley's Ruby Savarese tees off. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe State champion: Wellesley Boys' tennis St John's Prep's Jack Prokopis celebrates a point against Lexington. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Meet Vinny! Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Division 1: St. John's Prep 3, Lexington 1 | Nicholas Gallagher (left) and Lucas Pratt of Duxbury celebrate a point against Westborough. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Division 2: Duxbury 5, Westborough 0 | Bedford's Spencer Goss returns a forehand. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Winston Starrett Jr. of Weston stretches for a backhand. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Division 3: Bedford 4, Weston 1 | Jack Cummins of Manchester-Essex reaches for a backhand against Lynnfield. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Manchester-Essex players celebrate after winning the title. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Division 4: Manchester Essex 3, Lynnfield 2 | Girls' tennis Wellesley players celebrate after winning the state title. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Wellesley players celebrate the state title. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Division 1: Wellesley 3, Lexington 2 | Isabella Camacho of Wayland delivers a serve against Longmeadow. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Longmeadow just edged Wayland in Division 2. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Division 2: Longmeadow 3, Wayland 2 | Dover-Sherborn celebrates its 5-0 sweep of Martha's Vineyard for its first girls' state championship since 2009. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Division 3: Dover-Sherborn 5, Martha's Vineyard 0 | Hamilton-Wenham captain Naomi Provost returns a ball during the final. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Hamilton-Wenham team captains Naomi Provost (center) and Olivia Romans (right) hoist the trophy. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Division 4: Hamilton-Wenham 5, Manchester Essex 0 | Amin Touri can be reached at
