Cue the duck boats?

Also: How one Boston school desegregated — and resegregated; millionaires tax lessons [Donate ❤️]( [View in Browser](  June 18, 2024 ☀️ Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Good Morning Boston, Make room in those crowded TD Garden rafters. After a decade-and-a-half title drought, the Celtics are putting up an 18th banner. Boston [clinched the NBA championship last night with a 106-88 Game 5 win over the Dallas Mavericks]( controlling the game from start to finish. Jaylen Brown was named Finals MVP, an honor he said he's sharing with his "brothers and my partner in crime Jayson Tatum." You can [watch the moment they officially became champions here]( along with Tatum's [moving embrace of his son Deuce]( as the confetti rained down. (You can also [watch — and rewatch — Payton Pritchard's halftime buzzer beater]( the longest NBA Finals shot this century.) - When's the parade? The duck boats have been [cued]( but we're still waiting for official word on when the championship celebration parade through Boston will be held. Mayor Michelle Wu's office is planning to make a formal announcement about the event following a meeting about preparations later today. The city usually likes to throw the parade ASAP so players can get on with their offseason, but [this week's extreme heat]( makes planning a little more complicated than usual. - Psst: The word on the street is Friday. Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck [told 7News]( that's the parade's tentative date. The Boston Globe also [reported]( players were heard in the locker room talking about a parade being on Friday. [According to the National Weather Service]( the heat will be a little less extreme that day, with a high of 90, compared to 94 to 97 midweek. - Now what? The Celtics players are — [as another NBA great once said]( — taking their talents to South Beach. The Globe's Gary Washburn [reports]( the team is flying to Miami for a few days to party (and, ironically, enjoy some milder weather). - Early release: Worcester public school students are getting an early start to summer, thanks to this week's expected heat wave. The state's second-largest school district [announced]( yesterday it is canceling what was supposed to be its last day of school on Thursday, which means Woo-town's new final day of classes is [checks notes] today! (They already had tomorrow off for Juneteenth.) - Superintendent Rachel Monárrez said that "many" of the district's aging school buildings do not have air conditioning. "We regret that we are ending the school year in an abrupt manner, but we want to ensure our students and staff are safe in what are predicted to be unusually hot temperatures," she said. - How unusually hot? The National Weather Service [forecasts]( the temps in Worcester will reach 99 on Thursday (and between 94 and 96 today) with "feels like" heat indexes in the [triple-digits](. [Click here for Danielle Noyes' full forecast]( on the region's sticky heat wave. - Dammed if you don't: Ipswich has officially decided to remove the town's historic downtown river dam. After 57% of residents voted in favor of the plan in a non-binding referendum last month, the town's Select Board voted last night to formally move ahead with the project. - Go deeper: [WBUR's Katie Cole has the full story]( behind the controversial dam removal plan and its environmental benefits. - So, you're saying there's a chance? Wu [told reporters yesterday]( she's open to conversations about renaming Logan Airport after Celtics great Bill Russell, after the idea was floated in [an article in The Atlantic]( last week. Wu said she considers the 11-time NBA champion "the greatest athlete of any sport of all time." - Like many things in Boston, such a change would need to come via the State House, [as Politico noted](. Gov. Maura Healey told reporters she appreciated Russell's legacy on and off the court, but declined to say if she supports renaming Logan Airport after him. "We'll leave that for another time," Healey said. P.S.— Healey will be live on Radio Boston today to celebrate the Celtics and take [your questions]( such as, "Can we at least name the Worcester airport after Jrue Holiday?" [Tune in]( at 11 a.m. Nik DeCosta-Klipa Editor, Newsletters  The Rundown [How Boston's Eliot School desegregated — and resegregated]( Since the end of mandatory busing in 1988, white students in the Boston public schools have tended to 'cluster' once again in a small handful of select schools, due to parent choice, persistent neighborhood segregation — and district policy. [Read more.]( [How Boston's Eliot School desegregated — and resegregated]( Since the end of mandatory busing in 1988, white students in the Boston public schools have tended to 'cluster' once again in a small handful of select schools, due to parent choice, persistent neighborhood segregation — and district policy. [Read more.]( [A year after the Titan submersible implosion, investigators still don't have answers]( OceanGate's Titan submersible imploded on its way to the Titanic wreck one year ago. The Coast Guard initially had 12 months to complete its investigation, but says it needs more time. [Read more.]( [A year after the Titan submersible implosion, investigators still don't have answers]( OceanGate's Titan submersible imploded on its way to the Titanic wreck one year ago. The Coast Guard initially had 12 months to complete its investigation, but says it needs more time. [Read more.]( [Other states eye Mass. millionaires tax — for windfall or wealth exodus]( States considering wealth tax proposals, like Pennsylvania and Vermont, are taking note of Massachusetts' revenue gains. But at home, the question of whether the voter-approved Fair Share Amendment is helping or hurting is still a hot topic of debate. [Read more.]( [Other states eye Mass. millionaires tax — for windfall or wealth exodus]( States considering wealth tax proposals, like Pennsylvania and Vermont, are taking note of Massachusetts' revenue gains. But at home, the question of whether the voter-approved Fair Share Amendment is helping or hurting is still a hot topic of debate. [Read more.]( [Ambitious federal effort to curb overdoses shows no impact on deaths, initial study finds]( A $349 million effort to reduce opioid deaths in four states over three years resulted in no decrease in deaths, a new study found.Researchers cited challenges related to COVID pandemic and a more deadly drug supply as key to why the project did not meet its goal. They added more time may help evaluate the program's overall success. [Read more.]( [Ambitious federal effort to curb overdoses shows no impact on deaths, initial study finds]( A $349 million effort to reduce opioid deaths in four states over three years resulted in no decrease in deaths, a new study found.Researchers cited challenges related to COVID pandemic and a more deadly drug supply as key to why the project did not meet its goal. They added more time may help evaluate the program's overall success. [Read more.]( [Man accused of acting as lookout in James 'Whitey' Bulger killing sentenced to time served]( The man accused of acting as lookout during the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents. Sean McKinnon was accused along with two other inmates in the 2018 killing at a troubled West Virginia prison. [Read more.]( [Man accused of acting as lookout in James 'Whitey' Bulger killing sentenced to time served]( The man accused of acting as lookout during the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents. Sean McKinnon was accused along with two other inmates in the 2018 killing at a troubled West Virginia prison. [Read more.]( Anything Else? - If you really want to understand this championship Celtics team, you need to first tell the story of their failures, Radio Boston producer Khari Thompson [writes in this Cognoscenti commentary](. - Looking to escape the heat with a new indoor activity? [Here are 16 local art exhibits around to check out this summer]( from Western Massachusetts to East Boston. (As a bonus, you can [see a few of them for free tomorrow]( because of Juneteenth.) - Yes, really: Skin doctors are [concerned about a backlash against sunscreen]( led by some high-profile social media influencers. - What does it mean to get "Sherlocked" by Apple? Popular call recording apps are about to find out this fall — and they're hardly the first. Here's [what to know about the decades-long practice](. What We're Reading 📚 - Inside the Slimy, Smelly, Secretive World of Glass-Eel Fishing ([The New Yorker]( - Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting ([Washington Post]( - The Chilling Reason You May Never See the New Trump Movie ([The New York Times](  Tell Me Something Good [81-year-old Boston grandmother is world’s oldest train driver, Guinness World Records says (Boston 25 News)]( MBTA employee Helen Antenucci has been verified as the world’s oldest train driver.“She has become such a fixture in commuters’ lives that many wait specifically for her train to take them into the city each day,” Guinness World Records reported. [Read more.]( [81-year-old Boston grandmother is world’s oldest train driver, Guinness World Records says (Boston 25 News)]( MBTA employee Helen Antenucci has been verified as the world’s oldest train driver.“She has become such a fixture in commuters’ lives that many wait specifically for her train to take them into the city each day,” Guinness World Records reported. [Read more.]( Listen: The Common [decodes government bureaucracy with Elizabeth Amador](. Play: [WBUR's daily mini crossword.]( Can you keep your streak going? Before you go: [One last ride on the Red Line. 😢]( 😎 Forward to a friend. They can sign up [here](. 🔎 Explore [WBUR's Field Guide]( stories, events and more. 📣 Give us your feedback: newsletters@wbur.org 📧 Get more WBUR stories sent to your inbox. [Check out all of our newsletter offerings.](    Want to change how you receive these emails? Stop getting this newsletter by [updating your preferences.](  I don't want to hear from WBUR anymore. 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