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abcde Tuesday, June 28, 2016 July 4 gala’s future uncertain Group faults No sponsors in sight ‘I can’t believe to succeed retiring that things state facility benefactor Mugar won’t work out, but I can’t By Eric Moskowitz GLOBE STAFF really answer With his 43rd and final Fourth of July you.’ over suicide celebration on the Esplanade approach- ing, David Mugar was looking for help, someone to take over sponsorship of the DAVID MUGAR, Calls again for “In the final hour of his life, festivities this summer and sustain it after nearing his final Mr. Marino was given [an] his retirement. His team reached out to July 4 celebration new oversight for arm’s length or more of toilet nearly 1,000 companies across the North- paper seven times although he east, but just 75 asked for more informa- Bridgewater unit did not use the toilet once,” the tion. And then all of them said the same report said. “Given that Mr. thing: Thanks, but no thanks. LANE TURNER/GLOBE STAFF By Michael Rezendes Marino had done this exact be- That makes the future murky for one of and Jan Ransom havior just the day before, it is New England’s signature events, a July DNA. work out, but I can’t really answer you.” GLOBE STAFF particularly egregious that ad- Fourth celebration that cemented itself as “As for the future, I really don’t know,” The 77-year-old Mugar has quietly con- A federally funded watch- ditional precautions were not an institution in 1976 — drawing a Guin- Mugar said Monday, as riggers erected tributed 40,000 hours and roughly $20 dog group issued a stinging re- in place.” ness Book of World Records crowd and light and sound towers beside the Hatch million to the venture since 1974, when port Monday on the death of a Marino killed himself on plaudits from Walter Cronkite — and has Shell to prepare for next week’s perfor- he first persuaded Boston Pops maestro mental health patient at April 8 in Bridgewater’s Inten- since become part of the region’s civic mance. “I can’t believe that things won’t MUGAR, Page A10 Bridgewater State Hospital and sive Treatment Unit, or ITU, a called on Governor Charlie section of the facility used to Baker to transfer control of the hold mental health patients in troubled facility from the De- isolation. partment of Correction to the He was supposed to be un- Department of Mental Health. der the watch of a specially The report by the Disability trained observer stationed out- Law Center followed the orga- side his cell and by correction nization’s investigation into the officers monitoring live video April death of Leo Marino, a of the inside of his cell. suicidal father who took his “Mr. Marino repeatedly and own life by swallowing wads of methodically, over a period of toilet paper, and concluded time . pushed the toilet pa- that Bridgewater personnel per wad down his throat,” the gave Marino the toilet paper he report said. “This continuous used to kill himself — even behavior should have been evi- though he had attempted sui- dent to both the [specially cide by the same means a day trained observer] stationed im- earlier. BRIDGEWATER STATE, Page A10 High court rejects Texas restrictions on abortion clinics By Adam Liptak constitutional, and it imperils MARK LYONS/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY NEW YORK TIMES many other kinds of restric- Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton took turns criticizing Donald Trump during an Ohio rally Monday. WASHINGTON — The Su- tions on abortion. preme Court on Monday struck Justice Stephen G. Breyer down parts of a restrictive Tex- wrote the majority opinion, as law that could have reduced joined by Justices Anthony M. Clinton, Warren unite, fire away the number of abortion clinics Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in the state to about 10 from Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena First appearance The two women raised their historic train station. Benghazi what was once a high of rough- Kagan. Chief Justice John Rob- clasped hands in the air. Warren hasn’t always been dispute ly 40. erts and Justices Clarence together seen as Not only did their first joint with her — in December when House Democrats re- The 5-to-3 decision was the Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. appearance of the 2016 presi- 13 members of the 14 female leased a report on the court’s most sweeping state- dissented. plus for party dential campaign feature a Democratic senators endorsed 2012 attacks in Libya, ment on abortion rights since symbolic joining of the liberal Clinton, Warren was missing. trying to preempt the Planned Parenthood v. Casey in ºFormer Virginia governor’s By Annie Linskey and centrist wings of the party, She sat on the sidelines be- Republicans and 1992. It applied a skeptical and conviction vacated. A6. GLOBE STAFF but it was another phase of fore Iowa, when polls showed counter what they see exacting version of that deci- CINCINNATI — It was a Warren’s audition for vice pres- that Clinton needed a liberal as an attack on Clin- sion’s “undue burden” standard The decision concerned two photo-ready moment designed ident. The Massachusetts sena- boost. She sat out New Hamp- ton. A2. to find that the restrictions in parts of a Texas law that impos- to produce images of the Dem- tor is among a handful of can- shire, when Clinton was clob- Texas went too far. es strict requirements on abor- ocratic party uniting to take on didates being vetted by Clin- bered with a 22-point loss. She Corporate The decision Monday means tion providers. It was passed by presumptive Republican nomi- ton’s team to be her running stayed silent before the Massa- leaders worry that similar restrictions in oth- the Republican-dominated Tex- nee Donald Trump. mate. chusetts primary, which Clin- The prospect of per- er states are probably also un- SUPREME COURT, Page A6 Hillary Clinton gushed over “I’m here today because I’m ton won by only 17,000 votes. sistent critic Warren Elizabeth Warren, calling her with her,” Warren said, echoing But now with the Democrat- as running mate “my friend” and “a great lead- Clinton’s campaign slogan, ic party facing Trump in No- gnaws at many in the er.” Warren praised Clinton as a pointing to Clinton, and whip- vember, Warren is signaling to business world. C1. “fighter” who “tells it like it is.” ping up the ecstatic crowd at a DEMOCRATS, Page A7 South Coast rail could cost an extra $1 billion By Nicole Dungca date of 2022. But consultants for the Mas- cal control board, officials seemed more GLOBE STAFF sachusetts Bay Transportation Authority amenable to a cheaper option that they be- The proposed South Coast rail project now estimate it could cost between $3.3 lieve could bring rail service to the South to extend commuter service to New Bed- billion and $3.42 billion and be finished Coast on a quicker timeline: ford and Fall River could cost $1 billion between 2028 and 2030. Instead of a lengthening of the Stough- more than expected and take at least six The increased costs and delays have of- ton Line, the Middleborough Line would years longer than scheduled to construct, ficials weighing alternatives to the project, be extended to New Bedford. state transportation officials revealed on which was supposed to include 75 miles of Service for Fall River could possibly be Monday. track, new electrified locomotives, and 10 added later, with additional trains. PETE MAROVICH/GETTY IMAGES The long-discussed plan once had a new stations. The idea had been examined but Abortion-rights advocates gathered outside the Supreme price tag of $2.23 billion and a completion At a meeting on Monday of the T’s fis- RAIL PROJECT, Page A5 Court in anticipation of the ruling on Texas’ abortion law. US stocks fell and the euro and Brigham and Women’s Hospital State tax revenue could be as pound weakened following admitted new patients and re- much as $950 million less than AG probing Britain’s decision to leave the scheduled canceled appoint- anticipated in the fiscal year European Union. British leaders ments after averting a threat- that begins on Friday, a gap far groped for ways to stay in the ened strike by nurses. C1. worse than projected. B1. land deals common market. A3, C1. 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