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Mask tan lines, here we come: Mass. beaches open in age of coronavirus

Come Memorial Day, new rules and regulations hit Massachusetts beaches, promising to dramatically change sun-worshiping at the unofficial start of the first coronavirus summer.

Gloucester to reopen beaches Friday? with extensive restrictions

Lack of coordination in reopenings could lead to more coronavirus spread, spillover between states

"People are tired of the lockdowns and there is a pressure in opening up, but also a lot of risk," said Wendy E. Parmet, a professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University.

Boston museums may reopen soon, but will the experience be ?diminished??

Museums will walk a fine line between the near-militarized movement restrictions we?ve come to know in grocery stores ? one-way aisles, lines on the floor ? and the free-flowing contemplative experiences visitors typically crave.

?We?ve prevailed?: Trump?s claims of success against coronavirus pose political risks

A president seemingly obsessed with winning has proclaimed success after success even as the national death toll from COVID-19 soars above 90,000 and public health officials warn cases could spike again as states reopen.

Trump says ?we?re not gonna close the country? again if a second wave of coronavirus hits

MBTA says it will try to keep crowding down but won?t strictly enforce limits

Vehicles will now be considered crowded once they reach a much lower threshold than under previous standards.

Lawrence, a COVID-19 hot spot, ramps up testing of residents

Lawrence General Hospital is dramatically increasing testing of the city?s residents, after smoothing out supply chain issues and securing funding from the city.

As Mass. slowly starts to reopen, Mayor Walsh urges vigilance, says pandemic battle could last a year

What Mayor Walsh said about creating more outdoor dining in Boston

Opinion

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The coronavirus crisis will bust up and reshape higher education ? for better or for worse

All the (other) ways Trump imperils our health

The public should know how many nursing home residents are dying of coronavirus ? and where

Notes on our plethora of ?scandals?

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'THE MECHANIC'

Start at the beginning of ?The Mechanic?

Read all the available chapters for the fictional thriller that entwines a card shark, the legacy of Paul Revere, and the Gardner art heist.

A note from Ben Mezrich

When The Boston Globe first approached me with the idea of writing a serialized novella that would run for 15 days in the paper and online, I was both excited and terrified.

Comfort Zone

Mount Auburn emergency physician authors apocalypse-era comic book

She brings uplifting messages to the windows of local storefronts

Jenny Slate encourages young writers during 826 Boston livestream event

Their doors are closed, but Boston?s independent movie theaters are streaming to your living room

Man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery shooting video charged in his slaying

The Georgia man who filmed cellphone video of Ahmaud Arbery's fatal shooting was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in his death.

Jeneé Osterheldt: A Black man was lynched in Georgia

More face hunger in Mass. as overwhelmed food pantries close

According to research from the nonprofit Feeding America, one in eight people in Eastern Massachusetts is predicted to experience food insecurity in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis.

KEVIN CULLEN

Finding Patrick

Ever since the onset of his mental illness, Patrick Shea was a vulnerable man in a challenging world.

TELEVISION

Good and bad news about ?Some Good News?

The sweet unscripted DIY web series developed by John Krasinski during the pandemic is going to CBS, but Krasinski won't be the host.

Salons, barbershops grapple with reopening rules, while others in the beauty industry wait

Some salon owners are concerned about health risks and frustrated that the state's safety protocols aren?t more comprehensive.

Day care reopening may exclude infants

Children younger than 15 months old would be initially excluded from group care under one proposal now being evaluated by state early education regulators.

More Recent headlines

One man killed, one wounded in Jamaica Plain shooting

Two pedestrians die after struck by car in Lowell

Maura Healey, other AGs file legal brief supporting Harvard admissions policies

On StatNews.com

How the Covid-19 virus hijacks cells

Opinion: After a Covid-19 diagnosis, an antibody test offered me a little comfort

Coronavirus resources

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

A look at what can reopen in each phase of Massachusetts? opening plan

The metrics that determine how fast the state can reopen

How to stay safe from coronavirus as you venture out during Mass. reopening

A list of layoffs and furloughs in Massachusetts (so far) due to coronavirus

Boston is still running

What the Patriots are getting in undrafted quarterbacks Brian Lewerke and J?Mar Smith

Both are fine athletes, and if nothing else, either would be a useful addition to the scout team.

I?m a restaurant critic ? and I?m not ready to eat in a restaurant right now

Let me be clear: I want to, badly. But there are simply too many practical and moral sticking points right now.

We want to know: When do you think you'll eat in a restaurant again? A running list of Boston-area restaurants that have closed amid COVID-19 She wanted to help women chefs who are out of work, so she created a space for them to teach

Elizabeth Warren releases 2019 tax return, other financial disclosures

She and her husband made about $745,000 last year and have a total net worth between about $4.8 million and $11 million, according to their tax return and her Senate financial disclosure.

Lori Loughlin and husband agree to plead guilty in college admissions scandal case

Hollywood star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband will plead guilty Friday to conspiracy charges for paying bribes totaling $500,000 to get their daughters into the University of Southern California as phony crew recruits, legal filings show, capping one of the most closely watched cases in the nationwide ?Varsity Blues? college admissions scandal.

Highlights from the plea deal Loughlin case won?t change much about college admissions, expert says

Recommended Reads

When the movies get it just right

Here are a dozen examples of movies perfectly capturing some aspect of life.

Men are taking on (slightly) more household chores amid the coronavirus pandemic

A new survey presents a glass-half-full perspective on the division of labor at home: Yes, men are doing less than women when they?re shut in at home, but they?re doing more than they were before the coronavirus pandemic.

For workers over 65, nothing says you?re old like a stay-at-home advisory

Governor Charlie Baker issued a new ?safer at home advisory" this week ? ?not an order,? he was quick to say ? asking employees 65 or older or those with underlying health conditions to remain in lockdown as their colleagues begin returning to the workplace.

Rhode Island

R.I. unemployment rate shoots up to 17 percent

The number of unemployed Rhode Island residents soared to 90,300 -- an increase of 63,800 from March. Over the year, the number of unemployed residents rose by 70,200.

Rhode Island?s June 2 presidential primary will look very different

You can pick the new ?I voted? sticker for Rhode Island. These are your choices

Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Coronavirus exposes dangerous gaps in US health care

Congress must act to stop the rise of untraceable ?ghost guns?

As long as the coronavirus remains unchecked anywhere in the world, it?s a threat everywhere

Gender identity and sexual orientation should be included in COVID-19 testing

Postcards from the pandemic

IDEAS | Jeff Howe

A letter from the summer of 2020

VISUAL STORIES

Patriots defensive end Chase Winovich may be confined, but he?s hardly at a standstill

Photos: Celebrating Mother?s Day, from a social distance

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

Boston Globe staff photographer Erin Clark named Feature Photography Pulitzer finalist for 2020

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Globe Local

Lawrence, a COVID-19 hot spot, ramps up testing of residents

Lawrence General Hospital is dramatically increasing testing of the city?s residents, after smoothing out supply chain issues and securing funding from the city.

Encore Boston Harbor, other buildings to be lit up for Gold Star families

The Everett hotel is one of dozens of buildings, bridges, flags, and parks, including Boston?s City Hall, Prudential Tower, and Cambridge City Hall will be illuminated Memorial Day weekend as part of the effort organized by the state?s Department of Veterans Services.

Hamilton mourns loss of Memorial Day events amid pandemic

American flags line the main road in Hamilton, but the adopted hometown of World War II hero Gen. George S. Patton Jr. , will not be able to hold its traditional Memorial Day events this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Maura Healey, other AGs file legal brief supporting Harvard admissions policies

Massachusetts military group settles lawsuit brought by man claiming ear damage

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Bruins

MLB players have ?wide-ranging? questions to owners? opening proposal

Union has suggestions and requests for clarification on testing frequency, protocols for positive tests, the presence of on-site medical personnel, protections for high-risk players and family members.

Rams star Aaron Donald: Football without fans ?wouldn?t be fun?

Donald believes without fans, excitement and fun would be taken out of the game.

Chase Briscoe ends heartbreaking week with Xfinity Series? victory

The driver was able to bring a moment or two of happiness to wife Marissa in the worst week of their lives.

Jim McBride

New Patriot Danny Vitale knows the significance of the fullback in New England

Hingham elementary school produces NHL?s Most Valuable Teacher of 2020

NBA closing in on plan to resume season

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Infect volunteers with Covid-19? A proposal lays bare a minefield of issues

Experts question Facebook?s approach to combat Covid-19 misinformation

Covid-19 has shuttered labs. It could put a generation of researchers at risk

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

An interview with the CDC director on coronavirus, masks, and an agency gone quiet

Business

The Atlantic lays off 68, citing ?a bracing decline in advertising?

The publication announced Thursday that it would lay off 68 employees, or 17% of its staff, evidence that even the most robust media businesses are vulnerable to the crisis that has ravaged news organizations nationwide.

Meat companies get pressure from investors to improve working conditions

Investors are picking a new fight with the world?s biggest meat companies as coronavirus outbreaks sicken thousands of workers.

Volkswagen apologies for racially-tinged ad

DeLeo plans to prioritize transportation, budget, small business

More face hunger in Mass. as overwhelmed food pantries close

Report: Wynn Resorts made ?sincere commitment? to improve policies after sexual misconduct allegations

Politics

Trump says ?we?re not gonna close the country? again if a second wave of coronavirus hits

Maskless Trump visits Michigan Ford plant

Trump announces plans to exit Open Skies Treaty

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Marijuana

Here?s what curbside recreational marijuana sales will look like at Boston-area pot shops

Brazil police seize marijuana in nation?s ?biggest bust?

magazine

The 5 scariest ways scammers try to rip us off

The 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' author has a special message for this year's graduates

Quick and easy asparagus recipes

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online, May 11-17

sports

MIAA Baseball Committee proposes 5 divisions, plus retaining Super 8 tourney

Instant replay: The best sports on TV Friday

ESPN to air nine-part series on Tom Brady in 2021

metro

Lawrence, a COVID-19 hot spot, ramps up testing of residents

Encore Boston Harbor, other buildings to be lit up for Gold Star families

Hamilton mourns loss of Memorial Day events amid pandemic

Nation

Trump, McConnell meet as Senate declines to debate virus aid

Trump says ?we?re not gonna close the country? again if a second wave of coronavirus hits

Senate approves John Ratcliffe for top intelligence job in sharply split vote

World

Clinic bombed as Afghan forces fend off Taliban attack on Kunduz

Magnitude 5 quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 23

Iran sees new surge in virus cases after reopening country

politics

?We?ve prevailed?: Trump?s claims of success against coronavirus pose political risks

Elizabeth Warren releases 2019 tax return, other financial disclosures

Maskless Trump visits Michigan Ford plant

business

The Atlantic lays off 68, citing ?a bracing decline in advertising?

Meat companies get pressure from investors to improve working conditions

Volkswagen apologies for racially-tinged ad

lifestyle

She wanted to empower women chefs who are out of work, so she created a space for them to teach

Tasty Burger returns to Harvard Square, a clam shack signs on in the Seaport, and several big-name restaurants say so long

More than 700 MIT graduates will sing one song together, virtually

marijuana

Here?s what curbside recreational marijuana sales will look like at Boston-area pot shops

Brazil police seize marijuana in nation?s ?biggest bust?

Payment and ID-check rules detailed for Mass. pot sales during coronavirus pandemic

opinion

A Memorial Day steeped in death, enveloped in grief

The coronavirus crisis will bust up and reshape higher education ? for better or for worse

All the (other) ways Trump imperils our health

food & dining

Tasty Burger returns to Harvard Square, a clam shack signs on in the Seaport, and several big-name restaurants say so long

I?m a restaurant critic ? and I?m not ready to eat in a restaurant right now

We want to know: When do you think you?ll eat in a restaurant again?

travel

American Airlines canceled my flight after the pandemic. Where?s my refund?

7 experts tell us where they go to find peace and beauty outdoors

Jesse Wegman makes a case for abolishing the Electoral College ? and for picking the window seat

Books

Living and breathing

For Claire Messud, it?s cooking, sewing, and Tolstoy

Alice Hoffman celebrates 25 years of ?Practical Magic?

Movies

Doc Talk: Mexican cuisine; seafood delicacy; feminist view; Oscar rules; grantsmanship

In ?The Ghost of Peter Sellers,' why Inspector Clouseau as a pirate wasn?t such a good idea

In Focus: ?The Rabbi Goes West? goes online

Television

I?ve been watching a lot of TV lately. How do you do this for a job and stay sane?

Good and bad news about ?Some Good News?

Chris Cooper relishes his new role: man of mystery

music

For music fans, all the world?s a screen

With virtual choirs and celebrity guests, Boston Children?s Chorus keeps young singers connected

These masked singers are way ahead of the (flattened) curve

Theater/Dance

Streams of innovation in an interactive ?State vs. Natasha Banina?

In isolation, theater couples entertain new ideas ? and each other

Gloucester Stage cancels summer season

globe local

Death toll among Newton residents with COVID-19 reaches 105, mayor reports

Hudson elastic manufacturer in high gear to meet demand for mask attachments

Are the annual motor vehicle inspections required by the state beneficial?

Obituaries

Raj Marphatia, Harvard Law Review president known for his brilliance and kindness, dies at 60

Michel Piccoli, star of French stage and screen, at 94

Phyllis George, trailblazing sportscaster, dies at 70