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Healey wades into COVID vaccine debate and stokes questions about her political future

Maura Healey has used the sudden burst of public appearances to emphasize the need for equity in the state’s vaccination plans — even if the issue has, at best, tangential ties to an attorney general’s official duties.
Healey calls for more attention to equity in state’s coronavirus vaccination campaign

Weather | Dave Epstein
Mild weather is on the way this week as spring approaches
Could you feel that touch of spring in the air Tuesday afternoon? As we inch closer to March, temperatures will be less bitterly cold and the snow will start to melt.

Tiger Woods suffers leg injuries in California single-car crash
Woods was transported to a local hospital, but a police spokesman said his injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Road where Woods crashed is known for high speeds Woods is lucky to be alive, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says Sports world reacts with messages of concern, support for Woods

Mavericks 110, Celtics 107
Star of the game Luka Doncic pushes Celtics below .500 and other observations
The Celtics (15-16) fell below .500 for the first time since the third game of the season

Gary Washburn: Celtics rallied, but in the end it was another loss
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Boston may sanction restaurant for COVID-19 violations at Republican event
A former state representative, congressional candidate and a few dozen others gathered at West on Centre for a “Lincoln’s Day Breakfast” event where many attendees appeared to be maskless, even in close quarters.

Massachusetts lawmakers join colleagues in marking 500,000 lives lost with candlelight ceremony
Senator Ed Markey along with a number of his colleagues commemorated the grim milestone, calling it a "monumental tragedy that was so very preventable."

Senator Johnson pushes false claim that insurrectionists on Jan. 6 were ‘fake Trump protesters’ during hearing
At a hearing held Tuesday to examine the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson pushed false claims that the mob that stormed the building was made up of “plainclothes militants, agents provocateurs, fake Trump protesters, and disciplined, uniform, column of attackers.”

Opinion

Grading Massachusetts on COVID-19 vaccination
Renée Graham

Hypocritical Republicans suddenly care about ‘temperament’

After ignoring years of their former president’s mean tweets, GOP senators are now holding a woman of color to a more punishing standard.
Scot Lehigh

The sad American truths the pandemic has revealed
Robert Hecht and Shan Soe-Lin

Massachusetts’ vaccination rate is at risk of stalling out
LETTERS

Between mass vaccination sites and local centers, Mass. strains to find the right fit
Marcela García

The Biden administration is deporting hundreds of Haitians to a country mired in political chaos

Project takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.
Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.

Restaurants we supported this week Learn more about Project Takeout

The Black history I carry with me

A Beautiful Resistance — a special project from the Globe's culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt — is celebrating Black History Month by amplifying local stories of change-makers and the people inspired by them.

Boston leaders mark milestone in construction of $125 million Boston Arts Academy facility
The final steel beam was placed Tuesday at the new building on Ipswich Street, which is expected to be completed and opened in fall 2022.

Commission calls for allowing campaign funds to be spent on child care
A legislative commission is recommending that political candidates be allowed to spend campaign funds on child-care expenses while they’re running for office, a move supporters say would make it easier for more parents to participate in politics.

Former state lawmaker David Nangle will plead guilty to federal fraud charges

Nangle is giving up his right to appeal his conviction and may not challenge a prison sentence of 30 months or less. He may also be forced to give up assets used in his offenses or obtained as a result of them.

Newton officials investigate letter sent to school employee as hateful act
The recipient was a staff member of color whose job includes developing Black History Month lessons in the building.

Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies
Poet, publisher, and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch and perpetuate the Beat movement, has died. He was 101.

Former Smith College employee will take claim of hostile environment for white workers to state
The former worker says she plans to file a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Smith's president says the claim is unfounded.

FAA orders inspection of Pratt & Whitney engines on Boeing 777 planes
The Federal Aviation Administration said late Tuesday that Pratt & Whitney engines on Boeing 777 planes must be inspected before the jets can fly again in the United States.

Pharma plant under construction in Devens is latest in a string of facilities to make biologic drugs
Operations at the 244,000-square-foot facility will focus on cell therapy technology.

Recommended reads

As US surpasses 500,000 COVID deaths, experts reflect on what could have been

The United States has reached a calamitous milestone that crystallizes a year of grief and anguish: 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19. Scientists said that while the pandemic has not been as deadly as it might have been, the US’s toll — the highest in the world — is far greater than it had to be.

Lonely, isolated COVID-19 patients get lifeline: Doctor creates pilot program for vaccinated hospital workers to sit with them
“This dying alone business just seemed so wrong from a human point of view,” Dr. Ben Moor said.

MUSEUMS
Once buried, a cache of images from Poland’s Lodz Ghetto emerges at the MFA
For decades, a survivor cherished and quietly guarded this rare set of photographs.

metro

Massachusetts lawmakers join colleagues in marking 500,000 lives lost with candlelight ceremony
Senator Ed Markey along with a number of his colleagues commemorated the grim milestone, calling it a "monumental tragedy that was so very preventable."

Women struggle to break through top pay ranks at UMass Amherst
Newton

Newton mayor asks residents for help in reporting potholes

Sports

Mavericks 110, Celtics 107
Star of the game Luka Doncic pushes Celtics below .500 and other observations
The Celtics (15-16) fell below .500 for the first time since the third game of the season

Gary Washburn I On basketball

Celtics rallied, but in the end it was another loss

Led by Nobles’ alum Katie Benzan, Maryland women’s basketball puts on an offensive show in rout of Iowa

business

Top board leaders resign after deadly Texas power outages
Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity last week during a deadly winter storm, including many whose frigid homes lacked heat for days in subfreezing temperatures.

FAA orders inspection of Pratt & Whitney engines on Boeing 777 planes

Facebook strikes deal to restore news sharing in Australia

politics

Blinken, without leaving home, tries to mend fences with allies abroad
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed diplomatic travel during the coronavirus pandemic, which experts say is a challenge at a moment of flux in the world.

Vilsack confirmed for second stint as US agriculture secretary

Senator Johnson pushes false claim that insurrectionists on Jan. 6 were ‘fake Trump protesters’ during hearing

lifestyle

Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman leads one-of-a-kind footwear course at MassArt
The world-renowned footwear designer and Haverhill native is bringing his expertise to the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in a six-session course called “Sole Connection: Footwear Design.”

SIPS

Celebrating the Irish poitín

SEASONAL RECIPES

Recipe: The classic Turkish trio of lamb, eggplant, and tomatoes comes together in the Ottoman dish Sultan’s Delight

arts

TELEVISION
As McDormand eyes a third Oscar, ‘Olive Kitteridge’ deserves another look
The actress gives one of her best performances in the 2014 miniseries, available on HBO and HBO Max.

A.Z. MADONNA

What would Beethoven think of climate change? Composer Iman Habibi has a few ideas

Hillary Clinton and novelist Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel

rhode island

RI SPORTS
In Providence, a Little League president teaches life lessons along with baseball
Richard Hemphill runs the Silver Lake/Olneyville Little League in Providence, where he’s spent more than a decade supporting and inspiring mostly Black and brown children in the city.

CORONAVIRUS

R.I.’s vaccine approach has reduced hospitalizations, but missed populations of color
RHODE MAP

Whitehouse is trying to move Raimondo’s confirmation along

Newton

Special Projects

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black History Month

A Beautiful Resistance, in a special collaboration with Reebok, celebrate Black History Month. Black Joy. Black Wellness. Black Futures.
See more from 'A Beautiful Resistance' Follow on Instagram

On the Street

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

Boston Globe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed
Similar to “right to forget” programs that have cropped up across the country, the undertaking is meant to address the lasting impact that stories about past embarrassments, mistakes, or minor crimes, forever online, can have on a person’s life.

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored — one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much
For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It’s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You’ll hear from both.

Comfort Zone

ASK MATTHEW

10 reader-approved TV shows for parents and tweens

We asked for suggestions, and from "Sherlock" to "Green Acres," readers responded.
COMFORT ZONE

Flock to these winter birding hot spots around Boston

Pete Gilmore, field trip coordinator for the Brookline Bird Club, shared his favorite local stops.
A.Z. MADONNA

What would Beethoven think of climate change? Composer Iman Habibi has a few ideas

Habibi's “Jeder Baum spricht” (”Every tree speaks”) is part of a new BSO Now program.
ASK MATTHEW

If you enjoyed ‘Your Honor,’ who am I to judge?

As a critic, I don’t pretend my opinions are the correct ones, or even the best ones; they’re just mine.
COMFORT ZONE

Tatiana de Rosnay on ‘Sarah’s Key,’ Boston memories, and her scary new novel

The author casts a wary eye on on the near-future in her new book, "Flowers of Darkness."
COMFORT ZONE

Stars to come out (remotely) for a new Boston clinic for homeless women

Renee Fleming, Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, Heather Headley, and others are slated to perform in a benefit for Health Care Without Walls.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Susan Hockfield and Ernest J. Moniz

George Shultz — an environmentalist and technologist ahead of his time
EDITORIAL

Restaurants don’t need indoor dining. They need a bailout.
Joan Vennochi

For Charlie Baker, ‘sorry’ is the hardest word
EDITORIAL

Despite census delays, accuracy must be the top goal of redistricting
EDITORIAL

Restaurants don’t need indoor dining. They need a bailout.
IDEAS | FRANK PASQUALE

Now that science fiction is reality, it’s time for new laws of robotics

STAT

The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond
In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care
The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients’ need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19’s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread
The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic
The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus — and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

magazine
My Boston History

We loved ‘The Nutcracker.’ We rejoiced at ‘Black Nativity’
My Boston History

Why New Edition’s breakout success meant so much to kids like me growing up in Roxbury

Perspective

Small businesses need help. And it’s time for insurance companies to pay up
Cooking

Egg recipes for when you’re scrambling for dinner

sports

Noble & Greenough’s Caroline Ducharme named to McDonald’s All-America girls’ basketball team

Road where Tiger Woods crashed is known for high speeds

Hingham boys’ hockey adds new honor: Patriot League champs

metro

Wellesley celebrates 50 years of local recycling program

Former Smith College employee will take claim of hostile environment for white workers to state

The company barely existed a year ago. Now, Curative is running half of the state’s mass vaccination sites

Nation

Mars rover’s giant parachute carried secret message

Family: Navy vet died after police knelt on his neck

Blinken, without leaving home, tries to mend fences with allies abroad

World

A digital firewall in Myanmar, built with guns and wire cutters

Israel gives vaccine to far-off allies, as Palestinians wait

Having won Syria’s war, Assad is mired in economic woes

politics

Senator Johnson falsely suggests Trump supporters weren't to blame for Capitol attacks

President Biden to visit storm-ravaged Texas on Friday

Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN ambassador

business

Behind the state’s ill-fated PrepMod deal

‘We will be louder’: Black Economic Council makes hires, sets $2 million fund-raising goal

Manion to head lobbying for Mass Audubon

lifestyle

Recipe: Wake up sleepy winter taste buds with carrot and beet salad bowls with citrus dressing

Recipe: The classic Turkish trio of lamb, eggplant, and tomatoes comes together in the Ottoman dish Sultan’s Delight

Flock to these winter birding hot spots around Boston

marijuana

New Jersey governor signs laws to set up marijuana market

Newton marijuana store seeks end to appointment-only rule, as nearby competition grows

Should psychedelic drugs be decriminalized in Mass.? Advocates see opening

opinion

The sad American truths the pandemic has revealed

Between mass vaccination sites and local centers, Mass. strains to find the right fit

Massachusetts’ vaccination rate is at risk of stalling out

food & dining

Celebrating the Irish poitín

Recipe: The classic Turkish trio of lamb, eggplant, and tomatoes comes together in the Ottoman dish Sultan’s Delight

Recipe: Tuck roasted red peppers, fennel, mayo, and provolone into these hearty vegetarian grinders

travel

Ted Cruz: Poster child for bad travel decisions

Here’s why you should dust off those cross-country skis this winter

There is so much Black history in Providence, and still so much to learn

Books

Tatiana de Rosnay on ‘Sarah’s Key,’ Boston memories, and her scary new novel

Four Takes: On Hollywood

Small town, many stories in ‘American Delirium’

Movies

Netflix documentary to examine the man at the center of the college admissions scandal

Turning 40: 1981 at the movies

A justice speaks; justice is elusive; justice is sought

Television

As McDormand eyes a third Oscar, ‘Olive Kitteridge’ deserves another look

If you enjoyed ‘Your Honor,’ who am I to judge?

This week’s TV: Take-it-or-leave-it binges, ‘Mr. Soul!,’ and a bicoastal Golden Globes

music

What would Beethoven think of climate change? Composer Iman Habibi has a few ideas

Boston Calling canceled again amid the coronavirus pandemic

BSO picks Gail Samuel, longtime LA Philharmonic executive, as its first woman president and CEO

Theater/Dance

Stars to come out (remotely) for a new Boston clinic for homeless women

Amid the biotechs in Kendall Square, a place for dance

A Strindberg adaptation unfolds before an all-seeing camera in ‘Julia’

globe local

Newton mayor asks residents for help in reporting potholes

Wellesley celebrates 50 years of local recycling program

Newton officials investigate letter sent to school employee as hateful act

Obituaries

Irvienne Goldson, health care ‘spirit warrior’ for women of color, dies at 60

Milford Graves, singular drummer and polymath, dies at 79

Arturo Di Modica, sculptor of Wall Street bull, dies at 80