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‘You are my sunshine’: For nursing homes, COVID-19 vaccinations bring hope amid an uncertain future
No corner of Massachusetts life was more devastated by the coronavirus a year ago than long-term care. And none has seen infection rates drop faster since COVID-19 vaccines rolled out at the end of last year.

See more vaccine news, resources, and guidance

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK | DEVRA FIRST
When we all gather again in restaurants, we will do so changed
It’s been a long, difficult year, one during which we've lost loved ones, experiences, and connections. And we've learned a lot, including how much restaurants mean to us, and how challenging the restaurant business is.

They’re back: Boston-area restaurants are reopening

After a ‘significant’ outbreak of COVID-19 cases among Swampscott students, officials urge unvaccinated residents to get tested
An outbreak of COVID-19 cases among Swampscott High School students following a recent off-campus event is having a widespread impact across the town, forcing officials to switch the school to remote learning while also urging any unvaccinated resident to get tested for the deadly virus as soon as possible.

UMASS 1, UMASS LOWELL 0

UMass men capture first ever Hockey East championship in tightly-contested battle vs. UMass Lowell

Jake Gaudet's first-period goal at 15:32 proved to be the winner for the No. 3 seed Minutemen.

Tom Brady’s one-time condo in Back Bay is now on the market

Boston’s Burrage Mansion, where former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady used to live, has an opening.
Peter Abraham | On Baseball

The latest projection on the Red Sox roster for Opening Day

There is still competition for two or three spots, but the starting rotation appears set.
Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
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Rallies in Atlanta, nation against hate after spa shootings
A diverse crowd gathered Saturday near the Georgia state Capitol to demand justice for the victims of recent shootings at massage businesses and to denounce racism, xenophobia, and misogyny.

In city after city, police completely mishandled Black Lives Matter protests
For many long weeks last summer, protesters in American cities faced off against their own police forces in what proved to be, for major law enforcement agencies across the country, a startling display of violence and disarray.

After a year off stage, 2021’s Youth America Grand Prix is more than just a competition for young dancers
The Youth America Grand Prix semi-final was moved to a larger theater in Worcester this year despite having fewer contestants; another mark of a pandemic that has kept dancers like 12-year-old Clementine Perrott of Holliston off stage for an entire year.

Mass. political trailblazer Betty Taymor celebrated at age 100
Betty Taymor is widely cited as a trailblazer in Massachusetts politics for a career that stretches back to the late 1940s, and is being celebrated by generations of Mass. politicians.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
Why Deshaun Watson, facing allegations, should rescind his trade request and remain with the Texans
Given the legal issues — seven lawsuits have been filed against the quarterback as of Friday — it’s tough to see another team giving up a massive trade package, and it’s hard to believe the Texans would get their most competitive offer for Watson now.

Shrewsbury woman who died Friday with daughter identified by authorities
The Worcester district attorney’s office identified the woman as Jihyun Lee, 49, but did not provide information on how she or her daughter died, citing an ongoing investigation.

Miami Beach to spring breakers: No more late-night partying

The city of Miami Beach, worried about big crowds filling the streets of South Beach and the threat of a resurgent coronavirus, moved up its curfew Saturday in an effort to shut down late-night spring break partying it said had gotten out of control.

Two Mass. hikers found dead in Acadia National Park
The 28-year-old man and the 30-year-old woman from Rutland were found by searchers late Saturday morning on Dorr Mountain, the National Park Service said.

Opinion

IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Just what is the BettyLab cooking up for girls?

A new kitchen-science initiative brings back the troublesome history of home economics.
EDITORIAL

Stop the filibuster’s stranglehold on civil rights

IDEAS | VICTOR BENJAMIN

Divisive, demoralizing bots are winning, so big tech needs to think bigger
JEFF JACOBY

This is no time to bring back earmarks

Elissa Ely

Gather in and pause
A collaboration between BU's Center for Antiracist Research and The Boston Globe's Opinion team.
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Police have long had a haphazard, lax response to domestic violence within the ranks
Experts say domestic abuse within policing is vastly underreported and often overlooked by those in power.

Globe Magazine

How a college dropout in New Hampshire found a Shakespeare secret all the PhDs missed

Dennis McCarthy, a self-taught scholar working from his dinner table, is challenging decades of scholarship on the origins of the Bard’s greatest work.
SHIRLEY LEUNG

After Atlanta slayings, this time needs to be different for Asian Americans

History keeps repeating itself because Asian Americans suffer from structural invisibility. This country needs to realize that many groups are targets of hate, and discrimination against Asian Americans counts.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

COVID is still with us. So are the bread lines

As millions across the country line up for COVID vaccines, millions are still lining up for help feeding their families.
MUSIC

Strike up the band! Live music will return to Tanglewood this summer

In another sign the pandemic is slowly loosening its grip on the region, the Boston Symphony Orchestra announced that live music will return to Tanglewood this summer for a shortened festival season in the Berkshires, a hopeful note after more than a year without live performances.

metro

Tom Brady’s one-time condo in Back Bay is now on the market

Boston’s Burrage Mansion, where former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady used to live, has an opening.

Mass. political trailblazer Betty Taymor celebrated at age 100

After a year off stage, 2021’s Youth America Grand Prix is more than just a competition for young dancers

Sports

Sports Log

Slovakian Petra Vlhova secures overall skiing title

Vlhova became the first Slovakian to be crowned the best all-around skier.
NFL notebook

Free agent WR Kenny Golladay reaches agreement with Giants

Wisconsin defeats Northeastern in overtime to claim women’s NCAA hockey championship

business

Larry Culp is the GE CEO who would rather hang out on the factory floor

What’s in the stimulus package for you?

The stimulus is giving a lot of money directly to people who need it. Now what?

politics

Biden administration faces criticism amid an increase of migrants at Mexico border

Five will exit White House over past use of marijuana

Investigators have no evidence yet for Atlanta-area hate crime charge, source says

Living Arts

DEVRA FIRST

When we all gather again in restaurants, we will do so changed
OUTDOORS

Imagination reigns on the lawns of Watertown with YardArt project

Could I have been more patient about the bad timing?

education

New federal guidance supports what Mass. school officials said for months: 3 feet of distance between most students can be enough

Boston Public Schools hit highest-ever four-year graduation rate in 2020

CDC changes school distancing guidance, recommending 3 feet between students instead of 6 feet

rhode island

RI POLITICS

Fierce divisions as hundreds testify on gun legislation in Rhode Island

RI POLITICS

R.I. poised to pass ‘Act on Climate’ bill, making carbon reduction goals mandatory
RI BUSINESS

Three generations later, a family’s jewelry factory thrives in Rhode Island

Newton

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Comfort Zone

OUTDOORS
Imagination reigns on the lawns of Watertown with YardArt project
More than 120 residences are festooned with original artwork for the inaugural YardArt Watertown.

NAMES
Marty Walsh goes to Washington with a new ‘mayoral portrait’
The small canvas painting features a graphic-style deception of Walsh’s face over the American flag.

MUSEUMS
MFA keeps up the Impressionism with second Monet show
"Legacy Illuminated" will feature fewer Monets but more historical context.

IN THE FAMILY WAY
In the rush to resume normalcy, don’t overlook your teenager’s mental health
Puberty is tough enough. Now add in a pandemic. Here are five things to keep in mind.

Make the most of spring muck
There are plenty of ways to enjoy New England’s mud season. Here are some ideas.

Special Projects

PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST

Project takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.
See the full project

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

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

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Jeneé Osterheldt
A Beautiful Resistance
Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

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.

Globe Spotlight Investigation
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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Plymouth DA evades the sunshine
Bill McKibben

Harvard tries to subvert votes too
EDITORIAL

Donald Trump should make a high-profile effort to get his supporters vaccinated

Alex Beam

Gimme credit!
Marcela García

More stonewalling from the Boston police
IDEAS | ANDY ROSEN

The next pandemic challenge: Reacquainting ourselves with everyday risks

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?

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Perspective

I’m Asian American and racism makes COVID-19 more than a pandemic for me
Globe Magazine

Inside the effort to build trust in COVID vaccines
Joanna Weiss

I’m keeping an Instagram pandemic diary. When should I stop?
COOKING

Recipes: Three creamy vegetable soups with a twist: no dairy necessary

sports

UMass men capture first ever Hockey East championship in tightly-contested battle vs. UMass Lowell

LeBron James sprains right ankle in loss, out indefinitely

Pandemic doesn’t diminish quality of games as NCAA tournament returned to the court

metro

Grandmother reunites with family after vaccination

UMass Amherst plans to hold four in-person commencements in May with no guests

George Bass, archaeologist of the ocean floor, dies at 88

Nation

Miami Beach to spring breakers: No more late-night partying

Prosecutor: Man accused of 1 murder says he really killed 16

Rallies in Atlanta, nation against hate after spa shootings

World

Return of traffic cops to landmark piazza brings unlikely joy in Rome

Palestinian hamlet embodies fight for the West Bank’s future

Strong quake shakes Japan; minor injuries, no major damage

politics

Report: Current aide accuses Cuomo of sex harassment

Several dozen House Democrats call for expulsion of Marjorie Taylor Greene from House

Biden slips while boarding Air Force One; White House says he’s ’100 percent’ fine

business

Passenger travel at Logan is beginning to pick up

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down for some users

Scientist behind coronavirus vaccine says next target is cancer

lifestyle

In the rush to resume normalcy, don’t overlook your teenager’s mental health

Vincent’s replaces Cafe du Pays, Uni takes to the streets, and ‘Top Chef’ contestant Carl Dooley lands at Mooncusser

Janet Wu on Africa, Asia, a bar with good onions, and being a grandmother

marijuana

Marijuana-infused ice cream is coming to a dispensary near you, just in time for summer

A green wave? Mexico’s marijuana market may be middling

Mexico set to legalize marijuana, becoming world’s largest market

opinion

Stop the filibuster’s stranglehold on civil rights

Just what is the BettyLab cooking up for girls?

This is no time to bring back earmarks

food & dining

When we all gather again in restaurants, we will do so changed

Vincent’s replaces Cafe du Pays, Uni takes to the streets, and ‘Top Chef’ contestant Carl Dooley lands at Mooncusser

A Palestinian cook is serving specialties from home in his Natick cafe

travel

Janet Wu on Africa, Asia, a bar with good onions, and being a grandmother

Make the most of spring muck

How to use your travel vouchers and credits

Books

From Bowie to Beyoncé, Berklee authors look at musicians as models of innovation

Recalling a medium’s first ladies in ‘When Women Invented Television’

A new biography gives us Francis Bacon in full

Movies

The play’s the thing? Not always on screen it isn’t

Zack, Joss, and me

Looking at this year’s Oscar final five

Television

New Apple TV+ series may have a ‘Forever’ feel

Flashbacks and flash-forwards are the latest trend in giving TV viewers a headache

Matthew McConaughey returns to HBO — and a breakthrough role

music

Strike up the band! Live music will return to Tanglewood this summer

The era of genius worship must end with James Levine

Scullers joins five other East Coast clubs for a virtual jazzfest

Theater/Dance

‘The Conjurors’ Club’ is not quite magical enough

Jacob’s Pillow is a go with an all-outdoor dance festival

In ‘A Brimful of Asha’ and ‘The Pink Unicorn,’ mothers grapple with the independence and identities of their children

globe local

Tom Brady’s one-time condo in Back Bay is now on the market

Somerville builds for future with $256 million high school

Should sports betting be legalized in Massachusetts?

Obituaries

George Bass, archaeologist of the ocean floor, dies at 88

Spring comes bounding into view

Marianne Carus, whose Cricket magazine reached young readers, dies at 92