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Mass. dramatically expands vaccine eligibility, adding those who are overweight to the list

The universe of Mass. residents eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine vastly expanded on Monday as appointments opened to people 55 and older and those with one qualifying health condition, which now includes those who are overweight.
The latest COVID-19 numbers from Mass. COVID-19 vaccine news, resources, and guidance More than 7,000 vaccine appointments will become available in R.I. Tuesday morning

Mass. logs 2,912 confirmed coronavirus cases, 43 deaths, after skipping a day of reporting

 I’m newly eligible for a COVID vaccine. Now what?

‘We all have a lot of work to do’ to overcome Boston’s reputation as a racist city, Janey says

Acting Mayor Kim Janey expressed hope Monday that a new campaign promoting neighborhoods of color to tourists will help alter the perception of Boston as a racist city, saying that “we all have a lot of work to do” to improve the situation.
Shirley Leung: Can Boston’s new ‘All Inclusive’ tourism campaign help change its racist image? Spotlight report: Boston. Racism. Image. Reality

Becker College in Worcester said it would close because of financial difficulties.
After years of struggle at Becker College, the pandemic was one hurdle too many
After years of struggle at Becker College, the pandemic was one hurdle too many

Becker College in Worcester to close this spring, officials say

DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presided on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.
Derek Chauvin violated department policy in kneeling on George Floyd’s neck, Minneapolis police chief testifies
Continuing to kneel on George Floyd’s neck once he was handcuffed behind his back and lying on his stomach was “in no way, shape or form” part of department policy or training, “and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values,” Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said.

Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
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Kevin Smith at a Mooby's pop-up.
Kevin Smith talks fast food ahead of his Boston pop-up restaurant ribbon-cutting
House of Blues Boston will transform into a pop-up Mooby’s, the fictional burger chain that appears in various Smith movies

Boston Globe Columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.
Boston Globe columnist wins News Leaders Association opinion prize
Boston Globe culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt has been awarded a prestigious prize from the News Leaders Association for her opinion writing.

Law firm concludes sexual assault allegations made against prominent BC theology professor were false

An outside law firm BC hired to investigate allegations that the professor sexually assaulted a woman when they were both graduate students at Notre Dame has concluded the accusations were false, the school said Monday in a statement.

Maine wardens rescue N.J. family lost on mountain; man saved after plunging into water during hike

Maine wardens conducted two rescues Saturday night, both of which officials said could’ve been avoided had hikers been properly prepared for the conditions in the mountains.
Mass. hiker falls off rock ledge after getting lost in N.H. state park

CDC updates COVID-19 guidance on cleaning and disinfecting homes and workplaces

The CDC updated its guidance on cleaning and disinfecting homes and facilities to reflect data that show the risk of transmitting COVID-19 through surfaces is low.

Arkansas governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban

Governor Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made Arkansas the first state to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth.

Sam Darnold.
Jets trade quarterback Sam Darnold to Panthers, per reports
In return, New York will receive three picks — a 2021 sixth-rounder, and a second- and fourth-round pick in 2022.

Harvey Weinstein.
Harvey Weinstein appeals sex crimes conviction over accusers’ testimony
Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer found guilty of two felony sex crimes last year, appealed his conviction Monday, saying several women who had accused him of sexual assault should never have been allowed to testify.

Opinion

A suit by Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby alleges that Donald Trump was guilty of “intentional, wanton and reckless conduct” as he “spurred” a violent crowd “already primed by his months of inflammatory rhetoric” to cause grave damage and injury to property and persons, including the two Capitol Officers, on Jan. 6.
Laurence H. Tribe

Capitol police have the best case against Trump for the insurrection

A no-frills lawsuit filed by two Capitol Police officers holds the greatest promise of making Trump pay for directing the violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
A rendering of Don Chiofaro's proposed tower. It doesn’t seem fair for developers to negotiate with the city for years and then find out all that time, energy, and money mean nothing because one state entity wrongly deferred decision-making to another.
Joan Vennochi

Boston needs believers like Don Chiofaro

Taylor Trudon

The kids are not OK
Mary Beth Tinker in 2013. Tinker was just 13 when she spoke out against the Vietnam War by wearing a black armband to her Iowa school in 1965. When the school suspended her, she took her free speech case all the way to the US Supreme Court and won.
Alex Beam

It’s ‘Bong Hits 4 Jesus’ all over again
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci listen as President Trump speaks at a coronavirus briefing at the White House on March 20, 2020.
EDITORIAL

Let’s hear the truth, for once, from former Trump officials

Recommended reads

Boston Globe Spotlight Report
Boston’s hospital chiefs moonlight on corporate boards at rates far beyond the national level
Hospital chiefs and trustees defend this as boosting public-private partnerships, but critics say these board positions — some paying millions of dollars — raise troubling issues of conflict of interest and hospital priorities.

‘We’re all waiting’: Businesses affected by car inspection pause hoping system gets fixed soon

Businesses that provide vehicle inspections in Massachusetts are “anxious” to resume offering the service, amid an ongoing problem with a Registry vendor that has shut down inspections for the past week in the Commonwealth and several other states, a trade group leader said Monday.

Books by Steinbeck, Alexie among those objected to in 2020

The American Library Association reported more than 270 challenges to books in 2020, from Toni Morrison's “The Bluest Eye” to Harper Lee's “To Kill a Mockingbird,” compared to 377 the year before.
The Battle For The GOP

‘An incredibly difficult balancing act’: Will Kevin McCarthy lead the fractious House Republicans to the majority?

McCarthy is positioning himself to reach his ultimate goal — speaker of the House — if he can navigate the land mines of being a Republican leader in the post-Trump era.
Yvonne Abraham

State has hopefully struck a fatal blow to Springfield power plant

The Department of Environmental Protection on Friday revoked its approval of the Springfield biomass-fired power plant, citing an overlong interruption in its construction.

metro

Becker College in Worcester said it would close because of financial difficulties.

After years of struggle at Becker College, the pandemic was one hurdle too many

After years of struggle at Becker College, the pandemic was one hurdle too many

Bad luck, a bad back, and some badly needed compassion

South Shore Health manager uncovers 30,000 counterfeit masks

Sports

The Rays had made three postseason appearances in the prior four years when they traded David Price at the 2014 deadline.
RED SOX

When imagining a way forward for Red Sox, think a remix on the Rays model

In the past 14 seasons, the Red Sox are just 3½ games better than the Rays in the regular season despite tripling their payroll some years.
High school football

Duxbury football will return to the field Friday night against rival Marshfield
Tara Sullivan

Welcome back, Jordan Spieth — you were missed; it’ll be good for golf if you’re in contention again at The Masters

business

Wayfair said it has committed $30 million to social impact investing, including $20 million for a development fund managed by the Local Initiatives Support Corp.

Wayfair joins companies investing in Black economic fund

Supreme Court rules for Google in closely watched tech copyright case

Biden summons public support as GOP bucks infrastructure

politics

The entrance to the Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas. More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Biden is handling waves of unaccompanied immigrant children arriving at the US-Mexico border, and his efforts on larger immigration policy aren’t polling as well as those on other top issues.

AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration

Yellen calls for minimum global corporate income tax

Supreme Court nixes Alex Jones’ appeal in Newtown shooting case

Living Arts

Louie Phipps, 9, has the stage to himself during a taping of a live performance at the Wang Theatre.
COMFORT ZONE

The Wang stage isn’t too big for 9-year-old Louie Phipps

ASK MATTHEW

Look behind the scenes for some great TV shows

Kevin Smith talks fast food ahead of his Boston pop-up restaurant ribbon-cutting

education

Becker College in Worcester said it would close because of financial difficulties.

After years of struggle at Becker College, the pandemic was one hurdle too many

Vaccine side effects lead to educator staff shortage in Connecticut

Most Mass. elementary schools return to full-time, in-person learning on Monday

rhode island

Elvin Toro, 26, a former Army medic, organized his syringes before administering the next dose at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island.
RI HEALTH

More than 7,000 vaccine appointments will become available in R.I. Tuesday morning

RI HEALTH

The director of the agency that runs Rhode Island’s ‘hospital of last resort’ resigns
RHODE MAP

Rhode Island’s most vaccinated cities and towns

Newton

video

Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE
Hikers took in views from the boardwalk at Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk.
5 boardwalks to elevate the hiking experience
These trails are accessible, kid-friendly, and just a skip from Boston.

TELEVISION
From left: Brennan Hepler (whose stage name is Beane), Grace Kinstler, and Colin Jamieson have made the Top 24 on "American Idol."
3 singers with Boston ties advance to ‘American Idol’ all-star duets
Locals will sing April 4 and 5 with Joss Stone, Josh Groban, and Tori Kelly.

Einat Cohen's “Royal & Gold Textured Bell-Shaped Earrings,” made with tyvek paper and resin.
CraftBoston permanently hangs its sign online
A forever version of the popular expo kicks off with an online earrings show.

FIRST PERSON
Online museum tours have been big during the pandemic.
Even in a year of staying put, I’ve gone far and wide — and even learned to folk dance
I’m taking full advantage of the virtual content that organizations have been offering during the pandemic. And it has gotten me through what would otherwise be a lonely time.

Text and photographs from MARTHA STEWART’S VERY GOOD THINGS. Copyright © 2021 by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Martha Stewart wants to help you turn up the charming
The gorgeous "Martha Stewart's Very Good Things" is packed with lovely little lifehacks for your home.

Special Projects

The Globe launches Project Takeout, an effort to help restaurants make it to the other side of this pandemic.
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

A man repacked the food he got from a food pantry on Broadway in Chelsea. Chelsea has been one of the places in Greater Boston hardest hit by the pandemic.

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength
A mural on the side of the Mayor Bill Carpenter Garage in Brockton.

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation
Evening light sets upon stores and restaurants on Hancock Street in Quincy Center.

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

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

More

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

Mary Beth Tinker in 2013. Tinker was just 13 when she spoke out against the Vietnam War by wearing a black armband to her Iowa school in 1965. When the school suspended her, she took her free speech case all the way to the US Supreme Court and won.
Alex Beam

It’s ‘Bong Hits 4 Jesus’ all over again
A report from the MBA urges Governor Charlie Baker to adopt new guidelines that would prioritize clemency for victims of domestic violence, those convicted at a very young age, and those who are now elderly, frail, or chronically ill.
EDITORIAL

State parole board, clemency process need reform
A woman is administered the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by a medical technician in Bates Memorial Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky.
Tamara Rushovich and Sarah S. Richardson

The intersection of Black women, COVID, and death rates
Amazon headquarters in Seattle.
IDEAS | BRIAN ALEXANDER

If you think the health care industry is unhealthy now, just wait till Amazon gets in deeper
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci listen as President Trump speaks at a coronavirus briefing at the White House on March 20, 2020.
EDITORIAL

Let’s hear the truth, for once, from former Trump officials

Bystanders watch as demonstrators march against anti-Asian violence in New York City on March 27.
IDEAS | NOAH Y. KIM

The power and the perils of an Asian American political awakening

STAT

Road ahead illo
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.

Ahoskie Mayor Weyling White, left, and Hertford County Magistrate Deborah Morrison, right, pose for a portrait on railroad tracks that divide the predominantly White and predominantly Black parts of town in Ahoskie, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo © Landon Bost 2020)
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.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12: People walk through the snow and sleet in Manhattan on February 12, 2019 in New York City. New York City, in a winter that has been light on snow this season, is expected to receive two inches of snow before the storm moves later this evening. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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.

Boston, MA -- 06/04/2020 -- Yoldana Desir displays a photograph of her late sister, Marie Deus, who died of Covid-19, after contracting it as a food service worker at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
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
Malcolm Cawthorne at Brookline High School.
on the cover

The exhaustion of being a Black teacher in a school when you’re one of too few educators of color

Illustration of someone shoveling piles of money.
Excerpt

The costs of a secretive ‘wealth defense industry’ of shell companies, offshore tax havens, and empty luxury condos

An illustration of a pair of scissors cutting through a pair of blue and white checked boxer shorts.
Connections

What would it take to teach my son not to leave his boxers on the bathroom floor?
Rigatoni With Roman Broccoli Sauce.
Cooking

Recipes: Pasta dishes that take a break from red sauce

sports

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics matched their season high with 35 assists in Friday night's win over the Rockets.

How the Celtics’ increased ball movement is helping their offense

Jets trade quarterback Sam Darnold to Panthers, per reports

How worried should we be about the Red Sox’ 0-3 start?

metro

Christopher Lebel, wrapped in a sleeping bag, walking out with assistance through the woods to a waiting ATV.

Maine wardens rescue N.J. family lost on mountain; man saved after plunging into water during hike

Mass. hiker falls off rock ledge after getting lost in N.H. state park

Mass. dramatically expands vaccine eligibility, adding those who are overweight to the list

Nation

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presided on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.

Derek Chauvin violated department policy in kneeling on George Floyd’s neck, Minneapolis police chief testifies

Mass. logs 2,912 confirmed coronavirus cases, 43 deaths, after skipping a day of reporting

Corporations gave more than $50 million to backers of voting restriction, report finds

World

Bahrain’s Everest expedition climbers worked out at a gym in Kathmandu, on March 26, 2021, before heading to the Everest region.

As climbers return to Everest, an already dangerous ascent becomes extra perilous

US looks to build on secret portions of Taliban deal to reduce violence

Hymns through masks: Christians mark another pandemic Easter

politics

The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court dismisses case over Trump and Twitter critics

Biden’s big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade

Biden steps up federal efforts to combat domestic extremism

business

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

Yellen seeks minimum corporate tax rate wordlwide, warns slow pace of vaccinations may hurt economy

Amazon illegally fired activist workers, labor board finds

Can Boston’s new ‘All Inclusive’ tourism campaign help change its racist image?

lifestyle

Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz's Weston home sold on March 31, 2021.

David Ortiz’s Weston home sold for $3.5 million. Take a look inside

As Boston ice cream shop J.P. Licks celebrates its 40th anniversary, expect ‘flavors from the vault’

Wife wants to go on a college tour with her ex

marijuana

New York legalizes recreational marijuana

Prominent executive at NETA parent company fired after husband opens competing marijuana store

New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana

opinion

A rendering of Don Chiofaro's proposed tower. It doesn’t seem fair for developers to negotiate with the city for years and then find out all that time, energy, and money mean nothing because one state entity wrongly deferred decision-making to another.

Boston needs believers like Don Chiofaro

Capitol police have the best case against Trump for the insurrection

The intersection of Black women, COVID, and death rates

food & dining

Kevin Smith at a Mooby's pop-up.

Kevin Smith talks fast food ahead of his Boston pop-up restaurant ribbon-cutting

As Boston ice cream shop J.P. Licks celebrates its 40th anniversary, expect ‘flavors from the vault’

Breweries team up for a Travis Roy tribute beer

travel

The author’s son, Sam Wright, 9, explores a wintery landscape while hiking along the Nooksack River in Washington’s Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, during a winter camping trip in February.

Reflecting on a winter of snow camping and its many peaceful pleasures

Love animals? Here are some things not to do on your next vacation

When she needs a break, she zips down to the Cape for a lobster roll

Books

This combination photo shows authors Harper Lee, left, and Toni Morrison, whose books, “To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Bluest Eye” were among the more than 270 challenged books in 2020.

Books by Steinbeck, Alexie among those objected to in 2020

A new biography presents the unvarnished Philip Roth, revealing a complex man

Andrea Lee on living in Italy, and reading in English

Movies

Michelle Pfeiffer in "French Exit."

Michelle Pfeiffer on making an entrance in ‘French Exit’

Ken Burns: many hours, special moments

Oscar shorts nominees; madame, he’s Adam

Television

Jeffrey Tambor, Penny Johnson Jerald, and Gary Shandling in "The Larry Sanders Show."

Look behind the scenes for some great TV shows

This week’s TV: ‘Hemingway’ arrives, ‘Shameless’ leaves, and ‘Game of Thrones’ heads to the stage

Daniel Kaluuya highlights racism in Boston during ‘SNL’ debut

music

Louie Phipps, 9, has the stage to himself during a taping of a live performance at the Wang Theatre.

The Wang stage isn’t too big for 9-year-old Louie Phipps

Maxwell’s slow-burning debut still simmers after 25 years

Rickie Lee Jones, memoirist: candid, cosmic, and so cool

Theater/Dance

The renowned Shakespeare & Company theater group in Massachusetts plans to resume live, in-person performances this summer with a production of “King Lear,” starring Christopher Lloyd (pictured). The organization said in a statement this week that “King Lear” will run July 2 through Aug. 29.

Shakespeare & Company to resume live, in-person performances this summer

From the lived experiences of scientists, Melinda Lopez crafts ‘Young Nerds of Color’

Reagle Music Theatre founder Robert J. Eagle to retire after 52 years

globe local

Fire crews from Somerville, Cambridge, and Malden battled a four-alarm fire in Somerville, near Davis Square.

Four-alarm fire in Somerville quickly extinguished

‘Death didn’t have the final say’: Easter delivers a message of hope after a year filled with despair

Should Massachusetts require auto insurers to refund premiums with people driving less during the pandemic?

Obituaries

This Jan. 1990 file photo shows playwright Arthur Kopit in Los Angeles.

Arthur Kopit dies at 83; playwright was a Tony nominee, Pulitzer finalist

Constance Demby, prominent New Age composer, dies at 81

Michael Friedlander, urban architect of offbeat designs, dies at 63