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A year after election, Boston officials recounted the vote. Now, the top vote-getter is suing to be seated

An obscure election for a seat on the GOP state committee is at the center of an unusual — and messy — legal battle that has entangled the City of Boston, Secretary of State William F. Galvin, and the Massachusetts Republican Party.

Obituary
Mr. Mondale, campaigning with his running mate, Geraldine Ferraro, in Portland, Ore.
Walter F. Mondale, Jimmy Carter’s vice president, dies at 93
Mr. Mondale served under Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981 and was the Democratic nominee for president in 1984, losing in a historic landslide to Ronald Reagan.

Jimmy Carter leads tributes to Walter F. Mondale

Could outdoor mask mandates get dropped in the coming weeks? One expert thinks so

Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, says that states may soon drop their outdoor mask-wearing mandates — and it makes sense.
Colleges are starting to require student vaccinations

A new Mass. women’s prison may have disastrous consequences for poor and Black communities for decades, advocates say

A group of activists and lawmakers is challenging the construction of a women’s prison in Norfolk, saying the move would have detrimental effects on the women and their families, and that the money could be better spent elsewhere.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) has the ball knocked out of his hands by Chicago Bulls forward Garrett Temple (17) during fourth quarter NBA action at TD Garden.
Gary Washburn | BULLS 102, CELTICS 96

Loss to Bulls exposes areas Celtics must get cleaned up

The lesson learned Monday should be valuable because Chicago coach Billy Donovan played Tatum and Brown like playoff teams will.
Fans protested outside Elland Road stadium in Leeds against Liverpool's decision to be included amongst the clubs attempting to form a new European Super League.

Fenway Sports Group facing serious backlash from livid Liverpool fans over break from Champions League

Dave Powell, Liverpool Echo, business of football reporter: “I think this is probably a decision which will be irreversible for Fenway Sports Group in terms of their relationship with Liverpool fans.”
The Red Sox kept the traditional morning start for their Patriots Day game, even though there was no Boston Marathon being run.
Peter Abraham | RED SOX 11, WHITE SOX 4

Monday was a shot in the arm for Red Sox in more ways than one

Some players received vaccinations — with more scheduled for Wednesday — after an enjoyable victory at Fenway Park.
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Emily and Greg wave to their virtual guests moments after getting married in their family's backyard.
Forget the conga line and bring a mask. Large weddings planned for 2021 will look different
Local vendors say their schedules are almost booked for the rest of the year, with their first triple-digit guest-list weddings since the pandemic scheduled for as soon as this summer.

In addition to her many other accomplishments, Dr. Barbara Rockett was a fine equestrian.
Dr. Barbara Rockett, first female president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, dies at 89
While raising five children, Dr. Rockett helped pioneer the work-life balance for women in the medical field.

Tom and Kristin Cressotti, joined by their daughter, Ella, 5, encourage their son, Cade, 2 months, to smile for a photo outside their home.
As the gender reveal party death toll mounts, people ask ‘Why???’
Wildfires, malfunctioning explosive devices, a plane crash. Are gender reveal parties cursed?

A sign outside the Rotunda memorialized US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick.
Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of stroke one day after Jan. 6 attack, D.C. chief medical examiner rules
The determination of a natural cause of death means the medical examiner found that a medical condition alone caused Sicknick’s death — it was not brought on by an injury.

Tom Brady (center) caught Inter Miami FC's matchup against the Los Angeles Galaxy Sunday in Fort Lauderdale.
Tom Brady says he’ll be ready for Bucs minicamp after undergoing knee surgery
If Tampa Bay holds a minicamp — some teams' players are opting out of the offseason program — Brady expects to be in attendance.

John Mandelman, vice president and chief scientist of the New England Aquarium's Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, with Alissa Peterson, SeaAhead cofounder, at the aquarium pier.
New England Aquarium partners with SeaAhead to launch ocean-centric startups
The ocean is a massive ecosystem, so why shouldn’t it have a startup ecosystem all its own? That’s the thinking behind the new BlueSwell Incubator Program hosted by the New England Aquarium and SeaAhead, a local “bluetech” business group that works with maritime-focused startups.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

There’s too much secrecy in state government. It’s time for a constitutional amendment to change that

Many of the documents that are readily accessible to the public in other states are off-limits here.
Migrants from Central American countries wait to be taken to a Border Patrol intake station after being smuggled across the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas, on March 30.
MARCELA GARCÍA

A young migrant’s perilous journey and the cost of inaction
Students sit separated by plastic dividers during lunch at Wyandotte County High School in Kansas City, Kan. on the first day of in-person learning on March 31.
Paul Reville

Pandemic learning loss can be a post-pandemic opportunity for education reforms
In this image taken from courtroom video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as his attorney, Eric Nelson, gives his closing defense argument Monday at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd.
Joan Vennochi

Believe what you saw. Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd
People are checked for a Florida ID as they enter a mass site to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on March 9 in Miami.
Harald Schmidt and Rebecca Weintraub

An ID shouldn’t be a requirement for the COVID vaccine

Recommended reads

An artist's rendering of the Fenway Center project, being built with air rights above the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Approaching Boston from the west will never be the same: Long-planned Fenway Center is about to rise
The Fenway Center project will put a two-acre deck, followed by a 350-foot tower, above the Massachusetts Turnpike between Brookline Avenue and Beacon Street.

Needham officials hope to block Amazon facility from prominent Route 128 site

“That’s really the gateway to Needham,” said Greg Reibman, president of the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber. “You want something aspirational to appear in that spot, not a big warehouse with trucks coming in at all hours of the day.”
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Mass. education commissioner recommends vocational school admissions changes to boost fairness

Massachusetts’ education commissioner, Jeff Riley, has proposed changes to vocational-technical school admissions aimed at giving disadvantaged students a better shot at attending the coveted schools.
Shirley Leung

Elderly Asian Americans are living in fear as assaults, confrontations soar. A retiree worries: ‘If people beat me, I can die right away’

If white seniors had been the victims, this country would have declared a national emergency by now.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A year ago she had COVID. Now she’s having a baby

Coronavirus taught Nancy Fields not to take life for granted.

metro

In addition to her many other accomplishments, Dr. Barbara Rockett was a fine equestrian.

Dr. Barbara Rockett, first female president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, dies at 89

While raising five children, Dr. Rockett helped pioneer the work-life balance for women in the medical field.
CORONAVIRUS

R.I. residents age 16 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine. But are they signing up?

A year after election, Boston officials recounted the vote. Now, the top vote-getter is suing to be seated

Sports

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) has the ball knocked out of his hands by Chicago Bulls forward Garrett Temple (17) during fourth quarter NBA action at TD Garden.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Loss to Bulls exposes areas Celtics must get cleaned up

The lesson learned Monday should be valuable because Chicago coach Billy Donovan played Tatum and Brown like playoff teams will.
Bulls 102, Celtics 96

Celtics stumble in spirited battle vs. Bulls and other observations
MONDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

No stopping Aamir Johnson in East Boston’s run to City League North title

business

In this March 30, 2021, file photo, a banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.

Amazon accused of corrupting the union voting process at an Alabama warehouse

BAA extends deal with Adidas

Bain Capital commits $4m to help the Boston nonprofit GreenLight Fund expand nationally

politics

Mr. Mondale, campaigning with his running mate, Geraldine Ferraro, in Portland, Ore.
Obituary

Walter F. Mondale, Jimmy Carter’s vice president, dies at 93

Activists see political motivations behind wave of GOP bills targeting transgender kids

In an interview, former president George W. Bush talks of ‘compassionate conservatives,’ his belief in unification

Living Arts

Love Letters
LOVE LETTERS

There’s sexual tension with my coworker
COMFORT ZONE

Some shows are meant to be binged, not savored
COMFORT ZONE

This musical journey around the globe comes once a month in a box

education

Northeastern University is one of at least 20 colleges or universities that have announced students are required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus before returning to campus in the fall.

Colleges are starting to require student vaccinations

Massachusetts, other states need to increase spending for preschools, report says
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Mass. education commissioner recommends vocational school admissions changes to boost fairness

rhode island

Angelica Romero, 30, is inoculated with the Moderna Vaccine for Covid-19 by pharmacy student Kayla Sepe at Central Falls High School in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
CORONAVIRUS

R.I. residents age 16 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine. But are they signing up?
RI NEWS

Parking fees could go up at R.I.’s Misquamicut State Beach and Lot G in the Port of Galilee in 2021
RI POLITICS

In Central Falls, Maria Rivera is a hands-on mayor

Newton

video

Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE
Safiya Leslie
This musical journey around the globe comes once a month in a box
Berklee grad Safiya Leslie — a singer/songwriter and entrepreneur — is giving world music fans a chance to explore the sounds of a different country each month through her Safiya’s World Music Tour Playlist subscription boxes.

COMFORT ZONE
People in Boston and beyond can grab a free BlueBike to reach their vaccination site starting April 19.
Take a free Bluebike to your COVID-19 vaccine appointment
The complimentary trips will be available in Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Newton, Revere, Somerville, and Watertown.

COMFORT ZONE
Volunteer Coordinator Carol Carlson will read “Carl and the Meaning of Life” by Deborah Freedman and “Trees Make Perfect Pets” by Paul Czajak and Cathy Gendron at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Eight Earth Day events for the whole family
From your backyard to your favorite trail, enjoy these virtual (or socially distanced) events that make you proud to be an earthling.

COMFORT ZONE
Some of Carol Resende's propagating plants.
How houseplant propagation kept some Bostonians well-rooted through the pandemic
Enthusiasts regularly trade clippings and solicit gardening advice on Facebook groups like Boston Plant Swap. Instagram accounts devoted to succulent propagation have picked up thousands of followers, and “plantfluencers” are finding fertile ground on TikTok for doling out gardening advice.

Families can immediately purchase timed tickets for Saturdays and Sundays next month, with extended hours arriving in June.
Boston Children’s Museum brings back play with reopening in May
Families can immediately purchase timed tickets for Saturdays and Sundays next month, with extended hours arriving in June.

Special Projects

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.
See the full project Follow @abeautifulresistance on Instagram

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

PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST
The Globe launches Project Takeout, an effort to help restaurants make it to the other side of this pandemic.
Get takeout. It’s your civic duty.
Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.

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.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Steven Prescod as Tereek (left) and Robert Tarango as Artie, in a scene from "Feeling Through."
Dave Power

What TikTok users who doubt Helen Keller can learn this Oscar season
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Isreal (center) attends a Memorial Day ceremony honoring Israel's fallen soldiers, in Jerusalem, April 14.
EDITORIAL

Biden must be blunt with Israel about the Iran deal
L. Rafael Reif

The ‘super wicked problem’ of climate change is our Earthshot
Pump jacks and wind turbines are visible inside of a cotton field near Lamesa, Texas, in 2015.
Frances Moore Lappé

It’s not too late to make a difference on the climate crisis
Smoke billows from a Marathon Petroleum refinery near a neighborhood in southwest Detroit.
Alex Papali and Rebecca Herst

Infrastructure investments move us toward an equitable climate resilient future
ideas

The Future of Work

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
Drawing of a young girl with a net trying to capture butterflies or something.
School Vacation

15 last-minute ideas for things to do with kids on school vacation
MassArt student Bobbi Colburn wearing a face mask she created.
College & COVID

‘There’s so much beautiful work that’s come out of this’: College art students in the COVID era
MISS CONDUCT

Advice: How do you handle shower invitations for pandemic-style weddings?
Authors Live in Your Living Room features Adrian Miller, author of "Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue," on April 15.
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do, April 12-25

sports

Nate Eovaldi has been on the attack this season, fanning 24 hitters -- including 10 on Monday against the White Sox -- against just four walks in a 3-1 start.

Finesse figuring in to Nate Eovaldi’s varied attack from the mound

Yankees sticking together, stressing lack of panic amid worst start in decades

U.S. Open to allow COVID-19 tested spectators

metro

Firefighters responded to a fire on Meacham Road in Cambridge on Monday.

Three-alarm fire reported at North Cambridge home; more than $1 million in damages

A new Mass. women’s prison may have disastrous consequences for poor and Black communities for decades, advocates say

Boston City Council to mull moving Sept. 21 preliminary election up a week

Nation

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) joined demonstrators in a protest outside the Brooklyn Center police station on April 17, 2021 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

Judge addresses Representative Waters’ comments on Chauvin trial as Republican criticism mounts

Judge jails two Proud Boys leaders tied to Capitol insurrection

Out of sight but center stage, jurors weigh murder case against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death

World

Exterior view of the European Medicines Agency, EMA, in Amsterdam's business district, Netherlands, Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

EU regulator prepares to issue advice on use of J&J vaccine

A Cuba without a Castro? A country steps into the unknown

Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for prime minister

politics

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is held by pharmacist Madeline Acquilano at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn. U.S. on March 3, 2021.

Half of US adults now have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot

One America News Network stays true to Trump

GOP White House hopefuls move forward as Trump considers run

business

Funding for women-focused digital-health startups rose 105 percent last year, according to Rock Health, a San Francisco-based seed and early-stage venture fund.

Women’s digital health startups reap record VC funding on COVID surge

2 US agencies send teams to probe Tesla crash with no driver

New England Aquarium partners with SeaAhead to launch ocean-centric startups

lifestyle

Tom and Kristin Cressotti, joined by their daughter, Ella, 5, encourage their son, Cade, 2 months, to smile for a photo outside their home.

As the gender reveal party death toll mounts, people ask ‘Why???’

Police: Stalker arrested at Taylor Swift’s New York building

Memorabilia from Springsteen to ‘Phantom’ set for auction

marijuana

Jennifer Flanagan speaks during a meeting of the commission in Worcester in February 2020.

Cannabis Commissioner Jennifer Flanagan to resign from state marijuana board

Mass. cannabis commission launching online catalog of marijuana products

Marijuana store sues Haverhill, saying steep ‘impact’ fees are not justified

opinion

There’s too much secrecy in state government. It’s time for a constitutional amendment to change that

Pandemic learning loss can be a post-pandemic opportunity for education reforms

A young migrant’s perilous journey and the cost of inaction

food & dining

A beer from Night Shift Brewing.

Crave comes to Allston, breweries launch beer gardens, and the South End welcomes a brasserie

Baseball packages, New England rail travel, and a food lover’s road trip

Cicada Coffee Bar: a restaurant, a cafe, a community

travel

People wait in line at National rental agency in the Miami International Airport Car Rental Center on April 12, in Miami. Customers are finding that car rental agencies have limited or no supply of vehicles as people begin traveling again after being locked down during the pandemic.

Why your next rental car might cost more than a plane ticket

All is not lost at The Lost Kitchen, as chef Erin French adjusts and reinvents, yet again

Chris Wallace on ear plugs, his Globe years, and that time he went to Russia right after a tough Putin interview

Books

Brave women fighting Nazis in ‘The Light of Days’

For Ruth Ware, it was the year reading ‘got squeezed into odd corners’

This thing called life in Elizabeth McCracken’s ‘The Souvenir Museum’

Movies

When the Oscars broadcast begins April 25 on ABC, there won’t be an audience. For the producers, the challenges of COVID are an opportunity to, finally, rethink the Oscars.

The pandemic has upended the Oscars. Good, producers say

When Orson Welles doesn’t make the cut

Doc Talk: bearing witness, creating Oz, watching whales

Television

Phoebe Dynevor and Rege-Jean Page in a scene from Netflix's "Bridgerton," among the many streaming series engineered for binge-watching.

Some shows are meant to be binged, not savored

This week’s TV: The Oscars at long last, Earth Day shows, and a new Ed Helms comedy

‘Call My Agent’ gets a fifth season — and more

music

Safiya Leslie

This musical journey around the globe comes once a month in a box

On two new releases, fans can hear Mark Sandman’s ‘secret band’ in full

Amplifying the Black composers who brought spirituals to classical music

Theater/Dance

Screen shot of Seth Rudetsky in "The Seth Concert Series."

Theater without theater

Huntington Theatre announces a full 2021-22 season of indoor productions

ART’s Diane Borger is stepping down

globe local

Caitlin Harding was arraigned via Zoom Friday in Middlesex Superior Court.

Former Hudson middle school teacher charged with raping student

To cut paper waste, Belmont entrepreneurs sell reusable cloth gift wrap

Lexington confronts history of slavery in liberty’s birthplace

Obituaries

In addition to her many other accomplishments, Dr. Barbara Rockett was a fine equestrian.

Dr. Barbara Rockett, first female president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, dies at 89

Donald Junkins, poet who led UMass Amherst creative writing program, dies at 89

Alma Wahlberg, mother of Mark, Donnie Wahlberg, dies at 78