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Pedestrians on Newbury Street Tuesday afternoon wore face coverings. The state is lifting some mask requirements.

Timeline lifting COVID-19 restrictions in Mass. relies heavily on state avoiding another surge

After a year-plus of dour warnings and tightening rules, Governor Charlie Baker sketched his calendar for reopening, even as critics urged caution. Starting Friday, masks won’t be required in many outdoor public spaces, and by May 10, large venues can increase capacity, the same day that road races can restart and singing will again be allowed at indoor venues.

A look at the timeline on easing COVID-19 restrictions — Boston reopening to trail Mass. by three weeks Businesses have mixed reactions to Baker’s reopening timeline

Boston employers are embarking on a grand experiment by shifting their offices to a hybrid model

As they plan to bring workers back to the office starting this summer, white-collar employers in the Boston area are entering a world in which remote work becomes more the norm than the exception.

Most Mass. middle schools reopen fully for in-person instruction on Wednesday

Nineteen school districts, or about 6 percent of districts with middle school-aged students, received state waivers to reopen fully at a later date; by May 10, all middle schools will be back fully in person.

Will Biden’s first 100 days be his most successful 100 days?

Since taking office, President Biden has presided over a mass vaccination campaign, shepherded a $1.9 trillion rescue plan through Congress, and issued a slew of executive orders. As he reaches the 100-day mark of his administration, on Thursday, Biden has much to boast about but even more to worry about.

Biden to pitch $1.8 trillion package for education in first joint address to Congress What to watch during Biden's first big speech

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins is in the final stages of being vetted for US attorney

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins is undergoing FBI background checks, the final step before she can be nominated to be the next United States Attorney for the district of Massachusetts.

Growing calls for BC president Leahy to step down after allegations of sexual assault surface about former priest

Boston College’s president, the Rev. William P. Leahy, is facing growing criticism that he mishandled student complaints about inappropriate behavior by a priest in the late 1990s who has recently been accused of sexual assault.

A proposed fee increase for hunting and fishing licenses raises long-term questions about wildlife conservation

The state has relied on hunters and anglers to fund wildlife conservation efforts, but there is a decreasing number of such people. So is it time for everyone to pay for the outdoors?

Firefighter Gerald Alston wins his fight against Brookline — again

Alston is a Black veteran firefighter in Brookline whose battles with the town over his firing can rightly be described as epic.

SJC rebukes Brookline, rules town was wrong to terminate firefighter who cited racist work environment

Garrett Richards allowed only one run in seven innings, his longest start with the Red Sox.

RED SOX 2, METS 1

Garrett Richards delivers best start for Red Sox in series-opening victory

The righthander allowed only one run and seven hits in seven innings, and struck out 10.

Peter Abraham | Now working faster, Matt Barnes is mowing batters down at a better clip

BCeltics (left to right) Evan Fournier, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart are not a happy trio as an official calls a foul on Smart late in the fourth quarter, his sixth of the game as he fouled out at the TD Garden on Tuesday night.

Gary Washburn | THUNDER 119, CELTICS 115

Celtics lack identity, passion and any real fire

Boston rarely led in this game, watched as the Thunder’s young players made play after play and then just totally gave up midway through the fourth quarter.

Despite Jaylen Brown’s 39 points, Celtics hit low point in loss to Thunder, and other observations

Bruin center David Krejci begins his celebration after putting a shot past Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry in the second period to give Boston a 1-0 lead.

Bruins 3, Penguins 1

Lively Bruin offense shows off its skill in a victory over Penguins

Tuukka Rask had a strong game in the net for Boston, making 25 saves. David Krejci, Brad Marchand, and Taylor Hall provided the goals.

Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman in line to be the backup

NFL Draft

The 15 best Patriots draft picks of the Bill Belichick era

We used three measurements — impact on and off the field, draft value, and intangibles — to figure out which players stand out among all of Belichick's picks since 2000.

The 15 worst Patriots draft picks of the Bill Belichick era

chad finn

Bill Belichick can’t really pull off a huge surprise in this NFL draft, can he?

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Your guide to the 2021 NFL Draft: How to watch, what to know, and more

🏈 Join us Wednesday for a subscriber-only event previewing the NFL Draft

Fenway Sports Group wants a seat at the table in the NBA or the NHL — or both

Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy said FSG has let the leadership of both leagues know it is interested in exploring opportunities.

Starts & Stops

Mass. drivers have another two years to get a Real ID

Citing the pandemic, the federal government again postponed the deadline for the new licenses, to May 2023.

BJ’s Wholesale Club becomes latest big company to trim its HQ office footprint as it plans move to Marlborough

The decision to relocate after a decade in Westborough follows a banner year for BJ’s.

Retired Boston police officer admits to taking $20,000 in bogus overtime

James Carnes, 57, of Canton, was among nine current and former Boston police officers charged last September with running an overtime scam out of the Boston Police Department’s evidence warehouse. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, the US Attorney's office said.

Judicial nominees, perhaps a potential justice, face Senate

Five judicial nominees will appear before a Senate panel Wednesday, the opening act in President Biden's effort to put his mark on the bench after four years in which former president Donald Trump chose white men as judges at the highest rate in decades.

New York Post reporter who wrote false Kamala Harris story resigns

The front-page article claimed that copies of a children’s book by the vice president were given to migrant children as part of a “welcome kit.”

Opinion

The Biden administration should seize this opportunity to reach out to a new generation of Cubans — and to a new generation of Cuban-Americans — many of whom are eager to put the old ways and the old grudges aside.

Biden must seize the moment on Cuba

With a new generation in charge, it’s time for a relationship reset.

People take the oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service's Field Office, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in New York.

Welcome to the promised land

As he tiptoes toward his goal of becoming the next speaker of the House of Representatives, minority leader Kevin McCarthy is trying to balance the weight of Donald Trump on his shoulders.

Kevin McCarthy’s diverting high wire act

Earlier this month, the International Olympic Committee voted to uphold a rule that prohibits any kind of “demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda” in Olympic venues and areas.

Black Lives Matter — but not at the Olympics

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, as they meet with members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 29, 2020.

To unpack the Supreme Court, expand it

Recommended reads

The 10 best places to work in Massachusetts based on diversity and inclusion

Ten Massachusetts companies have been named to the Boston Globe’s first-ever Top Places to Work rankings based on diversity and inclusion.

These charts show what we learned from the 2020 Census

The United States Census Bureau reported Monday that the country’s population grew at the second-slowest rate in history, and some states gained congressional representation while others lost it.

‘Shakedowns’ are at center of former Fall River mayor’s federal corruption trial, prosecutors say

Former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia betrayed his constituents by extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars, a prosecutor told jurors during opening statements Monday in Correia’s federal corruption trial.

Giant ‘Happy Birthday’ letters have been passed around Arlington for months. They’ve become so popular, there’s a waiting list to claim them for a day

A family made the letters back in June. Since then, they’ve been used for dozens of pandemic birthday celebrations in town.

She hasn’t even started work yet, but Stephanie Everett already has one of the toughest jobs at Boston City Hall

The Mattapan lawyer and former state government official was tapped earlier this month to become the executive director of the city’s Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, an office forged amid calls for racial justice after George Floyd’s murder last year by a Minneapolis police officer.

metro

Sixth-grade English language arts teacher Andrea Lavoie lectured at Boston Prep, a charter middle and high school in Hyde Park, in February.

Most Mass. middle schools reopen fully for in-person instruction on Wednesday

Nineteen school districts, or about 6 percent of districts with middle school-aged students, received state waivers to reopen fully at a later date; by May 10, all middle schools will be back fully in person.

Growing calls for BC president Leahy to step down after allegations of sexual assault surface about former priest

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins is in the final stages of being vetted for US attorney

Sports

BCeltics (left to right) Evan Fournier, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart are not a happy trio as an official calls a foul on Smart late in the fourth quarter, his sixth of the game as he fouled out at the TD Garden on Tuesday night.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Celtics lack identity, passion and any real fire

Boston rarely led in this game, watched as the Thunder’s young players made play after play and then just totally gave up midway through the fourth quarter.

RED SOX 2, METS 1

Garrett Richards delivers best start for Red Sox in series-opening victory

Thunder 119, Celtics 115

Despite Jaylen Brown’s 39 points, Celtics hit low point in loss to Thunder, and other observations

business

Boris Johnson, UK prime minister.

EU lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade treaty

New York Post reporter who wrote false Kamala Harris story resigns

PTC has new executive vice president, chief strategy officer

politics

President Joe Biden.

What to watch during Biden’s first big speech to Congress

Biden to pitch sweeping ‘family plan’ in first joint address to Congress

Judicial nominees, perhaps a potential justice, face Senate

Living Arts

Giant Break-Apart Sugar Cookies.

THE CONFIDENT COOK

Recipe: Giant break-apart sugar cookies to celebrate gathering for the first time in a long time in person

Mushroom growing kits are the new sourdough starter

SEASONAL RECIPES

Recipe: Fresh mint shines in this simple dish of angel hair with pecorino

education

Sixth-grade English language arts teacher Andrea Lavoie lectured at Boston Prep, a charter middle and high school in Hyde Park, in February.

Most Mass. middle schools reopen fully for in-person instruction on Wednesday

Growing calls for BC president Leahy to step down after allegations of sexual assault surface about former priest

Private Florida school won’t employ vaccinated teachers

rhode island

Artwork painted on a utility box in an ode to Providence's South Side Broad Street, with a bodega, a Dominican flag, and sneakers walking across a cross walk. Several artists started painting utility boxes in Providence, all under the Avenue Concept, which is an organization that promotes public art throughout the city.

Who painted utility boxes in Providence? The story — and artists — behind them

RI POLITICS

Holding onto two House seats not only helps R.I., it helps Governor McKee

RI BUSINESS

Coastal Medical finalizes agreement to join Lifespan health system

Newton

Volunteers add flower-filled planters at restaurants throughout Newton as outdoor dining returns

Newton-based group showcases women playing jazz from around the world

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Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE

On the pages of his dad’s book, ‘The Boy Who Wanted to Rock’ gets his wish

While his scientist wife was working on the rollout of Pfizer's vaccine, keyboard programmer David Weiser of Haverhill wrote a book inspired by the couple's AC/DC-loving 6-year-old.

MUSIC

20 concerts made during quarantine that you can stream right now

Musicians got creative during the pandemic and put on unforgettable performances you can still enjoy without leaving the couch.

YA authors Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka on Harvard and high school love

The real life couple discuss their latest book, filled with hyper-competitive Ivy League longing.

After a lost summer, Jacob’s Pillow will return for a full season in 2021

The June 30-Aug. 29 season will also offer unprecedented online access to most festival programming.

COMFORT ZONE

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.

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

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PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST

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

Edward J. Markey

America needs a Civilian Climate Corps

How far will Biden’s handling of the pandemic take him when it comes to achieving other priorities?

At 100 days, Biden is competent on COVID-19, but otherwise ‘meh’

A man walks through the Broadway East neighborhood on Oct. 14, 2020, in Baltimore, Md.

Michael Poulson

Biden’s infrastructure plan must curb structural racism

Army Reserves veteran Honoree Mary L. Anderson was honored with an Outstanding Woman Veteran Award during the Women Are Veterans Too! ceremony at the State House in November 2007. Since Massachusetts’ overall veteran population is far more diverse than that at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, diversifying Holyoke’s population should be an explicit goal for the future.

Who gets to live in a new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home?

A 111 bus heads over the Tobin Bridge from Chelsea to Boston.

Joe Boncore and María Belén Power

By investing in electric Silver Line buses, MBTA would be investing in healthier neighborhoods

Ingrid Zavala, right, with her mother and sister in 1990.

Left behind after my family’s deportations, I still dream of making it in America

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We know a lot about Covid-19. Experts have many more questions

More than two dozen virologists, epidemiologists, and others responded to STAT's question about what they still most wanted to know.

Cement Head’s last fight: He was denied parole six times — until he was about to become a Covid-19 statistic

In lawyers' view, the Department of Correction was trying to make it seem like it had fewer Covid-19 deaths on its hands than it really did.

Troubling podcast puts JAMA, the ‘voice of medicine,’ under fire for its mishandling of race

Critics say editors have asked authors to scrub the term racism from their articles even as they publish others that include racist notions.

Despite resistance, researchers investigate the possibility of a new mental health disorder

Many researchers say the study of sluggish cognitive tempo, which is still in its early stages, can’t yet support a formal diagnosis.

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Illustration of a house, key, and outdoor activities to go with a story about how the pandemic has affected the real estate market, causing people to want more space and outdoor space in particular.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2021

The Citizens Bank Opera House and Emerson Paramount are among the many performing arts spaces that have been closed because of the COVID pandemic.

Top Spots to Live

City living lost some appeal for condo hunters

Person wearing a "Hello I am ... bored" sticker on their shirt.

Dear Grads: Don’t believe the myth that work has to be a slog

Caramelized pork with orange and sage.

Oranges shine in 4 savory recipes, including a beef stir-fry

sports

Bruin center David Krejci begins his celebration after putting a shot past Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry in the second period to give Boston a 1-0 lead.

Lively Bruin offense shows off its skill in a victory over Penguins

Now working faster, Matt Barnes is mowing batters down at a better clip

Red Sox need bottom of the order to pick up its production

metro

Former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia (center) arrived at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse on Monday.

Investor tells jurors he thought former Fall River mayor was ‘a boy wonder’

A proposed fee increase for hunting and fishing licenses raises long-term questions about wildlife conservation

Firefighter Gerald Alston wins his fight against Brookline — again

Nation

President Joe Biden.

What to watch during Biden’s first big speech to Congress

Biden to pitch sweeping ‘family plan’ in first joint address to Congress

Police video shows California man died after police held him

World

People waited at an entry gate of a COVID-19 vaccination center at the Goregaon NESCO jumbo COVID Centre in the Goregaon suburb of Mumbai, India, on Tuesday.

India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health system

Two Spanish journalists are killed in Burkina Faso

Iran wants nationals freed from US jails amid nuclear talks

politics

President Biden spoke about COVID-19, on the North Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, in Washington.

Biden to propose free preschool, as speech details emerge

Prosecutors are said to have sought aggressive approach to Capitol insurrection inquiry

Will Biden’s first 100 days be his most successful 100 days?

business

BJ’s Wholesale Club is planning to relocate its headquarters to Marlborough.

BJ’s Wholesale Club becomes latest big company to trim its HQ office footprint as it plans move to Marlborough

GE slips as aviation woes show much remains on Culp’s to-do list

DoorDash offers lower-priced delivery plans amid criticism

lifestyle

Vermont Bean Crafters products.

If you’ve been a big bean fan, try a subscription box

Soluna Garden Farm’s herb, spice, and tea blends will kick you out of a flavor rut

Recipe: Spring is here when rhubarb is in the market and you can bake a cobbler with buttermilk biscuits

marijuana

Former Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh hands a pen to then-City Councilor Kim Janey after signing the new marijuana licensing ordinance she drafted at City Hall in 2019.

On 4/20, Boston’s acting mayor turns to marijuana industry for campaign cash

US House passes marijuana banking bill with bipartisan support

With marijuana legal in New York, and other states close behind, will Mass. dispensaries along state borders survive?

opinion

The Biden administration should seize this opportunity to reach out to a new generation of Cubans — and to a new generation of Cuban-Americans — many of whom are eager to put the old ways and the old grudges aside.

Biden must seize the moment on Cuba

Welcome to the promised land

Spread of HIV in Boston cries out for systemic response

food & dining

Giant Break-Apart Sugar Cookies.

Recipe: Giant break-apart sugar cookies to celebrate gathering for the first time in a long time in person

Mushroom growing kits are the new sourdough starter

Recipe: Fresh mint shines in this simple dish of angel hair with pecorino

travel

Outside the Louvre Museum in Paris on Aug. 2, 2020. American tourists who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to visit the European Union over the summer, the head of the bloc’s executive body said in an interview with The New York Times on Sunday.

EU finalizing plans to allow US tourists back this summer

These 5 Massachusetts hotels made Travel + Leisure’s worldwide ‘It List’

A major refresh for a Conn. inn can mean a major refresh for its guests

Books

Illustration for review of "Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis" by Sehii Plokhy. 25Nuclear; BOOKS; 4-25-21

‘Nuclear Folly’ recalls when we edged close to the brink

Learning from the tumultuous politics of another century in ‘The Age of Acrimony’

Bill Buford on reading and learning from cookbooks

Movies

Director Chloé Zhao, left, with actress Frances McDormand on the set of "Nomadland."

‘Nomadland’ takes best picture at the Oscars, and director Chloé Zhao makes history

Chloé Zhao makes history with best director Oscar win for ‘Nomadland’

‘Another Round’ wins best international film at the Oscars

Television

From left: Dyllón Burnside as Ricky, Hailie Sahar as Lulu, Mj Rodriguez as Blanca, Indya Moore as Angel, and Angel Bismark Curiel as Lil Papi in "Pose."

‘Pose’ starting its final season with head held high

Why a good TV show can fall between the cracks

This week’s TV: A long look at late night, a new ‘Mosquito Coast,’ and the return of ‘Pose’

music

Conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops rehearse their Mother’s Day celebration, which will include a performance by Pops violinist Ala Jojatu and her 16-year-old daughter, Maria.

Boston Pops announces a virtual spring season with six concert streams

What’s new, Tom Jones? Plenty, it turns out

That faint sound you hear? It’s the eventual return of live music

Theater/Dance

Maiesha McQueen portrays a variety of characters in "Until the Flood" at Merrimack Repertory Theatre.

In ‘Until the Flood,’ a portrait of a town and the ravages of racism

After a lost summer, Jacob’s Pillow will return for a full season in 2021

Theater without theater

globe local

Max Ford-Diamond is Boston's tree warden.

He helps put the emerald in the Emerald Necklace

Sagamore Bridge expected to reopen fully Sunday, a month ahead of schedule

Massachusetts authorizes immediate use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Obituaries

Mr. Kaminsky was a “friend of freedom and embodiment of the true hacker spirit,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation said.

Daniel Kaminsky, Internet savior, dies at 42

Manufacturing CEO Beth Williams, ‘one of our brightest lights in the Black community,’ dies at 57

Thomas Brock, whose discovery paved the way for PCR tests, dies at 94