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Governor Charlie Baker announced that Massachusetts will transition to a new phase of its vaccination efforts, including gradually ramping down some mass vaccination sites in the coming months and pivoting to more targeted approaches at a press conference held at the State House on Monday.

Baker announces plans to close four mass vaccination sites in June, shift supply to regional sites

Citing vaccination progress, Governor Charlie Baker said Monday that the state will transition away from mass vaccination sites and shift focus to targeted efforts with regional collaboratives, mobile clinics, and more doses for hard-hit communities.

What we know about the mass COVID-19 vaccination sites that are closing

Reaching ‘herd immunity’ is unlikely in the US, experts now believe

Daily vaccination rates are slipping, and there is widespread consensus among experts that the herd immunity threshold is not attainable — at least not in the foreseeable future, and perhaps not ever.

‘It’s everywhere. It’s every family. I get depressed by the hour.’ Mass. residents from India, Brazil watch from afar as COVID-19 horrors unfold

The suffering in India, which has overtaken Brazil as the pandemic’s global epicenter, has sown fear among the population, which is facing drastic shortages of hospital beds, oxygen, and medications.

Man accused of murdering two women due in Dorchester court

A 34-year-old man is scheduled to appear in court Monday after being charged with fatally stabbing two women and injuring at least one dog inside a Dorchester apartment Sunday, an outburst of violence that took place while two children were in the home, officials said.

Police union, city councilor trade barbs over Twitter as politicians decry ‘bullying’ and ‘vicious personal attacks’

A tweet from the Boston police union containing an apparent reference to City Councilor Andrea Campbell's brother prompted sharp criticism from a number of local elected leaders.

Shaw’s, Star Market truckers go on strike in New England

Truck drivers for Shaw’s supermarkets represented by the Teamsters went on strike Monday, stopping shipments to Shaw’s and Star Market grocery stores in New England.

Direct Tire founder Barry Steinberg dies at 75

Mr. Steinberg, whose playful advertising campaigns made him a well-known face of Boston retail, died April 27 of prostate cancer. The Boston resident was 75.

Adrian Walker

Stop trying to push Black candidates out of the mayor’s race

For years, a small group of activists have pushed the idea that Black voters can only support one person at a time, and that everyone else should stand down.

Diners and strollers on Newbury Street enjoy the spring weather.

Dave Epstein | Weather

A cool, dreary start to the workweek

It’s going to be a difficult week of forecasting and you should be prepared for surprises in both precipitation and temperature.

A rendering of Don Chiofaro's proposed tower on the Boston waterfront. TOMORROW AB/KPF

Baker hopes to revive tossed-out waterfront development plans

A month after a Suffolk County judge tossed out waterfront development plans across the state — including a much-debated one in downtown Boston — the Baker administration is trying for a quick fix to a complex problem.

Jayson Tatum heads to the locker room after a collision with teammate Jaylen Brown late in Sunday's loss.

Trail Blazers 129, Celtics 119

Jaylen Brown seemed to suffer the worst of collision with Jayson Tatum in Celtics’ loss to Blazers, and other observations

When asked about Brown’s condition, Tatum, who had 33 points, said simply: “I hope he’s all right.”

Helicopter to distribute rabies vaccines for raccoons and other wildlife over Cape Cod

Starting Monday, a helicopter will drop oral rabies vaccine baits intended for raccoons and other wildlife over portions of Barnstable and Plymouth counties.

Mourners gathering Monday for funeral of Andrew Brown Jr.

Mourners were gathering Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, with eulogists planning to celebrate his legacy and reflect on his life.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A girl-group comedy, ‘Ziwe,’ and reeling through the years at WBCN

Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

EU proposal would allow vaccinated travelers by the end of June

EU officials on Monday proposed easing restrictions on visiting the 27-nation bloc as vaccination campaigns across the continent gather speed.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Most of us were grounded in 2020, but complaints against airlines soared 400 percent

An annual survey found consumers struggled to get COVID-related refunds last year. Southwest was named the top US carrier because it had fewer complaints against it.

US sets pandemic-era high for air travel, over 1.6 million

Internet trailblazers Yahoo and AOL sold, again, for $5b

Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the pioneering tech platforms AOL and Yahoo, to Apollo Global Management in a $5 billion deal.

Opinion

Members of the news media report from the memorial at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, as the jury deliberates in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

Press freedom fight never stops

Here and around the globe, journalists remain under threat for doing their jobs.

A row of triple-deckers in Mattapan.

How to make rent affordable in Boston

Protestors in support of transgender rights gathered outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on March 30. Gender-affirming health care for transgender people is not a scientific argument; it’s a moral argument.

Gender-affirming care offers a model for all of health care

A pedestrian passes murals on Ruggles Street in Nubian Square during January.

Joseph Rosenbloom

A complementary plan for King Boston, the Franklin Institute, and Nubian Square

Musicians rehearse at the Liceu opera house in Barcelona in June, 2020.

Joan Wickersham

The possibility of being an audience

Recommended reads

Fleeing death in Guatemala, two Ixil Maya activists hope to continue their defense of indigenous rights from the US — if they can stay

Thousands of migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador have been allowed to enter the United States, as the Biden administration unwinds a Trump-era program requiring asylum seekers to wait out their pending cases in Mexico. For nearly all, refuge remains elusive.

As Democrats weigh fate of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, Republicans prepare to run in it

Many Democrats, including some who ran for president in 2020, say Iowa and New Hampshire shouldn’t hold the nation’s first nominating contests because their majority-white populations don’t reflect the Democratic electorate.

What will Acting Mayor Kim Janey do about Boston police?

The chief controversies swirling around the nation’s oldest police force are threefold, including the status of the city’s police commissioner, Dennis White, who is on paid administrative leave while an independent investigator probes a 1999 domestic abuse allegation.

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The AAPI History I Carry With Me: Joanne Chang

Joanne Chang is an award-winning chef and restaurateur. As the owner of Flour Bakery and co-owner of Myers + Chang, she spreads joy by bringing people together over food and fellowship.

More than 30 Boston officers made over $300,000 last year

Amid sustained calls for police reform, marches demanding an end to systemic racism, and an uptick in street violence, over 30 Boston police officers made more than $300,000 last year thanks in part to overtime earnings that yet again exceeded what the city had budgeted for the year. By contrast, the mayor makes $199,000.

metro

City Councilor Andrea Campbell spoke during a press conference outside Boston City Hall.

Police union, city councilor trade barbs over Twitter as politicians decry ‘bullying’ and ‘vicious personal attacks’

A tweet from the Boston police union containing an apparent reference to City Councilor Andrea Campbell's brother prompted sharp criticism from a number of local elected leaders.

Massachusetts to close four mass vaccination sites in June

Man accused of murdering two women due in Dorchester court

Sports

Bobby Unser acknowledges the fans after winning his first Indianapolis 500 in 1968.

Bobby Unser, three-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 87

Unser was one of two drivers to win the race in three different decades, and one of six members of the Unser family to race in the Indianapolis 500.

Red Sox

A big factor in the Red Sox’ success this season: They’re having fun

Watch: Bill Belichick praises Ernie Adams ahead of Patriots’ final pick of 2021 draft

business

Luk Vandenberghe, scientific cofounder of Affinia Therapeutics and director of the Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and Livia Carvalho. (John Earle)

Waltham biotech raises $110 million for gene therapy treatments

Direct Tire founder Barry Steinberg dies at 75

Shaw’s, Star Market truckers go on strike in New England

politics

President Biden.

President Biden to speak at Coast Guard Academy commencement in Connecticut

US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border

Fleeing death in Guatemala, two Ixil Maya activists hope to continue their defense of indigenous rights from the US — if they can stay

Living Arts

Actor Timothee Chalamet at the premiere of the film "The King" in 2019. He is part of the starry contingent of celebrity co-chairs headline the fall Met Gala.

Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, and more headline fall Met Gala

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Most of us were grounded in 2020, but complaints against airlines soared 400 percent

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A girl-group comedy, ‘Ziwe,’ and reeling through the years at WBCN

education

Members of The Busy Bees, a class for 3-year-olds, play together during their school day at the Boston Nature Center's Pathways to Nature Preschool program in January.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Biden’s universal preschool plan a ‘game-changer’ for Mass., but final version could look very different

‘Everything that you do impacts future generations to come’: First member of Aquinnah Wampanoag to attend Harvard Law driven by sense of community

How many coronavirus cases have been reported in Mass. schools? Check our map

rhode island

Reetam Ganguli, a sexual assault advocate, recently developed Survivor Central, which is a confidential online portal that connects victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking to local resources.

Connecting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking with resources they need

RI POLITICS

Magaziner, McKee lead first quarter fund-raising

RI SPORTS

Runners, rejoice: Real-life races resume in Rhode Island

Newton

Newton

Newton mayor ‘frustrated’ over pace of 52 bus route’s return to service

Here are the top Massachusetts high schools, according to the 2021 rankings from US News & World Report

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Special Projects

A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE

The AAPI History I Carry with Me

A Beautiful Resistance is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and AAPI joy, as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

See the full project Follow @abeautifulresistance on Instagram

On the Street

A bicyclist made his way across Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner.

Known for its diversity, Fields Corner now must make room for development

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

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.

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Comfort Zone

MUSIC

‘I wish my dad was here to see it.’ Berklee student Grace Kinstler turns grief into gold on ‘American Idol’

Kinstler has been wowing the judges all season. Now she's the last local standing, having been voted into the Top 9 by viewers.

Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter to be honored at Boston Arts Academy event

The Springfield native has personal reasons for supporting the school.

Norwell High School senior well versed for Poetry Out Loud nationals

Rose E. Hansen recorded — and rerecorded — her entry for this year's virtual competition.

Meet the ‘rope broker’ who cleans up the Cape’s seafloor and supplies artists with the salvaged goods

Laura Ludwig will go to most any length to find new uses for rope, nets, buoys, traps, and other equipment hauled from the depths.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Demonstrators in Huntington Beach, Calif., in November.

A jewel in the crown of California’s democracy

The Massachusetts Teachers Association’s misleading anti-MCAS effort

Boston University in April.

IDEAS | NICHOLAS TAMPIO

How much money do English majors make? Don’t ask.

A form that affirmed the health of travelers in 17th-century Italy.

IDEAS | HANNAH MARCUS

The long and messy history of vaccine cards

A voter filled out their ballot at the BCYF Shelburne Community Center in Roxbury neighborhood on Nov. 3.

A small electorate chooses Boston’s mayors. Let’s change that.

This former bank building in Cleveland is being converted into "workforce housing" for people who make less than the city's median income.

What if we turned empty offices into housing?

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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.

magazine

Wellfleet, MA- July 1, 2014- Globe Staff Photo by Stan Grossfeld- Damon Wolf, 13, New Paltz, N.Y. does a handstand as the sun sets into Cape Cod Bay in Wellfleet.

Pack patience along with sunblock when heading to Cape Cod

An illustration of a patient talking with a doctor via smartphone.

COVID-19 brought health care into the 21st century

Triple Ginger Scones With Chocolate Chunks

Recipes: Sweet brunch treats for Mother’s Day

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

sports

Jayson Tatum's 60 points were the most by a Celtics player since Larry Bird scored 60 in 1985.

How Jayson Tatum’s 60-point masterpiece for the Celtics compares to Larry Bird’s

Patriots have yet to sign any undrafted free agents

How the Patriots’ 2021 draft class will impact the roster at five positions

metro

Governor Charlie Baker announced that Massachusetts will transition to a new phase of its vaccination efforts, including gradually ramping down some mass vaccination sites in the coming months and pivoting to more targeted approaches at a press conference held at the State House on Monday.

Baker announces plans to close four mass vaccination sites in June, shift supply to regional sites

Watch live: Governor Baker discusses vaccinations in Massachusetts

A cool, dreary start to the workweek

Nation

The mass vaccination site at the Hynes Convention Center will close by the end of June, Governor Charlie Baker announced Monday.

What we know about the mass COVID-19 vaccination sites that are closing

Mourners gathering Monday for funeral of Andrew Brown Jr.

Mourners gather for funeral of Andrew Brown Jr.

World

People walk in the Theresienwiese area where the Oktoberfest beer festival is held in Munich, Germany.

Germany cancels Oktoberfest for second year over coronavirus fears

Singapore sees first COVID-19 death in nearly two months amid flareup

Devastating virus surge spreads impact into India’s politics

politics

Syringes filled with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are shown at the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation center in Jackson Memorial hospital in Miami on April 15, 2021.

GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks

In new book, Elizabeth Warren muses on why she didn’t win

‘It’s hard to build a team when you’re on Zoom’: Walsh tries to find his footing as Labor secretary

business

Internet trailblazers Yahoo and AOL sold, again, for $5b

L.L.Bean’s flagship store resumes 24-hour operations

Verizon near deal to sell Yahoo and AOL

lifestyle

Fans watch a race before the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky.

Photos: Here are some of the looks from the 2021 Kentucky Derby

Having nightmares about an ex

Norwell High School senior well versed for Poetry Out Loud nationals

marijuana

Kathleen Owens, left, and Linda Noel grow hemp at Terrapin Farm in Franklin.

‘We feel like the ugly stepchildren of cannabis’: Mass. hemp farmers wait in a regulatory purgatory

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

US House passes marijuana banking bill with bipartisan support

opinion

Mozambican radio reporter Ibraimo Abú Mbaruco has been missing for over a year.

Mozambican journalist tops ‘10 Most Urgent’ list of press freedom cases focused on human rights coverage

Biden off to a bold start on climate

Press freedom fight never stops

food & dining

Contessa will open in June atop the Newbury Boston.

We now know the name of the restaurant that’s opening atop the Newbury

A modern tavern inspired by a historical one

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

travel

A Southwest Airlines plane taxis to the gate after landing at Midway International Airport in Chicago last month.

Most of us were grounded in 2020, but complaints against airlines soared 400 percent

HGTV star David Bromstad loves his annual tan, his pillow, and the Cape

Traveling with an autistic child is hopefully becoming less restrictive and stressful

Books

Around the world

On finding freedom for every body

Reading Raymond Chandler and other mysteries

Movies

Actress Olympia Dukakis (left), cousin of presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, appeared at a New York City rally with him in April 1988.

Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies

Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter to be honored at Boston Arts Academy event

Meet Ruth E. Carter, the costumer behind ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Malcolm X,’ and more

Television

From left: Paula Pell, Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Busy Philipps in "Girls5eva," a Peacock comedy series about a 1990s girl group that reunites.

This week’s TV: A girl-group comedy, ‘Ziwe,’ and reeling through the years at WBCN

Flipping the script in true-crime series ‘The Staircase’

It looks like John Mayer has another TV show

music

Kinstler has been wowing the judges all season. Now she's the last local standing, having been voted into the Top 9 by viewers.

‘I wish my dad was here to see it.’ Berklee student Grace Kinstler turns grief into gold on ‘American Idol’

Grammys may cut nomination review committees

Billboard Awards nominations include 16 nods for Weeknd, 6 for Morgan Wallen

Theater/Dance

Jared Troilo and Tah-Janay Shayoñe in "TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever."

Giving the structures of racism a shake in ‘TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever’

Playwright James Ijames on ‘TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever,’ reimagining history, and who gets to tell the story

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

globe local

Road to Responsibility has outfitted a group home in Norwell with iPads and other high-tech devices that residents can employ to accomplish everyday tasks on their own.

Nonprofit outfits ‘smart home’ in Norwell for people with disabilities

Nomination papers for Newton’s city election in November available starting Monday

Helping shelter dogs get to their forever homes

Obituaries

Actress Olympia Dukakis (left), cousin of presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, appeared at a New York City rally with him and his wife, Kitty, in April 1988.

Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies

Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur, has died

Anne Douglas, widow of late actor Kirk Douglas, dies at 102