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Firefighters battle 6-alarm fire in Lawrence

Firefighters battled a raging, 6-alarm fire late Friday night that tore through a multi-family home and sent thick smoke through the neighborhood.

Red states send back millions in federal housing aid, putting rural renters at risk

Hundreds of millions in federal aid is going unused, after some mostly Republican-controlled state and local governments failed to spend their share or declined some aid entirely.

Three Mass. counties have ‘medium’ level of COVID-19, CDC says

The CDC says three Massachusetts counties now have “medium” community levels of COVID-19, an elevated designation shared by just 5 percent of all counties nationwide.

An odd 911 call led to the dramatic rescue of man trapped in a wall at Back Bay Station
After nearly 20 years of working as 911 call taker for the Boston police, Moneeka Colston was used to getting medical calls. But this was anything but typical.

What newly obtained texts between Mark Meadows, Mike Lee, and Chip Roy reveal

Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows's decision to share his text messages with the Jan. 6 committee before halting his cooperation has again provided a window into private GOP discussions about how to overturn the 2020 election.

Over 900 civilians dead around Kyiv, Russia vows new attacks
Russian forces continued preparations for a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine, and fighting also went on in the pummeled southern port city of Mariupol, where locals reported seeing Russian troops digging up bodies.

Governor Charlie Baker pointed to campaign volunteer Pamela Valentine as he lent his support for GOP candidate for state auditor Anthony Amore (center). Amore's daughter, Maxine, looked on.

Governor Charlie Baker’s back on the campaign trail. You’ll never guess why.

Baker was on the hustings to support GOP candidate for state auditor Anthony Amore, who has vowed to preserve the governor’s moderate Republicanism on an increasingly liberal Beacon Hill.

PETER ABRAHAM | TWINS 8, RED SOX 4

Fenway was perfect for home opener — until the game started — and Red Sox’ loss to Twins was a checklist of concerns
The Sox struck out 13 times against three Twins pitchers and didn’t draw a walk.

After rough start from Nick Pivetta, Red Sox fall short in home opener Red Sox pay tribute to Jackie Robinson and Jerry Remy in pregame ceremony

Seeing Mo Vaughn, with his son Lee who threw out the first pitch, was one of the highlights for fans at Fenway for the home opener.

As far as home openers go, this one left a lot to be desired

The Friday afternoon festivities at Fenway were wonderful — except for the main event, the actual ballgame.

Confessions of a former Swan Boat driver
With the Swan Boats opening for the season on Saturday, a previous driver gives an inside scoop on the classic Boston attraction.

The Broadway T station in Boston.

Passenger killed Sunday on the Red Line was exiting the train at the time, NTSB says

Little else is known about the death of Robinson Lalin, who got stuck in the doorway of an inbound Red Line train and was dragged a short distance.

Adrianne Haslet also ran the Boston Marathon in 2016.

2022 Boston Marathon

Bombing survivor Adrianne Haslet returns to run Boston Marathon with assist from Olympian Shalane Flanagan

Flanagan, a Marblehead native, will be the support runner for Haslet, who lost a leg in the 2013 bombings.

11 events for runners, families, and spectators to celebrate the 126th Boston Marathon

US Ambassador in Moscow John J. Sullivan.

For the US ambassador to Moscow, a long journey from South Boston

John Sullivan went from South Boston, Medfield, and Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood to one of the toughest diplomatic jobs on the planet — point-man for an outraged US government seeking to punish the Kremlin for the brutal war against Ukraine.

Opinion

Jessica Tang, president of the Boston Teachers Union, addressed parents of color, gathered at the Massachusetts State House, who were protesting their exclusion from the discussion of school reopening policy.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Boston teachers’ demand for a contract reveals the leadership gap at BPS

A lame-duck superintendent — Brenda Cassellius — shouldn’t be in charge of negotiating the teachers contract right now. The incoming district leader deserves a chance at it.

BPDA head leaves big shoes to fill

IDEAS | ROBERT SULLIVAN

Elegy for baseball — and for a club of enthusiasts who still love the game

State politics would be fine without conventions

Alan Solomont and Nancy Buck

AIPAC is on the wrong side of democracy

The Globe turns 150

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150 YEARS OF THE BOSTON GLOBE

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe. We revisit some of the most impactful stories Globe journalists have covered, look back at 150 significant front pages, reflect on how the newsroom and Boston have changed, and much, much more.

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Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Celtics-Nets is a series of star power, and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown might outshine Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving
Are the 33-year-old Durant and 30-year-old Irving still better combined than the Celtics’ two cornerstones?

A day for prayer and reflection
Jews celebrate the beginning of Passover, as Christians mark Good Friday.

A 150-year-old church organ receives its Easter tune-up

Forecast | Dave Epstein

There’s mostly sunshine in store for a packed holiday weekend
Passover, Easter, and Patriots Day — featuring the Boston Marathon — all fall on this weekend. Here's what the weather will be like in the Boston area.

COMMENTARY | TIARA MACK AND JACKIE GOLDMAN

Redeveloping the Superman building doesn’t address Providence’s housing crisis
A state senator and a candidate for Providence City Council say the city should be focused on building affordable housing for the many, many city residents who need it.

The Bidens paid 24.6 percent taxes on $610,702 earnings, returns show
It’s the second straight year President Biden has released his tax returns from the White House, reestablishing a tradition that presidents make their filings publicly available after former president Donald Trump failed to do so.

Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ to ward off Elon Musk takeover

The company adopted a measure that would shield it from hostile acquisition bids, taking steps to thwart billionaire Elon Musk’s unwelcome offer to take the company private and make it a bastion of free speech.

Can Elon Musk really buy Twitter? Here are three big questions about the bid.

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Clinton, MA: 4-14-22: Fuller Field, the oldest baseball field in continuous use in the world is pictured as the Clinton Hurricanes Babe Ruth League team held a practice session. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff).

On this old diamond, hits and homers — and the memories of a lifetime

Clinton’s claim to fame: Fuller Field, the world’s oldest baseball field in continuous use.

Larry Edelman

Larry Summers was right on inflation. Let’s hope his recession forecast is wrong.
As the Federal Reserve scrambles to tame prices increases, the Harvard economist and former US Treasury secretary sees the odds of a downturn at about two-thirds within two years.

Welcome to the whimsical world of David M. Bird’s ‘Becorns’
Bird’s imaginative art project features tiny characters crafted from acorns, twigs, and other outdoor materials and posed in nature as if they’re interacting with real-life woodland creatures. This year, the artist’s project took off — and found itself a larger-than-life audience.

Golden’s departure sets stage for big changes at BPDA
The longest-serving director of the city’s powerful real estate planning and development agency announced his resignation Thursday.

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Culture & Lifestyle

ICA director Jill Medvedow on the eve of her departure for the Venice Biennale this month, where her institution is responsible for the US's official entry to the bi-annual "art world Olympics."

At the Venice Biennale — the art world’s version of the Olympics — Boston’s ICA is set to shine

Travis Alabanza in "Burgerz."

In ‘Burgerz,’ a trans artist looks at you looking the other away

Andy Warhol, "Lou Reed (Coke)," 1966.

Serious face time, courtesy of Andy Warhol

Mary Badham (right, shown with Dorcas Sowunmi) as Mrs. Dubose in the touring production of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ brings Mary Badham, the original Scout, back to Maycomb 60 years later

Special Projects

Paul Gunter.

Spotlight Team investigation

Unfinished Justice

The state’s high court in 2017 struck down a murder law that had condemned men who never killed to die behind bars. But what about those already facing that dire penalty? They are waiting.

Into the Red illustration.

Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The career of the great conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler suffered because he stayed in Germany and continued to lead the Berlin Philharmonic — despite the fact that he was known to have helped Jews.

Is the Boston Marathon’s canceling of Russians denazification 3.0?

Imran Khan blamed the United States for his ouster, but there was no US conspiracy against him.

The American conspiracy against Pakistan that never existed

Serena Williams holds her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., and the ASB trophy after winning her singles finals match against Jessica Pegula at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan 12, 2020.

Allison Bryant, Makeeba McCreary, and Elsie Taveras

Giving birth while Black should not be a death sentence

Thomas Merton in 1967.

IDEAS | MATT LABASH

Truth bombs from a Trappist monk

Ukrainian soldiers in uniform passed civilians on a street in Lviv, Ukraine on Apr. 12, 2022.

IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek and Jure Eržen

In Lviv, a ‘fragile normalcy’

A Boston Herald-Traveler article about 14-year-old Rocky Chamberlain, who ran in the 1967 Boston Marathon and whose "Beatle-type" hair style caused some to think he was the third girl running in that year's race.

IDEAS | AARON SCHMIDT

Gender panic on Heartbreak Hill

Metro

Firefighters battle 6-alarm fire in Lawrence

Firefighters battled a raging, 6-alarm fire late Friday night that tore through a multi-family home and sent thick smoke through the neighborhood.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in US

Yet again, the US is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.

A day for prayer and reflection

Jews celebrate the beginning of Passover, as Christians mark Good Friday.

Rhode Island business news: April 2022

Regular updates from Rhode Island business leaders and industry experts.

Sports

Corey Seager was intentionally walked with the bases loaded in the fourth inning.

Angels 9, Rangers 6

Bases-loaded intentional walk part of Angels’ win over Rangers

The Angels gave Corey Seager the Barry Bonds treatment, but won anyway, as Shohei Ohtani hit two homers.

Hawks guard Trae Young (center) scored 32 of his 38 points in the second half.

Hawks 107, Cavaliers 101

Trae Young carries Hawks past Cavaliers for No. 8 playoff seed in East

The Hawks will face top-seeded Miami in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Josh Morrelli allowed 4 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, and 5 strikeouts in 5 innings for Braintree.

FRIDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

No. 9 Braintree baseball takes command against No. 14 Plymouth North

Josh Morelli and Tyler Curtis (combined five hits allowed, eight strikeouts) held off the Blue Eagles long enough for the Wamps offense to come alive late.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Celtics-Nets is a series of star power, and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown might outshine Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving

As far as home openers go, this one left a lot to be desired

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Fenway was perfect for home opener — until the game started — and Red Sox’ loss to Twins was a checklist of concerns

Business

A 150-year-old church organ receives its Easter tune-up

Over time, the pipes of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross organ fall out of tune from dust and vibrations, so the instrument is adjusted twice each year — before Christmas and Easter services — to ensure that it sounds its best.

The Bidens paid 24.6 percent taxes on $610,702 earnings, returns show

It’s the second straight year President Biden has released his tax returns from the White House, reestablishing a tradition that presidents make their filings publicly available after former president Donald Trump failed to do so.

State plans $2.6 billion bond sale to bolster unemployment insurance trust fund

Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Musk takeover bid

magazine

This week's daters: Carla and Greg.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Not everyone is comfortable with sharing plates’

The writer (right) on assignment with Ted Williams in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1955.

I spent a week filming Red Sox great Ted Williams fishing. It was a dream.

Children from the Love Canal area protest the lack of immediate relief for families advised to leave their homes in 1978.

She was determined to expose the health risks at Love Canal, whatever the cost

Are young women catching ‘TikTok tics’ from social media? The answer is complex.

metro

Providence Police investigate a shooting on Carolina Avenue, late Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Providence, R.I.

Rhode Island crime news: April 2022

Redeveloping the Superman building doesn’t address Providence’s housing crisis

Former Patriot Matt Light says COVID and masking policies motivated his run for Foxborough School Committee

sports

John Means exited his start on Wednesday against Milwaukee after just four innings and 51 pitches.

Elbow strain, or worse, puts Baltimore ace John Means on injured list

No ‘X’ on dotted line, and no comment from Xander Bogaerts on report of contract offer

Mavericks star Luka Doncic listed as doubtful for Saturday’s playoff opener against Jazz

business

Elon Musk launched a bid to buy Twitter earlier this week.

Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ to ward off Elon Musk takeover

London bridges and UK oil terminals blocked by climate activists

Michael Barr is Biden’s likely pick for Fed banking supervisor

politics

President Biden.

The Bidens paid 24.6 percent taxes on $610,702 earnings, returns show

Michael Barr is Biden’s likely pick for Fed banking supervisor

Gina McCarthy, top climate adviser, is said to be planning departure

Nation

Customers wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as they shop at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Feb. 16, 2022.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in US

Biden plans to open more public land to drilling

Amid false 2020 claims, GOP states eye voting system upgrade

World

An armed serviceman of Donetsk People's Republic militia walked past a building damaged during fighting in Mariupol, on the territory which is now under the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic control, eastern in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 13, 2022.

Over 900 civilians dead around Kyiv, Russia vows new attacks

More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region, police say

Ukraine’s port of Mariupol holding out against all odds

opinion

GOP takes aim at right to choose

Bad news for Vladimir Putin, war criminal

Truth bombs from a Trappist monk

lifestyle

Joseph Heineman, left, and his brother Theo Heineman,right, had some fun on Boylston Street at the Boston Marathon Finish line.

11 events for runners, families, and spectators to celebrate the 126th Boston Marathon

He promised he wouldn’t watch porn

‘Stranger Care’ author Sarah Sentilles on foster care, fleeting custody, and enduring love

food & dining

Tuscan Kitchen in Seaport will be serving unlimited servings of bolognese to runners, free of charge, all weekend.

A restaurant guide to Marathon Monday for runners and spectators alike

Si Cara brings canotto-style pizza to Central Square; reaper-hot chicken sets Newton aflame

Benefit dinner at Uni raises $1 million for World Central Kitchen’s Ukraine efforts

travel

Spring is here and romance is in the air at Purity Spring Resort, a sprawling lakeside property nestled between the Lakes Region and the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Family fun in N.H., nonstop flights from PVD, and a Dante-inspired hotel in Italy

She doesn’t pack light and that’s just how it is

Is it possible to sleep comfortably on an overnight flight?

Arts

Patti Smith, “The River Ouse, East Sussex, England”

The Photographic Resource Center displays some of its resources

At the Venice Biennale — the art world’s version of the Olympics — Boston’s ICA is set to shine

Winners of this year’s Mass. Scholastic Art and Writing Awards explored themes that range from weighty to light

Books

Investigating a book of the dead in ‘The Unwritten Book’

For Emily St. John Mandel, it’s always fiction, no matter the genre

A mind at work and play, in a critic’s memoir

Movies

Creators and Emerson Alumni Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert bookended cast members Ke Huy Quan (2-L) and James Hong (2-R). They all attended the premiere of A24's "Everything Everywhere All At Once" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on March 23, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ is making its mark at the 2022 box-office

Clothing allowance, blues legend, film studies, 33⅓ revolutions per minute

Serious face time, courtesy of Andy Warhol

Television

Director Lee Daniels is shown attending the Los Angeles premiere of "Lee Daniels' The Butler" in 2013.

Lee Daniels to bring Sammy Davis Jr. series to Hulu

10 TV shows that have made this a very good year in entertainment already

Have a ‘frankenhouse’ near Stoughton and a budget to fix it? HGTV is casting for a new show.

music

Alan Gilbert conducts Bernard Rands, Debussy, and Beethoven featuring violinist Joshua Bell at Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall on April 14, 2022, in Boston.

Stirring Debussy from Alan Gilbert and Beethoven from Joshua Bell at the BSO

Ex-Bosstones singer Dicky Barrett joins ‘Defeat the Mandates’ rally in Los Angeles

Big Thief at Roadrunner: Intimacy, but with intensity

Theater/Dance

Travis Alabanza in "Burgerz."

In ‘Burgerz,’ a trans artist looks at you looking the other away

Spiro Veloudos guides ‘Gentleman’ in his return to Lyric Stage

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ brings Mary Badham, the original Scout, back to Maycomb 60 years later

globe local

A fire broke out in Lawrence on Friday.

Firefighters battle 6-alarm fire in Lawrence

‘Praying that soon we will all be at peace’: Greater Boston’s Jewish community offers support to people of Ukraine

Christmas in April, and the timing was perfect

Obituaries

Christopher Coover, a senior specialist in rare books and manuscripts at Christie’s Auction House, with a letter from Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, in New York in 2004.

Christopher Coover, auction expert in the printed word, dies at 72

Franz Mohr, piano tuner to the stars, dies at 94

Leonard Alkins, former leader of Boston’s NAACP, dies at 77