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Surgical technicians (from left) Nicole Jenney, Lenworth Hawkins, Neera Basnet, and Lisa Chin at Newton-Wellesley.

Hospitals seek to solve their own staffing shortages

A number of hospitals have started or expanded programs to recruit staff in response to growing workforce shortages and mounting costs of hiring temporary workers.

Family terrorized by golf balls wins nearly $5 million from neighboring country club
When the Tenczars moved into their dream home overlooking a golf course in the spring of 2017, the family savored the idyllic views of the 15th fairway and the serenity of Indian Pond Estates. Then the golfers showed up in force.

Analysis

In N.H. Senate race, a swirl of activity and a lack of clarity
A lot of national attention is being focused on the New Hampshire US Senate race and rightly so.

SHIRLEY LEUNG

Behind the empty storefronts, is Boylston Street about to bloom?
Retail rents around Boylston Street are back above pre-pandemic levels, though business hasn’t come back for everyone.

A ‘scary man,’ or someone like your uncle? Mass. requires doctors to undergo implicit bias training in an effort to address health care inequities.

Starting June 1, the state’s Board of Registration in Medicine is requiring all doctors seeking or renewing their medical license to take two hours of instruction in implicit bias — beliefs and prejudices that people have without realizing it.

Trailblazers celebrate as Rachael Rollins is formally sworn in as US attorney
Those who came out to support Rollins also included current and former judges, lawyers, politicians, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft; and every living former US attorney for Massachusetts.

Ukraine reports Russians trying to storm Mariupol plant
Russian forces attacked a steel plant in the shattered Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, apparently seeking to eliminate the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the strategic city the Kremlin claims its military has otherwise seized.

What’s the wealthiest town in Rhode Island? See census data on income in the Ocean State.

Rhode Island has the 15th highest median income in the United States, but a closer look at recently released data reveals big income gaps within the tiny state.

Jon Dwyer, 33, of Beverly, stood on an overlook on Cannon Mountain looking out at Franconia Ridge. Dwyer was out skiing in the Great Gulf when he witnessed a snowboarder fall and get seriously injured on April 15.

Backcountry skier recalls dramatic rescue of snowboarder who fell onto rocks in N.H. mountains

Jon Dwyer, of Beverly, saw a snowboarder fall in the back country of the White Mountains, and it’s a good thing he did, because no one else was around to witness what happened next.

In 2021, Charlie Montoyo's Blue Jays played 21 home games at their spring training ballpark in Dunedin, Fla., 23 in Buffalo, and finally 36 in Toronto once they got clearance from the Canadian government.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Why the Blue Jays won’t be feeling sorry for teams that show up shorthanded to Toronto

The Jays know about actual disadvantages. The pandemic uprooted their franchise for much of the 2020 and ‘21 seasons.

Red Sox hold on to defeat Rays, 4-3

With another good performance in Game 2, Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard were enjoying the moment.

Seven thoughts on the Celtics as they look to extend their series lead on Nets

Kyrie Irving had some odd things to say after Game 2, but then again, Jaylen Brown made a curious comment as well.

Why TNT’s Stan Van Gundy thinks the Celtics have been underestimated

Opinion

A scene from the town of Przemysl, Poland, near the border with eastern Ukraine, where Julio Salado, a Malden resident, has been volunteering with the international nonprofit World Central Kitchen.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why this Malden resident went to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees

Julio Salado is in Przemyśl, Poland, where he’s been working 12-hour daily shifts as a volunteer for World Central Kitchen.

Mapping environmental injustice

Julia Mejia, Gretchen Cook Anderson, Johannes Fruehauf, and Richard Taylor

Boston’s biotech boom must bring along Black and brown residents

The Supreme Court needs a code of ethical conduct

IDEAS | JEFF HOWE

It’s time to see nuclear power in a different light

The Globe turns 150

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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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Michelle Dockery has journeyed a long way from ‘Downton Abbey’
Project by project, Dockery is expanding her image beyond the haughty, sardonic, but increasingly sympathetic Lady Mary, a divergent career path she began navigating as soon as “Downton” wrapped up.

Suspect in sniper-style shooting in Washington, D.C., kills himself, police say
A suspect who police said had set up a tripod in an apartment along one of Washington’s busiest corridors and randomly fired more than 20 rounds, injuring four people, apparently killed himself Friday night as police prepared to enter the apartment, authorities said.

Plymouth woman dies in Pembroke rollover crash
The woman was traveling south on Route 3 when her vehicle sideswiped a Honda Ridgeline, which was operated by a 42-year-old Oak Bluffs man, according to State Police. He was not injured.

McCarthy said Trump acknowledged ‘some responsibility’ for attack on Jan. 6, 2021

New audio captures what Representative Kevin McCarthy said to Republicans shortly after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Meadows had been warned of possible Jan. 6 violence, official says

A blip or the beginning of a trend? Encouraging signal emerges in COVID waste-water numbers.

The levels of coronavirus in Eastern Massachusetts waste water, considered an early warning for future COVID-19 increases, have dipped slightly, according to the latest data.

Man charged with threatening Merriam-Webster dictionary over gender definitions

A California man was arrested this week on charges that he sent messages to Merriam-Webster, headquartered in Springfield, in which he threatened to shoot and bomb its offices because he didn’t like the company’s dictionary definitions relating to gender identity, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

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Charts: What’s the wealthiest town in Massachusetts? See Census data on income and poverty.

Massachusetts residents have some of the highest incomes in the nation, according to recently released Census data. But the state’s relative wealth masks income inequality across communities.

The state was supposed to rehabilitate them. Instead, hundreds of children were allegedly abused in N.H.
It was supposed to be a place to transition from a broken life to a better one. But many who spent time in New Hampshire's juvenile detention center depict it as a house of horrors. Rampant sexual abuse by staffers, beatings so severe they broke bones. The kind of violence that leaves lasting psychological damage, rippling through generations.

ADRIAN WALKER

Jemison’s role as city’s chief planner comes at a pivotal moment
Arthur Jemison, 51, was named by Mayor Michelle Wu to be the city’s chief planner. But that title doesn’t capture the breadth of the job.

Wu announces plan to prepare Boston for extreme heat
The new Heat Plan aims to help Bostonians beat the heat and includes strategies such as expanding shade-providing tree coverage, installing water bottle filling stations in schoolyards, and investing in cooling infrastructure.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Sam Waterston as George Schultz in the Hulu series "The Dropout."

How does actor Sam Waterston do it all? ‘I love to work.’

Janis Ian (pictured in January) plays Lynn Auditorium April 23 in a stop on her final tour.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

AuthDesmond Hall will present as part of the virtual Newburyport Literary Festival this weekend.or photos of Desmond Hall.

NEW ENGLAND LITERARY NEWS

Celebrating 50 years of AGNI, a group reading of ‘Moby-Dick,’ and a virtual literary festival from Newburyport

Visitors to the United States Pavilion next to the "Satellite," part of the "Sovereignty" exhibition by Simone Leigh at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice.

At the Venice Biennale’s US Pavilion, Simone Leigh brings buried stories to the world

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

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll routinely deals with housing, education, and infrastructure — the nuts and bolts of municipal government.

The race for lieutenant governor should be about ideas and experience. Not about $1 million.

"Even as we continue to kill one another, and even as nature too becomes a casualty of war, it remains for us a force of its own, like gravity or faith or love."

IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFER

Resilient nature amidst the ravages of war

Like those old sneakers that have lost their bounce, it’s time the Hynes was retired.

Back Bay’s white elephant has got to go

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was welcomed to the Kremlin by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2017.

CHRISTOPHER RHODES

The feminizing of fascism in Europe

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. The state has rejected 54 of 132 math textbooks proposed for use in public school classrooms because they incorporate social-emotional learning and critical race theory, according to the state's Department of Education.

Moscow in the Sunshine State

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

An Earth Day protest in Boston against fossil fuels

Behind a blue banner reading “ACT NOW,” more than 100 people marched through Boston Friday as part of an Earth Day demonstration to demand the state approve legislation banning fossil fuels.

Hospitals seek to solve their own staffing shortages

A number of hospitals have started or expanded programs to recruit staff in response to growing workforce shortages and mounting costs of hiring temporary workers.

Dorchester shooting was attempted murder-suicide involving husband and wife, Suffolk DA says

A man was killed and a woman wounded during an attempted murder suicide early Friday in Dorchester, according to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden’s office.

Trailblazers celebrate as Rachael Rollins is formally sworn in as US attorney

Those who came out to support Rollins also included current and former judges, lawyers, politicians, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft; and every living former US attorney for Massachusetts.

Sports

Garrett Whitlock will take the ball for his first career start on Saturday.

RED SOX AT RAYS | 6:10 P.M. (NESN)

Game 15: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes

Garrett Whitlock will make his first career start in his 51st career appearance.

Analyst Stan Van Gundy (above), along with play-by-play voice Brian Anderson, called the first two games of the Celtics’ first-round series with the Nets and will have Game 4 Monday night.

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Why TNT’s Stan Van Gundy thinks the Celtics have been underestimated

Van Gundy said it was the improvement of the defense from solid to suffocating that truly sparked the Celtics' turnaround.

Guy Lafleur won five Stanley Cup titles with the Montreal Canadiens.

Matt Porter | Sunday hockey notes

Guy Lafleur dominated the NHL, and broke the hearts of Bruins fans

He finished his Montreal career with 518 goals and 1,246 points, more than any Canadien, including his childhood hero, Jean Beliveau.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Why the Blue Jays won’t be feeling sorry for teams that show up shorthanded to Toronto

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Celtics preparing bid to bring NBA All-Star Game back to Boston

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Here’s an inside look at this year’s unpredictable NFL Draft

Business

EU reaches landmark deal on hate speech, disinformation

Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta will have to police their platforms more strictly to better protect European users from hate speech, disinformation, and other harmful online content under landmark EU legislation approved early Saturday.

Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change

Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change, echoing a policy already in place at Google.

Hospitals seek to solve their own staffing shortages

Affordable housing developers to renovate South Providence’s run down ‘Clown Town’

magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

Want to pay less for a Boston apartment? Move in with a nudist.

Five things every condo buyer should know

Seared Salmon With Chilies, Pickled Ginger, and Snap Peas

Make the most of spring produce with meals starring sugar snap peas

metro

Erik and Athina Tenczar are photographed through a broken window at their home.

Family terrorized by golf balls wins nearly $5 million from neighboring country club

A ‘scary man,’ or someone like your uncle? Mass. requires doctors to undergo implicit bias training in an effort to address health care inequities.

Backcountry skier recalls dramatic rescue of snowboarder who fell onto rocks in N.H. mountains

sports

Bucks guard Grayson Allen, who scored five 3-pointers, drive past Bulls guard Coby White in the second half of Game 3 of their first-round series.

Bucks dominate Bulls in Game 3

Analise Grady, Reading softball in the zone, shut down previously unbeaten Arlington

Hawks rebound from 16-point deficit to defeat Heat in Game 3

business

Pedestrians passed people dining outside on Boylston Street.

Behind the empty storefronts, is Boylston Street about to bloom?

Disney government dissolution bill signed by DeSantis

‘Everyone wants to get back to normal’: As COVID wanes, conventions make a comeback

politics

New Hampshire Democratic US Senator Maggie Hassan is seeking reelection. Five Republicans are vying for the chance to run against her.

In N.H. Senate race, a swirl of activity and a lack of clarity

Suspect in sniper-style shooting in Washington, D.C., kills himself, police say

Meadows had been warned of possible Jan. 6 violence, official says

Nation

Merriam-Webster is headquartered in Springfield.

Man charged with threatening Merriam-Webster dictionary over gender definitions

McCarthy’s lie puts GOP hypocrisy on Trump on display

McCarthy’s lie puts GOP hypocrisy on Trump on display

World

Residents evacuated Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 22, 2022.

Ukraine reports Russians trying to storm Mariupol plant

Ukraine: Russians shift elite units to the new battleground

UN details a ‘horror story’ of abuses in Ukraine

opinion

Pigeons in the sky near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on March 14, 2022.

Stocking one’s mind

On Earth Day, where will you be?

BPS English learners office is only the latest turnstile

lifestyle

At the Moth's GrandSlam events, master storytellers compete for a chance to be named their city's champion.

Boston storytellers to compete for champion’s title at the Moth GrandSLAM

I do not feel like our five-year relationship is a romantic one

She didn’t choose me

food & dining

Hangar 420, a cannabis producer and distributor in Warwick, Rhode Island, has launched a cannabis-infused coffee syrup called Co-Pilot Syrup. The product is to mark the annual celebration of cannabis with a tribute to the official beverage of Rhode Island -- Coffee Milk.

A little cannabis in your coffee milk? New product celebrates 420 and a Rhode Island food staple

Rhode Island foodies, rejoice: Design plans for Union Station food hall have been approved

High Street Place was worth the wait

travel

An Aegean Airlines plane.

Aegean Airlines refunds one ticket but not the other

A new habitat for gorillas, images from Armenia, and ‘Golden Girls’ fans go cruising

Want to feel like you’re in some kind of CGI fantasy dreamscape? Visit Vancouver.

Arts

George Martin secured to a trailer paintings by Francis Hines that were found in a dumpster on Sept. 23, 2017, in Watertown, Conn. After fading into obscurity, Hines, who died in 2016, is again gaining attention after hundreds of his paintings were rescued by a car mechanic from a dumpster in Connecticut. An exhibit of that art will open May 5, 2022, at the Hollis Taggart galley in Southport, which is known for showing the works of lost or forgotten artists.

Mechanic finds paintings in Conn. dumpster, sparks appreciation for a forgotten artist

In ‘Neponset River,’ layers upon layers

Not child’s play

Books

At left: Buffy awaits customers at Wilson Farm in Lexington in February 2020. Top right: Buffy at home. Bottom right: The Buffy book featured at Browseabout
Books in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Saying goodbye to Buffy the three-legged pit bull, my miracle dog

In ‘Paradise Falls,’ home sweet, polluted home

Wil Haygood: Reading about history, race, and family

Movies

Tilda Swinton in "Memoria."

‘Memoria’: What you hear is what you get

‘The Bad Guys’ shows that crime does pay, at least for viewers

Boston’s Independent Film Festival is back — and back in theaters

Television

Michelle Dockery as Kate Woodcroft in "Anatomy of a Scandal."

Michelle Dockery has journeyed a long way from ‘Downton Abbey’

Travel Channel’s ‘Portals to Hell’ is heading to Plymouth, Mass.

How does actor Sam Waterston do it all? ‘I love to work.’

music

Andris Nelsons conducted an all-Strauss program April 21 at Symphony Hall.

At BSO, Nelsons returns to Strauss

The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman gives introspection an ever-shifting sonic landscape

Portuguese music awards are coming to Providence

Theater/Dance

Toshi Reagon (center, with guitar) and the cast of "Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower."

Struggling to build a better world in ‘Parable of the Sower’

Through ‘Howards End,’ Matthew López found a portal into his epic drama about gay men

A family’s reckoning with the past — and with one another — in a sweeping ‘Our Daughters, Like Pillars’

globe local

Ailene Orlando inspects her garden beds at GROW Community Garden in Waltham.

As spring begins to bloom, so do community gardens

The Argument: Should Massachusetts require consumer notification before leased vehicles are repossessed?

Avian architects weave their magic during nesting season

Obituaries

Mr. Angelich performed a Brahms concerto with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, at the Lincoln Center in New York in 2015.

Nicholas Angelich, acclaimed classical pianist, dies at 51

Romeo Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Texas author who set series of novels along border dies

Former Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica dies at age 80