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Donna M. Morrissey, who headed PR for the Boston Archdiocese and the American Red Cross, dies at 51 of COVID-19

Donna M. Morrissey, a former cabinet secretary for communications for the Boston Archdiocese during the early months of the clergy sex abuse scandal, went on to be director of communications for the American Red Cross East Division's Blood Services.
Sudbury farm sees boom in CSA members
Siena Farms in Sudbury has seen huge growth in their CSA members during the COVID-19 pandemic, as people search for local, fresh produce. (Shelby Lum|Globe Staff)

?I just want something local?

Local farmers have seen explosive growth, as people rush to farm stands and invest in community-supported agriculture, or CSA, programs.

Another 76 people die from coronavirus in Mass.

Cool, windy weather across the region Saturday did what many feared the coronavirus could not: Keep droves of beachgoers at home for the start of the Memorial Day weekend, helping avoid scenes of sunbathers in close proximity during the pandemic.
See the latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts The metrics that determine how fast the state can reopen

Opinion

MICHAEL A. COHEN

None of us know what comes next. But we can choose a better future
Michelle Wu

Sharing my family?s story of mental illness with the hope that others won?t feel alone
IDEAS | Miles Howard

Being productive while socially isolated is overrated. Surviving is good enough
IDEAS | SHAIN SHAPIRO AND GREGORY SCRUGGS

Turn coronavirus musician relief into artistic investment
'THE MECHANIC'

Start at the beginning of ?The Mechanic?

Read all the available chapters for the fictional thriller that entwines a card shark, the legacy of Paul Revere, and the Gardner art heist.

A note from Ben Mezrich

When The Boston Globe first approached me with the idea of writing a serialized novella that would run for 15 days in the paper and online, I was both excited and terrified.

What to watch and do from home

The 20 best comedies of the 2000s, ranked

7 experts tell us where they go to find peace and beauty outdoors

How to get road-trip ready

What would it take to get you back to the movie theater?

Comfort Zone

How to fill the long summer ahead? Safe ways for teens to volunteer

8 ways to celebrate Bob Dylan?s birthday

Oh, to chat for hours with old friends again

Bill Clinton and James Patterson team up again for political thriller, ?The President?s Daughter?

?There are a lot of tensions and people are acting out.? Four murdered in Boston in six days
Four people have been murdered in the past six days in Boston, a spike in violence that comes as the city lifts some cornoravirus restrictions and as the Memorial Day weekend beckons with the nicest weather in months.

Alex Speier | Sunday baseball notes
Pitching staffs facing the most risk in return to play
Pitchers may face elevated risks in trying to get ready in roughly half the time that they usually spend in Florida or Arizona.

Ben Volin: Taking a closer look at the NFL?s new normal

Some people are making more money by not working. For businesses looking to hire, this is a problem
While some workers are turning down jobs because they?re worried about getting sick or infecting family members or because they don?t have child care, others are flat-out telling employers they?re making more money safe at home collecting unemployment.

YVONNE ABRAHAm
Life on the bubble, then a pandemic
Whether we will continue to care about Chelsea is an open question now that the grim tallies there, and across the state, are dropping and the beaches are back. But before we move on, let?s meet Veronica.

A life altered by mental illness taken by COVID-19
She had good spells, and she had bad spells. The good spells could last for years, more than a decade. But a bad spell could veer into the unthinkable.

Mass. is putting a lot of focus on its coronavirus testing strategy. Will it work?
Charlie Baker's goal to more than triple the current number of daily tests by the end of July and increase it at least fivefold by December may come too late to make a significant difference in containing the virus?s spread, some epidemiologists say.

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Body of kayaker found; authorities searching for companion

Police identify victim of fatal Jamaica Plain shooting

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On StatNews.com

The world may be overestimating the power of Covid-19 vaccines

What a big Covid-19 study on malaria drugs tells us ? and what it doesn?t

Coronavirus resources

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

A look at what can reopen in each phase of Massachusetts? opening plan

The metrics that determine how fast the state can reopen

How to stay safe from coronavirus as you venture out during Mass. reopening

A list of layoffs and furloughs in Massachusetts (so far) due to coronavirus

Boston is still running
Dan Shaughnessy

Thoughts on the tone-deaf Tom Brady and other sports topics

The release of TB12's latest "immunity supplement" borders on wartime profiteering.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sold a drastic lockdown with straight talk and mom jokes

Ardern helped coax New Zealanders to buy into a lockdown so severe that even retrieving a lost cricket ball from a neighbor?s yard was banned.
TOM FARRAGHER

Sunshine, sugar cones ? and fear ? as a strange summer dawns on old Cape Cod

?We?re just in survival mode now,?? owner Doug Warren told me the other day as we sat out back of his shop at a shaded picnic table.

Kripalu Center to lay off 450 employees in latest blow to Berkshires economy

The cuts at Kripalu are yet another hit to the Berkshires, home to dozens of arts and cultural institutions that draw thousands of visitors each year, especially during the summer months.

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COVID-19 patients are recovering, but with nowhere to go

Long-term acute care hospitals, once sidelined, are key to many of the sickest coronavirus patients? recoveries. But beds are filling up fast.

Lack of water fuels fears of virus spread
Violet Manuel hastily abandoned her uncle?s funeral and grabbed two empty containers when she heard a boy running down the dirt road shouting, ?Water, water, water!?

DEVRA FIRST
I?m a restaurant critic ? and I?m not ready to eat in a restaurant right now
Let me be clear: I want to, badly. But there are simply too many practical and moral sticking points right now.

Rhode Island

With virus inside and outside its walls, Central Falls detention facility faces a class-action lawsuit

The Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls has become a hot spot within a hot spot, with 46 detainees and 12 staff members testing positive for the coronavirus. The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking the conditional release of 70 ICE detainees.

Raimondo: R.I. restaurants, hair salons, gyms can reopen June 1; coronavirus deaths hit 579

Five key questions about phase two of Rhode Island?s reopening
Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Elissa Ely

Intimacy in the veterinarian parking lot
Scot Lehigh

Notes on our plethora of ?scandals?
RENÉE GRAHAM

A Memorial Day steeped in death, enveloped in grief
David N. Cicilline

Post-coronavirus pandemic, we need a National Commission to Restore the American Dream
LETTERS

Postcards from the pandemic
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The coronavirus crisis will bust up and reshape higher education ? for better or for worse

VISUAL STORIES

Patriots defensive end Chase Winovich may be confined, but he?s hardly at a standstill

Photos: Celebrating Mother?s Day, from a social distance

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

Boston Globe staff photographer Erin Clark named Feature Photography Pulitzer finalist for 2020

metro

The Great Divide
More than one in five Boston public school children may be virtual dropouts
At least 10,000 Boston public school students have not logged in to class since schools shut down in March due to the coronavirus epidemic, making them virtual dropouts whose formal education stopped two months ago.

Life on the bubble, then a pandemic

Whether we will continue to care about Chelsea is an open question now that the grim tallies there, and across the state, are dropping and the beaches are back. But before we move on, let?s meet Veronica.

?I just want something local?

Local farmers have seen explosive growth, as people rush to farm stands and invest in community-supported agriculture, or CSA, programs.

Sudbury farm sees boom in CSA members

Donna M. Morrissey, who headed PR for the Boston Archdiocese and the American Red Cross, dies at 51 of COVID-19

sports

Alex Speier | Sunday baseball notes

Pitching staffs facing the most risk in return to play

Pitchers may face elevated risks in trying to get ready in roughly half the time that they usually spend in Florida or Arizona.
Replay

In 1965, Ali-Liston was the Maine event

At ringside, old-timers, ex-champions, potential champions were left shaking their heads.
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Summiting Mount Greylock briefly puts you on top of the world (well, the state anyway)

A very manageable hike is rewarded with a breathtaking view and a sense of exhilaration.
nascar

NASCAR president Steve Phelps is proud that his sport led the way in restarting
Tara Sullivan

Jillian Dempsey and teachers everywhere have given an A-plus performance

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Hall of Fame induction waiting for opening

STAT

Infect volunteers with Covid-19? A proposal lays bare a minefield of issues

Experts question Facebook?s approach to combat Covid-19 misinformation

Covid-19 has shuttered labs. It could put a generation of researchers at risk

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

An interview with the CDC director on coronavirus, masks, and an agency gone quiet

Business

Much of the establishment backed Charlie Baker during the pandemic. There has been one exception
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce surprised other business groups by repeatedly pressing Baker for more details on reopening.

TALKING POINTSThe week in business
Some of the top stories from the past week.

Debt and coronavirus push Hertz into bankruptcy protection

Coronavirus pandemic claims another victim: Robocalls

Homeowners stopped paying mortgages in record numbers in April

Fauci ?cautiously optimistic? about Moderna?s experimental coronavirus vaccine

Politics

Trump?s press secretary displays one of his checks in a little too much detail

Biden addresses ?ain?t Black? comment, says he was too ?cavalier?

The Elizabeth Warren VP talk isn?t going away

Marijuana

Louisiana medical marijuana program would grow under bill

Ohio ballot campaigns, including marijuana decriminalization, allowed more flexibility on signatures
magazine
Cover story

The 5 scariest ways scammers try to rip us off
Class of 2020

The 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' author has a special message for this year's graduates
Cooking

Quick and easy asparagus recipes
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online, May 11-17

sports

Phil Esposito a hockey hero the world over

Taking a closer look at the NFL?s new normal

Bishop from New England takes tongue-in-cheek shot at Tom Brady

metro

More than one in five Boston public school children may be virtual dropouts

Life on the bubble, then a pandemic

?I just want something local?

Nation

Trump?s press secretary displays one of his checks in a little too much detail

Biden says he regrets saying Black voters ?ain?t Black? if they?re considering Trump

?This is not about vanity,? Baker warns heading into Memorial Day weekend

World

Pakistani passenger plane crashes near Karachi with 98 onboard

Khashoggi?s sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 executions

Migrant-friendly Canada struggles to attract migrant farm staff

politics

Biden addresses ?ain?t Black? comment, says he was too ?cavalier?

The Elizabeth Warren VP talk isn?t going away

Trump calls on churches to reopen this weekend

business

Much of the establishment backed Charlie Baker during the pandemic. There has been one exception

The week in business

Debt and coronavirus push Hertz into bankruptcy protection

lifestyle

The future of flight: Immunity passports, unexpected border closings, and no carry-ons

How to fill the long summer ahead? Safe ways for teens to volunteer

Oh, to chat for hours with old friends again

marijuana

Louisiana medical marijuana program would grow under bill

Ohio ballot campaigns, including marijuana decriminalization, allowed more flexibility on signatures

Packers? Montravius Adams faces marijuana, driving charges

opinion

Turn coronavirus musician relief into artistic investment

None of us know what comes next. But we can choose a better future

How and when to reopen

food & dining

Tasty Burger returns to Harvard Square, a clam shack signs on in the Seaport, and several big-name restaurants say so long

I?m a restaurant critic ? and I?m not ready to eat in a restaurant right now

We want to know: When do you think you?ll eat in a restaurant again?

travel

The future of flight: Immunity passports, unexpected border closings, and no carry-ons

American Airlines canceled my flight after the pandemic. Where?s my refund?

7 experts tell us where they go to find peace and beauty outdoors

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ending May 17

?Yes, changing how you breathe will help you live longer?

For Claire Messud, it?s cooking, sewing, and Tolstoy

Movies

What would it take to get you back to the movie theater?

Doc Talk: Mexican cuisine; seafood delicacy; feminist view; Oscar rules; grantsmanship

In ?The Ghost of Peter Sellers,' why Inspector Clouseau as a pirate wasn?t such a good idea

Television

Want another look at Gawker? Here?s your chance.

Five terrible sitcoms from the last 20 years

The 20 best comedies of the 2000s, ranked

music

8 ways to celebrate Bob Dylan?s birthday

For music fans, all the world?s a screen

With virtual choirs and celebrity guests, Boston Children?s Chorus keeps young singers connected

Theater/Dance

Streams of innovation in an interactive ?State vs. Natasha Banina?

In isolation, theater couples entertain new ideas ? and each other

Gloucester Stage cancels summer season

globe local

Sunshine, sugar cones ? and fear ? as a strange summer dawns on old Cape Cod

A life altered by mental illness taken by COVID-19

Death toll among Newton residents with COVID-19 reaches 105, mayor reports

Obituaries

Donna M. Morrissey, who headed PR for the Boston Archdiocese and the American Red Cross, dies at 51 of COVID-19

Raj Marphatia, Harvard Law Review president known for his brilliance and kindness, dies at 60

Michel Piccoli, star of French stage and screen, at 94