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Federal grand jury investigating potential fraud by top Methuen officials in approving exorbitant police salaries

Federal investigators have demanded all records related to a 2017 union contract which would have paid some Methuen police captains more than $400,000 and indirectly boosted the pay of controversial Chief Joseph Solomon.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Major winter storm on the way to Mass. on Monday

There?s a lot of strong evidence for some very intense snow tomorrow evening.

Walsh declares snow emergency ahead of storm that could drop more than a foot on Boston Snow is projected to fall in Mass. on Monday. Here?s how much your area could see Massachusetts school cancellations and delays

Dennis White to be sworn in as Boston police commissioner Monday

Mayor Martin J. Walsh will hold the ceremony inside Faneuil Hall on Monday morning.

Frustrated with the government?s virus response, citizens are building their own testing programs. And it?s working.

Frustrated by the lack of an overarching state or federal strategy for COVID-19 testing, an increasing number of local organizations are rolling up their sleeves and figuring out how to create their own testing programs.

As Phase 2 begins, Fenway Park and Reggie Lewis Center on the front lines against COVID-19

The vaccination effort will now target residents 75 and older.

Adrian Walker: BMC?s Dr. Thea James is working to persuade communities of color to get the vaccine

What you need to know if you?re signed up to get the vaccine Monday

If you are signed up to receive the coronavirus vaccine Monday ? or plan on trying to get an appointment in the near future ? here?s what to know.

How the snow might affect your vaccination appointment

Trump names two lawyers to impeachment defense team

Donald Trump announced Sunday that a former county prosecutor and a criminal defense lawyer with a background in civil rights work will lead his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys.

Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily shut down major coronavirus vaccine site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

One of the largest vaccination sites in the country briefly shut down Saturday afternoon because maskless, anti-vaccine protesters blocked the entrance, officials said.

Matthew Stafford was willing to go almost anywhere but the Patriots, report says

No reason was given for Stafford?s reported demand.

Deep wide receiver pool projects to help depleted Patriots, should they choose

Report: Rams tried to swing deal for Aaron Rodgers, but were rebuffed

Despite Rodgers sounding uncertain about his future in Green Bay after their playoff ouster, a conversation about whether he was available appears to have been a short one.

President Biden?s push to reverse Trump immigration policies is both symbolic and substantive

Biden's orders represent a stark departure from Donald Trump?s rhetoric and policies, even if the prospects for the boldest action so far ? a broad immigration bill ? remain very much in doubt.

Fiery Black abolitionist from Boston is all but forgotten. Yet his words still resonate.

David Walker?s ?Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World? inspired countless Black Americans, both enslaved and free, and lit a fire under the growing abolitionist movement, which found a home in Boston.

Opinion

US reengages with the world

But near-term crises and the inevitable ?testing? of Biden?s leadership observe no honeymoon.

IDEAS | DAVID H. ROSMARIN

The psychologist will see everyone now

IDEAS | DAVID VELASQUEZ

One day, two worlds

IDEAS | KELLY HORAN

Karilyn Crockett, Boston?s chief of equity, on the city?s racial reckoning

Kimberly Atkins

With Biden in office, when will Breyer retire?

Project Takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that?s just the start.

3 restaurants we supported this week How to help local spots without spending money Learn more about Project Takeout

DEVRA FIRST

Boston-area restaurants are offering subscriptions to keep their kitchens busy during the pandemic

It?s like a CSA share, but for restaurants. And it?s working.

?Explain it like I?m 5 years old?: A desperate nation tries to understand the GameStop saga

Here?s a thought: Maybe you don?t need to understand GameStop. Thanks to social distancing, it?s not like you?re not going to have to bluff your way through a cocktail party.

Louis W. Cabot, former president and chairman of Cabot Corp., dies at 99

Mr. Cabot had been president and chairman of Cabot Corp., the company his grandfather founded.

Boston man arrested for allegedly assaulting state trooper

A 29-year-old Boston man was arrested after allegedly assaulting a state trooper during a traffic stop in Randolph early Saturday morning, State Police said.

Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained

Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country?s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

For the Celtics to be better, Kemba Walker has to overcome his confidence issues

Walker acknowledged he has been getting down on himself in the wake of two tough losses.

Vermont Teddy Bear partners with local teacher to become ?official home of the Bernie Mittens?

A Vermont teacher who designed the mittens that Senator Bernie Sanders wore as part of his meme-inspiring presidential inauguration outfit in early January is partnering with a local toy company to reproduce the ?swittens,? with some proceeds going to charity.

Blue Hills Ski Area in Canton reopens after lift accidents last week

Blue Hills Ski Area will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, with all programs running as scheduled.

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Historically, crises have lasted longest in Black communities. Bostonians worry that COVID-19 will be no different

All signs point to COVID-19 leaving Black Americans likely to suffer elevated joblessness and poverty, vulnerability to infection, and poor health outcomes for many months to come.

shirley leung

The Seaport has become Boston?s Innovation District. Somewhere former mayor Tom Menino is saying ?I told you so?

Rather than commissioning a study on whether tech types would flock to the waterfront, the Menino administration took a page from the entrepreneurs they wanted to court: City Hall experimented.

State Police lieutenants sue department alleging potential cheating on promotion exam by high-ranking officers

Three Massachusetts State Police lieutenants are suing the department claiming a recent promotional exam was rolled out improperly, and their attorney alleged in court there is ?very serious evidence of potential cheating? within the top ranks of the department.

metro

How the snow might affect your vaccination appointment

A major storm is expected to hit Massachusetts tomorrow. Here's how this may affect your scheduled vaccination appointment.

Mass. man, Conn. woman injured in separate snowmobile crashes in Bartlett, N.H.

Massachusetts snow storm related school cancellations and delays

Sports

Second effort results in another BC High hockey win over Xaverian

Senior forward Aidan McDonnell of Dedham (2 goals, 1 assist) was the catalyst as the Eagles struck for four third-period goals.

Revolution

Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner backstops US men?s team in shutout of Trinidad & Tobago

NFL NOTEBOOK

Report: Rams tried to swing deal for Aaron Rodgers, but were rebuffed

business

New CEO takes over at Nixon Peabody

Among the items on the new CEO's to-do list: crafting a back-to-the-office plan for after the pandemic is over.

Biden invites GOP lawmakers to White House virus relief talk

?Explain it like I?m 5 years old?: A desperate nation tries to understand the GameStop saga

politics

Trump names two lawyers to impeachment defense team

Donald Trump announced Sunday that a former county prosecutor and a criminal defense lawyer with a background in civil rights work will lead his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys.

As Biden plans global democracy summit, skeptics say: Heal thyself first

Ten Republican senators offer stimulus compromise, ask for Biden meeting

lifestyle

COMFORT ZONE

How TikTok made one Bostonian a ?not-so starving artist?

Creating 60-second skits is comedian Stanzi Potenza?s full-time job, with more than 565,000 TikTok followers and her video collection receiving 20.5 million likes.

?City on a Hill? heads to Roxbury for Season 2

DEVRA FIRST

Boston-area restaurants are offering subscriptions to keep their kitchens busy during the pandemic

arts

Newton native John Krasinski hosted ?SNL? for the first time. See some of his sketches

Newton native John Krasinski made his hosting debut on ?Saturday Night Live? this weekend, which also marked the first episode of the show to air this year.

?What still works??: ?SNL? tackles GameStop, Marjorie Taylor Greene, the vaccine rollout ? and even Tom Brady

NAMES

Min Jin Lee?s ?Free Food for Millionaires? in development at Netflix

rhode island

CORONAVIRUS

Pandemic takes heavy toll on Latino-owned businesses in R.I.

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce estimates 30 percent of the state?s Latino-owned businesses have closed since the outbreak began.

RI EDUCATION

R.I. legislative leaders want to make Rhode Island Promise permanent

RI SPORTS

Brown University Athletics Director Jack Hayes steps down after a decade

Newton

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Special Projects

A beautiful resistance | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

With every sip, a labor of love

In Vermont, a winemaker is cultivating a legacy that pays homage to the Black folk who built this country and is celebrating life and the future of farming.

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On the Street

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center?s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

See more from our business series ?On the Street?: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

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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.

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?

Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored ? one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much

For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It?s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You?ll hear from both.

Comfort Zone

Want to get kids outside this winter? Try selling them on animal tracking

Youngsters can get started with these tips from an expert.

?This work must be in an institution.? Amanda Gorman portrait gifted to Harvard

Ghanaian artist Raphael Adjetey Adjei Mayne painted the piece in just five days.

IN THE FAMILY WAY

Pandemic socializing means pods, smaller groups, and sometimes exclusion. Here?s how to help your child (and maybe even yourself)

Dealing with a pandemic is bad enough; questioning your social worth doesn?t make it any better. How to cope? We talked to three experts for ideas.

?Moved to Act? at the Multicultural Arts Center gathers images of protest

Protests of all types are the subject of a photography show in Cambridge.

19 mysteries and thrillers to lose yourself in this winter

Nothing takes the mind away from the twists and turns of reality like the twists and turns of a good mystery novel.

Three walks with poets through their favorite landscapes

They are worth visiting now, and worth revisiting later to watch the change of seasons.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

What?s taking so long to cancel Boston?s special election?

A prophecy about white domestic terrorism foretold ? and ignored

IDEAS | STEVE NADIS

Q&A: The end of Cult 45?

Arm yourself against conspiracy theories

Biden must not miss the urgency of the moment on criminal justice reform

IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

A viral mystery: Does one infection prevent another?

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The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months ? and beyond

In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care

The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients? need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19?s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread

The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic

The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus ? and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

magazine

Helping health care workers: The Emotional PPE Project covers what masks don't

Music's first responder: How Yo-Yo Ma consoled a reeling nation

Is reconciliation in a divided America possible? Look to Northern Ireland to see what could happen.

Recipes: Italian flatbread, focaccia, and pizza dough

sports

Jake DeBrusk on track to get back on skates ahead of his injured teammates

After a season lost to injury, Kevan Miller hasn?t missed a beat in return to Bruins? blue line

Patrick Reed overcomes rules controversy to win Farmers PGA Tour event

metro

As Phase 2 begins, Fenway Park and Reggie Lewis Center on the front lines against COVID-19

Vermont Teddy Bear partners with local teacher to become ?official home of the Bernie Mittens?

In push for clean transportation, Mass. focuses on electric cars over public transit

Nation

77 days: Trump?s campaign to subvert the election

Legal team exits as Trump fixates on false claims

What you need to know if you?re signed up to get the vaccine Monday

World

Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained

EU makes a sudden and embarrassing U-turn on vaccines

At elite French universities, students demand environmental action

politics

GOP Representative Kinzinger starts PAC to resist party?s Trump embrace

Trump loyalists in South Dakota turn on home state Senator John Thune

Trump parts ways with five lawyers handling impeachment defense

business

Biden could change course in high court health care case

Building a bridge to normalcy, some companies follow the universities? example and test employees regularly

The Seaport has become Boston?s Innovation District. Somewhere former mayor Tom Menino is saying ?I told you so?

lifestyle

Is a first date ever fun?

Want to get kids outside this winter? Try selling them on animal tracking

Pandemic socializing means pods, smaller groups, and sometimes exclusion. Here?s how to help your child (and maybe even yourself)

marijuana

Northampton drops controversial fees on marijuana companies

Marijuana trade group drops lawsuit against state after backlash

2 years after legalizing cannabis, has Canada kept its promises?

opinion

Even if not in urban stores? straits, suburban retailers face crushing woes

US reengages with the world

The psychologist will see everyone now

food & dining

Boston-area restaurants are offering subscriptions to keep their kitchens busy during the pandemic

Japanese sandwiches come to Central Square; Bianchi?s stages a comeback in Revere

Filling a hole in the banh mi-verse

travel

When travel resumes, politics is ?absolutely? likely to affect where people want to go and where they?ll feel welcome

On Chinese food around the world, a love of snacks, and the wonder of planes

?Things will never be as they were before.? An expert offers 12 COVID-era air travel trends and predictions

Books

19 mysteries and thrillers to lose yourself in this winter

Finding oneself in ?Surviving the White Gaze?

Every book is arguably a journey, but as the pandemic grinds on, those that are explicitly about journeys hold special appeal

Movies

A dozen or so great moments in screen overacting

Doc Talk: Escher aesthetics, extremist extrication, homelessness in Hungary

A long night?s journey in ?Malcolm & Marie?

Television

Newton native John Krasinski hosted ?SNL? for the first time. See some of his sketches

?What still works??: ?SNL? tackles GameStop, Marjorie Taylor Greene, the vaccine rollout ? and even Tom Brady

Min Jin Lee?s ?Free Food for Millionaires? in development at Netflix

music

Online concerts replace the BSO season that might have been

Louie Phipps is about to release his debut album, with help from some first-class musicians. He?s 9.

Boston Lyric Opera drops a fully animated ?Fall of the House of Usher? production

Theater/Dance

Actor Denis O?Hare on ?King Lear,? Trump, and the one role he never wants to play again

Boston Ballet revisits Yakobson gems and previews new work for spring

We, the jury: How courtroom dramas have primed us for Trump?s impeachment trial

globe local

Snow is projected to fall in Mass. on Monday. Here?s how much your area could see

High pressure will keep things dry and cold through Sunday afternoon, then snow on Monday

How this Gloucester restaurant transformed into a haven for homeless people

Obituaries

Louis W. Cabot, former president and chairman of Cabot Corp., dies at 99

Ezra Vogel, a Harvard scholar of Japan and China, dies at 90

Sekou Smith, award-winning NBA reporter and analyst, dies at 48