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Massachusetts is spending $130 million to identify people exposed to COVID-19, but some question if money is well spent

Some say that the decision to hire an outside nonprofit group to run the program deprived towns of the chance to bolster many sagging local departments to tackle COVID-19 and future crises.

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Birx lashes Trump’s pandemic response, citing needless deaths

Former president Donald Trump’s coronavirus response coordinator suggested that hundreds of thousands of Americans likely died needlessly from the coronavirus, and Trump’s testing czar said the administration lied to the public about the availability of testing, in interviews aired on CNN Sunday night.

Coronavirus cases are rising again in the US Increase in cases in Mass. viewed as warning sign

Ship ‘partially refloated,’ but still stuck in Suez Canal

Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the colossal container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal, a canal services firm said, without providing further details about when the vessel would be fully set free.

Suez blockage adds to pressure points in global trade

High winds could bring power outages, damage for much of Mass.

Massachusetts will experience “very windy and much cooler” weather on Monday, with “strong to damaging wind gusts” expected across the region until about mid-afternoon.

The Omni Parker House, with longtime staffer Dan McKenna at the door, has reopened but without food or beverage service.

Boston hotels, among hardest hit in the country, could take years to recover

An estimated 8,000 hotel employees are still out of work around Boston, and some jobs may not return for years, if ever.

After-school programs suffer school reopening whiplash

As school districts shift back to in-person learning, after-school care providers are scrambling to fill the gaps in child supervision — just as they did six months ago, when parents needed help caring for kids whose schools had closed. And once again, they’re contending with major logistical challenges on shoestring budgets.

Adrian Walker: Fully reopening schools is the first task for Acting Mayor Janey

Markey and progressive Democrats see infrastructure bill as a way to accomplish Green New Deal goals

The package is not expected to be a word-for-word embrace of the sweeping climate resolution Senator Ed Markey co-authored with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but it inexorably links climate with the nation’s infrastructure and economy.

A person uses a credit card for a phone purchase.

The phone scams keep on coming — here are tips on how to avoid them

Imposter scams — in which perpetrators try to swindle consumers by saying they are calling from a utility, government agency, or other entity — are the most common type of scams. Here’s how to avoid them.

Duxbury High School

Duxbury selectmen to discuss football players’ anti-Semitic comments; activist group calls for swift action

The group Duxbury For All said it would like to see more thorough diversity training for town leadership.

Senator Finegold speaks with Duxbury High football players about Jewish faith after anti-Semitic incident

In this image taken from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listened as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presided over jury selection in the trial of Chauvin, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.

A dozen people will decide whether Derek Chauvin broke the law

The jurors are tasked with deciding one of the highest-profile cases in recent memory, set to begin Monday in a downtown courtroom a few miles from where George Floyd was filmed facedown on a Minneapolis street. Their decision will reverberate across the country.

DEVILS 1, BRUINS 0

The hex continues for the Bruins, shut out again by also-ran New Jersey

New Jersey, one of the five worst teams in the NHL, is 4-0-1 against the Bruins this season.

Tara Sullivan

Who said no one would want to play in New England? Bill Belichick still makes it an NFL destination for free agents

Jalen Mills: “You want a coach who knows exactly what to do best, puts you in positions to do that and helps you win football games. It was definitely a major key to be able to be coached by that guy for sure.”

Celtics

Many options to improve roster still on the table

The team intends to explore the buyout market in the coming week, most likely in search of some frontcourt help.

New York becomes the first state to offer a COVID-19 digital pass

New York state launched a new digital app to allow individuals to prove they have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recently tested negative, as part of an effort to fast-track the reopening of businesses, sports arenas, and entertainment venues in the state.

His plane crashed in the Amazon. Then came the hard part

Antônio Sena embarked on what turned out to be a 17-mile trek through the rainforest, home to jaguars, venomous insects, and anacondas. Thirty-six days later, on March 6, he emerged to tell a story that has transfixed Brazilians — a rare piece of uplifting news amid the pandemic.

One South Boston woman brings her antiquing journey to TikTok, 60 seconds at a time

Ellie Biscoe set off on a journey to visit as many of the New England’s antique stores as she could. As of mid-March, her TikTok follower count had grown to 12,100 with her videos garnering more than 55,000 likes.

Opinion

Sophia Moon sits with her four-year-old daughter Ariana Sophia Crowson on her first day of remote learning as a Boston Public Schools pre-kindergartener in September.

The path to universal pre-kindergarten

Boston’s next mayor must see through the expansion and improvement of early childhood education.

A social distancing classroom at the Mildred Avenue K-8 in Mattapan on Sept. 9.

Brenda Cassellius

A renewed vision for Boston Public Schools

Legislature should not be exempt from Open Meeting Law

Practicing COVID-19 safety protocols, a Market Basket in Nashua posted signs directing shoppers in April 2020.

Mary Ann D'Urso

The Grocery Stories: A year in my life from the aisles

Kyra Vitarisi in her culinary class at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton on Sept. 18.

Fighting for fairness in vocational tech school admissions

Recommended reads

At Mass General Brigham, a sweeping effort to unify hospitals and shed old rivalries

Executives say greater cooperation is necessary to stay relevant in a dynamic and competitive health care industry. But the aggressive push to integrate is stirring tensions and sowing discontent among doctors and hospital leaders.

Asian Americans, many for the first time, are giving children and elderly parents ‘The Talk’ on how to protect themselves from hate

Some parents have been putting off these uncomfortable discussions, but they’re now unavoidable after the targeted murders of six Asian American women in the Atlanta area.

COVID-19 cases are rising in what experts say is a warning sign

Though vaccination has thus far staved off a rise in hospitalizations and deaths, epidemiologists warn that the current uptick in cases could still balloon into a surge.

A ‘Not Haunted’ sign was placed outside of a home for sale west of Boston — and people have questions

Margot Bloomstein has some questions about a home in her neighborhood that recently hit the market. Thousands of other people online also had some queries.

State officials are investigating senator, wife for potential campaign finance violations

A politically powerful Massachusetts couple is asking a judge to temporarily stop the state’s top campaign finance regulator from referring an investigation into them to state prosecutors, marking an extraordinary turn in what had been a private state probe.

metro

(Left to Right) Husam Salhab, Victor Loolo, and Blessing Ubani are the founders of Tagg, a new social network for college students.

These founders are building a new social network that goes back to the basics

Tagg encourages its collegiate users to thoroughly express themselves and connect with others in a more meaningful way amid COVID-19

High winds could bring power outages, damage for much of Mass.

Finegold speaks with Duxbury High football players about Jewish faith after anti-Semitic incident

Sports

Rowan Silva (No. 17), a Cape Ann League Golf All-Star last fall, has found a way to contribute on the Ipswich football team as the Tigers punter and kicker.

NATE WEITZER | High school football notebook

They’ve been getting their kicks as football newcomers

With four seasons on the MIAA athletic calendar this year due to the pandemic, athletes like Ipswich's Rowan Silva are finding new opportunities to contribute on the gridiron.

High school football | Players of the Week

EMass football: Bridgewater-Raynham’s Anthony Morrison headlines Players of the Week

NCAA men's hockey | St. Cloud State 4, BC 1

St. Cloud State costs Boston College a trip to Frozen Four

business

Farmers on a horse-drawn cart passed The 'Ever Given' container ship that was blocking transit along the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, on Sunday.

Suez Canal blockage adds to pressure points in global trade

New chairman of Mass. Competitive Partnership aims to use its power to reshape local economy

Boston hotels, among hardest hit in the country, could take years to recover

politics

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senator Ed Markey, and others announced legislation to promote clean energy programs outside the Capitol in 2019.

Markey and progressive Democrats see infrastructure bill as a way to accomplish Green New Deal goals

White House says it’s working on access to migrant centers

Trump ally says social media site is coming in three to four months

Living Arts

1950s-era Gunlocke chairs.

Ellie Biscoe’s best antique finds

COMFORT ZONE

One South Boston woman brings her antiquing journey to TikTok, 60 seconds at a time

COMFORT ZONE

The idyllic New England town of Wellsbury from ‘Ginny & Georgia’ is closer than you think

education

Christopher Chamberlain, 6, asked an adult for help at Quincy After School, which is being held at Merrymount Elementary School.

After-school programs suffer school reopening whiplash

Parents rally outside State House to denounce lack of input in school reopening plan

Harvard sanctions professor with close Jeffrey Epstein ties, closes program he ran

rhode island

(Left to Right) Husam Salhab, Victor Loolo, and Blessing Ubani are the founders of Tagg, a new social network for college students.

These founders are building a new social network that goes back to the basics

RI HEALTH

R.I. can start billing the feds for its state-run hospital again

RI CRIME

R.I. AG wants to charge the East Greenwich road-rage suspect with a hate crime

Newton

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Comfort Zone

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With a new sculpture, Leonard Nimoy’s legacy will ‘live long and prosper’

A hand-shaped memorial will stand outside the Museum of Science, just blocks from where the actor grew up.

COMFORT ZONE

Walking in circles is healthy at these four local labyrinths

Find your way to relaxation with these outdoor spots around Boston.

COMFORT ZONE

Lily King’s ‘Writers & Lovers’ will be adapted for film and directed by Toni Collette

The Mass.-native's best-selling novel, about an aspiring writer, is set in Boston

ART AUCTION

MassArt’s annual auction, virtual this year, supports student scholarships

Holding live and silent auctions virtually means no space constraints and the potential for much wider reach.

For her 87th birthday, Gloria Steinem opens her apartment to visitors, online

The virtual tour lets you see where the feminist icon has lived since 1966.

Special Projects

The Globe launches Project Takeout, an effort to help restaurants make it to the other side of this pandemic.

PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST

Project takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.

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

See the full project

On the Street

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

Evening light sets upon stores and restaurants on Hancock Street in Quincy Center.

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

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

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Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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

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.

Globe Spotlight Investigation

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Justice Stephen Breyer in 2018.

It might be time for Stephen Breyer to retire from the Supreme Court

A ceiling mural by José Clemente Orozco in Guadalajara's Palacio de Gobierno depicts the signing of laws that abolished slavery in Mexico in 1837.

IDEAS | Alice L. Baumgartner

Mexico’s surprising role in sparking the US Civil War

Stephen Miller films an interview for Fox News at the White House on July 15. Instead of normalizing him, more media outlets should focus on humanizing the migrants whom Miller has worked so hard to vilify.

Marcela García

Media are falling into Stephen Miller’s trap

A courtroom sketch of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, center, with his defense attorneys as his death sentence was read on May 15, 2015.

Death is the right penalty for Tsarnaev

A Duxbury High School athlete stretches on a fence that surrounds the football field on March 24.

Lessons from Duxbury High: A ‘never again’ moment

IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Just what is the BettyLab cooking up for girls?

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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

A ball of dry brown garden grass.

Lawn care for the lazy: Turns out being eco-friendly can be the easy way

Illustration highlighting popular home renovation trends, including touchless faucets and backyard putting greens.

Most-wanted COVID-19 home renovations: More space, touchless faucets, and ... putting greens?

Savory Bread Pudding With Mushrooms, Gruyère, and Tarragon.

Make-ahead recipes for Easter brunch

An illustration of William Shakespeare peeking through writing quills.

How a college dropout in New Hampshire found a Shakespeare secret all the PhDs missed

sports

Jack Hughes had a great view of teammate Kyle Palmieri's first-period deflection past Bruins goalie Jaroslav Halak, the only goal of Sunday's New Jersey victory at TD Garden.

The hex continues for the Bruins, shut out again by also-ran New Jersey

US men’s soccer falls to Honduras, crashes out of Olympic soccer qualifying

Zia Cooke hits five 3-pointers to lead South Carolina past Georgia Tech

metro

Duxbury High School

Duxbury selectmen to discuss football players’ anti-Semitic comments; activist group calls for swift action

After-school programs suffer school reopening whiplash

Fully reopening schools is the first task for Acting Mayor Janey

Nation

Petr Kellner watched as his daughter Anna Kellnerova and horse Catch Me If You Can Old competed during the equestrian CET Prague Cup, CSIO Grand Prix, in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 23, 2020.

Richest Czech man among five killed in Alaska helicopter crash

Birx lashes Trump’s pandemic response, citing needless deaths

Man who fired gun at Everglades park rangers arrested

World

This picture taken on Monday from a nearby tugboat in the Suez Canal shows a view of the Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' (operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine) container ship as it began to move.

Ship ‘partially refloated,’ but still stuck in Suez Canal

Newlywed militant suspects blamed in Indonesia church attack

Obama family matriarch has died in a Kenyan hospital

politics

Protesters against new voting restrictions passed by the Georgia state legislature at the state Capitol building in Atlanta, March 25, 2021.

Court fight against Georgia voting overhaul no sure thing

President Biden blasts Georgia elections law as ‘Jim Crow in the 21st Century’

Georgia lawmaker arrested as governor signs sweeping voting law

business

A person uses a credit card for a phone purchase.

The phone scams keep on coming — here are tips on how to avoid them

Biden economic plan to focus on infrastructure this week

New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana

lifestyle

In one of many small touches, the hotel library features books curated by the Boston Public Library.

Rooftop restaurant, larger guest rooms: The former Taj Boston gets a new look

Walking in circles is healthy at these four local labyrinths

At Legacy Place, free postcards make for ‘positive ripples of connection’ in the pandemic

marijuana

Landlords of Massachusetts properties like these triple-deckers in South Boston are increasingly adding anti-marijuana restrictions to rental leases.

Can landlords really ban marijuana edibles? Usually not, but that hasn’t stopped them from trying

New York reaches deal to legalize recreational marijuana

Five will exit White House over past use of marijuana

opinion

Sophia Moon sits with her four-year-old daughter Ariana Sophia Crowson on her first day of remote learning as a Boston Public Schools pre-kindergartener in September.

The path to universal pre-kindergarten

A renewed vision for Boston Public Schools

Legislature should not be exempt from Open Meeting Law

food & dining

Paul Barker, owner of Pauli's North End sub shop, posed for a portrait with his 14-ounce "Lobsta Sub" on April 24, 2013.

Free sandwiches after COVID-19 vaccines, Easter specials, and more

At The Farmer’s Daughter in Sudbury, brunch is the main attraction

Boston has a long tradition of Asian women chefs and restaurateurs. Here are eight standout businesses to support

travel

In one of many small touches, the hotel library features books curated by the Boston Public Library.

Rooftop restaurant, larger guest rooms: The former Taj Boston gets a new look

She loves Paris, pastries, and ‘Women Who Rock’

It’s all about nature at these four family-friendly New England resorts

Books

Caught in between in ‘Of Women and Salt’

New books about life in our galaxy, and beyond it.

C. Pam Zhang on reading books to start each day

Movies

Sir David Attenborough in London's Richmond Park.

Species threatened, corporations ascendant, death discussed

George Segal: a point man for his times

‘The Human Voice’: an Almodóvar marvel, short on length, long on everything else

Television

Maya Rudolph on "Saturday Night Live."

Watch Maya Rudolph play Beyoncé, Kamala Harris, and more on ‘SNL’

‘We’re so close to the end, let’s ruin it!’: ‘SNL’ mocks spring breakers in Miami amid pandemic

Stanley Tucci: from busy man to ‘Inside Man’

music

Elton John after performing "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again," at the 2020 Oscars. John is celebrating his 74th birthday on Thursday — and he's sending fans a very rare present. Six deep cuts have been made available on streaming and digital formats for the first time.

It’s Elton John’s birthday, and he’s got rare music for fans

Sudbury singer-songwriter Lauren Weintraub on her Nashville dreams and the ‘random thing’ that got everyone’s attention

Strike up the band! Live music will return to Tanglewood this summer

Theater/Dance

Faith Soloway

With ‘Banned in Boston,’ Urban Improv keeps the Faith

New PBS documentary illuminates choreographer Twyla Tharp’s expansive, trailblazing career

With delightful studio performances, Boston Ballet celebrates the classical art form

globe local

Gov. Charlie Baker held a press conference at the State House on March 25, 2021 to provide updates on COVID-19 vaccination in Massachusetts.

Watch live: Governor Baker signs climate legislation

Newton Youth Commission reaches out with mental health campaign

Art reflecting our world: Peabody Essex Museum launches exhibits that portray today’s concerns

Obituaries

Ms. Mongan wrote "HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method'' and expanded the alternatives for the birthing process.

Marie Mongan, who popularized hypnobirthing, dies at 86

Howard Schnellenberger, 87, Miami, Louisville coach, dies

Liesbeth Stoeffler, a runner kept going by rare lung treatment, dies at 61