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Pfizer, Moderna coronavirus vaccines up to 90 percent effective at preventing infections, CDC study finds

The CDC studied a group of about 4,000 front-line workers, including health-care personnel, first responders, teachers and service workers from mid-December to mid-March as vaccines rolled out widely.

Trial of Derek Chauvin, ex-cop charged with murder of George Floyd, begins

A prosecutor told the jury that the figure to remember is 9 minutes, 29 seconds — the amount of time Derek Chauvin’s knee was on George Floyd’s neck as the Black man pleaded for his life and went limp.
Watch live: Opening statements in the trial of Derek Chauvin

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley gestures toward a crowd of supporters of then-President Donald Trump gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the certification of Joe Biden's electoral college victory on Jan. 6.
Josh Hawley became a pariah in Washington after the insurrection. Does it matter?
A total freeze out from nearly half the Senate might raise the danger of being seen unable to deliver for the voters back home. But in a world in which hundreds of Trump supporters mobilized to ransack the US Capitol, becoming a pariah inside its marble walls isn’t necessarily a political liability with the GOP grassroots.

Sonia Chang-Díaz, a Jamaica Plain senator, says she’s considering run for governor

Sonia Chang-Díaz, a seven-term Jamaica Plain state senator and a vocal critic of the Baker administration’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, said Monday she is seriously considering a run for governor.

Fall River couple indicted for murder and neglect in death of man’s 14-year-old disabled son

A Bristol Country grand jury on Friday indicted a Fall River man and his girlfriend on murder and neglect charges stemming from the October death of the man’s 14-year-old intellectually disabled son, who had fentanyl in his system at the time of his passing, authorites said.
University Hall, the oldest building on Brown University's campus in Providence, R.I., was built using the labor of enslaved people and financed by money made from the sale of slaves.

Brown University students vote to support reparations for descendants of enslaved people connected to the school

“Studying the issue doesn’t put money in Black folks’ pockets,” the student body president said. “It’s lovely and all, but how does that rectify what happened?”
Guiliana Perez started organizing the other tenants in her building at 15 Dana Ave. in Hyde Park after rumors spread that the landlord wanted all the tenants to leave.

To stay in their homes, tenants are unionizing

Newly created tenants unions have sprung up across the city, a local response to massive unemployment caused by COVID-19 and a widespread fear of eviction.
CDC extends eviction moratorium through June
Worcester 03/20/2021-Becker College. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

Becker College to close this spring

The school, best known for its veterinary, nursing, and video game design programs, has struggled financially for years and trustees said the COVID-19 pandemic dealt the final blow.
Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
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Dave Epstein
A windsurfer glided along the water in Pleasure Bay near Castle Island earlier this month.
It’s been unusually windy this month — or has it?
Rough calculations indicate that today is day 12 of above-average wind this month — that’s over a third of the month, and some of those winds have been damaging and created power outages.

Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, the chief executive of the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
Former head of Dimock Center launches dental health care nonprofit with focus on equity
The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health debuted on Monday with roughly $2 billion in revenues and assets.

After the press conference, Acting Mayor Kim Janey (left) rode the train from Boylston to Government Center. She chatted with Mary Churchill, her chief of policy.
Acting Mayor Janey criticizes service cuts to T, launches program to provide free Charlie cards to hard hit neighborhoods
Janey appeared with transit advocates Monday to beseech the MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board to restore service levels on the bus and subway systems that were reduced as ridership plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cicada exoskeletons hang in New York, May 22, 2013. Swarms of cicadas, part of a group called Brood X, are expected to appear in 18 states in the next few weeks, just in time to help orchestrate the soundtrack of summer.
Billions (yes, billions) of cicadas soon to emerge from underground
A few months of quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic? That’s nothing for a swarm of cicadas that have been underground since 2004.

Chad Finn
Evan Fournier is averaging a career-high 19.7 points per game.
The Celtics’ trade-deadline moves might be helpful down the stretch, even if they aren’t satisfying
Evan Fournier adds plenty that Boston needs, but wouldn't you like to know what Danny Ainge's last, best offer for Aaron Gordon was?

Falmouth fire rescued a dog Saturday afternoon after it got its head stuck in an old tire.
Dog rescued after getting head stuck in tire in Falmouth
Falmouth fire received an unusual rescue request Saturday afternoon — a dog had gotten its head stuck in a tire in a neighbors’ backyard and couldn’t get out.

Opinion

Vaccines are readied at the Hynes Convention Center.
Joan Vennochi

Don’t let the ‘Flu-You’ crowd rule Massachusetts

When it comes to people on the public payroll getting vaccinated against a deadly disease, the message from Governor Baker should be loud and clear: Get vaccinated.
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.
EDITORIAL

The path to universal pre-kindergarten
Kim Driscoll

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

A renewed vision for Boston Public Schools

Recommended reads

The Mass General Brigham offices in Somerville. More than 25 years after Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s hospitals joined forces to boost their clout with penny-pinching HMOs, trustees and executives are making their most sweeping attempt yet to set aside old rivalries and work as a unified health care system.
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.

The fine print

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.
COMFORT ZONE

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.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A new ‘Law & Order,’ the story of ‘Mahalia,’ and a Netflix interface fail

Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

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.

metro

A windsurfer glided along the water in Pleasure Bay near Castle Island earlier this month.
Dave Epstein

It’s been unusually windy this month — or has it?

Rough calculations indicate that today is day 12 of above-average wind this month — that’s over a third of the month, and some of those winds have been damaging and created power outages.

Dog rescued after getting head stuck in tire in Falmouth
RI EDUCATION

Poll: 63 percent of Latino parents in Providence support charter school expansion

Sports

Mac Jones led the Crimson Tide to a national championship this past season.
nfl draft

NFL Draft: Alabama QB Mac Jones is actually drawing comparisons to, yes, Tom Brady

No less an authority than ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has the Patriots selecting Jones in his mock drafts.
Chad Finn

The Celtics’ trade-deadline moves might be helpful down the stretch, even if they aren’t satisfying
Tara Sullivan

Who said no one would want to play for the Patriots? Bill Belichick still makes it a free-agent destination

business

Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, the chief executive of the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.

Former head of Dimock Center launches dental health care nonprofit with focus on equity

Pfizer, Moderna coronavirus vaccines up to 90 percent effective at preventing infections, CDC study finds

CDC extends eviction moratorium through June

politics

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley gestures toward a crowd of supporters of then-President Donald Trump gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the certification of Joe Biden's electoral college victory on Jan. 6.

Josh Hawley became a pariah in Washington after the insurrection. Does it matter?

Ban on renter evictions during COVID-19 pandemic is extended

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

Living Arts

Love Letters

Should I trust her?

‘Captain Underpants’ book pulled for ‘passive racism’

Peeps-flavored Pepsi is a thing, but you have to be a winner to try it

education

Worcester 03/20/2021-Becker College. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

Becker College to close this spring

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

After-school programs suffer school reopening whiplash

rhode island

Marcela Betancur, director of the Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University
RI EDUCATION

Poll: 63 percent of Latino parents in Providence support charter school expansion
RI EDUCATION

Brown University students vote to support reparations for descendants of enslaved people connected to the school
Rhode Map

Here’s what it’s like to get the COVID-19 vaccine

Newton

video

Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE
Antonia Gentry as Ginny and Brianne Howey as Georgia in Netflix's "Ginny & Georgia."
The idyllic New England town of Wellsbury from ‘Ginny & Georgia’ is closer than you think
While the show takes place in the fictional town of Wellsbury, Mass., the filming was done in Ontario. However, publications and fans alike are naming the town of Wellesley as the top contender for the inspiration.

COMFORT ZONE
Ellie Biscoe.
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.

NAMES
Leonard Nimoy did his famous hand gesture after receiving an honorary degree at Boston University in 2012.
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
Wellesley College's outdoor labyrinth is made from trees recovered from campus.
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 latest novel is "Writers & Lovers"
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

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

More

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.
Renée Graham

It might be time for Stephen Breyer to retire from the Supreme Court
Kyra Vitarisi in her culinary class at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton on Sept. 18.
EDITORIAL

Fighting for fairness in vocational tech school admissions
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.
JEFF JACOBY

Death is the right penalty for Tsarnaev
A Duxbury High School athlete stretches on a fence that surrounds the football field on March 24.
EDITORIAL

Lessons from Duxbury High: A ‘never again’ moment
IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Just what is the BettyLab cooking up for girls?

STAT

Road ahead illo
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.

Ahoskie Mayor Weyling White, left, and Hertford County Magistrate Deborah Morrison, right, pose for a portrait on railroad tracks that divide the predominantly White and predominantly Black parts of town in Ahoskie, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo © Landon Bost 2020)
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.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12: People walk through the snow and sleet in Manhattan on February 12, 2019 in New York City. New York City, in a winter that has been light on snow this season, is expected to receive two inches of snow before the storm moves later this evening. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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.

Boston, MA -- 06/04/2020 -- Yoldana Desir displays a photograph of her late sister, Marie Deus, who died of Covid-19, after contracting it as a food service worker at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
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.
Perspective

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.
Globe Magazine

Most-wanted COVID-19 home renovations: More space, touchless faucets, and ... putting greens?
Savory Bread Pudding With Mushrooms, Gruyère, and Tarragon.
Cooking

Make-ahead recipes for Easter brunch
An illustration of William Shakespeare peeking through writing quills.
On the cover

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

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.

They’ve been getting their kicks as football newcomers

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

Boston College denied trip to Frozen Four by St. Cloud State with 4-1 loss in NCAA regional

metro

Worcester 03/20/2021-Becker College. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

Becker College to close this spring

Brown University students vote to support reparations for descendants of enslaved people connected to the school

Sonia Chang-Díaz, a Jamaica Plain senator, says she’s considering run for governor

Nation

Minnesota National Guard stood guard outside the Hennepin County Government Center on Monday.

Trial of Derek Chauvin, ex-cop charged with murder of George Floyd, begins

CDC Director: Right now I'm scared

Josh Hawley became a pariah in Washington after the insurrection. Does it matter?

World

The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is pulled by Suez Canal tugboats, in the Suez Canal, Egypt on Monday.

‘We pulled it off!’ Massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal has been set free

Newlywed militant suspects blamed in Indonesia church attack

Obama family matriarch has died in a Kenyan hospital

politics

A family from Honduras sits on the ground after they were smuggled on an inflatable raft across the Rio Grande, in Roma, Texas Saturday, March 27, 2021.

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

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

Court fight against Georgia voting overhaul no sure thing

business

Curious George books sit on display inside a bookstore in Cambridge. Houghton Mifflin is the publisher of the Curious George children's books.

News Corp. agrees to buy Houghton Mifflin unit for $349 million

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

lifestyle

Ellie Biscoe.

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

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

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

marijuana

In this March 26, 2019 file photo, Emily Ramos, of High Mi Madre Co-Operative, urged legislators to pass recreational marijuana legislation during a news conference at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y.

New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana

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

New York reaches deal to legalize recreational marijuana

opinion

Vaccines are readied at the Hynes Convention Center.

Don’t let the ‘Flu-You’ crowd rule Massachusetts

The path to universal pre-kindergarten

A renewed vision for Boston Public Schools

food & dining

The sugary drink called PEPSI x PEEPS comes in 7.5-oz. cans and actually tastes like marshmallows.

Peeps-flavored Pepsi is a thing, but you have to be a winner to try it

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

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

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

Author Dav Pilkey at the premiere of "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie" in Los Angeles in 2017.

‘Captain Underpants’ book pulled for ‘passive racism’

Caught in between in ‘Of Women and Salt’

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

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

“Shtisel,” an Israeli drama about an ultra-Orthodox family in Jerusalem, has returned for a third season on Netflix.

This week’s TV: A new ‘Law & Order,’ the story of ‘Mahalia,’ and a Netflix interface fail

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

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