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‘It’s like a giant punch in the gut.’ Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause frustrating for residents

The sudden halt in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine created frustration, a new layer of COVID-19 health concerns, confusion, and uncertainty for many in Massachusetts Tuesday.

Johnson & Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccines at a vaccination center at the Miami Dade College North Campus in North Miami, Fla.
Here’s what to know about Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines being paused
Medical experts say that if you received a dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine within the past two weeks, don't worry and rest assured: the symptoms of a blood clot are not subtle.

Mass. notifies state providers to halt Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said the state is following the CDC and FDA’s lead as the federal agencies review six cases of blood clotting out of 6.8 million doses of the vaccine administered in the US.
US recommends pausing Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate clotting reports

Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey.
Boston Acting Mayor Janey to release police files from 1995 child rape investigation of former union president
Janey vowed to release records from a 1995 internal investigation, documents that could shed light on why the department allowed an accused child rapist to remain on the force for two decades prior to his arrest last year.

For years, the Boston Police kept a secret: the union president was an alleged child molester
National Guard Specialist Kyle Canzano (right) prepared to take the Army's rifle record fire qualification range, a test that is an annual requirement for Guard members, on the existing firing range for machine guns at Camp Edwards.

The National Guard wants to clear 170 acres of woods on Cape Cod for a new machine gun range

Military officials have proposed clearing 170 acres of dense forest to build a new range on a 15,000-acre base on the Upper Cape, one of only a few in the state where soldiers can drill with their weapons. But the controversial proposal — likely to receive a key approval in the coming days — has been vehemently opposed by local lawmakers and environmental groups.
From left, Arthur Hurley, president of the Bunker Hill Monument Association; Julie Hall, president of the Charlestown Historical Society; and Paul Lane, a society board member, at the monument. “They belonged to us,” Hurley said of the guestbooks. “Who knows what happened to them? They should be on exhibit at the Bunker Hill Museum.”

In a surprise, Bunker Hill guestbooks from Civil War emerge in auction

There are 42,000 signatures in three guestbooks kept at the Bunker Hill Monument during the Civil War, an extraordinary collection of American names ranging from leading politicians to captains of industry. The group that built the monument was surprised to find it had lost control of the books.
President Biden spoke during a meeting with lawmakers to discuss his infrastructure plan in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday.
Analysis | James Pindell

This is the week Biden’s infrastructure bill could fall apart

Everything has to go perfectly in order for President Biden’s infrastructure bill to pass. With Congress back in session this week, we are about to find out just how imperfect things may be.
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A rendering of the ArcLight Cinemas entrance at the Hub on Causeway. The movie complex opened just a few months before the pandemic struck.
ArcLight Cinemas at Hub on Causeway will not reopen
The movie theater chain says it “does not have a viable way forward” post-pandemic.

Boston College basketball players Taylor Soule (left) and Cameron Swartz are shown at a practice in 2020.
Boston College teams up with New Balance to outfit its athletes and give them a role in uniform designs
“This partnership will be an absolute game-changer for Boston College athletics and our student-athletes,” athletic director Pat Kraft said.

A first-grade classroom at McGlynn Elementary School in Medford.
Poll gives Mass. schools a passing grade for pandemic performance
A majority of Massachusetts residents surveyed in a new poll give the state’s school system a passing grade for its pandemic-era performance, with results slightly more favorable among parents.

American troops at Camp Shorabak in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in September 2019.
Biden to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11
President Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration.

Biden raises concerns with Putin about Ukraine confrontation

In this image made from Windsor (Virginia) Police video, Caron Nazario is helped by an EMT after he was sprayed with an agent by police after a traffic stop in December.
Virginia AG wants police records after Army officer stopped
Mark Herring’s office said in a statement Monday that he is “deeply concerned about the traffic stop” and believes the officers’ conduct “was dangerous, unnecessary, unacceptable, and avoidable.”

Julian Edelman makes a remarkable catch during the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LI.
Julian Edelman’s top 10 moments with the Patriots
The consistently elite receiver provided New England Patriots’ fans with a ton of great memories. Here’s the best of the best.

Here’s what Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and others said about Julian Edelman’s retirement

Opinion

Rosa Yanes.
MARCELA GARCÍA

The lessons of a Chelsea family’s COVID-19 ordeal

Rosa Yanes is a reminder of the lopsided impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the uneven devastation affecting the most vulnerable whose own return to normal will never be normal.
David Almond was found unresponsive in his family’s Fall River apartment.
EDITORIAL

Fixing the chasm that claimed the life of David Almond
Will Johnson

Crypto fans are revolutionizing online investing
Acting Mayor Kim Janey has a big platform to demand transparency from the Boston Police.
Joan Vennochi

Wanted: A Boston mayor who stands up to police and for the public’s right to know
Children watch a movie while getting ready for bed in the back of their family's van after being evicted from their three bedroom apartment in Biddeford, Maine, in 2019.
Larry Seamans, Kate Barrand, and Danielle Ferrier

The American Rescue Plan needs a long-term plan for homeless families

Recommended reads

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Nicole Calabrese, who chairs a ballot committee that supports eliminating Native American imagery from Wakefield's school logo, near a Wakefield Memorial High School scoreboard that displays the logo.
One Massachusetts town is putting its Native American logo to a vote. Residents say the debate is tearing the town apart
In this 27,000-person suburb north of Boston, the question of whether to eliminate Wakefield Memorial High School’s Native American Warrior logo has morphed from a School Committee discussion into a full-fledged and vitriolic political campaign.

Developers are hedging their bets in a six-way mayoral race

Campaign finance reports filed over the last week show a number of prominent Boston builders donating to four, five, and ― in one case ― all six of the major candidates.

Fatigue, headaches, and worse: For some, neurologic symptoms are lingering after COVID

With no cure at hand for the mysterious syndrome, clinics are helping “long-hauler” patients manage their symptoms and gradually get better.

In $19.7 billion deal for Nuance, Microsoft sees big opportunity in health care and artificial intelligence

The acquisition of Burlington-based Nuance Communications, subject to approval by shareholders and regulators, is Microsoft’s biggest since the company paid $26 billion in 2016 to acquire LinkedIn.
ESSAY | MARK SHANAHAN

After a year of hiding away, a return to normalcy feels ... abnormal

I quarantined to stay safe, but now it feels like a way of life.

metro

‘It’s like a giant punch in the gut.’ Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause frustrating for residents

The sudden halt in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine created frustration, a new layer of COVID-19 health concerns, confusion, and uncertainty for many in Massachusetts Tuesday.

Poll gives Mass. schools a passing grade for pandemic performance

In a surprise, Bunker Hill guestbooks from Civil War emerge in auction

Sports

The Red Sox will open a four-game series with the Twins Tuesday afternoon.
Red Sox at Twins | 2:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 10: Red Sox at Twins lineups and notes

The Red Sox will look to extend their winning streak to seven when they open a four-game series Tuesday afternoon at Target Field in Minnesota.

Red Sox to play Twins on Tuesday, then have doubleheader on Wednesday

Boston College teams up with New Balance to outfit its athletes and give them a role in uniform designs

business

A rendering of the ArcLight Cinemas entrance at the Hub on Causeway. The movie complex opened just a few months before the pandemic struck.

ArcLight Cinemas at Hub on Causeway will not reopen

Cambridge biotech started by Flagship Pioneering raises another $189m

California’s ArcLight and Pacific Theaters to close for good

politics

Biden raises concerns with Putin about Ukraine confrontation

Biden to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

Biden, lawmakers at tribute to slain Capitol Police officer

Living Arts

Chef Zaid Khan at Oak Long Bar + Kitchen.
GETTING SALTY

Oak Long Bar + Kitchen chef Zaid Khan came to Boston for a new career. Then the world shut down
PROJECT TAKEOUT

3 places we supported this week

Nothing to squawk at: Plant-based ‘chicken’ is pretty delicious — and on the verge of a major breakthrough

education

A first-grade classroom at McGlynn Elementary School in Medford.

Poll gives Mass. schools a passing grade for pandemic performance
THE GREAT DIVIDE

One Massachusetts town is putting its Native American logo to a vote. Residents say the debate is tearing the town apart

Northeast Metro Tech students repair car for Haverhill National Guard veteran

rhode island

Alexandra Leslie, a reporter at WPRI-TV in Rhode Island.
RHODE MAP

Meet the Channel 12 reporter who has been stuck at home for 13 months
CORONAVIRUS

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be paused in Rhode Island
RI NEWSMAKERS

The end of an era in Coventry, R.I.

Newton

Newton police report five house break-ins Friday night

video

Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE
For season three, Chelsea Ursin is handing the microphone to some of her peers from the indie music scene.
‘Dear Young Rocker’ invites guests to revisit their own adolescent angst
In the new season that just launched, Chelsea Ursin is working with fellow female rockers, as well as trans and nonbinary performers, to address their own younger selves.

WELLNESS
Open to anybody feeling overwhelmed, Chelvanaya Gabriel's Creative Dialogue Series focuses on recovery through nonverbal expression.
Artist creates a space for healing on Zoom: ‘You’re stepping into resilience just by showing up’
Open to anybody feeling overwhelmed, Chelvanaya Gabriel's Creative Dialogue Series focuses on recovery through nonverbal expression.

MUSIC
A Lexington 10th-grader named Phoebe, at right, wrote "We Are Proud to Be Asian" after the murders of six Asian women in Atlanta last month.
Lexington teen’s ‘We Are Proud to Be Asian’ song inspires weekend rally at Boston Common
An original music video will also be released at the event on Sunday.

IN THE FAMILY WAY
Nibble Kitchen is part of Bow Market in Somerville.
10 kid-friendly patios for April vacation dining
Burgers, empanadas, fries, and beer for the grown-ups.

BOTTLES
Travis Roy greets supporters at the Travis Roy Foundation Whiffle Ball Tournament in 2013.
Breweries team up for a Travis Roy tribute beer
Dorchester Brewing Co. and Worcester’s Wormtown Brewery come together to brew a beer called “24,” and $1 from every beer sold will be donated to the Travis Roy Foundation.

Special Projects

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.
See the full project Follow @abeautifulresistance on Instagram

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

PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST
The Globe launches Project Takeout, an effort to help restaurants make it to the other side of this pandemic.
Get takeout. It’s your civic duty.
Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.

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.

Boston Globe Spotlight Report
Boston’s hospital chiefs moonlight on corporate boards at rates far beyond the national level
Hospital chiefs and trustees defend this as boosting public-private partnerships, but critics say these board positions — some paying millions of dollars — raise troubling issues of conflict of interest and hospital priorities.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A March 23 Stop The Hate rally at Short Pump Park in Henrico County, Virginia. The group gathered in response to the March killings of eight people at spas in the Atlanta area. Six of the victims were women of Asian descent.
Leverett Wing

A seminal moment for the Asian American community
People demonstrate against anti-Asian violence and racism on March 27 in Los Angeles, California.
Colette Phillips and Robert Leikind

What antiracist allies can do to meet this moment
One of the signs at the March 27 Rally & Run to Stop Asian Hate in Hopkinton. The event was held to condemn acts of violence and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and to display the unity, resilience, and strength of the Asian American community.
Stephen Chan

The best counter to anti-Asian hate is to build AAPI power
A bigger House with smaller districts wouldn't be a panacea for everything that ails American politics. But it could help — including by fixing the problem of the Electoral College.
JEFF JACOBY

Supersize the House
A vigil was held in Cushing Square in Belmont for alleged hate crime victim Henry Tapia. Dean S. Kapsalis, 54, allegedly used a racial slur before driving his pickup truck into Tapia on a Belmont street in January, according to prosecutors.
Maura Healey, Adam Hinds, and Tram Nguyen

Massachusetts needs a hate crime law
The MBTA Commuter Line at the Upham's Corner station in May 2020.
IDEAS | Jarred Johnson and Luc Schuster

A key to a better Boston, hiding in plain sight

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
Drawing of a young girl with a net trying to capture butterflies or something.
School Vacation

15 last-minute ideas for things to do with kids during April school vacation

The Bunker Hill Community College food pantry.
College & COVID

How the pandemic worsened food insecurity among college students
Michael and Elizabeth on their Zoom blind date.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Her March Madness bracket was busted like the rest of us’
The Little River flows through the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge in Wells, Maine.
Perspective

Terry Tempest Williams: We have to bridge our divides. My uncle reminded me how to begin

sports

The Bruins will have some roster decisions to make ahead of the June 21 expansion draft.

How did the trade-deadline moves affect the Bruins’ expansion draft plans?

Stephen Curry passes Wilt Chamberlain for most points in Warriors history

Umpire Joe West awarded $500,000 in defamation suit against former player Paul Lo Duca

metro

Boston's Acting Mayor Kim Janey in her City Hall office.

Watch live: Acting Mayor Janey to speak about public safety

Leominster skate park honoring late skater gets boost from Tony Hawk

‘Graphic and unedited’: Police violence against Black people is no mistake

Nation

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Scott Creighton testified Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.

Defense begins case against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death

Biden raises concerns with Putin about Ukraine confrontation

Biden to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

World

People sat at setup tables outside a pub in Soho, in London, on the day some of England's third coronavirus lockdown restrictions were eased by the British government.

British pubs serve first drinks after lockdown ends

Iran vows revenge for alleged Israeli attack on nuclear site

Myanmar’s ruling junta issues fresh charges for Suu Kyi

politics

President Biden spoke during a meeting with lawmakers to discuss his infrastructure plan in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday.

This is the week Biden’s infrastructure bill could fall apart

Congress to honor second Capitol Police officer slain this year

In a bipartisan meeting, Biden makes the case for his infrastructure plan

business

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicts that buying Nuance will let Microsoft tap a global health care market worth $500 billion per year.

In $19.7 billion deal for Nuance, Microsoft sees big opportunity in health care and artificial intelligence

Huawei to invest $1 billion on car tech it says surpasses Tesla

The Fed is ‘running the economy hot’ to avoid another jobless recovery

lifestyle

Jim and Sabin in front of a Cousins Maine Lobster truck.

Two Maine cousins bought a food truck in 2012. Now they host a show on the Food Network

Even for Bill Nye, the science behind a good gin and tonic is mind-boggling

Crush on my best friend’s brother

marijuana

Packages of marijuana are seen on a shelf before shipment at the Canopy Growth Corp. facility in Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Mass. cannabis commission launching online catalog of marijuana products

Marijuana store sues Haverhill, saying steep ‘impact’ fees are not justified

New York legalizes recreational marijuana

opinion

The assembly line for gas turbines at the General Electric Co. energy plant in Greenville, S.C,, in 2017.

Turning down the gas

Sudders and Baker failed seniors

Wanted: A Boston mayor who stands up to police and for the public’s right to know

food & dining

Chef Zaid Khan at Oak Long Bar + Kitchen.

Oak Long Bar + Kitchen chef Zaid Khan came to Boston for a new career. Then the world shut down

3 places we supported this week

Nothing to squawk at: Plant-based ‘chicken’ is pretty delicious — and on the verge of a major breakthrough

travel

Siasconset Beach on Nantucket

This Mass. beach is one of the best in the world, according to Condé Nast Traveler

Move over, Austin: These towns are weirder

Bike camps for girls, a whimsical glass exhibit in Vermont, and getting ready to ride the rails

Books

Taking on the Sacklers in ‘Empire of Pain’

A novel about theater and life in ‘Good Company’

Hanif Abdurraqib on reading poetry, becoming a poet

Movies

Don Knotts, right, in "The Incredible Mr. Limpet."

The Globe staff’s favorite kids movies

Netflix scores streaming rights to new top Sony films

Famous producer, infamous boss

Television

William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher in "Shameless."

‘Shameless’ ending was more of the same

On matters of misogyny, can you trust a male TV critic’s opinion?

Prince Philip vs. Philip of ‘The Crown’: Fact and fiction

music

For season three, Chelsea Ursin is handing the microphone to some of her peers from the indie music scene.

‘Dear Young Rocker’ invites guests to revisit their own adolescent angst

With a new series, BSO’s Lucia Lin insists: ‘Classical music is not Eurocentric’

Taylor Swift rereleases ‘Fearless’ with six tracks from the vault and plenty of contributors

Theater/Dance

American Repertory Theater executive producer Diane Borger

ART’s Diane Borger is stepping down

‘Hype Man’ returns, this time online, and it’s even more compelling

Erica Rhodes gets her laughs at the drive-in

globe local

Elizabeth Hayden, the wife of Jim Hayden, who died on United Airlines Flight 175 on Sept. 11, 2001.

A 9/11 victim’s name to live on at Stonehill College where a seed of peace will blossom in his memory

It’s time to embrace your outdoor space

‘Learn how to garden with nature, and not fight it all the time’

Obituaries

Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark in 1974.

Ramsey Clark, former attorney general and rebel with a cause, dies at 93

Australian portrait photographer June Newton dies at 97

Ray Lambert, D-Day survivor, WWII torch bearer, dies at 100