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Massachusetts has a lot riding on India and other COVID-19 hot spots

Mumbai is half a world away from Massachusetts, but the deepening COVID-19 crisis there, and throughout India, drives home how much we’ve got riding on other nations getting the pandemic under control.

Demand for COVID-19 vaccines is starting to dip as Mass. steps up efforts to reach the wary

Many vaccination sites in Massachusetts reported large drops in the number of shots they gave last week, especially for people receiving their first doses. As a result, vaccine providers are pivoting to a new phase where outreach will become their top priority.

NFL DRAFT
Rhamondre Stevenson, a Las Vegas native, hosted friends and family in a suite at a Vegas resort on Saturday.
Patriots add Oklahoma RB Rhamondre Stevenson, four others on Day 3
Michigan linebacker Cameron McGrone, Missouri safety Joshuah Bledsoe, Colorado offensive lineman William Sherman, and Central Florida wide receiver Tre Nixon round out the Patriots’ draft class.

Meet all of the Patriots’ 2021 draft picks See more sports coverage

Obituary
Actress Olympia Dukakis (left), cousin of presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, appeared at a New York City rally with him and his wife, Kitty, in April 1988.
Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies
The cousin of former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, Olympia won the best supporting actress award for her role in the romantic comedy “Moonstruck” in 1988, the same year Michael was the Democrat nominee in the US presidential election, which he ultimately lost to George H.W. Bush.

Globe Magazine | Summer Travel

Wellfleet, MA- July 1, 2014- Globe Staff Photo by Stan Grossfeld- Damon Wolf, 13, New Paltz, N.Y. does a handstand as the sun sets into Cape Cod Bay in Wellfleet.

Pack patience along with your sunblock when heading to Cape Cod this summer

Record house rentals and booming hotel reservations mean the Cape could be busier than ever this summer. Here’s what you won’t want to miss.
Illustration for vacation travel guide for summer. Image of summer vacation scenes, including beach umbrella, car towing a trailer, an amusement park, a plane, etc.

You’re vaccinated and ready to roam. Here’s how to make the most of your summer vacation

Tips for saving money and exploring off-the-beaten-path destinations this summer.
Massachusetts 54th Regiment reenactors in front of the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial in 2018.

The Black Heritage Trail: A walking tour deep into Boston history

The trail leads visitors through Beacon Hill and offers a glimpse of the 19th-century Black experience.
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On the Street

Known for its diversity, Fields Corner now must make room for development

Residents have come to know Dorchester’s Fields Corner as a place where newcomers can find a home. From Vietnamese to Haitian Creole to Spanish to Portuguese, signs in the store windows and chatter on the street reflect a neighborhood like few others in Boston.
A closed storefront on Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner.

A Vietnamese enclave faces growing pressure
A new style of apartment building pictured on the left, with a past style pictured on the right, on Faulkner Street in Fields Corner.

Creating small-scale solutions to a big housing crunch

Explore the full 'On the Street' series
On the Street: Fields Corner
Fields Corner, a Vietnamese enclave, boasts locally owned businesses. But as development continues, rising costs threaten to displace residents. ( Shelby Lum/Globe Staf )

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Lillian Tate, a customer since 1986, received sneakers hand-delivered by Kat Kim, daughter of Alpha & Omega owner Kim Sop.
‘We can’t keep up with our orders’: Community ties remain for a Roxbury sneaker store that shifted business online
Alpha & Omega hung on so improbably for so long it seemed like the mom-and-pop sneaker store would last forever. Yet its ties to the community remain.

Ernie Adams re-joined the Patriots staff in 2000 when Bill Belichick was hired as head coach.
Ernie Adams, Bill Belichick’s right-hand man, has worked his final draft for the Patriots
Belichick wouldn’t say if Adams, who carries the title of Football Research Director but wears many hats in the organization, would be relinquishing all of his duties.

Rangers 8, Red Sox 6
The Rangers' Joey Gallo is doubled off first base on a fly ball as Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec takes the throw in Arlington, Texas.
Rangers outhit Red Sox to carve out a victory
The Red Sox lost for the first time this season in a game where they scored at least four runs, Eduardo Rodriguez appearing less than his best.

Law enforcement blocked the road in front of the Oneida Bingo and Casino in Green Bay, Wis. on Saturday after reports of an active shooter.
2 killed in shooting at Wisconsin casino; gunman slain
A gunman killed two people at a Wisconsin casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was killed by police late Saturday, in what authorities said appeared to be a targeted attack.

In this image made from NASA TV video, the SpaceX Dragon capsule is retrieved from the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida Panhandle early Sunday.
SpaceX returns four astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown
SpaceX returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first US crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot.

John Velazquez rides Medina Spirit across the finish line to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Medina Spirit wins Kentucky Derby
Bob Baffert overtook Ben Jones for the most Derby wins by a trainer with seven.

Photos: Here are some of the looks from the 2021 Kentucky Derby

Opinion

EDITORIAL

The Massachusetts Teachers Association’s misleading anti-MCAS effort

Lawmakers need to deliver a clear “no” to union efforts to end the graduation exam.
This former bank building in Cleveland is being converted into "workforce housing" for people who make less than the city's median income.
IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

What if we turned empty offices into housing?
Boston University in April.
IDEAS | NICHOLAS TAMPIO

How much money do English majors make? Don’t ask.
Demonstrators in Huntington Beach, Calif., in November.
JEFF JACOBY

A jewel in the crown of California’s democracy
A voter filled out their ballot at the BCYF Shelburne Community Center in Roxbury neighborhood on Nov. 3.
EDITORIAL

A small electorate chooses Boston’s mayors. Let’s change that.

Recommended reads

Jed Webber, co-owner of Gibbet Hill Grill in Groton, spoke with general manager Martha Lisio as they prepared for evening service. Webber said the 90-minute rule is causing the most frustration for diners and staff.
Call it ‘enforcement fatigue’: Restaurant workers are tired of fighting unruly customers
As more people are fully vaccinated, some patrons think the rules no longer apply to them, sparking sometimes nasty confrontations with businesses. And with the current dining restrictions in place until the end of May — and not eased entirely until August — those in the industry are frustrated.

Two Van Gogh exhibits. Two Secret Bostons. And now, a swirl of controversy

Secret Boston founder Michelle McCormack has accused a competitor of causing confusion and hurting her reputation.

More than 30 Boston officers made over $300,000 last year

Amid sustained calls for police reform, marches demanding an end to systemic racism, and an uptick in street violence, over 30 Boston police officers made more than $300,000 last year thanks in part to overtime earnings that yet again exceeded what the city had budgeted for the year. By contrast, the mayor makes $199,000.

Is an era of fare-free buses coming to Boston?

The push for free public transit in Boston may soon gain a real foothold, as city officials and the MBTA are developing a trial of free bus service in parts of the city that have been among the hardest hit by the coronavirus, such as Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan.

In Maine, the debate over schools returning full-time rages town by town

Unlike Massachusetts and New Hampshire, where state officials have ordered schools to reopen, Maine has deferred to its school boards and the principle of local control.

metro

Olympia Dukakis answered questions about Moonstruck at a news conference at the Wang.

Here’s how Cher, other celebs, remember Olympia Dukakis

Cher led a growing list of Hollywood actors, including Viola Davis and Mia Farrow, who took to Twitter to remember and honor Olympia Dukakis, the Academy Award-winning actress from Lowell who died Saturday at the age of 89.
A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The AAPI History I Carry With Me: Joanne Chang

Bentley University holds ‘double header’ commencement at Fenway Park

Sports

The Rangers' Joey Gallo is doubled off first base on a fly ball as Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec takes the throw in Arlington, Texas.

Rangers outhit Red Sox to carve out a victory

The Red Sox lost for the first time this season in a game where they scored at least four runs, Eduardo Rodriguez appearing less than his best.

Red Sox took advantage of a traditional spring training
Revolution 2, Atlanta United 1

Carles Gil’s penalty kick gives Revolution first victory over Atlanta United

business

A pedestrian walks along a near-deserted street on Thursday during a lockdown imposed to try and contain the spread of COVID-19 in Mumbai.

Massachusetts has a lot riding on India and other COVID-19 hot spots

Determined volunteers still search for capsized ship missing

How the pandemic led to a rental car crisis just as Americans are ready to bust loose

politics

Francisco Chavez Raymundo (left) and Gaspar Cobo Corio were in El Paso, Texas, on April 15. They waited in Mexico for 17 months to get asylum in El Paso.

Fleeing death in Guatemala, two Ixil Maya activists hope to continue their defense of indigenous rights from the US — if they can stay

GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks

In new book, Elizabeth Warren muses on why she didn’t win

Living Arts

Fans watch a race before the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky.

Photos: Here are some of the looks from the 2021 Kentucky Derby

Amazon pledges $1 million to Boston arts organizations
STAGE REVIEW

Giving the structures of racism a shake in ‘TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever’

education

Samantha Maltais will be the first member of the Wampanoag Tribe to enroll at Harvard Law School.

First member of Aquinnah Wampanoag to attend Harvard Law driven by sense of community

How many coronavirus cases have been reported in Mass. schools? Check our map

Baker announces $70 million for summer learning programs

rhode island

General Treasurer Seth Magaziner
RI POLITICS

Magaziner, McKee lead first quarter fund-raising
RI SPORTS

Runners, rejoice: Real-life races resume in Rhode Island
RI POLITICS

R.I. Black and Latino caucus lists top legislative priorities

Newton

Newton

Newton mayor ‘frustrated’ over pace of 52 bus route’s return to service

Here are the top Massachusetts high schools, according to the 2021 rankings from US News & World Report

video

Comfort Zone

MUSIC
Kinstler has been wowing the judges all season. Now she's the last local standing, having been voted into the Top 9 by viewers.
‘I wish my dad was here to see it.’ Berklee student Grace Kinstler turns grief into gold on ‘American Idol’
Kinstler has been wowing the judges all season. Now she's the last local standing, having been voted into the Top 9 by viewers.

Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter.
Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter to be honored at Boston Arts Academy event
The Springfield native has personal reasons for supporting the school.

Rose E. Hansen recorded — and re-recorded — her entry for this year's virtual competition.
Norwell High School senior well versed for Poetry Out Loud nationals
Rose E. Hansen recorded — and rerecorded — her entry for this year's virtual competition.

Miss Lilly returns with some salvaged goods.
Meet the ‘rope broker’ who cleans up the Cape’s seafloor and supplies artists with the salvaged goods
Laura Ludwig will go to most any length to find new uses for rope, nets, buoys, traps, and other equipment hauled from the depths.

COMFORT ZONE
Arlen Weiser, the inspiration for his dad's book, "The Boy Who Wanted to Rock."
On the pages of his dad’s book, ‘The Boy Who Wanted to Rock’ gets his wish
While his scientist wife was working on the rollout of Pfizer's vaccine, keyboard programmer David Weiser of Haverhill wrote a book inspired by the couple's AC/DC-loving 6-year-old.

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 bicyclist made his way across Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner.

Known for its diversity, Fields Corner now must make room for development

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

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 police officer receives his COVID-19 vaccination at Gillette Stadium's vaccination site on January 15 in Foxborough. As of last month, 30 percent of State Police had not been vaccinated at department-run sites, indicating that many of them have yet to be vaccinated.
EDITORIAL

It’s time for employers to impose vaccine mandates
SCOT LEHIGH

Joe Biden rolls the liberal dice
While the Trump administration was trying to stop the 2020 Census early, Rhode Island used innovative strategies to engage residents who were the hardest to reach.
Sabina Matos

The key to Rhode Island’s successful census? Counting immigrants.
Stacks of bitcoins sit near green lights on a data cable terminal in an office in London office.
Alex Beam

A cryptic crypto explainer
If Governor Baker leaves office after two terms, what exactly did he stand for? He’s known for finding the safe middle ground, not for breaking new ground. And COVID-19 put any initiatives he did embrace on hold.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Baker will run. Probably.

Ingrid Zavala, right, with her mother and sister in 1990.
ideas

Left behind after my family’s deportations, I still dream of making it in America

STAT

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle (UK B.1.1.7 variant), isolated from a patient sample and cultivated in cell culture. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
We know a lot about Covid-19. Experts have many more questions
More than two dozen virologists, epidemiologists, and others responded to STAT's question about what they still most wanted to know.

Boston, MA -- 03/16/21 -- The cover of the summary report of the review hearing for Jospeh Messere, is seen on March 16, 2021, provided by his attorney David Apfel.(Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
Cement Head’s last fight: He was denied parole six times — until he was about to become a Covid-19 statistic
In lawyers' view, the Department of Correction was trying to make it seem like it had fewer Covid-19 deaths on its hands than it really did.

JAMA illo
Troubling podcast puts JAMA, the ‘voice of medicine,’ under fire for its mishandling of race
Critics say editors have asked authors to scrub the term racism from their articles even as they publish others that include racist notions.

SCT illo
Despite resistance, researchers investigate the possibility of a new mental health disorder
Many researchers say the study of sluggish cognitive tempo, which is still in its early stages, can’t yet support a formal diagnosis.

magazine
Wellfleet, MA- July 1, 2014- Globe Staff Photo by Stan Grossfeld- Damon Wolf, 13, New Paltz, N.Y. does a handstand as the sun sets into Cape Cod Bay in Wellfleet.
Summer Travel

Pack patience along with sunblock when heading to Cape Cod
An illustration of a patient talking with a doctor via smartphone.
Perspective

COVID-19 brought health care into the 21st century
Triple Ginger Scones With Chocolate Chunks
Cooking

Recipes: Sweet brunch treats for Mother’s Day
Illustration of a house, key, and outdoor activities to go with a story about how the pandemic has affected the real estate market, causing people to want more space and outdoor space in particular.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2021

sports

Nike, Bill Belichick's dog, made a cameo on television during the 2020 NFL Draft, which was done remotely. Belichick drafted from his home on Nantucket.

Watch: Bill Belichick’s dog, Nike, is back in the draft room

Meet the Patriots’ 2021 draft picks

Red Sox’ Christian Arroyo looking comfortable at second base

metro

Actress Olympia Dukakis (left), cousin of presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, appeared at a New York City rally with him and his wife, Kitty, in April 1988.

Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies

‘Breaking bread with vaccine’: Wayland mosque mounts local interfaith vaccination clinic

Magaziner, McKee lead first quarter fund-raising

Nation

In this image made from NASA TV video, the SpaceX Dragon capsule is retrieved from the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida Panhandle early Sunday.

SpaceX returns four astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown

2 killed in shooting at Wisconsin casino; gunman slain

With 23 candidates, special election in Texas is headed for runoff

World

Lucha Libre wrestlers posed for photos with a man at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Mexico City.

Lucha Libre, yoga, dancing: Welcome to Mexico City’s vaccination sites

India’s COVID-19 crisis shakes Modi’s image of strength

Decorating scandal engulfs Boris Johnson and puts fiancée in spotlight

politics

Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh spoke at a press briefing at the White House on April 2.

‘It’s hard to build a team when you’re on Zoom’: Walsh tries to find his footing as Labor secretary

US to restrict travel from India starting May 4 due to COVID-19 surge, White House says

Jill Biden plants tree to mark Arbor Day as White House readies for family cat

business

Rep. Matt Gaetz.

How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot

Boeing says it fired 65 workers for hateful words or actions

Call it ‘enforcement fatigue’: Restaurant workers are tired of fighting unruly customers

lifestyle

Elliot Page, left, with Oprah Winfrey during an episode of "The Oprah Conversation," an interview series on Apple TV+.

‘It is life-saving’: Elliot Page opens up about surgery

Running out of things to talk with your toddler about? These apps can help

Five charged in shooting of Lady Gaga’s dog walker

marijuana

Kathleen Owens, left, and Linda Noel grow hemp at Terrapin Farm in Franklin.

‘We feel like the ugly stepchildren of cannabis.’ Mass. hemp farmers wait in regulatory purgatory

On 4/20, Boston’s acting mayor turns to marijuana industry for campaign cash

US House passes marijuana banking bill with bipartisan support

opinion

The Massachusetts Teachers Association’s misleading anti-MCAS effort

What if we turned empty offices into housing?

How much money do English majors make? Don’t ask.

food & dining

Contessa will open in June atop the Newbury Boston.

We now know the name of the restaurant that’s opening atop the Newbury

A modern tavern inspired by a historical one

Recipe: Giant break-apart sugar cookies to celebrate gathering for the first time in a long time in person

travel

David Bromstad in Mykonos, Greece.

HGTV star David Bromstad loves his annual tan, his pillow, and the Cape

Traveling with an autistic child is hopefully becoming less restrictive and stressful

Boston Harborwalk in four easy pieces

Books

Around the world

On finding freedom for every body

Reading Raymond Chandler and other mysteries

Movies

Actress Olympia Dukakis (left), cousin of presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, appeared at a New York City rally with him in April 1988.

Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies

Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter to be honored at Boston Arts Academy event

Meet Ruth E. Carter, the costumer behind ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Malcolm X,’ and more

Television

Toni Collette (pictured in 2020) will star with Colin Firth in the HBO Max limited series.

Flipping the script in true-crime series ‘The Staircase’

It looks like John Mayer has another TV show

It’s the streaming era, but channel surfing and appointment TV are back

music

Kinstler has been wowing the judges all season. Now she's the last local standing, having been voted into the Top 9 by viewers.

‘I wish my dad was here to see it.’ Berklee student Grace Kinstler turns grief into gold on ‘American Idol’

Grammys may cut nomination review committees

Billboard Awards nominations include 16 nods for Weeknd, 6 for Morgan Wallen

Theater/Dance

Jared Troilo and Tah-Janay Shayoñe in "TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever."

Giving the structures of racism a shake in ‘TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever’

Playwright James Ijames on ‘TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever,’ reimagining history, and who gets to tell the story

In ‘Until the Flood,’ a portrait of a town and the ravages of racism

globe local

Road to Responsibility has outfitted a group home in Norwell with iPads and other high-tech devices that residents can employ to accomplish everyday tasks on their own.

Nonprofit outfits ‘smart home’ in Norwell for people with disabilities

Nomination papers for Newton’s city election in November available starting Monday

Helping shelter dogs get to their forever homes

Obituaries

Actress Olympia Dukakis (left), cousin of presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, appeared at a New York City rally with him and his wife, Kitty, in April 1988.

Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies

Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur, has died

Anne Douglas, widow of late actor Kirk Douglas, dies at 102