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Biden’s universal preschool plan a ‘game-changer’ for Mass., but final version could look very different

President Biden’s proposal for free, high-quality preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds would create powerful change in Massachusetts, one of the nation’s most expensive child care markets, educators and parents said.

Mass. reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths, 786 cases, 37,597 vaccinations Sunday

Massachusetts is in the midst of a high-stakes campaign to vaccinate 4.1 million adults in an effort to bring an end to a pandemic that has sickened hundreds of thousands and caused more than 17,000 deaths in the state.

As Democrats weigh fate of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, Republicans prepare to run in it

Many Democrats, including some who ran for president in 2020, say Iowa and New Hampshire shouldn’t hold the nation’s first nominating contests because their majority-white populations don’t reflect the Democratic electorate.
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over boats searching the area where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego.

3 killed, 27 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego
BOB RYAN

Jayson Tatum’s and Larry Bird’s 60 were similar but the 3-pointer was the difference
RANGERS 5, RED SOX 3

Bullpen squanders latest strong Garrett Richards start as Red Sox fall to Rangers

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 )

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett stands alongside troops as they prepare to start a foot march during the 2021 David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., on April 16.
He mentored decades of Army Rangers. At 94, retired Col. Ralph Puckett to receive the Medal of Honor
More than 70 years later, Puckett, 94, will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor in combat, for his actions.

Man United fans storm stadium, force game to be called off

The unprecedented cancelation of a game in the world's richest soccer league due to fan protests is the culmination of long-running anger against the American owners that began with a 2005 leveraged takeover that loaded debt onto the club.

Two women fatally stabbed in Dorchester

One person is in custody after two women were fatally stabbed inside a Dorchester home on Sunday afternoon, police said.

DIY Dalgona coffees — whipped instant coffee with sugar and milk — from Korea took over TikTok last spring.
Trending and tasty: 9 viral TikTok recipe hacks worth revisiting 
You might have missed them, you might have even Liked them — either way, you’ve got to give them a try.

Senator Mitt Romney addressed the Utah Republican Party 2021 Organizing Convention on Saturday in West Valley City, Utah. Romney was booed as he addressed the Utah GOP convention.
Romney booed by more than 2,000 people, but narrowly survives censure vote
More than 2,100 Utah Republicans booed Senator Mitt Romney at the party’s state convention Saturday, but ultimately rejected a motion to censure him for his votes to impeach former president Donald Trump.

Charles James, co-owner of CrimsonBikes in Cambridge, trains sales runner Solomon Sakakeeny-Smith. Bike shops have been dealing with shortages during the pandemic.
Shopping for a bike leaves some spinning their wheels
For the second year in a row, retailers are struggling to keep up with consumer demand.

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

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt
Joanne Chang, chef and co-owner of Flour Bakery and co-owner of Myers+ Chang, spreading joy through food.
The AAPI History I Carry With Me: Joanne Chang
Joanne Chang is an award-winning chef and restaurateur. As the owner of Flour Bakery and co-owner of Myers + Chang, she spreads joy by bringing people together over food and fellowship.

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

Thousands of migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador have been allowed to enter the United States, as the Biden administration unwinds a Trump-era program requiring asylum seekers to wait out their pending cases in Mexico. For nearly all, refuge remains elusive.
Obituary

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.
nfl draft

Meet the Patriots’ 2021 draft picks

Bill Belichick added eight players through this year's draft, including first-round pick Mac Jones.

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.

metro

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey sJaney has a history of calling for substantial overhaul of the police as a city councilor and recently unveiled a $3.75 billion operating budget that include includes cuts to the police department.

What will Acting Mayor Kim Janey do about Boston police?

The chief controversies swirling around the nation’s oldest police force are threefold, including the status of the city’s police commissioner, Dennis White, who is on paid administrative leave while an independent investigator probes a 1999 domestic abuse allegation.

As Democrats weigh fate of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, Republicans prepare to run in it
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Biden’s universal preschool plan a ‘game-changer’ for Mass., but final version could look very different

Sports

Jayson Tatum is lifted in the air after he matched Larry Bird's 60-point franchise high in the Celtics' 143-140 overtime win against the Spurs Friday night.

Jayson Tatum’s and Larry Bird’s 60 were similar but the 3-pointer was the difference

Bird was 1 of 4 from beyond the arc and the Celtics were 2 of 6, while Tatum hit 5 of 7 3-pointers and the team was 29 of 62. That shows how much the game has changed.
Ben Volin | On football

Young quarterbacks bring excitement and optimism to all four AFC East teams
Patriots

As this rookie class will learn, with the Patriots nothing is given, everything is earned

business

A $22 million new stage within Rome’s Colosseum will restore the arena's majestic view for guests.

A $22 million upgrade to Rome’s Colosseum will restore majestic view

Shopping for a bike leaves some spinning their wheels
Innovation Economy

A startup finds its footing during the pandemic

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

DIY Dalgona coffees — whipped instant coffee with sugar and milk — from Korea took over TikTok last spring.

Trending and tasty: 9 viral TikTok recipe hacks worth revisiting 

Amazon pledges $1 million to Boston arts organizations

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

education

Members of The Busy Bees, a class for 3-year-olds, play together during their school day at the Boston Nature Center's Pathways to Nature Preschool program in January.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Biden’s universal preschool plan a ‘game-changer’ for Mass., but final version could look very different

‘Everything that you do impacts future generations to come’: 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

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

Needham's Ben Putnam will handle much of the Rockets' offensive responsibility until senior Owen Fanning returns from a broken pinky.

EMass boys’ volleyball: Wayland’s Porter Moody headlines Players to Watch

Bullpen squanders latest strong Garrett Richards start as Red Sox fall to Rangers

After a long wait, Needham boys’ volleyball is ready for redemption

metro

A police officer reviewed a file on the front porch of 26 Taft St. in Dorchester, where two women were fatally stabbed Sunday.

Two women fatally stabbed in Dorchester

‘Everything that you do impacts future generations to come’: First member of Aquinnah Wampanoag to attend Harvard Law driven by sense of community

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

Nation

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett stands alongside troops as they prepare to start a foot march during the 2021 David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., on April 16.

He mentored decades of Army Rangers. At 94, retired Col. Ralph Puckett to receive the Medal of Honor

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

3 killed, 27 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego

World

Alina Miyares, mother of Alina Lopez Miyares, at her home in Miami. Her daughter, 62, is serving a 13-year sentence in a Cuban prison.

Love or spycraft: What landed an American teacher in a Cuban prison?

Produce Pandas, China’s first ‘plus-size’ boy band, seeks to inspire fans

US denies deal with Iran in talks to return to nuclear accord

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

Janet Yellen, former chair of the US Federal Reserve, listens to a question during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13, 2017.

Yellen says she doesn’t see Biden plan stoking US inflation

India and other virus hot spots across the globe could disrupt the economic recovery in Massachusetts

Determined volunteers still search for capsized ship missing

lifestyle

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

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

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

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 a 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

This image released by Netflix shows a scene from the documentary "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution."

We need to remember all of our allies in activism

The Massachusetts Teachers Association’s misleading anti-MCAS effort

What if we turned empty offices into housing?

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