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Construction worker killed in concrete wall collapse at Newton home

A construction worker was fatally injured Thursday morning when a concrete wall fell on him while on the site of an expansion project at a Newton Highlands home, Fire Chief Gino Lucchetti said.

COVID-19 patients in hospitals drops below 500 for first time since October, Baker says

The number of people in Massachusetts hospitalized due to COVID-19 reached up above 2,000 during the peak of the winter surge but has since dropped to a level that mirrors the end of the summer and early fall of 2020, when case totals were low.

The good news: Our region has the highest vaccination rates in the country. The bad news: We can’t secede

New England’s COVID vaccination rates are looking good. Elsewhere, the picture is grim. About 30 percent of Americans are reluctant to get the vaccine, and though that number will drop, experts are saying it won’t get low enough to give herd immunity.

Will Mass. achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus pandemic? Maybe, experts say, but it could be difficult

Harvard will require students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 this fall

The university will require all students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to returning to the university’s campus, college officials announced Wednesday.

Moderna reports first profit, says early data show vaccine is 96 percent effective in adolescents More COVID-19 vaccine news and resources

A rendering of the 25-story tower — mostly dorm space, with classrooms on the lower floors — that Northeastern would co-develop with private student housing builder American Campus Communities.

Northeastern’s plan for a 25-story dorm on the edge of Roxbury poses a test for Janey

When Northeastern filed plans in 2019 to build a massive dormitory at Columbus Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, Kim Janey was not a fan of the proposal. Now she runs the city as acting mayor, and the school’s plans for its dorm are about to land on her desk.

Remaking Policy | Globe Magazine

A teacher said he was destined for failure. Now he’s a police chief with a PhD

Anthony Roberson understands the power of positive relationships and wants his officers in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to forge them with the people they serve.

Ervin Staub, a professor emeritus at UMass Amherst, is an expert on the science of intervention

Can police be taught to stop their own violence?

Boston’s department and others are adopting a peer-intervention training program. The ideas come from a UMass psychologist who survived the Holocaust, thanks to the help of others.

Mother’s Day can be hard. These companies want to make it easier

They’re allowing customers to opt out of e-mails promoting a holiday that stirs grief and stress for some.

NESN broadcasters Dave O'Brien (left) and Jerry Remy have somewhat differing opinions about going on the road with the Red Sox.

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NESN’s team is happily back at Fenway — but what about going on the road again?

The Red Sox broadcasters have proven they can call a game from the studio, and they have to wonder whether road trips will be permanently canceled to cut costs.

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is calling for artists to apply to paint the the official portrait of the state's former governor, now Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

Get paid $50,000 to paint Raimondo’s official portrait

Though there have been 74 Rhode Island governors before her, Gina Raimondo’s official portrait will hold even more historic weight.

The teneral stage is when the cicadas emerge from their nymphal case.

Nature at its craziest: Trillions of cicadas about to emerge

Within days, a couple weeks at most, the cicadas of Brood X will emerge after 17 years underground.

Vigil for Mikayla Miller expected to draw large crowd

A candlelight vigil for the Hopkinton teen found dead in April begins at 4:30 p.m. at the starting line of the Boston Marathon.

A Black teenage girl was found dead in Hopkinton. As her family seeks answers, rumors and outrage mount

Scituate police investigating hate language used by students in online middle school platform

The Scituate Police Department is investigating alleged hateful language used by several local middle school students in an online school platform, the South Shore community’s Select Board said Wednesday in a statement.

Peregrine falcons on R.I.’s tallest building will hatch any time now. You can watch live

The nest, with four eggs, sits at the top of the Superman Building in Providence, and the livestream offers a good view.

Battle for the GOP

Stripped of his megaphone and much of his influence, Trump still holds GOP in his thrall

It is becoming increasingly clear that the ex-president no longer needs the social media platforms that nurtured his devoted following and rocketed him to the presidency.

Stefanik makes case for replacing Cheney as House Republican leader, says GOP must work with Trump

Massachusetts shoe company executive pleads guilty to embezzling $30m

A former top executive at Alden Shoe Co. pleaded guilty to embezzling $30 million from the company and spending it on luxury items and travel for himself and another person, federal prosecutors in Boston said.

TELEVISION

First photos from ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel, ‘House of the Dragon,’ released and we’re here for it

Tantalizing signs of new shows and long-awaited TV returns are starting to emerge, including the first official photos from the upcoming “Game of Thrones” prequel, “House of the Dragon,” and casting news about "Succession" Season 3.

Opinion

Ellen M. Burstein and Alan Zhang

Young Americans are facing a mental health crisis and need action

This issue cannot be pushed to the side, and our generation cannot be left to fend for itself.

The 110 MBTA bus is pictured on Chelsea Street in Everett.

The MBTA’s shift to zero emissions for its bus lines is happening

Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, has been threatened with the loss of her House leadership position because of her comments about — and vote to impeach — former president Donald Trump.

Deposing Liz Cheney would be the wrong move

A student stands atop the steps of the Idaho Capitol Building on April 26 in downtown Boise. The Idaho Senate has approved legislation aimed at preventing schools and universities from “indoctrinating" students through teaching critical race theory, which examines the ways in which race and racism influence American politics, culture, and the law.

Did questioning his daughter’s world history course make David Flynn unfit to coach football?

Some people wore masks in the Public Garden and some did not on April 30 after Governor Baker eased the outdoor mask mandate.

How to determine your personal risk once vaccinated

Recommended reads

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

Think Vice President Harris didn’t need to visit Rhode Island? Tell that to the people who met her

The vice president spent the day with real people who run real businesses, talking about the challenges they face.

RI NEWS

A New Jersey mayor makes waves over beach access in Rhode Island

The mayor of Jersey City owns a house in Narragansett, and has waded into the battle over how the public — including local surfers — use the beach.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Cape Cod’s stylish new Airstream hotel is a lesson in high-density luxury camping

Even with the trailers being so close together, AutoCamp takes glamping to a new level.

Former Beverly pizza shop owner charged with defrauding COVID-19 relief program of more than $660K

A former owner of a Beverly pizza shop was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he defrauded a federal COVID-19 relief program for businesses of more than $660,000 by spending the funds on personal items including a Vermont farm and several alpacas, authorities said.

City of Boston, MBTA unveil digital billboards celebrating Asian American strength, resilience

Amid Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, dozens of digital billboards around Greater Boston boast slogans supporting the country’s largest diaspora.

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The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Massachusetts drought numbers plummet after days of ‘beneficial’ rain

New data released Thursday shows drought conditions in Massachusetts are on the decline this week as a result of abnormally high rainfall so far this month, according to the National Weather Service and the US Drought Monitor.

COVID-19 patients in hospitals drops below 500 for first time since October, Baker says

RI ARTS

Get paid $50,000 to paint Raimondo’s official portrait

Sports

Nate Eovaldi is 2-0 with a 1.89 ERA in three career starts against the Tigers.

Tigers at Red Sox | 1:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 32: Tigers at Red Sox lineups and notes

Nate Eovaldi will be on the mound this afternoon as the Red Sox look to take the rubber match against Detroit.

dan shaughnessy

NESN’s team is happily back at Fenway — but what about going on the road again?

TIGERS 6, RED SOX 5 (10 INN.)

Red Sox left all wet, going from near walkoff to extra-inning loss vs. Tigers

business

Fitness tech company Whoop is leasing 125,000 square feet in a new building under construction in Kenmore Square.

Fast-growing tech firm Whoop signs big lease in Kenmore

Northeastern’s plan for a 25-story dorm on the edge of Roxbury poses a test for Janey

Dyno raises $100 million to bring artificial intelligence to gene therapy

politics

Representative Elise Stefanik listened during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Stefanik makes case for replacing Cheney as House Republican leader, says GOP must work with Trump

Battle for the GOP

Stripped of his megaphone and much of his influence, Trump still holds GOP in his thrall

In reversing a Trump labor rule, Biden administration takes aim at ‘gig economy’

Living Arts

Caroline Kautsire donated copies of her memoir "What Kind of Girl" to libraries in Weymouth.

‘What Kind of Girl’ author shares her story — and her book

Student dancers and choreographers are in the spotlight during Dance Complex’s May series

DOC TALK

A man-made plague; the pursuit of peace; honor thy mother

education

Students waited in line to enter a New York City public high school in March.

NYC schools rename Columbus Day in effort to please both Italians and Indigenous people

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘I was too scared to tell anyone’: In new survey, 61 percent of Muslim students say they’ve been bullied in school

How should Boston Public Schools spend $400 million in federal funds? The district launched a commission to figure it out

rhode island

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is calling for artists to apply to paint the the official portrait of the state's former governor, now Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

Get paid $50,000 to paint Raimondo’s official portrait

RHODE MAP

Secretary Raimondo wants $300-a-week unemployment boost to stay in place through Labor Day

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

Think Vice President Harris didn’t need to visit Rhode Island? Tell that to the people who met her

Newton

Newton

Newton schools, CAPS Collaborative partner to continue Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program next year

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

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A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE

The AAPI History I Carry with Me

A Beautiful Resistance is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and AAPI joy, as told to 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

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PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST

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.

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Comfort Zone

WORKING ON IT

Hugs are coming back, and for people like me, that’s not great news

Carrie Finison's children's book "Don't Hug Doug" can serve as a primer for adults, too.

What burnt-out moms really want for Mother’s Day

It's been a trying year for the average American mother. Now she deserves something nice.

Student dancers and choreographers are in the spotlight during Dance Complex’s May series

On Thursday nights in May, Campus Goes Complex gives students a chance to showcase their work via Facebook Live

Mariachi is high art for Verónica Robles and her all-woman band

The group will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a free Celebrity Series of Boston virtual concert.

MassArt has a new student gallery. It’s all the way over in SoWa

The space is devoted to art by students and alumni of the college’s graduate programs.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Some people wore masks in the Public Garden and some did not on April 30 after Governor Baker eased the outdoor mask mandate.

How to determine your personal risk once vaccinated

Shanawaz Shaikh sold his SUV to raise funds for a service to provide oxygen cylinders to needy people in Mumbai.

IDEAS | ALOLIKA DUTTA

A young poet in Mumbai offers a glimpse of India’s catastrophe

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina speaks at a June 2020 news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Scott is the only Black Republican senator.

Is America racist? Kamala Harris and Tim Scott say no.

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IDEAS | ANDREA CLARDY

H is for ‘hellebores’ — and other reminders of my mortality

Count counties out of federal aid program

This former bank building in Cleveland is being converted into "workforce housing" for people who make less than the city's median income.

What if we turned empty offices into housing?

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren visits a California day care and preschool in December 2019, not long before the start of the pandemic.

Senator Elizabeth Warren on why we need universal child care

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

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 sunblock when heading to Cape Cod

Zucchini and Goat Cheese Omelet

Recipes: Goat cheese gives a tangy boost to omelets and more

sports

Celtics guard Evan Fournier (right), who scored 18 points to go along with 5 rebounds and 4 assists in his return to Orlando, drives around Magic forward Ignas Brazdeikis (left) during the first half of Wednesday night's 132-96 rout over the Magic.

Evan Fournier was the feel-good story of the Celtics’ rout of the Magic

Manager Tony La Russa unaware of extra-inning rule and his gaffe stings White Sox

Celtics have a rare easy night with rout of Magic in Orlando

metro

Pedestrians walk through Harvard Yard in Cambridge.

Harvard will require students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 this fall

Vigil for Mikayla Miller expected to draw large crowd

Construction worker killed in concrete wall collapse at Newton home

Nation

Representative Elise Stefanik listened during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Stefanik makes case for replacing Cheney as House Republican leader, says GOP must work with Trump

Mother’s Day can be hard. These companies want to make it easier

South Carolina House adds firing squad to execution methods

World

Dr. Anthony Fauci is participating along with soprano Renee Fleming, the CEOs of Pfizer and Moderna, and the lead guitarist of Aerosmith among others in a unique three-day Vatican conference.

Three-day Vatican conference features Dr. Fauci, Pope Francis — and Aerosmith

Israeli president taps opposition leader to form government

Scottish autonomy at heart of May 6 election

politics

President Joe Biden.

US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines

In op-ed, Cheney responds to calls to oust her from House GOP leadership, says Republicans need to steer away from ‘Trump cult of personality’

Amid infighting, these are probably the only two things Republicans agree on right now

business

GE buys French startup to bolster breast cancer diagnostics

US jobless claims dip to 498,000, another record low since the start of the pandemic

Moderna reports first profit, says early data show vaccine is 96 percent effective in adolescents

lifestyle

Emma D'Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen in the first images from the upcoming HBO series, "House of the Dragon."

First photos from ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel, ‘House of the Dragon,’ released and we’re here for it

DJ WhySham brought Boston’s Black women hip-hop artists to TikTok — and the world

A Maine for all seasons

marijuana

Bags of marijuana products lined the shelves of a Massachusetts dispensary in 2019.

Massachusetts sets marijuana sales records around 4/20 holiday

At federal corruption trial, marijuana vendor details alleged bribe to former Fall River mayor

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

opinion

Police pepper spray protesters July 25 near Seattle Central College in Seattle during a Black Lives Matter protest. A House-passed policing reform bill would federally ban choke holds and no-knock warrants, and place police officers who engage in misconduct in a national database to prevent them from being hired in other jurisdictions.

Bipartisanship at the cost of true policing reform is no real victory

The MBTA’s shift to zero emissions for its bus lines is happening

Social Studies: Lunchtime persuasion, vaccines and academic performance, election side effects

food & dining

Chef Daniel Humm stands for a portrait inside his restaurant Eleven Madison Park in 2017. The highly acclaimed Manhattan restaurant Eleven Madison Park announced on Monday that it would no longer serve meat or seafood when it reopens next month.

One of the world’s best restaurants — NYC’s Eleven Madison Park — is going meatless

What it’s like to work where the magic happens

This Cinco de Mayo, indulge in some tacos

travel

Miraval Berkshires’ 30-day summer camp gives you the time and space to fully reset. And it comes with an adult price tag.

A historic hotel reopens, ‘Golden Girls’ fans set sail, and a cooler cooler

A Maine for all seasons

Cape Cod’s stylish new Airstream hotel is a lesson in high-density luxury camping

Books

Carrie Finison's "Don't Hug Doug" is about a boy who doesn't like to hug

Hugs are coming back, and for people like me, that’s not great news

Around the world

On finding freedom for every body

Movies

A scene from "The Crime of the Century."

A man-made plague; the pursuit of peace; honor thy mother

Lights, camera … collage?

In ‘Gunda,’ a ‘now’ that never ends

Television

Conan O'Brien (pictured at right interviewing Anthony Anderson on a 2017 episode of "Conan") will leave late-night TV on June 24.

For Conan O’Brien, the end nears for a sometimes bumpy but long and creative ride in late night

For theatergoers, TV’s siren song hits a few sour notes

‘Freaks and Geeks’ and clueless network suits

music

The group will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a free Celebrity Series of Boston virtual concert.

Mariachi is high art for Verónica Robles and her all-woman band

Man-of-a-thousand-interviews Larry Katz is sharing his tapes with the world

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

Theater/Dance

Kaylee Lambert, Pete Pierantozzi, and Fasha Banson will all be participating in "Campus Goes Complex!"

Student dancers and choreographers are in the spotlight during Dance Complex’s May series

At Merrimack Rep, a spring awakening followed by an upbeat fall forecast

Reece Cotton’s online comedy festival celebrates ‘Love for Humans’

globe local

A mask-clad bust positioned in front of the “Faith in Isolation Expressed” photography exhibit at the Hebrew College in Newton April 20.

Hebrew College’s photography exhibit explores faith amid isolation

‘They had to grow up, musically, a lot faster’

Outdoors or on Zoom, Newton’s dance students are back on stage

Obituaries

Mr. d'Amboise demonstrated a jump amid his young students backstage at New York's Lincoln Center in 1965.

Jacques d’Amboise, exuberant dancer, choreographer, and educator, dies at 86

Martin Bookspan, broadcaster who brought classical music from concert halls into the home, dies at 94

Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies