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Walsh administration refuses to release internal affairs files of embattled police commissioner

Mayor Martin J. Walsh suspended newly sworn-in police commissioner Dennis White after the Globe unearthed domestic violence allegations in White’s past.

Inside Walsh’s botched appointment of his Boston police commissioner

Senate Democrats strike jobless aid deal, relief bill approval in sight

Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a nine-hour logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. 1 hour ago

Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s virus relief bill

Democratic Senator Sinema votes against raising federal minimum wage with a big thumbs down

Kyrsten Sinema wasn’t the sole Democratic senator who voted against the proposal. Seven others who did include Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire.

Bruins 5, Capitals 1
Playing for each other, Bruins respond to hit on Brandon Carlo by knocking out Capitals
The Bruins scored four goals after the Wilson hit and routed the Capitals, taking 3 out of 4 points in the back-to-back set.

Brandon Carlo ruled out for game after head-hunting hit from Washington’s Tom Wilson

Mark Pavelich, member of Miracle on Ice gold-medal winners, found dead

The 63-year-old Pavelich, who friends and family believed suffered from CTE, was declared mentally unfit to stand trial following an August 2019 attack of a neighbor.

Mass. residents find other paths to secure COVID-19 vaccine appointments

Hospitals and health care systems are back with fresh shipments of the vaccine after a public outcry over the state's unwieldy website, and say their new inoculation push includes hot lines, phone calls, e-mails, and texts to patients with links to sign up for a shot.

1,677 cases, 25 deaths, and 74,520 shots, including J&J doses: See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass. Here’s a look at who’s running the state’s mass vaccination sites See more COVID-19 vaccine news

Mass. ends quarantine requirement for 3 more states; Maine governor drops travel restrictions for Mass. visitors

Fenway Sports Group partner donated $250,000 to Florida governor after his private community was vaccinated

5 things to know if you want to sign up for a vaccine today in Mass.

Mass. education commissioner wins authority to force school districts to bring students back to classrooms full time
The return of students to five days a week of in-person learning will begin April 5, with students in pre-kindergarten through grade 5.

Massachusetts school officials to postpone spring MCAS testing Walgreens allows R.I. teachers to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments

Shirley Leung
An Amazon warehouse at Widett Circle? Boston deserves better.
The pandemic has exacerbated entrenched inequities between rich and poor, Black, Latino, Asian and white. A lot of things must happen to change that. Putting a massive Amazon warehouse on what could be prime real estate isn’t one of them.

Where city leaders once saw a potential Olympic stadium, Amazon eyes a massive distribution center

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston student School Committee member resigns, saying district tried to silence his voice

A high school senior resigned as the Boston School Committee’s student representative Thursday, saying administrators had silenced students’ voices and that he had deep concerns about a nonprofit group that oversees the district-wide student council.

5 indicted in separate cheating, assault cases at Encore casino

A Middlesex County grand jury on Friday handed up indictments against an Encore Boston Harbor card dealer and two other people in connection with an alleged scam to pilfer $23,500 over two nights by cheating at a game called Baccarat, state Attorney General Maura Healey’s office said.

Court documents reveal man found Tiger Woods unconscious after crash

The man told deputies that Woods would not respond to his questions.

Ben Affleck (and his Dunkin’ iced coffee) arrives in Back Bay Friday to shoot ‘The Tender Bar’
The Oscar winner showed up bright and early at the Harvard Club of Boston on Commonwealth Avenue wearing a puffer jacket over a gray pinstripe suit and toting his favorite beverage, a Dunkin' iced coffee.

Gillian Anderson on Alec Baldwin’s accent snark, and Prince Harry’s view of ‘The Crown’
In a live, online conversation Friday with Brandeis history professor Alice Kelikian, "The Crown" actress discussed recent and upcoming work.

Opinion

Marcela García

At Boston’s public exam schools, it’s equity vs. privilege

A recently filed lawsuit isn’t about equity. It’s about preserving the disadvantageous status quo.

George Q. Daley, David E. Golan, Arlene H. Sharpe, and Bruce D. Walker

Collaboration is the cure for COVID-19

All hail the bus as the answer to vaccine inequities

Flavia C. Peréa

Dear Mayor Joe Curtatone, what happened to my son embodies the school-to-prison pipeline

IDEAS | VIVIANE CALLIER

A new color, out of the blue

dan shaughnessy
Wondering about Jackie Bradley Jr.’s place in Red Sox lore, and other thoughts
Where does Bradley fit in team history — perhaps on the same level with players such as Jimmy Piersall, Marty Barrett, Rich Gedman, and Rick Burleson?

Chad Finn: Is Jackie Bradley Jr. better defensively than Fred Lynn was? We asked Lynn

Here are midseason evaluations of the Celtics’ starters
The Celtics arrive at the All-Star break at 19-17 after an up-and-down first half. Here is a look at individual performances.

SJC: Christian college can’t claim former social work professor was minister in legal dispute
The duties of a former social work professor at a Christian college in Wenham did not meet the legal definition of a religious minister at the school, meaning she was entitled to protections against workplace discrimination that are unavailable to ministers at faith-based insitutions, the state Supreme Judicial Court ruled Friday.

Egg industry warns of shortage in Mass. without legislative action
If eggs disappear from stores or skyrocket in price next January, as predicted by major egg producers, you can chalk it up to a quirk in Massachusetts law.

New York lawmakers pass bill to limit Cuomo’s executive power
The New York Legislature has passed a bill to limit Governor Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers at a time when he’s facing sexual harassment allegations and scrutiny over his administration’s reporting of deadly COVID-19 outbreaks at nursing homes.

Parole Board grants commutation hearing to man convicted in 1994 murder

William Allen, 47, was convicted of first-degree felony murder in 1997 because a jury found that he had been a joint venturer in an armed robbery of a reputed drug dealer, though he didn’t actively participate in the killing, according to court documents.

‘You never know what your DNA’s gonna bring up’: Connecticut women find out they’re biological sisters after working at the same restaurant

When Cassandra Madison met Julia Tinetti working at a restaurant in New Haven, they knew they had a lot in common. But it wasn't until they started digging into their past that these fast friends realized just how connected they really were.

RI BUSINESS
RI attorney general opposes Champlin’s Marina expansion plans on Block Island
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said his office has a constitutional and common law obligation to protect the environment and shared natural resources.

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How Dr. Seuss became the second highest-paid dead celebrity

Earning $33 million in 2020, the children's book author is second only to Michael Jackson among deceased celebrities. Where does the money come from?

Massachusetts spent 20 years refining its own mass vaccination plan. Then it looked elsewhere
Days after federal drug regulators authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine, the state abandoned its blueprint and entrusted a handful of private companies with running its mass vaccination sites.

Thomas Farragher
As pandemic roars, the credits may roll for a small-town movie house
Revenues down over 90 percent. There’s hand sanitizer on the counter. The lobby's carpet features small round disks asking patrons to keep their distance. Welcome to the movies in 2021.

metro

Democratic Senator Sinema votes against raising federal minimum wage with a big thumbs down
Kyrsten Sinema wasn’t the sole Democratic senator who voted against the proposal. Seven others who did include Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire.

Walsh administration refuses to release internal affairs files of embattled police commissioner

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston student School Committee member resigns, saying district tried to silence his voice

Sports

Kansas places Les Miles on administrative leave after LSU report outlines inappropriate sexual advances
Despite the school's athletic director recommending Miles be fired in 2013, LSU failed to do so, and the school “responded in a lackluster fashion” when Title IX compliance officials requested more resources.

FRIDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Natick girls’ volleyball finishes off historic sweep of Newton North

Bruins 5, Capitals 1

Playing for each other, Bruins respond to hit on Brandon Carlo by knocking out Capitals

business

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
Egg industry warns of shortage in Mass. without legislative action
If eggs disappear from stores or skyrocket in price next January, as predicted by major egg producers, you can chalk it up to a quirk in Massachusetts law.

An Amazon warehouse at Widett Circle? Boston deserves better.

Here’s a look at who’s running the state’s mass vaccination sites

politics

Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s virus relief bill
Senate Democrats came out with their version of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. A look at some of the major changes in the bill now being considered by the Senate versus what passed the House last week.

Senate Democrats strike jobless aid deal, relief bill approval in sight

A midlevel member of the Trump State Dept. has been arrested on charges related to the Capitol attack

lifestyle

‘Coming 2 America’ flag flies at Boston Harbor Hotel as Eddie Murphy sequel premieres
The hotel is flying the flag from its rotunda to celebrate the much-anticipated premiere of the “Coming to America” sequel, “Coming 2 America,” starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall.

Gillian Anderson on Alec Baldwin’s accent snark, and Prince Harry’s view of ‘The Crown’

Get lost inside a masterpiece with ‘Imagine Van Gogh’

arts

Commentary
How Dr. Seuss became the second highest-paid dead celebrity
Earning $33 million in 2020, the children's book author is second only to Michael Jackson among deceased celebrities. Where does the money come from?

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Season 3 of ‘Shtisel’ premieres this month on Netflix

In ‘Moxie,’ on Netflix, trying to make school cool — or at least less toxic

rhode island

CORONAVIRUS
Walgreens allows R.I. teachers to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments
However, the state itself has not yet prioritized teachers and related staff in their vaccine distribution plans.

Central Falls lawmakers introduce bills aimed at closing Wyatt by 2028

Making a push for a Rhode Island state coral

Newton

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PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST

Project takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.

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On the Street

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

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Jeneé Osterheldt
A Beautiful Resistance
Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Boston Globe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed
Similar to “right to forget” programs that have cropped up across the country, the undertaking is meant to address the lasting impact that stories about past embarrassments, mistakes, or minor crimes, forever online, can have on a person’s life.

Globe Spotlight Investigation
Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored — one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

Comfort Zone

Are you doing too much? Let the Dutch introduce you to the art of ‘niksen’

Nothing is good. These books about "niksen" – the art of doing nothing – help you get there.

A JP resident and her punk rock aerobics star in Green Day’s new music video

The band's "Here Comes the Shock" is set to Hilken Mancini's homemade video of moves like the "Iggy punch" and "whack jacks."

Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola is at HOME on the open mic

The theme interested the Chicago transplant long before the pandemic.

GBH’s ‘Masterpiece’ reflects on 50 Years with a new podcast

The three-part series is "a superhero origin story," according to host Jace Lacob.

‘Against all odds,’ Peabody Essex show leads to discovery of second Jacob Lawrence painting

The piece was hanging all these years in a nurse's apartment on the Upper West Side.

Passim’s Matt Smith brings his love of local music to the airwaves

The new host of WMVY's "Local Music Café" is excited to showcase New England artists.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Driving across the United States of COVID

Winter is almost over. Almost.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Biden promises diplomacy but offers more militarism

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Who owns your HBO password?

Kimberly Atkins

History will clearly see this existential moment for voting rights. Lawmakers must see it now

IDEAS | Rachel Rebouché and Mary Ziegler

Could Roe v. Wade really become ‘the law of the land’?

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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.

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.

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.

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?

A plant lover's guide to 16 gorgeous gardens and arboretums

30,000 steps on Cape Cod: A three-day walking tour

The pandemic revealed our food system is broken. We can fix it.

Forget winter with these 4 tropical desserts

sports

Boston College men locked into last in ACC after comeback fails at Miami

Brandon Carlo taken to hospital by ambulance after head-hunting hit from Washington’s Tom Wilson

Charlie Coyle returns to lineup after one-game absence; Sean Kuraly scratched

metro

Walgreens allows R.I. teachers to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments

Central Falls lawmakers introduce bills aimed at closing Wyatt by 2028

Making a push for a Rhode Island state coral

Nation

Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s virus relief bill

Senate Democrats strike jobless aid deal, relief bill approval in sight

CDC links restaurant dining to a rise in cases

World

UK waits for Harry, Meghan’s take on royal split in Oprah interview

Prince Philip transferred back to private hospital after heart procedure

Pope arrives in Iraq to rally Christians despite pandemic

politics

House impeachment manager sues Trump, allies over riot

Governors of both parties are increasingly following politics and not science in reopening

Quiet and low profile, Mike Donilon is Biden’s White House ‘wise man’

business

Fed Chair Powell offered a patient message. Markets quivered anyway.

US added a strong 379,000 jobs in February as hiring rebounded in hopeful sign for economy

Where city leaders once saw a potential Olympic stadium, Amazon eyes a massive distribution center

lifestyle

Ben Affleck (and his Dunkin’ iced coffee) arrives in Back Bay Friday to shoot ‘The Tender Bar’

A Medford couple is bringing diverse children’s books to families every month

Dr. Seuss dominates Amazon’s bestsellers list following news of discontinued titles

marijuana

Mass. marijuana has to be ultra-sterile. Just one problem: It’s a plant

Marijuana company sues Boston zoning board over rejection

New Jersey governor signs laws to set up marijuana market

opinion

Streets that put people first, not cars

Collaboration is the cure for COVID-19

All hail the bus as the answer to vaccine inequities

food & dining

Rutchada Thai Cuisine was ‘meant to be’

A tavern comes to Brookline; a beer hall opens in Belmont; and Del’s Lemonade plans a Massachusetts flagship

At The Federal, a miracle to go: perfectly cooked steak

travel

Drew Bledsoe loves the beach but would also happily tackle a visit to Siberia

Advice for planning that family reunion you just can’t wait to have

My eyes have been opened to the very real threat of avalanches, even in New England

Books

How Dr. Seuss became the second highest-paid dead celebrity

Human nature and ‘Beloved Beasts’

Anne Lamott ponders life’s third act in ‘Dusk, Night, Dawn’

Movies

In ‘Moxie,’ on Netflix, trying to make school cool — or at least less toxic

Eddie Murphy is back, and back up to speed, in ‘Coming 2 America’

Yale banners and signs pop up near Harvard Square for George Clooney film ‘The Tender Bar’

Television

Season 3 of ‘Shtisel’ premieres this month on Netflix

Turning on the TV doesn’t mean turning off your brain

Next up on the series revival list: ‘Party Down’

music

For NEC students, it’s been a year of improvising

With another album in the works, singer Lizzy McAlpine has left Berklee behind

Passim’s Matt Smith brings his love of local music to the airwaves

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet celebrates Jorma Elo in a rich program of new work and past highlights

On your screen but outside the box: Theater companies rise to a creative challenge

Stars to come out (remotely) for a new Boston clinic for homeless women

globe local

A lost year, chronicled through art

Should the federal minimum wage be increased to $15?

Beverly Beckham: The love he gave keeps his grieving family going

Obituaries

Rosalyn Koo, 94, dies; fund-raising powerhouse for Chinese communities

Walter Gretzky, father of NHL star Wayne Gretzky, dies at 82

Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and last Wailers member, dies