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A UMass Dartmouth professor started a COVID-19 blog for family and friends. Then it went viral.

Peter Manfredonia.

UConn student, who police say killed 2, remains on the loose

Barber Dana Langley trims the hair of a custoimer at the Derry Barber Shop in Derry, N.H., Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Barbershops, hair salons and some retail locations were allowed to reopen with safety restrictions, after being closed in March due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

'Hopefully we start making enough to pay my barbers and pay the rent'

Jay Hajj

The owner of Mike's City Diner has tested positive for COVID-19

Pierce Kenny with Pure Boston decontaminates an MBTA Blue Line train at Orient Heights car house in East Boston.

Some public health experts say Baker’s reopening plan is cause for concern

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Coronavirus
Study finds hundreds of thousands more Mass. residents likely contracted COVID-19 than reported
REOPENING PROTEST
Black and Latinx activists protest Massachusetts reopening plan
COVID-19 and Dogs
What to know about the state-wide COVID-19 dog park and dog walking guidelines
Coronavirus
Local officials stunned by raucous Memorial Day festivities around the U.S.
Mask vs. No Mask
Trump, who spent Memorial Day without a face mask, shares tweet criticizing Biden for wearing one
Coronavirus
A virus-hunter fell prey to a coronavirus he underestimated
Maverick Square
Man allegedly pulls gun on another man at Maverick Square station for not letting him borrow his lighter
NHL
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to address return-to-play plan
Patriots
ESPN pundit predicts Bill Belichick will win another Super Bowl before Tom Brady

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Franklin Park Zoo Lions

2 Mass. zoos are reopening in June. Here's what to know if you go.

Listen: Here are the songs getting Boston through the quarantine

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 21: A woman reads a book under a tree in Hyde Park on May 21, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. This week temperatures reached 28 degrees celsius in the UK, as many people enjoy the sunshine despite lockdown still being in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

22 books that local experts say you should read this summer

Love Letters

He broke up with me before I could move to him

Customers are handed one-time-use menus

What to know about the state's new restaurant, hotel, and tourism reopening group

Foxboro, MA 08/05/08 Exterior shot of the new Showcase Cinema de Lux at Patriot Place in Foxboro. (Bill Greene/ Globe Staff) section:business, reporter:jennings, slug06patriot

A pop-up drive-in movie theater is coming to Patriot Place

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College wait lists used to be where dreams died. The pandemic changed that

College wait lists used to be where dreams died. The pandemic changed that

A face shield for sale on a street in New York, April 23, 2020.

You’re getting used to masks. Will you wear a face shield?

This undated photo provided by the Connecticut State Police shows Peter Manfredonia. A woman who said she was abducted by Manfredonia, a college student suspected of killing two people in Connecticut, has been found safe in New Jersey, police said Monday, May 25, 2020. Manfredonia was last seen Sunday walking along railroad tracks in East Stroudsburg, Pa.

Connecticut murder suspect's family pleads for his surrender

Will Hastings Auburn

Undersized, underrated, and undrafted: Will Hastings hoping to catch on with the Patriots

Real Estate

In a sign of stability, US new-home sales have posted a surprising gain

In a sign of stability, US new-home sales have posted a surprising gain

FILE - This Wednesday, July 17, 2019 file photo shows Southwest Airlines planes at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The Transportation Department's inspector general said in a report Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 that Southwest Airlines continues to fly airplanes with safety concerns, putting 17 million passengers at risk, while federal officials do a poor job overseeing the airline. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Southwest CEO says summer will determine whether he will 'radically restructure' the company

Waiter wearing mask

Here's what Boston.com readers need to feel safe dining at a restaurant

Vehicle theft spikes in COVID-19 pandemic