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EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m ET, Saturday April 17, 2021. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Kim Janey, the acting mayor of Boson, outside her home in Roxbury, Mass., March 10, 2021. Three weeks into her tenure, Kim Janey has done something her predecessor refused to do: force Boston police to release documents about an alleged sex offender in its ranks. (Philip Keith/The New York Times)

In a changing Boston, a new mayor challenges the police

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His final wish: Donating his home to create a more diverse Cambridge

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, 64, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Hynes Convention Center, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Boston.

More than 2 million people now fully vaccinated in Massachusetts, says Governor Baker

Jabari Parker is joining the Celtics.

4 things to know about newly acquired Celtics forward Jabari Parker

Milton police Officer Patricia Lio enters Dedham District Court wearing a cap for her hearing on Tuesday. A judge decided Lio should be charged criminally as a result of an off-duty incident during which she allegedly directed a racist rant about the Black Lives Matter movement at a Black teenager.

Milton police officer to be criminally charged over alleged threats to Black teen over Black Lives Matter

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Alex Verdugo has helped the Red Sox start the season strong.

Watch: Alex Verdugo explained to fans in the stands how he approaches hitting

Johnny Peirson, Boston Bruins player, circa 1948.

Former Bruins player, broadcaster, Johnny Peirson dies at age 95

A Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is released into the Gulf of Mexico from the Grand Isle, La. beach Monday, March 15, 2021. Audubon's Coastal Wildlife Network rehabilitated 19 cold-stunned Kemp's Ridley sea turtles after a deep arctic airmass along the New England coast in November 2020 threatened to kill the turtles.

Five endangered turtles that were cold-stunned in Mass. returned to Gulf after being rehabilitated

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Pauli's North End.

Fried chicken, a new beer collab, and how to score a free sandwich

The Brass Lodge at Brass Union

Vera's starts serving slushies and mozzarella sticks in late April

Boston Globe

Will a passport be required? As more people get their shots, the thorny issue of whether to prove coronavirus vaccination is growing

Will a passport be required? As more people get their shots, the thorny issue of whether to prove coronavirus vaccination is growing

Boston-04/07/21 A long line waitrs outside the Hynes Convention Center where the CO)VID vaccine was given. Navy medical doctors, nurses and corpsmen from Viginia took buses up to Boston on orders from FEMA to give the COVID vaccinations to the thousands of people at the Hynes Convention Center who have appointments there. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

Vaccine eligibility expands Monday to all Mass. adults. Here are tips for booking an appointment ASAP.

Milton police Officer Patricia Lio enters Dedham District Court wearing a cap for her hearing on Tuesday. A judge decided Lio should be charged criminally as a result of an off-duty incident during which she allegedly directed a racist rant about the Black Lives Matter movement at a Black teenager.

Milton police officer to be criminally charged over alleged threats to Black teen over Black Lives Matter

J.C. Jackson Patriots

Report: J.C. Jackson to remain with Patriots after signing 2nd-round tender

Real Estate

Spring House Hunt: How the bid was won

Spring House Hunt: How the bid was won

Helen McCrory, of 'Peaky Blinders' and 'Harry Potter,' dies at 52

The Brass Lodge at Brass Union

Vera's starts serving slushies and mozzarella sticks in late April

Boston.com readers share their beautiful photos of spring in bloom