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Six weeks ago, Lowell police pulled an empty SUV from the Merrimack River. Its owner is still missing.

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Boston, MA 3/4/21 Surrounded by family, John Barros (cq) announces that he's running for mayor of Boston, during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff) Reporter: Meghan Irons

3 things we learned from John Barros's mayoral campaign launch

Boston Red Sox mascot, Wally the Green Monster, gestures while dressed in a medical white coat outside Fenway Park, Monday Feb. 1, 2021, in Boston. Fenway Park is one of several large COVID-19 vaccination sites in the Boston area. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Fenway Park vaccination site to be moved to Hynes Convention Center later this month

Worcester police ask for help locating missing 8-year-old boy March 4, 2021 | 10:37 PM

The National Guard troops protecting the Capitol had been scheduled to depart on March 12.

Capitol Police chief asks to extend National Guard presence March 4, 2021 | 10:23 PM

This image provided by Harpo Productions shows Prince Harry, from left, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in conversation with Oprah Winfrey. “Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special” airs March 7. (Joe Pugliese/Harpo Productions via AP)

In run-up to Oprah’s interview with Harry and Meghan, royal accusations fly March 4, 2021 | 9:06 PM

In this Sept. 6, 2017 file photo, Christina Fey attends District Court at the Carroll County Superior Courthouse in Ossipee, N.H.

Woman to start paying nearly $2 million in Great Danes neglect case March 4, 2021 | 7:54 PM

Inside the First Street Garage, where a stairwell under renovation collapsed Wednesday.

Stairwell collapse

Construction worker killed in Cambridge Wednesday is identified March 4, 2021 | 7:43 PM

Lawrence MA 3/4/21 05appointments Governor Charlie Baker and John Silva the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center President & CEO inside a mobile vaccination outside the Elder Tenants Council Offices a vaccination site for Lawrence seniors. (photo by Matthew J Lee/Globe staff)

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Why Mass. posted drastically fewer online vaccine appointments this week March 4, 2021 | 7:04 PM

Eleanor Parker waits with others at the Jack Satter House during a vaccine clinic for Covid-19, held at the location.

Jack Satter House

As vaccine arrives, Jack Satter House residents reflect on year of isolation March 4, 2021 | 6:30 PM

State trooper found not guilty in 2018 assault March 4, 2021 | 6:23 PM

FILE-A healthcare worker deposits a vial containing a swab test into a bag at a mobile testing location for COVID-19, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Auburn, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)

Mass. reports 1,410 new COVID-19 cases, 42 new deaths March 4, 2021 | 6:07 PM

Man who allegedly attacked 2 women in Haverhill held without bail March 4, 2021 | 5:27 PM

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC on May 12, 2016 in London.

'Deliberate hoax'

BBC apologizes for interview with Cory Booker impostor March 4, 2021 | 5:16 PM

Scene of a fatal box truck rollover in Belmont.

Driver dead after box truck rollover in Belmont early Thursday March 4, 2021 | 4:18 PM

Dr. Beata Nelken draws a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. However, on further questioning of the woman who was to receive it, it was determined that she came one day too soon for her second shot. The drawn dose was returned to the refrigerated unit for later use.

Mass. reports 614,589 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 March 4, 2021 | 4:08 PM

Boston, MA 6/29/2020 Karilyn Crockett (cq) listens as she is introduced as the new chief of Equity & Inclusion, by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh (cq). Walsh also gave a COVID update to the media inside City Hall. POOL (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Boston's equity chief resigns amid rumored interest in mayor's race March 4, 2021 | 3:31 PM

Vaccine Rollout

With teachers vaccine eligible, other workers are frustrated they aren't included March 4, 2021 | 2:39 PM

Rodnell P. Collins, pictured in 2016, carries a painting of his uncle, Malcolm X, outside the house where the slain African-American activist spent part of his teen years in Roxbury.

Malcolm X's boyhood home in Boston added to the National Register of Historic Places March 4, 2021 | 12:46 PM

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo, people are administered COVID-19 vaccines at a vaccination center, at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has almost topped 500,000 — a number so staggering that a top health researchers says it is hard to imagine an American who hasn't lost a relative or doesn't know someone who died. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

New vaccine appointments quickly snapped up in Massachusetts March 4, 2021 | 12:45 PM

A construction hard hat ontop of a construction vehicle by a hole where two construction workers died on Feb. 24 on High Street in Boston.

Boston city councilors call for review of construction safety measures after deaths of 2 workers March 4, 2021 | 11:17 AM

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. For the potential presidential hopefuls, the annual CPAC gathering represents a first chance to test their political messages and their appeal in a post-Trump era. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Madison Cawthorn

North Carolina Republicans are silent on Madison Cawthorn March 4, 2021 | 10:53 AM

A health care worker prepared a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a vaccination site in San Francisco on Monday.

Plan to ditch the mask after vaccination? Not so fast. March 4, 2021 | 10:19 AM

Liza Scott, who is running a lemonade stand to help fund her own brain surgery, holds a donation at her mother's bakery in Homewood, Ala., on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Alabama girl, 7, helps to fund her own brain surgery at Boston Children's Hospital March 4, 2021 | 9:45 AM

Helicopter rescues man from ice face on Acadia trail March 4, 2021 | 9:40 AM

Over 1,200 readers weighed in on whether they have a COVID-19 vaccine preference. Here's what they said. March 4, 2021 | 9:32 AM

When will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines? March 4, 2021 | 8:15 AM

Coast Guard crews from Cape Cod help save 31 Canadian fishermen March 3, 2021 | 10:56 PM

During State Police Colonel Christopher Mason's tenure, controversy has continued.

Christopher Mason

State Police colonel tasked with reform is accused of breaking rules to promote his allies March 3, 2021 | 10:47 PM

John F. Barros Chief of economic development On Feb. 10, 2014, Walsh named John F. Barros to be the city’s first chief of economic development. Barros ran against Walsh in a preliminary mayoral election, but became a key campaign supporter for Walsh as he progressed in the race.

John Barros officially launches campaign to be Boston mayor March 3, 2021 | 8:34 PM

In this image from video made available by SpaceX, one of the company's Starship prototypes fires its thrusters as it lands during a test in Boca Chica, Texas, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Watch: SpaceX Starship lands upright, then explodes in latest test March 3, 2021 | 8:23 PM

Haverhill man in custody after 2 women attacked, 1 has life-threatening injuries March 3, 2021 | 8:17 PM

FILE -- Elaine Chao, The Trump administration's Transportation secretary, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 27, 2020. The Transportation Department’s inspector general asked the Justice Department in December to investigate what it said was Chao’s misuse of her office to help promote her family’s shipbuilding business. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)

Inspector general’s report cites Elaine Chao for misuse of office March 3, 2021 | 7:48 PM