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Middlesex DA: Mikayla Miller death investigation could take months to complete

HAVERHILL, MA - 5/06/2021: 10VAXOUTREACH...... Waving to vehicles passing by a vaccine sign is Marvin Marte (cq), a site specialist employee with Curative. Haverhill area residents being vaccinated by Curative at a pop-up clinic using an AMVETS Hall in Haverhill. Curative has been reaching out to hard-hit communities to encourage vaccination. Massachusetts is pivoting to a new outreach strategy in an effort to boost immunization among the unvaccinated. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO

Vaccine hesitancy could prolong the pandemic. A local team created a toolkit to overcome it.

Authorities ID worker who died in Newton wall collapse

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Man arrested after stealing dog from car in Cambridge May 8, 2021 | 5:28 PM

Boston Public Health Commission worker Darris Jordan, left, distributes COVID-19 care kits to people who have received a COVID-19 inoculation at a vaccination site at the Reggie Lewis Center, in Boston, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The COVID-19 care kits include masks, sanitizer, a thermometer, and hand soap, among other items.

Mass. reports 795 new COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths May 8, 2021 | 5:10 PM

Norfolk bus driver arrested after students find gun on seat May 8, 2021 | 3:58 PM

Calvina Strothers the mother of Mikayla Miller speaking during a vigil for Mikayla Miller, the Hopkinton teen whose death has become a lightning rod in the community after 16-year-old's body was found hanging from a tree in a wooded area near her home on April 18. Police told family members Miller died by suicide, but her family says they want clear answers on what happened and that they feel ignored by police and the district attorney. On the right is Mikayla's aunt Angela Clark.

Massachusetts mom wants outside review of Black teen's death May 8, 2021 | 3:14 PM

In this Sept. 20, 2016 file photo vehicles are seen near Colonial Pipeline in Helena, Ala. A major pipeline that transports fuels along the East Coast says it had to stop operations because it was the victim of a cyberattack. Colonial Pipeline said in a statement late Friday that it “took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT systems.”

Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack May 8, 2021 | 3:14 PM

Connecticut mother charged in death of 3-year-old son May 8, 2021 | 2:50 PM

Swan Boats are back in the pond at The Public Garden.

Boston's iconic Swan Boats return after a year off May 8, 2021 | 2:46 PM

This image released by the Italian Culture Ministry shows a cave near Rome where fossil findings were discovered, shedding new light on how the Italian peninsula was populated and under what environmental conditions. The Italian Culture Ministry announced the discovery Saturday, May 8, 2021, saying it confirmed that the Guattari Cave in San Felice Circeo, where a Neanderthal skull was discovered in 1939, was “one of the most significant places in the world for the history of Neanderthals.” (Emanuele Antonio Minerva/Italian Culture Ministry via AP)

Archaeologists discover remains of 9 Neanderthals near Rome May 8, 2021 | 2:35 PM

In this Thursday Oct. 8, 2015, photo, a sign welcoming visitors in both English and French is seen across the border from Vermont in Cornish, N.H.

Officials expect summer tourism rebound in New Hampshire May 8, 2021 | 2:20 PM

A great white shark named Danny was detected near two Wellfleet beaches in 2020.

Shark museum to open at site of pirate museum May 8, 2021 | 11:24 AM

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Cambridge police seeks the public's help after cat found bound and shot to death May 8, 2021 | 10:32 AM

In this May 7, 2021 photo, Kristi St. Laurent, who ran for a House seat in the 2020 election, poses in front of Town Hall in Windham, N.H. St. Laurent, who requested a recount after losing the 2020 election by 24 votes, has led to a debate over the integrity of the election in Windham and prompted Trump supporters to suggest the dispute could illustrate wider problems with the election system.

In a small New Hampshire town, the 2020 election still rages May 8, 2021 | 10:02 AM

LEWISTON, ME - NOVEMBER, 7: Students walk past Hathorn Hall in the Bates College campus in Lewiston where flyers were circulated that some consider an attempt at voter suppression. Monday, November 7, 2016. (Photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Bates College takes away batons from security officers May 7, 2021 | 6:15 PM

Boston, MA - 4/20/2021: Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center vaccine clinic at the Prince Hall Grand Lodge., on April 20, 202. The center is in operation 5 days a week as well as two Saturdays a month, servicing people with appointments and walk-in. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic
(please mention Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center in the caption. Thank you.

Mass. reports 2,835,762 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 May 7, 2021 | 5:29 PM

Chelsea, MA--12/7/20-- A patient receives a COVID-19 test at a coronavirus testing site in Chelsea Square set up by Health Innovations. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Mass. reports 881 new COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths May 7, 2021 | 5:03 PM

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Lawsuit from family of man fatally shot by police in Brookline alleges officer didn't tell truth about body camera May 7, 2021 | 4:10 PM

The TripAdvisor application on an iPhone. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Tripadvisor reverses decision, removes insensitive review of Auschwitz Museum May 7, 2021 | 2:00 PM

FILE — In this Oct. 1, 2012 file photo, then Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine gestures as he talks to reporters on the field before their baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, in New York. Valentine, 70, is entering politics, announcing Friday, May 7, 2021 that he is running for mayor of Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

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Bobby Valentine is running for mayor of his Connecticut hometown May 7, 2021 | 1:26 PM

In this May 25, 2020 file image from surveillance video, Minneapolis police Officers from left, Tou Thao, Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are seen attempting to take George Floyd into custody in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

4 ex-cops indicted on U.S. civil rights charges in George Floyd's death May 7, 2021 | 11:54 AM

Boston, MA - 5/7/2021:
Rob Gronkowski, former New England Patriot, made a donation to to renovate the Charlesbank Playground. He signs the ceremonial check held by Governor Charlie Baker.
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'Happy Gilmore-type checks': Rob Gronkowski donates $1.2 million to renovate Esplanade playground May 7, 2021 | 10:23 AM

**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before WEDNESDAY 3:01 A.M. ET MAY 5, 2021. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Jordyn Coleman and his teacher, Kema Rankins, work on an assignment in English class at Oakhurst Intermediate Academy in Clarksdale, Miss., on Feb. 2, 2021. Students at the school split their time between in-person and remote learning. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)

Should school reopen with one month left? Here's what more than 500 readers said. May 7, 2021 | 9:52 AM

A member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey crew lies beside a 240-pound lake sturgeon pulled from the Detroit River. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Biologists reel in a 240-pound fish from the Detroit River that likely hatched a century ago May 7, 2021 | 9:30 AM

California condors rest on Cinda Mickols’ porch as a flock of the rare, endangered birds took over her deck over last weekend in Tehachapi, Calif. About 15 to 20 of the giant endangered birds have recently taken a liking to the house in Tehachapi and have made quite a mess. (Cinda Mickols via AP)

Only a few hundred California condors live in the wild, but about 20 teamed up to trash one woman’s deck May 7, 2021 | 9:23 AM

Disney's 'woke' moves spark a conservative backlash May 7, 2021 | 9:09 AM

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 file photo, A man walks out of a Marc's Store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. With viral cases declining, consumers spending again and more businesses easing restrictions, America's employers likely delivered another month of robust hiring in April, reinforcing the economy's steady rebound from the pandemic recession. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

U.S. employers added just 266,000 jobs in April as hiring slows May 7, 2021 | 8:50 AM

A Long March 5B rocket, carrying China’s Tianhe space station core module, lifting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China on April 29.

Heads up! A used Chinese rocket is tumbling back to Earth this weekend. May 6, 2021 | 11:53 PM

13 Mass. communities have the highest risk of COVID-19 this week May 6, 2021 | 9:17 PM

Calvina Strothers the mother of Mikayla Miller speaking during a vigil for Mikayla Miller, the Hopkinton teen whose death has become a lightning rod in the community after 16-year-old's body was found hanging from a tree in a wooded area near her home on April 18. Police told family members Miller died by suicide, but her family says they want clear answers on what happened and that they feel ignored by police and the district attorney. On the right is Mikayla's aunt Angela Clark.

'A bond that was indescribable' May 6, 2021 | 8:49 PM

West Roxbury, MA: 03-11-21: Latin Academy's Evan Durrant (right) successfully avoided heading the ball as he and Framingham's Patrick McIrney (left) battle for the ball. The Framingham High School boy's soccer team visited Boston Latin for a Fall II match. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff).

'Massachusetts cannot continue to be a laggard on such matters' May 6, 2021 | 6:31 PM

New Bedford, MA--11/23/2020-- Long lines stretch around Whale's Tooth Parking Lot as people wait for a coronavirus test at a COVID-19 testing site in New Bedford. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Mass. reports 1,004 new COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths May 6, 2021 | 5:04 PM