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Mikayla Miller.

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

Biden and Walsh mother's day

Biden leaves message for Marty Walsh's mom in Mother's Day video May 9, 2021 | 9:16 PM

Students at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine protesting outside the dean’s office after administrators accused 17 of their classmates of cheating during remote exams.

Accused of cheating

Online cheating charges upend Dartmouth Medical School May 9, 2021 | 7:12 PM

Here are the COVID-19 rule changes that take effect Monday May 9, 2021 | 6:44 PM

Kiki the Gorilla visits Canyon and Emmily the Humans.

Watch: Baby boy and mother fascinate gorilla mom at Franklin Park Zoo May 9, 2021 | 6:20 PM

Colorado shooting

Man kills 6, then himself, at Colorado birthday party shooting May 9, 2021 | 5:46 PM

Randolph, MA - 1/5/2021: Covid Specialist Nicholas McKenzie of Cataldo Ambulance Service collects a specimen at a COVID-19 testing site outside the Randolph Intergenerational Community Center in Randolph, MA on January 05, 2021. The site run by the town of Randolph, Cataldo Ambulance Service and many volunteers is part of the Massachusetts Stop the Spread program. On Monday (Jan. 4) the site performed 992 tests at the location. (The Stop the Spread program is intended to provide low barrier, free, and easy to access testing to all Massachusetts residents. Open to all Massachusetts residents. Testing is not restricted to residents of the cities where sites are located.) (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19

Mass. reports 655 new COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths May 9, 2021 | 5:26 PM

HAVERHILL, MA - 5/06/2021: 10VAXOUTREACH...... Casey Corleto (cq) from Hudson NH gets the COVID vaccine jab from Dania Matos (cq), RN. 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.

Mass. reports 2,927,088 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 May 9, 2021 | 4:11 PM

Man killed by officers after ramming car into Leicester police station May 9, 2021 | 2:43 PM

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2008 file photo traffic on I-95 passes oil storage tanks owned by the Colonial Pipeline Company in Linden, N.J. 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.” (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Experts say cyberattack on US pipeline is a wake-up call May 9, 2021 | 2:11 PM

Pierre 'Pete' du Pont IV

Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies; ran for president in 1988 May 9, 2021 | 1:24 PM

Police involved in shooting at Leicester police department Sunday morning May 9, 2021 | 12:41 PM

Massachusetts and Rhode Island doughnut shops feud over the right to carry Ma's name May 9, 2021 | 12:34 PM

Motorcyclist dies after crashing into guardrail in Norton May 9, 2021 | 10:32 AM

boston college

In a change of plans, Boston College will allow limited guests to attend graduation ceremonies May 9, 2021 | 9:40 AM

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4 takeaways from the trial of former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia May 9, 2021 | 9:35 AM

Vax Live concert raises $302 million, exceeds vaccine goal May 9, 2021 | 8:53 AM

Showtime's Dexter spotted filming in Western Massachusetts May 9, 2021 | 8:17 AM

Doctors caring with COVID-19 patients ferry medical equipment, at the Farcha provincial hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, Friday April 30, 2021. While the world's wealthier nations have stockpiled coronavirus vaccines for their citizens, many poorer countries are scrambling to secure enough doses, and some, like Chad, have yet to receive any. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all May 9, 2021 | 8:03 AM

In this image taken from video by the FDNY, pedestrians hurry away from the scene of a shooting in Times Square, Saturday, May 8, 2021, in New York. New York City police say three innocent bystanders including a 4-year-old girl who was toy shopping have been shot in Times Square and officers are looking for suspects. All the victims are expected to recover.

Rhode Island woman among 3 shot in Times Square May 9, 2021 | 7:54 AM

A company that operates a major U.S. energy pipeline says it was forced to temporarily halt all pipeline operations following a cybersecurity attack.

Cyberattack forces a shutdown of a top U.S. pipeline May 9, 2021 | 7:46 AM

A Long March 5B rocket carrying a module for a Chinese space station lifts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang in southern China's Hainan Province, Thursday, April 29, 2021.

China says debris from its rocket landed near Maldives May 9, 2021 | 7:30 AM

620 Memorial Drive

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