York, ME: 7-2-20: A sign on Route 95 north in York flashes a message about out of state visitors quarantining for 14 days. A car with a New York license plate is pictured as it is about to go under the sign. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff
'I’m going to call the governor of Maine today, and I’m going to ask her'
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Phase 3 of the Massachusetts reopening plan will begin Monday. Here's what that means.
NEW YORK CITY, NY - MARCH 15: Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend de Grisogono Sponsors The 2005 Wall Street Concert Series Benefitting Wall Street Rising, with a Performance by Rod Stewart at Cipriani Wall Street on March 15, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein associate, arrested in New Hampshire
The 2019 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular over the Charles River from the roof of Boston University Questrom School of Business.
Fourth of July
Your guide to Fourth of July weekend during the coronavirus pandemic July 3, 2020 | 5:00 AM
MIT Dome
John Donovan Sr.
Former MIT professor from Hamilton found liable for misusing startup's funds July 2, 2020 | 5:24 PM
People work out at a Planet Fitness gym in Alhambra, California which re-opened this week on June 24, 2020, as the number of coronavirus cases rise across the state. - The California Department of Public Health reported today a second straight jump in coronavirus cases bringing the state's total to over 190,000. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Gyms
Gyms can reopen Monday in Massachusetts. Here are the rules. July 2, 2020 | 4:33 PM
Lawrence, MA - 5/21/20 - A health care worker dressed in full PPE in order to test people for coronavirus as Lawrence, a COVID hotspot, ramps up testing outside of Lawrence General Hospital. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
Daily #s
Mass. reports 51 new COVID-19 deaths, 195 new cases July 2, 2020 | 4:08 PM
“They deny being at the party even though we have their names,” said Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Rockland County’s health commissioner, speaking on Wednesday alongside Ed Day, the county executive. Credit...Rockland County Government
New York
Party guests wouldn’t talk after 9 tested positive. Then subpoenas came. July 2, 2020 | 3:38 PM
In this Aug. 21, 2017, file photo, pedestrians walk past Faneuil Hall in Boston.
Faneuil Hall
The push to rename Faneuil Hall: What to know about the debate July 2, 2020 | 3:25 PM
Groveland
Man who allegedly followed, confronted Black woman in Groveland to face criminal charges July 2, 2020 | 3:13 PM
Hugh Downs
Hugh Downs, perennial small-screen fixture, is dead at 99 July 2, 2020 | 2:46 PM
A billboard along Route 93 north advertises fireworks for sale in New Hampshire on Wedneseday.
Fireworks
Here's what Mayor Marty Walsh says is behind the uptick in illegal fireworks July 2, 2020 | 2:11 PM
Tommy Macias.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Man who went to party warned people not to be 'an idiot like me' a day before dying of COVID-19 July 2, 2020 | 2:02 PM
FILE - This Oct. 21, 2016, file photo shows a Burger King restaurant logo in Philadelphia. Burger King has delivered its own hot take on a regulatory showdown that has enflamed the U.S., with a flame-grilled Whopper. The new ad has become a sensation, with more than a million views and counting on YouTube. In the ad, customers are told they will be charged different prices for a Whopper, depending on how fast they want it. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
PUBLIC HEALTH
'Get these Burger Kings out of here, so we can breathe' July 2, 2020 | 1:20 PM
QUINCY, MA - MARCH 03: Signage outside of a polling location at Wollaston School on March 3, 2020 in Quincy, Massachusetts. 1,357 Democratic delegates are at stake as voters cast their ballots in 14 states and American Samoa on what is known as Super Tuesday. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
Ballot questions
Two proposed Massachusetts ballot questions bite the dust amid pandemic July 2, 2020 | 12:41 PM
BOSTON, MA. - JULY 2: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh holds a press conference in front of Boston City Hall on Thursday.
Racial Justice
'We’re talking about the rights of people to be free': Marty Walsh reflects on racial justice and Independence Day July 2, 2020 | 12:37 PM
Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at a recent press conference in the Gardner Auditorium of the State House.
Coronavirus
Watch: Charlie Baker says first step of Phase 3 of state's reopening starts Monday July 2, 2020 | 12:07 PM
People on the beach near Pier 14 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Officials say the city has been blamed unfairly for coronavirus clusters among recent visitors.
Myrtle Beach
The young cut loose in Myrtle Beach. The virus followed them home. July 2, 2020 | 11:08 AM
Noah Hicks, owner of Spokehouse Bikes, at his shop in the Upham's Corner neighborhood of Boston.
BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
Boston's Black-owned businesses see sales surge amid racism reckoning July 2, 2020 | 10:50 AM
Reopening schools
School committees asking state to reimburse districts for COVID-19 supply costs July 2, 2020 | 10:31 AM
Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins
JUSTICE
Rachael Rollins launching a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission for Boston July 2, 2020 | 10:16 AM
Politics
US unemployment falls to 11%, but new shutdowns are underway July 2, 2020 | 10:13 AM
A Danvers resident who did not wish to be identified holds an armful of fireworks at Phantom Fireworks in Seabrook, New Hampshire.
FIREWORKS
A.G. Healey demands fireworks retailer stop sending flyers to Massachusetts July 2, 2020 | 9:11 AM
POLYAMORY
Somerville votes to officially recognize polyamorous relationships July 2, 2020 | 9:10 AM
BACK TO SCHOOL?
Boston epidemiologists: We can reopen schools in the fall – if country closes bars and gyms now July 2, 2020 | 8:55 AM
Shelby Klopf
LIGHTNING STRIKE
'It could have gone a very different way' July 2, 2020 | 8:29 AM
Some wear masks, some don't at the Boston Public Garden.
COVID-19
Life, liberty and face masks: Coronavirus preys on divided America July 2, 2020 | 8:20 AM
Demonstrators marched during a Black Lives Matters protest in East Boston, MA on June 13, 2020. Following a rally on the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway the protesters marched to Maverick Square and then to Central Square.
JULY 4 PROTESTS
Here’s what we know about the protests planned for the July Fourth weekend July 2, 2020 | 7:55 AM
Detroit incident
MICHIGAN
White Mich. couple arrested after gun pulled on Black family July 2, 2020 | 3:42 AM
Racial Injustice Seattle
National News
Police are clearing Seattle's protest 'autonomous zone' July 1, 2020 | 6:00 PM
Boston, MA - 6/30/2020: Test kits at the NEW Health (North End Waterfront) walk-up COVID-19 testing site in the North End neighborhood of Boston, MA on June 30, 2020. The NEW (North End Waterfront) Health opened the COVID-19 testing site on Tuesday outside the Nazzaro Community Center. Testing will be offered Tuesday and Thursday from 9 AM to noon while in demand. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter:
Town #s
Here are the latest town-by-town coronavirus numbers July 1, 2020 | 5:57 PM
BOSTON, MA: July 1, 2020: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker takes to the podium as he visits the YMCA of Greater Boston to discuss collaborative efforts put in place to combat the ongoing food insecurities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Nicolaus Czarnecki/Pool)
Coronavirus
Charlie Baker responds to report that feds initially downplayed coronavirus to Massachusetts officials July 1, 2020 | 5:44 PM
A worker removes Covid-19 samples ran through a machine for analysis at a lab. Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg
Daily #s
Mass. reports 28 new COVID-19 deaths, 261 new cases July 1, 2020 | 5:40 PM
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