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COVID-19 is here to stay, and from now on, it's up to each individual person to determine what risks they're willing to take. But how does someone figure that out for themselves?

The film, "What Happened at the Veteran's Home?" was produced locally and has been an official selection at 25 international film festivals so far.

A new film by Massachusetts musician Laura Wetzler follows three women — Gwen, her mother, and a certified nursing assistant — as COVID-19 hits and kills 78 people at a local veterans home.

We talk about equity in the state's marijuana industry with the owner of Cambridge's first recreational dispensary, which opened its doors this week.

Spring fever is in full swing, and it comes with an uptick in turkey sightings.

Born in 1937, she became the youngest swimmer to ever win the 1500-meter New England Championship. She had 80 gold medals by age 15.

Plus, Virginia "Ginny" Smithers-Sanders first made waves as a middle-school swimmer roughly 70 years ago. Now, the city of Somerville is naming the pool at the John F. Kennedy School in her honor.

The Boston Globe Spotlight team found at least 23 men -- all but one Black or Hispanic -- are still serving life in prison without parole because someone died during a felony they were convicted of committing.

The Boston Athletic Association announced on Wednesday that runners who live in Russia and Belarus are banned from competing in this year's Boston Marathon.

Staffers in the Massachusetts Senate want to unionize for better pay, benefits and workplace protections. But, it's unclear whether state law even allows legislative branch employees to collectively bargain.