12 fun (and safe) things to do in Boston now that a normal-ish spring is upon us
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From left to right, top to bottom: Running by the Charles River, a kayaker near the Veteran s Memorial Bridge in Scituate Harbor, a boy on a Boston Duck Tour, the Public Garden, and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.Globe Staff
The weather is warming, coronavirus numbers are dwindling, restrictions are easing, and Massachusetts residents might be on the verge of experiencing an unfamiliar phenomenon: something to look forward to.
On Friday, masks will no longer be required outdoors, as long as it is possible to socially distance. By May 10, large venues, both indoors and outdoors, can operate at 25 percent capacity. By Memorial Day, street festivals, bars, beer gardens, and wineries can reopen. And by August 1, all industry restrictions will be lifted. (Though Bostonâs reopening timeline will trail the stateâs by three weeks).
Electric car era may hurt workers
TOM KRISHER and JOHN SEEWER | Associated Press
TOLEDO – When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn t just mark a break with more than a century of making internal combustion engines. It also clouded the future for 50,000 GM workers whose skills – and jobs – could become obsolete far sooner than they knew.
The message was clear: As a greener U.S. economy edges closer into view, GM wants a factory workforce that eventually will build only zero-emissions vehicles.
It won t happen overnight. But the likelihood is growing that legions of autoworkers who trained and worked for decades to build machines that run on petroleum will need to do rather different work in the next decade – or they might not have jobs.
AP Photo/Paul Sancya
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn t just mark a break with more than a century of making internal combustion engines. It also clouded the future for 50,000 GM workers whose skills and jobs could become obsolete far sooner than they knew.
The message was clear: As a greener U.S. economy edges closer into view, GM wants a factory workforce that eventually will build only zero-emissions vehicles.
It won t happen overnight. But the likelihood is growing that legions of autoworkers who trained and worked for decades to build machines that run on petroleum will need to do rather different work in the next decade or they might not have jobs.
TOLEDO When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn’t just break from more than a centu