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This obituary was written a collaboration between Northeastern University and The Boston Globe for The Globe's "Elegies for those lost to coronavirus" project. Lita died on May 13, five days shy of her 90th birthday from complications of COVID-19.

“His kindness is what made me fall in love with him 46 years ago,” she said.

Curiously, many would like to paint a different picture of the state of life here in South Korea. In an opinion piece for The Dallas Morning News, the author claims that living in Seoul these days is like “living in the end times.”

Betty Lou Donovan devoted her life to kindness and family. Not to mention iced tea.

The renowned nun, artist, and one-time Boston resident Sister Corita opined that art “does not come from thinking, but from responding.” Music exemplifies this notion. 2020 delivered a call to action for Boston-based musicians to persist through resistance — and luckily for us, even grow artistically.

He had a tough-sounding nickname, but Roland Victor Morse III was gentle and kind. Known as Spike, he was giving and always willing to help. He had a warm personality that charmed adults and children alike. In his free time, Spike volunteered at the First Congregational Church of Revere with his wife, Kathy Morse. On Sundays, they helped run the nursery, where Spike loved playing with the children as much as they loved playing with him.

Most days, Mary Casso could be found chatting away the afternoon at her local McDonald’s in Worcester, her home town.

“Swim Team” tells the rousing, sometimes gut-wrenching story of a group of young people who have joined a competitive team for children with disabilities — in this case, autism spectrum disorders. The film, which screened earlier this year as part of the Independent Film Festival Boston, will show several times through Oct. 19 (beginning Sunday) at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Northeastern was one of the more successful institutions to handle COVID-19, with relatively low positive test rates. Will it be able to keep campus open for the rest of the semester?

Massachusetts natives Carolyn Swords, Shey Peddy, and Blake Dietrick, along with the rest of the league look to bring social justice initiatives to the forefront of conversation.

Marketing is challenging enough, but for those in the psychic sphere, it can be even more difficult. This group of entrepreneurs shows how they make magic happen.

In a year in which many college baseball players are returning to school because of a shortened draft and stiffer bonus constraints, the 22-year-old Milton High grad is jumping to the pros after his junior year.

Giving birth provokes profound changes in a woman’s brain. Those adaptions may be especially helpful now, as women grapple with the realities of a world in turmoil.

"I lived for those late nights in the gym,” the Holy Cross senior told the Globe.

Three men were arrested for allegedly breaking and entering a closed Downtown Crossing store Saturday morning, according to Boston police.

“The junior year is vitally important for these kids as their progression into a college setting occurs,” said Dan Olson, director of ESPN HoopGurlz.

Two men who had been kayaking on the Ipswich River Sunday morning were rescued by first responders.

On Thursday Noble & Greenough junior guard Caroline Ducharme of Milton verbally committed to the UConn women’s basketball team for 2021.

The dynamic sophomore point guard for the 17th-ranked Falcons girls’ basketball team fully embraced the gravity of the moment.

Published on the front page of The Boston Globe: Medical professionals are far from immune to opioid misuse. In fact, due to their easy access to pain medication and the high stress levels that come with treating patients, they may be especially susceptible. But many clinicians say they are often denied access to medication approved to help them recover from opioid addiction, precisely because they practice medicine.

Caroline Ducharme is healthy, excelling on the court, and college coaches — yes, UConn’s Geno Auriemma, and

Her senior quote in the Franklin High yearbook says it all: “Stop staring at me, I know I’m tall.”

The day after the voting technology failure in Iowa, the Globe published my story highlighting another aspect of the complexities and unknowns related to election technology: A massive dataset of voter registration information from 81 million Americans has been sold dozens of times on dark markets, sparking fears of identity theft and fraud. Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea told me keeping voter registration information accessible allows the public to hold officials to account. I covered the both sides of the evolving story.

The scars on Ariana Vanderhoop’s left knee are constant reminders of the unfortunate circumstance she suffered after tearing her ACL twice.

Tykei Hallman was arrested in connection with a robbery at a Quincy convenience store, federal prosecutors said. Hallman allegedly robbed the stores between May and November.

WATERTOWN — As Elizabeth Loftus ranged to her right, closely marked, she turned to a flick of the wrist.

The Newton Health and Human Services Department has adopted a regulation that will restrict e-cigarette sales to two existing tobacco stores that have a 21-and-up age limit in an effort to protect minors from lung illness and addiction.

In the remote northern Maine city of Caribou, residents watched with pride Friday as a hometown hero made history in an even more out-of-the-way place: outer space.