by Site Admin | Jun 5, 2020 | News
Boston Hope field hospital discharges last patients. BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said Thursday the last patients have been discharged from Boston Hope, the field hospital set up to help hospitals cope with an expected influx of COVID-19 patients. There were...
by Site Admin | Jun 4, 2020 | News
Camps and child care centers could start reopening on Monday. BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker says the next phase in getting Massachusetts back in business could start as soon as Monday if downward trends in the coronavirus pandemic continue. Baker said Wednesday...
by Site Admin | Jun 3, 2020 | News
Nursing home residents allowed visitors, with restrictions. BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts residents with family members in nursing homes and some other long-term care facilities can start to visit their loved ones again. Visitations have been limited since mid-March to...
by Site Admin | Jun 3, 2020 | News
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley in Boston on Tuesday Photo Credit: Statehousenews.com (Image Subject to Copyright) Thousands protest peacefully during police brutality rally. BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of people have demonstrated peacefully in a Boston park to protest police...
by Site Admin | Jun 2, 2020 | News
State revamps COVID-19 tallies and childcare centers could open. BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts officials on Monday began reporting both confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases and deaths, a move that significantly increased both totals. Childcare programs and summer camps... by Site Admin | Jun 1, 2020 | News
Protests peaceful in Boston by day turn violent at nightfall. BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of people marched peacefully through Boston to protest the death of George Floyd while in police custody. But come nightfall on Sunday, protesters began to clash with police. They...
by Site Admin | May 31, 2020 | News
A statewide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, is set to take effect on Monday. Massachusetts became the first state to approve such a ban when Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed the bill in November The law applies to the... by Site Admin | May 29, 2020 | News
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday afternoon. Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said...
by Site Admin | May 29, 2020 | News
Boston Marathon canceled for 1st time in 124-year history. BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. Organizers said Thursday that they instead will have a “virtual event” in which participants who verify that they...
by Site Admin | May 29, 2020 | News
COVID-19-related deaths top 6,600 and jobless claims still high. BOSTON (AP) — The overall number of confirmed COVID-19-related deaths in Massachusetts since the start of the coronavirus pandemic climbed to 6,640 on Thursday as another 93 deaths were reported. Nursing...
