WILLIAMSTOWN, a bucolic town in western Massachusetts whose website barely mentions COVID-19, discovered on Wednesday that new state data suggests the municipality is a hotspot for the disease. Chelsea, Brockton, […]
Virus notes: Really, Williamstown a hot spot?
Posted inHealth Care
Blacks account for high share of Boston COVID-19 cases
AGAINST A BACKDROP of growing concern that coronavirus is disproportionately burdening minority populations, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh released the first set of city data on COVID-19 victims broken down by […]
Posted inHealth Care
Nursing home funding boosted, but is it enough?
AMID OMINOUS REPORTS on COVID-19 tests and deaths, the Baker administration on Wednesday promised to boost funding and support for the state’s struggling long-term care facilities, but a spokeswoman for […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judge’s attorney accuses Lelling of political bias
THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING a judge charged with helping an undocumented immigrant evade federal immigration officials at her court is accusing US Attorney Andrew Lelling of political bias through his public […]
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Two thoughts on death in the COVID-19 age
By Colman M. Herman THE CALL CAME late at night a few weeks ago. It was my niece. Given the hour, the news was bad of course. Her mother — […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Rollins: Lock him up
WHETHER YOU CALL IT a Nixon-goes-to-China moment or just an example of the shades of grey that color lots of criminal justice issues, Rachael Rollins is making news in a surprising […]
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Rollins: Lock him up
Whether you call it a Nixon-goes-to-China moment or just an example of the shades of grey that color lots of criminal justice issues, Rachael Rollins is making news in a […]
Posted inHealth Care
Virus notes: Trump slams state mutineers
PRESIDENT TRUMP on Tuesday suggested Gov. Charlie Baker and a host of governors from nearby states were mutineers for joining together to plan for the reopening of their economies after […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Aquarium, zoo, and museums appeal for federal aid
TOP OFFICIALS at six of the Boston area’s top cultural attractions said on Tuesday that their survival and the survival of other institutions like them depends on a huge increase […]
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State economists grapple with ‘unprecedented times’
THE STATE ECONOMY will tank and unemployment will rise. But how bad will it get and how long will the recession last? Top Massachusetts economists, testifying at a legislative budget […]
Posted inOpinion
Weld parts with Baker on pot sales
MASSACHUSETTS RECENTLY concluded that while adult-use cannabis dispensaries should be closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical cannabis dispensaries can stay open. There are a number of reasons, some relating to public […]
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How will this end?
IT’S THE QUESTION everyone wants an answer to – but no one knows what the answer is. How will this end? Americans cannot remain holed up in their homes forever, but […]
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How will this end?
It’s the question everyone wants an answer to – but no one knows what the answer is. How will this end? Americans cannot remain holed up in their homes forever, […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Feds ride to rescue of T
THE MBTA IS FACING a $231 million deficit for the fiscal year that ends June 30, but an influx of federal aid will wipe the slate clean and leave plenty […]
Posted inTransportation
T board ponders 2-year extension for Keolis
WITH ITS SUNSET DATE 2 ½ months away, the MBTA’s oversight board is trying to decide whether it has any other option than to extend its existing commuter rail contract […]
Posted inEconomy
Bill would give extra money to welfare recipients
IN THE LAST couple of months, Elissa Bennett has lived in a Pittsfield homeless shelter, at her mother’s house, and most recently, in a hotel room with her fiancé and […]
Posted inHealth Care
Is Massachusetts seeing the COVID-19 surge?
IS MASSACHUSETTS in the so-called surge? It seemed like it on Sunday, when the number of new COVID-19 cases for the first time exceeded Gov. Charlie Baker’s daily metric for […]
Posted inThe Codcast
We have a problem in aisle 5
EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKE these days to be inside a supermarket, but few people know what it’s like to be in the shoes of the essential workers who keep those […]
Posted inHealth Care
El sitio de seguro por desempleo ya está disponible en español
DESPUÉS DE TRES SEMANAS de dudas al respecto, el Gobernador Charlie Baker anunció el sábado que la página estatal de desempleo ya está disponible en español en la red. Baker […]
Posted inHealth Care
Nursing home leader warns of death and devastation
THE PRESIDENT of the Massachusetts Senior Care Association on Monday warned of death and devastation at nursing homes unless the state dramatically ramps up COVID-19 testing of residents and employees, […]
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We have a problem in aisle 5
EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKE these days to be inside a supermarket, but few people know what it’s like to be in the shoes of the essential workers who keep those […]
Posted inThe Download
We have a problem in aisle 5
Everyone knows what it’s like these days to be inside a supermarket, but few people know what it’s like to be in the shoes of the essential workers who keep […]
Posted inThe Download
We have a problem in aisle 5
Everyone knows what it’s like these days to be inside a supermarket, but few people know what it’s like to be in the shoes of the essential workers who keep […]
Posted inTransportation
Let’s plan for the coming ‘new normal’
THE HEALTH CRISIS that has the world in its grip presents each of us with challenges the likes of which few have known. We are all living under stressful, trying […]