PASSING A LAW is one thing. Implementing it is another. On June 7, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a law requiring the Department of Public Health to publish more transparent data about the […]
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COVID database filled with holes despite law
Passing a law is one thing. Implementing it is another. On June 7, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a law requiring the Department of Public Health to publish more transparent data about […]
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Trump threatens funding cuts if schools don’t reopen
IT SEEMED LIKEÂ there were at least the beginnings of a path forward. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its initial coronavirus guidelines for how schools could reopen […]
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Trump threatens funding cuts if schools don’t reopen
It seemed like there were at least the beginnings of a path forward. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its initial coronavirus guidelines for how schools could […]
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Contact tracing effort scaled way back
DR JOIA MUKHERJEE, the chief medical officer at Partners in Health, said the organization has drastically scaled back its contact tracing workforce amid a sharp decline in COVID-19 infections. CommonWealth Magazine […]
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Contact tracing effort scaled way back
Dr. Joia Mukherjee, the chief medical officer at Partners in Health, said the organization has drastically scaled back its contact tracing workforce amid a sharp decline in COVID-19 infections. CommonWealth […]
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Here’s what you need to know about 2020 mail-in voting
DUE TO THE coronavirus pandemic, all Massachusetts residents who wish to do so will be allowed to vote by mail this year. Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday signed a […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
As Massachusetts reopens, prisoners remain isolated
AS MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS continues to reopen, the same loosening of restrictions is not present at the state’s prisons. Many inmates continue to live in lockdown-like conditions, as the Department […]
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Who should pay for the masks?
IT’S NO SECRETÂ that school budgets are strained more drastically than ever as classrooms prepare to reopen in the fall. Backup masks for kids who don’t have them, hand sanitizer, and […]
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Who should pay for the masks?
It’s no secret that school budgets are strained more drastically than ever as classrooms prepare to reopen in the fall. Backup masks for kids who don’t have them, hand sanitizer, […]
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Under pressure, N. Brookfield selectmen postpone July 4 parade
IF BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTERSÂ can march down the streets, why not a July 4 parade? That was the argument being made by selectmen in North Brookfield, a small Worcester-area town […]
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Under pressure, N. Brookfield selectmen postpone July 4 parade
If Black Lives Matter protesters can march down the streets, why not a July 4 parade? That was the argument being made by selectmen in North Brookfield, a small Worcester-area […]
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COVID-19 crackdown coming for N. End restaurants
FOLLOWING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS about expanded outdoor dining in Boston’s North End not complying with COVID-19 guidelines, the city’s Licensing Board has decided to crack down with random inspections of new “al […]
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COVID-19 crackdown coming for N. End restaurants
Following numerous complaints about expanded outdoor dining in Boston’s North End not complying with COVID-19 guidelines, the city’s Licensing Board has decided to crack down with random inspections of new […]
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Trump suspends visa program bringing workers to US
PRESIDENT TRUMP on Monday extended existing restrictions on the issuance of new green cards and temporarily suspended new work visas that will bar hundreds of thousands of immigrants from coming […]
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Childcare provider: ‘I’m scared for my business’
AS SHE LOOKS TOWARD REOPENING, Tammy Inman, the owner and director of Little Kids childcare center in North Falmouth is scared. “I’m really scared for my business, I’m scared for my […]
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Childcare provider: ‘I’m scared for my business’
As she looks toward reopening, Tammy Inman, the owner and director of Little Kids childcare center in North Falmouth is scared. “I’m really scared for my business, I’m scared for […]
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Boston University faculty wary of return to classroom
WHILE COLLEGES AND universities are rolling out plans to welcome students back to campus this fall, some Boston University faculty members are giving their institution a failing grade, saying they’re […]
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Why a COVID-19 vaccine will be no easy feat
VACCINES HAVE HAD a greater impact on human health than any medical intervention in history. We are all hoping an effective vaccine against COVID-19 will soon join the ranks of […]
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Report: Undocumented immigrants at risk of losing work, pay
NEARLY HALF OF the undocumented immigrants employed in the state, an estimated 55,000 workers, were at risk of losing their job or losing pay because their workplace had to close during the […]
Posted inEconomy
Businesses like new PPP rules
PRESIDENT TRUMP on Friday signed into law a measure that business owners in Massachusetts say will make it a lot easier for them to take advantage of federal aid to keep their companies afloat. The new law changes the […]
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Petition seeks changes in child-care standards
WHEN IT COMES TOÂ caring for children, what is safe and what is realistic may be two different things. That conflict is growing as daycares consider whether and how to reopen […]
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Federal immigration office reopens
THE BOSTON OFFICE of the federal immigration agency that deals with the country’s naturalization process reopened today, 11 weeks after shutting down most in-person services due to the coronavirus pandemic.  A spokesperson said that USCIS is […]
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SJC refuses to order release of convicted prisoners
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT refused to issue a preliminary injunction that would have released convicted prisoners to house arrest on Tuesday, holding that their continued incarceration increased their odds of […]