MASSACHUSETTS TOOK INITIAL, cautious steps toward reopening on Monday, as Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled the first phase of a four-step process for restarting the state’s economy, which has nearly ground […]
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Senator says nursing home industry collapsing
THE SENATE’S LEAD PERSON on health care issues says the skilled nursing home industry in Massachusetts is struggling to stay afloat amid a virus that has claimed 3,534 lives at the […]
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Senator says nursing home industry collapsing
The Senate’s lead person on health care issues says the skilled nursing home industry in Massachusetts is struggling to stay afloat amid a virus that has claimed 3,534 lives at […]
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Boston hearing focuses on language barriers
BOSTON CITY COUNCILORS Julia Mejia and Ed Flynn held a hearing Friday focused on the language barriers non-native English speakers are facing during the coronavirus pandemic. Fittingly, the hearing was […]
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Coronavirus risks: Know them, avoid them
IT SEEMS MANY people are breathing some relief, and I’m not sure why. An epidemic curve has a relatively predictable upslope and once the peak is reached, the back slope […]
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Kids are getting sick, too
IF THERE HAS BEEN one bright spot with the dangerous COVID-19 disease, it had been that children were largely spared. Since the pandemic started, Massachusetts has reported 3,111 COVID-19 cases in […]
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Kids are getting sick, too
If there has been one bright spot with the dangerous COVID-19 disease, it had been that children were largely spared. Since the pandemic started, Massachusetts has reported 3,111 COVID-19 cases […]
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Class warfare: School status for the fall unclear
K-12 SCHOOL BOARD battles and faculty infighting in higher ed can often be as fierce as any street brawl. It’s only fitting, then, that education seems to be the issue that […]
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Class warfare: School status for the fall unclear
K-12 school board battles and faculty infighting in higher ed can often be as fierce as any street brawl. It’s only fitting, then, that education seems to be the issue […]
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Congress must act on child care crisis
CHILD CARE IS an essential component of our national economic infrastructure, as fundamental as our roads and bridges. Just ask any parent performing essential services during the pandemic, or any […]
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A failure to communicate in North Adams
CRANE STATIONERY CO. in North Adams needs to do a better job of communicating. On April 29, the company’s chief operations officer, Dean Daigle, sent an email to employees that most […]
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A failure to communicate in North Adams
Crane Stationery Co. in North Adams needs to do a better job of communicating. On April 29, the company’s chief operations officer, Dean Daigle, sent an email to employees that […]
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Survey: Essential workers don’t feel safe
“ESSENTIAL” WORKERS MUST go to work during the coronavirus pandemic — but a majority of these workers do not feel safe at their jobs, according to a new survey. The […]
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Mass. economy to reopen in four phases
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER announced plans on Monday for a cautious reopening of the Massachusetts economy, a process that will happen in phases and could be halted or even reversed if […]
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Study finds no benefit of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine promoted by Trump
THE LARGEST STUDY to date of hydroxychloroquine, the antimalarial drug touted by President Trump as a potential “game-changer” in the treatment of coronavirus, found no evidence of a benefit in […]
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When will Massachusetts reopen?
Gov. Charlie Baker’s stay-at-home advisory and closure of non-essential businesses expire May 18. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, who is leading a task force that will guide the reopening, said Monday […]
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Several probes launched into violence at Bristol County Jail
SEVERAL OFFICIALS and agencies are launching inquiries into the violence that erupted at the Bristol County Jail on Friday night, sending three immigration detainees to the hospital and causing $25,000 worth of […]
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Sweden’s coronavirus gamble
SWEDISH CULTURE AND the country’s national psyche are often described using the word lagom, which defies simple translation, but is defined variously as “just the right amount,” “in balance,” or […]
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Sweden’s coronavirus gamble
Swedish culture and the country’s national psyche are often described using the word lagom, which defies simple translation, but is defined variously as “just the right amount,” “in balance,” or […]
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In Somerville, we’re keeping up the pressure on all fronts
DURING THE Great Depression’s darkest days, FDR said: “There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” As we face a crisis rivaled in modern […]
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A different kind of May Day
In the US, labor unions and progressive groups typically celebrate May Day, or International Workers Day, with rallies, while the rest of the general public leaves its commemoration of workers […]
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What makes a COVID-19 hotspot?
IT’S NO SECRET that the coronavirus is not evenly spread across Massachusetts. New statistics released Wednesday confirmed that Chelsea remains a hotspot of the virus, with the most cases per capita. Brockton […]
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What makes a COVID-19 hotspot?
It’s no secret that the coronavirus is not evenly spread across Massachusetts. New statistics released Wednesday confirmed that Chelsea remains a hotspot of the virus, with the most cases per capita. […]
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We’ve got to have art
THE IMPACT OF arts and cultural programs on our lives is not easily quantifiable. Whether we are in a museum, concert hall, or any other venue, enjoying art together is […]