Coronavirus

Editor’s note: Massachusetts is #3 and Rhode Island is #5 (not #2 and #4 as reported earlier). The CDC separates New York City from New York, putting New York state at #7 on their list by state, but that doesn’t change the fact that New Jersey and New York are …

Both New Bedford Guide and Fall River Reporter asked the community about their experience with the Massachusetts Pandemic Unemployment Assistance office. Many people sent messages about the dreadful customer service, the near-impossible standards that need to be met, the snail-like pace they have in responding, their identities being stolen which …

Gov. Charlie Baker has had enough of people holding large private gatherings and disregarding COVID-19 mitigation strategies like social distancing. So on Friday, he indefinitely paused the state’s economic reopening, lowered the outdoor gathering limit, and empowered the police to enforce coronavirus-related orders. Amid reports of large parties and unauthorized …

Chris Lisinski State House News Service Returning to a fully in-person education model in New Bedford Public Schools would create an “unacceptable risk of an outbreak,” Mayor Jon Mitchell warned in a formal address Thursday where he also touted the city’s local leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Districts are weighing …

The following was published by the Acushnet Fire & EMS Department: “Here is why, we think, it is a good idea for the state to allow the free COVID test van to come to Acushnet, if even just once: On Wednesday afternoons, usually around 4:00pm, the state releases data which …

Chris Lisinski State House News Service Landlords who are unable to remove non-paying tenants due to a statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures face “potentially devastating” economic harm, an attorney argued in Suffolk Superior Court Thursday. A lawyer representing landlords squared off with attorneys for Massachusetts and a range of …

Katie Lannan State House News Service Cape Cod officials aired their frustrations Thursday with private house parties they said have contributed to an uptick of cases in the region, and urged residents to continue wearing masks, practicing social distancing and otherwise complying with public health guidance. “There’s evidence that the …

The following is a statement from New Bedford Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Anderson: “We are in a time unlike any other that we have experienced. Although anxiety remains high, I was very pleased with the success and excitement around our multiple virtual graduation ceremonies we had in June. Last spring …

Little in the world has been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from schooling, our places of employment, favorite restaurants, weddings, and birthday parties and more. Acushnet’s very popular annual Apple-Peach Festival is another casualty of the worldwide pandemic, as organizers announced that the festival – in what would be …

Colin A. Young State House News Service There were nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Massachusetts over the weekend and the percentage of tests that come back positive for the coronavirus is rising. The Department of Public Health confirmed 210 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 273 …