Coronavirus

The City of New Bedford will distribute $850,000 in federal funding dedicated toward COVID-19 under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to benefit food security, remote learning, and internet access during the pandemic. To support food security in New Bedford, the largest allocation of funds, $450,000, will benefit People …

“Acushnet, we have a problem! “The image below is a screenshot of the August 5th state report which showed Acushnet as having 103 positive Covid cases by that date. My kids consider March 13th as the official date Covid began as that was their last day of “real” school. Using …

Ten families graduate in latest institute, surmounting challenges posed by COVID-19. The Family Institute for Student Success (FISS) Leadership Committee and Parker Principal, Jennifer Mainelli, congratulated Parker families for committing to the FISS program despite the many challenges they face due to COVID-19. The FISS Leadership Committee also expressed thanks …

The Baker-Polito Administration today received federal approval to issue Pandemic EBT benefits (P-EBT) for the rest of the 2020-2021 school year. P-EBT promotes increased food security for families who participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National School Lunch Program (NSLP), covering the cost of missed school meals …

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new emergency use authorization (EUA) for the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test which is authorized for use by patients at home with a prescription. The BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test is authorized for prescription use at home with self-collected …

By Katie Lannan and Michael P. Norton State House News Service As the first COVID-19 vaccines began arriving in Massachusetts on Monday, a 96-year-old World War II veteran in Bedford became the first VA patient in the country to get the shot. The VA Bedford Healthcare system announced the milestone …

Chris Lisinski State House News Service Massachusetts education officials reported 923 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in public schools over the past week, nearly twice as many as the prior week. Between Dec. 3 and Dec. 9, districts reported 503 new infections among students participating in either fully in-person or hybrid …

Mayor Jon Mitchell and the Board of Health have issued strong new guidelines to protect the residents of nursing homes, long-term care and senior living facilities from the spread of COVID-19. As the New England region, including New Bedford, enters its second surge, the percent positivity of COVID-19 tests has …

Several attorneys report information from clients that there is an outbreak of covid-19 at New Bedford’s Ash Street Jail. A lack of testing combined with an antiquated facility presents a unique risk to inmates, jail staff, law enforcement, and counsel, and could violate inmates’ 6th Amendment right to counsel. Bristol …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has informed the New Bedford Health Department that its Stop the Spread testing site located at the Whale’s Tooth Parking Lot, which serves the Seastreak Ferry, becomes appointment-only on Monday, December 14. Beginning Monday, the testing site will be run by Project Beacon. Governor …