The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that Phase II of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan will begin on June 8th. Businesses and sectors set to begin opening in Phase II are subject to compliance with all mandatory safety standards. On May 18, the Administration released a four-phased plan to reopen the economy …
Read More »Fairhaven’s “Our Lady of Angels Feast” cancels due to Coronavirus concerns
“It is with a sad heart as I send out this post to notify the public that the Our Lady of Angels Feast in Fairhaven which is held on Labor Day weekend will be canceled due to COVID-19. Our main concern is the well being of our members and patrons, …
Read More »Eight more COVID-19 related deaths reported in New Bedford in the past three days
While the COVID-19 infections continue to decrease, the COVID-19 related death numbers aren’t decreasing. New Bedford health officials reported three additional COVID-19 related deaths since Thursday, eight in the past three days, bringing the total to 80 in the city. Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 15 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases …
Read More »President Trump set to visit Maine on Friday
Michael P. Norton State House News Service As Gov. Baker mulls ways to safely reopen businesses and on the heels of a jobs report showing the national jobless rate falling to 13.3 percent, President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Maine on Friday. On Friday afternoon, Trump plans to participate …
Read More »Massachusetts Department of Correction completes universal testing in prisons
Michael P. Norton State House News Service The Department of Correction (DOC) announced Thursday that it met its goal on Monday of conducting universal COVID-19 testing, with 7,679 tests performed as of Wednesday and many inmates having been tested more than once. So far, according to the DOC, 390 inmates …
Read More »New Bedford officials report two more COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday
New Bedford health officials reported two additional COVID-19 related deaths since Wednesday, five in the past two days, bringing the total to 77. Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 15 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Thursday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 1,938, up from …
Read More »Bristol County Sheriff’s Office weekly COVID update: 6 BCSO staff members and 7 inmates test positive
Six Bristol County Sheriff’s Office staff members and seven county inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 since May 28. Five of the six staff members to test positive since May 28 are corrections officers while the other is a classification counselor. The six new cases brings the BCSO total to …
Read More »Distribution of masks continues with New Bedford Wards 3 and 4
MaskNB, an initiative announced by Mayor Jon Mitchell in partnership with the Southeastern Massachuestts chapter of the American Red Cross and Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corporation, will continue mask distribution this weekend, June 6 and 7, at New Bedford High School’s parking lot. Distribution began last week, with thousands of masks …
Read More »Protests, coronavirus leave Massachusetts in “balancing act”
Matt Murphy State House News Service Thousands of people congregating night after night to protest police brutality and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis poses a risk for the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Charlie Baker acknowledged on Wednesday, but the governor said the state has no intention of trying …
Read More »New Bedford officials report three more COVID-19 related deaths since Tuesday
New Bedford health officials reported three additional COVID-19 related deaths since Tuesday bringing the total to 75. Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 40 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Wednesday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 1,923, up from 1,883 on Tuesday. 25 additional cases …
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