Coronavirus

According to the New Bedford Mayor’s office, New Bedford has a total of 27 positive cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Monday, March 30. This is an increase of 14 since Sunday morning when 13 were reported. The sharp increase is mostly due to a spike in testing. Fall …

UPDATE: New Bedford has seen its positive COVID-19 cases nearly double from Sunday morning to noon today – going from 13 to 27. This is mostly due to increased testing. According to the New Bedford Mayor’s office, New Bedford has a total of 16 positive cases of COVID-19 as of …

“I want to say something to make people understand how serious they need to be taking this pandemic. Most people with good health will never really understand the true meaning of how bad this is for other members of our society who are not as lucky to have good health. …

“In this era of ‘social distancing,’ we are supposed to be concerned about spreading the virus, and protecting ourselves and others, right? But then we have piggish slobs who think it’s OK to throw their ‘protection’ on the ground who pollute and potentially spread the virus to others. Just think …

This was sent to us from a New Bedford bus driver: “Enough is Enough!! Just because public transit is running doesn’t mean we are here for you to spend your time riding around for no reason other than boredom. We are designated as an essential service in our city we …

According to the New Bedford Mayor’s office, New Bedford has a total of 13 positive cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday, March 29. This is an increase of one since Saturday. Fall River has reported three new cases since Saturday, bringing the city’s total to 12. Bristol County increased from …

Massachusetts Public Health officials report testing a total of 39,066 people in Massachusetts resulting in 4,955 positive results of COVID-19. Officials also reported four more deaths since yesterday bringing the total deaths in Massachusets to 48. The 24-hour increase is more than 4,000 more tested resulting in 698 more positive …

The Baker-Polito Administration announced an online portal where individuals and companies can easily donate or sell personal protective equipment (PPE) and volunteer to support the COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts. This effort will ensure that front line responders get the protective equipment they need to stay and push for more trained …

Colin A. Young State House News Service Medical marijuana patients soon might not have to even get out of their car to pick up their medicine. The Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) late Friday authorized medical marijuana treatment centers to “add sales by phone or electronic means” and to transfer “marijuana …

Colin A. Young State House News Service State public health officials reported nine additional deaths and more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the greatest single-day increase in the number of cases yet seen in the Bay State. There are now 4,257 confirmed cases of the coronavirus-caused illness …