By Colin A. Young State House News Service Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh had “very productive” conversations Saturday with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers around identifying, retrofitting and using college dorms, closed nursing homes and other facilities as extra medical treatment capacity as the coronavirus pandemic …
Read More »Massachusetts Public Health reports state’s second death from COVID-19
A woman in her 50s from Middlesex County is the second person in Massachusetts to die from COVID-19 related illness, the Department of Public Health announced today. She had a pre-existing condition predisposing her to more severe disease. Details on the first death can be found here. As of today, …
Read More »Fall River reports first case of COVID-19
The City of Fall River was informed that a resident has tested positive for COVID-19. The resident is now isolated. Those potentially exposed to the diagnosed resident have been traced and contacted. Those individuals are now in quarantine. Resources for COVID-19 Information: Behavioral Health: It is important that residents prioritize …
Read More »Mayor Mitchell: New Bedford has first case of Coronavirus
From Mayor Jon Mitchell: “New Bedford now has its first presumptive positive test for Coronavirus, and the individual is now self-quarantining and we hope for a speedy recovery. Although this was not unexpected and will be the first of more to come, it is a reminder that appropriate social distancing …
Read More »Five ways you can make a positive difference during the coronavirus scare
Massachusetts has declared a state of emergency due to the spread of the coronavirus across the country and the commonwealth. There is no doubt that we are in troubled times – people are being laid off, businesses are either closing their doors or limiting their operations and different levels of …
Read More »Local woman stranded in Cabo Verde for days because of Coronavirus concerns
“Many people have told me to reach out to you about this matter. Two of my friends and I have been in Cabo Verde (an island of the West Coast of Africa) for 2 weeks now. After Trump spoke about closing the border with European countries we started to panic …
Read More »Governor Baker eyes 3,500 coronavirus tests per day in Massachusetts by next week
Colin A. Young State House News Service Since testing for the highly-contagious coronavirus began in Massachusetts three weeks ago, the state and local labs have conducted about 2,280 tests. But by the beginning of next week, the governor and state officials are hoping to conduct 3,500 tests each and every …
Read More »Congress Passes Bill With $1 Billion For MassHealth
By Matt Murphy State House News Service The state’s Medicaid program is in line to receive an additional $1.08 billion under a coronavirus relief package that cleared Congress on Wednesday, which would provide relief to Massachusetts as it braces for a possible surge in the number of people enrolling in …
Read More »GotChew food delivery service has you covered during the dine-in restriction
As Massachusetts officials enforce a State of Emergency due to the coronavirus, restaurants are being impacted in a significant way, being forced to serve food through delivery and pick-up orders. Luckily, New Bedford and much of the Southcoast area is being serviced by locally owned and operated GotChew food delivery …
Read More »Amidst Closure, New Bedford’s BP Zoo to Offer Virtual Keeper Chats and Nature Connection Activities
The Buttonwood Park Zoo closed to visitors yesterday, in an effort to help stem the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Mayor’s office announced the closure in a press release on Monday afternoon and indicated that the Zoo will be closed until at least Sunday, March 22, 2020. The …
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