Colin A. Young State House News Service Recreational marijuana stores will be allowed to reopen for curbside pick-up next Monday, just more than two months after they were ordered to close as part of the essential work order Gov. Charlie Baker put in place to control the spread of COVID-19. …
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PACE – People Acting in Community Endeavors announces that Laid Off Workers May Be Eligible for Low Cost or No Cost Health Insurance. Health Insurance Coverage is Available to Greater New Bedford’s Uninsured Residents. PACE Health Access is available to assist those residents who have been laid off to find …
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During National Nurses Week, Southcoast Health announced its annual nursing awards and scholarship recipients, honoring nurses, certified nursing assistants, health unit coordinators and other staff from across the not-for-profit community health system. “In 2020, designated as the Year of the Nurse by the World Health Organization, our civilization is facing …
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Today, the Baker-Polito Administration released Reopening Massachusetts, the Reopening Advisory Board’s report, which details a four-phased strategy to responsibly reopen businesses and activities while continuing to fight COVID-19. The Administration also released a new “Safer At Home” Advisory, which instructs residents to stay at home unless engaging with newly opened …
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New Bedford health officials reported one additional COVID-19 related deaths today bringing the city’s total death count to 49. Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 91 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Monday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 1,528, up from 1,437 on Saturday. New …
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The New Bedford Coalition to Save Our Schools (NBCSOS), a vibrant, diverse, grassroots community-based organization of over 150 members, has launched a statement and invitation to public dialogue today, to insist that the school system, which includes the school committee and all other associated decision-making bodies, makes deep changes. The …
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Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service Massachusetts is on its way to reopening the state’s economy with a detailed plan Gov. Charlie Baker is scheduled to unveil on Monday under which construction projects can resume immediately and some businesses can reopen on May 25 with public health restrictions in …
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Colin A. Young State House News Service Cambridge-based Moderna Therapeutics is investing in manufacturing capacity in hopes of producing millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the company said Monday as it announced positive results from the first phase of its vaccine clinical trials. The company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, …
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“Early yesterday morning, Trooper Andrew Zeller, assigned to the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, had just returned from working on a homicide investigation in Dover and secured some evidence at the Medical Examiner’s Office on Albany Street. Trooper Zeller then stopped to get gas at the J&T Mobil Station …
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“Massachusetts Environmental Police found an individual in Swansea with 250-pounds of live horseshoe crab in their vessel. Further investigation found that the individual did not possess a valid permit or letter of acknowledgment to catch horseshoe crabs. The individual was charged for commercially fishing without a permit and for numerous …
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