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Southcoast Health’s $14 million, state of the art intensive care unit at St. Luke’s was slated to open soon – just not quite this soon. But the not-for-profit health system opted to accelerate the project’s completion as part of its preparation for and response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s potential impact …

Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 13 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford Thursday morning, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 352, up from 339 on Wednesday. New Bedford added two more COVID-19 related death on Thursday bringing the total to 12. No specific details (age, sex …

The Baker-Polito Administration announced that it received federal approval to promote increased food security for families who participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program (NSLP) through an initiative called Pandemic EBT, or P-EBT. As of October 2019, more than 500,000 students receive free or reduced-price …

“HIDING IN A TREE WILL FOOL THEM. YEAH, NOT SO MUCH. At about 2:40 yesterday afternoon, Massachusetts State Police K9 Trooper Brian Soares was monitoring his cruiser’s radio when he heard that Trooper John Pina from the State Police-Dartmouth Barracks was pursuing a stolen car on Route 24 northbound near …

Chris Lisinski Stat House News Service Massachusetts labor officials reported another wave of surging new unemployment claims Thursday, bringing the total in Massachusetts over the past five weeks to more than 650,000, largely ex-workers whose employers are in forced shutdowns. Between April 12 and April 18, 4.4 million more Americans …

“More than 13,000 people in Massachusetts have completed official quarantine periods and are no longer being monitored for symptoms, the Department of Public Health reported Wednesday. The latest weekly update showed a total of 22,952 people who are or have been subject to quarantines — 9,472 who are actively under …

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Massachusetts Coronavirus Update On April 22, the Massachusetts Public Health Department reported that the state added 1,745 more positive cases of COVID-19 bringing to total to 41,199. This is an increase from Tuesday’s 1,556 reported cases and is the first increase after five days of decreases. 221 new COVID-19 related …

The Baker-Polito Administration today announced an initiative to expand COVID-19 testing at Community Health Centers throughout the Commonwealth. The Administration also announced new WiFi hotspots to provide high-speed internet to unserved municipalities. Community Health Care Center COVID-19 Testing: In partnership with Quest Diagnostics and the Mass League of Community Health …

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE from the National Weather Service Boston, MA: WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT: West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE: Portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern and southeastern Massachusetts and northern …