New Bedford, Massachusetts – Mayor Jon Mitchell and the New Bedford Board of Health have acted to protect workers and customers at essential businesses, announcing new requirements to ensure the use of masks by employees while interacting with the public. Under the City’s order, all essential businesses operating under the …
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Governor Baker hopes for eviction moratorium bill in days
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service Gov. Charlie Baker hopes lawmakers can resolve differences and send him a viable bill pausing all eviction and foreclosure proceedings statewide by next week, he said Saturday while touting aid that will flow to undocumented immigrants who are ineligible for unemployment benefits. During …
Read More »Governor Baker: COVID-19 surge in Massachusetts could begin early to mid-April
Chris Lisinski State House News Service The surge in coronavirus cases long expected by public health officials could start to hit Massachusetts between April 7 and April 17, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday, stressing the importance of taking steps to prepare additional health care capacity. With the state’s testing apparatus …
Read More »Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel Tests Positive For COVID-19
By Matt Murphy State House News Service Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel, who has been at the center of the state’s efforts to respond to the outbreak of a deadly coronavirus, has tested positive for COVID-19, according the Department of Public Health, and will recuperate at home as she …
Read More »The Pasta House and Cask & Pig Announce Temporary Closure Until April 7th.
Earlier today The Pasta House, located in Fairhaven and Cask & Pig, in Dartmouth posted the following message on their social media: I want to start by thanking the community for all the support over the past 9 days as we transformed our restaurant into a take-out only operation. We …
Read More »Three more deaths from COVID-19 in Massachusetts, total number in the state to five
Three men – two in their 70s from Hampden and Berkshire counties and a third man in his 90s from Suffolk County– have died from COVID-19-related illness, bringing the total number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in Massachusetts to five. All three men were hospitalized. The Berkshire County man …
Read More »United Way of Greater New Bedford Launches COVID-19 Help United Fund
United Way of Greater New Bedford is establishing the Help United Fund to be activated in times of crisis including the current COVID-19 pandemic. This fund is a dedicated resource for working families and organizations affected by the COVID-19. Mobilizing United Way’s broad network of nonprofit agencies, the Help United …
Read More »Coronavirus/COVID-19 spreading in Massachusetts, spurring escalation in response
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service In a dramatic escalation of the state’s response to the spreading coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Charlie Baker on Sunday announced that all Massachusetts public schools must soon close for three weeks, most events with 25 or more people are now banned, and visitors are …
Read More »Governor Baker shoots down ‘shelter in place order’ rumor
By SHNS Staff State House News Service Gov. Charlie Baker shot down rumors Sunday morning that he is planning to order Massachusetts residents to shelter in place for two weeks, saying he had heard those rumors himself as the pandemic spread of coronavirus continues in Massachusetts and around the world. …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – March 15, 2020
Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of March 08, 2020. Click the right arrow to browse the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com. ______________________________________________________________________________ General Manager/Front Desk – Dockside Inn (Oak Bluffs) “Why go to work in …
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