Coronavirus Pandemic

Trash has been piling up outside Square One Mall while it was closed amid the coronavirus pandemic....

Worcester city inspectors say they’ll be watching closely and doing unannounced inspections after fielding numerous complaints about businesses and their patrons not following COVID-19 safety protocols in recent days. “We’re going out in the evening, on the weekends and looking at the restaurants,” said Worcester’s director of housing and hea...

Pro hockey’s return is potentially three weeks away, and with it an assurance of labor peace through September 2026

Both branches of the Legislature have now signed off on allowing Massachusetts restaurants to sell to-go cocktails. The Senate on Friday passed a bill that would allow restaurants to sell mixed drinks in sealed containers alongside takeout and delivery food orders, a measure some bar and restaurant owners have been advocating for as a way to attrac...

The president’s trip to Florida puts more focus on a state grappling with a rapidly rising tide of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

President Donald Trump is ramping up his attacks on his government’s top health professionals as he pushes the country to move past the coronavirus

To escape communism, Leo Keka swam across a lake from Albania to Montenegro in 1990. After spending a year in Serbian prison and refugee camps, he made his way to Massachusetts, where he started washing dishes at Anthony’s Pier 4 in Swampscott. Ten years later, he opened his own restaurant Alba in Quincy Center. It was just after the September&#823...

Public health officials are closely monitoring an increase in the number of children and young adults testing positive for the coronavirus in New Hampshire. From June 8 to July 8, the number of positive tests among people under age 30 increased 22% from 1,030 to 1,255, compared to a 16% increase among older residents, according to daily data posted...

When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, the ability to jab the lifesaving solution into the arms of Americans will require hundreds of millions of injections

The Boston Public School system has the largest district in the state, and it says it plans to follow social distancing guidelines — maintaining six feet of space — when it reopens. According to the Boston Globe, a spokesperson for the district said it will go further than the state’s minimum guidelines, which call for three feet ...

The San Diego Art Institute launched its virtual online marketplace in April to help support artists during the pandemic. Inspired by fellow artist Maggie Thompson, several artists are now using the program to donate masks to indigenous groups, who are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus.

A $7 million rental assistance initiative is being launched for Rhode Island residents struggling to pay their rent amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Gina Raimondo announced during a news conference Friday the state is teaming up with the United Way to help up to 7,000 tenants in helping to pay back rent. Under the Safe Harbor program launching M...

Infection rates are increasing, straining hospitals and resources in states that are now being called hotspots for the coronavirus. Arizona, California, Texas and Florida are dealing with surges in cases.