coronavirus in massachusetts

Another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic could be the centuries-old tradition of the New England town meeting. The basis of the town meeting is to bring everyone together in the same room, frequently a town hall or school gymnasium, where voters will hash out local issues until a decision is made. Some worry changes developed to make local decisions during…

Boston Public Schools will welcome back thousands of students into the classrooms beginning on Monday.

Starting Monday, restaurants will no longer have capacity limits as they welcome diners back in time for spring.

Mayor Marty Walsh announced that Boston Public Schools will reopen for K-3 students starting Monday.

As students across the Boston area begin February vacation week, school district officials are sounding the alarm about growing fears over the pandemic. Health and local officials worry increased social activity during the week could cause COVID-19 cases to rise, particularly days after Super Bowl related activity could have potentially caused a spread in the coronavirus. The CDC as well…

Families in Massachusetts are looking to do something for their kids’ winter break, but options are limited as they try to stay safe amid the pandemic.

School vacation week is sparking some concern of a possible rise in COVID cases upon return.

Massachusetts schools saw a slight increase in coronavirus cases this week, with 969 new cases reported among students and staff. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 624 students and 345 employees with district building access within seven days of the report tested positive between Jan. 21 and Jan….

A rift has developed between trustees for the Massachusetts veterans care center where nearly 80 residents died after contracting the coronavirus and state officials over plans to replace the facility. Holyoke Soldiers’ Home trustees at a meeting Wednesday pushed for a larger new facility, while state officials warned that any delays in the plans for a smaller one could sink…

Massachusetts schools are continuing to see an increase in coronavirus cases, with 938 more cases reported among students and staff this week. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 541 students with district building access within seven days of the report tested positive from Jan. 14 to Jan. 20, as…

Lawmakers are poised on Thursday to dig into whether staff and labor issues might have exacerbated a catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home. A legislative committee convened to investigate the tragedy that led to the deaths of at least 76 veterans early in the pandemic who resided at the home will hold a hearing focusing on testimony from…

After flying from the United Kingdom to another U.S. state, with a two-hour layover at Logan Airport, a Boston resident tested positive for the new UK COVID-19 variant.

Massachusetts would need more than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to fully inoculate everybody in the first phase of the Baker administration’s three-tiered plan, Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday. A Thursday report from the Department of Public Health shows that, as of Tuesday, a total of 347,450 doses had been shipped to Massachusetts, and 239,147 of those doses —…

Massachusetts education officials on Thursday reported 930 new cases of the coronavirus among students and staff over a one-week period. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 523 students with district building access within seven days of the report tested positive from Jan. 7 to Jan. 13, as did…

In-person learning will resume for the next wave of Boston Public Schools students on Feb. 1

Gov. Charlie Baker says the Gillette Stadium vaccine distribution site will eventually deliver up to 5,000 doses a day.

Massachusetts now has more than 90,000 active cases of COVID-19 — a total roughly equal to the population of Fall River — after a weekend during which state officials counted more than 12,000 newly confirmed cases of the respiratory illness, the Department of Public Health estimated. The department reported 7,110 new cases on Saturday and another 5,396 on Sunday. In…

Hundreds of first responders in Massachusetts began receiving their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.

Massachusetts schools across the state on Thursday reported 431 new cases of the coronavirus among students and staff. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 178 students with district building access within seven days of the report tested positive from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6, as did 253 school…

Gov. Charlie Baker details vaccine distribution for first responders in Mass.