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Massachusetts Expands Vaccine Eligibility
Massachusetts Expands Vaccine Eligibility
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Advocates Urge Baker to Prioritize Vaccine Access to Black, Immigrant Communities
Gov. Charlie Baker is being urged by a coalition of community activists and medical professionals to give the state’s Black and immigrant communities priority access to COVID-19 vaccines. “Our Black and Latino neighbors have been the hardest hit by the pandemic, and we have failed to implement sufficient measures to protect them,” said a letter signed by more than 250…
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Mass. Keeps Pressure on School Districts to Have Kids in Classrooms
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and his top education advisors urged schools Tuesday not to overreact to the rise in COVID-19 cases this fall, telling even those districts in communities deemed to be at the highest risk for transmission of the virus to stick with in-person learning unless there is evidence of spread within the school system. Education Secretary Jim Peyser…
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Baker: COVID-19 ‘Didn't Take the Summer Off and We Don't Expect it to Take Off the Fall'
As Mass. residents anticipate the continuation of the state’s reopening, Gov. Charlie Baker talks about progress in the Commonwealth.
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Gov. Baker, Mike Pence Meet on Nantucket to Discuss Coronavirus Response
Vice President Mike Pence met briefly Saturday with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to discuss the response to the coronavirus pandemic while he visited the famous island getaway of Nantucket to headline a $25,000-ticket fundraiser for President Donald Trump administration’s reelection campaign. Pence, who heads the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force, praised Baker’s efforts to control the spread of COVID-19...
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VP Pence Praises Baker's Coronavirus Response
Vice President Mike Pence met briefly Saturday with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to discuss the response to the coronavirus pandemic while he visited the famous island getaway of Nantucket to headline a fundraiser for President Donald Trump administration’s reelection campaign.
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Gov. Baker Meets With Vice President Pence on Nantucket
MIke Pence, who heads the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force, praised Gov. Charlie Baker’s efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, which has among the highest death tolls from the virus in the nation, at more than 8,200.
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Travelers React After Gov. Baker Issues Mandatory Travel Order
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has issued a new mandatory travel order effective Aug. 1 requiring all visitors and residents returning to the state from high-risk areas, including students, to quarantine for 14 days or produce a recent negative COVID-19 test result.
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Gov. Baker Signs ‘Cocktails to Go' Bill
Monday, the office of State Sen. Diana Dizoglio announced that Gov. Charlie Baker had approved the legislation.
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Gov. Baker Announces Dates for Tax-Free Weekend in Massachusetts
Massachusetts’ tax-free weekend will take place August 29 to 30, the Baker administration announced Tuesday. This will be the second sales tax holiday held under the new law that was signed by Governor Baker in 2018 establishing the weekend as an annual occurrence. “The annual sales tax holiday is an opportunity for us to support small businesses and consumers, and…
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When Will the Next Stage of Reopening Begin in Massachusetts?
With the number of newly reported cases of coronavirus falling into the double digits, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday that he’ll likely make a call by the end of the week whether restaurants should be allowed to open for indoor dining and whether other high-contact businesses like nail salons should be permitted to open. The Department of Public...
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Announcement Expected This Week on Next Phase of Mass. Reopening
Gov. Charlie Baker suggested Monday that he will announce by the end of this week when the second half of the current reopening phase will begin, and a prominent member of his party suggested over the weekend that the public health data supports an acceleration of the state’s economic revival. Baker said a little more than a week ago...
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Gov. Baker Urges Anyone Who Attended a Protest to Get Tested, 50 New Testing Sites Announced
Gov. Charlie Baker announces 50 new pop-up testing sites in Massachusetts, urging anyone who attended a protest or large gathering to get tested immediately.
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Waltham's Moody Street to Close to Traffic, Make Way for Al Fresco Dining
Parts of Moody Street in Waltham, Massachusetts will be temporarily closed starting Monday to help restaurants open for outdoor dining as the state enters Phase 2 of is reopening process. Section of the street — a popular destination for foodies — will be closed to all vehicular traffic as businesses begin to serve their customers with outdoor dining, the city…
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WATCH: Mass. Memorial Day Virtual Ceremony
While the coronavirus pandemic prevented most traditional Memorial Day events from being held Monday, Governor Charlie Baker and other Massachusetts officials assembled a virtual tribute to honor our fallen heroes.
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An Industry-by-Industry Guide to When Businesses Can Reopen in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is slowly loosening restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has killed thousands of people in the state. Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday unveiled his administration’s phased-in approach for reopening the economy as the state’s stay-at-home advisory expired. In each of the plan’s four phases, certain businesses — as well as recreational...
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Gov. Baker Releases Reopening Plan
Massachusetts is currently in the first of a four-phased reopening plan, unveiled by Gov. Charlie Baker Monday.
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Gov. Baker Tours Hasbro Facility Producing PPE
Governor Charlie Baker toured the East Longmeadow manufacturing plant Saturday to get a firsthand look at the toymaker churning out critical supplies to donate to frontline workers across New England.
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Gov. Baker Tours Field Hospital at Boston Convention Center
Gov. Charlie Baker on Saturday toured the Boston Hope Field Medical Station, Massachusetts’ largest field hospital and a key part of the state’s coronavirus plan, with the top general in the U.S. Army.