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Hundreds of first responders in Massachusetts are expected to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Thousands of first responders are eligible for the vaccine including firefighters, police officers, EMTs, emergency dispatchers and college public safety personnel. They can get their shot at one of over 60 different sites across the state. More than 300 first responders…

Firefighters and police officers across Massachusetts began their vaccinations for coronavirus Monday.

The statewide plan to get first responders vaccinated for COVID-19 is underway.

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

Hundreds of first responders in Massachusetts are expected to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.

First responders in Massachusetts will roll up their sleeves across the state on Monday to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Some communities have already administered the vaccine to emergency responders.  In Needham, the city’s public health department will administer the vaccine to police and firefighters from there and surrounding towns. Emergency responders in Dover and Medfield...

Massachusetts is preparing to vaccinate first responders starting on Monday. Nia Hamm reports from Needham with the latest details.

One Massachusetts restaurant owner says he is furious at the state for what he sees as a lack of help from them amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With restaurants among businesses hit particularly hard by all of the COVID-19 restrictions, Chef Mike Fucci says the state is doing nothing to help owners who are struggling to stay open. “I am…

Chef Michael Fucci says he has been forced to cut hours and staff while trying to figure out a recipe to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic.

It takes a lot to stay well-groomed these days. Hygiene products like soap are important during the coronavirus pandemic, when hand-washing is so integral to health. Hope and Comfort, a nonprofit based in Needham, Massachusetts, is working to make sure people in need have those items. That can be a challenge for thousands of people in Massachusetts. “You’re getting...

A Needham-based nonprofit is helping to provide millions of hygiene products to organizations, schools and families in Massachusetts.

Tens of thousands of people in Massachusetts don’t have access to soap – a big problem when handwashing is key to fighting the coronavirus pandemic. That’s why a Needham based nonprofit, Hope and Comfort, is working to provide people with the products they need to maintain proper hygiene.

In honor of Pride Month, the city of Needham, Massachusetts will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with a rolling Pride parade on Sunday afternoon. Organizers decided on a rolling parade due to the coronavirus. Those interested in participating are encouraged to decorate their cars and themselves (child-friendly manner). For those who want to watch along the route, it is asked to…

While Marissa and Adam Goldstein of Needham, Massachusetts, already have their hands full with two sets of twins, they’re also busy entrepreneurs running a fashion company that usually makes accessories like backpacks and pouches. “As a small business, when coronavirus started to spread, obviously, our sales started to decline,” said Marissa Goldstein. Like many companies these days, there’s just...

A home-based fashion company in Needham has shifted to mask production.

Social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic has been difficult for most people. But for a Massachusetts woman who suffers from Usher syndrome, being stuck at home is soaking up precious time that she was hoping to use to travel around the world.

Cara Soulia is newborn and family photographer in Needham, Massachusetts. But now, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, work has come to a halt, and she and a friend have started #thefrontstepsproject. From one Needham home to the next, she spends five minutes photographing families on their front porches, practicing social distancing more than six feet away. “We’re in this unique...

A photographer is not letting social distancing get in the way of her work. She started a new project for a good cause.

A 52-year-old East Boston man was arrested after leading Massachusetts State Police on a pursuit on Interstate 95 on Friday, authorities said. State police initially tried to stop the silver Cadillac Escalade pickup truck for erratic driving after a trooper saw it weaving across all four lanes, but it refused to stop, police said in a statement. They pursued the…