Boston Officials Pushing For More Residents To Get COVID-19 Tests
The City of Boston is sending out text alerts to some residents, directing them to COVID-19 testing sites, including sites that are free and available regardless of symptoms.
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The City of Boston is sending out text alerts to some residents, directing them to COVID-19 testing sites, including sites that are free and available regardless of symptoms.
Youth hockey is now taking a hit from COVID-19, especially in communities along the South Shore of Massachusetts.
Governor Charlie Baker stopped short of giving any official guidance on Thanksgiving gatherings, but he said he is concerned about the upcoming holiday season.
The number of communities considered high-risk hot spots for COVID-19 nearly doubled this week on Massachusetts' color-coded map of virus rates. It brings the total to 40 cities and towns in the red zone.
As Boston learns more restaurants are falling victim to the pandemic, state officials are doling out the final round of grant money to help set up outdoor dining areas.
Trampolines, obstacle courses, roller rinks, and laser tag get the green light in Massachusetts to reopen.
It seems New England voters made up their minds well before the news of President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis.
The city began the first phase of its hybrid plan Thursday with 3,500 high needs students heading into school buildings.
Parents from across Massachusetts begged state education officials to get their students back into the classroom.
New loosened guidelines are now officially in effect for Massachusetts restaurants.
Divers recovered the body of a missing boater in Dark Brook Reservoir Friday.
Worcester is one of six communities that just spiked into the high-risk red zone on the state's color-coded map of virus rates.
Several schools have canceled in-person learning after students attended large gatherings this weekend.
Governor Charlie Baker says he's signing an executive order to extend the period restaurants are permitted to use sidewalks and driveways as patios.
Investigators stopped the search at 85 Harding Street, and evacuated the building when they found what looked like bomb-making materials in the apartment.
Samuel Wambua allegedly attacked a 92-year-old woman in her Medford home.
The man charged with murder lived in a small house on the grounds.
A group of students and parents is worried about the air inside of school buildings and how poor circulation could help spread the coronavirus.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the EEE risk level in several towns.
Postal workers in Boston and Shrewsbury have reported cuts in overtime, and the removal of high-speed mail sorting machines from facilities, just as mail-in ballots start to move through the mail.
Concerns are growing over mail-in voting, as U.S. Postal workers say mail is piling up in facilities because of cutbacks ordered by the Postmaster General.
A parents' group called "Bring Kids Back Massachusetts" gathered on the steps of the State House to push for schools to open their doors to students in the fall.
Governor Charlie Baker says his team is helping 33 cities and towns in the moderate to high risk zone enforce his new COVID-19 restrictions.
Everett Police, the Health Department, and Inspectional Services are tasked with enforcing the new law.
Strong winds from Tropical Storm Isaias knocked down trees and power lines across Massachusetts Tuesday afternoon.
Boston Police shot and killed a suspected carjacker in Roxbury late Wednesday night.
Two police officers and a good Samaritan helped save a woman's life after a house fire in Merrimac, Massachusetts early Wednesday morning.
The town of Foxboro had threatened to cancel the seven matches if it didn't get $7.8 million for security.
On Cape Cod, powerful storms have accelerated long-standing erosion concerns at local beaches.
The Abbot Library in Marblehead will close its doors in December if the town can't come up with an override to fix their roughly $7 million budget deficit.
The Abbot Library will close in December if the town can't come up with an override to fix their roughly $7 million budget deficit.
A 14-year-old girl was taken into immigration custody, but has since been ordered by a judge to be returned to Massachusetts.
Boston Police shot and killed a suspected carjacker in Roxbury late Wednesday night.
Police bodycam video shows officers breaking up a party involving Patriots players at Estella Restaurant in Boston.
The town of Foxboro had threatened to cancel the seven matches if it didn't get $7.8 million for security.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The Patriots lost a pair of defense players on Wednesday as the new league year is about to get underway.
The San Antonio Spurs beat Boston 125-116 on Tuesday night to sweep a contentious two-game season series with the Celtics.
The Boston Bruins earned their 13th straight victory at home, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown was ejected after receiving two technical fouls during the first half of Tuesday's game against the San Antonio Spurs.
The New England Patriots are adding a weapon for quarterback Drake Maye, signing free agent wide receiver Romeo Doubs.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.