Massachusetts Student-Athletes Required To Wear Masks Indoors
The new mask mandate will apply to students playing or practicing indoor sports until October 1.
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The new mask mandate will apply to students playing or practicing indoor sports until October 1.
For the first time in over a year, students at all 11 schools in Revere are eating lunch in their school cafeterias.
A Lynn restaurant owner is defending her decision to require proof of vaccine to be seated.
US Customs agents say they've seized thousands of blank counterfeit vaccine cards, which can be found on the dark web.
Part of the problem: this round of anti-vaccine sentiment is different from what we've seen before.
Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley was granted the authority to put a mask mandate in place for all students and educators.
As of Tuesday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.72%.
The upcoming statewide school mask mandate won't make a difference for students in Southbridge who returned to the classroom on Tuesday.
In Brockton, 57% of the vaccine-eligible population is fully vaccinated.
Full US Food and Drug Administration approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is "imminent," a senior federal official told CNN on Friday.
The goal is to give students and school staff more time to get vaccinated.
It will go into effect on Friday, August 27.
The fourth round of winners in Massachusetts' VaxMillions giveaway were revealed Thursday and time is running out to register for the final drawing.
Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly support a school mask mandate, according to a new poll.
If approved, the mask mandate could take effect as early as Friday.
The real political risk would develop if he did try to bring back mask mandates.
Dr. Mallika Marshall answers your coronavirus questions.
The plan is to start administering those third doses the week of September 20 but not everyone will be eligible at once.
The Salvation Army Croc Center teamed up with the Dimock Center in Dorchester to give out free backpacks and get more kids vaccinated.
Booster doses of Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine will be offered late next month, beginning with those vaccinated first, like health care providers.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 1,254 new confirmed COVID cases and six additional deaths in the state on Tuesday.
As of Monday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.74%.
Gov. Charlie Baker is not going to change the mask guidance in Massachusetts right now, even as COVID cases rise, because he says the Commonwealth is in a "dramatically different place than many other states across this country."
The fourth round of winners in Massachusetts' VaxMillions giveaway will be drawn Monday and time is running out to register for the final drawing.
More than half of the counties in Massachusetts are now at a high risk for COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A car crashed into the police station in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts on Monday. It is unclear if anyone was hurt in the incident.
The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game is already looking loaded, and Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been named one of the participants.
Sunday won't be the first time the Patriots have played a postseason game in Denver, but New England will be hoping the result is better than their past experience in the Mile High City.
A monster winter storm will clash with Arctic air, with major implications for the weather forecast in Massachusetts.
The northern lights may be seen in Massachusetts tonight as an X-class solar flare could cause a severe geomagnetic storm.
A monster winter storm will clash with Arctic air, with major implications for the weather forecast in Massachusetts.
The northern lights may be seen in Massachusetts tonight as an X-class solar flare could cause a severe geomagnetic storm.
Plowable snow fell in several cities and towns across Massachusetts Sunday into Monday. Here are the latest totals.
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said he doesn't know if receiver Mack Hollins will be back for the AFC Championship.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye had fumble issues against Houston, but made a critical touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to help put the game away.
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.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
Flu is on the rise in Massachusetts, just as people are starting to gather for the holidays.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
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.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Small businesses in Massachusetts are seeing a boom in business thanks to the playoff run by the New England Patriots.
Three Uno Pizzeria & Grill locations in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island have closed for good.
TJ Maxx has closed its Newbury Street store in Boston less than a decade after it first opened.
Circle Furniture appears to have suddenly closed all of its stores right before Christmas.
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 first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game is already looking loaded, and Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been named one of the participants.
Sunday won't be the first time the Patriots have played a postseason game in Denver, but New England will be hoping the result is better than their past experience in the Mile High City.
Mike Vrabel said it's too soon to know if veteran wide receiver Mack Hollins will be activated off of injured reserve for the AFC Championship Game Sunday in Denver.
The New England Patriots took a social media victory lap after beating the Houston Texans in the NFL playoffs.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye had fumble issues against Houston, but made a critical touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to help put the game away.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
Police are looking for whoever opened fire on inflatable Christmas decorations in Bow, New Hampshire.