BOSTON (AP) — The number of newly confirmed coronavirus deaths in Massachusetts rose by 41 on Tuesday while the number of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by more than 2,200.
ROCKPORT — Due to the forecasted snow storm for Cape Ann, Rockport has banned overnight parking.
BOSTON — The state is launching a new pilot COVID-19 testing program aimed at providing on-demand testing to child care providers and the families they serve to ensure easy access to testing when there is suspected COVID-19 exposure, officials said Monday.
Facing criticism for the state's vaccine rollout, Gov. Charlie Baker detailed plans Monday to move residents 65 or older higher up the priority ladder and substantially bolster the state's distribution infrastructure in the coming weeks.
When life feels pretty unsturdy, finding support can make a world of difference.
ROCKPORT — On Thursday, selectmen will meet to discus whether to fire long-time Rockport fire Chief James Doyle.
BOSTON — Suicide enablers could face penalties and even prison under a proposal inspired by the case of Michelle Carter, who was convicted more than three years ago of using text messages to goad her boyfriend into killing himself.
BOSTON — Domestic violence murders in Massachusetts have plummeted amid the pandemic, but victims' advocates say that doesn't mean less abuse is happening.
BEVERLY — Beverly Regional Airport plans to lengthen its main runway by 600 feet as part of a $20 million effort to upgrade the city-owned airport in the next few years.
BATH, Maine (AP) — The commercial fishery for herring has suffered in recent years due to new restrictions, but those same rules could benefit some of Maine's most beloved birds — puffins.
More than 115 state lawmakers signed a letter earlier this month urging Gov. Charlie Baker to move funeral home workers into the first phase of the state’s vaccination plan.
The number of newly confirmed coronavirus deaths rose by 45 on Monday while the number of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by nearly 3,500.
DANVERS — The state Registry of Motor Vehicles will continue its designated Wednesday appointment hours for customers 75 and older through March.
BOSTON — The owner of a bookkeeping firm formerly on Boardman Street, Newburyport, that provided payroll and tax services to small businesses agreed in federal court to plead guilty to a scheme to defraud her clients by diverting the money set aside by her clients for payroll taxes.
ESSEX — In news taken from the logs of Essex's police and fire departments:
ROCKPORT — Thirty-two drivers received verbal warnings for violating various traffic laws during traffic stops between 2 and 7 p.m. on Friday and 8 p.m. and midnight on Saturday.
BOSTON — While public transit employees wait for their turn to receive vaccines, COVID-19 cases among MBTA employees spiked in recent weeks to their highest recorded level since the pandemic started last year.
In news taken from the logs of Gloucester's police and fire departments:
MANCHESTER— In news taken from the logs of Manchester's police and fire departments:
BOSTON — As frustration with the state's vaccination efforts grow, Gov. Charlie Baker detailed plans to Monday to have 103 public vaccination sites open by the end of the week with an online map and registration portal ready for eligible residents to make appointments.
FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — Two trail runners were airlifted from a New Hampshire mountain over the weekend after one man lost his shoes and continued running barefoot through several feet of snow, officials said.
BOSTON — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Massachusetts fell below 2,000 this weekend, ticking down to a level the state's hospitals had not seen since before Christmas.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is relaxing some coronavirus restrictions on Monday as several key metrics used to measure the spread of the pandemic trend in the right direction.
SALEM — A man and a woman are in serious or critical condition Monday morning as police continue to look for the person who shot both of them multiple times Sunday night in a Perkins Street apartment.
WESTON, Mass. (AP) — One person died in a crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer on a Massachusetts Turnpike exit ramp in Weston early Monday morning, state police said.
In China, 2021 is down as the Year of the Ox. In the cold waters off the coast of New England, it is shaping up as the Year of the Whale. The North Atlantic right whale.
When Dave Lash first moved to Cape Ann over 30 years ago, he was scared to learn that his local lakes, streams and watersheds were at risk of deterioration due to a lack of stewardship.
We here at FishOn often worry we've allowed baseball its own mission creep into our weekly dispatches. It is our weakness and perhaps a metaphysical longing for a simpler and more egalitarian time. And it's baseball, so feel free to tell our momma on us.
The superintendents and leaders of the teachers' unions for Cape Ann's three school districts are asking Gov. Charlie Baker to move educators into the first phase of the state's vaccine distribution plan.
BOSTON — President Joe Biden has pledged to provide more support for small businesses hammered by the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and while the state's business leaders say they're optimistic that more aid will be coming, they're also worried some of the new administration'…
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ESSEX— In news taken from the logs of Essex's police and fire departments:
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 4,330 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 75 more deaths.
HAVERHILL — Nearly a year into the pandemic that has crippled much of the business community and closed the Southwick clothing factory, e-commerce giant Amazon will boost the economy by bringing 150 jobs to the site.
DETROIT — Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which was the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
BOSTON — Lawmakers are revisiting a sweeping climate change proposal vetoed by the Gov. Charlie Baker earlier this month, setting the stage for a possible clash over provisions of the bill the governor rejected.
Under the MBTA's new winter schedule, more trains and buses will roll through Cape Ann beginning Saturday.
SALEM — As a prominent activist in the 1960s, Angela Davis knows a social movement when she sees one.
ROCKPORT —Geralyn "Gerri" Falco has been living life as a retiree for the last week, following more than 15 years on the job as the town's conservation agent.
One Cape Ann restaurant got highly creative in pivoting to keep its business afloat, using both an indoor pool area and outdoor decking to create a novel dining experience.
Two non-profits are combining forces with the Gloucester House Restaurant to help Gloucester's homeless this weekend.
HAVERHILL — Amazon is coming to Haverhill, with plans to open a 142,000-square-foot distribution center as part of the e-commerce giant's "last mile" fulfillment program, Mayor James Fiorentini announced Friday in a joint statement with Eastern Real Estate, which owns the property.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' unemployment rate increased to 7.4% in December as the state lost 600 jobs, state officials announced Friday.
A bill championed by the late Pete Frates — to ensure that people diagnosed with degenerative nerve disease get immediate access to Social Security Insurance benefits — is now law.
ROCKPORT — Police made 22 traffic stops downtown between 2 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday in an enforcement effort funded in part by a state-issued municipal roads safety grant.
SPRINGFIELD — The Friendly's restaurant chain has finalized its sale after filing for bankruptcy in November.
SALEM — A well-known defense attorney was ordered detained until trial following a hearing Thursday after being charged last week with raping an acquaintance in her Boston apartment after a night out.
Multimedia
- Coronavirus Links: Where to find updates for your town, school online
- Baker shakes up vaccine distribution plans
- O'Maley teachers build desks for remote learners
- Domestic violence murders plummet, but advocates say abuse is still happening
- On the front lines: Lawmakers push for funeral home workers to be moved to Phase 1 of vaccine rollout
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Barbara Erickson, the president and CEO of the The Trustees of Reservations, died on Jan. 15 at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer, the organization announced Thursday.
Gloucester - of Gloucester, formerly a 60 year resident of Reading, January 20, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Russell B.S. Greene, Jr. Devoted mother of Deborah E. Keith and her husband Jeffrey of Reading, Druscilla M. Thompson and her husband Frederic of Gloucester, the late Russell S. Gre…
