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UK coronavirus variant identified in Massachusetts for first time

January 18, 2021 By Kayla Rivas

Massachusetts health officials on Sunday announced the state’s first known case of the more contagious coronavirus variant initially detected in the U.K, known as B.1.1.7.The mutated strain was … [Read more...] about UK coronavirus variant identified in Massachusetts for first time

January 12, 2021 By Cortney Moore

Some states are better for raising a family than others.At least that’s what multiple experts at the personal finance website WalletHub have determined with their Best & Worst States to Raise a Family … [Read more...] about Best and worst states to raise a family in 2021: study

January 6, 2021 By Madeline Farber

Dozens of people who attended Christmas Eve services at a church in Woburn, Mass., a Boston suburb, have tested positive for COVID-19.At least 44 cases of the virus are linked to the services at … [Read more...] about Dozens of coronavirus cases linked to Christmas Eve services at Boston-area church

December 29, 2020 By Sam Dorman

Massachusetts' legislature overrode its Republican governor's veto of a bill on Tuesday that expanded abortion access in a variety of ways, including allowing 16-year-old girls to obtain abortions … [Read more...] about Massachusetts lowers age for abortions without parental consent

December 29, 2020 By 1

A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet – optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice – has been removed from its perch in … [Read more...] about Statue of Abraham Lincoln with kneeling slave removed in Boston

December 29, 2020 By Michael Bartiromo

Grocer gives $200K in gift cards to restaurants Schnucks Supermarket CEO Todd Schnuck explains the initiative to help restaurants struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic by giving 14,000 employees … [Read more...] about Car careens through Massachusetts restaurant, prompting message from owners: ‘We do not have a drive-thru’

December 26, 2020 By Dom Calicchio

At least one person was dead Saturday evening and five others wounded after a shooting in Massachusetts that happened during the filming of a music video, according to a report.One victim was 30 years … [Read more...] about Massachusetts shooting during music video filming leaves at least 1 dead, others wounded

December 17, 2020 By Julia Musto

A massive winter storm system brought power outages to parts of the East Coast on Thursday morning, with snow and strong winds hammering suburbs and major cities alike. In Virginia, almost 36,000 … [Read more...] about Winter storm cuts electrical power for thousands on East Coast

December 6, 2020 By James Rogers

A wintry storm dumped more than a foot of snow and brought heavy winds to parts of the northeastern U.S., sparking power outages in Maine and New Hampshire.The nor'easter was the first big snowstorm … [Read more...] about Nor’easter dumps snow, sparks power outages in Maine, New Hampshire

December 3, 2020 By 1

Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank and his husband, James Ready, are suing a construction contractor who they said abandoned the building of their home in Maine.Shaun Madden Contracting walked off the job … [Read more...] about Former US Rep. Barney Frank sues contractor for unfinished work on home