St. Patrick’s Day breakfast to return in virtual format

Six days before the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was due to play host for another year in 2020 to an Irish breakfast and questionableRead More

Walsh issues appeal ahead of St. Patrick’s Day as COVID-19 cases rise in Boston

Though the city’s positive test rate is lower than it has been in months, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said the city has seen an uptickRead More

Rescue pact features $1 billion in Mass. transit aid, $2.7 billion for education

With the U.S. House now eyeing a Wednesday vote on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, the newest estimates of relief funding in the billRead More

Stark reality: Baker administration predicts 250K jobs will not come back

The Baker administration is hopeful that a new identification process for unemployment claimants will help the state clear out a backlog of hundreds of thousandsRead More

Baker tests negative after visiting Florida

Gov. Charlie Baker has a virtual event planned Tuesday morning to make a development announcement with the mayor of Pittsfield, but the governor is noRead More

State gearing up for rescue act’s cash windfall

There are direct payments of up to $1,400 to income eligible-residents, and enhanced unemployment benefits that will add $300 a week to checks for thoseRead More

More than 700,000 people fully vaccinated in Massachusetts

Almost 26,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in Massachusetts on Sunday, the Department of Public Health said Monday afternoon. The agency’s report showed thatRead More

Suspending partiers, UMass knocks ‘selfish and disrespectful’ attitude

After Amherst police on Saturday were called to break up a crowd of about 200 mostly unmasked students, officials at UMass Amherst plan to issueRead More

Suspending partiers, UMass knocks ‘selfish and disrespectful’ attitude

After Amherst police on Saturday were called to break up a crowd of about 200 mostly unmasked students, officials at UMass Amherst plan to issueRead More

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MBTA planning to restore some service by summer

MBTA staff are developing a plan to restore a small amount of bus and train service in the summer and fall, laying groundwork to startRead More