Progressive Massachusetts (Progressive Mass) has announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. Senator Markey received the support of 96 percent of Progressive Mass members. “Progressive Mass is an incredible group of grassroots organizers who…
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Baker Provides Update on Hospital Surge Capacity
On April 9, the state provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases, identifying the need for 14,500 treatment beds and expanding to…
State to Now Provide COVID-19 Text Alerts in Spanish
The state announced on Friday, April 10, that its COVID-19 text message alert system “AlertsMA” is now available in Spanish. This expansion of the text-alert system means that the same text alerts that are distributed via the English-language system will…
The Extra $600: State Offers First Guidance on New Unemployment Claim Process Under CARES Act
The state government today, April 9, announced details for the initial implementation of federal unemployment benefits in the CARES Act, the federal based COVID-19 relief package. This federal program, enacted on March 27, 2020, will be administered by states. Today’s…
Planning Board Schedules First Zoom Online Meeting
The Everett Planning Board took the first step into the Zoom world on Tuesday night, calling for the City’s first online public meeting with no one in attendance. The Planning Board had several key matters on the agenda, including a…
How to Mail and Ship Without Leaving the Safety of Your Home
You don’t have to go to the Post Office to use many postal products and services. In fact, most simple tasks can be done from the convenience and safety of your home with or without a computer. Like purchasing stamps.…
MVES Starts COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response Fund
With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) continues to create contingency plans for service continuity and has established a COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response Fund so MVES consumers will continue receiving critical assistance such as food,…
Public Health Groups File to Stop Proposed Ballot Question on Alcohol Licensing
The Massachusetts Prevention Alliance (MAPA), along with the HYPERLINK “https://hfcm.org/” \t “_blank” Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, has announced the filing of a brief asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to stop the Cumberland Farms’ proposed ballot initiative that would…
Malden Catholic Participates in Multi-School iPad Donation Drive for Tufts Medical Center
Part of the devasting aspect of testing positive with a COVID-19 diagnosis is the isolation it causes for the victim and the sense of helplessness for their family. Tufts Medical Center has decided to work directly with the schools in…
A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The United States now is the official epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. We have more deaths and more cases of disease than anywhere else in the world. However, this past weekend the experts began to give us a glimmer of…