![Amid an aggressive surge in COVID-19 infections, Massachusetts is also grappling with the early months of what is shaping up to be an active season for the flu. Influenza-like illness activity reached the highest of four severity ratings in the week from Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, the most recent period with a Department of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/low-l-flu_DPH.jpg?w=123 "Amid an aggressive surge in COVID-19 infections, Massachusetts is also grappling with the early months of what is shaping up to be an active season for the flu. Influenza-like illness activity reached the highest of four severity ratings in the week from Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, the most recent period with a Department of […]")
Flu activity high for first time since April 2020
Amid an aggressive surge in COVID-19 infections, Massachusetts is also grappling with the early months of what is shaping up to be an active season for the flu. Influenza-like illness...
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![BOSTON – On a day when dozens of lawmakers voiced opposition to legislation that would overhaul how companies classify and compensate app-based drivers, leaders of the gig economy giants seeking the changes indicated that their business models could not accommodate employee benefits under existing state law. Higher-ups at Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart faced pointed inquiries […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/low-l-workers.jpg?w=124 "BOSTON – On a day when dozens of lawmakers voiced opposition to legislation that would overhaul how companies classify and compensate app-based drivers, leaders of the gig economy giants seeking the changes indicated that their business models could not accommodate employee benefits under existing state law. Higher-ups at Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart faced pointed inquiries […]")
Employment models at center of workers’ rights battle with gig giants
BOSTON – On a day when dozens of lawmakers voiced opposition to legislation that would overhaul how companies classify and compensate app-based drivers, leaders of the gig economy giants seeking...
![BOSTON – Dozens of Massachusetts lawmakers, both Boston mayoral candidates, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins and other public figures will declare their opposition Wednesday to worker classification legislation sought by major gig economy companies. The coalition of organized labor and community groups fighting the industry-backed campaign said 25 senators and 44 representatives joined their effort […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/LOW-L-uberDriver05-1.jpg?w=125 "BOSTON – Dozens of Massachusetts lawmakers, both Boston mayoral candidates, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins and other public figures will declare their opposition Wednesday to worker classification legislation sought by major gig economy companies. The coalition of organized labor and community groups fighting the industry-backed campaign said 25 senators and 44 representatives joined their effort […]")
Alternative to app-based driver petition draws big-time opposition
BOSTON – Dozens of Massachusetts lawmakers, both Boston mayoral candidates, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins and other public figures will declare their opposition Wednesday to worker classification legislation sought by...
![BOSTON – The COVID-19 vaccine may have helped prevent hundreds of deaths and thousands of infections among Massachusetts seniors in a five-month span, federal health officials said Tuesday. In a new report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services projected that the immunization may have shielded 900 Bay Staters who are enrolled in Medicare […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Virus_Outbreak_Mexico_44111.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – The COVID-19 vaccine may have helped prevent hundreds of deaths and thousands of infections among Massachusetts seniors in a five-month span, federal health officials said Tuesday. In a new report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services projected that the immunization may have shielded 900 Bay Staters who are enrolled in Medicare […]")
Harboring doubt about the vaccine? Look at these numbers
BOSTON – The COVID-19 vaccine may have helped prevent hundreds of deaths and thousands of infections among Massachusetts seniors in a five-month span, federal health officials said Tuesday. In a...
![BOSTON – More than four years after her younger brother, Michael, was shot and killed in Boston, Rep. Liz Miranda is preparing for the trial to begin next year. And if Miranda gets the chance, she plans to make clear that she opposes a life sentence without parole for the alleged murderer. The Roxbury Democrat […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/parknl006-1.jpg?w=111 "BOSTON – More than four years after her younger brother, Michael, was shot and killed in Boston, Rep. Liz Miranda is preparing for the trial to begin next year. And if Miranda gets the chance, she plans to make clear that she opposes a life sentence without parole for the alleged murderer. The Roxbury Democrat […]")
Life without parole knocked as “death by another name”
BOSTON – More than four years after her younger brother, Michael, was shot and killed in Boston, Rep. Liz Miranda is preparing for the trial to begin next year. And...
![BOSTON – The House will “need another vote” on election reforms this session, House Speaker Ronald Mariano said Monday as he pointed out that representatives already rejected a same-day voter registration proposal last year. The Senate will debate a bill on Wednesday that would make mail-in voting and expanded in-person early voting permanent features, allow […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/budget14.jpg?w=134 "BOSTON – The House will “need another vote” on election reforms this session, House Speaker Ronald Mariano said Monday as he pointed out that representatives already rejected a same-day voter registration proposal last year. The Senate will debate a bill on Wednesday that would make mail-in voting and expanded in-person early voting permanent features, allow […]")
On same-day voter registration, House speaker Mariano says “We’ll see what happens”
BOSTON – The House will “need another vote” on election reforms this session, House Speaker Ronald Mariano said Monday as he pointed out that representatives already rejected a same-day voter...
![BOSTON – Sports betting does not feature on Senate President Karen Spilka’s list of priorities for the fall lawmaking rush, and a string of high-profile incidents on the MBTA did not appear to move the Senate leader’s needle on transportation funding. In a Thursday interview where she outlined the Senate’s fall agenda, Spilka said she […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/low-l-gambling.jpg?w=130 "BOSTON – Sports betting does not feature on Senate President Karen Spilka’s list of priorities for the fall lawmaking rush, and a string of high-profile incidents on the MBTA did not appear to move the Senate leader’s needle on transportation funding. In a Thursday interview where she outlined the Senate’s fall agenda, Spilka said she […]")
Senate President Karen Spilka: Sports betting might not fit into ‘bandwidth’
BOSTON – Sports betting does not feature on Senate President Karen Spilka’s list of priorities for the fall lawmaking rush, and a string of high-profile incidents on the MBTA did...
![BOSTON – For supporters of a comprehensive sexual health education curriculum who have never found a receptive audience in the Massachusetts House, maybe the fourth time will be the charm. Before advancing student nutrition and gender-neutral records bills, the state Senate on Thursday approved legislation requiring school districts that offer sex education to deploy medically […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/low-z-masks.jpg?w=66 "BOSTON – For supporters of a comprehensive sexual health education curriculum who have never found a receptive audience in the Massachusetts House, maybe the fourth time will be the charm. Before advancing student nutrition and gender-neutral records bills, the state Senate on Thursday approved legislation requiring school districts that offer sex education to deploy medically […]")
Senate approves new sexual health education curriculum standards
BOSTON – For supporters of a comprehensive sexual health education curriculum who have never found a receptive audience in the Massachusetts House, maybe the fourth time will be the charm....
![BOSTON – Buoyed by a passenger surge in July, Massachusetts Port Authority officials are optimistic that the return of air travel through Logan International Airport is outpacing their earlier projections even as the Delta variant portends a forthcoming slowdown. In July, Logan served 2.6 million travelers, beating the agency’s 1.67 million estimate by 55 percent, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/massport001.jpg?w=110 "BOSTON – Buoyed by a passenger surge in July, Massachusetts Port Authority officials are optimistic that the return of air travel through Logan International Airport is outpacing their earlier projections even as the Delta variant portends a forthcoming slowdown. In July, Logan served 2.6 million travelers, beating the agency’s 1.67 million estimate by 55 percent, […]")
Massport optimistic despite “softening” air travel
BOSTON – Buoyed by a passenger surge in July, Massachusetts Port Authority officials are optimistic that the return of air travel through Logan International Airport is outpacing their earlier projections...
![BOSTON – Of the 23,212 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Massachusetts over the last two weeks, more than 20 percent occurred in people in their 20s and almost 13 percent of the cases were detected in children younger than 10, the Department of Public Health said Wednesday. DPH announced 1,821 new cases of COVID-19 […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/celticsnl34.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Of the 23,212 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Massachusetts over the last two weeks, more than 20 percent occurred in people in their 20s and almost 13 percent of the cases were detected in children younger than 10, the Department of Public Health said Wednesday. DPH announced 1,821 new cases of COVID-19 […]")
New coronavirus cases trend in people in their 20s and kids younger than 10
BOSTON – Of the 23,212 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Massachusetts over the last two weeks, more than 20 percent occurred in people in their 20s and almost 13...