![BOSTON – MBTA staff are developing a plan to restore a small amount of bus and train service in the summer and fall, laying groundwork to start unwinding COVID-era cuts that in some cases have yet to take effect. Officials at the transit agency on Monday said they would recommend increasing the frequency of trips […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/062515mbtaar06-1-1.jpg?w=103 "BOSTON – MBTA staff are developing a plan to restore a small amount of bus and train service in the summer and fall, laying groundwork to start unwinding COVID-era cuts that in some cases have yet to take effect. Officials at the transit agency on Monday said they would recommend increasing the frequency of trips […]")
MBTA plans to restore some commuter rail service by summer
BOSTON – MBTA staff are developing a plan to restore a small amount of bus and train service in the summer and fall, laying groundwork to start unwinding COVID-era cuts...
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Top Massachusetts election official wants resources for possible census challenge
BOSTON - After the U.S. Census Bureau pushed back by six months its delivery date of population and redistricting data, Massachusetts legislators will face a late-year scramble and a need...
![BOSTON – A surge in home deliveries of alcohol, disproportionate job losses among women during the pandemic, and long-sought authorization for cashless lottery sales are all on Treasurer Deborah Goldberg’s mind as the Legislature kicks off its annual budget review. During the COVID-19 era, the Alcohol Beverages Control Commission has seen direct-to-consumer alcohol deliveries on […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/low-z-0423coverbooze-1.jpg?w=114 "BOSTON – A surge in home deliveries of alcohol, disproportionate job losses among women during the pandemic, and long-sought authorization for cashless lottery sales are all on Treasurer Deborah Goldberg’s mind as the Legislature kicks off its annual budget review. During the COVID-19 era, the Alcohol Beverages Control Commission has seen direct-to-consumer alcohol deliveries on […]")
Booze home delivery sales soar during pandemic
BOSTON – A surge in home deliveries of alcohol, disproportionate job losses among women during the pandemic, and long-sought authorization for cashless lottery sales are all on Treasurer Deborah Goldberg’s...
![BOSTON – The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doubled down Monday on her warnings against rolling back COVID-19 restrictions at the state level, while Gov. Charlie Baker expressed confidence that his plan to loosen economic reopening rules is “appropriate” at the current juncture. On the same day that CDC Director […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Virus_Outbreak_Fixing_the_CDC_42730-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doubled down Monday on her warnings against rolling back COVID-19 restrictions at the state level, while Gov. Charlie Baker expressed confidence that his plan to loosen economic reopening rules is “appropriate” at the current juncture. On the same day that CDC Director […]")
Walensky doubles down on warning as Mass. opens up economy
BOSTON – The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doubled down Monday on her warnings against rolling back COVID-19 restrictions at the state level, while Gov....
![BOSTON – The MBTA will reshape its commuter rail schedule this spring, sanding down the morning and evening peaks and reallocating trains to run on more even intervals over the course of the day, officials said Monday. While announcing that the next round of service cuts affecting the T’s bus and subway lines will take […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/tracknl006-1.jpg?w=135 "BOSTON – The MBTA will reshape its commuter rail schedule this spring, sanding down the morning and evening peaks and reallocating trains to run on more even intervals over the course of the day, officials said Monday. While announcing that the next round of service cuts affecting the T’s bus and subway lines will take […]")
Commuter rail adjustments will target peak service
BOSTON – The MBTA will reshape its commuter rail schedule this spring, sanding down the morning and evening peaks and reallocating trains to run on more even intervals over the...
![BOSTON – Nearly a year into the public health crisis and with frustration over the Baker administration’s vaccine plan rising, legislative leaders have decided to step up their involvement in the state’s COVID-19 response. House Speaker Ronald Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka announced Wednesday evening they will create a trio of new standing committees […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/marianoms001-1.jpg?w=138 "BOSTON – Nearly a year into the public health crisis and with frustration over the Baker administration’s vaccine plan rising, legislative leaders have decided to step up their involvement in the state’s COVID-19 response. House Speaker Ronald Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka announced Wednesday evening they will create a trio of new standing committees […]")
Legislative leaders stepping up oversight over coronavirus response
BOSTON – Nearly a year into the public health crisis and with frustration over the Baker administration’s vaccine plan rising, legislative leaders have decided to step up their involvement in...
![BOSTON – Massachusetts lawmakers will need to start virtually from scratch on a string of transportation policy priorities Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed last month. While Baker approved most of the borrowing and spending in a roughly $16.5 billion transportation bond bill, he slashed language that would have ramped up fees on ride-hailing services, forced the MBTA to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/020320mbtaar03-1.jpg?w=127 "BOSTON – Massachusetts lawmakers will need to start virtually from scratch on a string of transportation policy priorities Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed last month. While Baker approved most of the borrowing and spending in a roughly $16.5 billion transportation bond bill, he slashed language that would have ramped up fees on ride-hailing services, forced the MBTA to […]")
Lawmakers starting from scratch on transportation priorities
BOSTON – Massachusetts lawmakers will need to start virtually from scratch on a string of transportation policy priorities Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed last month. While Baker approved most of the...
![BOSTON – After two consecutive lawmaking sessions without success, legislators and immigration reform activists are hopeful that a national reckoning on racial justice can provide momentum to a bill limiting cooperation between local police and federal immigration enforcement. A group of representatives and senators filed a proposal Tuesday (SD 532 / HD 1165) that would place a […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/low-z-masks-1.jpg?w=66 "BOSTON – After two consecutive lawmaking sessions without success, legislators and immigration reform activists are hopeful that a national reckoning on racial justice can provide momentum to a bill limiting cooperation between local police and federal immigration enforcement. A group of representatives and senators filed a proposal Tuesday (SD 532 / HD 1165) that would place a […]")
Supporters see improved climate for immigration enforcement bill
BOSTON – After two consecutive lawmaking sessions without success, legislators and immigration reform activists are hopeful that a national reckoning on racial justice can provide momentum to a bill limiting...
![BOSTON – Americans should still get vaccinated as soon as they become eligible, even as health experts contend with emerging variants of COVID-19, federal officials stressed Monday. While announcing a new deal to ramp up production of an at-home COVID-19 test, members of the White House’s COVID-19 Response Team and federal health leaders emphasized the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Virus_Outbreak_Pence_69874-1-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Americans should still get vaccinated as soon as they become eligible, even as health experts contend with emerging variants of COVID-19, federal officials stressed Monday. While announcing a new deal to ramp up production of an at-home COVID-19 test, members of the White House’s COVID-19 Response Team and federal health leaders emphasized the […]")
Fauci: Variants shouldn’t alter vaccination push
BOSTON – Americans should still get vaccinated as soon as they become eligible, even as health experts contend with emerging variants of COVID-19, federal officials stressed Monday. While announcing a...
![BOSTON – Older Massachusetts residents are struggling to secure COVID-19 vaccination appointments through a state-run website, prompting Gov. Charlie Baker to urge patience and caution that demand for the immunization still outpaces supply. A day after Baker pointed adults 75 and over toward the state’s vaccine map website to book vaccines that will soon become […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/low-l-Baker-1.jpg?w=136 "BOSTON – Older Massachusetts residents are struggling to secure COVID-19 vaccination appointments through a state-run website, prompting Gov. Charlie Baker to urge patience and caution that demand for the immunization still outpaces supply. A day after Baker pointed adults 75 and over toward the state’s vaccine map website to book vaccines that will soon become […]")
State-run vaccination website a struggle for many as Charlie Baker urges patience
BOSTON – Older Massachusetts residents are struggling to secure COVID-19 vaccination appointments through a state-run website, prompting Gov. Charlie Baker to urge patience and caution that demand for the immunization...