![BOSTON – With people 65 and older and some other populations now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots if they received the Pfizer vaccine, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday that the state plans to make mobile booster programs available to people residing in long-term care and other congregate settings. “There are literally hundreds of sites that […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/low-l-cops-1.jpg?w=123 "BOSTON – With people 65 and older and some other populations now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots if they received the Pfizer vaccine, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday that the state plans to make mobile booster programs available to people residing in long-term care and other congregate settings. “There are literally hundreds of sites that […]")
State to launch mobile booster vaccine programs
BOSTON – With people 65 and older and some other populations now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots if they received the Pfizer vaccine, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday that the...
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![BOSTON – More than half of Massachusetts adults who participated in a May survey said they’d experienced some sort of health care cost hardship in the past year and almost three-quarters said they’re worried about their ability to afford care in the future. The advocacy organization Health Care for All on Monday released findings from […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20190425_BREAKINGNEWSDrugs-p1.jpg?w=85 "BOSTON – More than half of Massachusetts adults who participated in a May survey said they’d experienced some sort of health care cost hardship in the past year and almost three-quarters said they’re worried about their ability to afford care in the future. The advocacy organization Health Care for All on Monday released findings from […]")
Survey: many are worried about health care, costs
BOSTON – More than half of Massachusetts adults who participated in a May survey said they’d experienced some sort of health care cost hardship in the past year and almost...
![BOSTON – Masks will remain required in Massachusetts public schools until at least Nov. 1, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said in guidance issued to districts and published Monday. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in August authorized Commissioner Jeff Riley to require masks for students age 5 and up and school […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Bakernc-9-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Masks will remain required in Massachusetts public schools until at least Nov. 1, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said in guidance issued to districts and published Monday. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in August authorized Commissioner Jeff Riley to require masks for students age 5 and up and school […]")
State extends school mask mandate
BOSTON – Masks will remain required in Massachusetts public schools until at least Nov. 1, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said in guidance issued to districts and published...
![BOSTON – As many as 900 Afghan evacuees could be bound for Massachusetts, where efforts are underway to help prepare for their arrival and resettlement. The Baker administration said it is still awaiting details on when and where the groups would arrive, but said it has been informed by the federal government that the state […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20190425_BREAKINGNEWSManwanted-p1-8.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – As many as 900 Afghan evacuees could be bound for Massachusetts, where efforts are underway to help prepare for their arrival and resettlement. The Baker administration said it is still awaiting details on when and where the groups would arrive, but said it has been informed by the federal government that the state […]")
In Lowell and elswhere, efforts underway to resettle 900 Afghan evacuees
BOSTON – As many as 900 Afghan evacuees could be bound for Massachusetts, where efforts are underway to help prepare for their arrival and resettlement. The Baker administration said it...
![BOSTON – Inpatient behavioral health facilities have been recently facing issues that David Matteodo, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems, said are unlike anything he’s seen in his 30 years of experience. “Everything from workforce to acuity to emergency department boarding, you name it,” he told lawmakers Tuesday. Matteodo pitched the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Friedman.jpg?w=86 "BOSTON – Inpatient behavioral health facilities have been recently facing issues that David Matteodo, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems, said are unlike anything he’s seen in his 30 years of experience. “Everything from workforce to acuity to emergency department boarding, you name it,” he told lawmakers Tuesday. Matteodo pitched the […]")
Industry sounds alarm on ‘mental health crisis’
BOSTON – Inpatient behavioral health facilities have been recently facing issues that David Matteodo, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems, said are unlike anything he’s seen...
![BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker is eyeing another go at health care reform legislation, two years after he filed a bill that sought to focus on primary and behavioral health care and boost spending in those areas. “We’re going to go back at this one,” he told the New England Council Tuesday. “If you really […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bakernl05.jpg?w=111 "BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker is eyeing another go at health care reform legislation, two years after he filed a bill that sought to focus on primary and behavioral health care and boost spending in those areas. “We’re going to go back at this one,” he told the New England Council Tuesday. “If you really […]")
Gov. Charlie Baker plans another run at health care reforms
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker is eyeing another go at health care reform legislation, two years after he filed a bill that sought to focus on primary and behavioral health...
![BOSTON – As part of an action campaign against face surveillance in schools, Massachusetts students this week plan to urge state lawmakers to pass bills regulating when government agencies can use the technology. The ACLU of Massachusetts, Encode Justice and Student Immigrant Movement on Monday launched a week of action they said aims to “highlight […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20190425_BREAKINGNEWSManwanted-p1-6.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – As part of an action campaign against face surveillance in schools, Massachusetts students this week plan to urge state lawmakers to pass bills regulating when government agencies can use the technology. The ACLU of Massachusetts, Encode Justice and Student Immigrant Movement on Monday launched a week of action they said aims to “highlight […]")
Students campaign to keep facial recognition out of schools
BOSTON – As part of an action campaign against face surveillance in schools, Massachusetts students this week plan to urge state lawmakers to pass bills regulating when government agencies can...
![BOSTON – The Massachusetts Health Connector on Thursday unanimously signed off on a suite of plan offerings for 2022, even as some of its board members raised concerns with rising costs they described as unsustainable. Board member Dimitry Petion said he cast his approval vote “begrudgingly” for the plans, which feature an average 6.9 percent […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20190425_BREAKINGNEWSManwanted-p1-5.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – The Massachusetts Health Connector on Thursday unanimously signed off on a suite of plan offerings for 2022, even as some of its board members raised concerns with rising costs they described as unsustainable. Board member Dimitry Petion said he cast his approval vote “begrudgingly” for the plans, which feature an average 6.9 percent […]")
Health care costs continue to rise in Mass.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Health Connector on Thursday unanimously signed off on a suite of plan offerings for 2022, even as some of its board members raised concerns with rising...
![BOSTON – The Baker administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for home care workers and staff at rest homes, assisted living residences and hospice programs got a green light Wednesday from the Public Health Council, which unanimously approved regulatory changes to implement the requirements. The regulations were approved on an emergency basis and will be subject to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cec7a5ce-3912-4274-824f-f72385aecbb6.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – The Baker administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for home care workers and staff at rest homes, assisted living residences and hospice programs got a green light Wednesday from the Public Health Council, which unanimously approved regulatory changes to implement the requirements. The regulations were approved on an emergency basis and will be subject to […]")
State council approves caregiver vaccine mandate expansion
BOSTON – The Baker administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for home care workers and staff at rest homes, assisted living residences and hospice programs got a green light Wednesday from the...
![BOSTON – Fire departments across Massachusetts face a “daunting” task in replacing the foams they use to fight fires caused by fuels or other flammable liquids, one chief told a task force mulling ways the state can address contamination by a class of chemicals known as PFAS. Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a group of long-lasting, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/LOW-L-grovePlant129.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Fire departments across Massachusetts face a “daunting” task in replacing the foams they use to fight fires caused by fuels or other flammable liquids, one chief told a task force mulling ways the state can address contamination by a class of chemicals known as PFAS. Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a group of long-lasting, […]")
Toxic firefighting foam a challenge to replace quickly
BOSTON – Fire departments across Massachusetts face a “daunting” task in replacing the foams they use to fight fires caused by fuels or other flammable liquids, one chief told a...