Lisa Kashinsky

Lisa Kashinsky is an award-winning multimedia journalist and general assignment reporter for The Boston Herald. A graduate of Boston University, she previously covered the Merrimack Valley for The Eagle-Tribune and the South Shore for Wicked Local weeklies and The Patriot Ledger. Her Sundays are reserved for Brady and Belichick.

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Massachusetts is facing "worrisome" coronavirus trends, infectious disease experts tell the Herald, as cases continue to creep up and a record number of communities land on the state's coronavirus high-risk "red zone" list.

Massachusetts is a coronavirus ‘hotspot state’: 63 communities in the red zone

October 16, 2020 at 6:45 a.m.

Massachusetts is facing "worrisome" coronavirus trends, infectious disease experts tell the Herald, as cases continue to creep up and a record number of communities land on the state's coronavirus high-risk...

Melania Trump said Wednesday that her son, 14-year-old Barron Trump, had tested positive for the coronavirus but exhibited no symptoms.

Melania Trump says son also tested positive for coronavirus

October 15, 2020 at 7:35 a.m.

Melania Trump said Wednesday that her son, 14-year-old Barron Trump, had tested positive for the coronavirus but exhibited no symptoms.

Massachusetts would now be considered at high risk for COVID-19 transmission under its own risk assessment system, according to data released Wednesday, while the number of cities and towns in the red zone climbed to a new high of 63.

63 Massachusetts cities and towns at high risk for coronavirus [See list]

October 15, 2020 at 7:15 a.m.

Massachusetts would now be considered at high risk for COVID-19 transmission under its own risk assessment system, according to data released Wednesday, while the number of cities and towns in...

Frustrated Middleton and North Andover officials vowed to keep pushing the state to rethink its coronavirus risk assessment system after Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday rejected their calls to carve out the jail and college campus outbreaks they say are unfairly skewing their town numbers and stalling their reopenings.

Charlie Baker rejects calls to carve jails, colleges out of Massachusetts town coronavirus risk data

October 14, 2020 at 6:55 a.m.

Frustrated Middleton and North Andover officials vowed to keep pushing the state to rethink its coronavirus risk assessment system after Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday rejected their calls to carve...

Massachusetts GOP Chairman Jim Lyons is accusing U.S. Sen. Edward Markey of "playing dodgeball" by refusing to debate Republican challenger Kevin O'Connor more than once before Election Day.

MassGOP chairman backs Kevin O’Connor’s calls for more Senate debates against Ed Markey

October 9, 2020 at 6:54 a.m.

Massachusetts GOP Chairman Jim Lyons is accusing U.S. Sen. Edward Markey of "playing dodgeball" by refusing to debate Republican challenger Kevin O'Connor more than once before Election Day.

Many parts of Massachusetts are moving into a new phase of reopening Monday even as coronavirus metrics hit numbers that haven’t been seen since the height of the pandemic — leaving medical experts questioning the Baker administration’s motives for forging ahead.

Medical experts question Massachusetts move to next step of reopening

October 5, 2020 at 7:52 a.m.

Many parts of Massachusetts are moving into a new phase of reopening Monday even as coronavirus metrics hit numbers that haven’t been seen since the height of the pandemic —...

Twenty-nine cities and towns will not be allowed to move forward with the next phase of reopening on Monday, the Department of Public Health said as weekly data released Wednesday showed a record 23 communities now listed as high-risk for coronavirus transmission.

23 Massachusetts cities and towns labeled high risk for coronavirus

October 1, 2020 at 8:46 a.m.

Twenty-nine cities and towns will not be allowed to move forward with the next phase of reopening on Monday, the Department of Public Health said as weekly data released Wednesday...

The state has suspended Boston-based COVID-19 testing lab Orig3n Laboratory after it produced nearly 400 false positive results.

Massachusetts suspends Boston-based coronavirus testing lab Orig3n after nearly 400 false positives

September 9, 2020 at 7:33 a.m.

The state has suspended Boston-based COVID-19 testing lab Orig3n Laboratory after it produced nearly 400 false positive results.

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey may have cruised to victory over U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III on the wings of the progressive movement, but making good on his promises to push through the left’s agenda in Washington could prove a much tougher task.

Ed Markey now faces tough task of passing progressive agenda, even if Dems sweep in November

September 3, 2020 at 7:03 a.m.

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey may have cruised to victory over U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III on the wings of the progressive movement, but making good on his promises to push...

In a debate at a crucial juncture in their tight U.S. Senate primary battle, U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and challenger U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III largely failed to break new ground, rehashing old arguments over esoteric votes and saving the main fireworks for last.

Kennedy, Markey circle familiar territory in U.S. Senate primary debate

July 27, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.

In a debate at a crucial juncture in their tight U.S. Senate primary battle, U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and challenger U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III largely failed to break new...