![BOSTON – In parts of the country, cases of COVID-19 are skyrocketing. But as people across the country prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July this week, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he was lifting the 14-day self-quarantine directive for anyone traveling into Massachusetts from any of the other five New England states, New […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/062320bakerar04-3.jpg?w=127 "BOSTON – In parts of the country, cases of COVID-19 are skyrocketing. But as people across the country prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July this week, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he was lifting the 14-day self-quarantine directive for anyone traveling into Massachusetts from any of the other five New England states, New […]")
Baker easing travel restrictions to Mass.
BOSTON – In parts of the country, cases of COVID-19 are skyrocketing. But as people across the country prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July this week, Gov. Charlie Baker...
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![BOSTON – For more than five years, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito has been a near constant at the side of Gov. Charlie Baker, a partner always there for every big moment, even if she was just off center stage. From budget rollouts to bill-signing ceremonies and even a presidential endorsement, Polito has been there to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/LOW-L-grant1-3.jpg?w=125 "BOSTON – For more than five years, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito has been a near constant at the side of Gov. Charlie Baker, a partner always there for every big moment, even if she was just off center stage. From budget rollouts to bill-signing ceremonies and even a presidential endorsement, Polito has been there to […]")
Reopening role puts Polito on center stage
BOSTON – For more than five years, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito has been a near constant at the side of Gov. Charlie Baker, a partner always there for every big...
![BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker had a simple message Thursday for residents looking for their “chance to fight back” against COVID-19: Answer the phone. Apparently, many people are not. Baker, along with local and non-profit partners participating in the state’s first-in-the-nation contact tracing program, said the effort will become even more important to identify hotspots […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/05-07_Baker_exit-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker had a simple message Thursday for residents looking for their “chance to fight back” against COVID-19: Answer the phone. Apparently, many people are not. Baker, along with local and non-profit partners participating in the state’s first-in-the-nation contact tracing program, said the effort will become even more important to identify hotspots […]")
Baker message: Answer the phone
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker had a simple message Thursday for residents looking for their “chance to fight back” against COVID-19: Answer the phone. Apparently, many people are not. Baker,...
![BOSTON – Some might be piling up in garbage bags in the corner of a garage. Others could be finding their way into the trash. The vast majority, experts believe, are just going into curbside recycling bins. But whatever is happening to them, millions fewer bottles and cans are being redeemed for their 5-cent deposits […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/opioidnl002-e1581528866541-1.jpg?w=109 "BOSTON – Some might be piling up in garbage bags in the corner of a garage. Others could be finding their way into the trash. The vast majority, experts believe, are just going into curbside recycling bins. But whatever is happening to them, millions fewer bottles and cans are being redeemed for their 5-cent deposits […]")
Fewer bottle, can redemptions during pandemic
BOSTON – Some might be piling up in garbage bags in the corner of a garage. Others could be finding their way into the trash. The vast majority, experts believe,...
![BOSTON – Despite five straight days of declining new confirmed cases of COVID-19, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday that the data was insufficient to draw any conclusions about the trajectory of the spread of the coronavirus throughout the state. The Department of Public Health reported 1,556 new cases of the disease on Tuesday, a decrease […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/04-22_Baker_7-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Despite five straight days of declining new confirmed cases of COVID-19, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday that the data was insufficient to draw any conclusions about the trajectory of the spread of the coronavirus throughout the state. The Department of Public Health reported 1,556 new cases of the disease on Tuesday, a decrease […]")
Despite fewer COVID-19 cases, Baker warns it’s too early to draw conclusions
BOSTON – Despite five straight days of declining new confirmed cases of COVID-19, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday that the data was insufficient to draw any conclusions about the trajectory...
![BOSTON – Two months before thousands of Democrats were due to gather in Lowell for an election-year nominating convention, the head of the state Democratic Party said Monday night he would move to cancel the convention out of fear of contributing to the spread of coronavirus. The step was taken with the support of U.S. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/oxfamnl006-1.jpg?w=127 "BOSTON – Two months before thousands of Democrats were due to gather in Lowell for an election-year nominating convention, the head of the state Democratic Party said Monday night he would move to cancel the convention out of fear of contributing to the spread of coronavirus. The step was taken with the support of U.S. […]")
Democrats cancel election-year convention in Lowell
BOSTON – Two months before thousands of Democrats were due to gather in Lowell for an election-year nominating convention, the head of the state Democratic Party said Monday night he...
![BOSTON – Congress on Thursday sent President Donald Trump a bipartisan bill filed by U.S. Sen. Edward Markey to crack own on robocalls by requiring telecomm carriers to more aggressively use technology to identify spam and block those calls at no cost to the consumer. The TRACED Act cleared the Senate on Thursday, and was […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LS_100316_TIGERGrant08-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Congress on Thursday sent President Donald Trump a bipartisan bill filed by U.S. Sen. Edward Markey to crack own on robocalls by requiring telecomm carriers to more aggressively use technology to identify spam and block those calls at no cost to the consumer. The TRACED Act cleared the Senate on Thursday, and was […]")
Markey celebrating passage of anti-robocall bill
BOSTON – Congress on Thursday sent President Donald Trump a bipartisan bill filed by U.S. Sen. Edward Markey to crack own on robocalls by requiring telecomm carriers to more aggressively...
![BOSTON – Senate leaders have come up with an ambitious plan they believe will help drive down the cost of expensive and unfairly priced drugs. The proposal to improve access to medication arrives three weeks after Gov. Charlie Baker put forward his own sweeping health care bill that seeks to cap the growth of expensive […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Friedman2-1.jpg?w=121 "BOSTON – Senate leaders have come up with an ambitious plan they believe will help drive down the cost of expensive and unfairly priced drugs. The proposal to improve access to medication arrives three weeks after Gov. Charlie Baker put forward his own sweeping health care bill that seeks to cap the growth of expensive […]")
Senate rolling out plan to lower drug prices
BOSTON – Senate leaders have come up with an ambitious plan they believe will help drive down the cost of expensive and unfairly priced drugs. The proposal to improve access...
![BOSTON – With House Speaker Robert DeLeo eyeing a vote in the coming weeks on new transportation revenue, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said a “big increase” in the gas tax would be a non-starter for his administration. Baker said he has already proposed policies that would bring more money into the state’s transportation system […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/low-z-tax-1.jpg?w=127 "BOSTON – With House Speaker Robert DeLeo eyeing a vote in the coming weeks on new transportation revenue, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said a “big increase” in the gas tax would be a non-starter for his administration. Baker said he has already proposed policies that would bring more money into the state’s transportation system […]")
Baker weighs on on gas tax hike, opposes big increase
BOSTON – With House Speaker Robert DeLeo eyeing a vote in the coming weeks on new transportation revenue, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said a “big increase” in the gas...
![BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker’s ban on the retail sale of vaping products in Massachusetts is hanging in limbo Thursday after an Appeals Court judge denied the administration’s request to stay a lower court order that Baker amend his ban and reissue it by Monday. The decision by Appeals Court Judge Kenneth Desmond late Wednesday […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/low-l-vaping-1-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker’s ban on the retail sale of vaping products in Massachusetts is hanging in limbo Thursday after an Appeals Court judge denied the administration’s request to stay a lower court order that Baker amend his ban and reissue it by Monday. The decision by Appeals Court Judge Kenneth Desmond late Wednesday […]")
Baker’s ban on vaping products in legal limbo
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker’s ban on the retail sale of vaping products in Massachusetts is hanging in limbo Thursday after an Appeals Court judge denied the administration’s request to...