![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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![MALDEN – The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. today, with an agenda that includes a vote to modify competency determination requirements for the class of 2022, so that this year’s juniors would not be required to take and pass MCAS tests to graduate. The board is also […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/baker-13-2-3.jpg?w=128 "MALDEN – The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. today, with an agenda that includes a vote to modify competency determination requirements for the class of 2022, so that this year’s juniors would not be required to take and pass MCAS tests to graduate. The board is also […]")
State Board of Education to vote Tuesday on MCAS modification
MALDEN – The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. today, with an agenda that includes a vote to modify competency determination requirements for...
![LOWELL – The last two categories of people in Phase 2 of the Baker administration’s vaccine prioritization become eligible for COVID-19 inoculation. That includes all people between the ages of 55 and 59, inclusive, and people with one medical condition included on a U.S. Centers for Disease Control list. The eligible conditions include cancer, chronic […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/vaccinems002-1-1.jpg?w=140 "LOWELL – The last two categories of people in Phase 2 of the Baker administration’s vaccine prioritization become eligible for COVID-19 inoculation. That includes all people between the ages of 55 and 59, inclusive, and people with one medical condition included on a U.S. Centers for Disease Control list. The eligible conditions include cancer, chronic […]")
State expands vaccination eligibility Monday
LOWELL – The last two categories of people in Phase 2 of the Baker administration’s vaccine prioritization become eligible for COVID-19 inoculation. That includes all people between the ages of...
![LOWELL – Monday marks the deadline for most of the state’s elementary schools to return to full-time in-person learning. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on March 5 granted Commissioner Jeff Riley the authority to determine when full and partial remote schooling would no longer count toward student learning time requirements. Parents are still […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/baker-13-2-1.jpg?w=128 "LOWELL – Monday marks the deadline for most of the state’s elementary schools to return to full-time in-person learning. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on March 5 granted Commissioner Jeff Riley the authority to determine when full and partial remote schooling would no longer count toward student learning time requirements. Parents are still […]")
Most elementary schools return to full-time learning Monday
LOWELL – Monday marks the deadline for most of the state’s elementary schools to return to full-time in-person learning. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on March 5 granted...
![BOSTON – The state reopens wider starting on Monday as it moves into Phase 4 of Gov. Charlie Baker’s reopening plan, which he described as the new normal when he outlined his long-term plans last May. Stadiums, arenas and ballparks may operate at 12 percent capacity after submitting plans to the Department of Public Health, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GOVsc010-1-2.jpg?w=122 "BOSTON – The state reopens wider starting on Monday as it moves into Phase 4 of Gov. Charlie Baker’s reopening plan, which he described as the new normal when he outlined his long-term plans last May. Stadiums, arenas and ballparks may operate at 12 percent capacity after submitting plans to the Department of Public Health, […]")
Mass. reopens wider starting Monday
BOSTON – The state reopens wider starting on Monday as it moves into Phase 4 of Gov. Charlie Baker’s reopening plan, which he described as the new normal when he...
![WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate has debate and a vote scheduled on the confirmation of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor Monday. President Joe Biden tapped Walsh, a Massachusetts House lawmaker for 17 years before becoming mayor in 2014, for the Cabinet position in January. Walsh would be […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Biden_Labor_Walsh_20109-2-1.jpg?w=132 "WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate has debate and a vote scheduled on the confirmation of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor Monday. President Joe Biden tapped Walsh, a Massachusetts House lawmaker for 17 years before becoming mayor in 2014, for the Cabinet position in January. Walsh would be […]")
Senate to vote Monday on Walsh as next labor secretary
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate has debate and a vote scheduled on the confirmation of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor Monday. President...
![BOSTON – The next day and a half will determine whether lawmakers get to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk major transportation, economic development and climate change bills, but it’s also crunch time for several critical issues both within those bills and in freestanding legislation. Here’s a look at five issues to watch as lawmakers wrap up […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Bakernc4-3-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – The next day and a half will determine whether lawmakers get to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk major transportation, economic development and climate change bills, but it’s also crunch time for several critical issues both within those bills and in freestanding legislation. Here’s a look at five issues to watch as lawmakers wrap up […]")
Five issues to watch in legislative session’s last hours
BOSTON – The next day and a half will determine whether lawmakers get to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk major transportation, economic development and climate change bills, but it’s also crunch...
![In what she described as the first case in the country involving criminal charges linked to long-term care facility deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Friday that two top leaders at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home will be arraigned for their role in a fatal outbreak there. Healey alleged that Superintendent Bennett […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/09_25_Healey_Charges-1.jpg?w=140 "In what she described as the first case in the country involving criminal charges linked to long-term care facility deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Friday that two top leaders at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home will be arraigned for their role in a fatal outbreak there. Healey alleged that Superintendent Bennett […]")
Two Criminally Charged in Soldiers’ Home Outbreak
In what she described as the first case in the country involving criminal charges linked to long-term care facility deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Friday...
![BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday his administration would be making $130 million in additional funding available by the end of the week for nursing homes to pay for additional staff, cleaning and personal protective equipment. Baker said long-term care facilities, including the state’s 386 nursing homes, have “unfortunately evolved into a national hotspot,” […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LOW-L-homeWilmington03-1.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday his administration would be making $130 million in additional funding available by the end of the week for nursing homes to pay for additional staff, cleaning and personal protective equipment. Baker said long-term care facilities, including the state’s 386 nursing homes, have “unfortunately evolved into a national hotspot,” […]")
Mass. nursing homes to get financial help
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday his administration would be making $130 million in additional funding available by the end of the week for nursing homes to pay for...
House passes bill to require daily coronavirus reports from Massachusetts nursing homes
With nursing homes and other long-term care settings getting hit hardest by COVID-19, the House passed a bill on Tuesday that would overhaul the way facilities and the state report...