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The number of communities at high risk for COVID spread increased from 32 to 55.

Reply The following was submitted by the Melrose-Wakefield Branch of the American Assn. of University Women: The Melrose-Wakefield Area Branch of the American Association of University Women is pleased to offer two scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. A branch scholarship, which is in the amount of $1,500.00, is available as a result of the fundraising activities of the branch and donations received in memory of branch members and their loved ones. This year, the branch scholarship wil...

377 student, 146 staff COVID cases reported at Massachusetts schools in past week as teachers vie for vaccine appointments ahead of full-time in-person learning Updated Mar 11, 2021; As Massachusetts educators look for COVID-19 vaccination appointments ahead of the state of full-time learning next month, state officials have announced 523 more virus cases detected in schools. From March 4 to 10, schools across the state reported 377 students and 146 staff members were positive for the virus, a...

Next month, districts are expected to bring back elementary and middle school students for full-time learning.

3 charged in connection with fatal fire in Lowell March 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Three people have been charged in connection with a fire at a Lowell apartment building last month that left a 77-year-old man dead, injured six people and displaced 50 residents, authorities said. Two suspects, including a 16-year-old boy, face murder charges, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a statement Thursday. They’re accused of setting fire to a trash bag with a ci...

In the hands of Lesyslie Rackard and her sewing sisters, quilts talk. Listen to this story told by The Laundress, a quilt Rackard dedicated to her Auntie Maggie Bell Rackard, a domestic worker who migrated in the early 1940s from Daytona Beach, Florida, to Poughkeepsie, New York. Immortalized in fabric, her aunt stands at the ironing board, wearing a blue dress pieced from a scrap of her favorite house dress. Next to her is a laundry basket and washboard, honoring Lesyslie’s mother, also a...

Relief bill coming together to aid workers, businesses By Katie Lannan State House News Service Top legislative Democrats on Monday sketched out the broad outlines of legislation they said theyd pass quickly, perhaps this week, to provide relief to workers and businesses still facing the economic strains of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Karen Spilka, House Speaker Ronald Mariano and Ways and Means Committee Chairs Rep. Aaron Michlewitz and Sen. Michael Rodrigues said the bill theyd ag...

Recent homes sales in Boston and Cambridge (Mar. 10) ALLSTON 139 Glenville Ave. #139 Condo, built in 1899, 1,977 square feet, 6 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 1,977-square-foot lot. $770,000 1259 Commonwealth Ave. #3 Condo, built in 1920, 968 square feet, 5 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 968-square-foot lot. $542,000 BACK BAY 9 Follen St. #2 Condo, built in 1890, 770 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 770-square-foot lot. $865,000 4 Charlesgate E #303 Condo, built in 1910, 1,036 square ...

Updated on February 25, 2021 at 4:55 pm NBC Universal, Inc. There are now just 28 Massachusetts communities at the highest risk of coronavirus transmission, 38 fewer than last week, health officials said Thursday. Its the sixth straight week that number has fallen. Thursdays town-by-town coronavirus risk data -- which classifies communities risk level on a scale from red, the highest, to grey -- puts 66 cities and towns in the red zone, from 66 last week. Its a remarkable drop from the peak, 22...

Town Of Hamilton National Grid Share 1,800 Workers Deployed, High Winds Could Hamper Repairs - Hamilton-Wenham, MA - National Grid said it deployed more than 1,800 personnel in New England as part of its emergency response operations for the "Type 4" event.