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The weekly data released by the Commonwealth shows the challenges being faced to getting vaccinations into the arms of people.

A 16-year-old girl from New Bedford was one of 13 people under 30 who died from complications from the coronavirus.

Nantucket launching task force for COVID-19 rule enforcement Share Updated: 5:18 AM EST Dec 31, 2020 Share Updated: 5:18 AM EST Dec 31, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript REPORTER: AN OUTBREAK ON NANTUCKET HAS RESIDENTS POINTING FINGERS. THE MASSACHUSETTS ISLAND THAT -- THE ISLAND LOGGING HUNDREDS OF NEW INFECTIONS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. WE WERE ALL QUITE CONCERNED BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE HOSPITAL. IT DOESN’T HAVE AN ICU AND IF ANYONE GOT TRULY SICK, THEY WERE GO...

Local health care providers are very concerned that the numbers are rapidly moving in the wrong direction.

"This grim milestone is a painful reminder that we must all stay vigilant and continue to adhere to the safety measures that help stem the spread of this terrible virus," Walsh tweeted.

Updated: 6:31 PM EST Dec 30, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SHARMAN: HE WOULDN’T TELL ME HOW HE FELT ABOUT TERM LIMITS FOR THE SPEAKER, BUT HE DID SAID HE HAD NO INTEREST IN SERVING THE ROLE AS LONG AS THE LAST SPEAKER. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 12 YEARS, A NEW SPEAKER TAKING OVER THE MOST POWERFUL JOB, TELLING US THERE ARE NO PLANS TO RAISE TAXES. >> I HAVE VERY LITTLE APPETITE TO RAISE TAXES. SHARMAN: THE ECONOMY A MAJOR FOCU SPEAKER MARIANO SAYING HE NEEDS TO BRUSH UP ON ...

The longest-serving House Speaker on Beacon Hill has resigned after 12 years in the top spot and nearly 30 years in the State House.

Updated: 7:18 AM EST Dec 30, 2020 the young man who was killed in a shooting at an apartment complex near a suburban Catholic high school has been identified. Police and crime tape blocked off the Bowdoin Apartments in Malden, right around the corner from Eastern Avenue and Malden Catholic High School.First responders rushed to the scene just after 7 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of a person shot. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Malden Chief of Police Kevin Molis c...

Massachusetts police officer shoots, kills his K-9 after dog attacks him, chief says Share Updated: 5:09 AM PST Dec 30, 2020 Massachusetts police officer shoots, kills his K-9 after dog attacks him, chief says Share Updated: 5:09 AM PST Dec 30, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript DAVID? DAVID: THIS IS WHERE THE LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE OFFICER AND HIS DOG WERE ON THEIR WAY TO ANOTHER PART OF PLYMOUTH TO HELP TRACK A SUSPECT. WHY THE DOG LITERALLY BIT THE HAND ...

Residents of long-term care facilities in Massachusetts began receiving their COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, two weeks after health care workers began receiving their shots.Those two groups were the highest priority groups in Phase 1 of the states COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline, which was approved by federal officials. Police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel; those working in congregate care settings, such as shelters and correctional facilities; and home-based health care w...