“We’ve vaccinated about 25,000 people to date and many of them, thousands of them have already received their second vaccine,” said Martinello.
Yale New Haven Health is using “MyChart,” an electronic medical record system used by some healthcare providers including Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, who’s also offering vaccinations.
“We are actively reaching out all of our patients who are 75 and older to let them know the vaccine is available and we are ready to vaccinate them, but anybody, even if you’re not our patient, we are here to help vaccinate you,” said Dr. Mark Silvestri, chief medical officer for medicine and dental services.
NEW BEDFORD The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in its final years of cleaning up one of the nation s largest Superfund sites, the New Bedford Harbor, say agency officials.
The EPA held a public meeting Wednesday evening with about 25 members of the public and local government in virtual attendance. Last year, the agency finished underwater dredging, completed shoreline remediation of certain zones, closed cleaning facilities, and planted salt marshes.
This year, the agency will continue shoreline remediation and salt marsh planting along the Upper Harbor on both the New Bedford and Fairhaven sides.
Contingent on funding, the EPA should complete site cleanup in four to five years, said agency Remedial Project Manager David Dickerson in an interview with the Standard-Times.
Depending on the municipality, most or all restaurant and bar owners along the SouthCoast have renewed their alcoholic beverage licenses for 2021 contrasting with the state treasurer s late 2020 forecast that statewide, up to 35% of such license holders would not renew due to the economic toll of the pandemic.
New Bedford had 183 renewals this year, the same amount as 2020, according to data provided by the mayor s office. The city in October authorized its licensing board to reduce alcohol license renewal fees for 2021 by 25%.
The Standard-Times previously reported restaurants are the city s largest portion of license holders. With the financial reprieve, the cost to renew dropped from $3,050 to $2,288.
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