Residents, health officials frustrated over vaccine rollout in Western Mass.
Registered nurse Sam Stafford of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office gives a COVID-19 vaccine to Rosie Sheppard, 88, in her Highland Village apartment in Shelburne Falls last week. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Dona Blanchard of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office gives a COVID-19 vaccine to Highland Village resident Ben Collins in Shelburne Falls last week. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
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Editor’s Note: This story is the second in a weeklong series honoring the one-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
FRTA expands bus service program to weekends
A Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) bus arrives at the John W. Olver Transit Center in Greenfield. FRTA will expand its ACCESS micro-transit pilot program to weekends starting Sunday. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
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GREENFIELD The Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) will expand its ACCESS micro-transit pilot program to weekends beginning Sunday, according to Administrator Tina Cote.
The transit authority launched the pilot program in 2019, allowing anyone to schedule a same-day or next-day ride throughout the week by using its mobile app. Now, Cote said they will be able to do the same on weekends, and people can sign up by using the app on their iPhone, iPad or computer.
New Year’s 2020-2021: What’s open, what’s closed
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
A man walks earlier this month past a 2021 sign to be used in the upcoming the New Year s Eve festivities in New York s Times Square. (Frank Franklin II / Associated Press)AP
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New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day bring both the holiday season and the year to an end. Here is a listing of what is open and what is closed Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, and Friday, Jan. 1, 2021.
Finance and shipping
FedEx: Stores are closed New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.