Boston joining other cities in again tightening virus restrictions
Richard Guarino center, Boston Medical Center supply chain operations associate director, is accompanied by Victor Ruiz, left, as they deliver the hospital s first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the pharmacy at Boston Medical Center on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
William Senior, pharmacy technician at Boston Medical Center, unpacks two trays comprising the first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine delivered to Boston Medical Center, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Each tray contains 975 doses of the vaccine. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
Victor Mendoza, certified pharmacy technician at Boston Medical Center, places his thumb on the sensor of the package comprising the first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine delivered to Boston Medical Center to determine if the shipment has maintained the correct temperature on Mond
Boston Children s Museum temporarily closes as a precaution
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 9:14 am EDT
BOSTON The Boston Children’s Museum is temporarily closing as a precaution in response to rising COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts.
The popular children’s museum said on Twitter it is voluntarily closing to the public effective Monday. It will remain closed through Jan. 7. The organization said all advance ticket purchases affected will be refunded.
“While disheartening during this time when the Museum normally welcomes thousands of children to enjoy festive exhibits and programs, we are confident that this step is in the best interest of our staff and visitors,” the museum said in its statement.
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BOSTON, Dec. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ In response to the current resurgence in COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts and to ensure the continued wellbeing of its relatively small staff along with the continued safety of visitors during the holidays, Boston Children s Museum has announced the decision to voluntarily close to the public through January 7. The closure is effective beginning Monday, December 14. All advance ticket purchases affected by this temporary closure will be refunded. Since reopening in July, the Museum has been extremely safe for visitors and staff and has had no Museum-based COVID-19 transmission and takes this step as a precautionary measure.
Biddeford arts organization Engine hires a new director
Jessica Muise brings experience working with the creative economy and on community-building in the Boston area.
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Engine, the decade-old community catalyst in Biddeford that focuses on the arts, has hired a new executive director with experience in metro Boston as an artist, administrator, curator and community builder. Jessica Muise of Waltham, Massachusetts, will begin her duties in Biddeford on Feb. 1, after emerging from a field of about 75 applicants.
She will replace Engine’s founding director Tammy Ackerman, who announced her departure in the spring.
Jessica Muise will begin her job as executive director of Engine in Biddeford on Feb. 1.