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Wicked Local Please support local journalism by subscribing here. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced that as part of Phase 2 people age 75+ are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, Feb. 1. People age 75+ can now find a location where the vaccine is being administered and sign up to receive the vaccine from that location on the State’s website at: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-vaccination-locations-for-individuals-in-eligible-groups-and-phases. All locations currently require appointments. Family members may schedule appointments for loved o...
Wicked Local Acton's Vaccine Working Group, comprised of Deputy Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Anita Arnum, Nursing Director Heather York, Health Director Sheryl Ball, Council on Aging Director Sharon Mercurio and Town Manager John Mangiaratti, reports that the Town of Acton secured 100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccination and held a successful vaccination clinic for to eligible residents. The doses have been specifically allotted only for those 75-years-old and older who became eligible on Monday, Feb. 1 through Phase Two of the state’s vaccination distribution plan. The Acto...
Wicked Local Acton Police Chief Richard Burrows announced that the Acton Police Department has made progress in its investigation into a pair of incidents in which Acton-Boxborough School Committee members were targeted with racial epithets during public meetings. Through its ongoing investigation, which began after the first incident on Dec. 17, Acton Police have identified a juvenile male in Arizona as a suspect. Acton Police are working with a local Arizona police department to continue the investigation. The suspect allegedly also attempted to interrupt an Acton Board of Selectmen's mee...