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Walsh, Martinez warn against weekend St. Patrick’s Day gatherings amid coronavirus pandemic By Travis Andersen Globe Staff,Updated March 9, 2021, 12:01 p.m. Email to a Friend Mayor Martin J. Walsh gave updates relating to COVID-19 during a press conference at Boston City Hall.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff City officials Tuesday urged residents not to hold large St. Patrick’s Day parties this weekend, noting that just 10 percent of Boston adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. At a City Hall news conference, Mayor Martin J. Walsh said the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade thr...

Gov. Charlie Baker shared his thoughts Tuesday about what the post-pandemic world, or what he refers to as "the next normal" could look like for Massachusetts.

Updated on March 9, 2021 at 2:14 pm Getty Images Gov. Charlie Baker shared his thoughts Tuesday about what the post-pandemic world -- or what he refers to as "the next normal" -- could look like for Massachusetts. "Honestly, if we can get a significant portion of our population vaccinated and if the feds can amp up the supply in a big way, the possibilities and opportunities for us to get back to what looks like the next normal is very real," he said. Download our mobile app for iOS to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Baker said it's possible that the way the people work in Ma...

By Amanda Burke, The Berkshire Eagle The U.S. Senate narrowly passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Saturday, sending it back to the House then President Joseph Biden for final approval. The bill provides direct relief payments to many Berkshires residents, as well as aid for cities, which will no doubt prove to be a boon to Pittsfield as finance officials keep working on the budget for next fiscal year. And at its Zoom meeting on Wednesday, the School Committee will dive into Pittsfield Public Schools finances at its first public budget presentation of this year. But before that ...

MORE than 1,000 people have signed a petition in a bid to stop the council from approving plans to turn green space in Combwich into 60 homes. Developer, Land Promotion Group, is seeking outline permission from Sedgemoor District Council to build the homes as well as a community hall and car park on land at Brookside Road in the village, which is in the parish of Otterhampton. The developer, which works on a 'no win no fee' basis, said in their planning statement that if the plans are approved 40 per cent of the homes will be 'affordable' and the development will not have an adverse imp...