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St. Vincent Hospital nurses vote to authorize strike Isabel Sami, Telegram & Gazette © T&G Staff/Rick Cinclair WORCESTER - Nurses picket in front of Saint Vincent Hospital on the day that their union is voting on whether to authorize a strike Wednesday, February 10, 2021. WORCESTER — The 800 registered nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in contract negotiations with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare voted Wednesday to authorize their negotiating committee to call for a strike if Tenet management refuses to increase staffing levels during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and beyo...

Winter storm brought wild weather to New England – see what it looked like around the area Hadley Barndollar, USA TODAY NETWORK Coastal erosion, significant flooding and Nor'Easter snow totals –  the winter storm spanning Monday and Tuesday brought extreme weather conditions to communities around New England. Here's a roundup of areas hit the hardest.  © Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger Deborah Hartman of Scituate leaves her flooded vehicle on Oceanside Drive. She got stuck after a large wave suddenly flooded the street on Tuesday February 2, 2021 Greg Derr/The Patriot ...

Worcester vaccine signup for elders starting soon Brad Petrishen, Telegram & Gazette © T&G Staff/Rick Cinclair WORCESTER - Dr. Michael P. Hirsh, the city’s medical director, speaks during the weekly Covid-19 press conference at City Hall Thursday, January 21, 2021. WORCESTER — The city hopes to vaccinate 1,500 or more people over age 75 against COVID-19 by Saturday, officials said, with signups possibly starting as soon as Monday night.  In a call Monday afternoon, Dr. Michael P. Hirsh, the city's medical director, said the city will conduct clinics Friday and Sa...

'The right thing to do': Worcester County Jail and House of Correction staff, inmates grateful to receive COVID-19 vaccine Craig S. Semon, Telegram & Gazette © T&G Staff/Rick Cinclair WORCESTER - Derrick Pitt is the first inmate to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the Worcester County House of Correction Friday, January 22, 2021. Officer Dylan Forss watches through the window as Alyssa Dobbs, LPN; and Bianca Henault, LPN; administers the shot. WEST BOYLSTON — The Worcester County Jail and House of Correction had its first two inmates inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine....

Baker resists calls from lawmakers, undertakers to lift funeral workers to top of vaccination list Brad Petrishen, Telegram & Gazette © T&G Staff/Rick Cinclair MILLBURY - Matthew Mulhane, left, and his father Stuart Mulhane own Mulhane Home For Funerals in Millbury Thursday, January 21, 2021. Gov. Charlie Baker is resisting calls from undertakers and dozens of lawmakers, including many in Central Massachusetts, to follow the lead of 33 other states and bump funeral directors to the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations.  “I’m dumbfounded,” C.R. Lyons, a Danvers funera...