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Massachusetts to designate 4 COVID vaccination days for educators, school staff, child care workers Updated Mar 10, 2021; Posted Mar 10, 2021 People enter a socially distanced line to get their COVID-19 vaccinations at Gillette Stadium, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP Facebook Share Massachusetts officials plan to designate four COVID-19 vaccination days for teachers, school staff and child care workers, all of whom become eligible to request a vaccine appointment Thursday morning. Some 400,000 educators, staff and child care workers will be able to get ...

As educator COVID-19 vaccinations become available, Massachusetts Teachers Association wants to work with state on rollout Updated Mar 03, 2021; With educator vaccinations finally in sight during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Massachusetts Teachers Association is pushing to work with the state on the rollout of inoculations. Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday morning announced that starting March 11, K-12 employees, early childcare workers and school staff will be eligible to sign up to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement followed a directive from President Joe Biden on Tuesday for states t...

Broadband concerns put private providers in spotlight Published: 2/18/2021 12:31:45 PM BOSTON — In a pandemic that has forced many aspects of daily life online — from work to school to doctor’s appointments — efforts to build out broadband infrastructure still face challenges, with private providers hesitant to invest in some unserved areas and lawmakers calling for the internet to be treated more like a public service going forward. “There is no way that the state has done enough to close the gap, the digital divide in the commonwealth that used to apply mostly in our minds to rura...

Leyden discusses anticipated revenue from broadband network Published: 1/21/2021 3:24:50 PM LEYDEN — The town broadband buildout could produce $300,000 in service revenue in its first year. Speaking before the Selectboard on Tuesday, Andy Killeen, chair of the Leyden Municipal Light Plant and volunteer head of the town’s Broadband Department, said the network’s buildout has continued successfully into 2021. He said the town has about 268 individual locations in town online, with 308 out of 343 possible connecting homes filling out applications. “When I took over the project in the m...

State extends wireless hotspot program through June, option added for indoor hotspots The Hawley Highway Garage on Route 8A is a Wi-Fi hotspot for residents. The Baker-Polito Administration has extended the hotspot program through the end of June, benefiting Hawley and eight other towns in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region. Staff Photo/PAUL FRANZ Modified: 12/28/2020 3:03:40 PM Related stories The Baker-Polito Administration has extended the free wireless hotspot program launched in unserved Massachusetts towns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, benefiting nine Franklin County a...