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     COVID-19 testing capacity is being expanded in the largest city in western Massachusetts.      The city of Springfield is planning to open a COVID-19 testing site at the Putnam Vocational Technical High School.  It will be for city residents who want to get tested whether they have symptoms or not, according to the city’s Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris.      "Right now, the only other testing site is at Eastfield Mall and there are long lines there and individuals waiting," said Caulton-Harris.      Since the testing site in the Eastfield ...

The Baker administration has unveiled a map identifying locations where Massachusetts residents may roll up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine --  and not one of them is located anywhere near Fall River, New Bedford, or Cape Cod. "It's outrageous," New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell told WBSM's Barry Richard today. "I'm at a loss. When I first saw the map, I thought they must have made some sort of mistake. But there's no mistake. How on earth do you justify that decision?" Mitchell said New Bedford and Fall River are cash-strapped cities with a high rates of COVID-19. Anyone from the low-in...

Residents are taking precaution after potentially gathering for the holidays by receiving a COVID-19 test.

MetroWest and Greater Milford, along with the state in general, are coping with an ongoing surge in coronavirus cases.  More than 200 of the state’s 351 cities and towns are now at high risk for local spread of COVID-19.  In this region, most cities and towns are in the state’s coronavirus red zone, including Framingham, Milford, Marlborough, Hudson, Ashland, Holliston, Southborough, Bellingham, Franklin, Hopedale, Shrewsbury, Wayland, Uxbridge and Millis. Most others are in the yellow zone, including Dover, Sherborn, Hopkinton, Natick, Weston, Mendon, Northborough, Sudbury, Westborough...

Jeannette Hinkle and Zane Razzaq Daily News Staff FRAMINGHAM — In a development that leaves a huge hole in the city's fight against the coronavirus, Director of Public Health Sam Wong confirmed he is taking a medical leave. “I’m exhausted,” Wong told the Daily News by phone on Wednesday. “I’m physically, mentally and even sometimes spiritually exhausted. I have given everything I’ve got for the city for the past 10 months and then some, and it has taken a toll on my health and it is to the point where I have to take a step back.” Wong's last day is Thursday. He said he will be...