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Hotel Jobs Slashed in Massachusetts Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Hotels in Massachusetts are not doing well amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the hotel industry alone, Massachusetts has already lost more than…
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Vermont Allowing Restaurants To Sell Alcohol To-Go
Now that restaurants and bars are takeout-only in Vermont, those businesses can now sell alcohol as a part of a takeout…
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Suffolk County District Attorney Interested In Getting Some Prisoners Released Because of Coronavirus
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins is looking to identify certain convicts in prison to release because of their vulnerability to coronavirus.…
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Berkshires Hotel Industry Getting Crushed By Coronavirus
The company that runs the famed Red Lion Inn in the western Massachusetts town of Stockbridge and other lodging places in the…
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Drive-In Mass
Following up on my suggestion of small church services through online signup to get around coronavirus restrictions, a reader suggested outdoor Masses.…
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Abortions Exempted From Elective Surgery Ban in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has exempted elective abortions from the statewide ban on elective surgery during the coronavirus precautionary restrictions.…
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Dropkick Murphys Play St. Patrick’s Day Show To Nearly Empty Studio – But Millions Online
The Dropkick Murphys replaced a House of Blues gig in Boston on St. Patrick's Day for a nearly silent studio…
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Cape Cod Jail Not Accepting New Prisoners Or Visitors Because of Coronavirus
Cape Cod's jail and house of correction has stopped accepting prisoners from local police departments and stopped allowing visitors and…
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Public Masses Continuing in Vermont – But Nowhere Else in New England
Public Masses are continuing in Vermont until the end of the week but nowhere else in New England during the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Let’s Re-Open The Churches – Here’s How … And Why
Let's agree that the powers-that-be – the governor, the archbishop, ministers, public health officials – are trying to do what…
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Vermont Shuts Down Bars Restaurants
As of Wednesday, March 18 bars and restaurants are no longer allowed to have dine-in patrons in Vermont amid the coronavirus…
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Weld Blown Out in Florida
Two states voted in the Republican presidential primary on Tuesday this week, and former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld lost big in the…
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Tom Brady Says He Won’t Return To The Patriots
When (and if) the New England Patriots take the field later this year, Tom Brady won't be joining them. The…
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Bangor Sets Curfews On Public Gatherings
Curfews for public gatherings, restaurants and bars are now the norm in Bangor, Maine amid the coronavirus pandemic. The city made an…
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Massachusetts Firm To Start Shipping Out More Than A Million Coronavirus Tests This Week
A Massachusetts-based firm says it has 1.5 million COVID-19 tests available now that the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Maine Island Bans Visitors Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
One island in Maine is taking a closed border approach when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus. The board of selectmen…
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Boston Celtics’ Maine Developmental Affiliate Suspends Season
For the Boston Celtics affiliate team, there will be no basketball in the near future, either. On Thursday, March 12 the NBA…
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Massachusetts Governor Bans Gatherings of 25 or More People, Orders Schools Closed, Restricts Bars and Restaurants To Takeout
No gatherings of 25 or more people, no public or private schools open, no restaurants or bars serving customers on the premises,…
