Massachusetts Man Contracts West Nile Virus

Massachusetts Man Contracts West Nile Virus

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health recently announced the sixth human case of West Nile virus in the state this year.

The person exposed is a male in his 70s in Middlesex County.

Massachusetts Residents Support State’s Right-To-Shelter Law, Poll Shows
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Massachusetts Residents Support State’s Right-To-Shelter Law, Poll Shows

Tom Joyce

Massachusetts residents generally support the state's right-to-shelter law, but not everyone who backs it wants it to be open to migrants.

While 75 percent of residents support the law and just 19 percent oppose it, support drops when asking people if they support it for migrants, according to a MassInc poll released this week; 55 percent said yes, while 40 percent said no.

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