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New Hampshire Mayor in Quarantine After Daughter Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Matthew McDonald

The 20-year-old daughter of the mayor of New Hampshire's largest city has tested positive for coronavirus, leading the mayor and her family to isolate themselves from others at home.

Joyce Craig, the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, announced the news on Sunday, March 29.

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Boston-Area Priests Offering Drive-Through Confessions

Matthew McDonald

They aren't allowed to have most ordinary parish activities inside their churches because of the coronavirus shutdowns, so some priests in the Boston area have started offering drive-through confessions.

Priests in Waltham, Marlborough, and Chelmsford have been setting up in their church parking lots to allow Catholics to drive near enough to be heard but far enough away to maintain social distance, according to The Pilot, the newspaper of the archdiocese of Boston.

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