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EBT SNAP online purchasing options keep expanding in Massachusetts
BOSTON — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can now use…
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Massachusetts virus cases and hospitalizations back on the rise
Colin A. Young/SHNS Though the metrics remain near their recorded low points, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising in Massachusetts…
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Massachusetts Rep pitches pandemic remedy: Extra year of school
Chris Lisinski/SHNS The abrupt shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic upended K-12 education across the country, particularly for…
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Just hours left in state of emergency, pandemic-era policies will expire — at least temporarily
Chris Lisinski JUNE 14, 2021…..In less than six hours, the state of emergency that has been in place since March…
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Pandemic policy preservation bill emerges in Senate
By Katie Lannan State House News Service JUNE 8, 2021…..Massachusetts residents could keep voting by mail in any elections scheduled…
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New cases fall to double digits for first time since June
Colin A. Young JUNE 7, 2021…..For the first time in nearly a year, public health authorities in Massachusetts confirmed fewer…
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Spending to avoid evictions surged earlier this year in Massachusetts with millions still available
Chris Lisinski/SHNS JUNE 3, 2021…..Even after an historic spike in demand for emergency housing aid, Massachusetts still has hundreds of…
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Massachusetts schools see 130 new virus cases, Fall River ranks top five in state
COVID-19 among Massachusetts schools saw a decrease in new student cases for the sixth straight week after setting a record…
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No red in state’s COVID risk map, Fall River one of a handful in yellow
Colin A. Young of SHNS and Ken Paiva of Fall River Reporter JUNE 3, 2021…..For the first time since it…
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Massachusetts sees 100 new virus cases, announced 3 new deaths
Colin A. Young Public health authorities on Wednesday confirmed 100 new COVID-19 cases and announced three recent deaths caused by…
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