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APRIL 14, 2020.....Nursing homes in Massachusetts are already being overwhelmed by the coronavirus and face risks of further devastation without immediate state action to expand testing, dramatically increase funding and address staffing shortages, the head of the state's leading skilled nursing advocacy group warned elected officials.Massachusetts Senior Care Association President Tara Gregorio outlined dire stakes in a Monday letter to Beacon Hill's top three leaders, pleading [...]

‪On Friday, April 17,  AFC Urgent Care in Stoneham, located at ‪16 Main St. in Stoneham, will hold a COVID-19 drive through testing clinic ‪from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for members and residents of Stoneham and the surrounding communities who qualify for novel coronavirus testing. Results will be available the same day.This screening is available for all heath insurances, including MassHealth and Medicare. In order to qualify for testing, patients [...]

STURBRIDGE — Old Sturbridge Village is usually brimming with thousands of schoolchildren during the April school vacation week. That will not be the case this year.“April vacation week alone is a big week. It’s the beginning of when things start getting busy for us,” said James E. Donahue, president and CEO of Old Sturbridge Village. “If we have nice weather, we could see a 1,000 people or more a day. So April vacation week can be a 10,000-person [...]

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Horoscope for April 20-26We begin the week with the sun entering Taurus for its yearly tour of the fixed earth sign. While in normal times, this might seem a welcome arrival — and it is indeed for those who are earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) — it does come at a time when we are still so uncertain about the future, all of which is understandable and expected.Normally this is a time when the earth begins to thaw and flowers begin to pop up and the air has [...]

As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 29,918 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, and 132,023 people had been tested for the disease. The state's fatality count surpassed 1,000 for the first time, hitting 1,108 with 151 new deaths reported.

Dean CollegeEric Lucey, of Winchester, was named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at Dean College in Franklin.Colby CollegeThe following Winchester residents were named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at Colby College in Waterville, Maine: Katharine Dougherty, class of 2022, child of Mark and Jennifer Dougherty; and Michael Yorsz, class of 2022, child of Jeffrey Yorsz and Jean Connors. To qualify, students must achieve a minimum [...]

APRIL 16, 2020.....Before participating in a conference call with other governors and President Donald Trump, Gov. Charlie Baker expressed wariness Thursday about rushing to loosen social distancing restrictions before Massachusetts gets through the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak.The surge in cases long expected to hit the state's health care system in mid-April has arrived, Baker said, and the peak will likely come later this month. He urged the public to continue following [...]

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The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will conduct a helicopter application of the biological larvicide Bti to control mosquito larvae over large wetland areas in Winchester.Wetlands currently being evaluated for this treatment are located near Coolidge Road, Fairlawn Terrace, The Ledges and Old Lyme Road. The application will be conducted between April 16 and 30. The Bti will be applied in a granular formulation by a helicopter flying low directly over the wetlands. Residents [...]