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“This is a little like the third or fourth quarter and we’re holding our own here,” he said. “Don’t let the virus win the game. Play it all the way to the end.”

Governor Charlie Baker

Imploring the people of Massachusetts to not pull back on social distancing even as the number of new cases declines.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Scoop: Biden's "four Cs" of Trump coronavirus criticism » Axios

Presidential debate planning proceeds despite virus worries » Boston Globe

Reelection politics explain Trump’s strange stance » Boston Globe

Keller @ Large: Would President Trump Win If Election Were Held Today? » CBS Boston

Business

Senate passes $500 billion relief bill that would replenish small business program » Boston Globe

Gyms outlined by federal government as one of first businesses allowed to reopen » News 22 WWLP.com

Nike donates face shields and respirator lenses to three Boston hospitals » Boston Globe

Once bankrupt, a tiny broadband company thrives in the Trump era » Boston Globe

State firms lagged in receiving federal coronavirus rescue money » Boston Globe

Bose workers furloughed; layoffs possible » Boston Globe

One-third of tech CEOs continue hiring amid pandemic » Boston Globe

Berkshire Legislators: 'Back to Normal' Not Good Enough » iBerkshires

Biogen CEO nabs highest-ever paycheck during rollercoaster year » Boston Business Journal

Not just PPP: SBA’s disaster loans slow to roll out in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

U.S. Space Force adds $378M to Raytheon's GPS contract » Boston Business Journal

Gardner man seeks class-action lawsuit possibly worth $100M » Worcester Telegram

Gov. Baker leaves door open for Massachusetts businesses to reopen before end of June if COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations decline » The Republican

Museum of Science, Boston Announces Staff Furloughs And Layoffs » WBUR

It is time to pause all debt payments and cancel student loan debt amid coronavirus outbreak, Elizabeth Warren says » The Republican

Civil Rights

Virus provides cover for assault on abortion rights » Boston Globe

Education

Schools closed for the year as Massachusetts still ‘in grips’ of coronavirus pandemic » Boston Herald

Q&A: What you need to know about the school closings » Boston Globe

Baker closes schools for the rest of the year » Commonwealth Magazine

It’s Official: Massachusetts Schools Are Closed for the Year » Boston Magazine

Coronavirus turns Massachusetts ‘Class of 2020’ into ‘Class of Quarantine’ » Boston Herald

Donald Trump: ‘Harvard’s going to pay back’ the $8.6 million coronavirus aid » Boston Herald

Brenda Cassellius Promises ‘Innovation' And ‘Collaboration' In BPS Remote Learning » WGBH

President Trump says he will ask Harvard to return federal aid » Boston Business Journal

Southern New Hampshire University to offer $10K tuition for on-campus model » Boston Business Journal

Environment

State Official Says Mass. Climate Goals Remain On Schedule Despite Pandemic » WBUR

Harvard pledges net-zero investment in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 » Boston Globe

Federal

House expected to vote on changing rules to allow remote voting » The Hill

As federal stimulus checks arrive, how are people spending the money? » Boston Globe

White House readies push to slash regulations as major part of its coronavirus economic recovery plan » Boston Globe

Health Care

House passes bill to require daily coronavirus reports from Massachusetts nursing homes » Boston Herald

Milford legislators call for PPE donations, distribute them to medical centers » BU News

MIT Professors, Senator Team to Create Coronavirus Resources » GovTech

At Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, More Than 50 Veterans Now Dead After Testing Positive For COVID-19 » New England Public Radio

Do I want a ventilator? Coronavirus prompts more people to consider, or revisit, end-of-life care » Boston Globe

Catholic hospital won’t guarantee ICU nurse a respite from work with coronavirus patients » Boston Globe

More COVID-19 deaths at Wilmington nursing facility » Lowell Sun

Doctors fear sick are forgoing treatment » The Salem News

UMass Memorial has seen 30% increase in ventilated coronavirus patients since Friday; CEO says underserved population suffering disproportionally » The Republican

Biogen delays 'complex and unpredecented' Alzheimer’s drug application » Boston Business Journal

Housing

'Great irony' shrouds March housing records » Boston Business Journal

Human Services

Veggies, Not Art: The ICA's Watershed Becomes A Fresh Food Hub For East Boston » WBUR

Attleboro area food banks try to keep up with rising demand » The Sun Chronicle

Immigration

The coronavirus outbreak has helped Trump get the immigration crackdown he’s long pursued — and provided him with a new foil » Boston Globe

Trump order to bar new green cards, not temporary visas » Boston Globe

Virus notes: Baker hits Trump immigration stance » Commonwealth Magazine

Trump immigration ban a no-brainer, except for clueless Democrats » Boston Herald

Donald Trump: Immigration suspended to help unemployed Americans after coronavirus shutdown » Boston Herald

Baker was asked about Trump’s vow to halt immigration. He didn’t mince words » Boston Globe

Mayor Walsh blasts Trump’s immigration ban as ‘foolish policy’ » Boston Business Journal

Labor

Massachusetts opens unemployment applications to gig workers, self-employed » Boston Herald

Legislative

Scenes from the State House » South Coast Today

Public Health

Why coronavirus has seemingly spared Fall River and New Bedford so far » Boston Globe

Coronavirus surge in Massachusetts will last a while due to flattened curve, MGH doc says » Boston Herald

FDA approves first in-home test for coronavirus » Boston Globe

For the elderly, coronavirus is not necessarily a death sentence. But it can feel like one » Boston Globe

Baker: We’re in the 3d or 4th quarter » Commonwealth Magazine

In hard-hit Chelsea, COVID-19 fight a collaborative effort » Commonwealth Magazine

Charlie Baker fails to share life at the end of the social distancing tunnel » Boston Herald

Mass. Has A Long To-Do List Before Businesses Can Reopen, According To Tufts Think Tank » WBUR

Citing lack of universal testing, Mayor Walsh says there’s no timeline for reopening Boston » Boston Globe

Virus data incomplete for Berkshire County nursing homes » Berkshire Eagle

Oops, nursing home COVID-19 deaths omitted » Commonwealth Magazine

Mitchell says state coronavirus numbers for New Bedford are off » South Coast Today

Coronavirus in Massachusetts: Health, economic disparities need to be addressed in recovery, advocates say » Boston Herald

More Than 50 Veterans Have Died From COVID-19 At Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. But Staff Say The Situation Is Improving » WBUR

Public Safety

Who is that masked man? COVID get-out-of-jail card for con » Boston Herald

State audit: Environmental police failed to track officers’ whereabouts » WCVB

Milton police unions go public with contract dispute » Patriot Ledger

State Government

Letter: Galvin distorts original purpose of census » The Eagle Tribune

Pension Fund Weathering Storm of Pandemic, Markets » State House News Service

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Recipe of the Week

Makes 6 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • ⅓ cup cornmeal (not coarse, medium- or fine-grind works)

  • 2 large eggs

  • ¼ cup sugar

  • 1 Tbsp. baking powder

  • ½ tsp. baking soda

  • 2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt

  • 1½ cups buttermilk, divided

  • 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, divided, plus more room temperature for serving

  • 1 cup fresh blueberries

  • 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil

  • Pure maple syrup (for serving)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°. Whisk 1 cup all-purpose flour and ⅓ cup cornmeal in a small bowl.

  2. Whisk 2 large eggs¼ cup sugar1 Tbsp. baking powder2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and ½ tsp. baking soda in a medium bowl until eggs are lightened and smooth, about 30 seconds.

  3. Add ¾ cup buttermilk and half of the dry ingredients and whisk very gently just to barely combine.

  4. Add 2 Tbsp. melted butter, remaining ¾ cup buttermilk, and remaining dry ingredients and whisk just to combine (some lumps are okay). Adding the dry ingredients in two batches, rather than all at once, lessens the risk of over-mixing (which would deflate and toughen the batter).

  5. Using a wooden spoon, fold in 1 cup fresh blueberries. We're using conventional blueberries—the kind you pick up at the grocery store—because they're so easy to find. But if you have access to those teeny-tiny, burst-in-your-mouth wild blueberries (what, are you in Maine or something?), by all means, use those.

  6. Heat 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil and 2 Tbsp. melted butter in a large oven-safe nonstick skillet (make sure it's at least 8 inches in diameter) over medium-high. We're using a combination of oil and butter because butter adds a lot of flavor but has a low smoke point (which means that it burns easily); mixing it with oil raises that smoke point so that we can have the best of both worlds.

  7. When foaming subsides, scrape in batter and use the back of a spoon to gently nudge it all the way to the edges.

  8. Reduce heat to medium and cook, shaking pan back and forth occasionally to ensure pancake will eventually slide out freely, until bubbles appear across surface of pancake, 5–6 minutes (it will still look quite wet and uncooked in the center, but you should see some browning around the outer edge).

  9. Transfer pan to oven and cook until pancake is puffed and set, 10–12 minutes. Invert pancake onto a large plate or platter. Admire the crispy, burnished top—its pock-marked surface contains all of your lacey-edged pancake fantasies.

  10. Cut into wedges and serve with room-temperature butter and maple syrup.



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