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"We felt we were sure we would be in a good place by Aug. 1," Baker said Thursday, "But if the people of Massachusetts continue to be as aggressive and as enthusiastic about getting vaccinated as they've been, we may have the ability to do that sooner."

Governor Charlie Baker

Gov. Charlie Baker said Massachusetts could fully reopen sooner than his proposed date of Aug. 1 if residents continue to get vaccinated against coronavirus at the current rate.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Why the next 100 days will define the Biden presidency more than the first 100 days » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: In a Kerry vs. Giuliani smackdown, the mayor knocks out Liveshot » Boston Herald

Business

By one metric, the Mass. economy has recovered from Covid-19 » Boston Business Journal

‘August Is A Long Way Away,’ Businesses Surprised NYC Reopening 7 Weeks Before Boston » CBS Boston

Live music is coming back to Boston! Will the crowds be there to greet it? » Boston.com

Former senator Scott Brown played a pivotal role in bringing back road races next month » Boston Globe

Large venues working to maintain safety, ease hesitations as state reopens » Western Mass News

Cannabis & Psychedelics

‘We feel like the ugly stepchildren of cannabis.’ Mass. hemp farmers wait in regulatory purgatory » Boston Globe

Education

Baker To Add More Grant Funding To Voc-Tech Schools » WBUR

In Maine, the debate over schools returning full-time rages town by town » Boston Globe

PETA renews campaign against monkey research at UMass » Gazette Net

Baker Touts Voc-Tech Training After Budget Push Falls Short » State House News Service

Massachusetts To Spend $70 Million On Summer School Learning Programs » CBS Boston

Northborough-Southborough Votes To Retire "Tomahawk" Imagery From Algonquin Regional High School » WGBH

Mass. commits over $70 million for summer programs to combat learning loss during the pandemic » Boston Globe

Environment

In dealing with climate change, don’t forget solar, storage » Commonwealth Magazine

Letter: In reconnecting with nature, we could revive it » Boston Globe

Health Care

The US government has now paid Moderna $6b for vaccine effort » Boston Globe

Housing

Brockton eviction cases leave advocates and officials racing to end crisis » The Enterprise

Human Services

$600M bond bill for new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, more services for veterans statewide passes Massachusetts Senate in unanimous vote » The Republican

Trouble may be ahead for $600 million bond bill for new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, statewide services, after easy passage by Senate » The Republican

Under pressure, Mass. Senate creates panel to help ensure $400 million soldiers’ home project includes minority-owned firms » Boston Globe

Universal childcare in Mass. comes with a $5b price tag » Commonwealth Magazine

Judiciary

Suffolk DA kicks off effort to drop tens of thousands of convictions tied to tainted state drug lab » Boston Globe

Labor

Post-COVID pandemic recovery in Massachusetts must include job training, Gov. Charlie Baker says » The Republican

Terminated Marriott Copley workers launch hotel boycott » Boston Globe

Local Government

Emotions boil over in tiny Mount Washington, as resignation leaves two major posts unfilled » the Berkshire edge

Springfield city councilor calls on Gov. Baker for guidance on basketball courts » News 22 WWLP.com

Funding for full-time police chief, zoning change on Worthington TM agenda » Gazette Net

One contest in Saturday's election in Worthington » Gazette Net

Fate of Russell School holds up proposal to create Hadley historic district » Gazette Net

Higgins to accept role as Woburn's next City Clerk » Daily Times Chronicle

Outdoor mask mandate continues in downtown Amherst » Western Mass News

With outdoor basketball banned in Springfield due to COVID, City Councilor Malo Brown looks for an assist from Gov. Charlie Baker » The Republican

Park designers settle on new concept for Copley Square » Boston Globe

Politics

Ex-girlfriend testifies about former Fall River mayor’s high-spending ways » Boston Globe

Chair: New Congressional Districts Won’t Pit Incumbent vs. Incumbent » State House News Service

Boston Mayoral Hopefuls Pitch Workforce Development Ideas » State House News Service

Boston mayoral hopefuls criticize Kim Janey’s decision to delay Boston’s reopening » Boston Herald

Everett City Councilor to challenge mayor » Boston Globe

Public Health

Regional vaccination site opens in Chicopee to ‘crush COVID’ » The Republican

Liftman: No reason to celebrate lifting mask mandate in Mass. » Boston Herald

Federal health officials vow again to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigars » Boston Globe

After all those eager for vaccination get their shots, how to reach the rest? Primary care doctors say they’re the answer » Boston Globe

Lawmakers, municipal group work on local health funding » The Metro West Daily News

Charlie Baker says Massachusetts could lift coronavirus restrictions early if more people get vaccinated » Boston Herald

About a third of people in most parts of Massachusetts are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 » WCVB

26 Massachusetts cities and towns at high risk for coronavirus transmission, decline by almost half » Boston Herald

Editorial: It’s time for employers to impose vaccine mandates » Boston Globe

1,260 confirmed cases, 16 deaths, and 85,896 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

State Rarely Enforced Mask And Travel Orders, WBUR Review Finds » WBUR

Baker: State will ‘take a look’ at moving up full reopening date if people keep doing ‘right things’ » WHDH

Active COVID cases in Massachusetts now dropping daily with 50% of the state’s population with at least one vaccine shot » The Republican

State senator touts Cape Cod’s virus response ahead of summer travel season » Boston.com

Public Safety

Boston Mayor Janey To Sign Measure Limiting Police Use Of Tear Gas » CBS Boston

Transportation

Our Opinion: Road safety critical, but Baker bill needs a close look » Berkshire Eagle

Utilities

Thousands of homes in Massachusetts still have lead water pipes, and many residents don’t know » Boston Globe

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