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In a state famous for having little traffic, Tuesday’s long line of cars snaking along Vermont Route 127—known as the Burlington Beltline—was an attention-grabber. The line that went on and on was made up of folks waiting for free food. “I think you can see, for people to be waiting for multiple hours here really shows the dire need...

Saying the coronavirus surge “is behind us,” Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday that the Boston Hope Medical Center is suspending the acceptance of new COVID-19 patients. The 1,000-bed facility at the Boston Convention & Exposition Center has treated 700-plus COVID-19 patients and served as a respite site for the homeless. It will remain in place until all existing patients…

There was a massive turnout Tuesday in Burlington, Vermont, at a food giveaway – this as advocates call for the need for food support amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A New Hampshire police office is paying it forward by donating her weekly first responder stipend to various businesses and individuals in need during the coronavirus pandemic.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has signed an executive order to ensure the continuation of special education services for students amid the coronavirus pandemic. The governor made the announcement during a Tuesday afternoon news conference saying the order requires each school district in the Granite State to hold Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meetings to consider extended school year services…

Joe Shea, owner of CrossFit 1727 in Shrewsbury, says Governor Charlie Baker’s placement of gyms in Phase 3 of his reopening plan is unrealistic for his business.

This Memorial Day was unlike any other. Although states have begun to ease their stay-at-home orders, many restrictions on public spaces and social gatherings remained in place for the unofficial start of summer.

As of now, the Boston Marathon is still on for Sept. 14. But media reports this week suggested the race is in jeopardy, given the still-raging global pandemic. Should organizers cancel the marathon, the runners would not be the only disappointed ones. The nonprofits that rely on the marathon, many of them based in Greater Boston, would see yet another…

Massachusetts on Monday reported 44 new deaths from the coronavirus, while the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 rose by 596. The most recent report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health brought the state’s death toll to 6,416 and the total number of people who have tested positive for the virus to 93,271. The number of…

While the coronavirus pandemic prevented most traditional Memorial Day events from being held Monday in Massachusetts, the day was still celebrated across the Commonwealth. Gov. Charlie Baker and other state officials assembled a virtual tribute to honor our fallen heroes. The virtual Memorial Day ceremony included musical performers and speakers with remarks from Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and others….

As businesses like barber shops and hair salons are able to reopen in Massachusetts as part of the first phase of Governor Charlie Baker’s reopening plan, owners of other businesses that remain closed are trying to look ahead. Joe Shea, the owner of CrossFit 1727 in Shrewsbury, stood in an empty gym Monday. His gym is normally packed every Memorial…

“Odd” and “disconcerting” were words some people in Maine are using to describe this weekend’s unofficial kickoff to summer.  Memorial Day weekend is traditionally a time for traffic, crowds and lines at seafood takeout joints in the Pine Tree State.  But this year, because of COVID-19, cancelled parades and a 14-day quarantine for out-of-state visitors, crowds were virtually non-existent. ...

While some more businesses were able to reopen Monday in Massachusetts, others are looking ahead at future phases.

As lockdowns ease across the United States, Americans are getting out of the house to celebrate the unofficial start of the summer. President Donald Trump himself marked Memorial Day weekend with a round of golf — his first in more than two months.

Hair salons and barber shops were among the businesses allowed to reopen Monday in Massachusetts, as part of the second wave in the first phase of the state’s reopening plan. A simple haircut has never sounded so sweet. “I’ve been chomping at the bit to get back to work, it’s been really rough, really hard, it’s been almost nine...

Public pools in the U.S. will look very different this summer if they open at all with the coronavirus threat still looming

The restrictions placed on retailers don’t seem fair to Jon Hurst of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts.

While the coronavirus pandemic prevented most traditional Memorial Day events from being held Monday, Governor Charlie Baker and other Massachusetts officials assembled a virtual tribute to honor our fallen heroes.

A Vermont provider of support to people in recovery from substance use and alcohol use disorders is finding new ways to reach clients, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I was in a particularly bad downward spiral,” Daniel Wyman of Burlington remembered, describing in an interview with NECN and NBC10 Boston the day early in the crisis when he walked into…

NH seacoast beaches will reopen next Monday but with restrictions.