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Nearly 300 members of the public received coronavirus vaccines at a clinic reserved for first responders in the Massachusetts State Police Headquarters in Framingham, state officials confirmed. The Boston Globe first reported that 292 civilians who received the shots over a period of three days in January and February were eligible. Qualified recipients at that time included people over the…

Nearly 300 people received coronavirus vaccines at a clinic reserved for first responders in the Massachusetts State Police Headquarters in Framingham.

A free program called Caring Connections invites first responders to spend an uninterrupted hour with the horses at UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Goffstown. “I hope that they leave here with a sense of peace and relaxation and remember what that feels like,” program director Karen McGraw said. It’s a priceless gift these horses are giving to those on...

In New Hampshire, people on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic are being given the chance to unwind with therapy horses.

Now that Massachusetts has expanded vaccine eligibility to residents 65 or older, many are looking ahead to the next groups to be included – and those who some believe should have been prioritized sooner. Trish Bourassa, a flight attendant from Sturbridge, says she was turned away from trying to get a vaccine at a local hospital, which told her flight…

As the state’s vaccine rollout continues, local flight attendant Trish Bourassa is concerned she and her coworkers are being overlook. This comes after she was turned away from being vaccinated.

The site plans to begin with 300 vaccinations a day and build up to 5,000 vaccinations a day as more people become eligible.

Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, opened Friday to first responders in a soft launch of the state’s first mass vaccination site.

Gov. Charlie Baker hailed a new round of financial assistance for small businesses in Massachusetts impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, saying he hoped the funds would tide them over until economic activities normalize. In a press conference at Ristorante Saraceno in Boston’s North End, Baker said the grants would provide some $78.5 million in awards to 1,595 additional small…

The doors of Gillette Stadium open Friday to first responders in a soft launch of the state’s first mass vaccination site.

Gov. Charlie Baker is hoping to get more COVID-19 vaccines out to people across Massachusetts.

Gov. Charlie Baker released new details Wednesday on the next round of COVID-19 vaccinations in Massachusetts. On Monday, the state began administering vaccine doses to first responders — including police, firefighters and EMTs. The next step in the state’s vaccine plan will focus on congregate care facilities. Starting next week, roughly 94,000 people living and working in congregate care settings…

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said that the next step in the state’s vaccine plan will focus on congregate care facilities.

Hundreds of first responders in Massachusetts are expected to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Thousands of first responders are eligible for the vaccine including firefighters, police officers, EMTs, emergency dispatchers and college public safety personnel. They can get their shot at one of over 60 different sites across the state. More than 300 first responders…

Hundreds of first responders in Massachusetts began receiving their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.

Hundreds of first responders in Massachusetts are expected to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.

First responders in Massachusetts will roll up their sleeves across the state on Monday to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Some communities have already administered the vaccine to emergency responders.  In Needham, the city’s public health department will administer the vaccine to police and firefighters from there and surrounding towns. Emergency responders in Dover and Medfield...

Massachusetts is preparing to vaccinate first responders starting on Monday. Nia Hamm reports from Needham with the latest details.

Two Massachusetts first responders went beyond the call of duty recently when they brought an elderly woman groceries after hers were run over two days before Christmas.