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And as New York and the nation Friday marked the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks while in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the ranks of the nearly 200,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19 have been filled by dozens of heroes like these who risked their lives to save others when the twin towers fell.

Nurses on the front lines of New York’s COVID-19 pandemic are calling for the state to enact minimum staffing standards ahead of another wave of infections

As the first wave of coronavirus cases peaked in the Northeast U.S. this spring, eight healthcare workers from New York City and across the country shared their intimate experiences fighting the virus — through exhaustion, grief and fear.

Estuary and its sister bakery, Ebb & Flow, have funded the meals, in part, through a GoFundMe campaign.

Hull Fire Chief Chris Russo, suffering after the death of his father-in-law, shared his experience of watching a loved one get care for the coronavirus.

Some hospitals are opening food pantries or makeshift grocery stores inside their facilities to help staff who don’t have time, don’t want to or can’t afford to go to a grocery store during the coronavirus pandemic.

The supermarket chain Stop & Shop and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) are calling on federal and state governments to designate associates at grocery stores as “extended first responders” or “emergency personnel.” In a joint statement released Monday, Stop & Shop President Gordon Reid and UFCW International President Marc Perrone said grocery workers “are essential workers and they deserve essential...

Eligible health care workers who are responding to the coronavirus are getting up to a $10 raise and a $500 bonus.

A Massachusetts gas station is saying thank you to health care workers and first responders by giving them free gas. Thirteen-year-old cousins Mahi and Krish Patel’s parents own Harry’s Food Mart in Lowell. For Mahi Patel’s birthday, she said she wanted to celebrate by giving back. “We wanted a party, the both of us with cake, but then with...

First responders know every call they get during this coronavirus pandemic could be the one that exposes them to the coronavirus. “They’re using the N95s, goggles, gloves; and any COVID patients, they’re using full Tyvek suits,” Auburn Fire Deputy Chief Glenn Johnson said. But the Auburn Fire Department has tried to come up with even more creative ways to...

A Massachusetts gas station is saying thank you to health care workers and first responders by giving them free gas.

The coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City’s 911 system like never before

The Auburn Fire Department is taking steps to protect firefighters and keep their numbers from being depleted during the COVID-19 pandemic – including working 96 hours straight, so crews can be off for 12 straight days.

U.S. nurses are facing a fundamental question that pits their professional principles against their personal welfare: Did they sign up to become heroes

First responders in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, have a new tool to help them stay safe as they respond to emergency calls amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Costco has announced it will be giving health care workers and first responders priority access to enter its stores amid the ongoing coronavirus health crisis. Those who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are now able to skip to the front of the store’s lines, which have become increasingly longer, so they can get in and out faster....