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School Snow Days Are Back — For Now — In Massachusetts: Patch PM
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I am Patch's editor for Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Before joining Patch in 2017, I worked for the Boston Globe, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Dow Jones News Service and the Old Colony Memorial in Plymouth.
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About 1.2 percent of fully-vaccinated Massachusetts residents have contracted COVID-19. Of those, 468 have died.
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Worcester and Lowell are paying $155 per hour, while Watertown is paying up to $200 if the drivers have commercial driver's licenses.
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A partial lunar eclipse is cause for a watch party in MA to see the full frost moon turn red in the longest such event this century.
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Mental health counselors are turning away clients as the pandemic and the approaching holidays increase anxiety and depression levels in MA.
"I don’t understand why you’re in such a big hurry for me to make a decision about this," the two-term MA governor said this week.
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Remy's last public appearance was Oct. 5, when he threw out the first pitch before the American League wild card game against the Yankees.
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A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for Saturday, with the Northern Lights possibly being visible over Massachusetts.
A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for Saturday, with the Northern Lights possibly being visible over New Hampshire.
A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for Saturday, with the Northern Lights possibly being visible over Rhode Island.
Cedar's Mediterranean Foods said the hummus may have included pine nuts, which were not listed on the ingredients on the product's packaging
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