Brookline|News|
Photos: Brookline Businesses, Residents Adapt To Coronavirus
This week marked the beginning of a four-week period of social distancing in Brookline and beyond.
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
Jenna Fisher, Patch Staff
- Brookline, MA
Jenna covers Brookline, Newton and Waltham. She is also the field editor for Charlestown, Chelmsford and Westford.
After graduating from Columbia Journalism School she moved to Boston in 2007 to work for The Christian Science Monitor for several years, including as Asia desk editor. She eventually made the switch to local journalism where she covered Brookline and Newton for GateHouse Media. She joined Patch in 2017. She's a runner, swimmer and loyal flip-flops fan. She knows how to throw a frisbee and has a love-hate relationship with coffee.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham Company Tapped To Help Speed Up Coronavirus Tests
Thermo Fisher, which makes lab equipment, got an emergency green light from the FDA to produce emergency coronavirus tests.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline Offers Chromebooks To Students To Borrow
The Public Schools of Brookline have made resources available to help students and parents cope with the interruption to students’ learning.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Meals for Students In Waltham: Where To Go
School officials say students who depend on the free or reduced meals at school will be supported, even with school canceled.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton Coronavirus: Ask The Mayor, Experts, On NewTV
The Newton mayor, Emergency Management director and Mass General's chief of infectious diseases doctor will be answering questions tonight.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline Releases New Coronavirus Website
Town officials released a special website in an effort to keep community members up to date on the rapidly changing coronavirus situation.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton Coronavirus: Mayor Declares State Of Emergency
Officials are pleading with residents to follow CDC guidelines on social distancing to help slow the new coronavirus.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham Coronavirus Count: 6 Cases
Waltham's director of public health said everyone needs to follow the guidance coming from the governor's office and the CDC.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline Coronavirus: Task Force Holds Virtual Town Hall
It's an effort to allow residents to get up to date on how Brookline is responding to the new coronavirus.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline Schools To Launch Interim Superintendent Search Again
The school committee is set to start interviews in the weeks to come for a new interim superintendent of schools.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton Coronavirus: Residents Band Together To Help Those In Need
At a time when residents are practicing social distancing to stay physically healthy, Newton neighbors also want to help one another.
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Waltham, MA|News|
Waltham Moves On To Quarterfinals On WGBH High School Quiz Show
Waltham narrowly defeated Brookline in the first round of the competition which aired last Saturday.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline Declares State Of Emergency, Limits Lines To 10
The announcement came a day after the governor announced Sunday evening that all restaurants and bars should limit capacity.
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Brookline|News|
Brookline Booksmith To Close During Coronavirus Outbreak
The iconic bookstore in Coolidge Corner made the announcement March 16.
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Brookline|News|
Another Brookline Parent Tests Positive For Coronavirus
That brings the number of residents who have tested presumptive positive in Brookline to three.
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Newton, MA|News|
Newton Coronavirus Updates: What's Closed, Canceled
Each of us has a part to play in lessening the spread of coronavirus, the mayor said. Here's a look at what's closed in the city for now.
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Brookline|News|
Coronavirus In Brookline: Updates, What's Closed, Canceled
Schools, the Soule Early Childhood Ed Center, Eliot After School Program, Brookline Senior Center and Brookline Libraries are closed.
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Boston, MA|News|
Boston Mayor Declares A Public Health Emergency
Walsh ordered bars and restaurants to cut capacity by 50 percent, not to allow lines outside and to close at 11 p.m.
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Charlestown, MA|News|
Boston Public Schools Canceled For A Month
Friday Mayor Marty Walsh announced that Boston Public Schools will close Tuesday and will 'aim to reopen on April 27' after spring break.
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Cambridge, MA|News|
Harvard Confirms 'Presumptive Positive' Case Of Coronavirus
Harvard's president announced that a community member had tested positive for coronavirus at state labs and two others were being tested.
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