Boston, MA|News|
MA Coronavirus Latest: Grim Expectations As Surge Date Draws Near
All the latest on the coronavirus in Massachusetts: An inmate died | More than 600 hospital employees test positive | No beach parking.
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Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
- Melrose, MA
Mike joined Patch in 2016 after eight years at The Boston Globe. He managed and directed news coverage in Southern New England before moving to the Product Team. Tell me how we can make Patch better at mike.carraggi@patch.com.
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Melrose|News|
Melrose's Thayer Fremont-Smith, Judge Who 'Led With Love,' Dies
Fremont-Smith, the Chairman of the Planning Board and Director of the Melrose YMCA, was an associate justice in the state Superior Court.
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Melrose|News|
Melrose Councilors Push For Tax Deadline, Penalty Delays
Two new orders would waive penalties for late excise tax bills for 18 months and extend the deadline for real estate taxes.
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Boston, MA|News|
MA Asked Feds For 1,400 Ventilators, But None Have Arrived: Baker
Gov. Charlie Baker said during a Thursday update as many as 172,000 people may contract the coronavirus in Massachusetts.
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Boston, MA|News|
MA Weather: 'Widespread Power Outages' Expected In Ocean Storm
The National Weather Service is warning of 60 mph wind gusts, with the worst hitting Cape Cod and the Islands.
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Melrose|News|
Melrose DPW Worker 'Somewhat Stable,' Fundraiser Nets $23K
A GoFundMe for Bob DiVola, who remains on a ventilator in the ICU, is helping his family in a difficult time.
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Marlborough, MA|News|
New England Patriots Plane Delivering 1.2 Million Face Masks
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and family paid $2 million for the N95 face masks to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.
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Melrose|News|
Melrose Coronavirus: City Suffers First Death Related To COVID-19
An elderly resident is the first person from Melrose to die from the coronavirus.
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Boston, MA|News|
Coronavirus MA: Man, 31, Becomes Youngest To Die
More than half of the 122 Massachusetts residents who have died from the coronavirus succumbed in the past two days.
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Melrose|News|
Is Your Local Business Open Or Closed? Let Melrose Customers Know
We’re publishing a simple Open-or-Closed Directory for Melrose Businesses. Here’s how to get listed.
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Boston, MA|News|
MA Coronavirus: National Guard To Nursing Homes As Virus Spreads
The state is also transforming a major convention center into a field hospital while the MBTA takes the temperatures of bus drivers.
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Melrose|News|
Council Wants MA To Expand 'Bottle Bill' To Nips, Water Bottles
A subcommittee supported a resolution asking the state to expand the "Bottle Bill" as an act expanding the city's liquor sales moves forth.
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Melrose|News|
Melrose Coronavirus Updates: 1 Week Later, City Has 29 Cases
Last Tuesday the city announced its first three cases. That number has multiplied by nearly 10 in a week.
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Boston, MA|News|
MA Coronavirus: 8 More Dead, Nearly 800 More Cases
There are now 56 dead and 5,752 cases of coronavirus in Massachusetts.
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Melrose|News|
DPW Worker Fights For His Life As Melrose Coronavirus Cases Grow
The 56-year-old man developed symptoms two days after attending a sizable department meeting. There are now 24 coronavirus cases in Melrose.
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Melrose|News|
Melrose To Resume Making Coronavirus Cases Public
Mayor Paul Brodeur cited the state's "evolving position" as to why the city will return to announcing the number of COVID-19 cases.
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Boston, MA|News|
MA Coronavirus Surge Expected In Mid-April
Gov. Charlie Baker said he expects 1,000 ventilators from the federal government in early April.
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Boston, MA|News|
Trump Trying To Get Supplies To MA 'As Rapidly As Possible'
Trump addressed a report that Massachusetts only received 17 percent of its requests for medical supplies while Florida got 100 percent.
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Boston, MA|News|
'Corona Free:' Marcus Smart Cleared After Coronavirus Diagnosis
The Celtics' Marcus Smart, who was the first Boston athlete to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, has been cleared.
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Melrose|News|
PatchChats: Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur Talks Coronavirus Response
Mayor Paul Brodeur discusses social distancing, why the city won't be publicly reporting COVID-19 cases and more, economic impact and more.
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