REOPENING RECAP Today Governor Baker, Lieutenant Governor Polito, and the Reopening Advisory Committee laid out the details of the four-phase plan to slowly reopen businesses and services across the Commonwealth. Full information can be found in the MEMA Command Center Site Report and on the Reopening Massachusetts Website. A new Safer-at-Home Advisory has replaced the … Continued
The Massachusetts business closure and stay at home advisory has been extended through midnight of Monday, May 18. On Monday the Reopening Advisory Committee will give a full report detailing the strategy that MA will take to reopen. Today the following details were announced regarding the reopening: Essential Services: Businesses that have operated during … Continued
The Massachusetts business closure and stay at home advisory has been extended through midnight of Monday, May 18. On Monday the Reopening Advisory Committee will give a report detailing the strategy that MA will take to reopen. MA Reopening Information MA Four Phase Reopening Approach Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces 54 major Massachusetts employers have … Continued
Drive-thru testing sites are opening at CVS locations in Northampton and West Springfield, which will offer self-swab testing for those who meet testing criteria at no cost. Tests must be arranged ahead of time, starting May 15. “The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that it is preparing to distribute up to $502 million from the federal … Continued
At today’s’ press conference, Governor Baker emphasized that the Massachusetts economy would be reopened gradually, in the previously released phases. Public health metrics will determine when the phasing begins and how long each phase lasts. The Governor also stated that Contact Tracing efforts would be ramped up considerably in advance of the reopening. However, there … Continued
Gov. Charlie Baker announced that he is seeking a $1 billion supplemental budget for fiscal 2020 to authorize spending for personal protective equipment, rate adjustments for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, incentive pay for state workers on the front lines and other Covid-19 related expenses. Amtrak is now requiring that masks be worn … Continued
With the State Orders regarding non-essential business closures, due to expire on Monday, the Baker-Polito Administration today announced a four-phase approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy. The Governor stressed that a lot still depends on the continuation this week of level case and death numbers for Massachusetts. The phases are as follows: Phase 1 START: … Continued
Please be advised that you may be contacted by Public Health officials as part of the COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. If you have tested positive for COVID-19 or were exposed to someone who has tested positive, you may receive a call from your local Board of Health … Continued
Please be advised that you may be contacted by Public Health officials as part of the COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. If you have tested positive for COVID-19 or were exposed to someone who has tested positive, you may receive a call from your local Board of Health … Continued
As part of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $15,909,257 to health centers in Massachusetts to expand testing. The State announced today that golf courses in Massachusetts can reopen if they follow tight restrictions including no carts and no caddies among several … Continued
