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$50 Million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) to Fund Schools and Colleges Across the Commonwealth The Baker-Polito Administration announced today it will allocate more than $50 million in federal CARES Act funds to benefit education in elementary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities. The funding from the federal Governor’s Emergency...

$50 Million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) to Fund Schools and Colleges Across the Commonwealth The Baker-Polito Administration announced today it will allocate more than $50 million in federal CARES Act funds to benefit education in elementary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities. The funding from the federal Governor’s Emergency...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says administration is reviewing COVID-19 public gathering guidance after parties tied to infections Massachusetts officials are reviewing the state’s guidance on public gathering sizes in light of recent parties and groups that are tied to clusters of COVID-19 infections in parts of the state, Gov. Charlie Baker said. Baker, speaking from...

Travel Order: Starting August 1, all visitors and Massachusetts residents returning home, including students returning to campuses for the fall semester, must fill out a “Massachusetts Travel Form” and quarantine for 14 days unless they are coming from a COVID-19 lower risk state or they can produce a negative COVID-19 test result administered no more...

COVID-19 resurfaces at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home after weeks of no cases; family visits halted again After a month of the facility being COVID-19 free, officials at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke confirmed a renewed case in a veteran who appeared to be “clinically recovered” after the widespread outbreak that cropped up in March. Read the full story...