- Ticker: MBTA seeks input in service cuts; R.I. regulators approve natural gas rate hike October 30, 2020 7:49 am Boston Herald MBTA riders will have nearly a dozen opportunities over the next month-plus to voice feedback about impending service cuts, and to complete an online survey that officials will use to help guide the inevitably unpopular decisions. The cash-strapped T …
- Tufts University, Medford, Somerville team up on ‘pooled’ COVID-19 testing approach October 30, 2020 7:49 am Boston Herald Tufts University is teaming up with its host cities — Medford and Somerville — to offer an inexpensive coronavirus monitoring plan called “pooled testing” that officials say could expedite communities’ ability to return to and maintain in-person learning. …
- Massachusetts eclipses 2 million votes the day before early voting ends October 30, 2020 7:49 am Boston Herald Heading into the final day of early voting, Massachusetts voters have already cast more than 2.1 million ballots, setting the stage for record turnout in what has already been a historic election. Mail-in ballots have dominated the flood of early ballots …
- Moderna ‘actively preparing’ for launch of COVID-19 vaccine candidate October 30, 2020 7:49 am Boston Herald Cambridge-based Moderna announced in an earnings report Thursday that it’s “actively preparing” for the launch of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate and has supply agreements for tens of millions of doses with countries around the world. “We are actively …
- Cam Newton: I need to pick my expletive up October 30, 2020 7:49 am Boston Herald Of all the lessons Cam Newton has learned in New England, the toughest came this week. After the Pats played poorly, he played worse, and together they stumbled to a 2-4 record that would’ve stunned them and preseason prognosticators alike. Speaking …
- 286 new cases of coronavirus reported in Massachusetts schools, most in students October 30, 2020 7:49 am Boston Herald A total of 286 staff and students in Massachusetts schools have tested positive for coronavirus in the past week, an increase of 84 cases from the week before, according to data from the Department of Education. The weekly report posted on Thursdays shows …
- MIAA, ADs, coaches mull return of baseball October 30, 2020 7:49 am Boston Herald Of the two major changes anticipated for a potential 2021 baseball season for Massachusetts high schoolers, one is on track while the other is up in the air, according to the the MIAA Baseball Committee during Thursday morning’s meeting The National …
- Worcester’s Assumption University to enter week lockdown amid coronavirus spike October 30, 2020 7:49 am Boston Herald Assumption University will be locked down for a week amid an increase of coronavirus cases on campus. With more than 20% of residential students in isolation or quarantine, the university and the city of Worcester decided that the campus will enter a “ …
- Massachusetts coronavirus cases jump 1,243 — the highest day since the spring October 30, 2020 7:49 am Boston Herald Massachusetts health officials on Thursday reported 1,243 coronavirus cases, the highest count since the spring and the sixth straight day topping 1,000 amid a virus spike, while 27 more people died from the disease. Thursday’s 1,243 cases comes after …
- Howie Carr: Joe Biden not sure about much. Why worry? October 30, 2020 7:49 am Boston Herald It’s the final weekend of the campaign, so let’s go straight to the videotape to see what Dementia Joe Biden is babbling about, and here’s a spoiler alert: it’s not about his crackhead son Hunter. All dialogue guaranteed verbatim. Earlier this year, Biden …
