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MASS. GOV. CHARLIE BAKER announced that the state is easing some of its COVID-19 restrictions by increasing the capacity limits on businesses to 40%. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Massachusetts easing some COVID-19 business capacity limits

Coronavirus 02/04/2021

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts is easing some of its COVID-19 restrictions by increasing the capacity limits on businesses to 40%, Gov. Charlie Baker announced...

READY AND WAITING: Instructions to perform a COVID-19 virus self-test are displayed for drivers outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The site can handle 6,000 tests in a day. With sites such as this already operating nationwide, experts say there are reasons to think the U.S. is better able to deal with a surge in cases. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAMIAN DOVARGANES

This time, doctors appear better-equipped to handle surge

Coronavirus 11/13/2020

NEW YORK – The latest surge in U.S. coronavirus cases appears to be much larger than the two previous ones, and it is all...

Gov. Baker announces expanded COVID-19 measures for state

Coronavirus 11/02/2020

BOSTON (AP) – Gov. Charlie Baker announced a series of new measures Monday meant to curb rising COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, including a revised...

Mayflower II cancels scheduled stop in Rhode Island

Coronavirus 08/06/2020

BOSTON (AP) – The Mayflower II, a replica of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World 400 years ago, has canceled...

MASS. GOV. Charlie Baker has released a four-phased plan to reopen businesses in Massachusetts following COVID-19 related shutdowns. / COURTESY OFFICE OF CHARLIE BAKER

Mass. Gov. Baker unveils phased-in reopening plan

Coronavirus 05/18/2020

BOSTON (AP) – Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday laid out a phased-in approach to gradually restart the Massachusetts economy, which was largely shuttered nearly two...

MASSACHUSETTS GOV. Charlie Baker said that state plans to boost overall COVID-19 testing capacity to 45,000 tests a day by the end of July and 75,000 tests a day by the end of December. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Baker sets testing goals; CVS opening drive-thru test sites

Coronavirus 05/14/2020

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker laid out an ambitious testing goal Thursday that he said will create the largest coronavirus testing program...

MASS. GOV. Charlie Baker has extended the state's stay-at-home advisory due to COVID-19 from May 4 until May 18. All nonessential businesses will also remain closed until the new deadline./ AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Mass. stay-at-home advisory extended to May 18

Government 04/28/2020

BOSTON (AP) – Gov. Charlie Baker is extending Massachusetts’ stay-at-home advisory from May 4 until May 18 as the state continues to battle the...

DEATHS FROM COVID-19 are expected to surpass 2,000 this week in Massachusetts. Above, a woman positions her mask after a medical worker, left, took a sample from her nose at a coronavirus testing tent outside MGH Healthcare Center. AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Massachusetts becomes coronavirus hotspot as cases surge

Coronavirus 04/20/2020

Massachusetts has become a hotspot of coronavirus infections, drawing the concern of federal officials and promises of aid from hard-hit New York as the...

Massachusetts Bankers Association urges customers to bank electronically

Financial Services 03/30/2020

PROVIDENCE – Financial institutions are among the essential businesses exempt from forced closure under Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker’s executive order to help prevent the...