COVID-19 Updates

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced that Massachusetts residents who are eligible for the federal CARES Act and qualify for having

SPRINGFIELD — As Massachusetts slowly begins to reopen through measured strategies, Jessica Collins, executive director of the Public Health Institute

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Older adults with underlying health conditions are at higher risk for severe complications from COVID-19. Mercy LIFE,

AMHERST — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM) is safe for use in

CHICOPEE — Beauty Batlles Lounge is looking to the community to support a virtual fundraiser, the Hero Project. The funds

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced an expanded COVID-19 testing capacity and strategy. As required to secure COVID-19 testing resources

HARTFORD, Conn. — Trinity Health Of New England announced a significant increase in its COVID-19 testing capacity, which will allow

SPRINGFIELD — Members of the Springfield College AmeriCorps program are partnering with Parent Villages Inc. and other local nonprofits to

MENTOR, Ohio — Avery Dennison announced it has entered into an agreement with Global Safety First, LLC (GSF) to produce

SPRINGFIELD — As the positive impact of social distancing begins to flatten the curve for COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts and

GREAT BARRINGTON — Charles Burger, director of the Southern Berkshire Regional Emergency Planning Committee, was struggling with how he could

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced a four-phase approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, and published

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration joined Partners in Health and local public-health officials to provide an update on contract-tracing efforts

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health has greatly expanded its COVID-19 ambulatory testing over the past three weeks. Through this process, the

SPRINGFIELD — American Family Care (AFC) announced that its Springfield urgent-care center at 415 Cooley St. is now offering the

WESTFIELD — Four F-15 fighter jets from the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard will fly over

AMHERST — Researchers at the UMass Amherst Labor Center released a new report providing some of the first data on

LONGMEADOW — Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, chaplain and director of Spiritual Life at JGS Lifecare, has witnessed a great deal of

ENFIELD, Conn. — Asnuntuck Community College has donated 23 boxes of gloves (personal protective equipment, or PPE) to the Connecticut

SPRINGFIELD — Rites of passage are part of the human experience. Graduations, new jobs, weddings, anniversaries, and other significant milestones

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration’s order requiring the use of masks or face coverings in public places goes into effect

CHICOPEE — To assist its local community during the COVID-19 pandemic, Elms College is offering temporary housing to first responders

LEEDS — VA registered nurse Tim Moran said he took a note from his days as a sailor in the

LONGMEADOW — Over the last few weeks, in a generous show of support, several local organizations and restaurants have initiated

SPRINGFIELD — Freedom Credit Union (FCU) announced a donation of $55,000 to be dispersed among several community organizations at the front

SPRINGFIELD — Members of the Baystate Health family gathered for a heartfelt show of love to medical assistant Meghan Moomjian

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College faculty members from the Department of Exercise Science and Athletic Training are partnering with international research

BOSTON — On April 24, Mass2-1-1 and its Call2Talk emotional-support and suicide-prevention hotline reached more than 50,000 calls regarding COVID-19.

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College’s respiratory care program is lending its five ventilators to area hospitals preparing for a

CHICOPEE — Phillips Insurance partnered with clients Fazio’s Ristorante of East Longmeadow and Simos Produce of Springfield to deliver pizza

GREENFIELD — LifePath has received $25,000 in emergency funding from the Meals on Wheels America COVID-19 Response Fund. The goal