| | The city of Boston has suspended 812 employees who didn't come into compliance with its coronavirus vaccine mandates, leaving the city "implementing contingency plans" as it finds itself short more than 4% of its workforce. | | | Gov. Charlie Baker is deploying up to 450 state National Guard members to tackle two crises: 250 deployed to offset likely staffing shortages at prisons from vaccine compliance layoffs and 200 to help schools with COVID-19 testing. | | | Boy, has President Trump got Gov. Charlie Baker's number. | | | Even in a city like Boston, one that demands championships and often refuses to settle for less, some teams deserve an exception. This one falls in that category. | | | A bill that would allow emergency medical service personnel to treat police dogs injured in the line of duty has cleared a major legislative hurdle, receiving a favorable report from the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, and will be headed to the Senate and House for further consideration. | | | The Boston Red Sox' improbable playoff run will continue into the American League Championship Series, and tickets to the first home game at Fenway next week are already listed as high as $7,900 on some broker sites. "My phone is blowing up with requests," said John Higgins, owner of Boston-based ticket broker Higs Tickets. "People […] | | | Houston is 5-2 against the Sox this year, out-scoring them 42-25. | | | Matching Massachusetts' higher coronavirus vaccination rate could have averted more than 20,000 deaths and about 100,000 hospitalizations in Florida and Texas amid the delta variant, according to a newly published paper. | | | Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported 4,466 new coronavirus cases from the long weekend, as total COVID hospitalizations in the Bay State continued to drop. | | | More than 4,000 fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts tested positive for the coronavirus last week, a daily average of about 576 people as the rate of breakthrough infections ticked up a bit in the Bay State. | | | Great white shark researchers are asking boaters and beachgoers to be on the lookout for a red shark tag that recently popped off near Nantucket. | | | Italian-American citizens gathering in Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park to celebrate their heritage and the late explorer were greeted by signs and monuments scrawled with "Land Back" in red paint by vandals. The park has been the epicenter of the cultural battle over the continued observance of Columbus and his legacy. The six-foot white marble statue […] | | | |
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