The MBTA announced that the RIDE paratransit service will temporarily allow customers to book trips for their personal care attendants (PCAs) in an effort to best support their ADA-eligible customers during the COVID-19 situation. “This change will allow the MBTA…
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Baker Extends Stay at Home Advisory, Closure of Non-Essential Businesses until May 18
Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday afternoon extended the stay at home advisory and closure of non-essential businesses until May 18. The original order was set to expire on May 4. Additionally, Baker extended the ban on gatherings of 10 or…
Mike Sainristil Watched the NFL Draft as 10 Michigan Teammates Were Selected
When Everett football star Mike Sainristil chose Michigan, he knew that he was entering a preeminent college program that annually attracts the best players in the nation to Ann Arbor. That fact was borne out in this year’s NFL Draft…
Moulton, Healey Team up to Help Constituents Spot Online Coronavirus Scams and Cybercrimes
Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey will host a Facebook Live forum on cybersecurity in the age of coronavirus this Wednesday, April 29, at 4 p.m. ET. In an era where Americans have shifted their work…
MassDOT Schedules Tunnel Lighting Maintenance in Ted Williams Tunnel
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that there will be reduced lighting in the Ted Williams Tunnel (TWT) eastbound and westbound in Boston. This essential work began on Sunday, April 26, at 11 p.m., and will continue through…
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Down for the Second Week
Special to the Record Massachusetts had 80,153 individuals file an initial claim for unemployment insurance from April 12 to April 18. This represented a decrease of 22% over the previous week as most of the workers who have been laid…
SJC Issues Updated Order Regarding State Court Operations During the Pandemic
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Monday issued an updated order, which will be effective May 4, 2020, regarding the operation of Massachusetts state courts and courthouses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Under the new order, until at least June 1,…
Pioneering Consumer-Worker Organization Demands Massive COVID-19 Testing Production, Universal Testing
The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s oldest consumer and worker advocacy organization, is demanding that the federal government put its support behind massive COVID-19 test production and, as quickly as is feasible, put in place a testing protocol for…
Plan for Law School Graduates Announced
The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) last week announced a plan for the Massachusetts Bar Examination to proceed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and an expanded opportunity for graduates to appear in…