#Yo-Yo Ma turns MA vaccination site into concert hall

#Yo-Yo Ma turns MA vaccination site into concert hall

“#Yo-Yo Ma turns MA vaccination site into concert hall” World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma got his second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine Saturday — and turned the Massachusetts vaccination site into a concert hall. Instead of sitting quietly during the 15-minute post-jab monitoring period, Ma played a brief concert as he waited at Berkshire Community College…

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#Hundreds of nurses at Massachusetts hospital go on strike

#Hundreds of nurses at Massachusetts hospital go on strike

“#Hundreds of nurses at Massachusetts hospital go on strike” WORCESTER, Mass. — Hundreds of nurses at a Massachusetts hospital walked off the job on Monday morning after failing to reach an agreement with management over staffing levels. Nurses and their supporters gathered outside St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester at dawn holding signs that said “Safe…

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#Massachusetts forces schools commish to reopen school s

#Massachusetts forces schools commish to reopen school s

“#Massachusetts forces schools commish to reopen school s” The Massachusetts school board voted Friday to allow its schools commissioner to force a wide return to in-person learning — despite union objections, according to reports. State Commissioner of Education Jeffrey Riley told the board that he would seek those powers in order to fully reopen elementary…

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#GameStop booster ‘Roaring Kitty’ testifies before regulators

#GameStop booster ‘Roaring Kitty’ testifies before regulators

“#GameStop booster ‘Roaring Kitty’ testifies before regulators” Keith Gill, the social media persona known as “Roaring Kitty,” whose online posts helped spark January’s trading frenzy in GameStop shares, appeared before Massachusetts securities regulators on Wednesday to testify as part of an examination into his activities. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, the state’s top…

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#Massachusetts lawmaker wants to name official state dinosaur

#Massachusetts lawmaker wants to name official state dinosaur

“#Massachusetts lawmaker wants to name official state dinosaur” BOSTON — A Massachusetts state lawmaker is asking for the public’s help to select an official state dinosaur. State Rep. Jack Lewis tweeted Monday that he plans on filing the legislation on Jan. 15, adding that the effort is a good way for children to learn about the legislative…

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#Remorseful man returns statue’s stolen sword after 40 years

#Remorseful man returns statue’s stolen sword after 40 years

“#Remorseful man returns statue’s stolen sword after 40 years” WESTFIELD, Mass. — A veteran returned a sword he stole from a statue of a Revolutionary War general 40 years ago, telling the head of the Massachusetts town’s historical commission that he regretted taking it. Cindy P. Gaylord, the chair of Westfield’s Historical Commission, said a…

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