COVID Archives

INSIDE THE NO-BID CONTRACTS MASS IS ABOUT TO ENTER FOR COVID SALIVA TESTS

“We are still only a fraction of what Gov. Baker projected where the state should be testing per day per week, we need to be ramping up significantly.”

DAN ATKINSON August 25, 2020

KRAFT GROUP AMONG BUSINESSES SELLING PPE TO MASS W/ NO-BID CONTRACTS

While not all of this spending is coronavirus-related, it’s easy to see how some vendors have found new opportunities with the pandemic.

DAN ATKINSON August 18, 2020

FOR SOME SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS, “IT’S JUST NOT WORKING”

“I feel like as parents we are not being heard enough when it comes to our special needs kids.”

GRACE SYMES August 12, 2020

Boston international students coronavirus

“ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU’RE LIKE A CRIMINAL: ‘WE DON’T WANT YOU HERE'”

Frustrated, some international students distance from US

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 11, 2020

FROM ONLINE LESSONS TO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS, MASS COMMUNITY COLLEGES PLAY IT SAFE

“We’re in no rush to bring administrators and staff back to campus because there’s no reason to.”

GRACE SYMES July 20, 2020

UP TO THE CHALLENGE, FOR CHELSEA: DOCTOR EXPLAINS TRIUMPHS, TERROR OF COVID STRUGGLE

“In a community like Chelsea, with many families in one [housing] unit … With a disease as contagious as this one, isolation is the key.”

RICH TENORIO July 6, 2020

ANYWHERE BUT THERE: MEMO REQUIRING SOME STUDENTS TO RETURN TO CAMPUS SPARKS OUTCRY

“There is no care in the way we get this important information and it shows that our work is undervalued by the university.”

ALEX SUMAS July 1, 2020

SPECIAL PHOTO FEATURE: HELPING COMMUNITIES, HOSPITALITY WORKERS, AND FAMILIES

“We live in the United States of America, and to see how many people have issues with food [is] just unbelievable.”

KEIKO HIROMI June 29, 2020

FOR RESTAURANTS FIGHTING WAY OUT OF PANDEMIC, TAKEOUT COCKTAILS COULD BE HUGE HELP

“It’s very reasonable, it’s very measured, it’s not going to stop anyone from getting their favorite vodka or tequila at the liquor store.”

ERIC TWARDZIK June 26, 2020

SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: HOW WILL HOSPITALITY WORKERS PAY BILLS IF THEY GET SICK?

“Low wage workers are actually, literally, afraid for their lives. They need to know they’re not dependent on tips.”

HALEY HAMILTON June 25, 2020