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While the numbers of COVID-19 patients are creeping up, western Massachusetts hospitals have not yet had to limit elective care.As of this week, the state…
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The latest U.S. census data shows the population is continuing to decline in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and in Berkshire County overall. But the decline…
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Western Massachusetts is lagging the rest of the state in population growth, according to the latest U.S. census numbers. In a visit to Springfield this…
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Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin said action needs to be taken to grow the population of the western part of the state. He made his comments…
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New figures from the U.S. Census show the four counties of western Massachusetts ranked at the bottom in the state for percentage population growth over…
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A year after keeping the price of taxpayer-funded purchases out of public view in an effort to protect private business, state Comptroller Kevin Lembo has changed course and released unredacted contracts between 10 vendors and the state for COVID-19 testing. The release came one day before Connecticut Public was set to argue for the full disclosure of the documents before a state public records panel.
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Massachusetts youth were twice as likely as adults to lose employment during the COVID-19 pandemic, while young parents in particular faced a "confluence…
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As states climb out of pandemic-induced recessions, there are dramatic differences in unemployment rates -- even between states right next door to each other. For example, New Hampshire is at 2.5%, while the jobless rate in neighboring Massachusetts is more than twice as high.
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Though the metrics remain near their recorded low points, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising in Massachusetts as the Delta variant continues…
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is launching a study to determine cancer incidence in five cities and towns on the Housatonic River. The…