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University of Massachusetts Boston graduate students Nicholas Densley, of Missoula, Mont., left, and Kiara Montes, of Boston, right, use brushes while searching for artifacts at an excavation site, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, on Cole's Hill, in Plymouth, Mass. The archaeologists are part of a team excavating the grassy hilltop that overlooks iconic Plymouth Rock one last time before a historical park is built on the site. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Archaeologists dig hilltop over Plymouth Rock one last time

By William J. Kole Jun. 10, 2021 01:06 AM EDT

This false-color X-ray and radio frequency image made available by NASA on Friday, May 28, 2021 shows threads of superheated gas and magnetic fields at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. X-rays detected by the NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory are in orange, green, blue and purple, and radio data from the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa are shown in lilac and gray. The plane of the galazy is horizontal, in the center of this vertical image. Astronomer Daniel Wang of the University of Massachusetts Amherst said Friday he spent a year working on this, while stuck at home during the pandemic. (NASA/CXC/UMass/Q.D. Wang, NRF/SARAO/MeerKAT via AP)
NASA releases stunning new pic of Milky Way's 'downtown'

By Marcia Dunn May. 28, 2021 02:46 PM EDT

Baker: Feds should match vaccine distribution to demand

Apr. 22, 2021 10:05 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday he’s pressing federal officials to reconsider how they distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to take into...

Baker: J&J pause not significantly slowing vaccine effort

Apr. 14, 2021 12:02 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is forging ahead with plans to vaccinate as many residents as possible, despite placing a pause on the use of the Johnson &...

FEMA helps bring massive expansion to Hynes vaccination site

Mar. 26, 2021 10:20 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a partnership Friday that will boost the number of coronavirus vaccine doses...

COVID-19 variant from Brazil found in Massachusetts

Mar. 16, 2021 09:34 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — A variant of the coronavirus first identified in Brazil has been found in Massachusetts for the first time, state public health officials said...

UMass returning to in-person classes after surge eases

Feb. 21, 2021 12:35 PM EST
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts is planning to return to in-person classes Monday after a previous surge in COVID-19 cases led the school...

Loss of housing, dining revenue fuels UMass' budget deficit

Dec. 09, 2020 03:02 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — The loss of housing and dining revenue during the coronavirus pandemic is the major reason the five-campus University of Massachusetts system is...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Aug. 28, 2020 01:47 PM EDT
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT The CIAC needs to drop...

Hundreds of UMass Amherst employees face furloughs this fall

Aug. 27, 2020 11:30 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The University of Massachusetts Amherst plans to furlough hundreds of employees for the fall semester, according to union and university...

Visitors, wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, walk along the dock while touring the U.S.S. Constitution, the U.S. Navy's oldest commissioned ship, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in Boston. The ship, which is also known as "Old Ironsides", reopened for visitors Friday after being shutdown since mid-March due to the virus outbreak. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Baker revisits reopening; 18 new COVID-19 deaths reported

By Steve Leblanc And Mark Pratt Aug. 07, 2020 03:35 PM EDT

Free virus testing program expanding to 8 more communities

By Mark Pratt Jul. 27, 2020 10:07 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is expanding its free coronavirus testing program to eight additional communities where positive test rates are above the statewide...

UMass-Dartmouth cuts 8 athletic teams; not virus related

Jul. 02, 2020 12:05 PM EDT
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has cut eight varsity athletic teams in an effort to better direct resources to remaning programs and align itself...

Becky Crane transfers food to a car at The South Congregational Church Food Pantry during the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Pittsfield, Mass. Additionally, the pantry operates a kitchen that serves up to 100 people per meal to go. All the food distribution is carefully packed and transferred without contact. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)
COVID-19 deaths top 6,000; Baker touts new work protocols

By Steve Leblanc And Mark Pratt May. 20, 2020 09:50 AM EDT

A woman clutches a child while waiting with hundreds of people line up for food donations, given to those impacted by the COVID-19 virus outbreak, in Chelsea, Mass., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
COVID-19 deaths hit single day high; Cities mandate masks

By Steve Leblanc And Mark Pratt Apr. 29, 2020 10:58 AM EDT

A medical worker cleans protective gloves at a coronavirus testing tent outside MGH Healthcare Center, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Chelsea, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
COVID-19 deaths rise to 1,809; schools may not open May 4

By Steve Leblanc And Mark Pratt Apr. 20, 2020 09:22 AM EDT

In this Friday, April 10, 2020, photo Ebru Ural, left, and her daughter Serra Sowers take a walk while discussing colleges to choose without actually visiting them at a park in Sanford, Fla. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the process of college visits to virtual interviews and visits. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Virus doesn't care as students try to prepare for college

By Carolyn Thompson Apr. 13, 2020 08:09 AM EDT