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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued a stay-at-home advisory Monday in response to an uptick in the state’s COVID-19 cases. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Baker issues another stay-at-home advisory, downsizes acceptable gatherings

Allison Pirog November 3, 2020
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have increased by 278 percent and 145 percent, respectively, since Labor Day.
The Boston University School of Medicine is graduating students a month early so they can begin working in hospitals as early as possible to combat the spread of the coronavirus. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE

BUSM to graduate students early in response to COVID-19

Samantha Kizner March 31, 2020
BUSM made the decision March 25 that they would be graduating the class of 2020 a month early, on April 17, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Massachusetts’ other three medical schools — Tufts University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and University of Massachusetts Medical School — will also be graduating students early.
The Massachusetts State House in Boston. The U.S. Department of Justice awarded the state of Massachusetts a grant to fund support programs for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE

State recives $1.5 million grant to strengthen support for survivors of sex exploitation

Gabriella Finocchio November 5, 2019
The grant will be used to bolster law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of sex exploitation while also funding recovery services and training for state employees to better help survivors.
OD deaths from opioids went down by eight percent in 2017, which some people are attributing to the availability of Narcan, pictured above. PHOTO COURTESY GOVERNOR TOM WOLF/ FLICKR

Massachusetts sees first decrease in opioid-related deaths in 7 years

Michal Shvimer February 20, 2018
Massachusetts has seen an eight percent decrease in opioid overdose deaths from 2016 to 2017. A recent Department of Public Health report showed estimates that there will be between 433 and 518 more deaths added to the current confirmed 1,501 in 2017.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has partnered with the Samaritans group to promote suicide prevention. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston mayor partners with suicide prevention group

Andres Picon October 5, 2016

In an effort to raise public awareness about suicide prevention, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the city’s partnership with a support organization called Samaritans of Boston on Saturday during...

Food stamp fraud forces legislation, government commission

Daily Free Press Admin November 28, 2012

The Massachusetts legislature is calling for further reforms to the Electronic Benefit Transfer food stamp system after multiple reports of fraud uncovered a lack of oversight in the system. Paulette...

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