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A CVS pharmacy offering COVID-19 vaccines. The first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected in Massachusetts on Saturday. ANH NGUYEN/ DFP STAFF

First case of Omicron variant in Massachusetts detected

Dongfang Zhou December 6, 2021
The first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected in Massachusetts on Saturday.
A mosquito. Boston is officially at high risk for receiving the West Nile Virus, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. COURTESY OF WILDTURKEY VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Two new cases of West Nile Virus reported in state following Boston being labeled “high risk”

Daily Free Press Staff September 17, 2021
Boston is raised to risk level "high" for the West Nile Virus, following the emergence of new cases.
Cambridge, Newton, Somerville and Watertown were labeled “high-risk” for the West Nile virus by the Massachusetts Department of Health on Thursday. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

Cambridge, Newton, Somerville, Watertown labeled “high risk” for West Nile

Isabella Abraham September 15, 2020
WNV is typically spread when an infected mosquito bites an individual, and can produce a range of reactions, from zero symptoms to severe ones that require hospitalization.

Legislators, MIT community discuss carbon pricing

Hannah Schoenbaum January 26, 2018

State legislators and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professors discussed proposed carbon pricing legislation in a panel Thursday evening at the MIT Stata Center. Carbon pricing, which calls for...

City Crime Logs: Sept. 4 - 5

City Crime Logs: Sept. 4 – 5

Maddie Domenichella September 7, 2017

City Crime Logs: Sept. 4-5 The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Sept. 4-5. Fugitive charged in Brighton Members of the Youth Violence Strike...

The Jane Doe Inc. Domestic Violence Homicide Report found Suffolk County was ranked third in the state for domestic violence homicides from 2003 to 2012. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Suffolk County third for domestic violence homicides

Julia Metjian October 7, 2015

Suffolk County had the third highest rate of domestic violence homicides in Massachusetts between 2003 and 2012, according to a report released by Friday by Jane Doe Inc. From Jan. 1, 2003 to Dec. 31,...

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