February 3, 2021 Restaurants beginning to offer discounts for vaccinated customers to honor essential workers, encourage others A couple of restaurants in the U.S. are thanking frontline workers who received their COVID vaccinations with special dine-in deals — and the owners are hoping the promotions might incentivize other diners, too.
February 1, 2021 Major winter storm is pummeling Northeast, expected to drop up to 2 feet of snow A major winter storm slamming the Northeast Monday is forecast to drop up to two feet of snow across an area stretching from Pennsylvania to New England, impacting cities such as Philadelphia, New York City and Boston.
January 31, 2021 Ousted Dems Doug Jones, Joe Kennedy get CNN gigs Two Democrats rejected by voters last year have each found a home at CNN.
January 30, 2021 Congressman who had second COVID-19 vaccine dose tests positive for virus A Massachusetts congressman tested positive coronavirus just a few weeks after receiving the second of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
January 22, 2021 Boston College encourages student reports of coronavirus infractions, including 'improper' mask-wearing Some colleges have faced criticism for how strict their coronavirus safety measures are.
January 18, 2021 UK coronavirus variant identified in Massachusetts for first time Massachusetts health officials on Sunday announced the state’s first known case of the more contagious coronavirus variant initially detected in the U.K, known as B.1.1.7.
January 18, 2021 Massachusetts mom punched at Capitol rally loses hospital job The punched Massachusetts nurse who went viral after her teenage daughter publicly shamed her for being at a violent pro-President Trump rally has now lost her job of 15 years — and fears she’ll never get another.
January 13, 2021 Massachusetts teen publicly calls out relatives for Capitol riot A Massachusetts teenager publicly called out her family after recognizing them during the chaos at the Capitol last week, according to media reports.
January 12, 2021 Best and worst states to raise a family in 2021: study Some states are better for raising a family than others.
January 10, 2021 Nancy Bush Ellis, sister of former President George HW Bush, dead due to COVID-19 Nancy Bush Ellis, sister of President George H.W. Bush and aunt of President George W. Bush, died Sunday at her home in Concord, Mass., due to complications related to COVID-19. She was 94.
