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Massachusetts will lift key elements of its COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday rescinding its face covering order, removing gathering limits, and fully reopening all industries. Governor Charlie Baker had originally set an August 1st target for full reopening, but says data on the pandemic show that the state is capable of making the move this month. For municipalities around the state, it’s another abrupt change amid more than a year of uncertainty. North Adams Mayor Tom Bernard says he has mixed emotions about the reopening. He spoke with WAMC about what it means for the city.
BERNARD: We are seeing a return to prior status on many things. I know there were changes in schools and youth sports that took effect within 24 hours basically of the of the governor s announcement. But we re really looking at now, a ramp up to the lifting of basically all restrictions that originally, in April, the governor put that at a timeframe of August, but with the condition that subject to
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Funeral held for US Capitol Officer William Evans
Pallbearers from the U.S. Capitol Police carry the casket of William “Billy” Evans into St. Stanislaus Kostka Church before a funeral Mass on Thursday in Adams. Evans, a member of the U.S. Capitol Police, was killed on April 2, when a driver slammed his car into a checkpoint he was guarding at the Capitol. AP PHOTO/Steven Senne
Pallbearers from the U.S. Capitol Police, left, proceed past Massachusetts State Police, right, as they approach St. Stanislaus Kostka Church before a funeral Mass for William “Billy” Evans on Thursday in Adams. Evans, a member of the U.S. Capitol Police, was killed on April 2, when a driver slammed his car into a checkpoint he was guarding at the Capitol. AP PHOTO/Steven Senne
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The body of U.S. CapitolPolice Officer William Evans has been returned to his home in western Massachusetts for a funeral Mass and burial on Thursday.
The Mass at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Adams and burial at Bellevue Cemetery – where Evans will be buried beside his father, Howard – is private, but residents can pay their respects by gathering on Park Street in Adams at 1 p.m. for the funeral procession, according to a statement from the town.
Evans, 41, was raised in North Adams and Clarksburg and was a graduate of Drury High School and Western New England University in Springfield. He served with the U.S. Capitol Police since 2003.