Gov. Charlie Baker removes his mask as he steps to the microphone during a press conference on Monday, April 26, at the State House. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Starting Friday, individuals in Massachusetts can no longer be fined $300 for failing to wear a mask or other face covering in public. And Massachusetts recently lifted a $500 fine on travelers who refused to quarantine after coming to the state.
But a WBUR review found that the state s mask and travel orders were rarely enforced.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said it didn t fine a single person for violating the travel ban while it was in effect from August to late March.
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Sunderland Police: No one killed in Saturday’s accidental shooting
Published: 2/15/2021 6:29:49 PM
SUNDERLAND Police are investigating the reportedly accidental discharge of a firearm at the Mount Toby Acres apartment complex on Saturday morning.
Police Chief Erik Demetropoulos said he could not disclose much information due to the incident being a medical issue, but assured that no one was killed and the public is not in danger. He said Massachusetts State Police responded to the scene on Montague Road to assist his department.
Josh Mobley, who said he lives with his family in the apartment across the hall from where the incident occurred, said he was watching television alone in the living room at around 10 a.m. when he heard “an unfamiliar loud clapping.” He cracked open his apartment door and heard someone yelling, “Oh my God. Oh my God,” and to call 911.
After selling to underage male, Shell gas station in Sunderland to lose liquor license for 3 days
The Shell gas station and convenience store on Amherst Road (Route 116) in Sunderland. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 2/4/2021 4:44:25 PM
SUNDERLAND The Selectboard has issued a three-day liquor license suspension, delayed for one year, for a liquor law violation at the Shell gas station on Amherst Road (Route 116).
At a Selectboard hearing Monday night, Police Chief Erik Demetropoulos explained the complaint was filed in early December, after Deerfield Police Sgt. Brian Ravish who often works with Sunderland Police Department to conduct alcohol compliance checks sent a male under 21 years old into the store to buy alcohol.