FALL RIVER Play ball!
That’s what Fall River City Council President Cliff Ponte said, in a manner speaking, when asked if social distancing restrictions will be lifted for council meetings starting June 8.
“With Fenway Park opening on May 29 for 40,000 people, I don’t see why the City Council would put additional restrictions in place,” Ponte said.
The first Fall River City Council meeting scheduled to be held after that date will be June 8.
Baker also announced that the state of emergency in Massachusetts, which took effect in March 2020, will end on June 15.
The governor in April had announced that restrictions would be lifted on Aug. 1, but improving coronavirus health statistics convinced him to push the date up by two months.
It keeps me safe : At Westport clinic, kids hope COVID vaccine means a more normal summer Kerri Tallman, Standard-Times
WESTPORT A small pinch in the arm didn t keep kids from taking the first step in returning to a normal summer.
Wesport Town Hall Annex distributed vaccines to all ages at a clinic Thursday.
Brennan Gaisford, 12, received his vaccine because he can t wait to go back to summer sports camps and make new friends. An avid Tampa Bay fan for both baseball and basketball, Gaisford is also looking forward to traveling to Hawaii with his family later this year.
With eligibility now open to ages 12 through 15 for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, young students may be the last in the family to receive the vaccine. For Gaisford, his grandparents and parents were waiting with bated breath for him to finally receive his dose so they could all be safe.