Apr 15, 2021 4:01 PM EDT
When the coronavirus pandemic hit last year, Ellen Wormser’s work as a nurse-midwife for Fair Haven Community Health Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Connecticut, changed significantly.
Gone were the sort of family scenes that Wormser said she was accustomed to seeing in delivery rooms before COVID-19, when women giving birth often had a number of people cheering them on. Wormser said she saw many of her colleagues don PPE to assist COVID-positive women in labor, often spending hours face-to-face with them.
“I was scared for all of us but everybody went and did their job,” Wormser said. “We were so anxiously awaiting a vaccine because we knew that that would turn the corner in allowing patients to come in and get the care that they need.”
‘Critical for HUD to act’: agency watchdog says public housing tenants need radon protections
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In Worcester, Massachusetts, testing by Advance Local s MassLive in 2018 found elevated radon in an apartment at Great Brook Valley Gardens. The apartment was vacant as of September, when a prospective group of new tenants toured it with a toddler. Beth Nakamura/Staff
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has failed to ensure residents living in public housing are protected from exposure to radioactive gas, the agency’s independent watchdog determined this week, confirming findings from a 2019 investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive.
HUD watchdog says public housing tenants, including some in Alabama, need radon protections
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In Worcester, Massachusetts, testing by Advance Local s MassLive in 2018 found elevated radon in an apartment at Great Brook Valley Gardens. The apartment was vacant as of September, when a prospective group of new tenants toured it with a toddler. Beth Nakamura/Staff
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has failed to ensure residents living in public housing are protected from exposure to radioactive gas, the agency’s independent watchdog determined this week, confirming findings from a 2019 investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Raymond V. Mariano
As I watched Derek Chauvin being tried for the murder of George Floyd, I also learned about the murder of Capitol police officer William Evans. And while these tragic events happened hundreds of miles away, I couldn’t help but think about the men and women who put on a badge and carry a gun in Worcester.
I’ve seen many of our officers perform their duties up close. One of the very first things I did as a rookie city councilor was to spend an evening patrolling Bell Hill with police officer John Dowd.
As mayor, I spent dozens of nights walking through city neighborhoods with members of the community and police officers. On more than one occasion, officers told me, “Mayor, it’s probably not safe to go there.” I went anyway. In the pitch dark, we went through alleys and some of the city’s toughest neighborhoods. It wasn’t that I was fearless, far from it. It was because I felt safe standing next to our police officers.
Worcester sees ‘small uptick’ in new COVID cases as state opts to shut down senior center vaccination site to reallocate doses to Worcester State University
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty and City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. (right) provide information on COVID-19 cases in the city on Thursday.
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As new weekly coronavirus cases saw a “small uptick” in Worcester, city officials announced the senior center vaccination would be closing by the end of the month.
City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. announced during the weekly COVID briefing that the senior center, which began vaccinating residents on Jan. 11, would administer its final doses on March 30.