coronavirus Sep 1, 2020
Back open since July, the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts, says it’s operating with significantly reduced capacity in all parts of the resort. Now, workers will pay the price. The casino announced Monday that 385 employees who had previously been furloughed will now lose their jobs permanently. “It is 300-plus families that now may not have a paycheck… coronavirus Aug 28, 2020
Even as the state’s overall rate remains low, in recent weeks spikes in COVID-19 cases have been seen in several communities, many of them in the Greater Boston area. Wednesday’s latest report had nine Massachusetts cities and towns listed in the red category, meaning more than eight cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people. Those cities and towns included Brockton,.