Covid-19: Local Vaccine Appointments At Major Pharmacies, Grocers All Booked By 9 a.m.
CVS has expanded locations where people can get a COVID-19 vaccine, but as of 8:50 a.m. on Monday, March 8, appointments for the first doses were all taken.
The expansion means that COVID-19 vaccines are available at more than 100 CVS pharmacies in Massachusetts including those in Worcester, West Springfield, Southwick, Sturbridge, Northampton, Leominster, Lanesborough, Holyoke, Greenfield, and Great Barrington.
CVS was able to expand vaccination services due to the recent U.S. Federal Drug Administration’s emergency approval of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, which incre…
Covid-19: Four 'Red' Western Mass Cities At High Risk, Town-By-Town Trends, Rates
Keeping with the trend of declining COVID-19 infections, the Pioneer Valley has only 4 “red” communities - cities and towns with the highest risk of virus transmission.
On Thursday, March 4, Massachusetts unveiled its latest weekly update on COVID-19 incidents by the municipality.
Red communities in Western Massachusetts for the week of March 4 are:
Chicopee with a rate of 33.4,
Hadley, 32
Ludlow, 33.4,
and Springfield, 40.3.
Springfield was the only city out of the four that was in the red but experienced a decline in COVID-19 incidents, according to state data.
Statewide, the…
Owners Of Big Rig That Hit And Killed 7 Motorcyclists Accused Of Cover-Up Effort
The owners of the Westfield trucking company involved in a horrific big rig crash that killed seven people have been indicted on charges related to the 2019 accident.
The U.S. Attorney's office said that Dartanayan Gasanov, 36, is charged with one count of falsification of records, while Dunyadar Gasanov, 35, is charged with one count of falsification of records, one count of conspiracy to falsify records, and one count of making a false statement to a federal investigator following a federal grand jury indictment, the U.S. Attorney's Office, Massachusetts, said.
According to court document…
Here's Where You Can Get The Best Donut In Massachusetts, Food & Wine Says
Fluffy and delicious, sweet and fried just right, doughnuts are a morning blessing for the belly - and, it turns out, some of us are more blessed than others.
Food & Wine recently came out with a list of the best doughnuts in each state - can you guess who took home the prize for Massachusetts?
Hint: It’s not Dunkin’.
To get the best doughnuts in Massachusetts, you have to go to Donut Dip, says Food & Wine.
Located in West Springfield (the East Longmeadow location closed in 2019), the retro Donut Dip has been serving freshly-made doughnuts, crullers, muffins, fritters, brownies, …
