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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu during her swearing-in ceremony at Boston City Hall on Nov. 17. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Boston Mayor Wu forms new COVID advisory panel

Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, executive director of Boston Public Health Commission, will lead the 18-member panel, which, beyond public health experts, includes community and business leaders.

Health

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Groups of people line-up to get tested for COVID-19 in Times Square on Dec. 5, 2021 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Infectious disease expert says to expect another COVID surge in Mass. as holidays approach

The state's positive test rate has doubled in the last three weeks. More than 1,000 people are hospitalized with COVID. And we're seeing the number of COVID cases reaching levels...

Health

05:087 hours ago

Some visitors to Faneuil Hall Marketplace with their masks and some without in Boston on May 29, 2021 as Massachusetts operates under the new Covid-19 restrictions, including the mask mandate, being lifted. (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

When I got a breakthrough case of COVID

After a recent bout with a breakthrough case of COVID, Rich Barlow is thinking about what he's grateful for this holiday season.

Cognoscenti

11 hours ago

A health care worker seals a coronavirus swab. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

The omicron variant has been detected in Massachusetts. Now what?

Tufts' Dr. Shira Doron says we don't know much about how omicron will impact the pandemic yet, but we do know that delta is the variant currently driving cases in...

Health

05:07Dec 5, 2021

A swab and specimen vial of COVID-19 at Boston University. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Omicron variant arrives in Massachusetts as demand for boosters puts new pressure on clinicians

A woman in her 20s who lives in Middlesex County is the first confirmed case in Massachusetts. The woman, who had traveled out of state, had a mild case of...

Health

Dec 4, 2021

Community leaders say Wu will move 'Mass. and Cass' tents soon

Community leaders say they've been meeting with the mayor about housing for the estimated 180 people now living in the encampment. They say Wu hopes to have all the tents...

Health

Dec 3, 2021

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker at an event in June 2021. (Elise Amendola/AP file photo)

Week in Review: Governor Charlie Baker passes on a third term as the state sees an increase in COVID cases

Plus, the Senate narrowly voted to move forward the nomination of Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins for U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts.

Radio Boston

45:42Dec 3, 2021

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10:00Dec 3, 2021

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh (C) speaks as Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (L) and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia look on at a press conference on Nov. 30 in San Pedro, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Marty Walsh deflects on question of Mass. governor bid

If former Boston Mayor Martin Walsh is interested in running for governor of Massachusetts next year, he gave no indication of it when asked about the race Friday morning during...

Local Coverage

Dec 3, 2021

Meet Raquel Coronell, the first Latina to run the Harvard Crimson

Coronell will become the first Latina president of the Harvard Crimson, America's oldest student newspaper. She breaks the mold: she is neither white nor a man — like most of...

Education

Dec 3, 2021

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Cape Ann pot shop sues city of Gloucester over fees charged in host community agreement

Radio Boston

12:28Dec 2, 2021

The QR codes are coming. Now what?

We speak with WBUR Business Reporter Yasmin Amer and Jim Rooney, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

Radio Boston

12:35Dec 2, 2021

A COVID-19 vaccination record card. (David J. Phillip/AP)

Could QR codes replace physical vaccination cards?

Radio Boston

45:40Dec 2, 2021

Another Hanukkah in a pandemic

We were so hopeful that this year, this holiday season, things would be different. Or, maybe, that they wouldn't be -- that we'd be back...

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07:52Dec 2, 2021

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Former state Rep. Geoff Diehl. The Republican is running for governor. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Diehl says Baker's decision not to seek 3rd term could help unify Mass. Republicans for 2022

Massachusetts Republican Geoff Diehl, a former state representative running for governor, welcomed Gov. Charlie Baker's decision this week not to pursue a third term.

Local Coverage

Dec 3, 2021

The Massachusetts State House in Boston on July 16, 2020. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Here's who's running for governor in Massachusetts

With Gov. Charlie Baker out of the race, several prominent candidates are lining up to replace him on Beacon Hill.

Local Coverage

Dec 2, 2021

The Holocaust Memorial in Boston. (Joe Difazio for WBUR)

Baker signs genocide education bill

Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday signed legislation to mandate lessons on the Holocaust and other mass atrocities and to help school systems develop those lessons plans.

Education

Dec 2, 2021

Commonwealth Fusion Systems' magnet test container and support systems, at MIT. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

A Massachusetts company leads as the race for fusion energy heats up

Commonwealth Fusion predicts it will have the world’s first net-energy fusion device by 2025 and is already building a factory in Devens to make the machine.

Environment

07:27Dec 2, 2021

Shop the holiday markets for handmade items while supporting local artisans. (Betsie Van der Meer/Getty Images)

6 holiday markets to find creative presents on the spot

Greater Boston is home to a number of winter markets where you can peruse, be amused and explore.

Arts & Culture

Dec 2, 2021

Cast members of the touring production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage." (Courtesy A Charlie Brown Christmas)

5 things to do this weekend, including a Hanukkah celebration and a Charlie Brown Christmas show

Plus, a mystery thriller play and a virtual dance performance.

Arts & Culture

Dec 2, 2021

Charlie Baker won't seek a third term as Mass. governor

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says his run is ending. He won't seek a history-making third consecutive term in the state's top post.

Local Coverage

05:01Dec 1, 2021

Riders board the 23 Ruggles bus at Ashmont Station, one of the three bus routes included in the expansion plans for fare-free bus service in Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston City Council green lights Wu's plan for 3 free bus routes

The $8 million program to provide fare free service on routes 23, 28, and 29 would come from federal COVID-19 relief funding.

Business

Dec 1, 2021

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at a press conference at the State House after announcing the he will not seek a third term. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Gov. Baker says he will not seek a third term

"We love the work," he said in a statement. "Serving as Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts has been the most challenging and fulfilling jobs we’ve ever had."

Local Coverage

05:44Dec 1, 2021

Lawsuit alleges company sold bogus hand sanitizer to schools in Massachusetts

An Illinois-based company falsely marketed and sold a fake hand sanitizer to school districts across Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey said Tuesday.

Local Coverage

Dec 1, 2021

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Help shape our coverage about child care in Massachusetts

Boston Mayor Wu forms new COVID advisory panel

Infectious disease expert says to expect another COVID surge in Mass. as holidays approach

When I got a breakthrough case of COVID

The omicron variant has been detected in Massachusetts. Now what?

Omicron variant arrives in Massachusetts as demand for boosters puts new pressure on clinicians

Community leaders say Wu will move 'Mass. and Cass' tents soon

Week in Review: Governor Charlie Baker passes on a third term as the state sees an increase in COVID cases

Consider This: Live, from their bedrooms, the up-and-coming local bands of 2021!

Marty Walsh deflects on question of Mass. governor bid

Meet Raquel Coronell, the first Latina to run the Harvard Crimson

Cape Ann pot shop sues city of Gloucester over fees charged in host community agreement

The QR codes are coming. Now what?

Could QR codes replace physical vaccination cards?

Another Hanukkah in a pandemic

Diehl says Baker's decision not to seek 3rd term could help unify Mass. Republicans for 2022

Here's who's running for governor in Massachusetts

Baker signs genocide education bill

A Massachusetts company leads as the race for fusion energy heats up

6 holiday markets to find creative presents on the spot

5 things to do this weekend, including a Hanukkah celebration and a Charlie Brown Christmas show

Charlie Baker won't seek a third term as Mass. governor

Boston City Council green lights Wu's plan for 3 free bus routes

Gov. Baker says he will not seek a third term

Lawsuit alleges company sold bogus hand sanitizer to schools in Massachusetts