By Michael P. Norton, State House News Service Senators Say Decisions Are "Governor's Responsibility" BOSTON, DEC. 22, 2021 – After hosting an oversight hearing that top state health officials skipped, high-ranking lawmakers are now calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to consider a menu of pandemic management options, including quarantine and isolation shelters and a pause on school mask mandate exemptions Baker on Tuesday introduced an advisory recommending masking in indoor publi

December 21, 2021 Dear Governor Baker, On December 16, the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management conducted an oversight hearing on the emergent Omicron variant and the evolving status of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing was of significant benefit as it provided insight on current issues facing hospitals, local public health officials, and the Commonwealth. The experts and practitioners that joined the Committee expressed concerns about the al

DEC. 18, 2021 Dear Friends, I am writing to share upcoming opportunities (including tomorrow for testing) in Milton and Randolph RE: COVID-19 vaccines, boosters and tests. In Service, Bill Driscoll Jr. In Milton: Testing: The Town will continue the free, drive thru COVID-19 testing (weather permitting) on TOMORROW, Sunday, December 19th, 10am-3pm and again on Sunday, December 26th from 10am-3pm. The drive thru testing site is at the Milton DPW yard located at 629 Randolph Ave

By Matt Murphy, State House News Service Pricing Bills Weighed As Mass. Reassesses Clean Energy Strategies BOSTON, DEC. 14, 2021 – Undeterred by the collapse of a multi-state compact to cap and tax emissions from cars and trucks, advocates for putting a price on carbon to drive down pollution continue to see the strategy as essential for Massachusetts to meet its emission reduction goals. But even supporters of carbon pricing don't always see eye to eye on how best to spend t

RANDOLPH, DEC. 1, 2021 - Representative Driscoll and House Chair of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs Thomas Stanley met with Hebrew SeniorLife leadership, staff, and residents to learn about the Right Care, Right Place, Right Time (R3) program. Service Enriched Housing: A Demonstration Project Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL), in conjunction with the Leading Age Long-Term Services and Supports Centre at UMass Boston and other partners, launched Right Care, Right Place, Right Time: