Category Archives: Community Announcements

DCU Center in Worcester to be Used as a Field Medical Station

BOSTON — In an effort to relieve pressure on the state’s health care system and provide additional medical capacity, the Baker-Polito Administration today announced that a field medical station with more than 200 beds is scheduled to be set up at the DCU Center in … Continue Reading ››

Baker-Polito Administration Outlines COVID-19 Surge Modeling, Response Efforts To Boost Hospital Capacity

Press Release

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration’s COVID-19 Response Command Center today outlined projections related to the anticipated surge of COVID-19 cases in the Commonwealth. The projections are the result of the Command Center’s work with medical experts … Continue Reading ››

MA State Income Tax Filing Deadline Being Extended to July 15

BOSTON — Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Robert DeLeo today announced an agreement to extend the 2019 state individual income tax filing and payment deadline from April 15 to July 15 due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. This income tax relief is automatic and taxpayers do … Continue Reading ››

Visit State Parks Responsibly

Press Release

Practice Social Distancing and Avoid Crowds to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Department of Conservation & Recreation

With spring-like temperatures expected during this upcoming weekend, the Baker-Polito Administration is reminding visitors to state … Continue Reading ››

Register O’Donnell Promotes AED Legislation

With February being designated American Heart Month, Norfolk County Register of Deeds William O’Donnell today reaffirmed his support for legislation (H.1789) that would place Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) in Norfolk County governmental buildings.

The Register stated, “H.1789, currently before the Massachusetts House of Representatives, would place an AED in each of the ten Norfolk … Continue Reading ››