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CAMBRIDGE - 6/18/2020: Medical workers take down personal information from those driving in to take a COVID-19 test at a Coronavirus testing location in the Cambridge Health Alliance Testing Tent. Massachusetts has launched more than 50 pop-up coronavirus test sites to provide free testing for people who participated in protests. (Erin Clark/Globe Staff)

‘This is real. This is real bad.’

A snow plow clears the road surface on Route 7, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 in New Ashford, Mass. A powerful winter storm that’s been tormenting travelers across the U.S. since before Thanksgiving moved to the Northeast on Sunday, packing one last punch of snow and ice as people make their way home after the holiday weekend. (GIllian Jones/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)

Updated: 7 snow maps for Saturday’s storm

Boston, MA—10/22/2020—Representative Ayanna Pressley speaks before the start of the 2nd 2020 Presidential Debate at a drive-in watch party in Boston, MA, Oct. 22, 2020.

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Ayanna Pressley to MBTA leaders: 'Abandon' plan to make 'catastrophic' cuts

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Lynn, MA 12/3/20 People park in the large lot behind the City of Lynn Fire Department headquarters for COVID-19 testing, during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. People stay in their cars and then line up on foot to go in a small unit to be tested. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Mass. reports 5,192 new COVID-19 cases, 37 new deaths December 4, 2020 | 5:09 PM

A runner passes through an arch on the campus of Boston University on May 20.

BU's profane slogan for COVID-19 awareness gets national attention December 4, 2020 | 4:21 PM

Boston, MA - 9/17/2019 - Tom Brady poses during the TB12 Grand Opening Event at the TB12 Performance & Recovery Center in Boston, Mass. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. (Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe) Topic: 18TB12photos

Here's how much PPP money Tom Brady's company received December 4, 2020 | 3:59 PM

Courtney Peterson, left, and Wesley Moribe of Wailua, Hawaii. Their booking photos were taken outside to lessen the risk of transmission, the police said.

Couple tested positive for the coronavirus, police say, but they still boarded a plane December 4, 2020 | 3:13 PM

Waltham Police Det. Sgt. Stephen McCarthy during a press conference earlier this week.

Waltham police trying to determine whether there's more than one suspect in random attacks December 4, 2020 | 2:46 PM

Carla de Pina, 6, receives a COVID-19 test with the help of her father, Virgilio, Tuesday in Chelsea.

These 97 Mass. communities are at the highest risk for COVID-19 infection December 4, 2020 | 2:00 PM

'We heard a huge thud': Video captures moment SUV slammed into Panera Bread in North Andover December 4, 2020 | 1:18 PM

A health worker injects a person during clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 VACCINE

Let us know: Will you get the coronavirus vaccine? And if not, why? December 4, 2020 | 11:59 AM

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Boston, MA 11/2/20 Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin (cq) tells the media about his expectations for the November 3rd election. The press availability is held in the Senate Reading Room of the State House, during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

COVID-19 VACCINE

Bill Galvin is proposing a 'National Vaccination Day' December 4, 2020 | 9:05 AM

In this photo made from video, New York Police officers and emergency medical services respond to the scene where a suspect was killed during a shootout with U.S. marshals in the Bronx that left two officers wounded, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in New York. The suspect, 35-year-old Andre Sterling, was wanted for shooting a Massachusetts state trooper in the hand on Nov. 20 during a traffic stop in Hyannis, Mass. (WABC-TV via AP)

TROOPER SHOOTING

Hyannis trooper-shooting suspect killed in Bronx shootout with U.S. marshals December 4, 2020 | 8:40 AM

Fire officials say blaze at site of controversial Waltham light show was arson December 3, 2020 | 11:44 PM

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Paul Sferruzza, WBCNs 'Tank', dies at 67 December 3, 2020 | 11:03 PM

A health worker injects a person during clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020.

COVID-19 vaccine

What to know about the timeline behind coronavirus vaccine distribution plans across Mass. December 3, 2020 | 9:21 PM

Biden plans to ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office December 3, 2020 | 6:48 PM

Students in Mrs. Grandela's fifth grade class stand up for the pledge of allegiance during their class at Mary L. Fonseca Elementary School in Fall River on Nov. 23, 2020.

COVID-19 IN SCHOOLS

Mass. reports 276 new COVID-19 cases among students, 251 among school staff December 3, 2020 | 6:32 PM

Senate confirms Christopher Waller to serve on Fed's board December 3, 2020 | 5:44 PM

Burlington 11/25/20 Northeastern Univ has it's own lab to test their students for COVID-19 at a facility off campus in Burlington. Each NU student is tested every three days and the samples are sent to this facility where the results are ready in 14-17 hours. Jared Auclair, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Professional Programs and Graduate Affairs at NU holds a swab and container that comprise the PCR anterior nares test that the students are using and the lab is processing. The swab is swirled inside the nostril for 15 seconds and put into the container when the tests are done at the NU campus. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (business)

Mass. reports 6,477 new COVID-19 cases, 49 new deaths December 3, 2020 | 5:29 PM

The five candidates seeking to replace Secretary of State John Kerry in the US Senate held their first debates on March 27. The debates were split into two sessions, with the Republican candidates (Gabriel Gomez, Mike Sullivan, Dan Winslow) discussing the issues for 30 minutes, before the Democratic candidates (Stephen Lynch and Ed Markey) had their turn.Pictured: Sign-holders for Lynch and Markey were out in force outside the entrance to WCVB-TV in Needham prior to the debate. Channel 5 hosted the debate sessions.

Massachusetts lawmakers concerned that some Comcast subscribers could lose WCVB December 3, 2020 | 5:15 PM

Mayor Marty Walsh gives updated information concerning the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic at a press conference outside City Hall Thursday.

Boston's COVID-19 cases are ticking up again as impact of Thanksgiving gatherings creeps in, Walsh says December 3, 2020 | 5:13 PM

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Neal Browning receives a shot in the first-stage safety study of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. Moderna Inc. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

What to know about COVID vaccine side effects December 3, 2020 | 4:48 PM

President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump aide banned from Justice Department after trying to get case info December 3, 2020 | 4:30 PM

Five Christmas decorations have gone missing from Abington display.

5 Christmas decorations reportedly stolen from display in Abington December 3, 2020 | 4:04 PM

WORCESTER, MA - 11/25/2020: A set up crew inspects patient bedding area. New temporary hospital being set up at the DCU Center in Worcester during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic for a second time within a year. More beds will be sent in if needed during the pandemic. The center has it own bathrooms and laundry inside the building. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO

Worcester field hospital scheduled to open Sunday December 3, 2020 | 3:23 PM

Members of President Donald Trump's legal team, including former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, left, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis, speaking, attend a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

How is Trump’s lawyer Jenna Ellis ‘elite strike force’ material? December 3, 2020 | 2:46 PM

Volunteer bitten by tiger at Carole Baskin's Big Cat Rescue December 3, 2020 | 2:36 PM

07/30/2018 BOSTON, MA Inbound traffic on the Massachusetts Turnpike as seen from the Market Street overpass in Boston. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

The Mass. Pike is about to get some new exit numbers December 3, 2020 | 2:24 PM

Doug Henning, right, dressed as Buddy the Elf to meet his biological father for Thanksgiving.

Maine man dresses as Buddy the Elf to meet his biological father for the first time December 3, 2020 | 1:35 PM

SOUTH END RESCUE

GoFundMe launched for mother, two children displaced by South End fire December 3, 2020 | 1:02 PM

Boston, MA--12/1/20-- Governor Charlie Baker gives opening remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for SJC Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd at the State House. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

White House task force tells Massachusetts to consider 'rolling back' reopening plan December 3, 2020 | 12:45 PM

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Boston City Councilor Matt O'Malley won't seek re-election next year December 3, 2020 | 12:21 PM