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A traffic sign that was removed in Melrose.

'I sincerely apologize to our residents and anyone who drove past the sign today'

Melissa Leaston of Whittier Street Health Center uses a nasal swab to collect a specimen outside the Catherine Hardaway Residences in Roxbury Wednesday.

Here's why Mass. has been laying off coronavirus contact tracers

How Tropical Storm Fay will impact Massachusetts

'Glee' actress Naya Rivera presumed dead after going missing while boating with son, officials say July 9, 2020 | 9:36 PM

Son says dad was killed asking for directions in California July 9, 2020 | 9:08 PM

A screenshot of the interactive map, which zones where the neighborhoods that have been gentrified, and where opportunity zones remain in Boston.

Boston was ranked the third-most gentrified city in the U.S. July 9, 2020 | 7:40 PM

Damage on the facade at the Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Notre Dame to be rebuilt as it was before the fire, French government says July 9, 2020 | 6:14 PM

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins

Rachael Rollins

Rachael Rollins accused 4 other D.A.'s of misogyny for inserting themselves into Suffolk County business. They say that isn't the case. July 9, 2020 | 5:22 PM

AUSTIN, TX - JULY 07: A man gets tested for coronavirus at a COVID19 testing center on July 7, 2020 in Austin, Texas. Patients have their temperature and pulse checked before being swabbed. Along with Florida and Arizona, coronavirus cases in Texas have spiked recently. (Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty Images)

Mass. reports 25 new COVID-19 deaths, 177 new cases July 9, 2020 | 4:10 PM

Quincy Quarries Reservation

Man rescued from Quincy quarry after falling down cliff 2 days ago July 9, 2020 | 3:53 PM

Students from Newton North High School faced off with a man who interrupted a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest.

Needham man cited in Newton protest incident July 9, 2020 | 3:48 PM

Dr. Ashish Jha spoke with CNN's Pamela Brown Wednesday evening.

BACK TO SCHOOL?

Harvard doctor: If schools fully reopen, they'll have to close by Columbus Day July 9, 2020 | 3:42 PM

President Donald J.Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in San Antonio. According to the Treasury Department, it marks the first time a president's name has appeared on any IRS payments, whether refund checks or other stimulus checks that have been mailed during past economic crises. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

GOP eyes narrowing second round of $1,200 stimulus payments July 9, 2020 | 3:35 PM

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and former Vice President Joe Biden.

DEMOCRATIC POLICY

6 takeaways from the Biden-Sanders joint policy proposals July 9, 2020 | 2:58 PM

A detail shot of Metheun police officer body camera in August 2016.

'It's a significant blow': Budget cuts prompt Methuen police to lay off nearly 20 percent of force July 9, 2020 | 2:10 PM

Scaffolding hangs from a high-rise building at 230 Harrison Ave. in Boston Thursday.

HIGH-RISE RESCUE

2 rescued after scaffolding malfunctions in Boston's Chinatown July 9, 2020 | 1:38 PM

Activists paint a new Black Lives Matter mural outside of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

NYC paints ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of Trump Tower July 9, 2020 | 1:26 PM

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon speaks during a press conference at Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Police on Thursday, July 9, said the mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and search operations are underway. (Cheon Jin-hwan/Newsis via AP)

Seoul mayor found dead after daughter reports him missing July 9, 2020 | 1:21 PM

President Donald Trump had asked the court to block three sets of subpoenas that sought information from his accountants or bankers.

Supreme Court rules Trump cannot block release of financial records July 9, 2020 | 1:12 PM

Man fatally stabbed in Lowell July 9, 2020 | 12:56 PM

Boston, MA - 7/8/2020: Melissa Leaston of Whittier Street Health Center uses a nasal swab to collect a specimen outside the Catherine Hardaway Residences in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA on July 08, 2020. A full day of free community-based testing took place at Central Boston Elder Services and its Catherine Hardaway Residences for the elderly and people with disabilities in the Roxbury. CBES and partner Whittier Street Health Center provided this opportunity to all members of the community who wish to be tested. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19

Harvard public health experts warn coronavirus is as ‘lethal as ever’ July 9, 2020 | 12:32 PM

N.H. man accused of driving plow truck into ex-wife's home, cars July 9, 2020 | 12:04 PM

Feds: Excessive force, no accountability in Springfield police bureau July 9, 2020 | 12:00 PM

Philip Blanks

A former high school football player dove and caught a child dropped from the balcony of a burning building July 9, 2020 | 11:37 AM

President Donald Trump arrives on stage to speak at a campaign rally at the BOK Center, Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Tulsa, Okla.

Coronavirus surge in Tulsa ‘more than likely’ linked to Trump rally July 9, 2020 | 10:48 AM

CDC head sticking to school-opening guides Trump criticized July 9, 2020 | 10:44 AM

Hampshire’s Harold F. Johnson Library, left, and the neighboring Robert Crown Center.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Hampshire College offers ‘sanctuary’ to international students in response to updated ICE guidelines July 9, 2020 | 10:15 AM

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del.

Biden proposes $700 billion-plus ‘Buy American’ campaign July 9, 2020 | 9:45 AM

Jabin Botsford

BACK TO SCHOOL?

Trump pushes to fully reopen schools. Schools say: Not so fast. July 9, 2020 | 9:33 AM

4 Central Square, Bridgewater

East Bridgewater

East Bridgewater man charged after allegedly pulling gun on man not wearing mask in Walgreens July 9, 2020 | 8:57 AM

Authorities say former “Glee” star Naya Rivera is missing and being searched for at a Southern California lake.

Naya Rivera, ‘Glee’ actress, is missing at California lake July 9, 2020 | 8:35 AM

Supporters of President Donald Trump listen as he speaks at a rally in Tulsa on June 20, 2020.

What will Trump’s rally in New Hampshire be like? It’s anyone’s guess. July 9, 2020 | 8:24 AM

Ousted NY prosecutor tells panel Barr 'urged' him to resign July 9, 2020 | 12:11 AM