Some health officials fear an outbreak of the Delta variant of the COVID virus could result in a spike in cases just as kids head back to school this fall.
When the Massachusetts face mask order is lifted on May 29, non-vaccinated people will still be required to wear them. So will people be honest about it?
Gov. Charlie Baker's plan is to reopen Massachusetts on Day 2 of the long Memorial Day Weekend. Day 2? Rhode Island will already be open for more than a week.
Massachusetts is ending all remaining COVID-19 industry restrictions effective May 29, completing the state's reopening plan in time for Memorial Day weekend.
The biggest little state in the union is about to become a free state. Gov. Dan McKee says Rhode Island will fully reopen Friday, a week earlier than planned.
Masks will still be required for now in all indoor public places and in other situations in Massachusetts, despite new guidance from the CDC on Thursday.