Amid the COVID-19 surge and a health care staffing shortage, Gov. Charlie Baker will activate hundreds of National Guard personnel and require hospitals to postpone or cancel non-essential elective procedures.
The state's education commissioner is now seeking authority to mandate that students ages five and up, staff and educators in public K-12 schools wear masks indoors through Oct. 1.
Charles Duane ``Charlie'' Baker has taken his oath of office as governor, becoming Massachusetts' 72nd chief executive while warning that some of the state's toughest challenges have been put aside or ignored.
Baker was sworn Thursday during a noon ceremony in the Massachusetts House of Representatives chamber...