COVID-19: Advocates Win More Vaccines, New Vaccination Sites For Central, Western MA COVID-19: Advocates Win More Vaccines, New Vaccination Sites For Central, Western MA COVID-19: Advocates Win More Vaccines, New Vaccination Sites For Central, Western MA
Covid-19: Advocates Win More Vaccines, New Vaccination Sites For Central, Western MA In a turn of events, Central and Western Massachusetts and the Berkshires will be receiving thousands of more COVID-19 vaccine doses - and establishing more vaccination sites -  than previously scheduled. On Thursday, Jan. 28, Sen. Jo Comerford and Rep. Mindy Domb said in a joint statement that Western Massachusetts would be receiving 3,000 additional COVID-19 vaccines per week starting Feb. 1. In a Jan. 21 report of vaccination distribution, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health doled out COVID-19 vaccines to counties in the following amounts: Worcester - 69,825 Hampden - 34…
COVID-19: How Many Miles Will You Travel To Get Vaccinated? Check This Map COVID-19: How Many Miles Will You Travel To Get Vaccinated? Check This Map COVID-19: How Many Miles Will You Travel To Get Vaccinated? Check This Map
Covid-19: How Many Miles Will You Travel To Get Vaccinated? Check This Map A new map of where you can get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Massachusetts shows 20 locations in Central and Western Massachusetts. If you’re eligible to get a vaccine, Mass.gov has created an interactive map of vaccination sites you can use to learn more about the facilities and how to book appointments.  It appears that most people live within 10-12 miles of a vaccination center, but for the more far-flung communities, including North Adams and Sutton, the trek could be 20 miles or more. The closest vaccination center to Williamstown, which is located in the most northwest…
Missing Teen Comments On His Own 'Missing Child' Facebook Post Missing Teen Comments On His Own 'Missing Child' Facebook Post Missing Teen Comments On His Own 'Missing Child' Facebook Post
Missing Teen Comments On His Own 'Missing Child' Facebook Post One of two missing Berkshires teens seems to have popped up on the North Adams Police Department’s Facebook feed. A Facebook account for Shaun Chelstowski, who police said was missing on Wednesday, Jan. 13, posted to the police department’s social media page on Thursday, Jan. 14, around 4 p.m. Cheltowski, 17, appears to have left two short comments on his own Missing Child post on the North Adams Police Facebook page. In the posts, he alludes to an allegedly volatile confrontation with his mother. Cheltowski is one of two missing teens for whom the North Adams Police said they are search…
Search On For 2 Missing Teens In North Adams Search On For 2 Missing Teens In North Adams Search On For 2 Missing Teens In North Adams
Search On For 2 Missing Teens In North Adams In unrelated incidents, North Adams Police are searching for two missing teenagers. On Wednesday, Jan. 13, police issued a missing juvenile alert for Shaun Chelstowski, 17. Chelstowski was last seen in North Adams on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at around 5 p.m. He was wearing a white sweatshirt and blue jeans at the time. Chelstowski is 5’8,” weighs about 140 lbs., has hazel eyes, brown hair, and a light skin tone. Confusion about whether Chelstowski is really missing sprang up online as people said he was posting to Snapchat during the day. A woman claiming to be Chelstowski’s mother, Maria Critt…
Forecast: Expect Snow Today, Wednesday, Dec. 30 - Rain on NYD Forecast: Expect Snow Today, Wednesday, Dec. 30 - Rain on NYD Forecast: Expect Snow Today, Wednesday, Dec. 30 - Rain on NYD
Forecast: Expect Snow Today, Wednesday, Dec. 30 - Rain on NYD Snow is on the way for today, according to the most recent forecast by the National Weather Service. It won’t add up to much, but meteorologists are predicting light snow in the region today, Wednesday, Dec. 30. The snow will be heaviest in Central Massachusetts and the Northern Berkshires with the Worcester, Fitchburg, Pittsfield, and North Adams areas expected to receive an inch of snow. In Western Massachusetts, the southernmost part of Central Massachusetts, and Berkshires South County are expected to receive less than an inch of snow. The snow could become rain Wednesday night or ear…
For Pan Am Flight Tragedy's 32nd Anniversary, US Charges Alleged Bomb-Maker For Pan Am Flight Tragedy's 32nd Anniversary, US Charges Alleged Bomb-Maker For Pan Am Flight Tragedy's 32nd Anniversary, US Charges Alleged Bomb-Maker
For Pan Am Flight Tragedy's 32nd Anniversary, US Charges Alleged Bomb-Maker More than 30 years after it happened, charges have been filed against a former Lybian Intelligence Officer and bomb-maker in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. More than a dozen of the passengers who perished were from Massachusetts - including people who lived in South Hadley and Shrewsbury. On Monday, Dec. 21, the U.S. Department of Justice announced new charges against Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, aka Hassa Abu Ojalya Ibrahim, or Masud, for his role in building the bomb that killed 270 people in the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland 32 years ago. The U.S…