These Massachusetts Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal
A new poll appears to suggest Massachusetts residents should move East.
All the best places to live in the state are in or around Boston, according to Niche’s 2021 Best Places to Live survey. The ranked list features 486 Massachusetts cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
Overall, the best places to live in Massachusetts, according to Niche are Brookline, The Port, Cambridgeport, and East Cambridge neighborhoods in Cambridge, and Peabody.
If you aren’t in Boston, the best place to live outside of the metro region is Pelham, a little hamlet of 1,280 people over by Amherst. Pelham was ranked the…
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region From Nor'easter
The second significant Nor'easter in the span of a week was a quick-moving system that swept through the region on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 -- unlike the earlier storm.
Here are some totals from the National Weather Service and other reports. If you don't see your hometown, leave the total by posting a comment below.
New York
New York City
Central Park, 4.5 inches
JFK Airport, 6.5 inches
Nassau County
East Meadow, 4 inches
Syosset, 8.5 inches
West Hempstead, 7.5 inches
Suffolk County
Commack, 8 inches
Centereach, 7 inches
Islip, 5.5 inches
Manorville, 4.5 inches
Quo…
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region From Nor'easter
The major, long-lasting Nor'easter slamming the region is far from over. But most areas have seen the brunt of snowfall from the system.
Here are some totals from the National Weather Service and other reports. If you don't see your hometown, leave the total by posting a comment below.
New York
New York City
Central Park, 17 inches
Nassau County
Garden City, 13 inches
Syosset, 15.3 inches
West Hempstead, 14.5 inches
Suffolk County
Islip, 16 inches
Manorville, 14 inches
Smithtown, 15 inches
Westchester County
Armonk, 18.5 inches
Harrison, 24 inches
Irvington, 20…
Covid-19: Vaccine Roll Out, Week-To-Week Infections Spike - County-By-County Data
So far, nearly 450,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed in Massachusetts.
That’s about 6,523 vaccines per 100,000 people, according to Sunday, Jan. 10, data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most recent information available.
Massachusetts is among the states with the most vaccines distributed - it’s also one of the states that have been hit the hardest by COVID-19. Other states where vaccines are rolling out more quickly than other parts of the country include Connecticut, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Maine.
Meanwhile, the …
Covid-19: Over 2,500 New Case Reported Christmas Week In Pioneer Valley
Over the last week, more than 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Pioneer Valley.
The week of Christmas - Monday, Dec. 21 - Sunday, Dec. 27 - also saw 43 new deaths across the three counties.
Hampden County, the most populous county, experienced the bulk of the new cases and deaths with 2,090 new cases reported since Monday and 30 new deaths.
Statewide, the number of new cases went up by 27,615 since last week (Dec. 21) and 383 new deaths have been reported, according to the most recent update to the Massachusetts COVID-19 Datadashboard, Dec. 27.
Below are new and cumula…
