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A large party in Chatham has been linked to a cluster of new infections there, while a number of lifeguards who attended a party in Falmouth walked away infected by COVID-19. With upticks in positive COVID-19 testing rates linked to larger social events, Gov.
Partiers, related COVID-19 clusters prompt Baker to review gathering limits
Wicked Local Braintree

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday opened the door to COVID-19 testing that could be fast, cheap and handled entirely at home - if companies don't find the rules too burdensome. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday opened the door to COVID-19 testing that could be fast, cheap and handled entirely at home - if companies don't find the rules too burdensome.
FDA opens door to rapid, at-home testing for COVID-19
Wicked Local Braintree

Eighteen people in Great Dunmow have died of coronavirus - the highest figures across Uttlesford and Braintree. The Covid-19 deaths represented 42 percent of causes of death, out of 43 Dunmow deaths in total. According to Essex County Council, Great Dunmow is also the first area in Uttlesford to record coronavirus cases.

Influential Republicans have pushed back against US President Donald Trump's suggestion it might be necessary to delay November's election. Republican members of Congress moved to reassure voters that the election would proceed on the constitutionally mandated day, as it has for more than two centuries, after Mr Trump floated the idea.
Republicans push back against Trump's suggestion to delay US election
Braintree and Witham Times

A new test powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could be capable of identifying coronavirus within one hour, according to new research. Its developers say it can rapidly screen people arriving at hospitals for Covid-19 and accurately predict whether or not they have the disease.
New AI test 'can identify Covid-19 within one hour'
Braintree and Witham Times

THE district's leisure centres could reopen as early as next week. Braintree Council's cabinet will be discussing the plans for a phased reopening of centres in Halstead, Braintree and Witham in a meeting later today. Bosses are expected to approve funding for £480,000 to help Fusion reopen centres, which have been closed since the coronavirus lockdown began in March.
Plan to reopen Halstead, Braintree and Witham and leisure centres revealed
Clacton and Frinton Gazette

During a virtual meeting Wednesday night, leaders and members of the Massachusetts Teachers Association voiced their concerns about having staff and students return to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic. BOSTON - Teachers in Massachusetts are making it clear that they do not feel safe returning to the classroom when the new academic year begins.
Teachers union pushing for full remote learning to start Massachusetts school year
Wicked Local Braintree

Newly unsealed court documents provide a fresh glimpse into a fierce civil court fight between Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, and one of the women who accused the couple of sexual abuse. The documents were from a now-settled defamation lawsuit filed by one of Epstein's alleged victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
Documents reveal details of civil case involving Ghislaine Maxwell
Braintree and Witham Times

BRAINTREE, MA - William Varosso, 94, a WWII veteran and former Braintree police officer, died last week. Mayor Charles Kokoros said he was blessed to have a close friendship with Varosso, a man Kokoros described as a "true American hero."

The town council will vote on buying land off Liberty Street, while the town is putting up for sale an Allen Street site. BRAINTREE - The town is closing in on the purchase of one piece of property while renewing efforts to sell another.

BRAINTREE, MA - The adage 'not all heroes wear capes' is more apparent now than ever. Countless people are putting themselves in danger by simply showing up to work in essential roles for our communities, risking possible infection from the new coronavirus.

Thayer Public Library invites kids from 4 to 6 years old to "Show and Tell," to connect with other Braintree kids! Show what you've been making, or doing, or have. Held virtually on Zoom, not at the library. Ages 7-9 can join us this afternoon at 2:00PM.

The following are excerpts from the Braintree police log for Wednesday, July 15, to Friday, July 24. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, July 15 12:41 a.m.: A suspicious person was reported on Grossman Drive.

"COVID learning is crisis learning." Administrators and educators on the South Shore are mulling whether to take advantage of a two-week delay for school openings, which state and union officials say will allow for more time to plan for pandemic-era operations and prepare for the return to the classroom, whether remotely or in person.

Gov. Charlie Baker's travel mandate goes into effect Saturday, with an aim at preserving the state's low COVID-19 case numbers. PLYMOUTH - Gov. Charlie Baker's travel mandate goes into effect Saturday, with an aim at preserving the state's low COVID-19 case numbers.

The Weymouth Shamrocks of the Cranberry Baseball League hope that the word has gotten out about them. The Shamrocks in their first season had a strong run in the second half of the season and earned a bid in the league playoffs. Weymouth defeated Marshfield in its first playoff game but fell to Braintree during the semifinals.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no Topsfield Fair this year. This is only the third time in the fair's over-200-year history that it's been canceled. The Essex Agricultural Society, the organization that runs the Topsfield Fair, announced that it canceled the fair for safety reasons.

COUNCILLORS have rallied around their leader and given him their full support amid plans to remove him from his post. Braintree Council leader Graham Butland received the backing of 38 councillors during a debate on his future on Monday.














