RI HEALTH

Some public health officials want R.I. to enforce masks indoors

Rhode Island currently has “high” transmission statewide, with more than 126 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days. And the state’s test positive rate has also increased from 1.8 percent last week to 3 percent this week. 7:34 p.m.

Medford family completes cross-country tandem bicycle trip

A Medford family is catching up on their rest after completing the final leg of a 3,300-mile cross-country trek on tandem bicycles that ended Thursday at Pleasure Beach in South Boston. 6:31 p.m.

Should the state permanently end the annual deer hunt at Blue Hills Reservation?

Read two views and vote in our online poll. 6:22 p.m.

Charts: Who has been vaccinated in Massachusetts, and how many doses has the state received?

The charts break down vaccination recipients by age, vaccination date, location, and race/ethnicity, while also outlining vaccination brand and administration site type. 6:13 p.m.

Family mourning death of Alicia Heywood, woman killed outside of Roslindale pharmacy; boyfriend on the run from police

Susan George spoke with pride Thursday about her niece, Alicia N. Heywood, the Easton woman who was allegedly brutally murdered last week by her boyfriend outside of the pharmacy in Roslindale where she worked. 6:04 p.m.

Beverly Beckham

I was the sun and the kids were my planets

Saying goodbye to a child always was and always will be hard. This year saying goodbye is even harder. 6:04 p.m.

Billerica woman and Norwood student are second VaxMillions winners, state says

Donna McNulty of Billerica, who won $1 million, plans to retire in 2022 from the small publishing and software company where she has worked for years. 12:00 p.m.

thomas farragher

A final salute to a man who had saluted so many

Russell Pittsley was a longtime member of a military honor guard and stood at attention at countless funerals. On Saturday, he was the recipient of those honors during his own funeral at St. Mary's Cemetery in Middleborough. 6:54 p.m.

Newton

Newton announces series of community meetings for NewCAL project

Newton residents are being invited to a series of community meetings over the next several months as the city’s proposed replacement for the senior center facility in Newtonville takes shape. 2:05 p.m.

Newton launching study to help guide use of American Rescue Plan funds

Newton will launch a community needs assessment to help guide the city’s aid efforts for low-income residents who were impacted by COVID-19 and its economic fallout, according to Mayor Ruthanne Fuller. 1:58 p.m.

Abundant plant growth on floating wetland helps battle the ‘dirty water stigma’

The floating wetland was installed June 2020 by researchers from Northeastern University and the Charles River Conservancy who envision a swimmable river. After a year, researchers are seeing impressive plant growth on the wetland which they are hoping will add momentum to efforts to conserve the river by raising public awareness. 3:49 p.m.

Massachusetts’ Hmong community celebrates Lee’s Olympic glory

Suni Lee was fresh off her gold-medal-winning gymnastics performance at the Tokyo Olympics when Lisa Estrella Yang’s phone started “blowing up” with text messages from family members ecstatic that a fellow Hmong American was an Olympic champion. 1:28 a.m.

‘It was so fast’: Passengers, witnesses describe the moment when 2 Green Line trains collided near BU arena

Two MBTA Green Line trains crashed into each other on Commonwealth Avenue in front of Boston University Friday evening, injuring 25 people and causing significant damage to the trains and trolley tracks. An investigation is underway. 10:59 p.m.