This week's preview includes selectmen honoring Fred Villa and considering a moratorium on door-to-door solicitations.
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WEEK AHEAD: Giving thanks safely, library back open, free flu clinic
It's Thanksgiving Week in a year there hasn't been much to be thankful for.
WEEK AHEAD: Summer St. hearing, Special Town Meeting, COVID-19 watch
An abbreviated Week Ahead looks at tonight's Summer Street Planning Board meeting, Tuesday's Special Town Meeting, and more.
Abington COVID spike partly from sick people in public
The number of Abington residents testing positive for COVID-19 has more than doubled in a week, and town health officials are blaming the spike partly on people with symptoms going out in public.
Abington WalMart closed for cleaning
No known outbreak among store employees The Abington WalMart is closed Thursday for a deep cleaning, according to the company. It is scheduled to reopen on Friday. "Out of an abundance of caution, we’ve temporarily closed our Abington Walmart Store…
Masking the problem
COVID-19 caes in Abington continue to grow, while businesses are lukewarm on enforcing a new mandatory mask order from the Board of Health.
Cases up, masks on
Abington residents, workers urged to don masks in stores As the number of COVID-19 cases peak in Massachusetts, Abington’s health agent is asking both customers and shoppers to wear masks inside retail stores. “The information on COVID-19 is rapidly changing…
Parks closed. Keep it moving.
A sign letting people know that the Plymouth Street Little League field is closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s April, it’s springtime, and it hasn't snowed in four days (and counting). But town health officials are…
Health Agent: Success means staying home
More can be done in COVID-19 battle, says Golightly Lowe's has erected plastic partitions at checkout counters to keep a barrier between store employees and customers. But Abington Health Agent Marty Golightly says people need to avoid busy stories to…
Four COVID-19 cases in Abington; DPW advises against use of town parks and fields
Town Hall is currently closed to the public. (Photo by Ricky Collins) Public health officials announced that four Abington residents have tested positive for COVID-19, as the overall number of cases in Massachusetts crossed 1,600. The Abington cases are the…
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