*REMINDER* Town of Swansea to Host Red Cross Blood Drive on May 1

Town Administrator Mallory Aronstein, Town Administrator Mark Ullucci and Swansea/Somerset Public Health Nurse Desiree Harding, on behalf of the towns of Somerset and Swansea, invite residents and members of the public to participate in the upcoming blood drive hosted with the American Red Cross on May 1.

State Announces Initial Steps for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced allocation and distribution plans for the first round of COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Massachusetts set to begin around December 15. The state’s first shipment of 59,475 doses of the Pfizer vaccine was ordered from the federal government this past Friday and will be delivered directly to 21 hospitals across 8 counties, as well as to the Department of Public Health Immunization lab.

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Statewide Rollback to Phase Three, Step One, Additional Restrictions Effective December 13th

Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that effective Sunday, December 13th, all communities in Massachusetts will return to Step 1 of Phase 3, of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan. This will reduce indoor capacities across a broad range of sectors of the economy and tighten several other workplace restrictions. The Administration announced the roll-back to respond to an increase in new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations since the Thanksgiving holiday that is straining the health care system in Massachusetts.