Dr. Jennifer Bradford told the board that COVID‑19 activity rose between July and August and that statewide mosquito surveillance shows 338 positive samples and 11 recent human West Nile cases, including one in Worcester County; nurses held three recent Head Start flu clinics.

The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Multiple residents urged the council to reexamine Quincy's automated license-plate reader (ALPR/Flock) program, citing documented instances of misuse and recommending oversight, access limits and alternatives that target people in danger rather than broad surveillance.

A new mayoral task force will study the dysfunctional 143-year-old civil service system and propose changes in Albany.