Monthly Archives: August 2020

10 communities marked high risk

About a dozen cities and towns remain in the state’s high risk category for the coronavirus after several communities left the hot zone this week, but more were added, according to state data. Town-by-town COVID count Brockton, Chelsea, Everett, Lawrence, Lynn, Revere, Salem, Saugus, South Hadley and Winthrop are all …

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California fire added to Google Maps, Search

As fires blaze across California, local and federal officials see hope in providing more real-time information. Google announced Thursday that it is updating Maps and Search for detailed information on the size, boundaries and locations of US fires. “We’ve seen a bad uptick in fires,” said Google’s Ruha Devanesan. On …

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