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Debate continues on changing Massachusetts seal and motto
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BOSTON STATEHOUSE (WWLP) – The Massachusetts State flag and motto are seen as controversial and in want of change by some residents.
The State Commissions tasked with reviewing the Massachusetts seal and motto met Tuesday to debate what the way forward for the flag seems to be like. The 19-person fee contains state lawmakers, Massachusetts tribe members, representatives for the state fee on Indian affairs, and different businesses.
Presently, the Commonwealths’ seal and motto reveals a controversial picture of an indigenous man standing over an arm wielding a sword with the Latin motto, “By the sword we search peace, however peace solely beneath liberty.”
Elizabeth Solomon, Particular Fee on the Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth, mentioned, “That is simply imbued with a number of cases of disrespect, racism, and colonialism.”
Through the commissions’ assembly, members burdened the necessity to absolutely perceive and symbolize the historical past of the Bay State, whereas additionally respecting the indigenous folks of Massachusetts.
The Fee was initially given an October 2021 deadline, however that has since been prolonged. Massachusetts wouldn’t be the primary state to vary its seal. Simply final 12 months, Mississippi, modified its flag to take away the accomplice battle cross.
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Massachusetts housing crisis takes center stage in Revere apartment condemnation
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The Massachusetts housing crisis is taking center stage in Revere as roughly 40 families will soon have to move out of a 13-story, oceanside apartment tower that city officials say is “moldy” and “rat-infested.”
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EEE map for Massachusetts shows towns at highest risk level for mosquito-borne virus
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BOSTON – Heading into Labor Day weekend, multiple towns in Massachusetts are facing critical or high risk levels of the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE. A map published by the state’s Department of Public Health shows the EEE threat for every community in the state.
EEE cases in Massachusetts
Massachusetts on Thursday reported its second human case of EEE in a woman in her 30s. She contracted the virus in Plymouth County, before the area was aerial sprayed for mosquitos. A EEE case in a horse was also confirmed there.
Many towns around Plymouth have a EEE risk level of moderate or high, according to the map. And some towns in southern Worcester County are at a critically high risk of EEE because a man in his 80s was infected with EEE there.
Earlier this week, 41-year-old Steven Perry from Hampstead, New Hampshire – not far from the Massachusetts border – died from EEE. His family said he had no underlying health conditions but developed severe central nervous system disease and died days later.
EEE risk level in Massachusetts towns
As of Friday afternoon, these were the Massachusetts communities listed as having a moderate, high or critical EEE risk level.
Critical: Douglas, Oxford, Sutton, Webster
High: Carver, Dudley, Middleboro, Northbridge, Plymouth, Uxbridge
Moderate: Acushnet, Amesbury, Auburn, Berkley, Bridgewater, Charlton, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, Grafton, Groveland, Halifax, Haverhill, Hopedale, Hudson, Kingston, Lakeville, Leicester, Mariion, Marlboro, Mattapoisett, Maynard, Mendon, Merrimac, Millbury, Milford, Millville, New Bedford, Newburyport, North Reading, Plympton, Raynham, Rochester, Salisbury, Southbridge, Sudbury, Taunton, Upton, West Newbury, Wareham, Westport
What are the symptoms of EEE?
EEE is a rare disease, but about 30% of those who get infected die, according to the CDC. Most people don’t show symptoms, but those that do can have fever or brain swelling.
Symptoms can include headache, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, behavioral changes and drowsiness.
To avoid mosquito bites, experts recommend using insect repellent, wearing long sleeves, staying indoors at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are active, and draining standing water.
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