Massachusetts
Massachusetts parents facing baby formula shortages: ‘This is a dilemma for families’
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Bay State households proceed to battle with discovering sure toddler formulation, as shops’ cabinets are left barren and officers urge individuals to not hoard the valuable child vitamins.
The mix of provide chain challenges and product recollects have led to main complications for fogeys, who’re scrambling to search out replacements.
The child method out-of-stock nationwide fee is now 43%, in response to Datasembly’s real-time hyper-local information evaluation. Shops, together with CVS, are limiting what number of merchandise individuals can purchase — and oldsters are coming residence from pharmacies empty-handed.
“This can be a dilemma for households, there’s no query about that,” mentioned Carole Allen, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society who has a background in pediatrics.
Allen urged households to not hoard child method to ensure sufficient can go across the neighborhood. She additionally pressured it’s vital that folks don’t dilute method as a result of that’s harmful for infants and doesn’t give them sufficient vitamins.
Cow’s milk shouldn’t be a very good various, she added, as a result of it could actually result in iron deficiency for the newborn.
“It’s actually robust for households proper now,” Allen mentioned. “If moms are capable of swap to breastfeeding, it’s good for the newborn and may unlock the method provide usually.”
The child method out-of-stock nationwide fee of 43% is up from 30% final month.
“This difficulty has been compounded by provide chain challenges, product recollects and historic inflation,” mentioned CEO of Datasembly Ben Reich.
Toddler method shortages have been a problem since final fall because of the provide chain. These shortages have been exacerbated in February when Abbott recalled powdered method manufactured of their Michigan plant.
“Following provider challenges and elevated buyer demand, we at present have a restrict of three child method merchandise per buy in our shops and on-line,” a CVS spokesperson mentioned. “We’re persevering with to work with our child method distributors to handle this difficulty and we remorse any inconvenience this causes our prospects.”
The Massachusetts Division of Public Well being mentioned it anticipates ongoing provide challenges, however officers are beginning to see enhancements within the provide of some kinds of method.
“The Division of Public Well being’s native WIC (Ladies, Infants, & Kids) applications are working carefully with households to supply assist and knowledge on obtainable choices, together with informing them of the briefly expanded WIC method checklist to supply comparable merchandise for formulation which were troublesome to find,” DPH mentioned in an announcement.
WIC households which have advantages for 12.4-ounce cans of Similac Advance powder ought to have the ability to find the product at WIC-authorized retailers. WIC households which have advantages for 12.5-ounce cans of Similac Delicate powder could battle discovering this product.
For extra details about WIC, go to www.mass.gov/orgs/women-infants-children-nutrition-program.
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Massachusetts
Two from Massachusetts allegedly break into a dispensary, then a restaurant
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They say marijuana can give you the munchies. That may explain the alleged break-in spree of two from Massachusetts.
According to police, on Saturday, at approximately 5:36 a.m., Blackstone Police received multiple reports of car break-ins on Michelle Lane and Ascension Street, and break-ins at multiple businesses including, First Choice Dispensary and Casa Burrito.
Officers responded to the area. Through a preliminary investigation, which included reviewing surveillance footage and through the cooperation of the public, officers were able to identify two juveniles, a 15-year-old male and 17-year-old male both from Blackstone.
Both juveniles are being charged with the following:
- Breaking and Entering into a Vehicle in the Nighttime
- Breaking and Entering into a Building in the Nighttime (Two Counts)
- Larceny from a Building
- Larceny under $1,200
- Larceny of a Credit Card
- Malicious Destruction Under $1,200
- Trespassing
- Larceny Under $1,200 by False Pretense
Both juveniles are expected to be charged in Milford District Court next week.
Massachusetts
Trump campaign HQ opens in Massachusetts
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — A new campaign headquarters opened up in Massachusetts for former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign on Sunday.
The office is located at the DeMello International Center on Union Street in New Bedford.
Massachusetts GOP Chair Amy Carnevale and former Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, chairman for Trump’s campaign in Massachusetts, delivered remarks.
Another office in Massachusetts opened up a couple of weeks prior in Northborough.
Massachusetts
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Massachusetts throughout Sunday
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A week after a tornado watch was issued to Massachusetts and some parts of New England, more inclement weather could hit the region Sunday.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 7 p.m. Sunday for the Bay State, Rhode Island and most of Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service Forecast office. Southern New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont face a hazardous weather outlook.
A detailed forecast for Massachusetts shows a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon after 2 p.m. with a high around 84 degrees and winds from the southwest coming in around 16 mph.
“Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall.” the forecast reads.
This evening, showers and thunderstorms remain likely throughout the state, mainly before 10 p.m. The forecast calls for cloud coverage in the early portion of the evening which should clear up later on. The temperature could drop as low as 61 degrees with winds coming in from the west around 11 mph.
Total rainfall on Sunday could range from a little over an inch to almost three, according to the forecast.
Additionally, the National Weather Service’s storm prediction center upgraded the southern part of New England to an enhanced risk (a level 3 out of 5) for severe weather on Sunday.
“Areal coverage of storms will increase this afternoon with damaging wind the primary threat, but large hail and an isolated tornado is also possible,” NWS said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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