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Sawyer Smook-Pollitt
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Editor, Sippican Week
Mattapoisett
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Fishing, Guns, Shooting, Outdoors
I like to cover all topics
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By Kellen Riell, Sawyer Smook-Pollitt Verified| New Bedford Light Verified As pandemic-weary residents shed their masks, skip their booster shots and head to summertime parties, experts have a warning: COVID-19 is still infecting people — sometimes with fatal results. Roughly two years after the pandemic claimed its first New Bedford victim in April of 2020, the city’s COVID-related death toll has climbed to 507. And there have been 219 fatal cases between April 2021 and April of this year, adding to the nationwide death toll that has now surpassed one million.
By Sawyer Smook-Pollitt Verified| New Bedford Light Verified The summer of ‘22 is shaping up to be one continuous party, the likes of which we haven’t seen in years. Three to be exact. That’s because for the last two years, many of the city’s biggest events were canceled due to the pandemic. They’re all back, joined by a brand-new three-day festival bringing together more than 30 local organizations. “I think we’re all really excited about the summer,” said Lee Heald, program director at AHA! New Bedford.
By Kellen Riell, Sawyer Smook-Pollitt Verified| New Bedford Light Verified As pandemic-weary residents shed their masks, skip their booster shots and head to summertime parties, experts have a warning: COVID-19 is still infecting people — sometimes with fatal results. Roughly two years after the pandemic claimed its first New Bedford victim in April of 2020, the city’s COVID-related death toll has climbed to 507. And there have been 219 fatal cases between April 2021 and April of this year, adding to the nationwide death toll that has now surpassed one million.
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Sippican Week