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National Guard rolls out to 55 Massachusetts hospitals

By adamg - 12/27/21 - 9:35 am

WFXT reports on this morning's deployment of National Guard troops to help weary hospital workers deal with the latest Covid-19 surge.

Meanwhile, the Daily Free Press reports Boston University saw its highest one-day Covid-19 numbers ever last Tuesday.

Governor activates National Guard for Election Day

By adamg - 11/2/20 - 1:04 pm

Just in case, the State House News Service reports.

Governor authorizes activation of 1,000 National Guards; the question is why

By adamg - 8/28/20 - 9:46 pm

David Wade at WBZ reports that around 7 p.m., Gov Baker sent out a press release about an order to activate up to 1,000 National Guard personnel "in the event that municipal leaders require their assistance" but did not get more specific.

National Guard tells soldier he's sitting this round out as it investigates whether he promised to shoot protesters

By adamg - 6/3/20 - 12:33 pm

The Massachusetts National Guard has put one of its own on "inactive" status while it looks into whether he actually posted a message on social media that read: Read more.

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