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Cottages staff and residents celebrate first vaccinations

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It’s inoculation season in Dartmouth. A week after doses were administered at Brandon Woods , the Cottages at Dartmouth Villages took its first shots toward normalcy after staff and residents received their vaccines on Jan 13. Leonard Quintin, 76,...

High school students to learn remotely until Feb. 1

Dartmouth High schoolers will remain in remote learning until Feb. 1 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a Jan. 13 announcement from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bonny Gifford. According to the announcement, Dartmouth public...
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Surging cases may further delay return to school

School Committee members may consider keeping Dartmouth High School students in remote education through the end of January after discussing an idea to stagger students’ return at a meeting on Jan. 11. Officials extended a weeklong delay in the...

Covid cases hit all-time high amid winter surge

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Covid is once again skyrocketing in Dartmouth, as the town reported a record 300 new cases on Jan. 8. Cases are up 45% compared to last week as the winter surge continues. The town hasn’t seen weekly case numbers under three digits since mid-...

First vaccine doses administered at Brandon Woods

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One of Dartmouth’s hardest hit nursing homes has taken its first steps toward returning to a new normal, as staff and residents at Brandon Woods received their first Covid-19 vaccines on Jan. 5. The Bliss Corner nursing home previously saw an...

Covid cases remain high as new year starts

For the second week in a row, Dartmouth’s Board of Health has reported more than 200 new weekly cases for Covid-19. According to the town’s weekly report, Dartmouth saw 207 new cases as of Jan. 1 — slightly down from the record 211 the week before...

New record for weekly Covid cases as holidays bring extra surge

For the first time, Dartmouth’s Board of Health has reported more than 200 new weekly cases of the viral illness, as residents continue to gather for the holiday season despite health officials’ warnings to stay home. A record-breaking 211 cases —...

Behind the surge: Here’s what officials are doing to stop Covid

The holiday season has brought the fall Covid-19 surge to new heights, as families gather despite state guidelines asking residents to stay at home. Here’s what health officials are doing behind the scenes. Board of Health Dartmouth’s Board...

You’ve been exposed to Covid-19. Now what?

Each day, more and more Dartmouth residents find themselves on the receiving end of an unfortunate phone call from a family member, employer, friend or public health official. The caller says a variation of: “I’m sorry to tell you this, but you’ve...

Dartmouth schools to delay return to in-person learning after break

Dartmouth Public Schools will start remotely for most students for at least the first week after winter break, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bonny Gifford, who outlined the plans at a School Committee meeting on Dec. 21. The decision...

Covid cases down slightly this week

As the Covid-19 vaccine makes its way to front-line medical workers , Dartmouth is showing a slight decline in cases this week — likely due to a drop in testing, according to Public Health Director Chris Michaud. Board of Health data released on Dec...

Dartmouth neurosurgeon among first to get Covid vaccine

As the first doses of the new Covid-19 vaccine arrive at hospitals across the South Coast , one Dartmouth resident was among the first in the region to get the shot on Dec. 16. Neurosurgeon Dr. Alvin Marcovici went under the needle at Charlton...

Dartmouth Schools may return to fully remote learning in January

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Students in the Dartmouth Public Schools may not be coming back to in-person learning in January after the School Committee discussed Dartmouth’s increasing Covid rates at an emergency meeting on Dec. 15. At the meeting, Public Health Director Chris...

Cases still rising in Dartmouth

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Seven new Covid-related deaths were reported this week as new cases continue to rise in town amid the fall surge. On Dec. 11, the Board of Health reported 177 new cases this week — up slightly from 156 the week before. The town’s weekly numbers also...

Covid numbers push Dartmouth back a step in reopening

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After three straight weeks of being in the “red category” of the state’s Covid-19 risk map, Dartmouth will have to take a step back in the state's phased reopening, marking the first time the town has had to roll back since the spring. According to...

Dozens of active Covid cases at Dartmouth Public Schools

New data released on Dec. 4 by Dartmouth public schools shows 51 active Covid-19 cases among all students and staff, with the illness affecting just over 1.4% of students in the system. The news comes as the town’s Board of Health announced another...

New record for weekly Covid cases in Dartmouth

Coronavirus cases in Dartmouth have hit another all-time high as the town experiences a record surge, with double the number of cases as during the previous peak in the spring. The town remains “in the red” — or at high risk of transmission —...

Slight decrease in Covid cases this week

On Nov. 27, the Board of Health reported 129 new cases this week — slightly down from 133 the week before for a total of 975 since the first numbers were counted in May. The town has also seen 48 of its residents die from the illness since the start...

UMass Dartmouth sees surge in Covid cases

UMass Dartmouth is reporting a surge in Covid cases as 32 community members tested positive for the virus in the week ending Nov. 19, up from just nine cases the week before. According to data released Nov. 22, the positive cases represent just 2.38...

Covid cases hit new high this week

For the second week in a row, new coronavirus cases in Dartmouth have hit an all-time high as the town experiences a record surge that has already put it “in the red” — or at high risk of transmission, according to the state. On Nov. 20, the Board...

Town Hall closed as Dartmouth is back in the red

On Friday morning, officials announced the closure of Town Hall through Dec. 3 — just after the state released data categorizing Dartmouth as a high-risk community for coronavirus transmission once again. State data released on Nov. 19 puts...

Mirasol’s to close through Monday after employee contracts Covid

Updated Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. Mirasol’s Cafe has announced it will remain closed this weekend through Monday, Nov. 23 due to a staff member testing positive for Covid-19. The shutdown was originally announced in a Facebook...

New Covid cases surge past 100 in Dartmouth

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Dartmouth is experiencing the largest surge in coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with more than 100 reported in the past week. In a statement published on Nov. 13, the town’s Board of Health reported 115 new cases this week—...

Health officials concerned with potential Black Friday Covid spread

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Thanksgiving is only two weeks away, which means another big day will quickly follow: Black Friday. At a Nov. 12 meeting, Board of Health officials expressed their concerns about how businesses will deal with a plethora of customers standing in long...

Covid closures hit Dartmouth restaurants

Covid has claimed another casualty in Dartmouth: Padanaram’s popular Sail Loft restaurant has closed its doors as of Nov. 1 due to pandemic restrictions on indoor and outdoor dining. The restaurant joins the ranks of other indefinitely closed...

Town Covid cases nearly back up to spring heights

The number of Covid-19 cases in Dartmouth continues to climb as the town’s Board of Health reported 61 new cases in the week ending Nov. 6 — up from 52 the week before, and nearly as high as the 78 cases reported at the worst of the spring outbreak...

Dartmouth back in the red as Covid cases spike

Dartmouth is once again in the state’s “red zone” for Covid transmission, following the town’s largest increase in coronavirus cases since the spring. In a statement published Oct. 30, the Board of Health revealed that there have been 52 new cases...

More Covid-related deaths in Dartmouth as cases climb

Covid-19 is once again claiming lives in Dartmouth, as the town has reported eight more virus-related deaths this week and 29 new positive cases. It marks the first time since mid-June that the town has reported residents dying from the illness...

UMass Dartmouth sees surge in Covid cases

UMass Dartmouth saw a surge in Covid-19 cases last week as total case numbers jumped 64% with 16 new cases Oct. 13-16, up from zero new cases the previous week, data released by the university shows. The university has seen 41 coronavirus cases so...

Dartmouth remains in the red as state reports more Covid cases

Dartmouth remains firmly in the red for Covid-19 cases as the state released a weekly report on Oct. 14 showing a higher average daily incidence rate than the previous week. According to Massachusetts data, over the past two weeks the town has seen...

Town Covid cases down slightly this week

Just after the state put Dartmouth in the red — or at “higher risk” for the virus — Covid-19 cases are down slightly this week, according to new numbers released by the town’s Board of Health. Data released by the Board of Health on Oct. 9 shows...

Dartmouth in the red for Covid cases, state data shows

Dartmouth is now a Covid-19 hotspot in Massachusetts, as state coronavirus data released on Oct. 7 listed the town “in the red” — meaning with a Covid-positive rate of more than eight per 100,000 people, it is in danger of being designated a “higher...

Dartmouth High community member tests positive for virus

Officials have long said they expected a member of Dartmouth’s school community to test positive for Covid-19 at some point — and even before in-person classes start in earnest for elementary students on Oct. 5, that expectation is now a reality. In...

Seven UMass students test positive for Covid after rink incident

Seven UMass Dartmouth commuter students living in New Bedford have tested positive for Covid-19 this week after renting ice time at the city’s Hetland Arena rink to practice hockey on their own, according to university officials. The students...

Dartmouth sees uptick in Covid cases in the last week

After a summer of low coronavirus numbers, it seems the uptick in Covid cases affecting much of the rest of the country has finally made its way to Dartmouth. In a statement published Sept. 25, the Board of Health revealed that there have been 18...

Students test positive for Covid at UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth reports that since the start of the semester on Sept. 1, four students have tested positive for Covid-19 — with three of those testing positive in the past week. A total of 3290 students have been tested thus far, giving a rate of...

Town Covid-19 cases remain low through August

As the number of coronavirus cases surpassed six million nationwide at the end of August, new Dartmouth cases have remained low through the summer with just four in the week ending Aug. 28, according to data provided by the town’s board of health...

Sheriff’s office reports no new covid cases since July 10

Bristol County correctional facilities are now covid-free. The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office announced announced Friday that since July 10, no staff members, county inmates or ICE detainees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and that...