Coronavirus; 30 Massachusetts cities and towns now considered ‘high risk’ for COVID transmission, according to new map. Published: ; Nov. 12, 2020, 5:42 p.m.

It’s often said that the opioid crisis hurts every community, and in Massachusetts, only a few towns can report they are without an overdose death this century. All have fewer than 2,000 residents.

NEW BEDFORD — If the state legislature’s redistricting map plans are approved, it will shift state Rep. Christopher Hendricks to cover more minority areas in the city’s North End and downtown.

Last week, the number of cities and towns designated high risk was 63 after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced changes to the way they classify communities on the statewide map.