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.

81 Massachusetts cities and towns now considered ... Milford, Millbury, Monson, New Bedford, Norfolk, Oak Bluffs ... at risk for COVID transmission on the statewide map.