Coronavirus Clusters Hit Islands At Peak Tourist Season: Patch PM

MASSACHUSETTS — It's Tuesday, August 10. Here's what you should know this afternoon:

• Coronavirus concerns are mounting on the islands in the middle of the peak tourist season with some Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket businesses requiring vaccination proof or a negative COVID test.
• A Chelsea School Committee member is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old student.
• A deadly Lynn moped crash is the latest North Shore tragic incident involving two-wheel vehicles.
• Three Boston police officers are injured making an arrest.
• Worcester is bringing back a popular festival on the common this summer.

Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today.

Tuesday's Top State Story

Rising coronavirus cases on Martha's Vineyard have some businesses taking extra precautions ahead of a busy stretch of late-summer festivals.

Six new cases of COVID-19 were tallied on Martha's Vineyard Sunday, and seven new cases were reported by boards of health spokesperson Maura Valley Monday, totaling 13 new cases so far this week.

Restaurants across the island feared a large number of party guests might help spike the number of cases, and though Valley said there's no mask mandate for Martha's Vineyard yet, some restaurants have required staff to mask up.

Also on Patch: Arlington Brings Back Mask Mandate In Town Buildings

On Thursday, the Nantucket Board of Health has scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss the possibility of setting island-wide capacity limitations on Nantucket due to the continued spread of COVID-19. The meeting can be streamed via Youtube here.

Read the full story here.

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Tuesday's Other Top Stories

Boston police say 3 officers injured during arrest: A suspect is in custody at the expense of three injured officers Tuesday morning, according to police. Boston police responded to an alleged assault on an employee at the Boston Public Library's main branch on Boylston Street around 8:30 a.m. When officers tried to arrest the man, police said he resisted, injuring three officers in the process.

Chelsea School Committee Member Charged With Child Rape: A member of the Chelsea School Committee is facing criminal charges after being accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old student. Henry Wilson, 56, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of aggravated rape of a child and enticing a child under the age of 16, according to reports. He was ordered held on $50,000 cash bail.

Worcester 'Out to Lunch' Festival Back At Downtown Common: The Worcester Out to Lunch festival series at the downtown common is back this summer after a 2020 hiatus. The abbreviated series will feature music, food, shopping and community programs. The Out to Lunch festival, which will mark its 11th year in 2021, typically spans about 10 weeks, but is shorter this year due to the ongoing pandemic. The event will also be "mask-friendly," according to organizers.

Woman killed in North Shore moped crash: The latest in a series of North Shore tragedies and potentially dangerous encounters involving mopeds, scooters and dirt bikes occurred in Lynn Tuesday morning when a woman passenger on a moped was killed when it collided with a dump truck.

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