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OPINION...12
PICTURE THIS...40
AGENDA...45
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...44
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...45
INCORPORATIONS...46
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...46
BANKRUPTCIES...46
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...46
BUILDING PERMITS...50
COVID-19
FINDING MEANING
After four challenging months, museums reopen to a different world ....................................6
SOLID PROOF
Pandemic has changed the land- scape in the spirits world.....9
COPING WITH A LOST YEAR
ESE searches for revenue streams after 2020 Big E is canceled ... 13
Feature
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Westfield leaders take optimistic view ....................................14
Education
ENTRANCE EXAM
Colleges plan for an unsettled fall.................17
‘THIS IS OUR MOMENT’
New Bay Path president says school will be a leader in time of crisis ....................................21
On the Cover
ENTRANCE EXAM
Colleges plan for an unsettled fall ...17
Cover photography by George O’Brien
SEE: List
of Colleges >>Page 24
Healthcare
CRITICAL CONDITION
Hospitals bleed millions in revenue from lost vol- ume during pandemic.....................................26
IMPROVED STATE
What is Massachusetts doing right? And can this be sustained?....................................................31
Commercial Real Estate
FOR SALE, FOR LEASE
SEE: List of Hospitals >>Page 33
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