Samantha Phillips, director at Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), joined WBUR's Weekend Edition to discuss the storm.

Although the storm has weakened from hurricane status, it is still capable of producing damaging wind and some coastal flooding.

Boat owners from the Cape and Islands up the Massachusetts coastline are monitoring the track of Hurricane Henri as it moves toward the Northeast region of the country. The last hurricane to hit the area was devastating to many vessels.

If his family is able to move forward with a lawsuit, the death of Nick Kazantzas could open a path for others looking to hold long-term care facilities accountable for COVID outbreaks and deaths.

Hurricane watches have been posted for the coastline south of Boston, as Tropical Storm Henri makes its way north this weekend.

Producer Matt Baskin speaks with GBH Radio higher education correspondent Kirk Carapezza.

"She went in for back surgery, and she died from COVID. It’s still so surreal to me.”

Merrie Najimy, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the state's largest teachers union, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss.

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia of Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center wants to see that a "commitment to vaccinate the rest of the world" is in place before moving forward with booster shots for the general population in the U.S.