Word: ward
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From the lady in the psychiatric ward to the man in Shea Stadium, Doug Holder describes the curious essence of otherwise mundanely odd people. “As a kid, I always wondered about the man in the small booth in the middle of the Midtown Tunnel,” he writes in the prelude to the first poem of his newest book, “The Man in the Booth in the Midtown Tunnel.” In this collection, the poet’s gaze spans New York and the greater Boston area as he observes his characters...
...that had stricken nine patients and 18 staff members on one floor of the building. According to The Boston Globe, Mass. General—a Harvard Medical School affiliate—had known about the outbreak since Feb. 15, immediately prompting administrators to stop sending new patients into the ward. But hospital officials did not notify the Boston Public Health Commission until Feb. 18, breaking a city regulation that requires institutions to alert authorities of potential outbreaks within 24 hours of discovery. Commission spokeswoman Ann Scales said that early notification is important to prevent the disease from mushrooming...
...Ward, a licensed councillor and Peace Commission volunteer, said that he was honored to have been chosen to help Cambridge through difficult times...
Regarding development plans for the city and the environment, Ward said that he thought it was important to retain a sense for the quality of life for residents. “There is only so much land. We want some green space, we need to be able to look around and breathe,” he said...
...available candidates, Ward was the better match and is consistent with Murphy’s political philosophy,” he said...