COVID-19 response: Landry Arena in Fitchburg to be mortuary

FITCHBURG – The Landry Arena on John Fitch Highway is being prepared for a temporary mortuary.The conversion of the arena is part the state’s effort to ensure enough capacity for mortuary services as more people die in the COVID-19 pandemic.A state police command vehicle and freight vehicles converged on Landry Arena on John Fitch Highway on Tuesday. Jake Wark, deputy director of communications for the state Executive Office of Public Safety, confirmed the plan for the arena. […]