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If you’re traveling to Maine this fall, a time when “we’re hiring” signs line roads and are posted in bold-type on restaurant Facebook pages, you’re not alone. A number of those businesses have full reservation logs into September and October, said Matt Lewis, the president and CEO of HospitalityMaine, an industry group with more than 1,000 members like restaurants...

Reopening bars and restaurants around Boston are cheering for a deep playoff run from the Bruins to make back some lost revenue.

Reopening bars and restaurants around Boston are cheering for a deep playoff run from the Bruins to make back some lost revenue.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker lifted COVID-related restrictions ahead of the state’s reopening Saturday — and Boston businesses are ready for it.

More than a year into the COVID-19 restrictions that have reshaped much of public life, Massachusetts now has a target date for when its business and capacity limits are set to be lifted: Aug. 1, 2021. That date could come earlier depending on key public health metrics around vaccination, hospitalizations and case counts, Gov. Charlie Baker said.

New Hampshire lifted several coronavirus restrictions this week, allowing retail stores to open at 100% capacity and bars and restaurants to welcome back some live entertainment. Business owners in Portsmouth were thrilled on Friday, and residents — and even travelers — were ready for their city to open. “Like, as soon as I flipped my sign to open, I immediately…

New Hampshire has lifted several COVID-19 restrictions, and local business owners were very excited.

Massachusetts officials investigated more than 1,400 complaints about violations of the state’s coronavirus restrictions last year, ranging from allegations of employees and customers not wearing face coverings to failing to report positive tests among workers. Of those cases, only 25 led to citations, while another 159 resulted in warnings, The Salem News reported Monday, citing information from the state Executive…

Massachusetts restaurants and businesses will be able to increase capacity beginning Monday

Next week, Maine will follow Massachusetts in allowing businesses to stay open past an early closing time for the first time in months. Maine’s 9 p.m. business curfew has been in place since before Thanksgiving, when Gov. Janet Mills implemented it as a way to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading over the holidays.

Maine is set to follow Massachusetts in allowing businesses to stay open past their early closing times, which were created for the coronavirus surge.

Local business owners are trying to find their footing after a three-week extension of restrictions that will keep many of them closed.

As coronavirus cases climb, many cities and towns are tightening their COVID-19 restrictions, leaving small business owners in limbo. Many of them are worried statewide closures will be next.  On Tuesday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced he is extending the city’s restrictions for at least three more weeks. The modified Phase 2, Step 2 that the city is now under...

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Business leaders in Massachusetts expressed a measure of relief on Tuesday that the Baker administration’s new COVID-19 restrictions fell short of a widespread shutdown, while still expressing concern for struggling businesses, especially those required to close. For most businesses, the rollback means they can still operate, but under slightly stricter conditions. Retailers, gyms, museums and corporate offices are limited...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills said Friday she is extending through Jan. 3 a requirement that some businesses close by 9 p.m. amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mills initiated the policy prior to Thanksgiving and originally said it would apply to some businesses until Dec. 6. The rules apply to all outdoor and indoor entertainment venues, performing arts venues, casinos, movie theaters,…

When Connecticut locked down in March, Sean Murray had hundreds of gallons of beer and no one to drink it. Between the restaurant and the dive bar he managed in the city’s downtown, Murray has 70 draft lines. “We lost about $15,000 in beer alone,” he said. Bottles of beer and wine can sit, but the kegs, Murray said, “were…

Businesses, some of which are seasonal, are now hoping the nice weather will continue into the fall, so that they’ll continue to make up lost revenue from the coronavirus pandemic.

Beach businesses, some of which are seasonal, are now hoping the nice weather will continue into the fall, so that they’ll continue to make up lost revenue from the pandemic.

Businesses on Cape Cod could be in further financial trouble if a recent surge of COVID-19 cases continues.