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Four businesses were hit early Friday morning in the Tatnuck Square section of Worcester, Massachusetts. Police believe the break-ins are linked. All four businesses were closed Monday, left to deal not only with empty cash registers in some instances, but also costly damages after doors and windows were shattered. The shops that were broken into include Tatnuck Pet Supply, the…

Boston is planning to lift its indoor mask mandate for businesses and many other venues starting this weekend. The Boston Public Health Commission voted Tuesday to no longer require masks in most indoor places starting Saturday, though they will still be required in some areas like health care and congregate care settings and on public transportation. The unanimous vote to...

The Boston Public Health Commission will no longer require masks in most indoor places starting March 5 – though they will still be required in health care settings and on public transportation.

Boston public health officials are weighing whether to lift the city’s mask mandate for schools and businesses Tuesday. The city’s Public Health Commission will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the matter. It comes the day after students and staff at Massachusetts public schools are officially not required to wear face coverings indoors. Mayor Michelle Wu said Tuesday...

Public health officials in Boston are weighing lifting the city’s facemask requirement for schools and businesses. The city’s Public Health Commission will meet Tuesday to discuss the matter. It comes the day after students and staff at Massachusetts public schools are officially not required to wear face coverings indoors. Gov. Charlie Baker announced earlier this month that the statewide...

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...

The Christmas Day explosion has sparked shock across the country after a bomb detonated in the heart of Nashville’s historic downtown

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...