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Ex. MET-BOS-091MBTA notice: MBTA discourages all non-essential travelMBTA Discourages All Non-Essential Travel (posted March 23, 2020)MBTAMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulatorMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-155Town of Brookline COVID-19 page as of May 1, 2020 (banner: 'Face coverings must be worn in public'; links to Voluntary Construction Suspension and Emergency Parking Rules)Brookline COVID-19 information page (brooklinema.gov/covid-19, raw Wayback capture of May 1, 2020)Town of BrooklineTown of Brookline, MassachusettsCityMay 1, 20202020 Q2Business closureFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-121Nantucket Board of Health Emergency Order No. 13, island-wide face covering order (as described on the Town's Face Covering Orders page)Face Covering Orders (nantucket-ma.gov, captured Nov. 27, 2020): 'EMERGENCY ORDER No. 13... On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 the Board of Health…Nantucket Board of HealthTown and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCityOct. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-093MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020Face Covering Enforcement Takes Effect November 6 (posted November 6, 2020)MBTAMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulatorNov. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-170Executive Order - Public Health Curfew Rescission (withdrawing the citywide 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew)Citywide Curfew Repealed Effective January 25th at 5:00 AM (brockton.ma.us news)Mayor Robert F. SullivanCity of Brockton (Plymouth County), MassachusettsCityJan. 22, 20212021 Q1Curfew and hoursOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-112Notice that all Orders of the Chelsea Board of Health imposing COVID restrictions expire May 29, 2021Orders of the Chelsea Board of Health imposing COVID restrictions expires on May 29 (chelseama.gov, May 19, 2021)Chelsea Board of HealthCity of Chelsea, MassachusettsCityMay 19, 20212021 Q2OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-131Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildingsCity of Worcester to Require Masks in Municipal Buildings (worcesterma.gov, August 10, 2021)City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.City of Worcester, MassachusettsCityAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-019City of Boston announcement of the indoor mask mandate and Five-Point Plan for the Delta VariantMayor Janey announces indoor mask mandate for City of Boston (boston.gov, August 20, 2021)Acting Mayor Kim Janey (announcing the BPHC order of Aug. 20, 2021)City of Boston, MassachusettsCityAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-150Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: masks mandated indoors in businesses, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice poster)MASK REQUIRED even if you are vaccinated... Masks are mandated indoors by order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, Effective…Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public HealthTown of Brookline (Norfolk County), MassachusettsCityAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-151Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: face coverings mandatory in all common areas in buildings, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice)By order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN ALL COMMON AREAS in buildings. All adults and…Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public HealthTown of Brookline, MassachusettsCityAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-130Two Emergency Orders: (1) Mandating Face Coverings in Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; (2) Requiring Employers to Report Positive Cases in the WorkplaceCity of Worcester Enacts Two Emergency Orders: Mask Mandate in All Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; Order for Employers to…Medical Director Michael P. Hirsh, M.D., Worcester Division of Public Health (City of Worcester)City of Worcester (Worcester County), MassachusettsCitySept. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-111Chelsea Board of Health Indoor Mask Mandate for all Indoor Public Spaces (POST-PERIOD)Board of Health Implements Mask Mandate for all Indoor Public Spaces (chelseama.gov, December 1, 2021)Chelsea Board of HealthCity of Chelsea, MassachusettsCityDec. 1, 2021Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source

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