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Ex. MET-BOS-054Memorandum: Phased lifting of COVID construction restrictions (Somerville construction suspension and restart schedule)Phased lifting of COVID construction restrictions, 7 May 2020Infrastructure and Asset Management (IAM) with Inspectional Services Department and OSPCD, City of Somerville (implementing the Mayor and Board of Health construction order)City of Somerville, MassachusettsCityMay 7, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
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Order - Public Health Curfew Rescission (withdrawing the citywide 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew)Citywide Curfew Repealed Effective January 25th at 5:00 AM (brockton.ma.us news)Mayor Robert F. SullivanCity of Brockton (Plymouth County), MassachusettsCityJan. 22, 20212021 Q1Curfew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. SEC-09-026Letter to All Interested/Affected Parties: incremental expansion of allowed constructionBoston phased construction restart (May 5, May 18, May 26, 2020)Patrick I. Brophy, Chief of Operations, Office of the MayorCity of BostonCityMay 5, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-004Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston (the Boston construction moratorium)Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston, March 16, 2020City of Boston (Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Inspectional Services Department; Public Works Department)City of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-007City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public SchoolsCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-014Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational ProtocolsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational ProtocolsLicensing Board for the City of Boston (under Acting Mayor Kim Janey)City of Boston, MassachusettsCityAug. 23, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-016City of Boston announcement extending the modified Phase 2 Step 2 restrictions for at least three more weeksModified Phase 2, Step 2 of reopening plan extended in Boston (boston.gov, January 5, 2021)Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing continuation of the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020)City of Boston, MassachusettsCityJan. 5, 20212021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-017City of Boston announcement: Boston enters a modified Phase 3, Step 2 on March 1, 2021 with exceptionsBoston will enter modified version of Phase 3, Step 2 of the State's reopening plan on Monday (boston.gov, February 26, 2021)Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Chief of Health and Human Services Marty MartinezCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityFeb. 26, 20212021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-041City of Boston COVID-19 vaccination verification or weekly testing policy for City employees, onsite contractors and volunteersVaccination mandate announced for City of Boston employees (boston.gov, August 16, 2021)Acting Mayor Kim Janey (City of Boston as employer of 18,000 workers)City of Boston, MassachusettsCityAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-160Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City Owned ParksCity of Salem, Massachusetts, Board of Health, Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City…Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent)City of Salem (Essex County), MassachusettsCityJuly 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-161Emergency Order for the month of October 2020: Step 2 of Phase III postponed; table capacity remains six; pedestrian mall restrictions; local traveler formEmergency Order - October 2020: Step 2 Reopening Postponed; Table Capacity Remains 6; Pedestrian Mall Area Restrictions; Local Traveler Form…Mayor and Board of Health of the City of SalemCity of Salem, MassachusettsCityOct. 2, 20202020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-162Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibitedAdditional Emergency Order from the Salem Board of Health (April 9, 2020)Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent)City of Salem, MassachusettsCityApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-171Emergency Order Regarding Personal Care Services (closure after March 22, 2020)Emergency Order Regarding Personal Care Services (brockton.ma.us news, March 2020)City of Brockton (Mayor and Board of Health)City of Brockton, MassachusettsCityMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-09-024Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston (construction moratorium)Boston non-essential construction pauseMayor Martin J. Walsh; Inspectional Services Department; Public Works DepartmentCity of BostonCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-004Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)Boston Athletic AssociationHopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizerMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-005Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)Boston Athletic AssociationHopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizerMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-031Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)Boston Athletic AssociationHopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizerMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-032Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)Boston Athletic AssociationHopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizerMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-21-GM-029BAA 124th Boston Marathon Postponed to September 14Boston Marathon (124th, April 20, 2020; 125th, April 19, 2021)Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) with the City of BostonHopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizerMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-21-GM-031BAA 2021 Boston Marathon Not in April Road Races Prohibited Until Phase 4Boston Marathon (124th, April 20, 2020; 125th, April 19, 2021)Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) with the City of BostonHopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizerOct. 28, 20202020 Q4Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-059News item republished by the Authority, 'Boston convention centers set to reopen for events at full capacity' (May 19, 2021)Convention centers cleared to reopen at full capacity from May 29, 2021Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a Boston Herald report)Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, MassachusettsStateMay 19, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-06-GM-041AP via Boston.com, 'The 2020 Boston Marathon has been canceled' (May 28, 2020), quoting the B.A.A.Boston Marathon 2020Boston Athletic Association; City of BostonBoston (and Hopkinton to Boston course), MAOrganizerMay 28, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticeConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-22-GM-017B.A.A. homepage: '124th Boston Marathon will be virtual' (capture June 4-5, 2020)Boston Marathon 2020 and 2021 (the B.A.A.'s race; tents, staging, barricades, generators and vehicles along 26.2 miles and at the Expo)Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.)Boston (Hopkinton to Boston), MAOrganizerMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read