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Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-058Press release, 'Statement from Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Executive Director' (Mar. 3, 2020)Authority's statement on COVID-19 measures and daily communications with public health authorities, preceding the Commonwealth's gathering…Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Executive Director David Gibbons)Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, MassachusettsStateMar. 3, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Events and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-002COVID-19 Order No. 1Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, s. 20Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144)Persons diagnosed with, exposed to or symptomatic of coronavirus, persons asked to self-quarantine, and persons who had travelled to China…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MA-003COVID-19 Order No. 2Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 250 PeopleGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-029Commission vote and release: MGC Temporarily Suspends Operations at Encore, MGM Springfield and Plainridge ParkUnanimous vote to temporarily suspend operation at the Commonwealth's three casino properties; gaming floors close to patrons at 5:59 a.m.…Massachusetts Gaming Commission (Chair Cathy Judd-Stein)Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulatorMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary 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. MA-004COVID-19 Order No. 3Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-054MBTA schedule revisions effective Mar. 17, 2020 (reduced subway, bus, Commuter Rail and ferry service under the COVID-19 emergency)MBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Massachusetts; division of MassDOT)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-098MBTA notice, 'MBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17' (Mar. 16, 2020)MBTA reduced service schedule effective March 17, 2020 ('Reductions in service support slowing spread of COVID-19, protect MBTA workforce…Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-127COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsTemporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-005COVID-19 Order No. 5Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 25 People and On-Premises Consumption of Food or DrinkGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-090MBTA schedule revisions: all services on a reduced schedule effective March 17, 2020 until further noticeMBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17 (posted March 16, 2020)MBTA (General Manager Steve Poftak)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Boston metropolitan transit)Sector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-077Supreme Judicial Court Order in re: COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic (March 17, 2020) (OE-144)Statewide order closing Massachusetts courthouses to the public except for emergency matters that cannot be resolved remotely, continuing…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-007COVID-19 Order No. 11 (Mar. 20, 2020) with Orders No. 6, 39, 47, 64Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (first order); Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020) RMV…Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-006COVID-19 Order No. 10Order Temporarily Closing All Child Care Programs and Authorizing the Temporary Creation and Operation of Emergency Child Care ProgramsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-080Emergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health directing all individuals to stay at their place of residence, directing all businesses to cease non-essential operations at physical locations, prohibiting all non-essential gatherings and ordering cessation of all non-essential travelEmergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health, Effective March 23, 2020 at 5:00 PMProvincetown Select Board and Board of HealthTown of Provincetown (Barnstable County), MassachusettsCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
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-110City of Chelsea page 'Closures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions' (April 2020), including the Chelsea Emergency Order delivered to Market Basket, Compare and other large retailersClosures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions (chelseama.gov, captured April 17, 2020)City of Chelsea (City Manager; Board of Health)City of Chelsea (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-055MBTA service revisions of Mar. 23-25, 2020: Commuter Rail Reduced Service Schedule modified; all non-essential travel discouragedMBTA Discourages All Non-Essential Travel (targeted adjustments to Commuter Rail capacity effective Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2020)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MA-010COVID-19 Order No. 15Order Extending the Closure of Non-Emergency Child Care Programs (to May 4, 2020)Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-011COVID-19 Order No. 16Order Extending the Temporary Closure of All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-122Supplemental Emergency Order (Emergency Order No. 3 supplement) reaffirming the construction and commercial landscaping suspension (Emergency Order No. 1, Mar. 20, 2020) and the stay-at-home order (Emergency Order No. 3, Mar. 22, 2020)Supplemental Emergency Order, March 30, 2020Town of Nantucket (Select Board and Board of Health)Town and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCityMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MA-051Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19General Court (Legislature); approved by the GovernorMassachusettsStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-056MBTA service revision effective Monday, Apr. 6, 2020 (Saturday-level bus schedules; modified subway and Commuter Rail service)MBTA Issues Service Revision Effective Monday, April 6 (updated Apr. 3, 2020)Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020)Conversion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into the 1,000-bed Boston Hope care facilityMassachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement)Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority)StateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source