A short time after Governor Charlie Baker stated that the May 4 lifting of restrictions would be revisited later this week, Mayor Marty Walsh had a much more blunt answer to the chance of that date holding.
In today's press conference, Mayor Walsh said that "I can tell you right now, [Boston] will not open on May fourth," based on a tweet from Karyn Regal of WBZ. Walsh did not specify a new date for the lifting of the restrictions, presumably because it would be based any upcoming decision from Baker that would affect the entire state, but he indeed indicated that the current date will not hold, saying that while plans are in the works for a reopening, "We cannot afford to make mistakes."
A ruling from Governor Baker that went into effect on March 17 effectively shut down restaurants and bars except for takeout/delivery, while an emergency order commenced on March 24 that closed all nonessential businesses in Massachusetts. (An initial April 6 date of the ending of restrictions was subsequently pushed back to May 4.)
by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)
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