reopening plan

Maine Gov. Janet Mills issued an executive order Tuesday that will move the state into Stage 4 of its reopening plan next week. Mills announced that, beginning Oct. 13, indoor seating in restaurants, churches and movie theaters will increase to 50% capacity with a maximum of 100 people, providing coronavirus protocols are in place, like face coverings, enhanced cleaning practices…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has issued an executive order that will move the state into Stage 4 of its reopening plan Oct. 13.

Officials in Maine’s largest school district planned to meet again Wednesday evening to try and finalize a plan to send students back safely this fall.

The Boston Teachers Union was scheduled to deliver its school reopening plans to Mayor Marty Walsh Thursday afternoon.

School nurses gathered outside Boston City Hall Wednesday morning for a rally to raise their concerns over in-class instruction.

Using coronavirus safety guidelines mandated by the state, one Massachusetts superintendent is providing a sneak peek at what things may look like inside schools when students and staff return this fall. Ashland Public Schools Superintendent Jim Adams recently invited the school committee, board of health, selectmen, town manager and others involved in school reopening guidelines to literally take a seat…

As Massachusetts schools get their plans ready for reopening this fall, one superintendent is showing exactly what things will look like for students and staff.

Boston will enter Phase 3 a week later than the rest of the state, and Somerville will also wait at least one week.

It was not without a little bit of grumbling from operators, but the Massachusetts Gaming Commission finalized its minimum health and safety standards for the reopening of the state’s slots parlor and resort casinos Tuesday. The commission had already settled on a number of requirements last week — no poker, craps or roulette until further notice, blackjack-style gaming tables will…

Though not yet finalized, regulations set by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission call for no poker, craps or roulette until further notice, blackjack-style gaming tables capped at three players and slots machines spaced and separated with barriers.

Two New England colleges on Wednesday announced their reopening plans for the fall 2020 term amid the coronavirus pandemic. Emerson College in Boston announced it is launching “One Emerson Flex Learning,” which will combine both online and in-person learning. College officials said the vast majority of students and their parents wanted to return to campus. “Flex Learning is our approach…

A group of college presidents from around the state, who put together a framework for reopening, are meeting with state officials Thursday.

Some workers in Massachusetts returned to their offices this week under Gov. Charlie Baker’s reopening plan, but a new study shows people would like to keep working from home.

With no nationwide plan for reopening the country, governors have been left to their own devices in reopening their economies, creating conflicting restrictions across each state. According to The Boston Globe, new research from MIT found that people networking on their phones, videoconferencing and social media were influencing those in states with tighter restrictions to travel to other states. That…

Houses of worship are allowed to open their doors in Massachusetts but with restrictions.

Marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts could resume sales as early as next week under a plan released by Gov. Charlie Baker Monday to gradually restart economic activity in the state. The four-phase reopening plan would allow a variety of retail establishments to offer curbside pick-up beginning May 25. The list includes pot shops, which have been restricted to selling only medical…

The Baker administration on Monday unveiled Massachusetts’ plans for reopening the economy.

There will be mandatory workplace safety standards and new protocols to reduce the risk of new COVID-19 transmission in specific industries

In a 23-page document, Encore Boston Harbor has outlined its reopening plan amid the coronavirus pandemic.