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U.S. Senators from Maine and New Hampshire want the federal government to reevaluate the restrictions on travel between the U.S. and Canada during the coronavirus pandemic. The senators say the restrictions “put an immense strain on the communities that straddle the border” along the world’s longest international boundary. They also said the risk of significant cross-border transmission of coronavirus...

Maine has lifted travel restrictions for Massachusetts, meaning visitors from the Bay State are no longer required to quarantine or get a COVID test upon reaching Maine.

Public health officials in Maine are continuing to monitor the spread of coronavirus in other states, and they are no closer to easing travel restrictions put in place because of the virus. Maine requires travelers from other states to produce a negative coronavirus test or quarantine for two weeks. It exempted New Hampshire and Vermont from those requirements in late…

After Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s latest travel restrictions prompted questions about what was permissible for residents who live along the Rhode Island border, the state has published updated guidance that includes exemptions for activities like grocery shopping, visiting a doctor or attending to the needs of a family member. The new travel rules put in place by Baker required...

Rhode Island is stepping up enforcement of rules for out-of-state travelers and ordering bars to close earlier due to an increase in new cases of the coronavirus, according to Gov. Gina Raimondo. Eleven percent of new cases stem from out-of-state travel, she said at a Wednesday news conference. Beginning Sunday, anyone coming from one of the 33 states on Rhode…

In a COVID-19 update, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced that starting Sunday, anyone coming from a state on Rhode Island’s quarantine list will be required to sign a compliance certificate that they either tested negative for COVID-19 or they plan to quarantine for 14 days.

A day after Maine Gov. Janet Mills lifted the two-week quarantine requirement for some out-of-state visitors, questions remain why two New England states were left out of that decision. Beginning Friday, people from Connecticut, New York and New Jersey can all visit Maine without having to quarantine for two weeks or present proof of a negative coronavirus test, Mills announced…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has lifted the two-week quarantine requirement for some out-of-state visitors, but Massachusetts and Rhode Island are not included.

Maine is exempting residents of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey from its travel quarantine rules.

The list of states impacted by a quarantine travel order doubled to 16 based on their latest coronavirus infection data as the rate of new coronavirus infections in the United States continues to grow. The travel quarantine, which applies to state’s where rolling infection rates are above a certain threshold, now covers Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho,…

Planning a trip this summer? The Transportation Security Administration recently released a new set of security rules to help keep you and your fellow travelers safe from the coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know before you head to the airport.

As of April 3, more than 22,000 Americans in foreign countries are still looking to the U.S. government for help in getting back home, according to U.S. Department of State estimates.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced visitors to the state must now self-quarantine for 14-days amid the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 50,000 Americans abroad are struggling to make it home as border closures and coronavirus quarantines leave them stranded far from U.S. shores, officials said Wednesday.