Phase II reopening guidelines and restrictions are in effect as of June 1. More details are provided on Reopeningri.com. Phase II guidelines effective June 1: Social Gatherings: The maximum social gathering size is 15 people. Travel: Domestic restrictions are largely lifted. The 14-day quarantine is only in place for people returning to Rhode Island from an area still…
Naumkeag, the Gilded Age home in Stockbridge, MA, opened May 28, the most recent 70 properties of the Trustees of Reservations that are open to the public who live nearby. For the most part, only outdoor areas of these properties are open, and any food services are grab-and-go style. Visitors from outside Massachusetts are asked to stay…
Fans of the Connecticut casinos: Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos in Connecticut plan to re-open on Monday, June 1. Foxwoods guidelines for guests: Phase 1 opening includes the Grand Pequot and Great Cedar casino floors, the Grand Pequot Hotel, Tanger Outlets. Valet parking will not be available. Instead, please park in the Grand Pequot or Great Cedar parking garages….
What do you know about the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic? It’s a trick question to make a point: we are living in a historic time that people will want to remember and study. Now, Historic New England is inviting people to submit COVID-19 memories and mementos for a documentation project. Send in pictures, video, diaries, lesson…
As of June 1, outdoor service is allowed at restaurants in York, Cumberland, Androscoggin counties. Dine-in and outdoor service allowed in Penobscot County. Since May 18, dine-in and outdoor service has been allowed in Aroostook, Piscataquis, Washington, Hancock, Somerset, Franklin, Oxford, Kennebec, Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, and Sagadahoc counties. More information.
More re-openings may being coming to Rhode Island during Phase 2 starting next Monday, June 1. Social gatherings may include up to 15 people. The 14-day quarantine will be apply only to people returning to RI from an area under stay-at-home order. Restaurants may off Indoor dining (smaller capacity). Non-critical retail and malls may re-open….
New Hampshire’s seacoast beaches, along with health and fitness classes, will reopen on June 1. Parking will be limited and only transitory activities will be allowed. Here’s a quick re-cap on what’s open now in NH: outdoor parts of restaurants; private campgrounds (restrictions for out-of-state guests); most state parks; retail stores; yard sales; barbers and hair salons;…
Reopening Phase 2 / Connecticut. We had a nice Memorial Day; hope you did, too. On to the future: Connecticut begins phase 2 of reopening June 2, IF several criteria about COVID controls are met. What MIGHT open includes: hotels, gyms, movie theaters, bowling alleys, indoor dining, outdoor amusement parks, pools, museums, zoos and aquariums,…
Not surprisingly, drive-in movie theaters are popular now because of social distancing. But, hey, it’s summer (almost) and that’s the time of year this older tradition shows its best colors. Below are drive-in theaters that say they are open now. Other theaters in New England (one example is the Wellfleet Drive-In in Wellfleet, MA) say…
Below is a roundup of our recent posts on re-openings, organized by state, with announcements in reverse chronological order. A few things to note: ALL New England states are encouraging people from outside their states to stay home, for now. All the states are eager to welcome people from everywhere, but they are moving gradually,…