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Ex. MET-BOS-110 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

City of Chelsea page 'Closures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions' (April 2020), including the Chelsea Emergency Order delivered to Market Basket, Compare and other large retailers

Closures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions (chelseama.gov, captured April 17, 2020)

City of Chelsea (City Manager; Board of Health) · City of Chelsea (Suffolk County), Massachusetts (City)

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The record

Jurisdiction
City of Chelsea (Suffolk County), Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts
Level
City
Authority
G.L. c. 111; Board of Health authority
Effective
2020-03-24 (State closure) and April 2020 (Chelsea retailer order) (read as 2020-03-24)
End
Chelsea Board of Health COVID orders expired May 29, 2021 (Ex. 112) (read as 2021-05-29)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to May 29, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • Chelsea businesses and residents
  • Market Basket, Compare and other large retailers remaining open in the City
Functions reached
  • SF large retail protocols
  • CB
  • WF
Collection
Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

Supermarkets and Large retailers: An Emergency Order was delivered this morning to Market Basket, Compare and the other large retailers that remain open in the City with required protocol to keep customers and staff safe.... Non-Essential Business Closure: Governor Baker has issued a new Emergency Order requiring that all businesses that do not provide 'COVID-19 Essential Services' must close tomorrow, Tues. Mar. 24, 2020 at 12:00 Noon and not reopen until May 4th.

Notes

Chelsea (Suffolk County) had the Commonwealth's highest per-capita case rate in spring 2020; the page also records RMV no-walk-in policy, The RIDE changes and the reusable-bag ban.

Retrieval note

The City's own page.