- June 16, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Gov. Charlie Baker will hold a press conference Wednesday afternoon to make an announcement regarding support for small business recovery efforts in underserved communities.
He is scheduled to speak at 4 p.m. from Springfield’s White Lion Brewing Company. He has two other scheduled events, a ribbon cutting at the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office in West Boylston at 11 a.m. and a visit to Caring Health Center’s vaccine clinic in Springfield at 3:15 p.m.
Massachusetts’ State of Emergency officially ended on Tuesday, about two weeks after Baker lifted the remaining COVID-19 restrictions. But many businesses are still struggling.
Baker is expected to sign legislation Wednesday to restore the lapsed authorization for to-go cocktail sales, among other pandemic policies, which should benefit restaurants. Special permits for expanded outdoor dining, which would otherwise expire in 60 days, would be valid until April 21, 2022 under the…
