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CARL RUSSO/Staff photoJason Petrou, general manager of Krueger's Flatbread in Haverhill, mixes an alcoholic drink to go. The restaurant has been struggling to stay open and has put up barriers and Plexiglas.Â
Carl Russo
TIM JEAN/Staff photoJohn Ingalls, chef and owner of Palmers Restaurant and Tavern in Andover, sits in his empty dining room. Like many independent restaurants, Palmers has struggled during the coronavirus pandemic.Â
Tim Jean
Finally, the light at the end of the tunnel is not an oncoming train.
As bars and restaurants weather the toughest conditions the coronavirus has thrown at them since the beginning of the pandemic, there is hope.