As Mass. ends restaurant curfews, will R.I. diners take their business across the border?
âWeâre proud Massachusetts was able to make this change, but weâre not naive to the fact that Rhode Island businesses will hurt because of it,â said one Cranston lawmaker and local business owner.
By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated January 26, 2021, 4:33 p.m.
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Passersby walked past an empty restaurant in Providence in May 2020.Steven Senne/Associated Press
PROVIDENCE â Even with every chair in his 14-seat restaurant filled every night, Federal Hill owner Armando Bisceglia says he is losing an estimated $35,000 each month because of Rhode Islandâs mandated business curfew.