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Haverhill Board of Health Chairman Peter Carbone. (WHAV News file photograph.)
As Massachusetts relaxes its outdoor mask mandate tomorrow, Haverhill plans to remove mandatory mask signs downtown and in public parks.
Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini gave the order Wednesday, noting Gov. Charlie Baker’s order that masks are no longer required outside when social distancing is possible. The mayor said he is also asking the city’s Board of Health to modify its past orders to be consistent with new statewide rules. Health Board Chairman Peter Carbone said the date and time of the meeting had not been set by Wednesday afternoon.
UpdatedWed, Apr 28, 2021 at 5:42 pm PT
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Temecula City Council meeting. Top row: Mayor Maryann Edwards, City Manager Aaron Adams, City Attorney Peter Thorsen. Middle row: Mayor Pro Tem Matt Rahn, council members Jessica Alexander and Zak Schwank. Bottom: Council Member James Stewart. (City of Temecula)
TEMECULA, CA Temecula City Council Member Jessica Alexander has come under scrutiny both locally and nationally after she compared taking a stand against California s COVID-19 health mandates particularly mask-wearing to Rosa Parks struggle against racial segregation.
At Tuesday s City Council meeting, Council Member Zak Schwank respectfully encouraged Alexander to apologize for her April 13 comment. Wearing a mask is not a civil rights issue. It s not a battle. It s not a civil rights battle, Schwank said. Equating the two is offensive, and quite honestly, it breaks down all the work that we ve done over the past year.
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