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Boston’s Lockdown Extended Until Further Notice

“Boston will not reopen on May 4,” Mayor Martin Walsh said Monday at a briefing on progress in combating COVID-19. The city extended its March 15 stay-at-home order, due to expire on May 4, until further notice.

The mayor tweeted, “A big question on everyone’s mind is when will we re-open our city? We all want to get our economy and our society back. We all want to keep loved ones healthy and get through this safely. Those two needs go together. Public health is essential to economic recovery.”

Accordingly, Walsh said, “We are developing plans for a safe, gradual re-opening. We are working to expand testing and we are closely watching the case data. That’s what will dictate the timeline.”

He added, “Moving too quickly could set us back further. We have to be smart and do what’s best for our city in the long term.”

Pictured: City Hall in Boston.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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