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Hotel Jobs Slashed in Massachusetts Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Matthew McDonald

Hotels in Massachusetts are not doing well amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the hotel industry alone, Massachusetts has already lost more than 17,000 jobs, as WGBH reports.

Additionally, more than 66,000 jobs that support hotels have been eliminated. Across the country, there could be about four million jobs cut in the hotel industry as a result of this pandemic, the American Hotel and Lodging Association estimates.

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Vermont Allowing Restaurants To Sell Alcohol To-Go

Matthew McDonald

Now that restaurants and bars are takeout-only in Vermont, those businesses can now sell alcohol as a part of a takeout order.

This comes as Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed an order on Thursday, March 19 to try to help restaurants affected by the ban on dine-in services, according to MyNBC5. The alcohol — whether it is beer, wine or spirits — must be purchased with a meal. There is also a limit on the time a bar or restaurant is allowed to deliver alcohol: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m..

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