The Nashua Board of Health will consider a city-wide curfew at their monthly meeting on Wednesday. The idea was originally brought up at the Tuesday, November 24 Nashua Board of Aldermen meeting by Dr. Stephanie Wolf-Rosenblum, a member of the Board of Public Health, during public comment.
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She expressed concern about a rapid spread of COVID-19 caused by partying during the holidays, starting with “Drinksgiving.”
A meeting of the Board of Health was hastily scheduled for the day after Thanksgiving to discuss the curfew and was canceled last minute when Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess wasn’t able to call in.
The Union Leader reported on that planned meeting:
With a 9:30 p.m. curfew in effect in Massachusetts, Nashua officials are exploring a similar curfew to keep Bay Staters from crossing the border to party on at Gate City bars, restaurants and entertainment venues.
“Our intentions in looking at a curfew were based on the fact that we have had substantial increase in our (COVID-19) cases for the past couple of months during this pandemic,” Bobbie Bagley, director of public health, said this week.
“What worries me the most is the bars, not to pick on anyone,” said Mayor Jim Donchess, pointing to people mingling without masks while eating and drinking.
Information about how to connect to the meeting from the Board of Health agenda for December 9:
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
Date: December 09, 2020
12:30 PM
Zoom Meeting
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Public comment is not listed in the agenda, but Dr. Anthony Storace, chair of the Board of Health, has committed to open up the meeting for public comment at the end of the meeting. Public comment is available by phone or through Zoom.
If recommended, the proposal would have to go before the Nashua Board of Alderman for consideration and approval before it could be enforced.
