Beverly Asks Residents To Limit Grocery Store Trips

BEVERLY, MA — Mayor Mike Cahill is asking residents to limit their trips to the grocery store to certain days, based on what ward they live in.

"I ask you all to voluntarily limit your trips to the super market to twice a week," Cahill said in a voice message updating residents on the city's efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. "This is a voluntary effort."

Cahill is asking residents to adhere to the following scheduled to reduce crowds at grocery stores and to help slow the spread of COVID-19:

"Please try to follow this schedule whether you do your shopping in Beverly or in a nearby community," Cahill said. "The more people who are able to follow this schedule, the more we will prevent overcrowding in our grocery markets, and the safer we will all be. Thank you for giving this a try."

You can find out what ward you live in on the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Website.

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In the same message, Cahill said Beverly Public Schools would limit school lunch and breakfast distribution to two days per week. Students can pick up three days of breakfasts and lunches on Tuesdays and Fridays between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Beverly High School and between 11:30 a.m. and noon at Apple Village and Holcroft Park. Previously, the department had been distributing meals every weekday.

"This option will allow us to continue to provide our students with meals but limit the exposure of students, families and our staff," Cahill said.