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'We Could See More Layoffs': Restaurant Owners Ask Baker To Change New Rules

One of the new rules is that all table service at restaurants is to stop at 9:30 p.m. to allow people time to get home for 10 p.m.

Darryl’s Corner Kitchen and Bar.
Darryl’s Corner Kitchen and Bar. (WBZ-TV)

BOSTON — At midnight on Friday morning, Governor Baker’s new rules to stop the spread of COVID-19 go into effect. One of the new rules is that all table service at restaurants is to stop at 9:30 p.m. to allow people time to get home for the 10 p.m. at home advisory.

“We could see more layoffs as a result of this,” said Chris Coombs, the Chef and Owner of Boston Urban Hospitality, which includes fine dining restaurants Boston Chops and Deuxave.

A group of local restaurateurs sent a letter to Governor Baker Thursday asking him to reconsider the new restrictions. The unofficial curfew, Baker said, is to encourage people to go to their own homes by 10 p.m.

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