I believe that the curfew was a misguided attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 and was the ultimate downfall for so many restaurants I have come to love.
Here on the SouthCoast and across the SouthCoast, the 'COVID curfew' has been lifted. Being able to stay out later again means more time to enjoy dinner.
New Bedford's City Council voted last night to write an ordinance that would allow police to enforce curfews in the city's high crime spots. Those curfews would run from dusk to dawn. Councilors Jane Gonsalves and Debora Coelho expressed worries about creating a "police state" and even wondered if the ordinance would even be constitutional...