New travel restrictions lead to frustration in Mass.-NH border towns

PETER. PETER: SHAUN, THEY DON’T QUITE UNDERSTAND IT AS THOUSANDS TRAVEL HERE ACROSS THE BORDER EVERY DAY. THE PHONE IS RINGING AND CUSTOMERS ENJOYING PIZZERIA BUT THERE IS A NEW CONCERN ABOUT THE STATE TAKING A BITE O OUT OF THE ALREADY SCARC eBUSINESS. >> NEW HAMPSHIRE CAN BE TO 50% OF THE BUS NEARS. NEW TRAVEL RESTRICTION REQUIRING ANYONE CROSSING THE BORDER FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO THE COMMONWEALTH TO FILL OUT A FORM AND QAR REASON TEE FOR 14 DAYS AND PRODUCE A COVID-19 TEST IS WORRYING BUSINESS ON THE BORDER. FEEL FOR EVERYBODY. BUSINESS OWNERRING HAVING TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS BECAUSE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AND IT IS JUST A TRICK YES TIME RIGHT NOW. REPORTER: ON HER TO SIDE OF THIS STATE LINE, THERE IS QUESTIONS OF HOW THIS WILL WORK ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD TO THE BUSY SKI SEASON FOR THE GRANITE STATE. >> A LOT OF SKIERS HAVE INVESTED IN SEASON PASS, AND THEY INVESTED IN THE SECOND HOME OR A SEASONAL RENTAL, AND NOT GOING TO WANT TO FORSAKE THAT DUE TO THE REQUIREMENT. WHAT THEY WILL DO IS FIGURE HOW TO LIVE WITH I FOLK HERE SEE TINT OF THE OAREDDER BUT WONDER HOW THE $500 FIND FOR NOT COMPLYING WILL BE ENFORCED GIVEN THE CONNECTED NATURE OF THE TWO STATES. HOW ARE THEY GOING TO POSSIBLY STOP EVERYBODY AT THE SAME TIME FROM TRAVEL AND GOING TO THEIR LIFE AND THEY CANNOT REALLY EXPECT YOU TO BE LOCKED UP IN THE HOUSE 24-7 AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS A PANDEMIC. ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO REPORTER: NOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL HE EXCEPTIONS FOR THIS LIKE GOING TO THE PHARMACY OR COMMUTING TO EITHER WORK O SCHOOL.

New journey restrictions result in frustration in Massachusetts-New Hampshire border cities

Up to date: 10:13 AM EST Nov 22, 2020

The Bay State’s newest journey restriction, which requires anybody crossing the New Hampshire border to fill out a kind and quarantine or check damaging, is worrying enterprise house owners.

TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. —

The Bay State’s newest journey restriction, which requires anybody crossing the New Hampshire border to fill out a kind and quarantine or check damaging, is worrying enterprise house owners.