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Boston cancels St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston amid coronavirus fears
Source: Boston Globe
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston scheduled for Sunday has been canceled amid rising numbers of coronavirus infections in Boston, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced Monday.
“This decision is being made out of an abundance of caution to ensure that we are doing what is needed to keep the residents of Boston safe and healthy,” Walsh said in a news release that described the decision as a collaboration with state and city representatives and David Falvey of the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council.
Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/09/metro/will-boston-cancel-sundays-st-patricks-day-parade-southie/
Expect De Blasio to pull the plug on the NYC parade.
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