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Collected Item: “"The Big E readies for just-announced mask mandate"”

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"The Big E readies for just-announced mask mandate"

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news story URL

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This MassLive article reports on the Big E's reaction to the newly instated mask mandate in Massachusetts. The Big E, or the Eastern States Exposition, is a New England fair held in West Springfield, Massachusetts, annually. It was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic.

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#BigE, #WestSide, #WestSpringfield, #MassLive, #maskmandate, #safety

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https://www.masslive.com/coronavirus/2021/09/the-big-e-readies-for-just-announced-mask-mandate.html

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Elizabeth Roman

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2021-09-17
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