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ASHLAND – Ashland Town Manager Michael Herbert announced today, April 30, that Ashland Town Hall will be closed through May 29.
He said all Ashland public building would be closed for the month of May.
That means the Town Hall, Ashland Public Library, etc will re-open on Monday, June 1.
Herbert said he wanted some extra time to figure out plans for re-opening.
“We need to get this right, and not necessarily get this done quickly,” said Herbert, on why he chose to keep Ashland public buildings closed through the end of may.
Governor Charlie Baker extended his non-essential business closure to May 18 earlier this week.
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Ashland Public Schools are closed through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, per an order by the Governor.
Ashland has under 130 cases of the coronavirus, compared to Framingham at more than 800 cases and Marlborough at more than 400 cases.
Recently, the Ashland Board of Health voted to require that a face covering be worn at all times in any buildings open to the public.
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