The pastor of a church in Worcester is going to be fined $300 tomorrow for holding a church service for more than 10 people, the city manager said.
Pastor Kris Casey led a service for several dozen people Sunday, May 3 at Adams Square Baptist Church in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was the second Sunday in a row that Casey disregarded Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's executive order of March 23 limiting most public gatherings to 10 or fewer people, including what the order calls "faith-based" events.
Maine Republicans are calling for a special session of the state legislature to remove the governor's civil emergency powers in the wake of her removal of licenses from a restaurant that opened for business on Friday.
Republicans have criticized Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, not only for the decisions she has made during the coronavirus emergency but also for not keeping state legislators informed.
