Rhode Islanders find themselves unwelcome in nearby states
“The joke is on us.”

On Tuesday, Massachusetts joined Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey in slapping travel restrictions on people traveling from Rhode Island because of rising coronavirus rates. Rhode Islanders who head over the border to visit Massachusetts will have to quarantine for two weeks or produce a negative COVID-19 test within three days of arrival, starting Friday.

Rhode Islanders are fond of repeating the Narragansett Beer slogan: “Hi Neighbor!” But, as one resident jokes, neighboring states seem to have a new motto: “Hi neighbor ― Stay over there!”

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