Youth sports teams push back after officials recommend Oxford town curfew due to EEE risk - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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Youth sports teams push back after officials recommend Oxford town curfew due to EEE risk - Boston News, Weather, Sports

The Oxford Board of Health is recommending a town curfew due to the risk of Eastern equine encephalitis, a dangerous mosquito-borne illness. Anger boiled over at a Board of Health meeting Wednesday, after the board voted to adopt a curfew that parents and coaches fear could shut down youth sports. The board approved a set of recommendations, based on state and federal guidelines, to protect the town from EEE. The recommendations include finishin…