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Classes will be online only when school starts this fall in Somerville, Massachusetts. The city announced Tuesday that the school year would begin with full remote learning. “The school system will seek to move toward a hybrid model with an eventual return to full-time in-person education as that becomes practical during this pandemic,” the city said in a tweet. Somerville…

For the fourth time, the city of Somerville, Massachusetts has pushed back Phase 3 of the state’s economic reopening plan.

Phase three of reopening in Somerville has been pushed back again. The rest of Massachusetts is already in the third phase of the state’s economic reopening plan. Somerville was supposed to allow gyms, movie theaters, and cultural centers to reopen on Monday, but because of the recent uptick in new cases across Massachusetts, city officials say they’re pressing pause. ...

Phase three of reopening in Somerville has been pushed back for the fourth time while the rest of Massachusetts is already in the third phase of the state’s economic reopening plan.

For the fourth time, the city of Somerville is delaying the start of phase 3.

The City of Somerville is again postponing Phase 3 reopening of its establishments, citing the rising coronavirus case counts in Massachusetts. The city had initially said it would push its Phase 3 opening back to July 20 — two weeks after most of the rest of the state entered Phase 3. The reopening was pushed back again to the beginning…

Tufts University plans to allow students back on campus starting in August, a decision that has sparked concerns from the public as well as the mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts. The university, which is spread between the cities of Medford and Somerville, announced on Wednesday that it will allow students to return on a staggering basis starting on Aug. 16. Students…

School districts across the country are doing their best to plan for the upcoming school year without knowing for certain what the situation with COVID-19 will be, but one school district in Massachusetts says it has already determined that full-time in-person classroom learning will not be an option. In Somerville, Mayor Joe Curtatone knows what he and many other parents…

Superintendent Mary Skipper says students returning to the classroom on a full-time basis is just not safe, so it will not be an option for Somerville.

A yoga studio in Massachusetts is considering a lawsuit against the City of Somerville after it twice delayed the start of Phase 3 of Governor Charlie Baker’s economic reopening plan. Business has dropped off some 60-percent at be. In Union Yoga since the coronavirus pandemic forced the studio in Union Square to shut down and turn to virtual training only….

A yoga studio in Massachusetts is considering a lawsuit against the City of Somerville after it twice delayed the start of Phase 3 of Governor Charlie Baker’s economic reopening plan.

While the rest of Massachusetts is already in Phase 3 of the state’s economic reopening plan, Somerville has decided to postpone its reopening again. The city had initially said it would push its Phase 3 opening back to July 20 — two weeks after most of the rest of the state entered Phase 3. On Friday, Mayor Joseph Curtatone announced…

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone announced Friday that he has pushed back Phase 3 of Massachusetts’ reopening plan until at least Aug. 3 due to rising new case averages.

While most of Massachusetts is already in Phase 3 of the state’s economic reopening plan, one city has decided it will hold out for one more week amid concerns over the resurgence of the novel coronavirus. Somerville is delaying its reopening until later this month, even as Boston prepares to begin Phase 3 on Monday “We’re not going to rush…

Somerville is the most densely populated city in New England. There have been 33 COVID-19 deaths. It’s why Mayor Joe Curtatone said they need to take a more cautious approach than the rest of the state.

Residents in Somerville, Massachusetts, may now have more than one loving partner and have some marriage rights, following a new ordinance recognizing polyamorous relationships that was unanimously approved by the city council and signed by the mayor. It was some safety restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic that led the city of Somerville to legally recognize polyamorous relationships. “They were…

Three people, including a teenager, are dead, and two others were injured after gun violence erupted Thursday across the city of Boston. “The violence that this city saw yesterday ripped away the lives of three individuals and inflicted immeasurable trauma and harm on the communities that experience gun violence,” District Attorney Rachael Rollins said in a statement. “Acts of violence…

The shooting happened near Temple Street and Memorial Road around 10 p.m., police said. One of the four victims is in critical condition, but police have said all are expected to survive.

A string of violence led to the shooting of four people in Somerville on Thursday.

Somerville may be the first city in the country to officially recognize polyamorous relationships, letting three or more people be recognized as a domestic partnership.