Somerville

As more residents are being vaccinated and it has seen a decrease in COVID cases, the city of Somerville announced Tuesday that it is moving into a modified Phase 4, Step 1 of the state’s reopening plan starting on May 7. Businesses including religious institutions, movie theaters and bingo halls will be able to operate at 50% capacity while following…

Schools are taking precautions as grades K-8 return to the classroom full time.

In Somerville, schools will be running on a two-hour delay to accommodate rapid testing for in person teachers and staff.

The driver in a hit-and-run crash in Somerville earlier this week has turned himself in, according to Massachusetts State Police. Authorities were searching all week for the 64-year-old driver, who fled the scene after striking a pedestrian on McGrath Highway Monday night. One person was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. The driver, a man from…

Massachusetts State Police released pictures of the van from an alleged hit-and-run crash in Somerville earlier this week in a continued search for the driver. Troopers are looking for a white Ford Transit Connect with a model year between 2014 and 2021 connected to a hit-and-run on McGrath Highway Monday night that critically injured a pedestrian. The side windows and…

Massachusetts State Police are searching for the driver in an alleged hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian in Somerville, Massachusetts, Monday night. State police received a call around 8:45 p.m. Monday for a hit-and-run on McGrath Highway, which is Route 28, at the intersection with Broadway in Somerville. One person was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries,…

Massachusetts State Police are searching for the driver in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian in Somerville, Massachusetts Monday night.

A pedestrian was critically injured Monday night in a hit-and-run crash in Somerville, Massachusetts, and the search is on for the vehicle involved, state police said. State police received a call around 8:50 p.m. for a hit-and-run on McGrath Highway, which is Route 28 at the intersection with Broadway, in Somerville. One person was taken to a local hospital with…

According to state police, the driver of the vehicle involved fled the scene after striking the pedestrian. Investigators are now searching for a white van with front end damage.

A firefighter was injured and six adults were displaced by a four-alarm house fire in Somerville, Massachusetts, Saturday afternoon. Workers were renovating a vacant home on Morrison Avenue when the fire started, according to Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen. “When we arrived at the house that was under renovation, [it] was fully engulfed,” Breen said. “As you can see, it…

The house fire was so intense that it damaged homes on either side of it. The fire chief said workers were renovating the house when the fire began.

Somerville business owner Maria Rondeau says it’s not easy to watch as Massachusetts continues to move forward with the reopening process while her city does not follow along. “We understand the city has made tough decisions,” she said. “Safety is their priority, and so is ours.” As the state heads to Phase 4, loosening capacity restrictions, Somerville remains at 25%….

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A chain of upscale steakhouses has finally opened its long-awaited third Boston-area location. A check on the space this week indicates that Ruth’s Chris is now open at Assembly Row in Somerville, with the website for the company confirming that it is indeed up and running, being open for dine-in, takeout,...

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone won’t seek re-election in November, he announced during his mid-term address on Monday. Curtatone, who has held office for nearly 18 years and is currently in his ninth term, is the longest-serving mayor in the city’s history. “This will be my final year as mayor of Somerville. It has been the honor of a lifetime...

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone won’t seek re-election in November, he announced during his mid-term address on Monday.

Four cars caught fire in a Somerville parking garage early Wednesday morning, according to the city’s chief. The blaze broke out on the fourth level of the parkin garage at Assembly Row, spread into an empty space and an adjacent apartment building, according to Fire Chief Charlie Breen. The two-alarm fire did not spread into the residential section. There...

Many businesses across Massachusetts are preparing to ease coronavirus restrictions Monday, but Somerville’s mayor says the city will remain at the current capacity limit.

The development of several vaccines for COVID-19 brought hope that the pandemic could be under control sooner. But fewer people are getting inoculated and there is no national plan to distribute the vaccine. Massachusetts has fallen behind every other New England state in vaccinations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone says a short…

A Massachusetts firefighter and mother of five told her story after being injured during a heroic rescue. An injured Lt. Danielle O’Hearn of the Somerville Fire Department remained humble Thursday night. “I just happened to be the person who went up the ladder first,” she said. She and fellow firefighters rescued elderly grandparents early Wednesday morning from a burning...

A firefighter and mother of five shares her story after being injured while rescuing a couple from a burning building.