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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…

There was an uptick of violence in the city of Boston over a 24-hour period in which three people, including a 15-year-old boy, were shot and killed.

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.

Violence erupted in some parts of Boston Thursday, resulting in several shooting deaths.

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.

A man is taking his love of bicycling to the next level, traveling miles to create artwork along his route.

A string of shootings is under investigation in Somerville.

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone is declaring systemic racism a public safety and health emergency, calling for changes in the city’s police department. “No one should fear for their lives because of the color of their skin. No one should have to grieve the loss of a loved one, friend, or stranger who died because they were black. No one...

The city of Somerville is taking major steps to address racism.

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone is proposing police reforms as demonstrations take place across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd and other victims of police brutality.

The city of Somerville is thinking outside the lines to help encourage social distancing this summer. The city has released details on a plan to restrict traffic on several residential roads to make room for pedestrians and cyclists to be able to safely share the road during the coronavirus pandemic. The project will turn some seven miles of roadway into…

Tanám doesn’t look like lots of other restaurants. You didn’t make a reservation at the Filipinx-American fine dining joint, most nights you bought a ticket. When you arrived in the small dining room in Bow Market, you found yourself sitting at one table with every other diner. Sometimes, you’d eat with your hands. The food wasn’t just a meal,...

Five people are displaced after a fire broke out at 2 Quincy Street in Somerville Thursday morning. The Cambridge Fire Department was on scene to provide mutual aid to the Somerville Fire Department as they worked to put out the three-alarm fire. Red Cross Massachusetts helped the people who were forced out of the building. No further information was available.

Public events in Somerville, Massachusetts, have been canceled through the end of the year. Mayor Joseph Curatone announced Friday night that festivals would not go on before January of 2021. Organizers of the annual Fluff Festival organizers say they routinely see 20,000 flock to celebrate marshmallow fluff, which was invented in the city. A festival of street bands was also…

The mayor of Somerville cancelled all public events through the end of the year.

Somerville, Mass. Mayor Joe Curtatone joins NBC10 Boston to discuss his city’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.