Somerville

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…

The COVID-19 vaccine is finally here, but the rollout has been a little bit rocky.

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.

Two firefighters were injured rescuing two residents while battling a blaze early Wednesday at a home in Somerville, Massachusetts.

A 9-year-old boy was hurt in a hit-and-run in Somerville, Massachusetts, Tuesday morning, police said, asking for the public’s help finding the driver who was behind the wheel. The boy was hit by a car while walking his dog at Broadway and Walnut Street around 7:52 a.m., according to Somerville police. His injuries are minor. The driver did not...

This Haitian restaurant in Somerville is celebrating Haitian Independence Day with a traditional soup joumou, but they have another thing to celebrate this year: their owner’s COVID-19 survival story.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] At least four more local dining spots have decided to shut down for awhile as the pandemic continues. According to several sources, Cityside Bar in Brighton’s Cleveland Circle, Flatbread Company in Somerville’s Davis Square, Reign Drink Lab in Dorchester, and the Derby in Salem are all making plans to close temporarily,...

Tufts University is joining with Medford and Somerville public schools to test students as a way to better keep them safe in the classroom.

Details on a new coronavirus testing initiative at public schools in Somerville and Medford will be unveiled Thursday by city officials and Tufts University representatives. The testing partnership is part of the phased school reopening plans in Somerville and Medford, which are aimed to meant to make classrooms safer by limiting the spread of the virus. Tufts is located in…

The Massachusetts communities of Somerville and Medford have partnered with Tufts University to help public schools test for the novel coronavirus.

A testing partnership between Tufts University and the cities of Somerville and Medford is aimed to meant to make classrooms safer by limiting the spread of the virus during phased reopening.

Sometimes, art is on a surface that’s smaller than a postage stamp. That’s the case for a nail artist in Somerville.

Somerville is one of 27 cities and towns just added to Massachusetts’ growing list of communities considered high-risk for contracting the coronavirus. Massachusetts released its latest weekly data on the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday, including the updated community-level risk assessment map, showing 63 communities with the highest risk for transmitting COVID-19, a new high. “Somerville has ticked into the red for the…

Despite taken multiple precautions to keep residents safe amid the coronavirus pandemic, the city of Somerville has found itself among the Massachusetts communities in the high-risk zone for COVID-19 transmission.

Somerville is among the 27 Massachusetts communities that was added to the list for highest risk for transmitting COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Somerville is one of 27 cities and towns just added to the state’s growing list of communities considered high-risk for contracting the coronavirus.

A Massachusetts state trooper’s cruiser was involved in a two-car crash early Sunday morning Somerville. As the trooper stood outside of his police cruiser, another car rear-ended the cruiser. The trooper was not harmed in the accident, officials said.