Holly Simione does not leave the side of her daughter, Elizabeth.   While wearing a mask and gloves, Simione is quarantined from the rest of her family and sleeping on an air mattress in the hallway near her daughter’s bedroom. It’s all an effort to keep Elizabeth safe amid the coronavirus outbreak.   The 18-year-old has severe physical and developmental disabilities. During an...

Medical gear can be crucial for the state’s most vulnerable kids who receive round-the-clock care inside their homes.

A machine that can decontaminate up to 80,000 respirator masks per day is coming to the Boston area, in what could represent a game-changer for Massachusetts hospitals battling the novel coronavirus that has killed thousands nationwide. Partners HealthCare, Battelle and the City of Somerville announced a partnership that will offer hospitals, first responders and medical professionals the new, regional resource…

Partners HealthCare, Battelle and the City of Somerville announced a partnership that will offer hospitals, first responders and medical professionals a new, regional resource in the battle against COVID-19.

Business after business is shut down in Union Square in Somerville, Massachusetts. “It’s terrible,” said Sheila Borges-Foley, whose family has run the Neighborhood Restaurant and Bakery for 40 years. “This is a huge blow.” The Neighborhood is still open for takeout and delivery, like countless restaurants across the state, but business is down 50% and she had to let four…

Nationwide, millions of people have filed for unemployment benefits as the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on small businesses.

A new stand-alone facility to test patients for COVID-19 opened Wednesday in Somerville, Massachusetts. The drive through testing unit in the parking lot next to Somerville Hospital will open as a testing center for COVID-19, the disease which has caused the coronavirus pandemic. The testing center on Crown Street will be open only to patients within the Cambridge Health Alliance…

A new mobile facility to test for COVID-19 opened Wednesday in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Mayors around the Bay State are taking the coronavirus outbreak seriously and are calling for a coordinated response.

Mayors and other representatives of Massachusetts municipalities Thursday called for a coordinated and “cohesive” response to the coronavirus outbreak that has sickened dozens across the state. Their call came after a meeting of regional leaders including mayors on the state’s response to COVID-19. “We need to work together with partners at the state and governor’s office,” Somerville Mayor Joseph...

Some Massachusetts mayors are outlining steps they are taking to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

A Somerville, Massachusetts, police cruiser was involved in a minor crash early Wednesday morning. The cruiser collided with a second car around 12:30 a.m. at the corner of McGrath Highway and Broadway, with the officer and driver of the other vehicle sustaining minor injuries. There was some damage reported to road barrels in the median. The condition of the officer…

A mutual love of beer might not be enough for the three MIT graduates that founded a Brewery in Somerville in 2013. Aeronaut Brewing Company filed a lawsuit Wednesday for copyright infringement against one of its founders, Benjamin Holmes. In December 2019, Aeronaut said they learned that Holmes founded Fermentation Arts Brasserie “FAB”, a competing brewery in Somerville. According to…

A Korean and Thai restaurant in Somerville’s Davis Square is shutting down for good this weekend....

According to a source, Jae’s Cafe on Elm Street is closing at the end of business hours tomorrow (Saturday, December 28), with a note out front thanking its customers and its workers. Jae’s debuted earlier this year as a rebranding of Meju Korean Kitchen &...

This week’s Restaurant Roundup has closures of many local destinations in the Boston area.

A bakery-cafe in Somerville apparently has to leave its home of 15 years, but it looks like it will be moving to a new space....

Eater Boston is...reporting...that The Biscuit on Washington Street is planning to shut down at the end of the month, with a fundraising...page...for the place indicating that this revolves around a landlord dispute...

A week after exchanging barbs over their stances on undocumented immigration, Somerville’s mayor and Bristol County’s sheriff faced off during a panel on Thursday.

A week after trading barbs at each other over their stances on undocumented immigration, Somerville’s mayor and Bristol County’s sheriff will face off during a panel on Thursday.

This week’s Restaurant Roundup includes a pizza chain downsizing, a place specializing in bundt cakes and crowdfunding for a brewery

This week’s Restaurant Roundup includes a new gaming destination and the closing of a restaurant that is almost two centuries old.