While the rest of the Bay State has moved into Phase 3 of its coronavirus reopening plan, Somerville is continuing along a more cautious route. Officials announced Friday that the city will again hold off on moving into Step 1 of the state’s Phase 3 plans — which would allow indoor gatherings alongside the reopening…
Somerville hasn’t been hit as hard by the coronavirus as some neighboring cities. However, officials in New England’s most densely populated municipality aren’t taking any chances. Mayor Joe Curtatone announced Monday morning that he and the city’s Board of Health are issuing a new order requiring everyone in Somerville over the age of 2 to…
Somerville announced this morning that everybody 2 or older in Somerville will have to wear a mask "at all times in public" starting Wednesday. People will have a week's grace period to find a mask; after that, they could be subject to a stern talking to by police or a fine of up to $300.…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…