ON MONDAY, MASSACHUSETTS entered Phase 3 of its reopening plan, which Gov. Baker’s people have code-named “Vigilant.” It includes movie theaters, gyms, entertainment venues, casinos, and larger gatherings. This is on top of indoor dining, which recently reopened. We’re doing this as we watch COVID-19 numbers spike all around the country in states that were […]
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In Somerville, we’re keeping up the pressure on all fronts
DURING THE Great Depression’s darkest days, FDR said: “There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” As we face a crisis rivaled in modern times, we in Somerville are taking that advice to heart. Earlier this week, I announced several new COVID-19 initiatives: Testing for all who want it; […]
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Curtatone stresses boldness in addressing COVID-19
Third in a series about mayors across Massachusetts and how they’re contending with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are stories on Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse and Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer. FOR SOMERVILLE MAYOR Joe Curtatone, a key part of governing has been data collection. Before the coronavirus pandemic, his administration regularly touted its analytic efforts on many […]
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Keeping Somerville cool
PHOTOS BY FRANK CURRAN SOMERVILLE MAYOR JOSEPH CURTATONE likes to be bold. “I always tell Greg, bring me something no one else has done and that’s really off the wall,” he says. Greg, in this case, is Gregory Jenkins, the executive director of the Somerville Arts Council. Jenkins generally does what his boss tells him […]
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Somerville’s turn to ‘sewer socialism’
FOR MUCH OF the first half of the 20th century, the municipal heart of New Deal politics was in cities like Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This growing industrial hub was home to a long succession of Socialist Party mayors and city council members who gained a reputation for transparent administration and for getting the fundamentals of local […]