Somerville is entering Phase 3 today.
It's the last community in Massachusetts to do so.
Somerville entering phase 3 today
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LIVE IN SOMERVILLE WITH THE BIGMOVE HAPPENING THERE TODAY.GOOD MORNING.MATT: SOMERVILLE IS THE LASTCOMMUNITY TO ENTER PHASE 3 OFTHE REOPENING PROCESS.THE CITY’S MAYOR HAS TAKEN AMUCH SLOWER APPROACH AMID THEPANDEMIC, CITING CONCERNS ABOUTTHE DENSE POPULATION HERE.BUT, TODAY, GYMS AND FITNESSCLUBS WILL BE ALLOWED TO REOPEN-- ABLE TO REOPEN THEIR DOORS.THAT’S ASSUMING THEY HAVE ASPECIFIC REOPENING PLAN APPROVEDBY THE CITY.SOMERVILLE’S MAYOR SAYS HEUNDERSTANDS THE PROCESS HASBROUGHT HARDSHIPS TO BUSINESSES,BUT HE SAYS THE CAUTIOUSAPPROACH HAS BEEN SAFER.OUR FOCUS HAS NOT BEEN ONPREPARING FOR REOPENING, BUTPREPARING FOR A RESURGENCE.