The office of Somerville’s mayor plans to staff a new fire station coming to Assembly Square with “lateral” hires of firefighters from outside the city.

The 911 emergency dispatch system suffered problems for several hours statewide Friday that also hit Cambridge and Somerville.

Cambridge and state officials were rebuked in a ruling by the state’s Appeals Court over a case pursued “on error of law” and for a comment never uttered.

Funds for the lease of a new fire station – marking a milestone in its completion – was among the items handled Thursday by Somerville’s City Council.

After a six-alarm fire on Easter Sunday, Faith Lutheran Church is determining its next steps, with estimates for a new church building surpassing $9 million.

The tenant who died in a Tuesday fire in North Cambridge was identified by name Friday by police and fire officials, with no other information.

Public meetings this week include a call for help returning Jerry’s Pond to a better public amenity and an order for orders overwhelming city staff; a look at property near wetlands that’s meant to hold senior affordable housing; and a proposal for a Central Square Dunkin’ Donuts.

Around 40 people were displaced and one person found dead after a fire broke out early Tuesday in one apartment of a building in North Cambridge.

Highland Avenue is on track to be paved in June at the earliest, but there’s more work to come. A Fire Department Master Plan has advanced too.

Public meetings this week look at assessing the city manager, hiring a fire chief and automated parking enforcement, bicycle and bike lane use data, expanding the power grid, fast, switching to a “strong mayor” form of government and a Vassal Lane school name change.