(Combined Sources) Easthampton will be stepping back to Step 1 of Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan. This is after the town was listed as a red/high risk area. In Phase 3, indoor performance venues are not allowed to operate. Also, libraries, gyms and low contact indoor recreation businesses must operate at 40 percent capacity. The Massachusetts COVID map currently has 12 western Massachusetts town and cities in the high risk category.