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Mass. and Cass tent removal happening Wednesday
The tents that serve as homes for more than 130 people in the troubled area of Boston known as Mass. and Cass are set to be removed on Wednesday.
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Toddler found near Mass. and Cass, council president calls for investigation
The president of the Boston City Council is calling for an investigation after a toddler was found staying in the Mass. and Cass area last week. Boston police said they were told about the 2-year-old boy by an outreach worker on Friday morning. A woman was reportedly with the child on Southhampton Street. A police report said the mother and…
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Hearing scheduled for Mass. and Cass crisis
Councilor Erin Murphy, who has been calling for an emergency declaration, has invited a group of officials — including members of the health commission and first responders — to participate in Tuesday’s hearing. She said she also plans to call for a vote and declare a state of emergency.
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Boston leaders discuss crisis at Mass. and Cass during Tuesday hearing
Boston city leaders discussed the ongoing situation at Mass. and Cass — the intersection at the crossroads of the South End, Southie and Roxbury that has long been the epicenter of the region’s addiction and homelessness crises — during a hearing Tuesday. Boston City Council’s Committee on Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery held the hearing following a Public Health Commission…
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Boston city councilors say state of emergency at Mass. and Cass can't wait: ‘It's getting worse'
Four Boston City Councilors are calling on the Public Health Commission to declare a state of emergency at Massachusetts Avenue and Melaena Cass Boulevard, warning that the level of sex trafficking, drug abuse and violence in the neighborhood has reached the point of needing a “dramatic intervention.” Councilors Erin Murphy, Frank Baker, Ed Flynn and Michael Flaherty wrote a letter…
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Urgent push for state of emergency at Boston's Mass. and Cass
Four Boston City Councilors are calling on the Public Health Commission to declare a state of emergency at Massachusetts Avenue and Melaena Cass Boulevard, warning that the level of sex trafficking, drug abuse and violence in the neighborhood has reached the point of needing a “dramatic intervention.”
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City councilors push for state of emergency at Boston's Mass. and Cass
Councilors Erin Murphy, Frank Baker, Ed Flynn and Michael Flaherty signed the letter, asking that the Boston Public Health Commission take a vote to declare a state of emergency at their Sept. 13 meeting. The councilors believe that would provide more flexibility to the ongoing situation in that area.
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Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson mugged in Mass. and Cass area
Just a day after Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced new measures to combat growing violence at the Mass. and Cass section of the city, a city councilor was mugged in the area and had her phone snatched right out of her hand, according to the Boston Globe. Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson told the Globe in an interview that…
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Boston leaders announce new plan to handle Mass. and Cass
Mayor Wu is introducing an ordinance to remove tents and tarps from Mass. and Cass gradually.
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New plan to be announced for Mass. and Cass crisis
Violence has been on the rise in the Mass. and Cass area, though, with the area becoming dangerous enough that even outreach workers are not feeling comfortable anymore.
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Mayor Wu announces plan to remove tents, address ongoing crisis at Mass. and Cass
With plans for a substance abuse treatment center on Boston Harbor’s Long Island still years from becoming a reality, city leaders announced more immediate efforts to ease the ongoing crisis at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard on Friday. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Police Commissioner Michael Cox, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden and other officials...
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Mayor Wu to introduce plans for Long Island
Wu hopes to have the 3,300-foot bridge reopened within four years, saying that the city has already set aside $38 million to rehabilitate the existing buildings on the island, and an additional $81 million for rebuilding the bridge.
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Police Continue Search of Driver Involved in Hit-and-Run Incident in Mass. and Cass
The hit-and-run happened at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard around 10:40 Friday night.
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Man With Wheelchair Killed in Mass. and Cass Hit-and-Run; Search Ongoing for Driver
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene late Friday night in the Mass. and Cass area of Boston. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office confirmed one man is dead following the hit-and-run crash around 10:35 p.m. near Mass. Ave. and Melnea Cass Boulevard, a section of the city that has long been...
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Person Stabbed in Mass. and Cass Area of Boston
A person was stabbed in Boston Tuesday near the troubled Mass. and Cass area of the city. Boston police confirmed they responded to the stabbing on Southampton Street around 1:15 p.m. The victim has injuries that are not life-threatening, police said. More details on what happened were not immediately available. This area of the city has been plagued by issues…
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Wu Claims Major Progress at Mass. and Cass, Admits Errors ‘Framing for Our Efforts'
While the confluence of homelessness and substance use in Boston’s “Mass. and Cass” area persists, Mayor Michelle Wu argued Monday that conditions on the ground have improved dramatically in the year since she took office. Wu, who has drawn criticism from a range of fellow policymakers and community leaders over the ongoing issues near Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass...
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Wu Appeals For Outside Help At Mass. And Cass
About half of the people camped in a stretch of Boston known as “Mass. and Cass” most recently resided in another city or town, underlining the regional nature of the addiction and homelessness crises straining the area, Mayor Michelle Wu said Monday. While her administration continues to grapple with how to manage encampments in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and…
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Police Clear Tents Near Boston's Mass. and Cass Area
There’s been another cleanup effort at Boston’s troubled Mass. and Cass encampment – 10 months after the first one and the city’s declaration of a public health crisis. The Boston Police Department was out Wednesday morning, moving the people living in tents at the encampment. Officers were on Southampton Street Wednesday morning, appearing to have people move with their...
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City Leaders Search for Solutions to Dangerous Conditions at Troubled Roxbury Park
Boston city leaders are trying to find a way to make Clifford Park in Roxbury safer after reports of dirty needles and drug usage. It has become such a problem that a football coach started shouting at a city council hearing on the issue Friday. Domingos DaRosa coaches the Boston Bengals Pop Warner football team. At practice Wednesday night, one...