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Mayor Wu Renews Call for State Help at Mass. and Cass
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is once again calling for help from the state to handle persistent homelessness and substance use problems at the city’s “Mass and Cass” intersection. Wu and former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker clashed on the issue of state support for the troubled area in the fall, and her latest call for help comes with Gov. Maura...
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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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Search for Driver After Person With Wheelchair Killed in Mass and Cass Hit-And-Run
Terrance Rosario says he was working as a security guard at a nearby hotel when he saw a homeless man with a wheelchair get struck by a car in the Mass. and Cass area of Boston.
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Pedestrian Killed in Mass. and Cass Hit-And-Run
Witnesses said that someone in a wheelchair was hit by a car then dragged several blocks before the driver allegedly took off. A spokesman with the Suffolk County DA Office did not have the victim’s name.
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Pedestrian Killed in Mass and Cass Hit-And-Run
Witnesses said that someone in a wheelchair was hit by a car then dragged several blocks before the driver allegedly took off. A spokesman with the Suffolk County DA Office did not have the victim’s name.
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Pedestrian Struck in Mass and Cass Hit-And-Run
Witnesses tell us that someone in a wheelchair was hit by a car then dragged several blocks before the driver allegedly took off.
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Boston Mayor Wu's Full Mass. and Cass Remarks
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu held a news conference Thursday at Roxbury’s Clifford Park to provide an update on the situation at the city’s troubled Mass. and Cass encampment, but she cut it short as protesters drowned her out after several minutes.
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Talking Mass. and Cass, Wu Shares Difficulties, Is Shouted Down by Protesters
At a news conference Thursday morning to provide an update on the situation at the city’s troubled Mass. and Cass encampment, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu cut her public remarks short as several protesters drowned her out after several minutes. She spoke about 11:30 a.m. at Roxbury’s Clifford Park, which neighbors have unofficially closed after multiple requests for the city...
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City Officials Clear Out Encampments on Mass. and Cass
Boston is making another attempt to clear tents from the troubled Mass. and Cass area.
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Police Spotted Clearing Tents Near Mass. and Cass
The cleanup began around 8:30 a.m. and by 11 a.m. the sidewalk was mostly clear of tents and belongings.
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City Leaders Search for Solutions to Dangerous Conditions at Troubled Roxbury Park
City leaders held a hearing to discuss the issues at Clifford Park Friday, two days after a 9-year-old football player was pricked by a dirty needle during practice at the park
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Neighbors ‘Close' Troubled Boston Park: ‘We Definitely Need Some Type of Action'
Neighbors unofficially closed a park near Boston’s troubled Mass. and Cass area, long plagued by worsening problems. Clifford Park was blocked off with yellow tape and signs Wednesday after multiple requests for the city to address illegal activities taking place on the public property in Roxbury. “We’ve seen folks having sex in this park,” said Leon Rivera. “There’s feces,...
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Community Raises New Concerns Over Clifford Park
Caution tape now surrounds a playground meant for kids near Boston’s troubled Mass. and Cass area.
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Crowds, Tents and Drugs Return to Boston's Mass. and Cass Area
Problems have rebounded at Mass. and Cass following Boston’s efforts to improve the condition of the area. Domingos DaRosa is running out of patience. The community activist says he is exhausted from the daily battle of keeping nearby Clifford Park clean. “I have found loaded needles, I have found bags of different types of drugs, from crystal meth, to...
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Problems Arising From Crowds Returning to Mass. and Cass
About eight months after Mass. and Cass was cleaned out, issues have returned to the area.
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13 Men Accused of Soliciting Prostitution at Mass. and Cass
One man faced a judge this week and 12 other people are also being charged after allegedly offering cash or drugs in exchange for sex in Boston’s Mass. and Cass. area. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday that 43-year-old Andy Morales had been arraigned at the Roxbury division of Boston Municipal Court. He is charged with solicitation...
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Needles, Condoms and Human Feces: Neighbors Decry Condition of Boston Park
The condition of a Boston park where children play has long raised concerns among residents, who now say the problem has gotten worse. During a recent children’s baseball practice at Clifford Park in Roxbury, Domingos DaRosa found a homeless man passed out in the middle of the field. “He was sleeping,” said DaRosa. “He was a little intoxicated and...
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Condition of Roxbury Park Raises Concerns
Drug needles and human feces have been found at a park where children play in Boston.
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Officials Share Concerns Over Mass. and Cass Section of Boston
City and state leaders sent a letter to police, obtained by NBC 10 Boston, describing the situation in and around the area of Mass and Cass as a threat to public safety.
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Boston Outlines Plan to Deal With Crises at Mass. and Cass
Mayor Michelle Wu has announced a new plan to address homelessness and drug addiction in the Mass. and Cass area.