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Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by DeSantis can sue charter flight company
Lawyers representing migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard nearly two years ago by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue the charter flight company that transported them to the island off the Massachusetts coast, according to a ruling Monday by a federal judge in Boston. The 50 Venezuelans were sent to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio, Texas, and had been promised work...
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Man accused of raping teen at Rockland migrant shelter held without bail
A judge ordered a man charged with the rape of a teenager at an emergency shelter to be held without bail.
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Man held without bail in Mass. migrant hotel shelter rape case
The man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a Massachusetts hotel that serves as a migrant shelter, where both have been staying, will be held without bail, a judge ruled Friday. Prosecutors had requested that Cory Alvarez be held without bail — and as part of her argument, Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham said that home confinement in…
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Man accused of sexual assault of teen at emergency shelter
Cory B. Alvarez pleaded not guilty to the charge, aggravated rape of a child, and was held without bail pending a dangerous hearing
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Teen girl sexually assaulted at migrant shelter in Mass., man arrested
A 15-year-old girl staying at a Comfort Inn hotel in Rockland, Massachusetts, that’s serving as a migrant shelter reported that a man sexually assaulted her in his room, leading to the man’s arrest, according to court documents.
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Man accused of sexually assaulting teen girl at Mass. migrant shelter
A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping child at a hotel that serves as a migrant shelter in Rockland, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, authorities said. Cory B. Alvarez is accused of the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl at the Comfort Inn on Hingham Street, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. He pleaded not guilty to...
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Mass. Dems push to set limits on shelter stays
Democratic leaders are proposing setting time limits on family stays in emergency shelters in an effort to manage costs amid the migrant crisis.
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Mass. House to vote on limiting shelter stays
As Massachusetts faces a migrant shelter crisis, lawmakers on Beacon Hill are looking to ease the burden. They will vote Wednesday on limiting how long people an remain in the system.
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Mass. House agrees to $245M more for shelters
As a new migrant shelter is set to open in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood, House Democrats voted Wednesday to steer another $245 million toward the overwhelmed emergency family shelter system while capping how long people can receive its services, along the way rejecting a Republican proposal to limit program eligibility. The House voted 121-33 to approve the spending bill, which also...
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Boston officials, residents discuss plan for Fort Point shelter at community meeting
The coffee hours hosted by Boston’s Office of Neighborhood Services liaisons provide an opportunity for residents to ask questions or share concerns. Friday, most of the questions from residents in South Boston had to do with the plans to open a safety net shelter for homeless and migrant families in the Fort Point neighborhood. A spokesperson for the Unitarian...
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Symposium held to address migrant services in Mass.
Members of Boston’s Fort Point community took part in a discussion of the emergency migrant shelter coming to their neighborhood.
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New emergency shelter will open in Fort Point, Healey says
Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that an emergency overflow shelter will soon open in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston. Healey confirmed that the United Way will use the building on Farnsworth Street to help migrants in need of housing. “As soon as possible, I just don’t know how long it’s going to take to get everything operationalized and,...
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Emergency migrant shelter will open in Fort Point
Gov. Maura Healey says a new emergency shelter for migrants will soon open in Boston.
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New day shelter opens Tuesday in Chelsea for migrants
In an effort to alleviate the migrant shelter crisis in Massachusetts, a nonprofit in Chelsea opened its doors on Tuesday for people in need of homes.
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Chelsea nonprofit opens as day shelter for migrants
A nonprofit in Chelsea, Massachusetts, opened its doors Tuesday as a day shelter for people in need of homes. La Colaborativa — or the Collaborative in English — had been working with the state for several weeks to make room inside their offices and be able to shelter 200 people during the day. “In total right now, we have 212 people,…
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Nonprofit in Chelsea to open as day shelter
La Colaborativa, a nonprofit in Chelsea, Massachusetts, will open its doors as a day shelter for people with nowhere to go. That shelter is set to open for the first time Tuesday.
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Chelsea nonprofit opening day shelter to help those in need
A nonprofit in Chelsea, Massachusetts, will open a day shelter for migrants and residents in need of homes. This comes at a time when shelters across Massachusetts remain full. La Colaborativa — or the Collaborative, in English — is expected to open a day shelter starting on Tuesday, providing different types of services for 200 people per day. “We want…
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Chelsea day shelter to serve hundreds in need
A nonprofit in Chelsea will open a day shelter for migrants and homeless residents.
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Mass. pilot program aims to help migrants find housing
A new pilot program in the works could help hundreds of newly arrived migrants currently in shelter find long-term housing, rental assistance and employment opportunities in Massachusetts. The program would be for one year and help around 400 migrant families. It would take $8 million from the supplemental budget meant to help migrant families in emergency shelters. “We are providing…
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Mass. pilot program aims to help migrants search for housing
The $8 million pilot program would be active for about one year and could help around 400 families.