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Fewer people living in Mass and Cass, mayor says

Fewer people living in Mass and Cass, mayor says Updated: 12:18 PM EDT Nov 1, 2023 The city is working to remove tents and provide housing to dozens of people who have been living in the crime-ridden encampment that has become a permanent fixture in a troubled area of the city known as “Mass and […]

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to discuss Mass & Cass plan that removes tents, offers new transitional facility

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will give an update Thursday on how the city plans to remove tents and tarps from the crime-ridden encampment that has become a permanent fixture in a troubled area of the city known as “Mass and Cass,” and secure shelters for those living in the area. The Boston City Council approved […]

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Mayor Michelle Wu giving update on housing initiative that offers free land to developers

Mayor Michelle Wu will announce an update Thursday on the city’s Welcome Home, Boston initiative, which highlights the first round of development teams chosen to build homeownership units on city-owned parcels. Wu first announced this initiative during her 2023 State of the City address. The city released a Phase 1 Request for Proposals (RFP) earlier […]

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Boston students with history of chronic absenteeism get visits from mayor, superintendent

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and school leaders are using a creative approach to address chronic absenteeism in the school district ahead of Thursday’s first day of school for Boston Public Schools students.Officials joined representatives from the district’s Re-Engagement Center to knock doors on to encourage students with a history of chronic absenteeism to return to […]

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City Council sends proposed Mass & Cass ordinance to committee | #citycouncil

Several Boston city councilors are calling on the Boston Public Health Commission to declare a state of emergency amid the ongoing issues in a troubled area of the city known as “Mass and Cass”The push comes from City Council President Ed Flynn and Councilors Michael Flaherty, Erin Murphy, and Frank Baker. They say “dramatic intervention” […]

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu files ordinance allowing police to remove tents, tarps from Mass & Cass

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu filed an ordinance Monday that gives officials the authority to remove tents and tarps from the crime-ridden encampment that has become a permanent fixture in a troubled area of the city known as “Mass and Cass.”The ordinance prohibits tents and tarps at the encampment around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and […]

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu proposes capping rent increases in city

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants to bring rent control back to the city.The mayor’s plan that was presented to the rent stabilization advisory committee Tuesday night would limit rent increases to 6% higher than the federal Consumer Price Index.New apartment buildings would be exempt for the first 15 years. Triple-deckers and small owner-occupied rents would […]

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Gov.-elect Maura Healey discuss partnership between city, state

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov.-elect Maura Healey met on Tuesday to discuss the partnership between the city and the incoming state administration. The pair held a private meeting at Boston City Hall, followed by a brief press conference. It was the first private meeting for the two leaders since Healey was elected to be […]

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to make ‘major’ school facilities announcement

$2 billion investment in Boston Public Schools includes new ‘green’ building projects, Mayor Michelle Wu says Updated: 11:19 AM EDT May 12, 2022 Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday announced a $2 billion plan to overhaul Boston Public Schools facilities, which includes new construction and renovation projects, as well as districtwide upgrades. The plan will […]

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