Boston Mayor Wu plans to take her children to taxpayer-funded Vatican climate summit

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she’s bringing her children to a climate summit she and the governor are attending in Italy this week on the taxpayers’ dime. Wu’s office sent an itinerary Monday of the mayor’s six-day trip, which begins Tuesday and includes mention of a stop her two sons will be partaking in that … Read more

Boston City Council weighs congestion pricing for Hub access

The City Council plans to debate bringing congestion pricing to Boston, a policy long kicked around at the state level that would charge drivers higher fees with the aim of reducing traffic and funding transit improvements. A hearing order on the matter, filed by City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, will be presented for possible debate … Read more

United Way, state now ‘evaluating’ Fort Point migrant overflow shelter proposal

United Way, which has partnered with the state to identify shelter space for migrant families, is officially “evaluating” a church group’s proposal for such a use in a Fort Point office building in Boston’s bustling Seaport neighborhood. Despite the pushback vocalized by several South Boston elected officials since last Thursday’s news that the state was … Read more

MA Sen. Collins says move migrants to Newton campus, not Fort Point

A South Boston lawmaker cautioned the state against using a Fort Point office building for a migrant overflow shelter, saying that squeezing families together in a space without proper bathroom facilities could lead to a “public health crisis.” Speaking at an evening press conference two days after the news broke that the state was considering … Read more

Next stop Seaport? Fort Point neighbors told brace for migrants

The city has warned startled Fort Point neighbors to be ready for migrants to move into their Seaport district. The Healey administration is eyeing an office building on Farnsworth Street as the next spot to house homeless migrants, the Herald has learned. The location is amid the bustling Seaport not far from the Children’s Museum. … Read more