Boston Mayor Michelle Wu pitched her plan to raise commercial tax rates to neighborhood leaders to mixed reactions at an invite-only meeting intended to convince them of the need for a bill she says would beat back a hefty tax hike for homeowners. Originally Published: October 11, 2024 at 5:59 p.m. Read original article here … Read more
Boston’s Caribbean community, donning bright, exquisite costumes of crowns, feathers, masks, and rhinestones danced and sang along the streets of Roxbury and Dorchester as a strong police presence kept watch over the celebration. “I always feel safe,” Montserrat native Jadine Greenaway told the Herald Saturday afternoon as she prepared for the city’s annual Caribbean parade. … Read more
A man accused of stabbing a man multiple times while attempting to steal his motorcycle and then days later beating his girlfriend’s small dog against a wall faces a dangerousness hearing Wednesday morning. “We request dangerousness hearings only when an individual’s conduct presents an imminent or ongoing threat to the community, which is clearly the … Read more
As the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex has turned into a shelter for migrants, a Roxbury community group says the governor and mayor should look into meeting one of the neighborhood’s biggest needs: accessible health care. The Black Community Information Center, which describes itself on social media as an “organization dedicated to independent media,” is … Read more
By Saturday, roughly 200 migrants who had been sleeping overnight at Logan Airport will be residing at the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex, a development that one city staffer described as a “terrible situation.” An initial 75 individuals arrived at the Roxbury recreation facility Wednesday night, and they received a full orientation and a case … Read more
A youth track-and-field club run out of the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex for more than a decade is closing on a deal for an alternative practice space after its long-time home turned into a temporary shelter for migrants. Boston United has received an offer to use the Reggie Lewis Center, about a mile away … Read more
The state will begin to move migrant families, especially those sleeping overnight at Logan Airport, into a new overflow shelter at a Roxbury recreation center on Wednesday, acting quickly on a decision that surprised the community. In a letter to elected officials, Gov. Maura Healey said the “temporary safety-net site” at the state-owned Melnea A. … Read more
The first Boston murder victim of 2024 has been identified as Nilton Fernandes, 24, of Dorchester. Boston Police responded to the area of 34 High St. in Dorchester a little before 5:30 a.m. Monday, New Year’s Day, for a report of a person shot. Responders pronounced Fernandes, who had clearly been shot, dead at the … Read more
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