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
