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Talks continue on using old Memorial Hospital as homeless shelter
Pawtucket Mayor Donald Greiben is discussing the announcement that the old Memorial Hospital could reopen as a homeless shelter.
East Boston fire leaves dozens homeless in freezing weather
A fire in East Boston displaced 33 residents in freezing temperatures, with firefighters battling flames in a multifamily ...
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‘We’ve been able to manage demand,’ city’s Homeless Solutions Division leader says of keeping people & pets safe from dangerous cold
As a polar vortex has kept Lawrence in its grip, the city’s Homeless Solutions Division says it has been able to provide ...
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Warming shelters open for week’s weather in Massac County
With the entry of dangerous and potentially deadly winter weather conditions into the area, Massac County and the City of ...
Ice seems to be everywhere in Boston. And pedestrians are paying the price.
Frigid temperatures have sent people slipping and tumbling on icy sidewalks, and emergency rooms are seeing an increased ...
Decisive action needed on worsening housing crisis in WMass (Viewpoint)
I know of a mother with seven children — all under the age of 13, including infants — who has received a 30-day eviction notice. She must find new place to move in on or before Feb. 28 to avoid ...
Local advocates are bracing to fight the bill targeting ‘sanctuary cities,’ calling it unconstitutional
The bill would allow the Trump administration to cut off funding to places that have "sanctuary" laws in place. Groups like ...
Boston residents say cold weather isn’t deterring crime, drug use at and around Mass and Cass
Residents in Boston neighborhoods heavily impacted by spillover from the dismantled Mass and Cass encampment said the violence, open-air drug use and squatting that typically dies down in cold weather ...