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Boston’s Logan Airport sheltering over 100 migrants with more families arriving ‘at all hours’
The number of migrants being sheltered at Boston Logan Airport appears to have increased, with throngs of families lining a baggage claim surrounded by suitcases and using sparse blankets for makeshift mattresses. Over a hundred migrants are currently spending their nights sleeping on the floor at the Boston airport, The Post’s new photos show — an apparent uptick in recent weeks from the dozens who were being housed there a few months ago. “We continue to see migrants at the airport. They come to Logan a number of ways. They also arrive at Logan at all hours,” a representative from MassPort previously...
Water quality report card names cleanest beaches around Boston
BOSTON - The water quality at some Boston-area beaches has dropped in the past year after a deluge of rain, but an environmental group says local swimming spots can still claim to be "the cleanest urban beaches in the country."Save The Harbor/Save The Bay released its Metropolitan Beaches Water Quality Report Card on Monday. It says the overall water quality safety rating for Boston Harbor beaches is 85%, down from last year's 93% grade following "the rainiest summer in the Boston area since 1955."Safety grades for Boston-area beachesPleasure Bay, City Point and M Street beaches in South Boston all earned...
New England power grid operators prepare for extreme summer weather
Operators of New England’s power grid say they’re ready for summer and the unpredictable weather it may bring. ISO New England is responsible for keeping the electricity on in the region. They operate the power grid, manage the electricity markets and plan for the future. According to operations...
Giant Inflatable Rat on West Broadway in Southie
If you’re on a construction site, it’s never a good sign when a giant inflatable rat shows up. Well, this week, the rat and about a dozen protesters showed up to protest in front of 202 West Broadway. They are there to picket the non-union workers hired by...
Suffolk Square Remembered: The epicenter of Malden’s Jewish community lost to urban renewal
Once a tight knit and vibrant neighborhood, Malden’s vanished Suffolk Square lives on in the memories of former residents. “There was a bakery down the street, and they knew exactly what you needed and wanted because they knew everybody,” Linda Zalk recalled of the Suffolk Square neighborhood where she grew up. “Every owner of these shops had a connection to the community and you felt very, very safe going there.”
Some Latinos in East Boston Feel Forgotten
In partnership with Boston University students, Where Mainstream Media Fails is a four-part series highlighting critical issues in underserved communities across Boston that have gone underreported. This series comments on how mainstream media continues to ignore or misrepresent Boston’s racially and ethnically diverse communities. PART 1: LATINO AMERICANS IN...
91-year-old stands at busy intersection reminding everyone to "be kind"
FRAMINGHAM - A 91-year-old woman is taking a stand in her community in Massachusetts, with a simple, heartfelt sign.Sunny the sign holderNearly every weekday for the last six years, "Sunny," as she likes to be called, has been standing at the busy intersection of Water Street and Edgell Road in Framingham during the morning rush hour.She holds a homemade sign that says, "Say no to racism. Be kind. Justice for all." She doesn't shout. She doesn't cheer. And she certainly doesn't want to draw attention to herself. Instead, it's about her sign and more importantly, the message behind it. "I'm holding the...
Older worker accuses defense contractor of discriminating by seeking recent college grads
BOSTON (AP) — A major defense contractor was sued Tuesday over allegations that it discriminated against older workers in job ads. The class action filed in federal court in Boston accuses RTX Corporation of posting ads that target younger workers at the expense of their older peers in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act, and the Virginia Human Rights Act.
School overrides back on the ballot on Tuesday
TOWNSEND — Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to again consider two school-related overrides – amounting to roughly $1.6 million total – after similar overrides received a mixed response in March and April. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11...
NWIRP Bedford Community Involvement Plan Survey
The U.S. Navy is offering an online survey through June 30 to address and understand community interest in former Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) Bedford, and to gauge local awareness of ongoing environmental restoration efforts at the site.
Developer wants Quincy pub closed. Bar owner suing while paying big rent increase
QUINCY – A small Irish pub in Quincy Center is suing its landlord, one of the city's largest developers, for $1.32 million, according to court filings. Gerry Hanley and his wife, Diane Hill, owners of Paddy Barry's Ales and Spirits at 1574 Hancock St., claim that their landlord, a subsidiary of real estate developer LBC Boston, violated their lease by rejecting their five-year lease extension option and ordering them to vacate the premises by June 1...
Marlborough receives $7.6 million in settling wastewater treatment payment dispute
A long-running legal battle between two MetroWest communities over wastewater treatment payments has been settled, with Northborough agreeing to pay $7.6 million to Marlborough and the two communities reaching a new contract that runs until 2043. On April 22, Northborough Town Meeting approved Article 15, which called for the transfer...
Mass. faces shortage of primary care doctors. One in Boston sees a solution
Massachusetts faces a deepening shortage of primary care physicians, as current doctors approach retirement and newcomers choose specialties over general care. Amid several efforts to increase the supply, one approach now before lawmakers was shaped by an Arlington doctor. “The problem is: If I am graduating from medical school and...
Wu pushes property tax proposal, says she has hope in Legislature
The proposal was approved by the City Council despite vocal opposition. Mayor Michelle Wu now needs the support of lawmakers on Beacon Hill. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defended her push to give the city the power to temporarily increase the commercial property tax rate Tuesday, saying that the idea is widely supported and expressing hope that state lawmakers will agree.
Planet Fitness relocates to Bauer Hockey site in Burlington
BURLINGTON - Planet Fitness recently earned unanimous approval from the Planning Board to relocate its Burlington business from Ray Avenue to the former Bauer Hockey space on Middlesex Turnpike. The legal entity and owner of Planet Fitness is Core Development and Management. The Bauer Hockey space Planet Fitness will make...
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