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‘We’re already seeing the effects of the millionaires’ tax. … This will be just another nail in our coffin.’
Greater Boston Real Estate Board launches campaign to muster opposition to transfer fees, while advocates hail it as a solution to the housing crisis. One of Massachusetts’ largest real estate trade organizations has launched a campaign to muster opposition against a proposal that would allow cities and towns to levy a fee on some home and commercial property sales.
New Hampshire Fish and Game crews search for missing Massachusetts man
New Hampshire Fish and Game is asking for the public's help to find a Massachusetts man who they believe is missing in the White Mountains. Investigators said 65-year-old William Donovan's car was found at a trailhead over the weekend. They believe he was last seen about two weeks ago. Donovan's...
House bill aims to resolve cases of missing Black women and girls
BOSTON – Legislators, activists and the state police convened at the State House to discuss police responses to missing Black females, and specifically, how it can often be disproportionately classified as a runaway case, and therefore not receive the response it deserves. What You Need To Know. Black women...
Lynn tenants rally against rent increases and evictions
Sidnee ShortLYNN — “Stand with us, join the fight … Housing is a human right!” said Western Avenue rally goers Tuesday night. Community members, Lynn United for Change Tenant Union members, School Committee Member Sean Reid, and Ward 6 City Councilor Fred Hogan, gathered on the corner of Western Avenue Tuesday evening, rallying against the recent […] The post Lynn tenants rally against rent increases and evictions appeared first on Itemlive.
Mayor Wu Announces $1 Million Grant To Address Overdose Deaths
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission announced a $1 million grant on Wednesday to help community organizations in Boston work to prevent overdose deaths, specifically those serving Black and Latino communities with the highest overdose rates. “Opioid overdose deaths have disproportionately occurred...
This industrial section of Southie is poised to become an all new neighborhood
Boston is no stranger to redevelopment — from the Seaport to the South End, the city has seen major transformations over the past decade. One of the next areas slated for reinvention? A stretch of Dorchester Avenue in South Boston between the Andrew and Broadway Red Line stops. The...
National Guard armory in Lexington to be used for state’s emergency shelter system
Operations at the armory will continue after the shelter becomes operational. A National Guard armory in Lexington will be used to house migrants and Massachusetts families facing homelessness through the state’s overwhelmed emergency shelter system starting next month, according to state and town officials. “We have identified a state-owned...
Odds favor warmer-than-average and wetter May in Massachusetts
BOSTON - Welcome to May! While we all know that the weather in Massachusetts can, at times, be far from perfect in May, but this is truly a month of significant gains.Average high temperatures reach 70 degrees by the end of the month.Sunsets cross the 8 p.m. threshold on May 16!Long-range May forecast for MassachusettsAnd, the growing/planting season begins for most of the area. Typically it is safe to plant most things after Mother's Day. As for the long-range May forecast, right now the odds favor a warmer-than-average month.It also looks to be wetter too, at least through the first...
Murderer of Andover woman pleads guilty to attacking DYS worker
BOSTON — Philip Chism, who was convicted of murdering Andover resident and Danvers High math teacher Colleen Ritzer in 2013, pleaded guilty Friday to nearly killing another woman in a strikingly similar attack several months after the murder while he was in custody awaiting trial. Chism, 25, was sentenced...
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