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City reportedly begins clearing tents from Mass. and Cass
Local News A plan approved last week seeks to clear encampments and relocate people living in them to shelters. Work was underway Tuesday to clear the tents on Atkinson Street. Tony Rivera (right) from the Newmarket Business Improvement District cleans up the street where tents once stood. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe Following Boston […]
2023 Boston elections: Q&As with the City Council candidates ahead of Nov. 7
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Israeli forces battle Hamas around Gaza City, as military says 800,000 have fled south
World News The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, says nearly 672,000 Palestinians are sheltering in its schools and other facilities — four times their capacity. Palestinians inspect the demolished family home of Saleh al-Arouri, in the West Bank village of Arura, northwest of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. AP Photo/Nasser Nasser By […]
Boston City Council At-Large Race: Henry Santana
Politics “I am determined to use my voice and my platform to advocate for policies that promote equity, justice, and opportunity, and to working collaboratively with everyone to build a stronger, more resilient city.” Henry Santana. Henry Santana, 28, is originally from the Dominican Republic, but grew up in Mission Hill. Santana formerly worked as […]
Israel strikes the outskirts of Gaza City during a second ground raid in as many days
World News The airstrikes have flattened entire neighborhoods, causing a level of death and destruction unseen in the last four wars between Israel and Hamas. Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli airstrikes on the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman By WAFAA SHURAFA and […]
Before election day, Boston’s City Council candidates told us their opinions on the city’s most pressing issues
Local News The general election is coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Boston City Council could have many fresh faces after the upcoming general election. Boston’s general municipal election is coming up on Nov. 7, and City Council is guaranteed to have a few new faces. Since the last time voters weighed in on City […]
Boston City Council At-Large Race: Ruthzee Louijeune
Politics “I know how important it is to have a cadre of adults caring for our students, who walk into our school buildings every day with record mental health issues, trauma, and other life obstacles.” Ruthzee Louijeune. Elias Duncan Ruthzee Louijeune, 37, lives in Hyde Park. Louijeune graduated from Columbia University in 2008, before attending […]
This Southern city beat out Salem as the spookiest city in the U.S.
National News It’s “often named the most haunted city in America,” according to Viator. People walk across Bourbon Street on Sept. 4, 2021, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The Associated Press The historic city of Salem, world-renowned for its monthlong celebration of Halloween and the birthplace of the Salem Witch Trials, is not […]
City Council delay on Mass. and Cass vote is ‘disappointing,’ Wu says
Local News Mayor Michelle Wu introduced a plan to clear encampments around Mass. and Cass in August. City Council is nearing a deadline to vote on it. A person peers from a tent on Southampton Street in an area known as Mass and Cass. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Almost two months after announcing a major plan […]
Emotions rise as City Council delays action on Israel-Hamas resolutions
Local News Two resolutions, one in support of Israel and another calling for an immediate ceasefire, were briefly taken up Wednesday. Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson stood to ask City Council President Ed Flynn (not pictured) to reprimand male councilors when they spoke out of turn as well as the female councilors in the chamber as […]