12 Feb, 2025

Wu files Mass. and Cass ordinance, details plans in new blog post

Local News Mayor Michelle Wu also responded to reports that City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was robbed at Mass. and Cass over the weekend. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. Erin Clark/Boston Globe Last Friday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Police Commissioner Michael Cox announced a major change in terms of the city’s handling of the area […]

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Boston officials prepare to enforce Mass. and Cass tent clearing ordinance

Local News The city has been working with those living in tents at Mass. and Cass to offer them shelter. Enforcement will begin Nov. 1. Boston officials are working to find shelter for those living in tents at Mass. and Cass. Michael Dwyer/AP, File One day after City Council approved an amended version of her […]

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Some N.H. residents are balking at an ordinance requiring them to cut their lawns

The Boston Globe Receiving the notice made Jacqui Pierce even more determined to convert her lawn into an oasis for pollinators. Officials in Somersworth, N.H., told Jacqui Pierce she had to mow her lawn. She refused because she wants to help the bees. She thinks the city should change the ordinance requiring residents to keep […]

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