Hopefully, no one is advocating for doing nothing and leaving it in place. To some degree I think tearing it down was a start, but not a well thought out solution. I personally think that ignoring these sort of encampments only allow the problem to get worse. I think they definitely need to be broken up, but simultaneously services need to be put in place to address these people's issues. Drug addiction, poverty, homelessness from being kicked out of other protective services. The list could go on forever, but these are huge and difficult problems that we need to address.
Auditor Diana DiZoglio on Monday escalated her long fight with the Legislature, publishing a report slamming lawmakers for a lack of transparency that the top House Democrat derided as "pure political self-promotion and electioneering."
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21174070
Auditor Diana DiZoglio on Monday escalated her long fight with the Legislature, publishing a report slamming lawmakers for a lack of transparency that the top House Democrat derided as "pure political self-promotion and electioneering."
House Speaker Ronald Mariano did not rule out his branch seeking an outright repeal on any of this year's five ballot questions, if they become law on Election Day.
In the year since city police and public-works crews cleared out a growing encampment of homeless people and drug users on Atkinson Street, Mass and Cass has seen a significant decrease in crime and quality-of-life problems, officials from Boston's police and public-health departments told city coun...
'Historic': Striking Omni Hotel Workers Ratify New Contract In Boston
Striking hotel workers at the Omni Boston Seaport and Omni Parker House hotels have ratified a new contract, with union leaders calling the new deal "historic."
I am so glad that I can block people on this platform.
BPHC Announces Free Flu and COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Across City
Boston Public Health Commission announces free flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics across city in coming weeks.
The Chelsea Record reports the Chelsea zoning board has approved plans by Flatiron Energy for a two-story building full of lithium batteries on Eastern Avenue to serve the local electrical grid. The company has proposed a similar facility on Electric Avenue in Brighton.
Three local newsrooms have won $100,000 grants to bolster local news coverage in the Boston area, from a group called Press Forward, which is trying to reinvigorate really local journalism. Read more.
The Boston Licensing Board today approved plans by the McDonald's at 500 Geneva Ave. in Dorchester's Fields Corner to extend its current midnight closing time to 3 a.m. - but only for pick ups by third-party delivery services, so burger-mad night owls will have to punch in their orders at home. Nobo...
Massachusetts Passes New Law to Protect Dogs in Kennels
Massachusetts Passes New Law to Protect Dogs in Kennels #AnimalRights #dogs #AnimalLaw #Massachusetts https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/massachusetts-passes-new-law-to-protect-dogs-in-kennels/
Bay Staters enrolled in SNAP benefits, MassHealth and other public assistance programs will get receive discounts on their natural gas and electric bills under a new partnership between the state and utility companies.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20918796
Bay Staters enrolled in SNAP benefits, MassHealth and other public assistance programs will get receive discounts on their natural gas and electric bills under a new partnership between the state and utility companies.
Mary Ellen took a morning walk along the Charles in Millennium Park.
Non-emergency elective surgeries that require certain types of IV fluids remain on hold.
Following Steward hospital closures throughout the state, Gather Health looks to fill a void.
I was out with friends and my neighbor called to tell me to get on my roof. Too much light pollution where I was 😭
I would like to know the difference in survival rates of fires with one staircase in these situations. It's easy to change codes based on political factors, but I'd rather do them based on statistical ones.
Researchers say fire-prevention practices have passed the point of needing two staircases.
Tom Leonard spotted the aurora right over his house in Lower Allston - looking west on Athol Street - around 7:20 p.m. Kevin D. Jordan spotted the lights around the Needham TV towers - and he reports that unlike last time, they were definitely visible with the naked eye, even if only briefly: Read m...
The city of Boston will award 225 new liquor licenses over the next three years, which officials say will help create new small businesses across diverse communities. Applications for the first round of licenses are due December 6th.
The State House News Service reports Mayor Wu is continuing to push for the state Senate to approve a measure that would let city assessors temporarily increase the total amount they can level in taxes on commercial property as a way to help reduce impending increases on residential property. Read m...
I love it when people are empathetic and helpful. They made your day and hopefully you passed it on.
City rat fighters have largely stopped using anti-coagulants that kill not only rats, but any wild predators and pets that might eat them and is instead now relying on relying on pumping carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide into burrows to asphyxiate them, according to John Ulrich, who oversees ISD's ...
Yes, this is the future of education! You get on the subway and start taking your continuing education class for the next 20 minutes.
Feel free to post venting posts! As the mod, that somehow feels like inappropriate behavior for me.
One of the things that most people forget is that the t was saddled with a bunch of debt from the Big dig. This has prevented it from functioning and recovering from most of the problems of the last two decades.
I love the idea of this but I am a little confused by the metaphor. Who are the monsters in this? What does this actually teach kids about climate change? I'm not trying to be negative here I'm just a little confused.
Normally I would agree with you but she seems to be holding that tomato in two hands. How many tomatoes can you hold in two hands?
Thank you for all your thoughtful and persistent commentary in this thread. You've given me a lot to think about.
I don't care about dignity, I just don't want to die like my dad did. He had ALS and it was a very slow degeneration that seemed very painful.
Thank you for the analysis! I was afraid that this had no teeth and I think that fear may have been correct.
They would have to put it in a dirty basement or I just won't accept it as the rat.
They put in some work and they deserve some Internet points!
These shows where you have to fall in love seem like a dystopian nightmare to me, but I guess if people are entertained...
Haven't we already been granted a police state? In all seriousness hopefully these cameras will help.
I think the lottery is a tax on the poor and the uneducated. It should be banned along with other forms of gambling which just pray on human weakness.