Author: Kelly Broder
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A BPS program that helped 3,000 families avoid homelessness is surprised by a major funding cut
A partnership between Boston Public Schools and support organizations that helps families avoid homelessness has seen its funding cut… A new study showed that a partnership between Boston Public Schools and support organizations helps families avoid homelessness, increases students’ school attendance rates,…
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Some want to rename Ruggles Station. But who was Ruggles?
An online movement to rename a T station is gaining traction after a local librarian learned that it memorializes a family that included an enslaver. The Ruggles station on the orange line gets its name from Ruggles Street, which is…
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US Rep. Pressley eulogizes Emmanuel Damas who died in ICE custody, pushes rare House vote on Haiti TPS
Massachusetts officials are calling for accountability among local and federal law enforcement in the wake of the death of Dorchester’s Emmanuel Damas in immigration custody last month. Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren demanded a full investigation into…
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City’s heat island issue has deep roots – and there’s a leafy solution at hand
The Boston Parks Department has an answer to the city’s summer heat problem — plant more trees. Boston experiences the urban heat island effect — increased temperatures in places covered in asphalt and concrete — across its more developed neighborhoods…
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At City Hall vigil, calls for justice for Emmanuel Damas, who died while in ICE custody in Arizona
Speakers called for probe into actions by ICE, DHS, and local law enforcement in Boston and Suffolk County… More than 100 people stood in frigid weather at Boston’s City Hall Plaza Wednesday evening to mourn the death of Emmanuel Damas,…
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Criticism, optimism greet developers at Greater Mattapan Council session
Residents’ reaction to two redevelopment plans in Mattapan diverged sharply between criticism and optimism Tuesday night as developers of the 1576 Blue Hill Avenue project and the former Carney Hospital site presented plans to the Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council (GMNC)..…
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Shattuck ‘restart’ sparks debate on recovery needs and housing
A renewed discussion over uses for the soon-to-be-vacant Lemuel Shattuck Hospital property next to Franklin Park has prompted new ideas – and a rise in tension among interested parties. State officials last year scrapped a Boston Medical Center-led plan to redevelop the…