“Still far too many people than I would imagine think of substance use disorder, this medical disease, as a choice or a moral decision or something somebody could’ve avoided if they tried harder,” said Monica Bharel, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
The ordinance, signed Jan. 22, introduces a three-part system of categorizing short-term rental units, with certain standards and yearly fees applied to each.
The North Korean Study Group hosted the event, called “Voices of North Korean Refugees,” to raise awareness about a refugee housing program that the non-profit Emancipate North Koreans (ENoK) is bringing to the Boston area.
The issue comes during an era in which police misconduct has been under intensified scrutiny nationwide. Boston is behind many major U.S. cities in police accountability improvements; the list of cities with some kind of body camera program includes Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
The fund will enhance existing efforts to reduce chronic homelessness in Boston by raising $10 million over four years to provide for 200 new affordable housing units. The fund began with help from Bank of America and the Pine Street Inn, Boston’s largest homeless shelter.
On Dec. 8, 2017, the Boston Herald filed for bankruptcy protection. The original intent of publisher Patrick J. Purcell was to sell the paper to Gatehouse Media for $4.5 million, but a new bidder has emerged: Tampa-based Revolution Capital Group made an offer in federal bankruptcy court Jan. 2.
“We really hope for this market to be a vibrant and important anchor of food access in our community and we really hope to more deeply root these commitments on the local and state levels and make it more accessible to our customers,” Bloomer said.
Thousands filled Cambridge Common Saturday for a sequel to last year’s massive protest. In a rebuke of President Donald J. Trump and in advocacy of feminism, the crowd was filled with people angry at the current administration and hopeful for the movement. This is who they were.
Once a vibrant community filled with black residents, including civil rights activist Malcolm X, Roxbury has become a commercial hub and a hotspot for urban renewal.
The ordinance Mayor Walsh signed into law, which bans Boston stores from giving out single-use plastic bags beginning December 2018, has been hailed by many environmental groups as a significant and necessary step in Boston’s continuing green push. Simultaneously, it has been panned by those in the food industry as misguided and potentially harmful.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced Tuesday the launch of Carbon Free Boston, a plan for the city to be carbon neutral by 2050. On Wednesday, the City Council voted unanimously to ban the use of plastic bags in stores. These two measures come as Northeastern students continue environmental activism years in progress.
