After facing sharp criticism from neighbors last week in the Worcester Square area on the Mass/Cass 2.0 plan, on Tuesday the City suddenly released a long-delayed online dashboard with statistics and benchmarks on things like recovery placements, needle exchanges and…
Author: Seth Daniel
Major Interest Sparked for Mail-In Ballots Early in the Primary Election
City officials said this week they had received more than 26,500 applications from registered voters to procure a mail-in ballot for the Sept. 1 Primary Election – which faces a heated race for U.S. Senate race between Ed Markey and…
Families, Students Have Big Decision to Make on School in Coming Weeks
Families with children in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) will be facing a major decision in the coming days and weeks regarding whether they want to choose to participate in a hybrid, in-person learning model for the fall, or to…
Crite Park Designs Set to Be Unveiled in Person and Online This Month
Allan Rohan Crite Park was no more than a brick wall for decades until recent plans to overhaul it into another gem on Columbus Avenue surfaced last year and have gone into overdrive this spring and summer. Such a bland…
Officers Potentially Save Shooting Victim’s Life on Mass/Washington
Police officers from the D-4 Station are being credited with potentially saving the life of a shooting victim on Mass Ave and Washington Street Aug. 2 when they quickly applied a tourniquet to severe wounds he had from the gunshots.…
Two Homicides on Mass/Cass in One Week Define Recent Uptick in Violence
The Mass/Cass area has been hit with two homicides this week, one on Friday near the Southampton Shelter and a second on Tuesday morning in Clifford Park – both hot spots on the corridor that have seen an uptick in…
BPS Looks to Hybrid, In-Person Model for Fall
The Boston School Committee heard a plan from the administration of Boston Public Schools (BPS) for its proposed plans to re-open all schools this fall in a hybrid, in-person model where students would attend two days a week in groups.…
Time for Mass/Cass 3.0? WSANA Neighbors Say 2.0 Plan Is Failing
Prior to COVID-19, many residents of the Worcester Square area were upbeat about last summer’s rollout of the City’s Mass/Cass 2.0 plan to address homelessness, drug addiction and quality of life on the corridor, but now neighbors are calling the…
Family History Becoming a Very Popular ‘Quarantine Project’: Digging Out Old Pics and Making Family Trees Eats up Extra Time
With ample time in the present, many have found themselves delving deep into the past. Family history and genealogy have become one of the most popular “Quarantine Projects” over the last several months as people of all ages found themselves…
At Long-Last, Southbound on Washington Street Is Possible
It has taken much longer than expected, but ultimately the job got done and two-way Washington Street and Traveler Street in the New York Streets area of the South End debuted last week. Heretofore, only buses could go southbound on…