Mass. and Cass

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is once again calling for help from the state to handle persistent homelessness and substance use problems at the city’s “Mass and Cass” intersection. Wu and former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker clashed on the issue of state support for the troubled area in the fall, and her latest call for help comes with Gov. Maura...

Terrance Rosario says he was working as a security guard at a nearby hotel when he saw a homeless man with a wheelchair get struck by a car in the Mass. and Cass area of Boston.

At a news conference Thursday morning to provide an update on the situation at the city’s troubled Mass. and Cass encampment, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu cut her public remarks short as several protesters drowned her out after several minutes. She spoke about 11:30 a.m. at Roxbury’s Clifford Park, which neighbors have unofficially closed after multiple requests for the city...

The cleanup began around 8:30 a.m. and by 11 a.m. the sidewalk was mostly clear of tents and belongings.

Neighbors unofficially closed a park near Boston’s troubled Mass. and Cass area, long plagued by worsening problems. Clifford Park was blocked off with yellow tape and signs Wednesday after multiple requests for the city to address illegal activities taking place on the public property in Roxbury. “We’ve seen folks having sex in this park,” said Leon Rivera. “There’s feces,...

Problems have rebounded at Mass. and Cass following Boston’s efforts to improve the condition of the area. Domingos DaRosa is running out of patience. The community activist says he is exhausted from the daily battle of keeping nearby Clifford Park clean. “I have found loaded needles, I have found bags of different types of drugs, from crystal meth, to...

One man faced a judge this week and 12 other people are also being charged after allegedly offering cash or drugs in exchange for sex in Boston’s Mass. and Cass. area. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday that 43-year-old Andy Morales had been arraigned at the Roxbury division of Boston Municipal Court. He is charged with solicitation...

The condition of a Boston park where children play has long raised concerns among residents, who now say the problem has gotten worse. During a recent children’s baseball practice at Clifford Park in Roxbury, Domingos DaRosa found a homeless man passed out in the middle of the field. “He was sleeping,” said DaRosa. “He was a little intoxicated and...

Months after clearing the homeless encampment in known as Mass. and Cass, Boston city leaders on Tuesday outlined the next steps for addressing the homelessness and substance abuse crises that helped create the settlement. Mayor Michelle Wu detailed an 11-point plan to improve public safety, health and cleanliness in the area around Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, as well…

Despite recent actions by the city, a troubled part of Boston is still struggling. The tents are gone from Mass. and Cass, but the drugs and crime remain — and with the weather getting nice, the concern is growing for some. Groups of people are still gathering months after dozens of temporary shelters were removed because of health concerns about…

More than 150 unhoused people were moved into transitional housing from Boston’s Mass. and Cass encampment, Mayor Michelle Wu said, but she cautioned that homelessness is solved.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu visited Mass. and Cass to speak with unhoused people living in the area as the city clears out the homeless encampment.

City of Boston work crews were at the homeless encampment known as Mass. and Cass Wednesday, the deadline for unhoused people to move out, tearing down tents as Mayor Michelle Wu visited to speak with residents. Wu had said this week that there were 62 people who still needed to be moved from the area near Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea…

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gave an update on the Mass. and Cass situation after taking a ferry to tour the abandoned recovery and homelessness facilities on Long Island.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu released plans to clean out the homeless encampment at Mass. and Cass within one month

Monday is the start of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s plan to relocate people living in the area known as “Mass. and Cass.”

A judge denied a request to stop the city of Boston from evicting people from the Mass. and Cass tent encampment.

The city of Boston does not have to pause evictions of unhoused people from the area known as Mass. and Cass.

A Superior Court judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order stopping the City of Boston from evicting people from a homeless encampment in the area known as Mass. and Cass. The ACLU of Massachusetts filed the lawsuit against the city on behalf of three unhoused people to protect “the legal rights and safety” of those being evicted as part…

A judge will hear from the ACLU of Massachusetts Tuesday and consider whether Boston should stop evicting people who are living in tents along the area known as Mass. and Cass or Methadone Mile. The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit last week against the City of Boston to protect “the legal rights and safety” of people being evicted from…