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Boston extends public housing rent moratorium amid pandemic
BOSTON (AP) — Boston's Housing Authority is extending its moratorium on nonessential evictions through the end of the year to give thousands of lower income residents relief during the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Marty Walsh said Friday. The Democrat said the moratorium, which was originally put in place...
Massachusetts receives 59K fraudulent unemployment claims
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has received almost 59,000 known fraudulent unemployment claims since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through June 20 and recovered $158 million in fraudulent claims, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development said Tuesday. The fraudulent claims, part of a...
3, inlcuding 15-year-old boy, killed in Boston in 1 day
BOSTON (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed in Boston on Thursday night, the city's third homicide of the day, police said. The teen was one of three people shot in the city's Roxbury neighborhood at about 10 p.m., police said. A man was also shot and killed at about 8:15 p.m. Thursday in the...
From big cities to backyards, July 4 not usual blowout bash
NEW YORK (AP) — The idea sounds almost un-American. The Fourth of July was always a time for communities to come together, daylong celebrations with patriotic parades in the morning and fireworks finales to cap it off. This year, people are being urged to stay home. If they want a show, watch it on TV....
Boston to remove statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln
BOSTON (AP) — Boston's arts commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to remove a statue that depicts a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet. The commission had fielded escalating complaints about the Emancipation Memorial, also known as the Emancipation Group and the Freedman’s...
Boston councilors targeted by vandals after budget vote
BOSTON (AP) — Several Boston city councilors who voted in favor of the mayor's $3.6 billion budget that largely maintained police department funding have been targeted by vandals who plastered fliers resembling report cards on their homes. Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George told WFXT-TV the posters were...
New knotholes: Good MLB views, if fans know where to look
BOSTON (AP) — Tucked under the center field seats at Fenway Park, down some stairs from Lansdowne Street in an area previously used as the visiting team’s batting cage, is a sports bar that is preparing to reopen from the coronavirus shutdown. Largely windowless and decorated with sepia photographs...
Boston task force aims to crack down on illegal fireworks
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has created a new task force aimed at cracking down on illegal fireworks amid an explosion of complaints. Walsh said the task force will include the mayor’s chief of civic engagement, the four at-large city councilors, the Boston Arson Squad, the Boston Police...
Boston mayor creating 'inclusion Cabinet' to fight injustice
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said Thursday he’s creating an equity inclusion Cabinet charged with helping the city fight racial injustice. The Cabinet will help dismantle what Walsh described as barriers to equity that many residents of the city face. The decision to create the leadership...
Massachusetts police officer demoted for critical tweet
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts police officer who used the department's official Twitter account to criticize Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for permitting racial justice demonstrations during the coronavirus pandemic has been demoted, the department announced. Former Salem Capt. Kate Stephens was demoted...
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