Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she disagrees with calls from some residents of the South End to deploy National Guard troops ...

South End residents upped calls for a greater response to drug use stemming from the Mass and Cass area in a regular ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu dismissed calls from South End residents to bring in the National Guard to deal with the “war zone” ...

How should Boston address its intertwined crises of homelessness and open drug use? Mayor Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft have ...

South End residents who live near the Mass. and Cass intersection have been raising the alarm for months that public drug use ...

Drew Karedes Sat, June 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM UTC 2 min read ‘Worst start to the summer’: Calls grow louder for drastic shift in Mass and Cass approach ...

Later in the interview, Wu acknowledged frustration with the uneven pace of what she sees as improvement at Mass and Cass and in nearby areas. “I wish we could move consistently in the right direction ...

"There's always 10, 15 up to 40 people doing drugs back here. So as soon as police sweep the visible areas, Mass and Cass, Mass and Harrison, they come back here," Brian McCarter said.

The city needs a new sports stadium for student athletes, but that can be done for about $20 million. Imagine what could be accomplished in terms of adding recovery spaces and services in ...

Boston’s neighboring cities and towns should pay into a regional fund to help with costs of the homelessness and addiction crisis around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass ...