Emergency migrant shelter at Melnea Cass Recreation Center in Roxbury closes
The Roxbury recreation center which temporarily served as an emergency shelter for migrants has closed ahead of schedule.
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The Roxbury recreation center which temporarily served as an emergency shelter for migrants has closed ahead of schedule.
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The Melnea Cass Recreational Complex in Roxbury provides hope for Keisha Barbosa and her three children.
Families are continuing to voice their concerns over the community center being taken over to house migrants.
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The shelter at the Melnea Cass Recreational Complex is a source of controversy in the community since the beds have displaced many programs.
The shelter at the Melnea Cass Recreational Complex is a source of controversy in the community since the beds have displaced many programs. WBZ-TV's Beth Germano reports.
The city of Boston is working together with the Roxbury community to ensure residents, especially the elderly, can get their medications after their neighborhood Walgreens closed its doors.
More migrants are expected to arrive at the emergency shelter Thursday, leaving youth programs at the center with no place to go.
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A new temporary, but controversial, overflow shelter site for migrants in Massachusetts opened Wednesday at the Melnea Cass Recreational Complex in Roxbury.
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The Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex is a community hub for people in Roxbury and hosts many athletic clubs for all ages.
Some Roxbury residents are not happy about the plan to turn the Melnea Cass center into a temporary shelter. WBZ-TV's Katrina Kincade reports.
Gov. Maura Healey said she plans to open another shelter overflow site in Roxbury in order to move migrant families out of Logan Airport.
Roxbury residents were joined by Sen. Ed Markey at a rally Friday, where they voiced their disappointment about their local Walgreens closings its doors at the end of January.
Residents in Roxbury staged a protest Friday, criticizing the Walgreens chain's decision to close their neighborhood pharmacy.
The store shelves are empty and the signs are up alerting customers that a Roxbury Walgreens is closing for good at the end of the month.
A man has life threatening injuries after being shot multiple times in Roxbury Saturday afternoon.
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The northern lights might be visible over parts of Massachusetts again Wednesday night due to a severe geomagnetic storm.
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More than 300,000 Massachusetts residents could lose some or all of the help they get paying health insurance if federal tax credits expire.
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The Boston Bruins won their seventh consecutive game, 5-3 over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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