IT MAY BE the first test of the Legislature’s penchant for consensus on coronavirus-related bills. The Massachusetts House and Senate agree that there should be a pause on evictions and foreclosures during the coronavirus pandemic. But what that should look like is raising thorny questions that have left the bill bouncing back and forth between the […]
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Eviction bill bounces back and forth on Beacon Hill
It may be the first test of the Legislature’s penchant for consensus on coronavirus-related bills. The Massachusetts House and Senate agree that there should be a pause on evictions and foreclosures during the coronavirus pandemic. But what that should look like is raising thorny questions that have left the bill bouncing back and forth between […]
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Virus notes: Finding purpose
HOW DOES ONE find purpose in sitting at home? Speaking to reporters Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker acknowledged the emotional struggles that so many around Massachusetts and the nation are facing as gatherings are banned, jobs are lost, and individuals are forced to stay home. Baker said he spoke via live stream at two empty houses […]
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Virus notes: At Logan, no chaos, but uneven screening measures
THE SITUATION AT Logan International Airport’s Terminal E on Sunday stood in sharp contrast to the mayhem that unfolded at Chicago’s O’ Hare Airport and at New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport where hundreds of people were closely confined for hours in customs lines as officials scrambled to impose new health screening for the […]
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Advocates: No evictions during pandemic
YOU FEEL SICK. But you could get evicted from your home if you don’t show up in court. What do you do? Boston-area activists are mounting a campaign to end evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. City Life/Vida Urbana, representing tenants facing eviction, planned to hold a rally Thursday morning outside Boston Housing Court to call for the […]
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Advocates: No evictions during pandemic
You feel sick. But you could get evicted from your home if you don’t show up in court. What do you do? Boston-area activists are mounting a campaign to end evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. City Life/Vida Urbana, representing tenants facing eviction, planned to hold a rally Thursday morning outside Boston Housing Court to call for […]
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In Newton, a super Tuesday for pro-growth side
ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL, and for some residents in Newton that meant yesterday’s Super Tuesday vote in the presidential primary took a backseat to a question of what would happen in their backyard. The affluent Boston suburb of 88,000 residents has been riven for months by a proposal for a massive mixed-use development project in the […]
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In Newton, a super Tuesday for pro-growth side
All politics is local, and for some residents in Newton that meant yesterday’s Super Tuesday vote in the presidential primary took a backseat to a question of what would happen in their backyard. The affluent Boston suburb of 88,000 residents has been riven for months by a proposal for a massive mixed-use development project in […]
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Walsh looks to get past zoning board scandal
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH signed an executive order Monday to limit potential conflicts of interest on the city’s Zoning Board of Appeal, an effort to put behind him a scandal that laid bare the problems that critics say have long plagued the panel charged with approving everything from backyard decks to housing development plans. New rules issued […]
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Walsh looks to get past zoning board scandal
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh signed an executive order Monday to limit potential conflicts of interest on the city’s Zoning Board of Appeal, an effort to put behind him a scandal that laid bare the problems that critics say have long plagued the panel charged with approving everything from backyard decks to housing development plans. New rules […]