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

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

On Tuesday, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn filed a resolution to declare the area around Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass ...

"I think it’s important for us to acknowledge that conditions at Mass and Cass have deteriorated significantly," City Councilor Ed Flynn said.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 Mass Pike westbound in downtown Boston is no longer locked down. MassDOT reported that the morning mess is clear as of 9:38 a.m. The Pike was closed at mile marker 133 “due to a vehicle fire” for ...