Officials say that a pooled fund where neighboring municipalities help Boston pay for recovery services at Mass. and Cass is ...

In total, there were between 50 and 55 temporary structures at Mass. and Cass in recent weeks, Del Rio said. Only 14 remained Wednesday morning, with Del Rio saying that “great progress” had ...

Neighbors in Boston’s South End and surrounding neighborhoods are calling for a drastic shift in the city’s Mass & Cass approach after a rough start to summer 2025.

This isn’t just a Boston crisis — it’s a regional one,” Councilor John FitzGerald said. “Many of the individuals at Mass and ...

One resident says he's watched his neighborhood transition from vibrant and charming to an open-air drug market.

Encampments continue to pop up around Mass. and Cass, with ramshackle shelters offering a reprieve from the elements for homeless people while providing a space concealed from law enforcement for ...

Emergency calls to Mass and Cass increasing 02:53. BOSTON - The area of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard has long been known for rampant public drug use, but Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ...

To be sure, the crisis at Mass. and Cass can’t be fixed overnight, and lawmakers can’t be held to unrealistic expectations when it come to seeing results.

Tents where homeless people are living on Southampton Street in the the area known as "Mass. and Cass" located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, Aug. 25, 2023.

While the Roundhouse hotel, the former Best Western location that housed 60 from Mass and Cass, shut down in September, Wu said almost 200 units had been created, with another 30 more “low ...