Renovating the historic building that it has operated out of for the past 40 years will help St. Francis House better meet the needs of Boston’s surging homeless population, according to shelter employees.
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Space heater, smoking materials possible factors in Fitchburg 3-alarm fire
FITCHBURG — Fire officials said that the 3-alarm house fire — which injured three occupants and a firefighter on Sunday — started on an enclosed rear porch where a space heater was in use, according to a release from Fire Chief Dante Suarez and State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. The Fitchburg Fire Department responded […]
Boston to distribute Narcan via vending machines, kiosks to prevent opioid overdoses
Boston will have four vending machines and eight indoor kiosks distributing life-saving Narcan and other harm reduction supplies in another step towards preventing overdose deaths, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission announced Tuesday.
Healey vs. ICE: Massachusetts’ sanctuary status under fire
A top ICE official is blasting back at Gov. Maura Healey’s declaration that Massachusetts is “not a sanctuary state.”
Crews battle 3-alarm fire in Fitchburg
In frigid temperatures at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Fitchburg Fire personnel, with assistance from area fire companies, began battling what turned into a three-alarm fire at a two-story residence at 153 Ashburnham St. in Fitchburg. At roughly 10 a.m., according to dispatch reports, all crews were pulled from the building. No information on the occupants […]
Maura Healey says Massachusetts is ‘not a sanctuary state,’ shelter costs will decrease
Gov. Maura Healey pledged that the cost of running emergency shelters would decrease from its historic levels, and pushed back on conservatives who have labeled Massachusetts a “sanctuary state.”
