An inmate used a traffic jam on Interstate 95 as an opportunity to escape custody on Monday, according to authorities.
That inmate led police on a 45-minute manhunt. But that inmate is now behind bars.
Police were ultimately able to find the esc…
Massachusetts
New emergency shelter will open in Fort Point, Healey says
Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that an emergency overflow shelter will soon open in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston.
Healey confirmed that the United Way will use the building on Farnsworth Street to help migrants in need of housing.
“As soon as possible, I just don’t know how long it’s going to take to get everything operationalized and, you know, work things out with the community, work things out with the city,” Healey said.
United Way said in a statement to NBC10 Boston that the shelter “would provide urgently needed temporary overnight shelter to eligible families and pregnant women.”
The organization noted that a timetable for opening has not been determined.
Massachusetts officials announced back in November that the 7,500 family threshold had been reached and eligible families would be placed on a waitlist.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office said a statement Monday that the state needs to involve neighbors in any decisions to open shelters.
Meanwhile, United Way said it is looking to share details with neighbors as soon as Tuesday.
A Fort Point neighbored association meeting will be held Tuesday night.
More on Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system
Juvenile hurt in stabbing at MBTA station in Quincy
A stabbing at an MBTA stop in Quincy, Massachusetts, left a juvenile with non-life-threatening injuries Monday evening.
The MBTA said the stabbing happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. at Quincy Center along the Red Line.
The victim suffered a stab …
Judge intervenes after MIAA holds high school basketball team out of tournament
From the basketball court to a court of law, a high school sports team in Easton, Massachusetts, had to ask a judge to save its season.
Oliver Ames High School’s boys’ basketball team qualified late last week for the Massachusetts Inter…
NBC10 Boston Responds helps woman get resolution from Carvana after SUV fire
There are upwards of 2,300 vehicle fires in Massachusetts every year. A Saugus woman’s new SUV was destroyed in one of them.
When she couldn’t get a resolution from the online dealership where she bought it, she contacted our NBC10 Bost…
Mass. lawmakers have busy weeks of negotiations ahead
A busy spring is beginning to take shape on Beacon Hill.
Massachusetts lawmakers met Monday to outline their priorities before the calendar shifts to March. Questions quickly centered on budget talks, specifically a $700 million surplus fund to sho…
