Massachusetts gaming regulators fined Encore Boston Harbor $40,000 for taking illegal bets on Boston College women’s basketball action last year, the Gaming Commission said Monday, the second fine levied against the Everett casino for allowing f…
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New details on 2 people found dead at Boston’s Moxy hotel
New information was released Tuesday on the investigation into the two people found dead at a hotel in Boston’s Theater District the day before.
The man and a woman who were found dead in a room on the 13th floor at the Boxy Boston Downtown hotel Monday afternoon were both shot, and a gun was found at the scene, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office.
They didn’t identify the two people who were killed, but said that man was 43 and the woman was 25.
Authorities also didn’t say if one of the people is believed to have killed the other. But Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden had said Monday that there was not believed to be any threat to public safety.
This is a breaking news story that will be updated when more information is available.
Milton sued by Mass. after voting not comply with MBTA housing law
The Town of Milton is facing continued fallout for its non-compliance with a state housing law for MBTA communities, with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announcing on Tuesday that her office is suing the Boston suburb.
The lawsuit w…
Deadly I-95 shooting: New video shows suspect car as hunt for gunman continues
New video has surfaced of a car suspected of being involved in the still-unsolved deadly shooting on Interstate 95 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, earlier this month, and officials are asking for the public’s tracking the car down.
The car, po…
Boston police investigating overnight shooting
Boston police were investigating at two separate scenes on Tuesday morning.
The first scene is on Itasca Street, and you can see the window of an SUV shattered and bullet casings were found in the road. The car’s back tire is flat as well. Then over on Monponset Street, police surrounded a Black Toyota Acura.
Boston police said a victim told them that he pulled over on Itasca Street around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday where two suspects who were following him shot at him. They then stole his vehicle and fled the scene.
Minutes later, police said responding officers found a crashed, abandoned vehicle at River and Monponset streets.
Officers later located one suspect from the suspect vehicle and placed him under arrest. A second suspect remains at large.
The victim was not injured in the shooting.
The investigation remains active, police said.
Gov. Healey wants to open a new migrant shelter in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood. But when?
The state of Massachusetts is working to open a new shelter to house the overflow of migrants coming to the area in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood.
It’s a decision that seems to be dividing the community.
“I don’t like it. They’re giving them all these benefits and people here are homeless and need jobs and they’re not getting nothing,” one resident said.
Sarah Boland, another resident, is OK with the decision to open a new shelter in Fort Point.
“I think there are people who have their reasons why, but it’s also kind of opening your mind and your community is always a good thing to do,” she said.
The housing of migrants is continuing to cause controversy in the state.
The latest focal point is Farnsworth Street in Fort Point. It’s a site Gov. Maura Healey has been eyeing, working with nonprofits in the affluent Boston neighborhood to shelter migrant families and pregnant women.
“This is a United Way site, which we support because we continue to need to find safe housing for people,” Healey said.
The building belongs to the Unitarian Universalist Association, which is working with the United Way and the state to house the overflow of migrants who need a place to spend the nights.
This comes after the state — the only one in the country with a right-to-shelter law — reached shelter capacity in November with 7,500 families.
But how soon will the new shelter open?
“As soon as possible,” Healey said. “I just don’t know how long it’s going to take to get everything operationalized and work things out with the community, work things out with the city.”
That’s where some Fort Point residents have an issue with the governor. While some residents NBC10 Boston spoke with don’t mind the move, others who have reservations complain that they haven’t been consulted.
“It just seems like people are being thrown into a building with no regard for the safety,” Francesca Tesone said. “We know nothing about the background, about the medical history, and it just seems dangerous, especially given how many kids are here.”
But Chrystyn MacDougall said she supports housing migrants in Fort Point.
“I think you find needy people everywhere, right? Nobody wants anything in their backyard. But it’s kind of a humanitarian crisis right now in our city, so I think we need to do what we can.”
The United Way said it will be meeting with community members on Tuesday night in the building, where they will share details of their plan while also giving residents a chance to weigh in.
