State of Emergency Declared in Massachusetts
Five towns in Massachusetts have declared a state of emergency because of fires raging across the region.
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Fires in Massachusetts cause 5 towns to declare a state of emergency. Here's where
Five towns have declared a state of emergency. They include Boxford, Middleton, North Reading, North Andover, and Danvers.
5 Mass. towns declare state of emergency over ongoing brush fires
Five Massachusetts towns have declared a state of emergency due to the continued fire activity across the state. Town ...
Massachusetts will phase out use of hotels and motels to shelter homeless families, governor says
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced that the state's reliance on hotels and motels to shelter homeless people will ...
Most of Massachusetts under 'critical' drought, one step from 'emergency'
METEOROLOGIST MIKE WANKU With 37 active wildfires across the state, Massachusetts officials said Tuesday that more of the ...
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Gov. Maura Healey plans to limit emergency family shelter stays to six months and phase out using hotels for housing
Gov. Maura Healey's office intends to phase out the use of hotels and motels for emergency shelter, seek a legislative change ...
Facing a cost of more than $1 billion, Healey proposes dramatic changes to emergency shelter system
The Legislature passed a law in the spring setting a nine-month limit. But state officials say they want to lower the cap to ...
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How many people are in Massachusetts emergency housing assistance
As of November 18th, 7,172 families are in shelters, hotels or motels, 3,509 of that number entered Massachusetts as migrants ...
Massachusetts aims to reduce emergency shelter costs to $350 million per year
The Healey administration is aiming to eventually limit shelter costs to $350 million per year compared to the more than $1 ...
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Global Refuge Lists Massachusetts as a Sanctuary State
Global Refuge includes Massachusetts among 11 sanctuary states. Others include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.
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State to end use of hotels as shelters
As demand for shelter beds surged between 2022 and 2023, the state struck lease deals to use dozens of hotels and motels ...
SJC finds state housing office can’t require outside verification for families seeking emergency shelter
Amid a housing crunch and a migrant crisis, the decision could make it easier for homeless families in the state to secure emergency shelter.