Fire Station 9, which covers a portion of the city’s North End neighborhood, had been billed for closure this fall as part of a round of city layoffs and program cuts intended to resolve what Mayor Jon Mitchell has said is a $32 million budget deficit for the city.
South Coast
Posted inHousing
On Fall River’s waterfront, the debate over market-rate housing unfolds
The South Coast community is on track to see its 20-acre waterfront transformed by a massive mixed-use development consisting of up to 1,500 new housing units, all of which the city has indicated should be market rate. The move has angered affordable housing advocates and sparked a familiar debate, where pro-development and pro-affordability ideals seem to be at odds.
Posted inThe Download
Gateway City leaders celebrate one year of South Coast Rail, but final phase remains in limbo
New from CommonWealth Beacon OPINION: Gov. Maura Healey and some business leaders are proposing a new set of state standardized end-of-course tests that would count toward graduation. State Sen. Patricia […]
Posted inTransportation
Gateway City leaders celebrate one year of South Coast Rail, but final phase remains in limbo
Getting Phase 1 across the finish line was no easy feat. And just over a year later, state officials still have not rolled out a plan to finance and finish the second phase — also called the “full build” — that was proposed nearly a decade ago.
Posted inHealth Care
South Coast residents struggle to get health care, insurance
IT IS BY now an axiom that Massachusetts residents have access to some of the best health care in the country. But actually getting that health care and being able […]
