VietAID has reduced the number of units and increased parking at what it hopes will be its first-ever senior housing development. The property, at 25-33 Hamilton St., now features a vacant lot and a vacant home. The affordable housing developer joined members of an online meeting on Nov. 22 to discuss some changes to the project it first presented in September, including
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Known for its diversity, Fields Corner now must make room for development
By Tim Logan and Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated April 28, 2021, 10:51 a.m.
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For years, residents have come to know Dorchesterâs Fields Corner as a place where newcomers can find a home. From Vietnamese to Haitian Creole to Spanish to Portuguese, signs in the store windows and chatter on the street reflect a kaleidoscopic neighborhood like few others in Boston.
Yet a few years ago, when the Boston Planning & Development Agency launched a process that could reshape this part of Dorchester, it hung signs inviting people to public meetings in just one language: English.
Massachusetts leaders push for hate crime overhaul
By Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated April 3, 2021, 5:54 p.m.
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A sign at the Rally & Run To Stop Asian Hate in Hopkinton last month.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
In the wake of brutal attacks on Asian Americans in New York and Georgia, Massachusetts leaders are pushing to strengthen the stateâs hate crime laws.
A bill filed in February to clarify and fortify Massachusettsâ existing law is gathering support on Beacon Hill as state and federal leaders weigh policy changes aimed at stemming hate-fueled violence.
State Representative Tram Nguyen, state Senator Adam Hinds, and Attorney General Maura Healey are proposing a series of technical fixes to the Massachusetts law, which they said is rarely used in part because itâs confusing.
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