The Boston United Track and Cross Country Club's old home is being converted to a temporary shelter for migrants. Now, they're relocating to the nearby Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury.
Boston United, a youth track-and-field club that provides free weekly programming, is trying to hit its stride at the Reggie Lewis Center after being displaced from a Roxbury rec center by migrants.
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A youth track-and-field club run out of the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex for more than a decade is closing on a deal for an alternative practice space after its long-time home turned into a temporary shelter for migrants.
Gov. Maura Healey has confirmed her administration will open a temporary overflow site for migrants at the Melnea Cass Recreation Complex. A youth track-and-field club has been displaced as a result.