Earlier this week, on World Asthma Day, advocates, health experts, and community members met in front of Roxbury’s Dudley Cafe to call for measures that would help alleviate the pollution that has contributed to the epidemic.
Projects in Dorchester and Mattapan are set to receive millions in funding as part of a City Hall effort to create and preserve hundreds of income-restricted housing units. Mayor Wu last week announced $67 million in new funding, spread to 17 projects across 8 neighborhoods. The money, which comes primarily from three sources the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the Community