An Update: Mass/Cass (and Clifford Park)

Smooth Sailing

by Rick Winterson

Mass/Cass, which is short for “the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard”, is still here, still active. This isn’t for the first, or second, or third time either.

Mass/Cass, also known as Methadone Mile and Recovery Road, first began on Mass Ave. across from Melena Cass Boulevard in one of the Boston Medical Center’s parking areas, back when Marty Walsh was Mayor. Mass/Cass continued during Kim Janey’s and Michelle Wu’s terms as Mayor of Boston; it became centered on Atkinson Street and spread extensively along Southampton Street. Obviously, Mass/Cass was a result of Boston’s ongoing drug crisis, which immediately became much worse when the bridge to the Long Island Homeless Shelter had to be condemned eight years ago in 2014. Recently, Boston’s news media have reported that Clifford Park, which is nearby Mass/Cass, has been littered

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Harry McDonough Sailing Center’s Free Program Unlocks Ocean’s Magic for Local Youth

By Ginger DeShaney

It may just be the most unique summer experience for youths in South Boston. Or anywhere else, for that matter.

The nonprofit Harry McDonough Sailing Center, in existence since 1972, spreads the love of sailing and the ocean by teaching youngsters how to sail. For free. The center’s mission is to provide inner-city youth with a fun, safe, and accessible environment while promoting positive life skills and values through sailing. There are sailing lessons in the morning and open sailing in the afternoon. There’s also swimming (in a designated area), paddleboarding, kayaking, friendship, and so much more.

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Mayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston beginning Thursday, July 27 through Friday, July 28, due to the upcoming weather forecasts. High temperatures will reach into the 90s, with the heat index expected to reach the mid90s to 100 degrees. Additionally, the City of Boston is issuing a heat advisory Wednesday through Saturday, encouraging