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The Daily Free Press

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Protestors hold signs against homeless encampment sweeps on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and the Boston University Bridge. Warm Up Boston, an organization that supports Boston’s unhoused community, organized a rally to stop the sweeps of homeless encampments on Wednesday morning. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Warm Up Boston holds rally calling for the end of encampment sweeps, delays sweep scheduled at BU Bridge

Elizabeth Mehler February 6, 2025
Rally at BU Bridge to end sweeps of homeless encampments results in delay of sweep.
East to West: September 21, 2020

East to West: September 21, 2020

Justin Tang September 21, 2020

Good morning! This episode of East to West covers the inconsistency of compliance badge requirements in classrooms, delays at campus mailrooms, an unusual Massachusetts fire season, and more. FEATURING:...

The Boston University Bridge, connecting Boston and Cambridge. The accumulation of waste from a former homeless encampment, including used needles, has been removed from under the BU bridge.
SERENA YU/ DFP STAFF

City removes trash build-up, discarded needles from under BU Bridge

Natalie Patrick April 25, 2019
A build-up of waste that had accumulated from a homeless encampment under the Boston University Bridge — reportedly including used needles according to Boston 25 News — has been removed.
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