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A city council meeting is held about the plastic bag ban on Thursday afternoon. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council thinks about how to implement plastic bag ban

Sarika Ram February 22, 2018
Boston city officials are beginning to discuss how to implement the city-wide plastic bag ban, which requires retailers to charge a minimum of five cents per bag. The ban was signed into law by Mayor Martin Walsh in December.  
A report published by the Boston Foundation finds an increasing number of multi-unit homes in Boston cannot be categorized as affordable housing units. PHOTO BY KATIE GODERE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New housing program looks to match students with elderly households

Camila Beiner October 4, 2017

  The new Intergenerational Homeshare Pilot Program will match up elderly households with a spare bedroom with students looking for affordable housing. The Elderly Commission and the Housing...

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