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• Camp Harbor View is expanding into a year-round social equity organization, while Mayor Michelle Wu moves to name and shame property owners leasing parking spaces to ICE.

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Camp Harbor View entered a new chapter in 2026, moving beyond its roots as a summer program to become what leaders are calling a full "social equity organization" serving Boston families year-round.

Why it matters: The Dorchester-based nonprofit now pairs its signature Long Island summer camp with wraparound services aimed at breaking cycles of poverty.

State of play: CHV's guaranteed income initiative, operated with UpTogether, traces back to a 2015 Boston Fed report showing Black families in Boston held a median net worth of $8, compared to $250,000 for white families.

• A 2021 pilot found guaranteed income participants saw a 23% drop in psychological distress, versus an 8% increase for a control group.

What they're saying: Executive vice president Lisa Fortenberry said the program's impact often shows up in everyday terms, not just savings or homeownership.

• Parents tell staff the money improves multiple parts of families' lives.
• Fortenberry said parents report that, "I could get my teeth filled while my kid got their dental brackets fixed on their braces," or, "I didn't lose my car and now I get to keep my job," because of the additional funds.

The big picture: In May, CHV opened its new headquarters, the Connors Leadership Academy, at 135 Morrissey Blvd. in Dorchester's Southline complex.

• It's funded by a $7.5 million Yawkey Foundation grant.
• The move relocates operations from a six-year home in the South End to the neighborhood where most CHV families live.
• Fortenberry called the relocation something that feels "like we're coming home to where we belong."

State of play: The camp's five program areas — sports, leadership challenges, arts, aquatics and STEM — are over two-thirds staffed by counselors who came up through CHV programs.

By the numbers: Over 1,000 middle schoolers attend the Long Island summer camp across two three-week sessions.

• The camp has a $3.2 million total budget. That's roughly $3,300 per camper.
• Around $500,000 is spent annually on ferry transportation alone, according to the camp.
• $650/month, unrestricted, is given to nearly 40 families in CHV's guaranteed income program.

Catch up quick: The camp, about 5 miles from downtown Boston on Long Island, was founded in 2007 by Jack Connors Jr. and Mayor Tom Menino.

What's next: With its new Dorchester home and expanded income program, CHV hopes to become a national model for combining youth development with direct family support.

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants to identify and dissuade private property owners who responded to an ICE request to lease 249 parking spaces in the city.

Why it matters: Wu's goal is to stop federal immigration authorities from expanding operations in Boston.

• She's citing safety concerns following recent high-profile ICE enforcement actions across New England.

State of play: Wu plans to file a Freedom of Information Act request to discover which local property owners offered space to the agency.

The other side: ICE in Mass. sharply criticized Wu on social media, highlighting the recent arrest of an unauthorized immigrant facing child rape charges to defend its enforcement mission.

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🎓 Boston Latin School topped the state — and placed No. 44 nationally — in U.S. News & World Report's newly released rankings of best public high schools. (Boston.com)

⚖️ A settlement was reached in the civil litigation involving Harvard Medical School and affected families following the 2023 morgue body-parts scandal. (The Harvard Crimson)

🤖 A local special purpose acquisition company is set to merge with a robotics firm to take the enterprise public. (Boston Business Journal)

🏟️ The Red Sox are leaving their offices inside Fenway Park for the top three floors of a nearby Boylston Street building, consolidating staff from Fenway Sports Group and Fenway Sports Management under one roof. (The Boston Globe)

🏗️ Boston's planning board approved four residential developments totaling 329 units, including a 164-unit project in Roxbury at the former Radius Specialty Hospital site. (NBC Boston)

• The board also approved a new local permitting process for small clean energy projects like solar, wind and battery storage.

🏢 AvalonBay and Equity Residential's planned merger can proceed after the companies agreed to sell two Emerson Place high-rises in the West End to resolve state antitrust concerns. (Universal Hub)

Massachusetts is marking 99 years this Sunday since Sacco and Vanzetti were put to death at Charlestown State Prison.

Why it matters: The case against two Italian-born anarchists is still debated a century later.

Catch up quick: The 1927 executions were the result of the pair's conviction in a Braintree payroll robbery-murder.

• The case drew global protests and remains a touchstone in debates over anti-immigrant bias and judicial fairness.

Flashback: A jury convicted Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in 1921 and appeals were unsuccessful despite contested ballistics evidence and a third party's confession.

• Gov. Michael Dukakis proclaimed in 1977 that they'd been unfairly tried, but he stopped short of a pardon.

What's next: Next Aug. 23 marks the 100th anniversary, when we'll likely see renewed commemorations, museum exhibits and fresh scrutiny of the case's legal legacy.

The bottom line: Historians still disagree on guilt, but the case's mark on Massachusetts law and immigrant history endures today.

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This newsletter was edited by Jeff Weiner.