The number of families seeking emergency shelter from the state topped the state's limit of 7,500 on Thursday, which state officials say means some families will go on a waiting list instead of getting an immediate place to stay.
Migrants from other countries have caused a surge on the state's emergency housing system, leading Governor Maura Healey to declare a state of emergency August 8.
A high-ranking official at Harvard University said he has "regrets about the first statement" Harvard administrators made about Hamas's attack on Israel last month.
"Our goal is to ensure that our community is safe, secure, and feels well supported — and that first statement did not succeed in that regard," provost Alan Garber said Thursday, November 9, according to The Harvard Crimson.
