Chris Sumner can look out one of the back doors of the Melnea A. Cass Recreation Center in Roxbury and see the house he grew up in: a gray structure on Dale Street. Sumner’s current job as ...

As the ongoing migrant crisis continues to overwhelm the emergency shelter system of Massachusetts, state officials are turning to a recreation center in Roxbury. On Wednesday, the Melnea A. Cass ...

Cass Recreational Complex will begin serving ... But the plan for the state-owned Roxbury center stands out, both for its size — officials estimate it can serve up to 125 families — and ...