"The mayor's veto sent a clarion call that Brockton is a sanctuary city for encampments," said Councilor Jeff Thompson, who ...

The mayor of Brockton vetoed two ordinances Monday passed by City Council earlier this month that banned sleeping and loitering in public places, measures the mayor said “criminalize ...

BROCKTON — Brockton's strategy on homelessness takes center stage again this week. On Monday, the city council could override Mayor Robert F. Sullivan's veto of draft laws against camping and ...

BROCKTON — Again this week, all eyes will be on whether Brockton's city council will override the mayor's veto of two controversial laws about homelessness. At Monday's city council meeting ...

BROCKTON — Brockton Mayor Robert F. Sullivan has come out swinging after city councilors overrode his vetoes on two controversial bills about homelessness. In a press statement released ...

"We're really getting to the point where we're losing control over transportation costs and it's going to strangle us," a ...

The new shelter has 128 beds, 32 studio apartments, its own health clinic and will be open 24-7. What one formerly homeless ...

The Brockton City Council overrode a veto by the mayor, allowing the city to enact a ban on camping in public. Monday's decisive 8-3 vote on the new rule comes after months of heated debate over ...