Young boy stepping on needle in Boston park prompts calls for change

State and local leaders are urgently searching for solutions after needles were discovered in a South Boston park.

A young boy stepped on a discarded needle while playing at Moakley Park, not far from Mass. and Cass.

“We need to do more on making sure that discarded needles are not lying around in the streets and parks,” said Massachusetts Sen. Nick Collins. “I think it speaks to the impact of the opioid epidemic, and this is considered collateral damage, and what can happen when it’s out of control.”…

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