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Two-family house before renovation

Overhoused Seniors

The term “overhoused senior” is being bandied about again. The statistics are clear. Seniors in single-family housing tend to stay in that housing after their children reach adulthood and move out. This intensifies the local housing shortage. More seniors live in three (or more) bedroom housing than in previous generations. …

Somerville City Council 2024 ceasefire resolution

Somerville, Palestine, Israel. Get Ready for More Active Bystander Intervention

Two things happened within a week in Somerville Massachusetts. A legal resident, Rumeysa Ozturk, was fulfilling the requirements of the academic visa …