Housing Series: RAFT funds have been a lifeline to tenants — but wait times have been long
Hilkaty Folestal lives in a one-bedroom Lynn apartment that costs $1,200 a month, rents the bedroom to make ends meet, and sleeps with her 6-month-old baby in t... Read more.
Housing Series: North Shore residents call for clearer definition of “affordability”
“Sometimes, when they use the terminology affordable, they don’t really mean affordable for the people in the city,” said Salem City Councilor... Read more.
Housing series: The hidden costs of the housing crisis
It is no secret that some on the North Shore are facing a housing affordability crisis. Housing plans prepared by communities across the region underscore how 2... Read more.
Housing Series: A glossary of terms
Affordable Housing Housing that is deed-restricted to cost no more than 30 percent of income for households making a certain percentage of the area median incom... Read more.
Housing Series
It’s the issue of the day. Some call it a crisis. Is more development the answer? What’s market rate? Define ‘affordable.’ Today we take a look…inside... Read more.
Financing secured for former Daily Item building redevelopment in Lynn
LYNN — The development team seeking to turn the former Daily Item building into retail space and market-rate apartments has secured financing for the project.... Read more.
Marking George Peabody’s legacy
PEABODY — The Peabody Education Foundation (PEF) is seeking nominations for candidates for the George Peabody Legacy Award presented annually to honor educato... Read more.
Lynn woman celebrates her 100th birthday
LYNN — “I don’t feel any different,” said Mary Landry, who turned 100 years old on Wednesday. Four generations of Landry’s family were... Read more.
Dominican national faces prison time for Lynn passport fraud
BOSTON — A Dominican national previously residing in Malden was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Boston for committing passport fraud in Lynn. Jairo Anto... Read more.
Coalition launches campaign to convince GE to reinvest in Lynn
LYNN — Dozens of signs have been popping up in the windows of local businesses throughout the city reading: “GE Lynn: Love Us, Don’t Leave Us!R... Read more.