"I mean, people didn't know what I was going through. I just was ashamed."
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INTRODUCING THE BOSTON WINTER EXPRESS
Mayor Michelle Wu announces the outdoor arts and entertainment programming
RESTAURANTS PERSEVERE WHILE HANGING ON A THREAD
There may be light at the end of the rollback thanks to vaccines, but is it too late for some?
STATE WIRE: MASS SEES MAJOR CUTS TO LOW-INCOME HEATING ASSISTANCE
“Public utilities, while they can’t be shut off in the middle of the winter, they run up bills and debts such that when the winter’s over and utility companies are in a position to seek payment, they might take steps to shut people off."
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: ZOMBIE CURLING
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: ICE FISHING 2 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: MOSQUITOS
HOMELESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS: SAVAGE CUTS AND CRAPPY JOBS ARE WHAT GOT US HERE
There are three major structural problems out of the control of impoverished individuals that best explain the rise of homelessness in Massachusetts: savage cuts to our state mental health system, an economy that creates large numbers of bad low-wage jobs, and the destruction of affordable housing.