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Officials said the emergency regulations would allow them to place families on a waitlist instead of offering immediate shelter. They would also allow limits on how long families can stay in the state-funded system.

There's a shortage of affordable housing in Massachusetts as it is, as the non-migrants in the state's shelter system can no doubt attest.

Two large Vineyard housing projects recently received state funding through the Healey Administration that will help move the projects forward. Oak Bluffs received $500,000 through the MassWorks program that will go toward the development of 60 units of housing as part of the Southern Tier project; in Edgartown, the town received $475,000 through the HousingWorks […]

Largest housing investment in state history will create more than 40,000 new homes BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration today unveiled a $4 billion plan to jumpstart the production of homes and make housing more affordable across Massachusetts. The Affordable Homes Act, a comprehensive package of spending, policy and programmatic actions, represents the largest proposed investment in housing in the state’s history […]

"Many shelter residents want to work but face significant barriers to getting their work authorizations,” Gov. Maura Healey said in a Monday morning statement.

BOSTON – House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading), State Representative Richard M. Haggerty (D-Woburn) and State Senator Jason M. Lewis (D-Winchester) joined with Town Manager Fidel Maltez,

While many people are looking for a new home, the prices aren't budging.

Woburn Gets Nearly $500K Grant For Green Street Splash Park Project - Woburn, MA - The funding will be used to replace the aging pool with a new splash pad and to renovate public restrooms.

The Healey Administration says the Massachusetts shelter system could reach capacity at the end of the month and is seeking help from the federal government.

The Healey Administration says the Massachusetts shelter system could reach capacity at the end of the month and is seeking help from the federal government.