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WORCESTERSHIRE business have been commended at a recent prestigious award ceremony highlighting their efforts.

WORCESTERSHIRE business have been commended at a recent prestigious award ceremony highlighting their efforts.

Neighbors in several Northeast Ohio retirement neighborhoods are hoping to fight back against steep rent hikes.

Most tenants facing eviction dont have legal representation, but advocates in Illinois are trying to change that. The Chicago Department of Housing announced a pilot program in April to provide low-income renters with free legal representation when facing eviction. Advocates view this as a step in the right direction, but note it falls short of a guaranteed right to counsel for tenants. ...

By Jala Forest/Broadcast version by Mary Schuermann reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. Rents have been rising fast over the last two years, creating hardship for Ohioans who are surviving on wages that arent keeping up. Between December 2019 and December 2021, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Ohios five most populous counties increased between 15% and 18%, according to data from Zillow. ...

Oban residents have called for action on the town's George Street beach since it has become overgrown with weeds.

Barnstomers ticket holders now have a code of conduct. Thanks to this political politeness, the Iowa Barnstormers are losing their super fan base. The code of conduct calls for orderly behavior (that's a given), no swearing (another given), and to sit in your seat during the game. Really????

Tenant groups in East Akron are organizing in an effort to get city officials to address safe housing demands.

Mass. reports 58,254 new COVID-19 vaccinations Martin Finucane © Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Senior Boston College nursing student Danielle Palmieri administered the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to BC sophomore John Petit inside Boston Colleges Conte Forum. The number of coronavirus vaccinations administered in Massachusetts rose by 58,254 to 6,907,827, state officials reported Wednesday. The number of new vaccinations was greater than on Tuesday, when 56,959 were reporte...

CANTON  Foreclosure filings plummeted last year in Stark County, echoing pandemic-fueled trends nationally. In 2019, a total of 1,016 foreclosure filings were recorded in Stark County Common Pleas Court before plunging to 331 last year, with 273 of those occurring in the first eight months of 2020, according to figures provided by Stark Common Pleas administrator Dwaine Hemphill. Nationally, foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported...