Shelters lack space for homeless as winter arrives
Shelters lack space for homeless as winter arrives Tents set up by homeless under the bridge on the bike path in Northampton. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Published: 12/27/2020 11:08:47 PM BOSTON – As temperatures fall and positive coronavirus cases rise, advocates are raising concerns about homelessness in Massachusetts, where shelters remain at a reduced capacity due to the pandemic, and many are anticipating having to turn people away as outside conditions worsen. Estimates of the size of the state’s homeless population hovers around the 18,000 mark, according to estimates from a 20...
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