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08.15.2025
Project of the Month: SV Design, Harborlight Homes, Beacon Communities, and Keith Construction reimagine the Briscoe School
By NEREJ Beverly, MA The city’s Briscoe School was built in 1923 during a period of economic growth, prosperity, and optimism. It […]
08.11.2025
One in Three Older Households Is Cost Burdened
JCHS The recently released State of the Nation’s Housing 2025 report highlights worrying trends in housing affordability for older households (those led […]
07.30.2025
Carpe Diem | Harborlight Homes CDC Lynn Acquisition Deal Case Study
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAs Greater Boston continues to battle the housing affordability crisis, the preservation of naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) is […]
07.18.2025
Launching the Massachusetts Zoning Atlas
In partnership with Suffolk University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKmL2Ixzh8Q John Infranca of Suffolk University Law School and Sara Bronin of the National Zoning […]
07.17.2025
Rent Remains Unaffordable for Low-Wage Workers
By Donna Kimura NorthShore Magazine The average minimum-wage worker in the United States must work 116 hours per week—nearly three full-time […]
07.10.2025
Fourteen North Shore Nonprofits Share in More Than $3 Million Through the Latest Cycle of the Cummings Grant Program
NorthShore Magazine Balloons, confetti, and joyful chatter set the scene at TradeCenter 128, in Woburn, where 375 nonprofit professionals, volunteers, […]
07.01.2025
Beacon Communities and Harborlight Homes Celebrate Grand Opening of Beverly Village for Living & the Arts at the Site of Beverly’s Former Briscoe School
The former school building is now a mixed-use intergenerational community Beverly, MA – Beacon Communities and Harborlight Homes, together with […]
06.25.2025
Why we support Harborlight Homes: A Note from Pam and Dave Constantine
Pam and Dave Constantine, Beverly, MA Dave and I have given to Harborlight for years. Early on, the gift had […]
06.10.2025
Registry of Deeds Announces the Cleaning of Dirty Deeds
Beverly, MA — Register Eileen Duff announced that the Southern Essex Registry of Deeds isimplementing a program to “clean” property […]
06.09.2025
As housing costs rise in Boston, homelessness soars in the cities that surround it
By Andrew Brinker, Globe staff, The Boston Globe Boston’s housing crisis is rippling outward, hitting places like Brockton and other […]
06.04.2025
Three Sisters Garden Project – Farm Update: A Partial Move
Three Sisters Garden Project Dear friends, I’m writing to share a further update on our farmland situation. As you may […]
05.20.2025
Why we support Harborlight Homes: A Note from Ann and Dane Poeske
Ann and Dane Poeske, Newburyport, MA Both Ann and I grew up in working class neighborhoods in the Midwest. We […]
05.07.2025
Rowley voters allocate $500,000 to Windward Crossing
ROWLEY — In addition to passing a $27 million budget at town meeting, Rowley residents voted to allocate $500,000 to Windward Crossing, […]
05.01.2025
Wealth Gaps in the Golden Years: Economic Insecurity for Older Adults in a High-Cost State
By Kelly Harrington, Luc Schuster Boston Indicators. Laura D. Quinby, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Across the nation, many older […]
04.30.2025
Recap: Undervalued: Appraisal Bias in Massachusetts
The Boston Foundation Lee Pelton, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation, welcomed the audience at the Edgerley Center for […]
04.25.2025
Massachusetts needs more affordable housing, study says. Lots of it.
By Andrew Brinker, Globe staff, The Boston Globe The state is at least 440,000 units short of demand for income-restricted […]
04.18.2025
Harborlight Homes: An Organization Update
It is a great honor for all of us, supporters, board members, staff, and community members to work together to […]
04.03.2025
New Affordable Homes Act Commissions Address Housing Needs of Seniors, Individuals with Disabilities, and Low-Income Residents
BOSTON – Three new commissions created by the Affordable Homes Act have begun working to address the unique housing challenges […]
03.13.2025
He went to school there. Now he lives there.
'It really does bring back memories,' Vance Garry said of the former Briscoe building. 'Then and now. It's still here.' […]
03.12.2025
Lifebridge, Haborlight Homes provide update on supportive housing and shelter improvement project
By Michael McHugh at The Salem News SALEM — The latest revised plans to replace two congregate homelessness shelters on Canal […]
02.24.2025
Washington Street Design Meets Approval
IPSWICH — By John P. Muldoon at The Local News Pleased with design changes to the proposed apartment building on Washington […]
02.13.2025
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $158 Million for New Affordable Housing Developments Across the State
14 projects in 12 communities will create 1,100+ affordable housing units for seniors and families Link to Article Governor Maura […]
02.06.2025
222,000 new homes must be built over the next decade to fix housing shortage, state says
By Andrew Brinker, Globe staff, The Boston Globe Hitting the target would mean picking up the pace of construction, which […]
01.08.2025
A new class of housing: Repurposing Greater Boston’s vacant schools
By Megan Johnson, Globe correspondent, The Boston Globe As the city of Boston incentivizes developers to turn offices into affordable […]