News
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 […]
06.04.2025
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 […]
01.06.2025
Lighthouse Center classrooms dedicated to parents
By News Staff at The Salem News BEVERLY — Harborlight Homes has announced the launch of the next phase of a […]
01.03.2025
Beverly resident Evelyn Butman celebrates 105th birthday
By Michael McHugh at The Salem News BEVERLY — On New Year’s Eve, residents of Harborlight Home’s Turtle Creek residence in […]
10.25.2024
United in Purpose: Catalyst Housing by The Haven Project and Harborlight Homes – Blog
United Way of Massachusetts Bay Blog Two United Way partners collaborate for transformative impact. In an inspiring collaboration, The Haven […]
10.01.2024
Harborlight Homes receives $2M gift for Lighthouse Center
By Paul Leighton at The Salem News BEVERLY — Harborlight Homes has received a $2 million donation to help build a […]
09.30.2024
Tower Family Fund makes Transformative $2 Million Gift to Harborlight Homes’ Capital Campaign to build The Lighthouse Center, Beverly, MA
BEVERLY — Harborlight Homes is honored to announce a significant milestone in its mission to support the community’s most vulnerable […]
09.30.2024
Harborlight Homes Receives a $2 Million Equity Equivalent Investment (EQ2) from First Citizens Bank to Advance Mission of Affordable Housing
Beverly, MA - Harborlight Community Partners (DBA Harborlight Homes), a Beverly-based nonprofit, today announced that it has received a $2 […]
08.22.2024
Lifebridge expansion plan reworked again to utilize proposed zoning overlay
By Michael McHugh at The Salem News SALEM — Lifebridge North Shore and Harborlight Homes have once again revised their plan […]
08.21.2024
As housing costs continue to climb, Harborlight presses on with Ipswich apartments
By Trevor Meek at The Local News IPSWICH — Andrew DeFranza, executive director of Harborlight Homes, remembers a time when he […]