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10.25.2023

Our View: Cleansing racist deeds is progress, but not enough

By The Eagle Tribune The exclusionary roots of our current housing crisis, and its separation into the haves and have-nots, can […]

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10.23.2023

Legacy of racist housing restrictions uncovered in North Shore communities

By Chris Burrell at GBH Hundreds of deeds for homes on the North Shore contain racist language or covenants, prohibiting the […]

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10.17.2023

Project identifies racial covenants in North Shore deeds

By Paul Leighton at The Salem News BEVERLY — The deeds of several hundred properties in southern Essex County contain language […]

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02.21.2023

Old school: Beverly High seniors making documentary about former Briscoe school

By The Salem Evening News BEVERLY — A century after it was built as the city’s high school, the Briscoe building […]

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08.04.2022

Harborlight Homes, SV Design and Groom Construction to Celebrate the Opening of Anchor Point on Friday

By Boston Real Estate Times BEVERLY, MA – Harborlight Homes (formerly Harborlight Community Partners), in partnership with SV Design, Groom Construction and the City […]

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08.04.2022

New Affordable Housing Community Opens in Beverly

by Liz Hughes at Boston Agent Magazine The first phase of Anchor Point, a new affordable housing community, has opened […]

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08.04.2022

A Place to Anchor: Ceremony Marks Opening of 38 Affordable Units

By The Salem News BEVERLY — Some of the most hard-to-get living spaces in Beverly are about to open. Officials […]

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05.10.2022

Zoning has Played a Major Role in Racial Segregation

New state law aimed at spurring housing construction can be vehicle for racial justice IN RESPONSE TO decades of rising housing […]

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02.17.2022

Do You Qualify for This Affordable Housing? Maybe

By The Salem News BEVERLY — If you think you make too much money to qualify for the new affordable […]

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05.20.2020

Drawings, photos offer hope to residents at Harborlight Community Partners

By The Salem News The residents at Harborlight Community Partners in Beverly thrive on interaction, with each other as well […]

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05.20.2020

Harborlight Community Partners provides update amid coronavirus pandemic

By Jennie Oemig beverly@wickedlocal.com BEVERLY — Officials with Harborlight Community Partners, a North Shore affordable housing non-profit, have been continuing to […]

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11.20.2019

Congratulations Andrew DeFranza!

Harborlight Community Partners’ Executive Director, Andrew DeFranza, has been named a 2019 North Shore Distinguished Leader by the North Shore […]

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11.20.2019

Chamber Dinner to Honor 6 North Shore Leaders

By The Salem News DANVERS — The North Shore Chamber of Commerce will honor six area leaders Thursday at its 101st […]

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11.19.2019

Beverly’s Briscoe Middle School to become affordable senior apartments

By Wicked Local, Beverly BEVERLY — The former Briscoe Middle School will soon serve as a housing option for many […]

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11.19.2019

Affordable Housing Planned for Briscoe

Beverly to sell school to Harborlight for $600,000 By The Salem News BEVERLY — The historic Briscoe building where generations […]

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08.12.2019

4 bidders seek to buy Briscoe

Plans call for transformation of historic building in Beverly By The Salem News BEVERLY – The city has received four offers […]

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05.14.2019

Hardy Street housing project moving forward in Beverly

Harborlight Community Partners (HCP) is the recent recipient of a $900,000 award from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community […]

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02.20.2019

Beverly Affordable Housing Project Receives CPA Funding

By Wicked Local, Beverly A new affordable housing project being eyed for a 5-acre plot of vacant land at 108 […]

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02.10.2019

Panel backs $250K for affordable housing complex in Beverly

By The Salem News BEVERLY — A committee has recommended spending $250,000 in community preservation money to help pay for […]

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01.25.2019

‘I’m going to feel like Rockefeller’ – Housing complex for homeless to open

By The Salem News SALEM — Ronnie Forziati’s hands shook from excitement as he toured the apartments at 43 Boston […]

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01.08.2019

Resident Partner Award: Bette MacNeill

The Resident Partner Award honored Mrs. Bette MacNeill, of Beverly and formerly of Hamilton. Bette has been a great friend […]

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01.08.2019

Community Partner Award: Toby and Stella Mae Seamans

Mrs. Joanne Holbrook Patton and River House Director, Gretchen Hover Moreshi, presented the Community Partner Award to Toby and Stella […]

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01.08.2019

Service Partner Award: Carol Suleski

HCP Director, Carol Suleski, presents the Service Partner Award to Associated Home Care President, Mike Trigilio. Beverly-based Associated Home Care […]

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01.08.2019

Celebration 2014: Planting Seeds of Hope

Harborlight Community Partners came together with 300 friends for the annual Celebration of Community Partnerships: Planting Seeds of Hope event. […]

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