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the largest of the more than 6,000 ships swallowed by the lakes over the centuries. 0.800

Simplified: Over 6,000 ships have sunk in the Great Lakes.

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4 months ago
It happened on the evening of Nov. 10, 1975, when the Fitzgerald, one of the biggest and most modern freighters on the lakes, lost contact during a sudden ferocious storm and then vanished beneath the... 0.950

Simplified: The Fitzgerald sank in a storm on November 10, 1975.

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4 months ago
Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 folk-rock shanty, a surprise hit that has had a long afterlife not just on the airwaves, but also through bumper stickers, beer labels, Lego kits and memes. 0.900

Simplified: Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 song 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' was a hit and remains popular.

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4 months ago
Updated Oct. 14, 2025 1.000

Simplified: This article was updated on October 14, 2025.

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4 months ago
Published Oct. 10, 2025 1.000

Simplified: This article was published on October 10, 2025.

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4 months ago
The mighty ship, immortalized in song by Gordon Lightfoot, sank 50 years ago on Lake Superior. 0.900

Simplified: A ship sank on Lake Superior 50 years ago and was immortalized in a song by Gordon Lightfoot.

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4 months ago
Forty-four percent of homes in Stockbridge are owned as second homes and by outside investors, according to state data. 0.900

Simplified: 44% of homes in Stockbridge are second homes or owned by outside investors (state data).

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4 months ago
The Berkshire Eagle reported last month that only six people in the county had applied to build accessory housing units. 0.900

👤 The Berkshire Eagle

Simplified: Only six people in Berkshire County applied to build accessory housing units, according to the Berkshire Eagle.

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4 months ago
Eight towns in the Berkshires where more than 40 percent of homes are occupied by part-time residents also received the seasonal-housing designation. 0.800

Simplified: Eight Berkshire towns with over 40% part-time resident homes received the seasonal-housing designation.

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4 months ago
State officials say more than 90,000 new housing units have been built or are under development since the law passed. 0.800

👤 State officials

Simplified: Over 90,000 new housing units have been built or are under development since the Affordable Housing Act passed.

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4 months ago
Last year, Gov. Maura Healey signed the Affordable Housing Act, aimed at encouraging more construction. 0.900

Simplified: Gov. Maura Healey signed the Affordable Housing Act last year to encourage more construction.

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4 months ago
The UMass Donahue Institute estimates that the state will face a shortfall of 222,000 homes by 2036. 0.900

👤 UMass Donahue Institute

Simplified: Massachusetts will face a housing shortfall of 222,000 homes by 2036 (UMass Donahue Institute).

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4 months ago
The number of new building permits issued in Massachusetts has “increasingly lagged the national average” since the Great Recession that started in 2007, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Bosto... 0.900

👤 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Simplified: New building permits in Massachusetts have lagged the national average since the 2007 recession (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston).

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4 months ago
The apartment vacancy rate in the county is 3.7 percent, down from 6.2 in 2018, and evictions have nearly doubled, according to the UMass Donahue Institute, which studies housing. 0.900

👤 UMass Donahue Institute

Simplified: Apartment vacancy rate in Berkshire County is 3.7%, down from 6.2% in 2018, and evictions have nearly doubled (UMass Donahue Institute).

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4 months ago
Nearby, the Windflower, another inn once popular with tourists, was also repurposed as housing for workers and opened in 2023. 0.800

Simplified: The Windflower inn was repurposed as worker housing and opened in 2023.

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4 months ago
Rent for a room, which comes with a private bathroom but tenants have to share the kitchen, starts at $900 a month, in a town where the average rent is $2,500, according to Zillow. 0.900

👤 Zillow

Simplified: Room rent at Thornewood starts at $900, while average rent in the town is $2,500 (Zillow).

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4 months ago
Updated 3:46 p.m. ET 1.000

Simplified: Article updated at 3:46 p.m. ET

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4 months ago
The Affordable Housing Act designated Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, the Berkshires and other resort towns as “seasonal communities,” making it easier to build homes there for workers. 0.900

Simplified: The Affordable Housing Act designated resort towns as seasonal communities, facilitating worker housing construction.

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4 months ago
The Forge, a new housing project in Lenox, a town in Berkshire County, Mass., where high housing costs and a tight market have made it challenging for workers to find a place to live. 0.800

Simplified: The Forge is a new housing project in Lenox, Berkshire County, Mass., addressing high housing costs and a tight market for workers.

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4 months ago
She won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. 1.000

Simplified: Maureen Dowd won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999.

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4 months ago