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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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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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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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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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7 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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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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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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7 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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7 months ago
Updated 3:46 p.m. ET 1.000

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

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7 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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7 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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7 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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7 months ago
Maureen Dowd is an Opinion columnist for The Times. 1.000

Simplified: Maureen Dowd is an Opinion columnist for The New York Times.

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7 months ago
He underwent two hip procedures. 1.000

Simplified: Jack Schlossberg had two hip surgeries.

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7 months ago
During his first year in law school, while playing basketball, he went in for a layup and felt something in his back. “I could barely walk for another four-and-a-half years after that,” he said. 1.000

👤 Jack Schlossberg

Simplified: Jack Schlossberg had a back injury in law school that affected his ability to walk for 4.5 years.

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7 months ago
At age 3, Mr. Schlossberg was the ring-bearer in John and Carolyn’s wedding at Cumberland Island, Ga. 1.000

Simplified: Jack Schlossberg was a ring-bearer at John and Carolyn's wedding at age 3.

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7 months ago
David Letterman, who has been friends with the family since Jack was in middle school at Collegiate. 1.000

Simplified: David Letterman has been friends with the Schlossberg family since Jack was in middle school.

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7 months ago
Last February, he lit into Alan Dershowitz — who was once a lawyer for his uncle Teddy on the Chappaquiddick case — for his association with Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting that he had killed his first wi... 1.000

Simplified: Jack Schlossberg criticized Alan Dershowitz for his association with Jeffrey Epstein.

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7 months ago
After I told him that some of his videos made me recoil, he said, “Have I made some mistakes? For sure. We are in uncharted territory.” 1.000

👤 Jack Schlossberg

Simplified: Jack Schlossberg admitted he's made mistakes.

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J.F.K. was 29 when he was elected to Congress, Mr. Schlossberg noted. 1.000

👤 Jack Schlossberg

Simplified: John F. Kennedy was 29 when elected to Congress.

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