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| February
14, 2008; Westford Eagle |
Land
Transferred to Habitat
Final
transfer of the land at 18 Williams Avenue in Westford
to Habitat for Humanity occured at Westford Academy
yesterday. Dana Owens, executive director of Habitat
for Humanity, requested the transfer take place
at Westford Academy so the community service club,
Westford Academy Pride, could witness it. "I
wanted it here because these kids helped raise the
first dollar towards this project one year ago,"
said Owens. Read
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| December
19, 2007; Bedford Minuteman |
Habitat
Seeks Home Applicants
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell is seeking
potential partner families for eight new Habitat
homes to be built at 130 North Road in Bedford,
on land allocated by the town. Interested families
should fill out a Partner Family Interest Form on
the Habitat Web site (lowellhabitat.org), said Jen
Lorrain, administrative directors of Habitat for
Humanity of Greater Lowell. Applications will be
mailed to interested families in January. Read
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| December
5, 2007; Westford Eagle |
Habitat
Seeks Applicants for Parcel
Habitat
for Humanity of Greater Lowell has begun to accept
partner family interest forms for its new parcel
of land at 18 Williams Ave. Read
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| November
21, 2007; Westford Eagle |
Habitat
to Construct Energy-Efficient Home in Westford
Pledging
to build an energy-efficient, single-family home
for a deserving, low-income family, Habitat for
Humanity of Greater Lowell (HFHGL) purchased a 2-acre
parcel of land from the Town of Westford on Nov.
7 for $1. The parcel, designated by the Town of
Westford for the construction of affordable housing,
is located at 18 Williams Ave. and will be the site
of HFHGL's first new construction project in Westford.
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| November
9, 2007; Lowell Sun |
'Green
Home' -- for Less Green
Habitat
plans to build a three-bedroom affordable home in
Westford's Nabnasset neighborhood. It will be the
agency's first energy-efficient "green"
house in New England, meeting strict criteria under
LEED -- Leadership in Energy and Efficient Design.
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| September
28, 2007; Bedford Minuteman |
Habitat
for Humanity Plan Progresses
Using
funds donated by the Town of Bedford, Habitat for
Humanity of Greater Lowell purchased a three-acre
parcel of land owned by the Town of Bedford at 130
North Road. Habitat plans to build seven homes and
renovate one old farmhouse into an affordable and
energy efficient neighborhood of eight homes. Read
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| August
22, 2007; Chelmsford Independent |
Italian
Feast to Aid Habitat for Humanity
A
Sabato Settembre otto, il superiore centrare da
Chelmsford volli convertire negli un Italiano ristorante.
Or, if you’re Italian-English dictionary isn’t
handy, on Saturday, Sept. 8, the Chelmsford Senior
Center will transform into an Italian restaurant.
The evening, complete with an Italian country dinner,
dancing, and a live auction, will offer a taste
of Boston’s North End while raising money
for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell. Read
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| May
31, 2007; Bedford Minuteman |
Habitat
for Humanity Seeks Volunteers for Bedford Project
Bill Mersch, President of Habitat for Humanity of
Greater Lowell, and Dana Owens, vice president of
the Habitat board spoke recently to a group of Bedford
residents eager to learn how they can participate
in helping build affordable housing for eight families
at 130 North Road. Read
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| December
13, 2006; Reading Advocate |
A
New Home On the Way
Habitat for Humanity partner family Tanya and Joseph
Dion have been working on their new home on Governors
Drive in Reading every Saturday since August. But
they are never alone, Tanya said, as 10 to 20 community
volunteers have joined in each and every week. Read
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| December
6, 2006; Bedford Minuteman |
Habitat
for Humanity Excited About Project
The town of Bedford has been viewed as a model for
creating affordable housing in the era of Chapter
40B in Massachusetts. But despite having met and
eclipsed the state-mandated minimum of 10 percent
affordable housing, the town has continued to seek
out opportunities to diversify the community’s
housing stock. At Special Town Meeting in the fall,
voters approved $600,000 in Community Preservation
Act funds for the construction of eight affordable
housing units at 130 North Road through Habitat
for Humanity of Greater Lowell. Read
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