Grace Ferguson is a Reporter at The New Bedford Light. She focuses on housing issues, governance, and social topics, bringing a regional perspective to her reporting on crime, justice, and real estate. Ferguson's work has been featured in the Urban Land Institute, WBUR, and The New Bedford Light.
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State House races in New Bedford and across Massachusetts are often uncompetitive, leaving voters with only one choice.
By: Grace Ferguson
“My commitment to affordable housing and protections for marginalized groups remains steadfast, and I will work tirelessly to ensure our community’s needs are met, regardless of federal changes.” — City Councilor Shane Burgo
By: Grace Ferguson
Some suburbs are close to meeting their housing goals. But town leaders cite challenges to progress.
By: Grace Ferguson
A sweeping new report predicts that 83,000 housing units will be needed to fill the gap in the state’s 26 gateway cities over the next decade.
New Bedford’s housing crisis has become severe: about one in four households spends more than half of their income on housing costs. How do they cope?
Typical rents in the city aren’t enough to pay for the high cost of new residential construction, so developers need heavy government subsidies to make projects financially viable.
The city has plans for all of its $82 million in federal money. But it has to nail down all the spending by Dec. 31, or lose some of it.
HEAP pays up to $850 toward eligible households’ utility bills, or up to $1,050 for heating oil.
By: Grace Ferguson
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell spent more time and money on business trips in one year than any other Massachusetts mayor outside Boston.
Reports revealed how dire the crisis had become. Housing leaders took action.
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