Word: rent
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Like small businesses in Harvard Square, affordable housing in Cambridge may be in danger of becoming extinct. In the wake of the elimination of rent control, more and more owners--by paying off federally-subsidized mortgages contingent on allocating low-cost housing units--are raising the rent to virtually force out low- and moderate-income tenants. Those who reside in such units in 929 House on Mass. Ave. might soon be the next victims of this troubling trend. A Connecticut-based company recently announced its plans to buy the property and gradually phase out the building's 57 low-cost...
...much as we would like to laud the capitalist system, the City of Cambridge must fulfill its duty to protect those who might not be able to meet the exorbitant rent rates determined by the market. But as federal dollars for affordable housing have declined since 1994, the city will need help from above. Rep. Michael C. Capuano (D Somerville) has vowed to take the fight to Washington. We will hold him to his word...
Because of this, the store made only $1,200after paying rent, employee wages and inventorycosts. As Solano's only source of income, this$100 a month was hardly enough to live...
Others skipped the bridge entirely. They drove to the 21st century on the ground below--driving to work, driving their kids to soccer practice, driving to Blockbuster to rent "Titanic," driving to Barnes and Noble to buy "A Civil Action" and "Cold Mountain." Every so often these people snuck a glance up at the bridge to nowhere; after all, the ugly, low-hanging structure (which they were paying for) cast a heinous shadow over their idyllic suburban landscapes, insulting their aesthetic sensibilities and corrupting their children. And it paid to look up occasionally, if only to make sure you weren...
...heart...I'm ashamed, but the truth is the truth." Hersh is the first American to be prosecuted for traveling abroad to have sex with a minor. According to Juan's testimony, he befriended the boy's family, gave the children Gameboys and a toy helicopter, and paid the rent. But prosecutors say he also molested Juan, then 14, and two of Juan's brothers after inviting them to his hotel room to watch videos. Prosecutors say Hersh used an illegal passport to smuggle Juan into the U.S.; he enrolled the boy in a Boca Raton, Fla., school, telling teachers...