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GOSHEN shows what local funds can do.
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n December 2018, residents from Goshen Senior Housing crossed the street to join about 30 others at Town Hall for the Council on Aging holiday lunch. The celebration gave MHP a chance to ask questions about the new senior housing. “Before, it was just a lot with an abandoned parsonage,” said former selectman Don Boisvert after changing out of the Santa suit he had worn to liven up the festivities. “Now, we have residents who are engaged in the community.” Developed by the Hilltown Community Development Corporation, the $2.5 million development features 10 affordable apartments. Located northwest of Northampton next to the Goshen Congregational Church, it’s an example of what small towns like Goshen – population 1,000 – can do when residents have local funds to back their ideas. Goshen, continued on P. 6
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