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Boston Globe on the second hand furniture “industry” and bed bugs »

This article was not primarily about bed bugs; it was mainly about college students, and how it’s harder than ever to furnish a student apartment from things you find on the curb.
The reasons given: more competition, including not just students, but from people who buy and sell used items, and also young professionals who [...]

And another ray of hope from Vancouver’s VANDU »

Vancouver’s Radio CKNW (AM980) reports on their website Saturday:
Advocacy group fights bed bug outbreak
VANCOUVER - Community advocacy group the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users VANDU is trying to fight a massive outbreak of bedbugs in that city’s Downtown Eastside by gutting infested rooms.
The group’s Anne Livingston says residents have had six weeks notice to [...]

Government money needed to help people pay for bed bug treatment »

According to this article in TownOnline, the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation has announced that its grants to people with bed bugs (to help pay for treatment) have run out for this fiscal year. Their program is state-funded, and they’re hoping for more funds.
The ABCDC is the only group in Massachusetts that helps people pay [...]