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YMCA housing for men in need is called deplorable (yes, bed bugs are part of this) »

By nobugsonme on Mar 6, 2008 in YMCA, YMCA Greater Boston, bed bugs, bedbugs, boston, funding, homeless, homelessness, shelter, transitional housing | 0 Comments

Bed bugs are one of the problems  63 formerly homeless men in transitional housing in a Boston YMCA are having to put up with.  The building has apparently been so neglected so long that  program sponsors may begin witholding rent.
Ironically, when these men have made the choice to leave homelessness behind, they’re made to live […]

Family sues YMCA camp in Michigan, claiming son brought bed bugs home »

By nobugsonme on Feb 25, 2008 in YMCA, bed bug blame game, bed bugs, bed bugs and kids, bedbugs, blame game, camp, camp Storer, laws, lawsuit, lawsuits, legal, legal issues, michigan, smoking gun, summer camp | 4 Comments

The Jackson Citizen-Patriot reports that a family is suing the Storer YMCA camp in Napoleon Township, Michigan, claiming that their son brought bed bugs home with him from camp.
Edward Higgins, the defense lawyer, tried to kill the suit, claiming it’s impossible to know how and when bed bugs arrived in the home, but the judge […]