A novel endeavor to make flooded homes habitable after Superstorm Sandy is wrapping up after repairs to more than 20,000 houses and apartments, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday. As officials faced the challenge of housing thousands of displaced people in …
Rhode Island’s state auditor general will investigate a home repair program already cited by Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s administration for poor record-keeping and high administrative costs. The Providence Journal reports that the Western Rhode Island Home Repair Program, which provides low-interest …
A contractor has pleaded guilty in federal court in a plot to steal federal grant funds earmarked for a Hurricane Katrina home repair program operated by a New Orleans city agency. Richard Hall of Harvey pleaded guilty Tuesday to a …