Written in Granite: Growing homeless problem begs for solutions

Written in Granite: Growing homeless problem begs for solutions

NASHUA, N.H. – Nashua and Lowell are considered mid-sized cities with populations of about 90,000 and 114,000, respectively. Both are former mill communities once powered by rivers that played prominent roles in the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the cotton textile industry. Like towns and cities of all sizes, Nashua and Lowell today share a growing homeless problem, with most encampments set up along railroad tracks and waterways. I hav…