MANCHESTER, N.H. -- After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in a chair in the back of the room. "He's sleeping because last night, he didn't sleep," Ndayavugwi said through an interpreter. "What can we do? Please, find for us good apartments and good housing ... so that our children will not sleep in the classroom." Ndayavugwi lives at Langdon Mill, a four-story brick building that's home to 16 families, most of them refugees from Somalia, Sudan and other African nations. The building's owner, tenants and various city agencies have spent years trying to tackle infestations. But ultimately it was two children who inspired a more aggressive plan to not only eliminate the... [read full story]
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MANCHESTER – After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in a chair in the back...
After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in a chair in the back of the room....
MANCHESTER, N.H. - After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in a chair in the...
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) - After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in...
MANCHESTER, N.H. - After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in a chair in the...
MANCHESTER, N.H. - After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in a chair in the...
By Associated Press Thursday, July 2, 2009 - Added 1m ago MANCHESTER, N.H. — After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel...
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in a chair...
