They are the faces of a secret epidemic. They're locked in cages, some without food, water or the touch of a human. They are the voiceless victims of animal hoarding. Our area has been overwhelmed ...

Hoarding is a serious issue that can negatively impact the hoarder as well as their friends and family, but Maggie Kraft, executive director of the Area 1 Agency on Aging, says the situation isn’t ...

Brockton Fire Lt. Edward Williams has seen his share of hoarding cases, but nothing prepared him for the scene he saw at a Dix Road home a few years ago. “You had to step up about a foot and a half to ...

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Hoarding is more than just a habit of letting things pile up around the house; it’s a recognized mental disorder that can have deadly consequences. Two people died in Norwalk last year in house fires ...

For Vanessa Heenan, executive director of the Boone Area Humane Society, these are difficult days. “It’s controlled chaos," she said. "There is no downtime in animal welfare.” That's because the ...