Veterans’ housing program may be living on borrowed time

Bob Lowder, a resident at the Veterans’ Place in Northfield. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerNORTHFIELD — Bob Lowder arrived at the Veterans’ Place about a year ago.
As a member of the U.S. Navy Construction Battalion, Lowder served in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968. Afterward he came to Vermont, first to become a farmer, then to run a print shop. More recently he had some tough times living alone in Burlington.
“I had pretty much turned into a hermit. I spoke to my neighbors