Gröbner bases, resolutions, and the Lefschetz properties for powers of a general linear form in the squarefree algebra

For the almost complete intersection ideals $(x_1^2,\dots ,x_n^2,(x_1+\cdots +x_n{)}^k)$, we compute their reduced Gröbner basis for any term ordering, revealing a combinatorial structure linked to lattice paths, elementary symmetric polynomials, and Catalan numbers. Using this structure, we classify the weak Lefschetz property for these ideals. Additionally, we provide a new proof of the well-known result that the squarefree algebra satisfies the strong Lefschetz property. Finally, we compute the Betti numbers of the initial ideals and construct a minimal free resolution using a Mayer-Vietoris tree approach.