Despite pervasive ‘supply skepticism,’ the evidence suggests the answer is yes: As the number of homes grows in an area, prices tend to fall and lower-cost units get freed up. But advocates say it takes time – and there are many hurdles.
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‘Get to know who you’ll spend eternity with’: A small cemetery in Maine has an unusual tradition
Anyone who owns a plot in Weld’s Mountain View Cemetery is invited to gather each August to get to know the people they’ll be buried beside.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Efforts to sow doubts about election results haven’t yet taken root in Maine
Election officials here say voters of both major parties trust that Maine’s elections are free and fair because they are run by local towns and by people who are well known in the community.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Unity does exist in this aptly named Maine town – everyone avoids talking politics
The tense divisiveness on the national stage can feel far away from this Waldo County town.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: See inside Auburn’s Danville Junction Grange
The Danville Junction Grange, built near the railroad junction in 1898, is the only surviving Grange in Lewiston-Auburn.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: Participants and volunteers come together for the Dempsey Challenge
Thousands turned out Saturday for the 16th annual Dempsey Challenge in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Posted inbPlus, Franklin
Photo Album: See inside Wilton’s Community Grange
Community Grange was organized when Wilson Grange in Wilton and Chesterville Grange consolidated in 2021.
Posted inbPlus, Oxford Hills
Photo Album: See inside the Waterford Grange
With the hall cleaned out and spruced up, they are looking to rent out the building for events such as memorial services, birthday parties, and other community gatherings.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police arrest local man they say caused up to $90,000 in damage to Rowe Auburn cars
Skyler Henson, 25, of Auburn was arrested Saturday afternoon when police arrived at the 699 Center St. Rowe Auburn cars lots and found him smashing the windows of several vehicles with a backpack.
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Author talks climate future at Common Ground Country Fair
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, author of “What if We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures,” speaks Saturday at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity.