Projects in Portland, South Portland, Waterville and Bangor will create or preserve 275 affordable housing units, says the housing authority.
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Habitat for Humanity offers discounted home repair service
The service is available to low-income homeowners in Cumberland County
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Sale of student lodging house in Bayside triggers backlash
Affordable housing activists say hundreds of low-cost Portland units will be lost and want the city to step in. The developer plans traditional apartments, but at workforce housing prices and says he’ll help anyone who’s displaced.
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Kicked out of Portland shelter, family pitches a tent, struggles with homelessness
As Maine experiences a surge in homeless students, Ashley Livingston and her family struggle to find housing and get ready for the new school year.
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A return to days of old: Portland developers pitch boardinghouses as affordable housing
Confronting a shortage of low-rent apartments and expensive construction, they embrace a time-tested option.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: A city’s plan to turnaround a neighborhood
Lewiston is taking on crushing poverty, and other Maine communities should take notice.
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Buyers not biting on Portland’s first ‘affordable’ housing unit
For more than six months, Chris Lavoie has been trying to sell a condominium in Portland’s West End, a desirable neighborhood with historic buildings and a short walk from award-winning restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries, breweries and shops. At 515 square feet, the one-bedroom condo under construction at Onejoy, a 12-unit development off Brackett Street, […]
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Changes to tax code would have negative effect on housing projects
In the coming days, a congressional conference committee will reconcile the differences between the U.S. House and Senate bills to modify the U.S. Tax Code. The outcome could affect whether more Maine seniors and families will be able to move off waiting lists and into affordable housing; whether prospective home buyers will be able to […]
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R. White: Stop pointing fingers
The city of Lewiston needs safe and affordable housing. There are good landlords who want to provide just that. People within the community need to be encouraged to invest in the community. The majority of the current City Council have lost sight of this. Creating a community improvement property tax rebate program would definitely go […]
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Veterans housing project to offer more than roof in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A new health clinic for veterans will help treat medical conditions, but Worcester, Mass., based Veterans Inc. hopes its housing program goes a bit deeper. “It’s for people who have honorably served our nation and for one reason or another, find themselves in a position that they need support,” said Vincent Perrone, president […]