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PublishedApril 28, 2025
Maine bill would protect personal belongings during homeless encampment sweeps
A bill before lawmakers would require state and local governments to provide notice and hold hearings before removing a homeless person's belongings from public property.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2025
Municipal bans on homeless shelters may be prohibited in Maine
Lawmakers are weighing a bill that would prevent cities and towns from blocking homeless shelters.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2025
Drop-In Center reopens with new name and location in Auburn
The former Pleasant Street Drop-in Center located at the First Universalist Church of Auburn has moved to a new location at 121 Mill St., under a new name.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2024
Auburn Christmas breakfast brings hope to homeless community
For RJ and others who live on the streets, a warm meal is a reprieve from a daily struggles to stay warm and fed.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2024
Maine public housing tenants face high eviction rates. A new program to keep renters housed excludes them
A new eviction prevention program fails to protect some of Maine’s most vulnerable residents from homelessness.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2024
A Brunswick family’s desperate hunt for housing as temperatures drop
James Olson has been searching for housing as his deadline to move out nears, but without much luck.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2024
Waterville struggles to balance downtown safety with help for homeless
Business owners say customers, tenants and employees have been frightened when coming to the area, and that the city needs to come together to solve the problem for everyone involved.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2024
Auburn community rallies around 67-year-old homeless woman
Street Talk: She doesn't drink, she doesn't do drugs, she's friendly with police. That's made this 67-year-old woman a target for the other homeless in and around Auburn's Bonney Park.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2024
Lewiston warming shelter project snags $280,000 from state
The state funding may help propel federal aid so a shelter can open within months.
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PublishedJune 28, 2024
Supreme Court says cities can ban homeless people sleeping outdoors
In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the court reversed an appeals court ruling that found outdoor sleeping bans amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
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