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PublishedMarch 22, 2021
Stimulus checks arrive in moment of need for many Mainers
Recipients are spending the money on transportation, housing, food, veterinary care, debt reduction and other uses.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2021
Raise-Op looking to double its Lewiston housing development
The nonprofit housing cooperative is proposing to build two, nine-unit apartment buildings on separate parcels in the Tree Streets neighborhood.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
Biden moves to advance racial equity, including ending privately run federal prisons
The president will also direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take steps necessary to promote equitable housing policy.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Former Lewiston landlord Rick Lockwood must repay $750,000 in debt, court rules
The court decision will prevent Rick Lockwood, who once owned 10 properties in Lewiston, from avoiding the debt through bankruptcy.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
L.L. Bean scraps major housing development in Freeport
Faced with local opposition, the outdoor-gear retailer withdraws its support for a developer's plan to build hundreds of homes off Desert and Old County roads.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Lewiston considers using vacant hotel rooms, establishing public bathroom for homeless
With temperatures dropping, Lewiston's Housing Committee also said a public warming shelter is needed, especially after the closure of an emergency shelter at the Lewiston Armory.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2020
National eviction ban may help thousands of Mainers – for now
A moratorium on certain pandemic-related evictions has been imposed through the end of the year, but many say further congressional action is needed to address the threat of mass homelessness.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2020
Housing advocates laud eviction ban, but say rental assistance needed
Between 2015 and 2019, Androscoggin County had the second highest five-year average of eviction filings in Maine.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2020
2020 the summer of booming home sales – and evictions
The affluent are taking advantage of the cheapest mortgage rates in history to buy bigger homes.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Wave of evictions expected as courts reopen, assistance and protections expire
Thousands of evictions could be filed when hearings resume Aug. 3, and the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition is building a database to help inform policymakers.
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