New eviction filings neared levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, and the problem may become a focus of the Legislature’s new session.
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Homeless in Maine: Struggling to survive even with a paying job
Those who interact most closely with the homeless say it’s a misconception that they don’t want to work or try to help themselves.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Place Saint Marie building sold to New York investors
New owners plan multi-million dollar renovation and upgrades.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Faith drives Mollyockett owner to provide ‘home’ to those in need
WOODSTOCK — Tim Buck and his wife Fran, own the Mollyockett Motel on Route 26. Some of the people who stay at the motel have been displaced from Rumford and other area towns and cities. Buck gives people in need the sanctuary they need because his faith compels him to help those he can. Motel […]
Posted inMaine
New projects may soon begin to ease housing burden for asylum seekers
Up to 175 units may be available in three communities by spring, with some expected to open as early as this month.
Posted inNews
Report: Out-of-state recruiting helps BIW drive Maine economy
An analysis from University of Southern Maine’s Center for Business and Economic Research found Bath Iron Works supported more than $1.8 billion in economic output in 2021, thanks in part to the shipyard’s push to draw out-of-state workers, a strategy labor experts say could help solve the problem of Maine’s shrinking workforce.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Rachel Talbot Ross becomes first Black speaker of Maine House
The new legislative session began on a historic note with the Portland Democrat getting sworn in 50 years after father became the state’s first Black lawmaker.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Continental Mill housing project moving ahead in Lewiston
Construction of the Picker House Lofts, 72 units at the center of the Continental Mill complex, is expected to begin in early 2023.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Legislative leaders vow to tackle housing crisis
Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate say the state’s housing crisis, coupled with the loss of federal funding for rental assistance, must be a priority for the incoming Legislature.
Posted inMaine, News
UMaine to unveil world’s first bio-based 3D printed house
BioHome3D is being pitched as a potential solution to the housing crisis that could someday be used to build apartment complexes.