Historic Preservation Board recommends keeping demolition protections for former children’s museum
The Portland Museum of Art will now take its application to the Planning Board and the City Council.Read More
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Scarborough hold groundbreaking for Maine’s first-ever new build town center
The first phase of the plan is expected to be completed by 2025. Read More
Read more31,000 acres of ancestral land could be returned to Penobscot Nation
The prospective deal would increase tribal trust holdings by a third and secure public access to Katahdin Woods and Waters
Read moreMore tents pop up at homeless encampment on Commercial Street in Portland
Portland city officials plan to continue clearing encampments, advocates say it doesn’t fix the problem Read More
Read morePortland Mayor Requests Additional State and Federal Funding to Resettle “Thousands of Asylum Seekers Annually”
In a Nov. 6 letter to Portland’s State Senators and Representatives, Mayor Kate Snyder requested the lawmakers’ assistance in identifying
Read moreProposal to allow homeless encampments in Portland draws ire from city departments, residents
The Portland City Council will hear a first read of a new proposal put forth by councilors Anna Trevorrow and
Read moreTaxpayers Have Spent More Than $114 Million on Portland Homeless Shelters Since 2019
According to the yearly surveys conducted by the Maine State Housing Authority, homelessness has more than tripled throughout the state
Read moreWaterville church faces backlash over plan to raze adjacent apartment buildings
First Church of Waterville, formerly known as the First Baptist Church, bought two apartment buildings and plans to tear them
Read moreAdvocates say success of housing program for homeless veterans in Maine shows the systems can work on a larger scale
State and national efforts to end veteran homelessness showcase the potential to solve homelessness for all people.Read More
Read moreHomeless shelter, supported housing, proposed at Green Street church property in Augusta
Advocates seeking to raise funds to offer housing and connections to comprehensive services at Augusta church property that is for
Read moreWaterville board to visit park where two homes were placed without approval
The Planning Board will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday on Victoria Drive at Countryside Mobile Home Park at 457 West
Read morePortland’s $4.6M, 179-Bed Shelter for Migrants Slated to Open Later This Month
A new 179-bed shelter for single asylum seekers in Portland’s Riverton neighborhood is on set to open on Nov. 29.
Read morePortland May Legalize Loitering, Camping in Parks for Homeless Population
Draft copies of proposed changes to City of Portland ordinances obtained by the organization “Enough is Enough” show city officials
Read moreNeighbors appeal board’s approval of plan to convert former Gardiner hospital into apartments
The Gardiner Planning Board approved the proposal in August. Neighbors have opposed the project from the outset.Read More
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