Portland puts off plan to clear encampment from Bayside Trail
A City Council committee will meet next week with staff and community partners to talk about the best way to
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Auburn mayor backs area lawmakers’ bill to exempt new density rules for lots around Lake Auburn
Lewiston state Sen. Peggy Rotundo has sponsored a bill to exempt house lots around drinking water sources like Lake Auburn
Read MorePresque Isle Inn sold at auction for nearly $800K
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A local business has bought the former Presque Isle Inn and Convention Center following a Thursday
Read MorePotential redevelopment of old Bath cannery site advances
An environmental assessment is underway at the old Stinson Seafood cannery along the Bath waterfront ahead of its potential sale.Read
Read MoreUnhoused people seek somewhere to camp when Augusta overnight warming center closes
A listening session organized by unhoused people in Augusta prompted discussion of the difficulties of homelessness. Councilors are considering whether
Read MoreCommercial transfer station approved in Gardiner business park
Gardiner Transfer Co., which already has a maintenance facility in the Libby Hill Business Park, has received approval to add
Read MoreProposal would provide $4 million in state aid to owner of Union Wharf
The money would offset the value lost when the owner, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, adopts an easement to
Read MorePortland Social Security office moving
The new location is downtown in the U.S. Custom House.Read More
Read MoreLewiston planning board approves plans for a temporary homeless shelter, despite concerns
Lewiston Housing Authority applied for a permit to establish a temporary low-barrier homeless shelter downtown. Read More
Read MorePortland extends deadline for people to leave Bayside Trail homeless camps
People experiencing homelessness said Portland has given them a one-week extension to remain at the homeless camps along Bayside Trail.
Read MoreLewiston homeless shelter project questioned from multiple fronts as public process begins
City staff, elected officials and members of the public have said they have been ‘in the dark’ regarding details of
Read More‘Stuff the Tent’ helps prepare homeless people for the closure of the warming center
Organizers of Saturday’s event at South Parish Congregational Church collected money and items to pass along to those who are
Read MorePortland tells families it can’t guarantee shelter after Expo reaches capacity
New families, including asylum seekers, will still be able to access General Assistance if they can find housing on their
Read MoreSkowhegan affordable housing project nearing completion
Amid a statewide shortage of affordable housing units, officials say the Mary Street Apartments, a 40-unit housing project, will be
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