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Business, Local & State, News

Report finds affordable housing unavailable for more than half of Maine’s poorest renters

by Hannah LaClaire March 16, 2023March 17, 2023

A national study released Thursday says the crisis extends to every state, and Maine actually fares better than others.

Local & State

New affordable housing complex for older Mainers opens in Old Orchard Beach

by Gillian Graham March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

The developer behind the project, The Szanton Company, scrapped a similar project in Cape Elizabeth after significant pushback prompted a town referendum.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Keep your eyes on Munjoy South – it faces a real threat

by Wayne Valzania Special to the Press Herald March 13, 2023March 12, 2023

This complex and its 140 affordable units are too important to allow the termination or aggressive reinterpretation of the covenants that enable a wide range of people to live there.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Proposed project will be a change for the better in Bayside

by Todd Morse Special to the Press Herald March 11, 2023March 10, 2023

Speak up Tuesday in favor of a mixed-use walkable neighborhood that includes about 200 units of much-needed affordable housing near parks, trails, schools, supermarkets and more.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Speak up early and often about 800-unit Bayside development

by Jim Hall Special to the Press Herald March 9, 2023March 8, 2023

There are a lot of justifiable concerns about the proposal; Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting is a good place to air them.

Local & State, Uncategorized

Portland Planning Board approves 162 units of affordable housing in North Deering

by Rachel Ohm February 28, 2023March 1, 2023

Lambert Woods, which will include rental housing and a limited equity co-op, is being developed on a site the city put up for sale in 2020 to develop more housing.