In addition to training New Mainers for textile jobs, Common Threads is branching out with a new store, consignment shop and classes for the general public.
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Westbrook superintendent proposes 5.7% increase in budget
The budget as presented would add 15 positions and increase the property tax rate 4.9%.
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Gorham Recreation weighs in how to spend pandemic funds
Proposals on how to spend the town’s $1.7 million in remaining American Rescue Plan funds range from extending the Cross Town Trail to a trash system for pet waste at trails and fields.
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Homeless in Cumberland County: Two-year housing crunch pushes families into homelessness
As housing opportunities dwindle in the competitive market, more working people are experiencing homelessness, often for the first time in their lives.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Homeless in Cumberland County: Homelessness strains South Portland services to the limit
Hotels in the city have become homeless shelters as other facilities overflowed.
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Homeless in Cumberland County: No easy solution in sight for ‘complex problem’
Before the homeless crisis can be solved, the extent of the problem has to be defined, especially in areas like the Lakes Region that lack resources.
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Vertical Harvest project’s costs rise, delay construction
Developers are working on cost-savings, including potentially partnering with Community Housing of Maine on affordable apartments, and hope to get started next month.
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Civil War soldier monument fading, but not forgotten in Gorham
The town council approves $4,000 for a structural analysis of the marble and granite marker to determine the restoration needs.
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New internet option in Westbrook could promise more choice, fast connections
Otelco recently began offering high-speed internet service in the city.
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Successful test another step on Brunswick startup’s journey to the stars
BluShift Aerospace, which hopes to launch research projects and satellites into space with its environmentally-friendly rockets, celebrated a successful first test of its MARVEL 2.0 rocket engine March 1.