It’s far too easy for individual communities to shirk their responsibility.
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Scarborough Comfort Inn & Suites to stop sheltering homeless people
The Town Council agreed to renew the hotel’s operating license if the owner transitioned away from temporary housing.
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Preble Street reshapes a shelter based on lessons learned from the pandemic
The temporary shelter set up in the University of Southern Maine’s Sullivan Gym didn’t feel like a traditional shelter – which was a plus to people who stayed in it.
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Out of the van but still in search of a home
Jeanie and Roger Cannell, who were living in a van in the parking lot of a turnpike travel plaza, have gotten a lot of help from strangers since she told their story in July. But a long-term home remains elusive.
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New Augusta emergency overnight homeless shelter moves forward with city approval of funding
The proposed new shelter, to be created at South Parish Congregational Church, will provide a safe, warm place for unhoused people over the winter, advocates say.
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Augusta officials signal support for overnight shelter to keep unhoused people out of the cold
The proposed shelter in the basement of South Parish Congregational Church could be one of two in the city to open this year.
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In moments, tenants at a Portland apartment complex saw their housing stability go up in smoke
Renters displaced by a recent fire on Grant Street find themselves caught between their personal crises and the broader housing crisis.
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Two charged with stealing copper from construction site of new homeless services center
Police say the suspects were caught with wire and tools taken from the construction site on Riverside Street late Monday night.
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‘Nobody would choose this’: A turnpike rest area and a van become home for one Maine family
Jeanie Cannell, her husband and his daughter have lived at the Kennebunk travel plaza on the Maine Turnpike for three months, unable to find affordable housing, even though two of them work full-time.
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Portland policy aims to improve response to homeless camps on public property
Under the policy, staff will not require the removal of campsites on city property when emergency shelters are full, and a plan will be in place for personal belongings to be recovered when camps are removed.