A Massachusetts developer has taken over the project and is looking to break ground on a 52-unit condominium project at 75 Chestnut St. in Portland by the end of the year.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: This essential part of Obamacare needs expanding
The problem of irrelevant data being unfairly used against us extends far beyond health insurance and pre-existing conditions.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston considers using vacant hotel rooms, establishing public bathroom for homeless
With temperatures dropping, Lewiston’s Housing Committee also said a public warming shelter is needed, especially after the closure of an emergency shelter at the Lewiston Armory.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland council nixes plan to sell school parking lots as future housing developments
Councilors feel Reiche School staff’s need to use parking lots on Brackett and Clark Street outweigh the potential of marketing the land for possible housing developments.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Congress should make a deal on COVID relief
Too many Republicans on Capitol Hill seem content to sit back and watch Americans suffer.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
National eviction ban may help thousands of Mainers – for now
A moratorium on certain pandemic-related evictions has been imposed through the end of the year, but many say further congressional action is needed to address the threat of mass homelessness.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
The Universal Notebook: COVID civic corrective?
An article about Lisbon, Portugal, in the Aug. 17 New York Magazine made me think about Maine in general and Portland in particular. It seems that between one-third and one-half of working class housing in some parts of Lisbon have been converted to hostels, hotels and Airbnbs, driving local people out of the city. Sound […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
Housing advocates fear that they could see a wave of evictions in the coming months, as states end moratoriums put in place during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inBusiness
2020 the summer of booming home sales – and evictions
The affluent are taking advantage of the cheapest mortgage rates in history to buy bigger homes.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Federal eviction moratorium ends this week, putting 12 million tenants at risk
Housing advocates are pressing Congress to help, but so far, a new relief bill being crafted by Senate Republicans doesn’t address the issue.