What’s keeping workers at home? It’s not a $600 weekly payment – it’s the coronavirus.
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Posted inMaine
Portland mayor will meet with City Hall campers who have a host of demands
Portland Mayor Kate Snyder wants to listen, but protesters want action, and they say they plan to stay in the plaza until their demands are met.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Portland should consider putting zoning code updates on hold
ReCode itself needs to be revised to prioritize the need to repurpose land for housing.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Scarborough considers $14M affordable senior housing complex
The project, if approved, would be part of the town’s downtown tax increment finance district.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: More federal aid needed to prevent widespread evictions
The steps taken so far have largely worked, but that help will come to an end soon unless Congress acts to support tenants and landlords.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Don’t let COVID-19 cause surge of evictions
Congress must do more to help renters stay in their homes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Grant, land donation help ‘improbable’ Portland affordable housing project proceed
The Community Housing of Maine project on Middle Street recently received a donation of land valued at nearly $500,000 from billionaire philanthropist Donald Sussman.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Public housing authorities working to prevent evictions during COVID-19
Portland-area agencies are looking for places for people to live once temporary mortgage and rental relief programs end.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: We can’t go back to Maine’s ‘normal’ on homelessness
Nonprofit agencies and the state are trying to fix flaws in the shelter system that have been exposed by the coronavirus.
Posted inTimes Record
50 apartments slated for former Bath YMCA lot
The downtown project would add one-bedroom apartment units for those 55 and older.