housing shortage
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
New 260-unit apartment complex approved in Augusta
Development of the market-rate apartments is expected to bring traffic to the intersection of Eight Rod and Old Belgrade roads.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2024
Affordable housing fight builds to a head in Cumberland
An affluent town will decide next month on the fate of a 107-unit development that supporters say is sorely needed. Detractors say it will have an outsized impact on taxes.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Guns, housing, budget among top issues as Maine Legislature starts second session
Lawmakers return to the State House on Wednesday for the start of the second regular session of the 131st Legislature.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2023
Augusta Housing seeks to address housing shortage with 3 projects
Planning is underway on 3 projects to provide more housing in Augusta, though none are expected to be ready before 2025.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
They couldn’t find an apartment in Portland. So they got a bus.
But after two years, it hasn't been the adventurous solution Jeremy and Taylor Michelson had imagined. Their home has been idled outside a U-Haul facility, racking up thousands of dollars in parking tickets.