housing
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Portland’s new Homeless Services Center is open – and already at capacity
'We were full on Day 1,' the center's assistant director of operations said Wednesday, a day after the 208-bed shelter hosted its first overnight guests.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Housing advocates urge state to ban application fees for renters
Supporters say axing the fees will make it easier for people to find housing in a tight rental market
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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
State awards $4 million for proposed 280-bed emergency shelter in Portland
The nonprofit Center for Regional Prosperity is collaborating with developers to convert a Blueberry Road site into a 280-bed facility.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Scarborough to contribute $50,000 for transitional housing for asylum seekers
Scarborough will contribute $50,000 to support regional initiatives providing transitional housing for asylum seekers.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Temporary shelter for asylum seekers opens at Salvation Army in Portland
The shelter, which is being run by the Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition with state funding, was already at capacity when it opened Monday.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2023
Right to housing among a flood of proposed state constitutional amendments
Rep. Benjamin Collings, D-Portland, hopes it would lead to new policies requiring more housing assistance and resources.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2023
Freeport board puts off vote on controversial apartment project
With a mostly favorable opinion of the overall project proposed for Main Street, the Project Review Board requests some exterior and landscaping changes and the developer says those changes will be addressed.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2023
Asylum seekers to move in to new South Portland apartments
Avesta Housing has received an occupancy permit for West End II and will begin moving asylum seekers in within a few weeks.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
New housing caps proposed in Scarborough to regulate growth
Town councilors say the building permit allotments allowed in the draft plan to revise the town's growth management ordinance may be too high.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
Commentary: Mandate for group homes could devastate Maine’s recovery community
Requiring recovery residences to spend money on installing sprinkler systems means that far fewer will open and some will close – all amid an overdose crisis and a housing shortage.
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