housing

Published
March 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.
Published
March 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
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
February 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.
Published
February 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.
Published
February 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.
Published
February 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.
Published
February 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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