June 15, 2017 Portland Press Herald Editorial Board Congratulations go out to Gov. Le-Page for his victory, nearly two years in the making, over the forces that would provide safe, affordable housing for Maine senior citizens. And what a victory it was. Despite...
January 29, 2017 By Kathryn Skelton Lewiston Sun Journal President’s corporate tax-cut talk leaves developers short of funds LEWISTON — Nathan Szanton has big, $12-million plans to fill a 175-foot, ugly, empty stretch of Lisbon Street with 63 sharp,...
December 24, 2016 By J. Craig Anderson Portland Press Herald Plans to create nearly 400 new units of affordable housing in Maine will move ahead after receiving crucial financial support from a federal bank this week. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston will...
December 23, 2016 Mainebiz MaineHousing will be distributing more than $3 million in 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits to six development projects that received the highest number of points under the Qualified Allocation Plan scoring system. The projects will...
November 30, 2016 By Scott Thistle Portland Press Herald AUGUSTA — Outgoing Speaker of the House Mark Eves on Wednesday called on Gov. Paul LePage to release voter-approved bond money earmarked for senior housing and offered other ideas for improving the fortunes of...
November 28, 2016 By The Editorial Board Portland Press Herald A group of retired volunteers at Habitat for Humanity have for two years been offering their services – for free – to midcoast seniors, calling themselves the Harpswell Aging at Home team. In all,...
November 1, 2016 By the Bangor Daily News Editorial Board A year ago, Maine voters overwhelmingly approved a $15 million bond to help pay for construction of low-income housing for Maine seniors. One year later, a growing number of Maine seniors are on waiting lists...
October 13, 2016 By the Portland Press Herald Editorial Board Gov. LePage held a news conference Wednesday to make clear that he misspoke when he said America needed “authoritarian” leadership. It’s a relief to hear him say it, but it would be better if he felt...
October 5, 2016 By Scott Taylor Lewiston Sun-Journal LEWISTON — Tough new lead safety rules call for more childhood blood testing, modification and fines for lead-tainted properties that don’t get fixed, backers of the new rules said Wednesday. It’s...
October 4, 2016 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Sherrin Vail, MREMA President (cell: 415-7529) sherrinvail@yahoo.com Portland, Maine – Maine Real Estate Managers Association (MREMA), the largest apartment association in Maine, is renewing its call for the release of the...
September 16, 2016 By Andrew Flowers FiveThirtyEight “In 2013, everything crumbled all at once,” Makera Meng said. She and her husband ran a business — an international grocery store — in South Portland, Maine, where they also owned a home. But that year, her mom died...
July 26, 2016 By Emily Badger Washington Post At the very bottom of the housing market, where families live on a fraction of what the typical American household makes, the math simply doesn’t add up. The market can serve up old homes, mobile homes, homes that...
