July 2, 2017 By Charles Eichacker Press Herald ‘Hundreds of kids are getting addressed now, instead of waiting until they get super-poisoned,’ says Greg Payne, director of the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition. About a dozen years ago, a doctor...
June 8, 2017 By Christopher Cousins Bangor Daily News AUGUSTA, Maine — The issuance of $15 million in voter-approved bonds to build affordable senior citizen housing in Maine will likely have to wait at least until Gov. Paul LePage leaves office following a House vote...
June 7, 2017 By Scott Thistle Press Herald Sen. Roger Katz’s bill forces the governor to sign off on voter-approved money to build affordable elderly housing. AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate voted 26-9 Wednesday to override a Gov. Paul LePage veto of a bill that...
May 15, 2017 By Marina Villeneuve Press Herald The legislation would release $15 million in voter-approved bonds that the governor has withheld despite a severe shortage of homes for the elderly. AUGUSTA — Housing developers and affordable housing advocates are hoping...
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...
