A bill in the Legislature to direct $80 million to affordable housing projects has the potential to double the number of units built over the next four years, supporters of the measure say. Rep. Ryan

“It’s clean, it’s good, it’s safe,” Christine Jimenez says of the two-bedroom apartment she shares with her 14-year old daughter in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood. “I feel good here.” Being on the first floor and close

SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) — An affordable housing project in South Portland is getting closer to being built. Director of Real Estate Development at Avesta Housing, Rebecca Hatfield, says the past year has proved there’s a

PORTLAND — It may be March before the public can weigh in on where the city puts a new shelter and service center for the homeless. But as members of the City Council Health & Humans

Portland officials have identified more than a dozen potential sites for city councilors to consider for one or more new homeless shelters. The list of 14 sites identified as “reasonable” alternatives includes two parcels near

MOST OF US can expect to live longer than ever before. This longevity bonus gives us more time to build the society we want, and we must start by considering how we’ll live as we grow old. But

AUGUSTA — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed off Tuesday on a $15 million state borrowing package that was approved by voters more than three years ago and meant to bolster the state’s stock of affordable

Gov. Janet Mills and Maine Treasurer Henry Beck plan to move forward with the sale of $15 million in senior housing bonds that were approved by voters three years ago but have yet to be

Maine faces many challenges when it comes to affordable housing, including one of the highest gaps in the nation between what people earn and what rental rates they pay. Economic development experts see this as