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Avesta Housing officially opens Firehouse Village 55-plus housing site
Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England, held a grand opening for Village Commons, which includes 31 affordable homes in Scarborough for adults 55-years-old or older. The housing complex is
New affordable housing option for older Mainers opens in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) — There are some new affordable housing options for older folks in southern Maine. Last week, Avesta Housing celebrated the grand opening of 31 new affordable homes in Scarborough. The development called Village
‘Avesta Housing saved my dad’
Dawn Pendergrass’ father lost his life savings in an internet scam and was running out of options when he found a home with Avesta Housing at Village Commons, an affordable housing community for older adults
Avesta Housing celebrates grand opening of Village Commons
PHOTO: Dawn Pendergrass hugs Avesta President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield following Pendergrass’ speech at the grand opening celebration of Village Commons in Scarborough on June 18. Pendergrass spoke about how Avesta helped her father with
8 developers from Seacoast to Boston make pitch for Portsmouth housing project
PORTSMOUTH — City staff have narrowed the number of firms interested in partnering with the city of Portsmouth to create permanent below market rate housing at the former Sherburne School site from eight to four.
Avesta presents Mission Champion Award to Kennebunk Savings
PHOTO: Avesta Housing presents its Mission Champion Award to Kennebunk Savings. L-R: Douglas Stockbridge, board member, Avesta Housing Board of Directors and vice chair, Kennebunk Savings Board of Directors; Rebecca Hatfield, Avesta Housing president and
Commentary: Scarborough’s Firehouse Village project is a case study in cooperation
Located in the Oak Hill neighborhood in Scarborough, Firehouse Village celebrates the site’s history by renovating the existing fire and police station into a mix of uses including a local grocery store, a fish market,
Unity Gardens resident celebrates 100th birthday
Barbara Tolman and her daughter, Laurel Parker Unity Gardens, Avesta Housing’s affordable housing community for ages 62 and older in Windham, can now count a centenarian among its residents! Barbara Tolman celebrated her 100th birthday
Avesta to unveil $7M affordable housing development in Scarborough
Avesta Housing is ready to unveil Village Commons, a $6.97 million affordable housing development at 246 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough. The three-story, 23,750-square-foot building has 31 studio and one-bedroom apartments for people age 55 or
